India’s first dedicated venture capital fund for the space sector has moved closer to deployment, with initial investments in startups expected from the first quarter of FY2027, Minister of State …
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Wife of Kenyan Hockey Olympian Avtar Singh Sohal, Ripudaman Kaur Sohal, Passes Away at 83
by Prabhjot Singh 2 minutes readRipudaman Kaur Sohal, 83, wife of prominent Kenyan hockey Olympian Avtar Singh Sohal, passed away at a hospital in Mohali. She had been admitted for several days and was scheduled …
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NJ’s Burlington Township Proclaims “Hanuman Utsav Week,” Honoring SGS Karya Siddhi Hanuman Mandir Consecration
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readThe Mayor and Council of the Township of Burlington have proclaimed the week of the sacred Kumbhabhishekam celebration of the SGS Karya Siddhi Hanuman Mandir as “Hanuman Utsav Week” in …
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For 72-year-old Meera Sharma, stepping out for a simple evening walk had, over the years, become a calculated risk. “It’s not the walking,” she says, “it’s the worry—what if something …
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In an ecosystem often driven by safe bets and quick returns, ideaForge Technology Limited and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay are making a contrarian pitch: bring us your wildest ideas—even …
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The music of the legends is set to live on forever—and the use of their songs as re-creations is proof! This is the second part of our survey, restricted from …
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Flying to Canada via London? BA Expands On-Ground Help for Indian Travelers
by R. Suryamurthy 2 minutes readBritish Airways is expanding its complimentary “Meet and Assist” service for Indian passengers traveling to Canada, in a move aimed at easing transit through busy international hubs and responding to …
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America Knows India for Tech; It’s Missing What Comes Next
by Neeraj Kanwar 5 minutes readThere is a certain image of Indian success in the United States that has become almost automatic. It is about writing code, raising venture capital and building in Silicon Valley, …
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Volatile Capital Flows Put RBI in Policy Crosshairs as Rupee Weakens
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readThe Indian rupee’s recent trajectory is increasingly emerging as a test case for central bank agility in a fragmented global financial order, with SBI Research warning that the Reserve Bank …
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India Condemns Attacks on UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon, Calls for Accountability and Protection
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readThe Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations has strongly condemned recent attacks on United Nations peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). In a …