IIT Dropout Series: Jharkhand boy left IIT Delhi for own startup, now runs 500-crore company with global partnerships

Ankit Prasad from Chaibasa a small town in Jharkhand – always wanted to be an entrepreneur. Whenever a relative would ask him the usual question, “What would you become once you grow up?” Ankit always replied, “Bill Gates”. Computers always fascinated him and he was fortunate enough to have a visionary…

Steve Jobs’ first and only job application sold for over Rs 2.5 crore

HIGHLIGHTS  Apple co-founder Steve Jobs filled up a job application back in 1973. The application is still intact for most parts and features the technology genius’ handwriting. This was the fourth time that the application was put on auction. Steve Jobs will always be known for co-founding the favourite…

A $1 Billion Covid Crypto Donation For India Hits Red Tape

Two months after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated about $1 billion in cryptocurrency to an India Covid relief fund, about $20 million has been paid out so far. That may not sound like much, but between cashing out of an illiquid asset, complying with government regulations and getting the money to the right…

Indian-American Entrepreneur Enters Congressional Race From California

Washington:  An Indian-American engineer and entrepreneur has announced that she will be running for the US House of Representatives from a Congressional District in California. Shrina Kurani, born to Indian immigrant parents in Riverside, will be challenging 15-term Republican incumbent Ken Calvert for the…