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VCs favour technologists, not hustlers, in India's new AI, deep-tech wave

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- When Chennai-based space-tech startup Agnikul pitched to Artha Venture Fund in 2020, managing partner Anirudh Damani said it took only minutes to recognise the founders' deep doma... Read More


Corporates usually wait for RBI rate decision before bond offers. Not this time

Mumbai, Dec. 5 -- Bond issuers have flooded the market with long-term paper ahead of the 5 December Monetary Policy Committee meeting, breaking from past trends amid uncertainty about a rate cut, a we... Read More


Esops-The great reluctance to cash out

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Employee Stock Option Plans (Esops) are a potent tool to ensure that the key employees stay and grow with the company. With startups, the Esop value is notional, meaning it is unl... Read More


6 must-try features that unlock the real power of Google Nest devices

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Your Google Home and Nest devices have seen big changes recently. Google Assistant is moving aside for the newer, smarter Gemini for Home, and new cameras are arriving. Despite al... Read More


Supermoon 2025: What is it? When is the next one? Netizens share stunning pictures as 'Cold Moon' reaches its peak

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Supermoons occur several times each year in groups, when the Moon reaches an ideal point in its elliptical path, and the one on Thursday night marked the final installment of thre... Read More


At India-Russia Business forum, Modi, Putin outline roadmap for trade, tech and connectivity push | Top quotes

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the India-Russia Business Forum in New Delhi on Friday, hours after holding formal talks at Hyderabad H... Read More


Startups shake up IIT placements with high-skill AI roles and sky-high salaries, but in small numbers

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- In this season's race for top brains at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), artificial intelligence (AI) startups-both domestic and Silicon Valley-based-are pulling away f... Read More


IndiGo crisis hits MPs, Raghav Chadha says lawmakers 'unable to return' to their constituencies

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- IndiGo's slew of cancellations of flights have now hit lawmakers, Aam Admi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha said on Friday. Claiming that aviation watchdog DGCA 'should have conducted... Read More


With rupee at 90, studying abroad just got more expensive for Indians

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The rupee's depreciation against the US dollar to a historic low is forcing students headed abroad for higher education to rethink how they fund their degrees. This comes at a ti... Read More


Falling rupee should cheer exporters; so why is no one smiling?

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Indian rupee's recent slide beyond the 90-per-dollar mark offers little relief to its exporters, most of which are struggling under the weight of crippling tariffs imposed by ... Read More