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Meesho secures $275 million in funding, eyes further capital infusion

Meesho, an Indian e-commerce start-up, has successfully secured funding of $275 million from its existing investors, as per regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The investor list includes notable names such as SoftBank, Elevation Capital, Prosus, and Peak XV Partners. This capital infusion is part of a larger ongoing funding round at the company.

Sports

India-Pakistan bilateral series Down Under? Cricket Australia voices interest

Cricket Australia, on March 27, shared the idea of hosting a bilateral series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. As per CA's recently-announced international schedule, both India and Pakistan will visit Down Under for their respective series against hosts Australia in November this year. Notably, the two Asian rivals haven't competed in bilateral assignments in over a decade due to political issues.

Politics

India completes military withdrawal from Maldives

India has repatriated all its military personnel stationed in the Maldives, ahead of the May 10 deadline set by Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu. The President's Office Chief Spokesperson, Heena Waleed, confirmed this development to the Sun.mv news portal. However, the exact number of soldiers stationed in the Maldives will be disclosed at a later date. The Indian military personnel were stationed in the Maldives to operate and maintain two helicopters and Dornier aircraft, which India had previously gifted.

Technology

Elon Musk says first human implanted with Neuralink brain chip completes 100 days

Elon Musk on Thursday said his brain-computer interface company Neuralink has achieved 100 successful days with the first human implanted with a brain chip. Noland Arbaugh, the first participant of the ‘PRIME' study, received a Neuralink implant over 100 days ago at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, in the US. “Successful 100 days with the first human implant of Neuralink,” the tech billionaire posted on X social media platform.

Entertainment

Arijit Singh's heartfelt apology wins praise from actor Mahira Khan

A video from a recent concert in Dubai featuring Arijit Singh has garnered global attention. The clip shows Singh apologizing to Pakistani actor Mahira Khan for not recognizing her initially in the audience. He was performing Zaalima from Khan's 2017 film Raees, which co-starred Shah Rukh Khan. In the video, Singh addresses the concert-goers, saying, "You guys must be surprised, should I reveal? I should reveal it in a very nice way..." before revealing Khan's presence at the concert.

Business

Meesho secures $275 million in funding, eyes further capital infusion

Meesho, an Indian e-commerce start-up, has successfully secured funding of $275 million from its existing investors, as per regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The investor list includes notable names such as SoftBank, Elevation Capital, Prosus, and Peak XV Partners. This capital infusion is part of a larger ongoing funding round at the company.

Miscellaneous

Young patient dies following Pfizer's experimental gene therapy

A young boy tragically lost his life due to sudden cardiac arrest after participating in a Pfizer medical trial. The child was suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and was part of Phase 2 DAYLIGHT — a multi-year clinical trial from the pharmaceutical company. Through this study, doctors were trying to assess the effectiveness of an experimental gene therapy named fordadistrogene movaparvovec. The boy's death has prompted scientists and parents to scramble in search of answers on how this happened.