France’s Kylian Mbappe runs during the World Cup Group I soccer match between Norway and France in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Kylian Mbappé added another chapter to his remarkable World Cup career during France’s quarter-final victory over Morocco, although this time it was for a record he would…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal win over Morocco. (AP Photo) Kylian Mbappe has done what no player in World Cup history has ever done before. He has scored eight or more goals at two different editions of the tournament.With his goal against Morocco in Thursday’s quarterfinal…
BENGALURU: Fundamentum Partnership, the growth-stage investment firm co-founded by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and veteran entrepreneur-investor Sanjeev Aggarwal, has launched its third fund with a target corpus of Rs 2,200 crore, including a Rs 400 crore greenshoe option.Nilekani will anchor the fund as a limited partner (LP). Fundamentum said this marks his largest commitment to…
Pathways School, Gurgaon, one of India’s prominent IB schools, is in the process of being acquired by KKR-backed Lighthouse Learning Group, formerly EuroKids International, for about Rs 1,500 crore. It is being counted among the largest transactions yet in India’s school education sector.Pathway Gurgaon is a single campus spread across 10 acres with 4.5 lakh…
India having 5,000 GCCs by 2030 is realistic, achievable: Sitharaman NEW DELHI: India is planning to tap into the growing global capability centre (GCC) market to make itself indispensable to the world’s knowledge economy, as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday reiterated that the goal of building an ecosystem capable of supporting around 5,000 GCCs by…
A growing number of leaders from India-based global capability centres (GCCs) are making their way into the Fortune 500 C-suite, underscoring the rising strategic importance of these centres and the influence of their leadership.Recent examples include Kalyani Sekar, senior vice-president and chief data and AI officer at Verizon; Hari Vasudev, executive vice-president and CTO of…
Ram Mandir donation theft case: Cash, gold jewellery and car recovered; Key revelations emerge during police remand LUCKNOW: Police Thursday conducted searches at the Ayodhya residences of three arrested accused and recovered cash and valuables. They also widened the financial probe by freezing 15 bank accounts of relatives of the accused. They also took accused…
Travel content online often celebrates people who leave their jobs and start exploring the world full-time. While those stories are inspiring, they can also make regular professionals wonder if travelling often is possible without making a major career change. A recent Instagram video is now getting attention for offering a different perspective. Instead of talking…
BENGALURU: TCS reported June-quarter revenue of $7.6 billion, up 2.7% year-on-year and largely flat sequentially. This reflects a cautious demand environment as global firms reassess technology spending amid macroeconomic uncertainty and rapid AI-led transformation. Revenue in constant currency, which discounts the impact of currency fluctuations, grew 0.4% sequentially and 3.2% year-on-year.The company reported a 2.7%…
Three policemen also received bullet injuries in the exchange of fire Gurgaon: Four alleged shooters linked to the Deepak Nandal gang were gunned down by police in an encounter in the heart of upscale Gurgaon on Thursday night.Police said the shooters were among five gunmen who had fired shots at a businessman’s house in Sushant…