Chennai: Delays in initial public offerings (IPOs), especially large tech listings amid market volatility, have dragged down private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) deals in April. PE-VC investments fell over 32% year-on-year from $2.8 billion to $1.9 billion, while the number of deals declined from 124 to 87, according to data from Venture Intelligence (see…
The Indian Super League (ISL) clash between Jamshedpur FC and FC Goa witnessed two storms over ninety minutes on Friday.The first was a hailstorm accompanied by heavy rain early on, which forced a stoppage of around 20 minutes after just five minutes of play in Jamshedpur. The second came in the final quarter-hour of the…
LEH: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday led thousands of Buddhists to celebrate the return of the mortal remains of Lord Buddha to, what he called, the “living land of Dhamma”.With the holy bone relics returning to Ladakh after 1950, Leh city wore a festive look, and men, women and children — dressed in traditional…
Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the Census-2027 campaign by completing self-enumeration digitally. The Governor and Chief Minister also appealed to citizens to participate in the national census. Jishnu Dev Varma completed the self-enumeration at Lokbhavan, the Goveror’s official residence, while Fadnavis completed self-enumeration at Varsha, his official residence. Bombay…
New Delhi: Train services will be briefly regulated in the early hours of Sunday on Blue Line as Delhi Metro will undertake scheduled maintenance activity between Supreme Court and Indraprastha Metro stations.The first train will depart at 6.05 am from Vaishali towards Dwarka Sector-21; at 6.21 am from Laxmi Nagar towards Dwarka Sector-21; and at…
TRICHY: Two members of a Tamil Nadu family were among those who drowned after a cruise boat capsized in Bargi dam near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. Three members of the family were among those missing.The two deceased from the Tamil Nadu family have been identified as Kamaraj, 38, of Navalpattu near Thiruverumbur in…
Jamshedpur FC players during practice on Thursday Back to winning ways after a five-game winless streak, Jamshedpur FC will look to continue their good show in front of their home crowd when Owen Coyle’s boys take on an in-form FC Goa in an Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at JRD Tata Sports Complex on Friday.Goa…
BENGALURU: Ravi K has assumed charge as chairman and managing director (CMD) of defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), becoming the company’s 22nd CMD. He takes over from DK Sunil, who superannuated on April 30.Ravi K was previously director (operations) at HAL, where he was involved in strategic planning. He has more than 30 years…
Badlapur: Thane Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has booked the chief accounts officer of the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council for allegedly demanding a 6% bribe to clear pending road work bills and security deposits. The accused, Vikas Chavan, was booked following a complaint by a contractor.According to officials, the complainant’s firm secured tenders for 77 development works in…
New Delhi: An intense spell of rain accompanied by a thunderstorm and a dust storm hit parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday, bringing relief from intense heat. Some areas, including east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad, were also lashed by a hailstorm.When the thunderstorm hit the region around noon, it instantly caused temperatures to crash. At Safdarjung,…
