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'The Plot Against The King' is written by Donald Trump's associate Kash Patel. (Image credit: Brave Books) Donald Trump is lauding a children's book written by a former aide detailing the conflict between characters called "Hillary Queenton" and "handsome King Donald." The former US President wants the book in every school across the US. The Plot Against The King is written by Trump's Indian-American associate Kash Patel on a baseless claim that the Steele dossier sparked an FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Independent reported. Trump wrote a glowing review of Patel's book on his social media platform Truth Social and called it a "true story about the Russia Collusion Hoax, written for children." "Live the tale thru the eyes of great characters like the handsome King Donald and Kash the Wizard," Trump wrote. "This story showcases how Hillary Queenton and a Shifty Knight tried to destroy our democracy, but truth and the MAGA King … [Read more...] about Trump peddles children’s book written by Indian-American, starring ‘King Donald’ to schools

Any assessment of a government's performance invariably ends up at the economic door. At the start of Narendra Modi's ninth year as prime minister (PM), it is then pertinent to ask: how has the Indian economy fared so far? Making any straight comparisons between now and May 2014 would be unfair given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. And even before the pandemic's end, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended all calculations again. "No one country today can plan for its recovery...because of these kinds of disturbances. Our recovery, not just of India, but for countries everywhere, will be severely hampered," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had noted in late February a day after Russia attacked Ukraine. But it must not be forgotten that India has attempted to kick-start its economic recovery multiple times in the last eight years. The first of these was soon after Modi took charge as PM in May 2014. Working in tandem with Raghuram Rajan at the Reserve Bank of … [Read more...] about Modi govt @ 8 | Pandemic hides economy’s past troubles as restart button hit again

Sales automation software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform LeadSquared has joined the unicorn club after the Bengaluru-based company raised $153 million from WestBridge Capital as a part of its Series C funding round. The company is India's 103rd startup to be valued at $1 billion or more even as concerns mount over funding and the growing number of layoffs in the industry. "(We will) start building in APAC and EMEA, add new offerings to our product portfolio, and fund acquisitions. To support our growth, we plan to double our headcount in the next 18 months,” LeadSquared's founder and chief executive office Nilesh Patel said on June 21. He was referring to the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, the Middle East and  African countries. The company would also use the funds to invest more for growth in its existing markets—India and North America, Patel said. LeadSquared follows edtech company PhysicsWallah and online beauty products marketplace Purplle to become the third … [Read more...] about Sales automation firm LeadSquared joins unicorn club with $153 million funding from WestBridge

Sharing a congratulatory tweet, Anand Mahindra wrote that Inderraj Singh was "one gentleman I would not recommend picking a fight with." Anand Mahindra on Wednesday shared the news of British Indian Inderraj Singh creating a new deadlift record at the recent All England Championships. The industrialist added in the congratulatory tweet that Singh was "one gentleman I would not recommend picking a fight with." The 31-year-old broke the British record deadlift at 375 kg in the 120 kg weight division at the event held in Manchester. The Bristol based army veteran, who had in the past faced serious injuries, had in 2019 won gold at an international powerlifting meet in Canada , reported Repel Bullies . Interestingly, Singh had taken up weight-lifting only to help rehabilitate muscle problems in the back. This is one gentleman I would not recommend picking a fight with … https://t.co/xtoYwwvxq9 — anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 21, 2022 Read more: Agnipath … [Read more...] about Anand Mahindra won’t recommend picking a fight with British Indian. Here’s why

The overseas education company said other existing investors, Jungle Ventures and Sequoia Capital India, have also invested in this round. Study-abroad platform Leap, today, raised $75 million in Series D funding led by existing investor Owl Ventures, at a time when more students move abroad looking to add skills and degrees for better prospects in a bleak job market and an overall weak macro environment. The funding announcement comes even as Ed tech startups are taking the most heat during a bust cycle in the ecosystem. In a release on June 22, the overseas education company said other existing investors like Jungle Ventures and Sequoia Capital India, have also invested in this round. The company has also added new investors like Steadview Capital and Paramark Ventures in the round. Vaibhav Singh, co-founder of Leap, in a virtual interaction with Moneycontrol , said the company plans to use the fresh funds for innovation in existing products and launch new ones. … [Read more...] about Study-abroad platform Leap raises $75 million in Series D led by Owl Ventures

Gold, Gold prices, commodity prices Gold prices edged up on Tuesday in the international markets as the dollar eased, while investors kept a keen eye on posturing from major central banks on interest rate hikes for a clearer outlook for bullion. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,841.13 per ounce by 0200 GMT, after largely range-bound trading on Monday. US gold futures firmed 0.1% to $1,842.90. At 9.37am, gold contracts were trading 0.2 percent higher at Rs 50,836 for 10 grams on the Multi-Commodity Exchange ( MCX ), while silver added 0.46  percent to Rs 61,021 a kilogram. Gold and silver prices on Monday traded flat to negative and the price of the precious metal was struggling at a previous support zone as US markets were on holiday. In international markets gold settled at $1,840.60, down by 0.07% and silver was settled at $21.59, down by 0.20%. In domestic markets also gold settled at Rs 50,735 with a loss of 0.19% and silver settled at Rs 60744 with a loss of 0.32%, said … [Read more...] about Gold Prices Today: Yellow metal to stay range-bound amid volatile global markets; softer dollar to lend support

Representative Image Gold prices eased on Wednesday in the international markets as the dollar firmed up, although bullion still traded in a narrow range as investors awaited fresh cues from top central banks on their monetary policy plans, especially from the US Federal Reserve. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,827.03 per ounce by 0231 GMT, extending losses to a fourth straight session. US gold futures dropped 0.6 percent to $1,828.10. At 9.33am, gold contracts were trading 0.33 percent lower at Rs 50,595 for 10 grams on the Multi-Commodity Exchange ( MCX ), while silver was down 1.3  percent to Rs 60,476 a kilogram. Gold prices traded weak on Wednesday with spot gold prices at COMEX were trading 0.31 percent down near $1,828 per ounce in the morning trade. Gold prices fluctuated below $1840 per ounce struggling to find a way on stronger dollar despite of weaker bond yields. The market sentiments are mixed over recession worries and aggressive Fed stance, said Tapan … [Read more...] about Gold Prices Today: Experts see range-bound movement in yellow metal; support around Rs 50,200

When Monica Walton walked into her Broomfield office at Level 3 Communications on Wednesday morning, she already felt nostalgic. “I came in and the sign has been changed on our campus,” said Walton, who has worked for Level 3 for 12 years and on Wednesday became CenturyLink’s general manager for Colorado. “This is happening globally, though not immediately everywhere. There are still a number of Level 3 buildings in Denver with Level 3 signage. That’s the first step of combining the companies.” Wednesday marked “ Day One ” of Monroe, La.-based CenturyLink’s purchase of debt-laden Level 3, one of Colorado’s largest companies and owner of one of the world’s largest internet networks. The deal, valued at $30 billion, is more like a merger, giving CenturyLink shareholders 51 percent ownership and Level 3 stockholders 49 percent. Level 3 CEO Jeff Storey becomes president of CenturyLink and will take over as the leader when CenturyLink CEO Glen F. Post III retires Jan. 1, 2019. But … [Read more...] about Colorado’s Level 3 Communications is no more, as CenturyLink closes $30B purchase