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16Jun By PriyankaNo Comments

FUNDING

BrowserStack raises $200 mn funding at $4 billion valuation

DUBLIN and SAN FRANCISCO, 16th June 2021: World’s leading software testing platform BrowserStack raises USD 200 million in funding, led by BOND. The Series B round, which valued the company at USD 4 billion, also saw participation from Insight Partners and existing investor, Accel, a statement said. BrowserStack offers software testing on the cloud and has over 50,000 customers and more than four million developer signups across 135 countries. Its products help developers build bug-free software. BrowserStack was founded in 2011 at a coffee shop to solve one problem testing on different browsers, leading to BrowserStack’s first version, which helped developers test their websites on Internet Explorer 11. The investment will support BrowserStack’s strategic acquisitions, expansion ...

30Dec By AdityaNo Comments

Tech

cPanel Announce Release of WP Toolkit

HOUSTON, Dec 30th, 2020-- cPanel, a global leader in web hosting automation software release of WP Toolkit for cPanel, a feature-rich application with user-friendly installation, configuration, security, and management of WordPress websites. WP Toolkit for cPanel exists as both a free version (Lite) and as a paid upgrade (Deluxe). All of the functionality one could hope for in a WordPress tool, such as staging and cloning, is included, saving time and simplifying the management of single or multiple WordPress installations. "We set out to reinforce our alignment with, and investment in, the global WordPress community. We then developed this product as a long-term solution based on conversations with our Partners about the evolving needs of their customers," said J. Nick Koston, Chi...

US Orders First Shutdown of Website over Coronavirus Fraud

23Mar By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

USA

US Orders First Shutdown of Website over Coronavirus Fraud

The US Department of Justice announced that it had shut down a website claiming to sell a coronavirus vaccine, in its first act of federal enforcement against fraud in connection with the pandemic. Lawsuits had been filed against the site coronavirusmedicalkit.com, which claimed to sell vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, when in fact there is no such vaccine, the Justice Department said in a statement. A Texas federal judge on Saturday ordered the site to shut down, according to the statement. Its homepage, however, was still accessible as of Sunday evening. "Due to the recent outbreak for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the World Health Organization is giving away vaccine kits. Just pay $4.95 for shipping," read a statement on the homepage. It was f...

20Mar By NitishNo Comments

FUNDING

Nowfloats Raises 14 Crore Additional Funding From Existing Investors

Hyderabad based Nowfloats which helps small businesses to build an online presence has raised ?14.36 Cr funding. The funding round appears to be a bridge round from existing investors, Omidyar Network, Iron Pillar Capital & others. As per the regulatory filing, Nowfloats had also secured 10 crore loan from Blacksoil Capital and its received the first part of the amount, which is 5 crores. The funding will use to run the current operation. The funding is based on debt funding, where Nowfloats Technologies Private Limited allotted 14,35,594 debentures at ?100/- each on March 7, 2018. Founded by Neeraj Sabharwal, Nitin Jain, Ronak Samantray, and Jasminder Gulati, NowFloats has so far raised ?83.8 Cr from investors including Omidyar Network, IIFL, Faktory Ventures, Blume Venture...

18Jan By NitishNo Comments

INDIA

Thanks To Indian Govt, Now Hotels Need To Display Their Ratings at Reception & Websites

All hotels will now have to mandatorily display their classification status prominently at the reception and on their websites, according to a new set of guidelines issued by the Ministry of Tourism. Ministry officials said that the new set of guidelines were aimed at streamlining hotel classifications to make them simple, transparent and time-bound. Hotels in India are categorised under five categories 1-5 star depending on the amenities they provide.Unlike previously, when the payment for applications for classifications had to be done through demand drafts, such payments can now be done only online, the new guidelines stated. This, the officials said, ensures eradication of the possibility of delay and manipulation caused by human interference. Similarly, the new amendments hav...

6May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

Indian Government Will Launch Online Platform To File Sexual Harassment Case

An e-platform that will enable women employees of the central government to file sexual harassment complaints online is likely to be launched this month. "We have worked vigorously in the last two-three years in this area. We are going to launch an online platform where women can file sexual harassment-related complaints," Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi told reporters on the sidelines of a workshop here today. "We have just been waiting for the NIC (National Information Centre) to establish it. It (platform) should be here this month," Gandhi, who was addressing heads of Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) of various ministries and departments, added. The decision to host an online platform for sexual harassment cases was taken by the WCD ministry last O...

Insurance regulator Irdai Unveils Portal For Insurers to Sell Policies Online

16Apr By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

News

Insurance regulator Irdai Unveils Portal For Insurers to Sell Policies Online

Insurance regulator Irdai has launched a web portal for insurers that will allow them to register and sell policies online. The portal isnp.irda.gov.in is also open to intermediaries in insurance business, Irdai said in a circular. Last month Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) issued guidelines on e-commerce for insurance sector. Announcing the launch of registration portal for Insurance Self Networking Platform (ISNP), Irdai said insurance companies, brokers and corporate agents can sell and service insurance policies through this platform. Insurers and intermediaries can create a login credential for registration and submit ISNP application form on the portal. In its guidelines issued in March, Irdai had said that companies may offer discounts to cus...

Modi Privately Took Amazon to Task Over Insulting Flag Doormat

31Mar By reutersNo Comments

News

Modi Privately Took Amazon to Task Over Insulting Flag Doormat

India's reaction to an Amazon.com website selling doormats resembling the country's flag involved an unprecedented public and private offensive against the US company by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, a document shows. Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj publicly threatened in January to rescind visas of Amazon employees if the doormats were not removed from its Canadian website. But a document seen by Reuters shows the government went even further in private, asking its US and Canadian embassies to raise the matter "strongly" with Amazon's senior leadership. India also escalated the matter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and prompted a global audit by the company to "ensure that such products are not listed on any of its other" websites around the world, according to the docu...

GETMYUNI- A Platform For Students to Find Right Path of Career

28Feb By NitishNo Comments

Story

GETMYUNI- A Platform For Students to Find Right Path of Career

Choosing a career path (or changing one) is very important, but for most of us it had become confusing and anxiety-riddled experience. Choosing a career can be difficult, you may be unsure of what is truly right for you. Maybe you question whether you're passionate about your career choice, or whether your passion is career-worthy. It is important to consider what education you already have or will have as you begin pursuing a career. Choosing a college is one of the most important decision you will ever make. GETMYUNI a platform which is helping students to find right college, help students in making the right decisions and also helps them to carry out that decision effectively. Students can review colleges, courses and universities and also study on the same site. It is an online ...

Delhi Based OneLoyalCard Acqui-hires Restaurant Deals Startup Pocketin

1Feb By AdityaNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Delhi Based OneLoyalCard Acqui-hires Restaurant Deals Startup Pocketin

OneLoyalCard.com, a Delhi based restaurant reservation & deals platform has acqui-hired Pocketin, a year old startup which was also operating in the same space. Pocketin’s entire team along with its founders will join OneLoyalCard at their office. This move will help strengthen OneLoyalCard’s technology and quicken its expansion plans across major markets in India. Arpit Aggarwal, Vaibhav Garg and Sahil Mendiratta, all Chartered Accountants and 2nd-Generation entrepreneurs, started OneLoyalCard in July 2015 with a vision to enhance diners’ experience and to provide a comprehensive marketing solution to the restaurants. Currently, OneLoyalCard provides 2,000+ deals at over 500+ restaurants in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida & Faridabad. Customers can use OneLoyalCard’s website or app to...

8Dec By NitishNo Comments

News

GoDaddy Launches WordPress Powered Websites to Help Small Businesses

GoDaddy, the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, today announces the launch of WordPress Websites for the India market. The new offering from GoDaddy is the easiest way to build a professional online presence easily and affordably using WordPress. Though it wouldn't hurt to also check out web hosting deals at ProductExpert, GoDaddy does provide a great service. It features an exclusive WordPress Quick Start Wizard that simplifies the website creation process to help people get started quickly to build their website. GoDaddy WordPress Websites are designed to help small business owners, individuals and web professionals easily convert their ideas online into a professional looking website with high-quality images and choices of templates. WordPress Webs...

22Sep By AnkitaNo Comments

FUNDING

Bengaluru Based App Development Startup Hashtaag Raises $1Million Funding

Hashtaag, a bengaluru based firm which builds native mobile apps and products, today announced it has secured USD 1 million in angel funding. The funding would enable the firm to hire better talent, build better products and expand operations further in India and globally, Krishna Vemula, Chairman and Co-Founder of Hashtaag, said. "We intend to make rapid inroads in the design-led app engineering space, and with this additional funding impetus we can continue to focus on delivering the best products to meet our client's needs with our fundamentally unique business model and value propositions," he said. The firm aims to reach 100 plus employees by the end of 2016 in India and has already set up additional offices in Chennai and Mumbai and plans to expand g...