MUMBAI: Startup IPOs are taking the sheen off large private funding deals (beyond $100 million). Venture capital (VC) investors are actively raising funds, the funding winter is over, but it is the small and mid-sized deal counters (a few million dollars to $50 million or so) where there’s a rush of activity. There have been…
Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal Indian women’s cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has officially addressed the end of her engagement with music composer Palash Muchhal, ending weeks of social media speculation.Mandhana shared her statement on Instagram, marking her first public response to the situation.“I need to clarify that the wedding is called off. I would…
CAT answer key objection window 2025: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) will activate the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 answer key objection window tomorrow, 8 December, 2025, from 12 noon onwards. Candidates who wish to challenge the provisional answer key may submit their objections online through the official portal, iimcat.ac.in, until 10…
AGRA: A week after the death a 32-year-old woman constable posted at Banna Devi in Aligarh district on November 29, a case of abetment to suicide has been registered against sub-inspector Sandeep Kumar posted in Kasganj and constable Kulveer Balyan posted in Roravar police station.“A case under section 108 (abetment of suicide) has been registered,…
Gold prices are expected to remain on a positive footing in the coming week as investors await cues from the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision, with a weaker rupee adding to support in the domestic market, analysts said, PTI reported. The bias for the yellow metal remains constructive amid expectations of an interest rate…
Education Department recalls employees: What families need to know about discrimination complaints. (AP Photo) Dozens of former staffers are returning to the U.S. Education Department after being placed on administrative leave during a series of layoffs, as the agency struggles with a growing backlog of civil rights complaints. The return comes amid legal disputes over…
PANAJI: Grief curdled into rage outside the morgue of Goa Medical College and Hospital on Sunday as relatives and friends of the 25 victims in the Arpora nightclub blaze, most of them migrant staffers, squatted in the harsh afternoon sun and demanded to know: Where are the owners?Nobody from the management of Birch By Romeo…
Leading paint companies are turning cautiously optimistic about the December quarter, expecting a recovery in volumes and margins after a rain-disrupted first half, even as competition in the sector remains intense.Executives from Asian Paints, Kansai Nerolac, Berger Paints and AkzoNobel India said recent trends point to a demand revival from September, with benign raw material…
Every year, admissions officers read large numbers of applications and look for signals that help them separate strong candidates from those who are not prepared for the demands of selective universities. Students often focus on what admissions offices want to see. It is just as important to understand what they prefer to avoid. For students…
File photo: Congress MP Manish Tewari (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a private member’s bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow parliamentarians to take an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than those affecting govt’s stability. This he sees as a way of promoting good…
