Bengaluru: The centre has notified the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus to channel venture capital into startups, with a focus on deeptech and manufacturing.The scheme retains the earlier fund-of-funds structure, with government capital flowing into SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), which will invest in startups.What is new is…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The bond between captain and coach often defines the success of a cricket team, and India’s triumphant T20 era appears to be built on exactly that foundation. If the partnership between Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid once set the tone, the current…
India’s push towards ethanol-based mobility has picked up pace. Just a day after Hero MotoCorp launched the Splendor+ Flex Fuel and HF Deluxe Flex Fuel motorcycles in India, Maruti Suzuki today showcased the Wagon R Flex Fuel, becoming the first Indian carmaker to publicly introduce a flex-fuel passenger car for the country. But what exactly…
NEW DELHI: Government’s net direct tax collections grew 5.1% to over Rs 23.4 lakh crore in 2025-26, but missed the revised target set for the fiscal year that ended March 2026.In the revised estimates (RE) for the 2025-26 fiscal, govt lowered the direct tax collection target to Rs 24.2 lakh crore. The original budget estimate…
HYDERABAD: Badminton is set for a new avatar as the annual general body of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has approved the 3×15 point scoring system from Jan next.The proposal received more than two-thirds majority at the BWF AGM in Horsens, Denmark on Saturday. While 198 voted in favour of the new format, 43 voted…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set to play his first full IPL season this year (IPL/BCCI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been on a record-breaking/setting spree over the last year or so and, as he prepares for his second IPL season, expectations are sky-high from the 15-year-old boy wonder. While the jury is still out on whether he…
Honda Cars India is all set to launch the new Honda City facelift in the Indian market tomorrow i.e, May 22, 2026. The sedan will continue rival the Volkswagen Virtus, Skoda Slavia and Hyundai Verna in the Indian market. The pre-bookings are expected the begin tomorrow, interested customers can book the car online or by…
Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer (AP Photo) Jofra Archer produced a match-winning spell inside the powerplay as Rajasthan Royals knocked Sunrisers Hyderabad out in the Eliminator of IPL 2026. Archer struck early and often, removing Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan in his first three overs. Those breakthroughs completely broke the backbone of SRH’s 244-run…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Mohsin Khan celebrates the wicket of Delhi Capitals’ Nitish Rana during their Indian Premier League 2026 match at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow on Wednesday. NEW DELHI: For Badruddin Siddiqui, Wednesday evening was special. Two of his wards, whom he has trained since their early teens,…
Royal Enfield has secured a spot among the world’s top automobile brands, according to the latest report by Brand Finance. In its Automotive Industry 2026 report, the Chennai-based motorcycle maker has been ranked as the third strongest automobile brand globally, marking a significant milestone for the Indian company.The report highlights a strong performance by Royal…
