MUMBAI: Institutional investors usually dominate pre-IPO placement, but a host of star individual fund managers crowded ICICI Prudential Asset Management’s (I-Pru MF’s) pre-IPO book. The family offices of two of India’s software sector pioneers – Azim Premji of Wipro and Shiv Nadar of HCL Group – also invested in this round, merchant bankers said. They…
Lucknow: As India prepares to host Global AI Summit in Feb, UP govt has been delegated key responsibility to host high-level regional deliberation on role of artificial intelligence in public health and medical education.The two-day event in Jan has been assigned to UP’s IT and electronics department by Union ministry of electronics and information technology….
Rural India’s economic health is booming, with 80% of households reporting increased consumption and 67.3% of income now dedicated to spending. A significant 42.2% saw income growth, and optimism for the next year is at its highest since September. Capital investment has also surged, driven by strong consumer demand and income gains, not credit issues….
Lucknow: A senior medical officer privy to the probe told TOI that the postmortem report of Ram Gopal Mishra revealed that he was repeatedly shot, assaulted and even burned before death. According to the medical examiner, Mishra’s body had 29 bullet wounds. All wounds showed blackening around the margins, confirming the shots were fired from…
Lucknow: Four Lucknow girls have been selected in the Uttar Pradesh squad for the Women’s Under-19 One Day Trophy Elite. Shashi Balan, Arisha Mustafa, Priyanshi Yadav and Chandni Sharma secured their spots in the UP team, which is set to face Tamil Nadu in its opening encounter at the Vadodara Cricket Academy Ground on Saturday.The…
Bareilly: Four LLB students in their 20s from Meerut College were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly molesting a 25-year-old eatery owner and vandalising the car she was travelling in with her business partner in broad daylight at Meerut’s crowded Abu Lane Market. A purported video of the incident later surfaced, showing the men swarming around…
BENGALURU: The Delaware Bankruptcy Court in US reversed its earlier $1 billion default damages judgment against Byju Raveendran and ordered a fresh phase of proceedings to determine whether any damages are owed, according to an amended order issued after Raveendran filed a motion seeking correction. The court held that damages were not determined on the…
Lucknow: Despite recent assurances by the Lucknow University administration regarding improvements in basic hostel facilities, students at the varsity’s second campus have complained of poor living conditions at the Homi Jehangir Bhabha Law Hostel.After the provost issued a notice claiming that geysers and washing machines had been repaired and cautioning against misuse of facilities due…
Businesses can now open current and overdraft accounts with more banks as the RBI has raised the loan threshold for restrictions to Rs 10 crore. This move offers greater flexibility, allowing companies to manage payments and collections across a wider banking network. The revised framework, effective April 1, 2026, aims to reduce dependence on single…
Lucknow: Calling blood disorders one of the most painful challenges for families, Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday said timely and affordable bone marrow transplant (BMT) services remain limited in India, leaving many patients without life-saving treatment.She was speaking at the inauguration of the newly developed BMT Unit at KGMU, built with CSR support from the…
