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Music Accessories Firm boAt Receives $100 Mn From Warburg Pincus
Delhi-based music accessories maker boAt has received $100 million funding from an American firm Warburg Pincus. The audio devices company plans to invest the newly collected money into the expansion of its research and production abilities, localise its production and broaden the brand portfolio. Founded in 2016, boAt began with the sale of smartphone cables and chargers. boAt co-founder termed the investment as great news to the entire… read-more
Tags: boat, New Delhi, New York, Warburg Pincus, Music
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5-year-old Girl Makes Cards, Cakes For Medicos, Wins Netizens' Hearts
In a heartwarming move, five-year-old Indian-origin girl Aranya Chopra from New York designed 200 festive cards, decorations and cake for medicos during her winter holidays. Netizens called her "little angel" for doing such inspirational work with her personal savings. Aranya said the idea was to cheer the medicos since they were away from their families due to COVID-19. Her mother had contacted a nursing home to support her thoughtful… read-more
Tags: Holidays, Card, Gesture, Kindergartener, New York
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Interpol Issues Red Corner Notice Against Nehal Modi
The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice to Nehal Modi, younger brother Nirav Modi for cheating while acquiring diamonds worth over $2.6 million. Reportedly, he had defrauded LLD Diamonds USA and had liquidated diamonds to meet his personal and business expenses. Besides to conceal his fraud, he had claimed he was in fiscal trouble. However, Nehal's lawyer has declined the charges and termed it "commercial dispute".
Tags: nirav modi, Nehal Modi, PNB Scam, New York
Courtesy: The Tribune
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New York Attorney General Slams Trump, Says President Never Choose Voters
Taking on Trump’s move to challenge the vote counting in the Supreme Court, New York Attorney General Letitia James denounced the former's doubt over integrity of elections. James said, In USA, the people chose their president and it was not other way round. Assuring citizens, she added the electoral process was administered in a fair and secure way. Earlier, Trump claimed that he was winning if "legal votes" were counted.
Tags: Letitia James, New York, Attorney General, US Presidential Election, Donald Trump, Joe BIden, Presidential Election 2020
Courtesy: Tribune India
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Indian-origin Becomes First South Asian To Secure Seat In New York State Assembly
By securing a seat in the New York State Assembly, Indian-origin Jenifer Rajkumar became the first South Asian woman to do so. The 38-year-old won against the Republican Giovanni Perna and will represent 38th Assembly District. She is an immigrants rights advocate and a professor at the City University of New York as well. She will serve the assembly for two years without term limits.
Tags: New York, United States, New York City
Courtesy: The Hindustan Times
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Hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Faces More Rape Charges
Los Angeles district attorney on October 3 informed of another six charges of sexual assault against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Reportedly, some charges were decade-old incidents. The attorney said, if convicted, Weinstein could be awarded 140-year imprisonment. However, no official statement is issued by representatives of Weinstein. Currently, Weinstein, convicted for sexual assault and rape after #MeToo campaign,… read-more
Tags: Harvey Weinstein, rape charges, New York, imprisonment, United States Of America, MeToo
Courtesy: The Hindu
