MUMBAI: A prolonged West Asia war is slowing down the pace of IPOs, delaying exits for investors as companies rethink timelines to launch public issues amid a volatile market. In 2025, IPOs drove nearly 40% of public market exits for venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) growth investors (covers select PE investments), helped by…
NEW DELHI: Indian firms hoping to ride the global biologics boom are finding the path far tougher than expected, as China tightens its grip further on biotech supply chains. Recent data suggests Chinese companies have bagged more than half of several recent project deals from US biotech companies, underscoring the challenge for Indian players trying…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Praising what he called “enormous accomplishments” in the war against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the joint Israel-US effort is weakening Tehran while removing major threats to Israel’s security.In an address in Hebrew ahead of Pesach, Netanyahu said the Iranian regime would collapse “sooner or later”…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the US could end the war with Iran within weeks, pointing to a possible early exit from a conflict that has disrupted global energy markets.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said, “We’ll be leaving very soon,” adding that the withdrawal…
NEW DELHI: India’s workforce is facing a sharper disruption than the rest of the world’s — but is also adapting faster, with 86% reporting major workplace changes in the past year, far above global levels, and 89% actively building new skills to stay relevant.Exclusively accessed by TOI, the 2026 Human Progress Report by ETS (Educational…
BHOPAL: Revenge was not the reason for killing the rewilded, radio-collared tiger in the forests of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh. The killers of the big cat were illegal opium cultivators who wanted to keep forest patrol teams and officials away from their illegal farming activities.Increased presence of the forest team that tracked the tiger…
Brittany Mahomes and Randi Mahomes (Instagram) Long before she became widely known alongside Patrick Mahomes, Brittany Mahomes had already built a sporting identity of her own. On Saturday, that chapter came back into focus in a meaningful way. The former soccer standout was inducted into the University of Texas at Tyler Athletics Hall of Fame,…
Justin Jefferson’s Minnesota Vikings linked to $47 million Detroit Lions center (Image via Getty: Minnesota Vikings logo and Detroit Lions logo) When Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport released one player every NFL team could target in 2026 free agency, the analyst picked Detroit Lions center Graham Glasgow for the Minnesota Vikings. The Justin Jefferson’s franchise shocked…
SRINAGAR: Five lakes in the Kashmir Valley have high susceptibility to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), posing a threat to 2,704 buildings, 15 major bridges, road stretches, and a hydropower plant in their immediate downstream areas, a study by the University of Kashmir has found.Citing the study, CM Omar Abdullah, who also holds the disaster…
Chinese state media has launched a sharp swipe against Washington’s military campaign in Iran, using stark imagery and satire to frame the conflict as both destructive and hypocritical.In one of the posts, China’s official news agency Xinhua News Agency shared a split image of a children’s playground. On one side, swings and slides stood intact…