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Indian tech startups raise $14.5 billion in 2019, up 25x from 2010

Technology startups in India had raised a mere $550 million in 2010

Infosys CEO Salil Parikh exonerated from whistleblower allegations

Anonymous whistleblowers in October 2019, had alleged that Infosys CEO Salil Parekh had flouted accounting norms to land large contracts from multiple customers, and that CFO Nilanjan Roy was complicit too

Indian market valuations high as US-Iran conflict threat ebbs

With US-Iran tensions climbing down, markets depend on fund flows to maintain current levels

Managing risk is a combined leadership effort; not limited to IT manager

Great opportunity in organising the chaotic unorganised milk sector: Samarth Setia of Mr Milkman

B2B dairy tech startup Mr Milkman doubled its revenue last year, and is milking most of the opportunities that the unorganised dairy sector provides

Still bullish on India growth story: Rajiv Bhalla of Barco India

The display technology firm reckons that India's under-penetrated market for cinema screens and under-served market in healthcare provides huge opportunities for growth of the company

Facebook says it won't back down from allowing lies in political ads

The issue has raised important questions regarding how heavy a hand technology companies like Facebook and Google should exert when deciding what types of political content they will and will not permit

U.S. and allies believe missiles fired by Iran downed Boeing 737

A video verified by The New York Times appeared to show an Iranian missile exploding near a plane above Parand, near Tehran's airport, the area where the jetliner, stopped transmitting its signal before it crashed

What to know about Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, stepping back

Announcing a plan to "step back" from being a senior royal is sort of like declaring an intention to recuse oneself from being famous

Hypertension in Indians and impact of salt

Dr. Behram Pardiwala explains how Indians are at high risk of hypertension, and how salt intake impacts this risk

Little clarity and many theories after a Boeing 737 plane crashes near Tehran

Investigators should put consideration of an attack "at the top of their agenda," said Peter Goelz, a former managing director of the National Transportation Safety Board