Author: Arabian Media staff

K Ganesh isn’t just a serial entrepreneur, he’s a pioneer who helped define what entrepreneurship means in India. From his humble beginnings in a Tamil-medium school in Delhi to co-founding disruptive ventures like BigBasket, Portea Medical, HomeLane, BlueStone, and TutorVista, his journey is one of bold pivots, deep partnerships, and a relentless drive to build businesses that matter.In this candid conversation with Sanjay Swamy on the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, Ganesh opens up about his 30+ year journey, building ventures before VCs existed, co-creating startups with founders through GrowthStory, and now giving back through teaching and philanthropy.From bootstrapping his first…

Over a 50-year career in academia and foreign service, Hooshang Amirahmadi has seen it all on Iran. The Rutgers professor, 78, founded the transnational-relationship organization the American Iranian Council, ran the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, visited Iran during its war with Iraq to try to bring about a resolution, authored numerous books in English and Persian and even submitted bids to run for president of Iran in 2005, 2013 and 2017 before the clerics disqualified him, presumably for his American citizenship and pro-democracy stances. Amirahmadi is also deeply ensconced in the U.S., where he’s served as director of…

Hello,Musicians make a comeback for their audience, but how can they do the same for aliens?It’s been 50 years since the Golden Record—an album compiled by astronomer Carl Sagan featuring everything from Chuck Berry to Chinese dialects and the sound of humpback whales—was launched in 1977 on the Voyager I and II space probes. And yet the record continues to inspire, as the arts organisation Artangel launches Earth Rising: Messages from the Pale Blue Dot—the first in a series of three audio works being released on digital platforms in the run-up to the Golden Record’s 50th anniversary.Meanwhile, the cricket pitch at…

Imagine standing in front of an investor with nothing but your idea, your team, and your conviction. No or little revenue. Not much traction. Just belief. What convinces them to write that first check?Securing early-stage investment can feel like a high-stakes game, especially when the product is still being refined and the strategy is evolving. But investors are not looking for perfection. They’re looking for potential. Let us break down the key factors that influence an investor’s decision-making process and how you can position your startup to capture their attention, even in its earliest stages.Founding team: Early on, they bet…

Sara Burack, a real estate agent on Netflix’s Million Dollar Beach House, has died. She was 40.  Burack died Thursday in Hampton Bays, New York, following a hit-and-run accident.  She was found unconscious on Montauk Highway after police received a 911 emergency call at roughly 2:45 a.m., according to local publication Dan’s Papers. Police were in search of the driver after the incident, though People reported that Amanda Kempton was arrested in connection with the case on Friday.  Burack joined the cast of Netflix’s Hamptons-based real estate series Million Dollar Beach House in August 2020. The reality show spotlighted the…

My main takeaway from the 2025 Kids’ Choice Awards is that kids like pretty much the same musical artists as everybody else. Sabrina Carpenter won favorite album for Short n’ Sweet, just as she had won the Grammy for best pop vocal album in February. SZA and Bruno Mars won favorite female and male artist, respectively. Carpenter and Benson Boone won favorite female and male breakout artist, respectively. These four artists could have been winners on just about any show. Kendrick Lamar and SZA took favorite music collaboration for “luther,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks and…

Wicked, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Ariana Grande, Kira Kosarin and XO, Kitty were among the top winners at the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. Grammy Award-winning artist Tyla hosted the slime-filled awards ceremony Saturday night which saw the distribution of 5,000 gallons of the show’s signature green goo. Carpenter won three awards, including favorite song, favorite female breakout artist and favorite album for Short n’ Sweet. Benson Boone also won favorite male breakout artist, SZA took home favorite female artist and Bruno Mars scored favorite male artist. In the television categories, The Thundermans: Undercover won favorite kids TV show while XO, Kitty won…

Sabrina Carpenter was the top winner at the 2025 Kids’ Choice Awards, winning three of the show’s signature Orange Blimp trophies: favorite female breakout artist, favorite album for Short n’ Sweet and favorite song for “Taste.” Carpenter’s album, which topped the Billboard 200 for four weeks, won the Grammy for best pop vocal album. “Taste,” a fairly risqué song by Kids’ Choice standards, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Tyla hosted the show, which aired live on Saturday, June 21 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Tyla led a dance celebration featuring the hottest…

Paris Hilton has bought a new mansion in Beverly Hills, which used to belong to actor Mark Wahlberg. According to the Wall Street Journal, the media personality recently purchased the Ted star’s Los Angeles estate for $63 million. The mansion sits on six acres, is 30,500-square-foot and holds 12 bedrooms. There is also a five-hole golf course with a driving range, sports court, skate park and wine-and-cigar cellar. In 2023, Wahlberg purchased it with his wife, Rhea Durham. The new residence comes after Hilton and her husband, Carter Reum, lost their home in Malibu to the wildfires in January. At…

Brat Summer lived on at Wembley Stadium, where Dua Lipa welcomed Charli XCX to the stage for “360” Saturday night (June 21) at her second Wembley Stadium gig on the Radical Optimism Tour. The “Houdini” singer had the London stage lights set to neon green with Charli taking center beside her, fan-captured video from the concert shows. “I thought I’d bring a friend out,” Dua Lipa teased the crowd on Saturday before the pair performed 2024’s Brat album opener together. “Let me tell you, she is the biggest brat I have ever known.” Charli’s appearance at Wembley night two follows…