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U.S. firm Blackbaud plans second Hyderabad office, eyes 1,000 headcount

U.S. firm Blackbaud plans second Hyderabad office, eyes 1,000 headcount

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Rajiv Gajria, managing director, Blackbaud India | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT U.S. software solutions provider Blackbaud — whose focus is on the non-profit sector and had in November, 2025, formally opened its India office in Hyderabad — plans to expand its footprint in the city with a second office in the Financial District. “We’re now about 700 people at HITEC City and set to launch our new site in the Financial District soon. Over the next 12-18 months, between the two sites, we expect to have a headcount of 1,000 people, if not more, driving a lot of our global work out of India,” said Rajiv Gajria, vice president and managing director of Blackbaud India. While the immediate focus is on strengthening its India capabilities, the company would also like to evaluate the country as a potential market for its products. “There is a lot of opportunity here. But for now, the focus is on building capabilities in India,” he said in an interaction recently. Blackbaud narrowed down on Hyderabad for its India centre. “India …

Trainer aircraft of private firm crashes near Baramati airstrip; no casualty reported

Trainer aircraft of private firm crashes near Baramati airstrip; no casualty reported

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A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crashed near the Baramati airstrip around 12.30 p.m. on August 9, 2026. Credit: X/@ians_india A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crashed near the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Sunday (August 9, 2026), police said. No casualties were reported, they said. According to police, the crash occurred at around 12.30 p.m. “The incident took place near the airstrip. We are investigating whether the aircraft developed a technical snag or if there were any other technical problems. It is too early to comment on anything,” a senior police official said. More details awaited. Published – August 09, 2026 02:08 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

IIT Madras incubated deep tech firm Solinas Integrity raises funds for expansion

IIT Madras incubated deep tech firm Solinas Integrity raises funds for expansion

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Solinas Integrity, an IIT Madras incubated climate deep tech and robotics company based at the IIT Madras Research Park, has secured $5.5 million in a Series A1 funding round led by Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures and co-led by Mela Ventures, with participation from the Luthra Group. Existing investor SBI Ventures, through the SVL-SME Fund, doubled down on its position, alongside continued backing from Rainmatter and 8X Ventures Fund I. The round follows Solinas’s Series A, led by SBI Ventures through the SVL-SME Fund (Neev II) in May 2024. Kumbhat Advisors, led by Akash Sethia, served as Exclusive Financial Advisor to the transaction. Solinas will use the fresh capital to scale aggressively and deepen its penetration in existing markets while expanding into new states and municipal corporations across India and building out its international footprint with a strategic focus on the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Founded by Divanshu Kumar and Moinak Banerjee, Solinas builds robotics and AI systems that inspect, clean, and digitize underground water and wastewater infrastructure, solving problems of water leakages, contamination & elimination of manual scavenging. …

Delhi HC restrains Bihar real estate firm from using ‘Nintendo’ in company name

Delhi HC restrains Bihar real estate firm from using ‘Nintendo’ in company name

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Nintendo submitted that it discovered in November 2025 that a company registered in Patna had incorporated itself as ‘Nintendo India Private Limited’ | Photo Credit: AP The Delhi High Court has restrained a Bihar-based real estate company from using the name “Nintendo”, holding that it infringes the trademark rights of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo Co. Ltd.. Justice Jyoti Singh passed an interim order in favour of Nintendo Co. Ltd. on July 29 after finding that it is likely to mislead the public into believing that the real estate company is associated with the global video game maker. Nintendo Co. Ltd., in its suit, stated that it was founded in Japan in 1889 and now a globally recognised developer and publisher of video games and gaming consoles, with registered trademark rights over the coined mark ‘NINTENDO’. The company argued that the mark enjoys extensive reputation worldwide and in India through products such as the Nintendo Switch, Game Boy, Super Mario Bros., Pokémon and Donkey Kong franchises. Nintendo submitted that it discovered in November 2025 that a …

IIT Madras incubated deep tech firm Solinas Integrity raises funds for expansion

Four booked for cheating pharma firm manager of ₹26 lakh with promise of PDO job

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A job racket promising appointments as Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs) in the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department has come to light after a senior manager of a private pharmaceutical company allegedly lost ₹26 lakh to fraudsters. According to a complaint filed at the Vidhana Soudha Police Station, the victim, a senior manager at a private pharmaceutical company in Whitefield, alleged that the accused convinced him they could secure a PDO post through their political and bureaucratic contacts. The police said the prime accused, Santosh Hosamani, came into contact with him in December 2024 and claimed to be working in the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) with strong links to Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) officials. He initially demanded ₹50 lakh for the job and allegedly collected ₹26 lakh in instalments. When the appointment order did not materialise, the complainant questioned the accused. To keep him convinced, another person identifying himself as Rao allegedly called the victim several times from a landline number purportedly linked to the KPSC office and assured him that …

Swelling crowds, defiant mood as protest stays firm at Jantar Mantar

Swelling crowds, defiant mood as protest stays firm at Jantar Mantar

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Protest at Jantar Mantar Even as activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike and a delegation of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held a second round of talks with the central government on Friday, the mood at Jantar Mantar Road remained defiant. The main protest site was jam-packed, with people by evening waiting between 50 and 100 minutes in a serpentine queue that stretched to the Janpath metro station on Tolstoy Marg. New Delhi, India – July 24, 2026: CJP supporters gather during protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (Hindustan Times/Sanjeev Verma) Delegations large and small, including lawyers, NGO workers, farmer unions, and groups from neighbouring states, arrived carrying banners and placards to record their presence. Pankaj Singh, a resident of Rohini, said he had to wait for two hours before he could enter the site. “I felt like I was missing out on something historic, so I had to come. I’ve seen the reels of police violence. They mistreated wrestlers earlier, too. The government handles every issue …

‘Boss scam’: How a Microsoft Teams message almost cost a Pune firm Rs 2 cr | Pune News

‘Boss scam’: How a Microsoft Teams message almost cost a Pune firm Rs 2 cr | Pune News

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4 min readPuneJul 19, 2026 06:20 PM IST When the chief financial officer (CFO) of an Italian engineering company in Pune received a message from its chief executive officer (CEO) on Microsoft Teams, her immediate response was to do as asked—transfer Rs 56 lakh to two accounts. But when the second direction came the next morning—to urgently transfer Rs 1.5 crore—things did not feel right for her. A timely check then limited the financial loss to Rs 56 lakh. The Italy-headquartered firm was targeted in a whale phishing attack—or what the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) calls the “boss scam”. The Pimpri-Chinchwad police have launched an investigation. As per the FIR registered at the cybercrime police station, the 49-year-old CFO was working from home on the morning of July 13 when she received a message from a profile carrying the name and photo of the firm’s Italian CEO. The message said the CEO was busy with a government project and that Rs 56 lakh needed to be transferred to two accounts. She grew …

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi ‘disgusted’ by insurance firm for not covering her hospital costs; ICICI Lombard responds

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi ‘disgusted’ by insurance firm for not covering her hospital costs; ICICI Lombard responds

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Actor-singer Suchitra Krishnamoorthi publicly slammed ICICI Lombard on X (formerly Twitter) for allegedly rejecting her claim to cover her hospitalisation. Explaining what happened, the actor threatened to ‘expose the fraud’ and went back and forth with the insurance firm on social media. She also claimed that she was called a ‘liar’ despite explaining the situation to them. Suchitra Krishnamoorthi stated that she’s suffering from acidity and ulcers. Suchitra Krishnamoorthi slams insurance firm Suchitra took to her X late on Wednesday to state that she is unable to sleep due to acidity and ulcers. “Its 1.45 am and i cant sleep bec of severe acidity. I have ulcers,” she wrote. The actor then called out the insurance firm, writing, “And the last time my ulcers threatened to burst i had to be hospitalized & guess what @icicilombard refused to cover my hospitization cost – bec i hadnt declared my ulcers at the time of taking the policy.” The actor explained why she didn’t declare her ulcers while taking the policy, stating, “But i didnt have ulcers …

IIT Madras incubated deep tech firm Solinas Integrity raises funds for expansion

Norway firm to set up India’s first river kinetic energy demo plant in Arunachal

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GUWAHATI The Arunachal Pradesh government on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway’s Tidal Sails AS to establish India’s first kinetic energy demonstration plant. A clean energy company based in Haugesund, Tidal Sails AS will help the State implement a 500 kW project to demonstrate a technology to generate electricity directly from river currents without requiring major civil infrastructure, offering an environmentally sustainable and cost-effective renewable energy solution. The agreement was signed between the Arunachal Pradesh government’s Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies and the Norwegian firm under the India-Norway Green Partnership. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Innovation Norway are supporting the project. The State’s Science and Technology Minister, Dasanglu Pul, said the agreement reflected a shared commitment to innovation, sustainability, and international cooperation for clean energy transition in Arunachal Pradesh, which has an estimated hydropower potential of 58,000 MW. “Our extensive river systems offer immense renewable energy potential. I am confident that the project would strengthen energy security while ensuring environmentally responsible utilisation of natural resources,” …

Rift in AMMA: No end to impasse in Kerala film body as rival camps hold firm

Rift in AMMA: No end to impasse in Kerala film body as rival camps hold firm

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Actor Shwetha Menon | Photo Credit: KK MUSTAFAH The warring factions in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) in Kerala appear to be in no mood to relent amidst the continuing deadlock following the stay issued by the Ernakulam Munsiff court on the functioning of the ad-hoc committee formed at the general body meeting of the actors’ body held in Kochi on June 21. The signs of a protracted legal battle emerged when actor Shwetha Menon, who had approached the court alleging that the ad-hoc committee was formed in violation of the laws of the association, opposed the plea by actor Ansiba Hassan to implead her in the case. The crisis had worsened after she announced that she would continue to remain president of the association, though she had announced her resignation at the general body meeting. Ramesh Pisharody, actor and MLA, who resigned from the post of convener of the ad-hoc committee following the court order, will inform the court that Ms. Menon could not continue exercising her powers as she had publicly …