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Panel chairperson Radha Mohan Das Agarwal NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, declined to take up discussion of the deadly car explosion near Red Fort Metro Station in its Wednesday meeting, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The blast which claimed lives of 12 people has raised sharp questions about intelligence failure, the…
India’s share valuations continue to remain elevated despite the underperformance. (AI image) Expressing confidence in the Indian stock markets, Goldman Sachs has raised its rating to ‘overweight’ and set a 29,000 level target for Nifty50 by end-2026. The latest Goldman Sachs report suggests a potential increase of approximately 14% from Friday’s close of 25,492.The firm…
NEW DELHI: As smog thickens in Delhi and people complain of burning eyes, scratchy throats and breathing problems, are the official air quality monitors accurately reflecting the capital’s air quality? A ground check by TOI at several stations found glaring inconsistencies and questionable practices that may be influencing readings. At Anand Vihar – a pollution…
Drama at Chess World Cup (Screengrab) There was unexpected drama at the FIDE World Cup 2025 on Friday when Lithuania’s Grandmaster Titas Stremavicius raised a complaint against India’s young talent Pranav V during their third-round encounter. The issue? Pranav allegedly made several moves without recording them on his scoresheet, which is a violation of chess…
MUMBAI: Policybazaar’s healthcare arm has raised $218 million in its seed round and acquired a diabetes care platform to expand into preventive healthcare. PB Health, incubated by PB Fintech, said the round—first announced in May—was led by General Catalyst and included participation from Faering Capital, Bay Capital, Think Investments, Avataar, Select Group, and select angel…
Trump employed the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to implement tariffs on virtually all US trading partners. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, that have shaken the world economy, are facing their final test with the Supreme Court hearing cases that question the measure’s legality.Trump has sought the Supreme Court’s support to…
Mumbai: Homegrown private equity (PE) firm ChrysCapital has raised a $2.2 billion fund, the largest ever by a local PE investor to tap into growth opportunities in India even as global fundraising activity has been subdued amid an uncertain macro-environment. The new fund which is more than 60% bigger in size compared to the company’s…
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (ANI photo/file) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s governing party DMK on Monday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Election Commission‘s decision to conduct special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls of all states. It alleged that SIR is an arbitrary exercise that would…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has increased his attack on the opposition Mahagathbandhan, questioning why the alliance has not named any Muslim leader as its deputy chief minister face for the Bihar elections. Addressing supporters, Owaisi said, “Sitting next to Tejashwi Yadav, Mukesh Bhai of the VIP Party, confident in his community’s history, declared…
MUMBAI: Optimo Capital has raised Rs 150 crore ($17.5 million) in series A funding, led by founder Prashant Pitti along with existing investors Blume Ventures and Omnivore, the company said on Tuesday. Around 4.8 crore small-business owners (75% of total) don’t have credit-history, making it difficult for them to access large-ticket business loans from banks/NBFCs….
