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Centre plans to allow PE firms, sovereign wealth funds to directly participate in all greenfield infra projects

New Delhi, June 5 -- Private equity firms, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds may get to invest across a range of infrastructure projects at the earliest stage as part of a new public-private pa... Read More


How mAadhaar users can switch to the new Aadhaar app: Step-by-step guide

New Delhi, June 5 -- The existing mAadhaar app is set to be retired soon and replaced with a redesigned Aadhaar application that offers enhanced security, stronger authentication methods and greater c... Read More


Who is Swarup Biswas? Ex-Bengal minister Aroop Biswas's brother arrested; what are the charges against him?

New Delhi, June 5 -- Kolkata Police on Thursday arrested Swarup Biswas, brother of former West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas, in connection with a case registered at New Alipore Police Station under re... Read More


Blackstone, CPPIB-backed AirTrunk to invest over $30 bn in India's data centres by 2030

Mumbai, June 5 -- AirTrunk, backed by Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), plans to invest more than $30 billion in India by 2030 to expand digital infrastructure capacity, pos... Read More


Fifa World Cup 2026 preview: The world's biggest sporting competition gets underway under the shadow of vileness

New Delhi, June 5 -- The ball turns, the world turns," wrote the inimitable Eduardo Galeano, in Football in Sun and Shadow (1995), the book one must turn to when World Cups come around. As the 2026 v... Read More


ATMs are running out of cash. Should you be worried? Explained

New Delhi, June 5 -- Currency in circulation stood at a record Rs.42.54 lakh crore as of 22 May, up nearly 12% from a year ago, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data. Yet ATM operators are wa... Read More


Govt nears a quarter of Rs.80,000-cr asset-sale target for FY27

New Delhi, June 5 -- India's asset sale campaign got off to a strong start, with the government realizing nearly a quarter of its Rs.80,000-crore target for the ongoing financial year (FY27), two peop... Read More


Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy killed, girlfriend's son arrested. Chilling 911 call reveals horror

New Delhi, June 5 -- Veteran Hollywood actor James Handy, whose career spanned more than five decades and included appearances in films such as Top Gun: Maverick, Jumanji and Taps, was killed in Los A... Read More


FIFA World Cup 2026: Fans barred from using vuvuzelas, whistles during matches at upcoming tournament

New Delhi, June 5 -- FIFA has officially banned vuvuzelas for the upcoming World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June. Vuvuzelas are long plastic horns that rose to pro... Read More


Quote of the day by Chamath Palihapitiya: 'Be completely agnostic to the solution, but deeply, deeply.'

New Delhi, June 5 -- "Be completely agnostic to the solution, but deeply, deeply passionate about the problem" - Chamath Palihapitiya. This quote by Canadian-American entrepreneur and venture capital... Read More