Chennai: IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) and deep-tech-focused venture capital firm Unicorn India Ventures announced the first close of its fund at Rs 450 crore. It has also backed four deep-tech startups. The announcements were made on Saturday in the presence of union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.The fund has a total target corpus of Rs…
NEW DELHI: Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s bid for a historic hat-trick of Asian Games gold medals ended with a silver on Saturday as the defending champion finished second in the men’s shot put at Aichi-Nagoya.Toor, who won gold at the 2018 Jakarta and 2022 Hangzhou Games, produced a best throw of 20.64m to claim his third…
CHENNAI: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday criticised the TVK govt in Tamil Nadu for the “widespread power outages” in the state.In a post on X, the former chief minister wondered what the condition of ordinary citizens could be when even the state ministers were subject to frequent power disruptions during their programmes. To…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has backed Yashasvi Jaiswal to continue working hard and wait for his opportunities, insisting that the young opener’s limited chances in the ODI format should not be viewed as “unfair” treatment.Jaiswal played all three ODIs against Afghanistan at home but was left out of…
NEM contributes nearly half of Tamil Nadu’s annual rainfall. COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has forecast near-normal rainfall in the northeast monsoon (NEM) season — from October to December end — in the state, at a 60% probability level. It has said the state is likely to receive about 468 mm of NEM rainfall,…
India’s Sumit tackles Iran’s Amirhossein Taghipour. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India completed a golden double in kabaddi at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday as the men’s team defeated Iran 40-34 in a thrilling final, hours after the women had also beaten the same opponents to retain their title.The men’s victory at Aichi-Nagoya earned India…
Chennai: MP Ranjan Kumar, president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee’s Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe wing, was summoned by the police team for an inquiry into the child rape case involving granite baron R Veeramani.The questioning of Ranjan Kumar for about five hours on Friday. Police handed him a questionnaire and recorded his responses….
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has revealed that the 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last World Cup for India, with the prospect of one final shot at the coveted trophy providing the biggest motivation for the batting stalwart.Kohli, who now plays only ODI cricket at the international level, said he is ready to leave…
CHENNAI: The Chennai city police registered a case against the unnamed people who had published or shared photographs and video clips of a minor girl in connection with a Pocso case on Friday. The case was registered by the Cyber Crime Cell of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) under Section 23(4) of the Pocso Act…
Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed a remarkable day in squash at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday, with Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh storming into the women’s and men’s singles finals respectively, while the mixed doubles pairing of Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar secured a bronze medal at the…