Time is ripe for founders to take a crack at ‘Bharat’ opportunity: Accel’s Anand Daniel
New Delhi, June 27 - Accel, one of the world’s top venture capital firms, has identified ‘Bharat’ as a massive blue ocean opportunity for Indian startups, citing promising economic indicators and evolving consumer behaviour across Tier 2, Tier 3 cities and rural areas.
T20 World Cup: ‘Kuldeep is ready to make substantial impact against England’, says Piyush Chawla
New Delhi, June 27 - Piyush Chawla, the veteran India leg-spinner, believes left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav is in prime form and is ready to make a substantial impact for the Rohit Sharma-led side in their 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup semifinal clash against
Nifty hits 24,000 for the first time, Sensex at record high
Mumbai, June 27 - Indian frontline indices again touched an all-time high on Thursday as strong buying was seen in IT stocks.
T20 World Cup: Vaughan criticises semifinals schedule, says ‘geared towards India, unfair on others’
New Delhi, June 27 - Former England captain Michael Vaughan criticised the scheduling of the T20 World Cup semifinals, alleging that the whole tournament is planned to favour India and is "unfair" to other teams.
PIL in SC against implementation of three new criminal laws
New Delhi, June 27 - A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court against the implementation of the new criminal laws abolishing the colonial era IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act.
Varun Dhawan performed ‘jolting’ stunts by himself for ‘Baby John’
Mumbai, June 27 - Actor Varun Dhawan has performed all the "jolting" stunts himself with acute execution in the upcoming film 'Baby John', according to a source.
ED identifies 1,000 rice & wheat mills in Bengal ration distribution case
Kolkata, June 27 - Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, who are probing the ration distribution case in West Bengal, have prepared a list of around 1,000 rice and wheat mills which were directly or indirectly involved in the scam.
Will hardliner-reformist contest in Iran’s Presidential poll draw back alienated electorate?
New Delhi, June 27 - With Iran set to hold snap polls on Friday to elect the successor to late President Ebrahim Raisi, a three-way race -- heading into a run-off -- is likely, as per various surveys, though they differ on the
Maharashtra retains top spot for FDI inflows
Mumbai, June 27 - Despite stiff competition from various states, including Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, Maharashtra has retained its top position in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the country, according to the State Economic Survey 2023-24.
NEET row: Govt committed to fair investigation, assures President Murmu
New Delhi, June 27 - Amid a nationwide furore over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) "paper leak", President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday asserted that the government was committed to a fair investigation and ensuring strict punishment to the guilty.
Maha Economic Survey estimates public debt at Rs 7,11,278 crore
Mumbai, June 27 - Maharashtra’s public debt is estimated at Rs 7,11,278 crore in 2023-24 against Rs 6,29,235 crore in 2022-23, a rise of 13 per cent.
Samsung’s AI-enabled new Galaxy Z smartphones open for pre-reserve in India
New Delhi, June 27 - Samsung on Thursday said consumers can pre-reserve its next Galaxy Z series smartphones and ecosystem products to become eligible for early access and special offers in India.
Tech MSMEs in India eager to harness AI’s full potential: Nasscom-Meta
New Delhi, June 27 - In India, 94 per cent of tech micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) acknowledge artificial intelligence's (AI) ability to drive business growth while 87 per cent of them showed confidence in AI's potential to improve overall productivity, a
Emergency a blot on India’s Constitution: President Murmu
New Delhi, June 27 - President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that the Emergency imposed in 1975 was a blot on India's Constitution.
Maha economy set to grow at 7.6 pc in 2023-24
Mumbai, June 27 - Maharashtra economy is set to grow at 7.6 per cent during 2023-24 on the lines of the national economy which is also likely to grow at 7.6 per cent as per the Economic Survey 2023-24 presented by Deputy Chief
T20 World Cup: ‘England have prepared well for Kohli’, says head coach Mott ahead of semis
Georgetown (Guyana), June 27 - As the defending champions England are ready to face India in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Thursday, head coach Matthew Mott is wary of the threat posed by Virat Kohli and said his team is well-prepared
Sanjay Raut bats for Uddhav Thackeray as MVA’s next ‘CM face’
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 27 - In an unexpected development, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has indicated that the former chief minister and party President, Uddhav Thackeray should be projected as the next CM of Maharashtra for the upcoming Assembly elections.
Oath ceremony: Two newly-elected Trinamool MLAs to continue dharna at Bengal Assembly
Kolkata, June 27 - Amid the confusion over the swearing-in ceremony, two newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Sarkar have decided to continue their demonstration on the premises of the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday.
2 killed in Israeli missile attack in Syria
Damascus, June 27 - Two people were killed and one military personnel wounded as a result of a new Israeli missile attack that hit several military sites in southern Syria, the Syrian Defence Ministry said.
Kamal Haasan shares picture with Siddharth: ‘Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear’
Mumbai, June 27 - Veteran star Kamal Haasan and his ‘Indian 2’ co-actor Siddharth are closer than they appear, going by the post he has shared on social media.