Shuks' Space Flight: 'A Leapfrog Moment For India'

'You can imagine for India what Shuks means not just to the billions of people in India but the entire Indian diaspora around the world.' IMAGE: Assigned Ax-4 crew member Shubhanshu Shukla,......

Ex-CJI Khehar, dancer Shobana among 68 conferred Padma awards

Former Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, dancer Shobana Chandrakumar, actor Anant Nag and Vice Chancellor of prestigious King George's Medical University Soniya Nityanand were among 68......

Professor Mahmudabad sent to judicial custody

A court in Sonipat on Tuesday sent Ali Khan Mahmudabad, the head of Ashoka University's political science department, who was arrested for his social media posts related to Operation Sindoor, to......

Dr Singh asked JNU VC to be lenient with protesting students

Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh was shown black flags at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) by Left-backed students who were staging a protest during his visit to the campus in 2005. IMAGE:......

VC, PE funds bet big on traditional sectors

Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds had, in 2024, taken bets on traditional businesses rather than tech-first domains like consumer tech, software as a service (SaaS) and software.......

India's VC funding rises 43% to $13.7 bn in 2024

India's Venture Capital (VC) ecosystem exhibited robust growth in 2024, with funding surging 43 per cent year-on-year to $13.7 billion, according to a report. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Investments In Startups On The Decline

In the hottest sector of AI, where most global VC funding is going currently, the country's record has not been anything to write home about. IMAGE: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush......

2024 an inflection point in race to become unicorn

Startups that became unicorns in 2024 took an average of nine years and six months to reach $1 billion valuation, reflecting the impact of a prolonged funding squeeze from PE/VC firms over the past......

Ayush Mhatre gets special send-off from Rohit

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma presents the bat to Ayush Mhatre. Photograph: Ayush Mhatre/Instagram India U19 captain Ayush Mhatre received a heartwarming gesture of support ahead of the England tour, as......

'A lot has changed since Brisbane win'

IMAGE: Shamar Joseph. Photograph: X Ahead of his side's first Test against Australia, West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph, who shot to fame after his seven-wicket haul in a winning cause at Brisbane......

Bumrah unleashes fire in Beckenham nets

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah displayed his unparalleled mastery in the art of pace bowling. Photograph: BCCI India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is up and running in Beckenham, putting in the hard......

PIX: Gill-led India depart for England, aim to end 18-year long wait

IMAGE: Washiington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj at Mumbai airport ahead of their departure to England, on......

Guess who could be India's X factor in England Tests...

'There's enough talent to win the series in the Indian squad.' 'I love seeing Kuldeep out there. I think he's a match-winner. I think he has an X factor. And I think he will be defining,'......