Deeptech firms need govt as first customer; West Asia tensions hit supply chainsAt the discussion, titled ‘Building the Hard Stuff in India’, moderated by Accel partner Prashanth Prakash, founders from the space, semico...
10 Oct, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
PM Modi to visit Chennai, kickstart projects worth Rs 13,000 crPrime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Chennai for the launch of significant development projects. He will inaugurate the Chenn...
10 Oct, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
NEET UG should be computer-based, NTA must vet paper setters, says Parliamentary panelA Parliamentary panel has made several recommendations regarding the NEET (UG) examination and the National Testing Agency. It suggests tha...
09 Oct, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
After getting rejected by Harvard, IIT Madras graduate had no Plan B. Today, the Bengaluru-based CEO's networth is nearly Rs 3,000 croreTarun Mehta, an IIT Madras graduate and Ather Energy co-founder, once dreamed of studying at Harvard Business School but faced rejection af...
09 Oct, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Sisters demanded 1/3 share in parents’ lands, citing Hindu Succession Law, but brother won the case in Madras HC; know whyBrother cuts sisters from parents lands & wins case: Sisters wanted to apply Hindu law of succession and get 1/3rd share in parents’ lands,...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
A study says staring into space does not mean your brain has switched off: Your quiet thoughts leave cluesA 2026 study published in Nature Human Behaviour offers a closer look at what happens during those quiet moments. Researchers found that th...
07 Oct, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
JEE-Advanced 2026: Comp Science first choice among top 500; IIT Bombay gets max top rankersIn 2026, the IIT JEE-Advanced results showed Computer Science Engineering remained the top choice among candidates. IIT Bombay attracted th...
07 Oct, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Quanfluence raises $10 million to build full-stack photonic quantum computerThe company plans to use the fresh capital to develop and launch a four-qubit quantum computer in the near term, while targeting a larger p...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
From 'lower middle class' Tamil family, he missed IIT Madras CSE by just 0.01, was rejected by MIT. Today, he is the CEO of a $20 billion AI startupPerplexity cofounder and CEO Aravind Srinivas turned academic setbacks into a remarkable AI career. After missing IIT Madras Computer Scien...
06 Oct, 2026, 10.21 AM IST
Deepinder Goyal teases six colours for Temple, pre-orders may open next weekDeepinder Goyal has announced six color options for Temple, his upcoming health wearable device. Pre-orders for Temple are expected to star...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
IITian who secured AIR 1 in JEE, left India to study at University of California in 2004. 10 years later, one Shah Rukh Khan flop film inspired him to return to India. Today, he is an expert on mosquito brainHe was once the very epitome of the Indian success story. Meet Professor Nitin Gupta, who once left India to pursue a PhD in bioinformatics...
02 Oct, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
IIT Madras study finds highly educated professionals among financial cybercrime victimsA study by IIT Madras indicates that educated professionals are frequent victims of financial cybercrime. The research highlights that high...
29 Sep, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal introduces the team behind Temple’s BrainFlowDeepinder Goyal has introduced the innovative minds behind Temple's BrainFlow technology, which continuously measures brain blood flow. Thi...
29 Sep, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
a16z’s Raghuram isn't writing off India AI yet; insurers weigh new rulesHappy Monday! a16z’s Raghu Raghuram said India can build frontier AI companies by using its talent. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
28 Sep, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
IIT Madras-backed deeptech fund raises Rs 450 crore in first close, invests Rs 55 crore in four startupsThe fund, which has a target corpus of Rs 1,000 crore including a Rs 400 crore greenshoe option, achieved its first close within three mont...
27 Sep, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Bengaluru CEO spends Rs 2700 to fix broken footpath himself. IIT Madras alumnus says repeated complaints went unansweredBengaluru CEO and IIT Madras alumnus Siddharth Dialani took matters into his own hands to address a hazardous footpath that posed a risk to...
25 Sep, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
Manipur selects 25 graduates for semiconductor SMT training at IIT MadrasManipur has selected 25 graduates from Minority, OBC and SC communities for a 15-day residential Semiconductor Surface Mount Technology (SM...
25 Sep, 2026, 10.09 AM IST