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Sinclair leads $10.3M investment in rideshare advertising startup Octopus

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Loknath Das$10.3M, Advertising?, In, investment, Leads, rideshare, Sinclair, Startup

Octopus Interactive, a startup bringing an interactive TV and ad experience into Uber and Lyft rides, has raised a $10.3 million funding round led by Sinclair Digital Group. Backseat TVs mixing show snippets and commercials have become a common part of the taxi experience in New York City and elsewhere. Octopus is offering something of a more interactive version of this concept to rideshare drivers, who can use it to keep their passengers entertained and also earn extra money. Octopus says it provides drivers with tablets that combine games (which…

Closing Bell: Sensex closes 373 points higher, Nifty above 10,600; FMCG leads rally

November 26, 2018 Loknath Das10', 373, 600, above, Bell:, Closes, Closing, FMCG, higher, Leads, Nifty, Points, Rally, Sensex

Market at Close Shares were off to a flying start on Monday, thanks to a sharp rally among consumption names in the last couple of hours Among sectors, financials, automobiles, consumption, and IT names were in the green, while investors sold metals and pharmaceuticals segments. In the broader markets, Nifty Midcap index underperformed benchmarks, but closed with gains of around 0.2 percent. At the close of market hours, the Sensex was up 373.06 points or 1.07% at 35354.08, while the Nifty ended higher by 101.80 points or 0.97% at 10628.60.…

Smoking damages your heart, leads to high blood pressure, infertility

June 7, 2018 Loknath DasBlood, Damages, Heart, High;, infertility:, Leads, Pressure?, Smoking, to, Your

While the popular belief is that smoking largely affects the lungs because they get directly exposed to inhaled smoke, health experts warn that it also impacts the entire cardiovascular system. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), smoking tobacco is globally the second leading cause of heart diseases after high blood pressure. Nearly 12 % of cardiovascular deaths worldwide occur due to tobacco abuse and secondhand smoking. In tobacco cigarette, there is combustion, a burning of an organic material that generates temperatures up to 900 degree Celsius. Chronic exposure to…

WestBridge leads Series B investment in healthcare data firm Innovaccer

May 10, 2018 Loknath DasB, Data, Firm, Healthcare, In, Innovaccer, investment, Leads, series, WestBridge

Innovaccer Inc., a Silicon Valley-based healthcare data platform, has raised $25 million (Rs 168 crore) in a Series B round of funding led by Westbridge Capital, a company statement said. US-based venture capital firm Lightspeed Ventures also participated in the round, the statement added. With this investment, the total capital raised by Innovaccer stands at $41 million. Innovaccer will use the funds to continue building its data platform by leveraging its machine learning capabilities and to create a set of new patient engagement applications and platform capabilities for partners to…

South Leads the Nation in Small Business Job Creation for the Construction Industry

April 10, 2018 Loknath Dasbusiness, Construction, Creation, for, In, Industry, Job, Leads, Nation, Small, South, The

The South led the nation in small business job creation in the construction industry during the month of March, a recent report says. The region’s Small Business Jobs Index ( 100.24) is just above the break even growth marker of 100. The latest Paychex IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch reports a 0.12 percent decrease to 99.65 this month nationally, or 1.07 percent year-over-year. Small Business Job Creation in Construction The Index has been below 100 for nine months with the West at 99.29, being the lowest in March. For…

‘High level of allergy’ leads to rise in demand for yoga accessories from abroad

January 19, 2018 Loknath DasAbroad:, Accessories, Allergy, Demand, for, From, High;, In, Leads, level, of, Rise, to, Yoga

The demand for yoga equipment and accessories in foreign countries, including Australia and Canada, has been growing for the past few years, an expert has said here. The yoga products are being sought after by the people in foreign countries due to the “high level of allergy”, he said. “There has been a huge demand for neti patra, a traditional pot used in cleansing the nasal passage, and other yoga accessories in foreign countries. The demand has been growing since the last few years,” Ramchandara Surve, general secretary of Sri…