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Funngro has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Shark Tank judges, Amit Jain, CarDekho’s founder and Emcure Pharmaceutical’s Namita Thapar. Early-stage investment firm SucSeed Indovation Fund also participated in the round.Funngro, which offers teenagers an opportunity to earn money through real-life freelancing projects, was first incubated at India’s first fintech incubator Afthonia Lab in 2021 and has a network of four lakh teenlancers (teenagers who are freelancers) and over 1,000 companies.“Funngro's vision…

Manu Kumar Jain left Xiaomi, revealed the now-former executive on Twitter. He served the tech company for 9 years and played an integral role in Xiaomi’s rise in India as a leader of the company's operations in the Asian country. In a long letter, Jain revealed he would take some time off before taking on his new professional challenge, ideally in a new industry. Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi Global VP Manu Kumar Jain vacated his position as Global VP at Xiaomi, although his name was lately linked with breaching India’s…

Xiaomi's global vice president and former head of its Indian arm Manu Kumar Jain announced his resignation on Monday after about nine years stint at the company. The development comes amidst the ongoing legal tussle between the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Xiaomi over the alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) by the company."Change is the only constant in life! Last 9 years, I'm lucky to have received so much love that it makes this goodbye so difficult. Thank you all. The end of a journey…

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“Last 9 years, I’m lucky to have received so much love that it makes this goodbye so difficult. Thank you all. The end of a journey also marks the beginning of a new one, full of exciting opportunities,” Jain tweeted, as he shared a statement on his exit on social media.Change is the only constant in life!Last 9 years, I’m lucky to have received so much love that it makes this goodbye so difficult. Thank you all. ❤️The end of a journey also marks the beginning of a new one, full of exciting opportunities. Hello to a new…

Lionsgate Play, the subscription video on demand (SVOD) platform from Lionsgate India, is targeting a double-digit share of the paid OTT market in the country. Rohit Jain, MD, Lionsgate South Asia, said the Indian SVOD market has 50–60 million paying subscribers, and the number of such customers is expected to rise to 75–80 million in the coming years. "If you keep that 75-80 million number in mind, we are on course to reach double-digit market share very soon," Jain said. He also claimed that Lionsgate Play would be…

Every time I read Elizabeth Strout, I feel like I’m in the middle of a long, deep, conversation with a close friend — like she’s revealing parts of her soul to me, or sharing insights into somebody else’s, or saying something I relate to so thoroughly, I feel more seen than I ever have before. Oh William! is about a divorced late-middle-aged couple taking a road trip. After ending their marriage of 20 years, Lucy and William remained friends. So, when his young third wife leaves him, recently-widowed Lucy accompanies…

Locksmith’s tools do not need a procurement license and are available online at the click of a button. If this idea is sending jitters as you find things missing when you get back to your home after a while, then it is time to replace the locks. Apparently, there is no guarantee that it wouldn’t repeat. The only solution might be having bio-metric secured locks with fool-proof safety features. Lavna is a smart lock manufacturing company that makes premium digital locks enabled with features such as fingerprint sensors,…

A village in Maharashtra's Sangli district is showing the way out of the clutter of electronic gadgets and social media platforms in modern life by getting its residents to go in for a "digital detox" every evening. The idea was mooted by Vijay Mohite, the sarpanch of Mohityanche Vadgaon village, and residents have been participating in this novel exercise enthusiastically. A siren goes off from a local temple at 7 pm, signalling people to put off their mobile phones and other gadgets and switch off their television sets,…

The government on Thursday assured the automobile industry that it is ready to act on demands that are equitable and in line with public policy. Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Anurag Jain said that the government has to look at the demands from all angles. “Government is ready to listen. Please come to us and tell your problems…If your demands are equitable, trust me, we will move at equal pace with you,” Jain said here at the annual session of the Society of Indian…