The Rise of Micro-VCs: Transforming India’s Startup Funding Landscape, EconomictimesB2B Published On Dec 26, 2025 at 08:24 PM IST India’s early-stage startup ecosystem is undergoing a quiet but consequential reset. While much has been written about funding winters and valuation corrections, the most important shift is happening at the very first cheque: the moment where...
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Grim roll call of 2025: Indian students who lost their lives this year while studying abroad
A string of Indian student deaths across countries shook families and campus communities. Image: AI generated Across the year, one headline after another chipped away at the glossy study-abroad promise. A student found dead in a room they had just started calling home. Another shot while working a night shift. Someone killed in a crash...
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt may have agreed with Elon Musk’s warning to US govt on China
Google’s former CEO, Eric Schmidt, has raised questions on the power generation capacity of the United States even as the tech industry is accelerating towards the AI-first model. He also emphasised that China is making huge investments in renewable energy sources, like nuclear and solar energy – something that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously...
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End of Ukraine-Russia war? Zelenskyy gives big update; to meet Trump soon
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend, as diplomatic efforts continue to bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.Speaking to reporters, Zelenskyy said the discussions on Sunday will focus on security guarantees for Ukraine. He said negotiators are close to...
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Why do diets fail so frequently?
People start diets hoping to lose weight for good, but most end up regaining what they lost within a few days. Restrictive eating plans might work quickly at first, but their long-term failure is not about willpower. Instead, it happens because these diets contradict how our bodies naturally function. According to Dr Monika Sharma, Senior...
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Endocrinologist explains why people regain weight after dieting
People start diets hoping to lose weight for good, but most end up regaining what they lost within a few days. Restrictive eating plans might work quickly at first, but their long-term failure is not about willpower. Instead, it happens because these diets contradict how our bodies naturally function. According to Dr Monika Sharma, Senior...
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Jana Nayagan song Chella Magale: Vijay lends heart and voice to a tender father-daughter ode
“Chella Magale”, the third song from Thalapathy Vijay’s upcoming Tamil film Jana Nayagan, was released by the makers on Friday. The melodious single is sung by the actor-politician himself, composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and penned by lyricist Vivek. Story continues below this ad The lyrical video of the track showcases the tender relationship of a...
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Record! Virat Kohli surpasses Australia legend to top the elite list
Virat Kohli and Michael Bevan (Photo: PTI/Screengrab) Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli once again showed why he is regarded as one of the greatest batters of all time. On Friday, the former India captain played a brilliant knock of 77 runs for Delhi against Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match in Bengaluru.While the innings...
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1st BJP mayor in Kerala: Is the ‘red fortress’ collapsing? What it means for 2026 polls?
NEW DELHI: Kerala got its first BJP mayor, VV Rajesh, after the National Democratic Alliance won Thiruvananthapuram civic body elections, marking an end to 45 years of Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) rule in the city.Thiruvananthapuram was treated like “inherited property under Left–Congress dominance for decades,” said state BJP general secretary Anoop Antony Joseph.Prime Minister Narendra...
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50% Trump tariffs, new FTAs: How India navigated choppy trade waters in 2025
Representative AI image 2025 has cemented itself as the year of the “Tariff Wall.” With India now facing a new landscape of protectionism from the West, and complicated energy issues developing in the global energy market, India’s economic relationship with the world has been defined by a series of flashpoints.Although government officials say that India’s...
