War weighs on IPO-led investor exits

MUMBAI: A prolonged West Asia war is slowing down the pace of IPOs, delaying exits for investors as companies rethink timelines to launch public issues amid a volatile market. In 2025, IPOs drove nearly 40% of public market exits for venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) growth investors (covers select PE investments), helped by…

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‘Cheated us’: Messi, Argentina team face serious allegations from Kerala Minister | Football News

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman has made serious allegations against the Argentina national football team, claiming the side failed to honour a commitment to visit Kerala despite receiving a substantial payment. Speaking on Thursday, the minister expressed strong disappointment, saying extensive efforts had gone into planning a potential visit…

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Nations all set for crucial discussions at WTO MC14, GTRI flags fault lines

The upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference will discuss key issues such as agriculture, the 28-year moratorium on e-commerce transmissions, fisheries subsidies, and a China-led Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) proposal. Trade ministers from 166 economies will meet in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29 for the fourteenth ministerial (MC14), with limited outcomes…

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‘We need to think about next spin pair after Jadeja-Ashwin’: Ex-India spinner Nilesh Kulkarni | Cricket News

R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja (AFP Photo) As India stands on the cusp of a transition in their storied spin-bowling legacy, former India left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni offers a timely and nuanced assessment of where things stand. In this wide-ranging conversation, Kulkarni reflects on the shifting demands of red-ball cricket, the looming void post the…

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