Indigrid Technology raises Rs 35 crore from Cactus Partners at Rs 600 crore valuationAccording to cofounders Sameer Narang and Rishab Puri, the funds will be used to set up a new facility in Goa and expand the production cap...
09 Sep, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
Reviving roots: How Saudi chefs are redefining heritage cuisineMore and more restaurants in Saudi Arabia are looking inward for inspiration, drawing on regional ingredients and ancestral recipes to reim...
19 Jun, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
How IAF ops Tangail and Cactus helped India overthrow repressive Pakistan regime in 1971The 1971 war between India and Pakistan culminated in the creation of Bangladesh. Two pivotal operations, the ‘Tangail drop’ and ‘Operation...
16 Dec, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Cactus-based drug smuggled in toffees gaining popularity in Delhi partiesDelhi authorities discovered a consignment of mescaline, a psychoactive drug from the peyote cactus, used in underground parties. The raid,...
23 Aug, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Lohum raises USD 54 million to fuel its market expansionThe company will use these funds to fuel its market expansion, scaling up recycling operations across India, and also expanding to new ener...
13 Mar, 2024, 11.07 AM IST
SaaS startup Kapture raises $4 million funding from PE firm India AlternativesThe Bengaluru-based startup has been expanding on-ground operations in five countries: the US, the UAE, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and India.
19 Dec, 2023, 11.41 AM IST
Customer experience platform Kapture CX raises $4 million in fundingAccording to the company, it will utilise the capital to expand its presence across international markets, enhance its product offerings as...
27 Jul, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Cactus Venture Partners raises Rs 350 crore in fundingThe fund will focus on investing in clean tech, health tech, and B2B SaaS companies in India.
17 Aug, 2022, 06.38 PM IST
Indian Navy decommissions INS Gomati after 34 years of serviceGomati was designed by the Indian Navy and built in an Indian shipyard, and these were initial steps towards an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-re...
28 May, 2022, 10.10 PM IST
War hero Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao who bombarded Karachi port in 1971 no moreDespite the gunfire from the enemy posing a grave risk to Indian ships and personnel, Commander Rao pressed on and sunk two destroyers and ...
09 Aug, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
Navy's INS Rajput to be decommissioned on Friday after 41 years of serviceINS Rajput was constructed in the 61 Communards shipyard in Nikolaev (now Ukraine) under her original Russian name "Nadezhny", meaning "hop...
20 May, 2021, 04.40 PM IST
After 29 years, Navy to de-induct long range patrol aircraft, Tu-142M, tomorrowThe aircraft, which has completed 30,000 hours of accident free flying, would be formally de-inducted from service in the presence of Navy ...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.54 PM IST
INS Godavari, first indigenously designed warship, calls it a dayA senior naval official said the frigate will first be 'destored' (removed) and all essential and important components will be removed.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.21 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee honours elite helicopter unit involved in 26/11 operationsMukherjee also accorded 'Colours' to 28 Equipment Depot, the air armament stores division which "provides lethality" to fighter and bomber ...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
Designer of 'INS Godavari' gets nostalgic on its farewellAs 'INS Godavari' dropped its anchor, one of its designers got nostalgic while recalling the features of the country's first indigenously d...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.39 PM IST
Indian Air Force is capable of facing all challenges: R K JollyOther major operations undertaken by the IAF include Operation Vijay - the annexation of Goa, Operation Meghdoot, Operation Cactus and Oper...
14 Nov, 2014, 08.08 PM IST
- Drama on high seas: How 1988 Maldives coup leaders were held
Operation Cactus, India’s military intervention at the request of then President Gayoom of the Maldives in 1988, was a spontaneous response...
19 Feb, 2012, 09.08 AM IST