Chennai: Private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investments in India crossed the $20 billion mark during January-July 2026 (CY2026). However, they were nearly 6% lower than the $21.5 billion recorded during the corresponding seven-month period in CY2025.July 2026 recorded investments of $3 billion, broadly flat compared with $3.2 billion in the same month last year,…
Shreyas Iyer reacts as Team India finishes fourth at CWG 2026 (Image: Agencies) India wrapped up its Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign in fourth place on the medals table, finishing with an impressive 39 medals: -13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze.As the curtains came down on the Games, India’s T20I captain Shreyas Iyer lauded the…
Chennai: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran lashed out at Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday stating that those maintain silence about Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project even during their visit to Tamil Nadu were “betrayers” of Tamil people.In an apparent response to Rahul Gandhi’s statement in Chennai on Saturday that those who do not…
Ishroop Narang, in white, competes against Canada’s Coralie Godbout during the women’s 78 kg Contest for Bronze Medal Judo match at the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG), in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI) Judoka Ishroop Narang missed out on a bronze medal after losing to Canada’s Coralie Godbout by yuko in the women’s 78kg bronze medal bout as…
Glasgow: India’s Jaismine Lamboria (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Jaismine Lamboria, one of India’s leading boxers, will carry the national flag at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Glasgow on Sunday. The 24-year-old recently won gold in the women’s 57kg category, adding to the bronze medal she earned at the 2022 Birmingham Games.Lamboria has enjoyed a consistent…
India have announced a largely unchanged squad for the Asia Cup 2026, with the selectors once again leaving out Yastika Bhatia despite her century in the Lord’s Test, while continuing to back 18-year-old wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini.The only change from the squad selected for the Asian Games next month is the absence of Shreyanka Patil, suggesting…
Chennai: The TNPDCL’s move to automate closure of long-term bill defaulters’ electricity connections has raised questions over its implementation. The utility, however, claims that the new system is aimed at speeding up the process and addressing staff shortages.Consumers who default on electricity bills for more than six months will no longer receive a physical termination…
Sunil Chhetri (PTI Photo) Sunil Chhetri has described Jamshedpur FC’s decision to leave the Indian Super League as a major setback for Indian football. The Tata Group-owned club announced that it will stop operations after its ongoing Durand Cup campaign and will not take part in the 2026/27 ISL season. Chhetri, who plays for Bengaluru…
Lovlina Borgohain (AP Photo) Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain said she felt hurt after noticing that India’s Northeast was missing from a map used by a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow. The Assam boxer spotted the issue during a celebratory dinner for India’s record-breaking Commonwealth Games boxing campaign and raised it with the restaurant management.The Indian…
Chennai: Researchers at the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) have developed a rapid analytical technique to detect cow ghee adulteration and simultaneously identify and quantify multiple adulterants. The technique could offer a low-cost tool to strengthen food quality checks.The study, published in Food Chemistry, uses Angular Sweep Total Fluorescence Spectroscopy (ASTFS), a fluorescence-based analytical…