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Temasek joins Screwvala on path to next India unicorn

Bloomberg Ronnie Screwvala pioneered cable television in India in the 1980s and then built a unicorn that was acquired by Walt Disney Co. At 64, the entrepreneur’s latest venture UpGrad is speeding towards a landmark $1 billion valuation. The higher education and upskilling startup raised $120 million from Singapore-based investor Temasek Holdings Pte, according to its co-founder. That’s the first ...

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China looks to stoke US-India tension over virus response

Bloomberg With the US dragging its feet in offering India help to combat the world’s worst virus crisis, China is moving to drive a wedge between the democratic security partners. In a barrage of editorials, political cartoons and social-media posts in recent days, the Communist Party-backed Global Times newspaper blasted the US for failing to provide aid while calling on ...

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Russia suspends operations of Navalny’s offices

Bloomberg Russian prosecutors ordered Alexey Navalny’s national network of campaign offices to suspend operations because of alleged “extremism,” deepening the crackdown on allies of the jailed opposition leader. The order bans the groups from posting online, organising events and using bank accounts pending a permanent court ruling, according to a copy posted in Twitter by Navalny’s allies. The Moscow City ...

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