SAN FRANCISCO (Diya TV) — Indian filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is on a US tour to promote his film, “The Kashmir Files.” The film is a bold and raw look at the genocide and ethnic cleansing of the native Kashmiri Hindus. Diya TV’s Ravi Kapur sat down with the director before the film is released worldwide on the anniversary of Indian Republic Day, January 26, 2022

Sad news in the tech world. Indian American venture capitalist Naren Gupta passed away at the age of 73. He co-founded Nexus Venture Partners to help put Indian startups on the world map. In the late 1960s, he also co-founded Integrated Systems, a software firm that was ultimately sold to chip maker Intel. 

Indian tech start up Zepto has raised another 100 million dollars, raising it’s valuation to more than half a billion The company operates a 10-minute instant grocery delivery service, and was founded by two 19-year-old entrepreneurs who left Stanford last year. 

Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.