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Siguler Guff raises $500 mn for India-focussed investment strategy

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- US-based private markets investment firm Siguler Guff & Company has closed its Global Emerging Markets Growth Opportunities Fund II (GEMGO II), securing $500 million (Rs 4,787 cr... Read More


NITI Aayog Calls For Mainstreaming Apprenticeships, Greater MSME Participation

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- NITI Aayog has called for making apprenticeships a mainstream pathway from education to employment, with greater participation from MSMEs, unified digital access and stronger ind... Read More


Da Nang runs biggest annual startup event

Da Nang, Aug. 19 -- The 2026 Da Nang Innovation Startup Festival (SURF), the central coastal city's biggest annual event of its kind, took place on August 18 and 19, attracting a large number of exper... Read More


The world can't get enough of Panem

India, Aug. 19 -- Fifteen years after Katniss Everdeen walked out of the arena, readers are still walking back into Panem. When Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins's latest return to her dystopia... Read More


Seven key issues to shape conversations as UNCCD COP17 kicks off in Mongolia

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Today, delegates from 196 countries and the European Union have convened in Mongolia for the opening of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Comba... Read More


LG chairs the 81st meeting of J&K Rajya Sainik Board

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired the 81st Meeting of Jammu & Kashmir Rajya Sainik Board, at Lok Bhavan. The meeting was attended by Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma,... Read More


ITI rises as 44-acre Bengaluru land parcel put up for Rs 1,685 crore e-auction

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The land parcel is located along Old Madras Road and National Highway 75 in Krishnarajapuram Village. It has approximately 150 metres of frontage along the access road and is access... Read More


Fee hike sparks fresh face-off at Himachal University; SFI, ABVP intensify protests, demand rollback and student polls

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- The dispute over the fee hike at Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) intensified on Wednesday, with students and major campus organisations stepping up protests against the university... Read More


PM Modi hails mega infra push as Cabinet approves projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore for Railway multitracking and Bihar NH-22

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved two significant infrastructure projects aimed at bolstering connectivity and economic growth. T... Read More


BRO chief engineer calls on LG, discusses Amarnath Yatra track development

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Brigadier Chirag Ghura, Chief Engineer, Project Beacon of the BRO, on Tuesday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here at the Lok Bhawan and briefed him about the track deve... Read More