Google to invest nearly $350 million in Flipkart
The New Indian Express|May 25, 2024
IN the latest round of funding, Walmart-owned ecommerce platform Flipkart has raised $350 million from Google.
DIPAK MONDAL
Google to invest nearly $350 million in Flipkart

This is part of the $1 billion funding round led by Walmart. According to reports, Walmart is likely to have invested $600 million in the India-based online retailer.

In a statement issued by Flipkart on Friday, it said that as part of the latest funding round led by Walmart, it will be adding Google as a minority investor, subject to receipt of regulatory and other customary approvals by both parties.

"Google's proposed investment and its cloud collaboration will help Flipkart expand its business and advance the modernization of its digital infrastructure to serve customers across the country," added the press statement.

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The US military unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen's Houthi rebels after one merchant sailor went missing and the vessel he was on caught fire in the latest Houthi strike on shipping in the crucial Red Sea corridor, authorities said on Saturday.

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OVER 1,500 tourists, including 15 foreigners, have remained stranded in Sikkim for the past few days as the rains and landslides have snapped road connectivity at many places.

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Houses razed as Yadav govt targets 'beef mafia
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AHEAD of the Eid-Ul-Adha (festival of sacrifice), the Mohan Yadav-led BJP government is cracking down against the \"beef\" mafia in Madhya Pradesh.

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Kangana slapgate: Locals in Himachal thrash NRI
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DAYS after Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut was slapped by a CISF woman constable at Chandigarh airport, two separate cases of assault, one involving a cop, were reported in what appeared to be the fallout of the \"attack\" on the actor-turned-politician.

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Leopard count dips amid rising cases of human-wildlife conflicts in U'khand
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THE number of leopards in Uttarakhand has come down to 2,276, which is 652 less than that of last year, according to Wildlife Institute of India data.

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Plan to relocate tigresses to Palamu reserve
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Plan to relocate tigresses to Palamu reserve

TO retain the four tigers which have migrated to Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), efforts are underway to relocate at least two tigresses and one tiger from another reserve.

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Jammu forests new terror hubs
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Jammu forests new terror hubs

65 people, including 36 security personnel, killed in Jammu region in over 30 months.

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Rahul calls EVM 'black box' after Musk stirs fresh row
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It's for parties to decide new Speaker, I have no role in it, says Om Birla
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WHILE all eyes are on the crucial election to select the new Lok Sabha Speaker on June 26, outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said he has no role in the decision and it was for the political parties to decide on the new Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.

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Disaster management introduced in UGC-NET in December this year

THE University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced disaster management as a subject in the UGC-NET 2024 December exam.

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