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Time of India
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Here's why Sonali Bendre calls husband Goldie Behl 'irritating'
Picture Credit: X Sonali Bendre shared that while she was shooting on the sets of the 1994 film Naraaz, her now husband Goldie Behl would find places the actress would sit and read. During a conversation with Farah Khan , who had come to her house to cook a meal that included a flavorful Kashmiri Gucchi Pulao, Sonali talked about her romance with Goldie. Farah asked: "Tell me where did you meet Goldie? You were doing a movie?" "At Naraaz's set, whoever used to come during lunchtime, that's where I met Goldie, irritating Goldie, who would constantly find all the corners wherever I would find a corner to sit and read. He would come and sit there," Sonali replied, to which Farah said: "Obviously, he was wooing you." She went on to say that after two to three heroines said no to Goldie for the 1998 film "Angaaray," she went on to do the film, which was directed by Mahesh Bhatt. Farah quipped: "So he married you out of gratitude? That she was such a good girl, who bailed him out? I think Goldie is still smitten. You look the same-from Hum Saath Saath Hain to now." "Angaaray" also stars Akshay Kumar, Nagarjuna, Pooja Bhatt . It is inspired by the American film State of Grace. Mahesh Bhatt again used the same theme in his 2003 film Footpath. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Rowdy in 2003. It was in 2018, when the actress announced that she has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer and was undergoing treatment in a New York City hospital. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dark Side of Quantum Computers A Lurking Threat to National Security, Quantum Cryptography Blog - QNu Labs QNu Labs Undo Despite having stage 4 cancer, the actress became cancer free in 2021. Sonali went on to talk about it to Farah. "Actually, what happens is, we think it's not the right time. And even if we are saying, 'I should have followed it up more aggressively,' because I was going to the doctor and was saying, 'These are the symptoms, this is happening,' and you think it will happen, but we don't pay attention to ourselves. And what I realised with cancer is: early detection saves lives." "So you have to detect it early, which means you have to go for scans and tests." Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Indian startups raise $102.93 million in funding over the week
Indian startups raised approximately USD 102.93 million across 25 deals, with strong contributions from early-stage and growth-stage companies this week. Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR-based startups led the funding race, with seven deals each, followed by Mumbai and Chennai. The funding came from various sectors, including cleantech, cybersecurity, edtech, and healthtech , signalling a continued interest in innovation and technology in India. Healthtech startups took the top spot with four deals, followed closely by e-commerce and foodtech companies, with each securing three deals. Other sectors, such as media and entertainment, proptech, edtech, Software as a Service (SaaS), and more, also saw multiple funding rounds. Leading the charge in growth-stage funding was Metafin, a cleantech-focused NBFC , which successfully raised USD 10 million in its Series A round. Other growth-stage startups that attracted attention include QNu Labs, a cybersecurity firm, which secured USD 7 million, and Kaleidofin, a neobanking startup, which garnered USD 5 million. Additionally, CollegeDekho, an edtech platform, and Sadhav Offshore, a marine services company, also raised significant funding. In early-stage funding, Kult, a beauty tech and discovery platform, stood out with a USD 20 million raise, making it the largest early-stage funding deal of the week. Fuze, a SaaS startup, followed with a USD 12.2 million round. Other notable early-stage startups that secured funding include HexaHealth, a healthtech platform, and Anveshan, a foodtech company. Also among the funding recipients were Stimuler, an AI-driven English learning platform, Mugafi, a content creation platform, and others. Additionally, ekincare, a healthtech startup, and Jamm, an offline social networking platform, raised undisclosed amounts. These deals reflect the strong investor interest across various sectors in India's growing startup ecosystem. Meanwhile, in the previous week, 22 Indian startups secured approximately USD 112.35 million in funding. The deals included six growth-stage investments and 12 early-stage rounds, while six startups chose not to disclose the details of their funding.
Hans India
04-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Indian startups raise $102.93 million in funding over the week
Mumbai: Indian startups raised approximately $102.93 million across 25 deals, with strong contributions from early-stage and growth-stage companies this week. Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR-based startups led the funding race, with seven deals each, followed by Mumbai and Chennai. The funding came from various sectors, including cleantech, cybersecurity, edtech, and healthtech, signalling a continued interest in innovation and technology in India. Healthtech startups took the top spot with four deals, followed closely by e-commerce and foodtech companies, with each securing three deals. Other sectors, such as media and entertainment, proptech, edtech, Software as a Service (SaaS), and more, also saw multiple funding rounds. Leading the charge in growth-stage funding was Metafin, a cleantech-focused NBFC, which successfully raised $10 million in its Series A round. Other growth-stage startups that attracted attention include QNu Labs, a cybersecurity firm, which secured $7 million, and Kaleidofin, a neobanking startup, which garnered $5 million. Additionally, CollegeDekho, an edtech platform, and Sadhav Offshore, a marine services company, also raised significant funding. In early-stage funding, Kult, a beauty tech and discovery platform, stood out with a $20 million raise, making it the largest early-stage funding deal of the week. Fuze, a SaaS startup, followed with a $12.2 million round. Other notable early-stage startups that secured funding include HexaHealth, a healthtech platform, and Anveshan, a foodtech company. Also among the funding recipients were Stimuler, an AI-driven English learning platform, Mugafi, a content creation platform, and others. Additionally, ekincare, a healthtech startup, and Jamm, an offline social networking platform, raised undisclosed amounts. These deals reflect the strong investor interest across various sectors in India's growing startup ecosystem. Meanwhile, in the previous week, 22 Indian startups secured approximately $112.35 million in funding. The deals included six growth-stage investments and 12 early-stage rounds, while six startups chose not to disclose the details of their funding.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Quantum cybersecurity firm QNu Labs bags Rs 60 crore from Centre's NQM, others
Bengaluru-based QNu Labs, a quantum cybersecurity startup, has raised Rs 60 crore in a Series A round led by the National Quantum Mission (NQM) with Rs 25 crore, marking the government's first strategic investment in a private deep tech startup in quantum IIT Madras-incubated startup has developed commercially ready indigenous, deep tech solutions for quantum computers. Once fully developed, these computers could easily break today's encryption methods that secure everything from banking transactions to defence secrets. Anticipating this risk – much like building seatbelts for a future car crash – QNu Labs offers quantum key distribution systems and post-quantum cryptography tools that can secure sensitive data. The funding round was led by the Department of Science and Technology's NQM with participation from Lucky Investment, Speciale Invest, Tenacity Ventures and Singularity AMC. QNu Labs has raised $20 million in funding so far. 'After successful deployments for the Indian defence forces, we're seeing growing traction in BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), telecom and healthcare. We already have four to five enterprise customers and expect major announcements from large banks and telcos soon,' QNu Labs CEO Sunil Gupta told ET. Gupta said the hesitation around quantum computing is reducing, especially after the US- National Institute of Standards and Technology released the post-quantum cryptography standards in August 2024. He termed it a 'turning point' for the industry. Most global players are either software-only or hardware-only. The startup is one of the few to build a hybrid stack, giving it an edge not just with Indian enterprises but also in other markets. 'There are only two or three serious players globally, and we've already won most of the deals against them. We're one of the very few in the world offering full-stack, commercially ready quantum-safe solutions,' Gupta emphasised. Vishesh Rajaram, managing partner, Speciale Invest, one of the investors, said, 'As one of our earliest investments, we've seen the team build patiently, layer by layer, a quantum security stack that's truly world-class.' He added that the round marked a defining milestone, not just for QNu Labs, but for India's emergence as a serious contender in quantum technologies globally. QNu Labs will use the capital to scale its commercial operations, expand its research and development footprint and expand global partnerships, the startup said.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Cyber security firm QNu Labs bags Rs 60 crore from govt's NQM, others
Bengaluru-based QNu Labs , a quantum cybersecurity startup has raised Rs 60 crore in a Series A round led by the National Quantum Mission (NQM) with Rs 25 crore, marking the government's first strategic investment in a private deep tech startup in quantum communications. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack The groundwork before India mounts a strike at Pakistan India considers closing airspace to Pakistani carriers amid rising tensions Cold Start: India's answer to Pakistan's nuclear threats The IIT-Madras incubated startup has developed commercially ready - indigenous, deep-tech solutions for quantum computers. Once fully developed, these computers could easily break today's encryption methods that secure everything from banking transactions to defence secrets. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Al Sulaymaniah: AI guru Andrew Ng recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Aroun... Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Anticipating this risk-much like building seatbelts for a future car crash, QNu Labs offers quantum key distribution (QKD) systems and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) tools that can secure sensitive data. The Series A round was led by Department of Science and Technology's NQM with participation from Lucky Investment, Speciale Invest, Tenacity Ventures and Singularity AMC. Live Events QNu Labs so far has raised a total funding of $20 million. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories
