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Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicStart-ups

Topic: start-ups

TN planning body lauds ‘Dravidian model’, asks govt to take cue from Gujarat, others for start-up reforms

State Planning Commission's report on ‘Start-up Ecosystem in Tamil Nadu' calls for regulatory reforms, while referring to well received schemes in states like Gujarat, Odisha, Kerala, etc.

100 words, 10 minutes & a shot at funding. Founders pitch their ideas at IIT-Madras’s Sangam 2025

From early detection of cervical cancer to converting petrol vehicles into electric, 20 start-up founders pitch their ideas at an innovation summit, looking to attract investors.

Can diabetes be ‘reversed’ and who is the ideal candidate? What doctors, health-tech firms say

Research suggests Type 2 diabetes can be 'reversed' early on, but doctors stress importance of healthy habits & say health-tech startups' programmes should be approached cautiously.

‘Unusually heavy’ bag, ready to sit through snarl — Goa driver’s ‘suspicion’ of CEO held for son’s murder

Cops suspect Bengaluru-based Suchana Seth of having 'pre-planned' her son's alleged murder. Her estranged husband had visited the child a week before, it is learnt.

2 empty bottles found, Goa cops probe if Suchana Seth fed her son cough syrup before ‘smothering’ him

AI startup founder has been repeating that the boy died in his sleep during questioning, ThePrint has learnt. She is currently in police custody.

Start-up CEO held for ‘killing’ 4-year-old son, tells police she was ‘estranged from husband’

Suchana Seth, the 39-year-old CEO of Mindful AI Lab, allegedly killed her minor son in Goa and then travelled with the body to neighbouring Karnataka, from where she was arrested by Goa police.

Telcos urge TRAI to ignore start-ups’ objections as tussle over network usage fee for OTTs continues

OTT apps allegedly misled startups into signing joint letter in which they asked it not to side with the telcos, Cellular Operators Association of India alleges.

Push for women, access to critical minerals: Top science officer on govt’s deep-tech start-up policy

Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Sood talks about consultations for the newly drafted National Deep-Tech Start-up Policy, and why a push for start-ups' development is important.

Tech-based transport’s teething troubles in Bengaluru: Autos vs bike taxis, gaps in govt policy

The city's auto rickshaw drivers are crying foul against the government for 'allowing' bike taxis in Bengaluru, which they say are snatching away their livelihood.

New Indian platforms are teaching women the most difficult thing — how to network

Platforms like Leap.club, Sheroes and Kool Kanya are building exclusive hybrid communities for women across demographics and fields to network, upskill and find jobs.

On Camera

If there are many intellectuals in society, we should be nervous: PG Mavalankar

On 30 October 1979, political scientist PG Mavalankar delivered an address at the 14th AD Shroff Memorial Lecture in Bombay, outlining the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals in society.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.