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valuations sought by Indian companies alongside geopolitical turmoil have weighed on the appetite of private equity (PE) investors, who have moved away from big buyout deals, driving down the amount of capital invested in the market and average deal value in 2025, Bain & Company said in a report.In all, PE investors deployed $19.6 billion…

NEW DELHI: A nine-judge Supreme Court bench on Wednesday appeared to be on the same page with the govt on the narrow ambit of judicial review of religious practices and said constitutional courts should be extremely cautious in questioning a denomination’s collective religious beliefs.This remark came from a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices…

The Malayalam action-comedy ‘Athiradi’ has opened to encouraging early reactions following its paid premiere shows on May 13. The film is scheduled for its full theatrical release on May 14. Social media was flooded with comments soon after the first screenings concluded, and the initial response appears largely positive. ‘Athiradi’s paid premiere reactions The first…

CHENNAI: Transitioning from a party leader scrambling for the support of 10 MLAs to a chief minister winning a confidence motion by a 144-22 majority on Wednesday, C Joseph Vijay has passed the first litmus test in assembly.The result was brought about by the 59 DMK MLAs walking out of the House and 25 of…

NEW DELHI: Two important MoUs in the areas of LPG and Strategic Petroleum Reserves are likely to be concluded during PM Narendra Modi’s stopover in the UAE on Friday on his way to Europe, official sources have said. Govt said that energy security will be a key focus area of Modi’s three-hour stopover in the…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay said the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination exposed “structural flaws” in the system and demanded for the test to be scrapped.Vijay said governments in Tamil Nadu had “consistently and unanimously” opposed NEET since its introduction, arguing that it had “severely disadvantaged the students from rural…

French President Emmanuel Macron has been drawn into fresh controversy after a new book claimed that his wife, Brigitte Macron, slapped him during an official foreign trip last year after allegedly seeing flirty messages on his phone linked to an Iranian-born actress.The claims are made in journalist Florian Tardif’s book “An (Almost) Perfect Couple”, which…

Courtesy : TheBurntPeanut MrBeast recently asked fellow streamer TheBurntPeanut if he would reveal his real face for $1 million, but the creator quickly turned the idea down with a funny response. The moment happened during TheBurntPeanut’s May 11 livestream and quickly caught attention online because of the streamer’s unusual joke-filled answer.TheBurntPeanut has become popular over…

A 5-year-old girl died with a head injury when she got stuck in the collapsible elevator door at a women’s hostel in Gachibowli on Wednesday. Police booked a negligence case against the building owner and the hostel operator. Hyderabad: A 5-year-old girl died with a head injury when she got stuck in the collapsible elevator…

For many children, memorising and reciting a Sanskrit composition like the Shiv Tandav Stotram would itself require immense dedication and practice. Eight-year-old Om N. from Karnataka’s Sirsi has now earned a place in the International Book of Records after reciting the Shiv Tandav Stotram while performing a wall-supported hands-free Shirshasana – a feat that required…