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India will need hundreds of semiconductor companies to build a globally competitive chip ecosystem, as the country looks to move
UPI is one of the cheapest ways for Indian merchants to collect digital payments. Now, the economics of Indias biggest
UPI Gets MDR Makeover After a decade of free UPI payments, NPCI will now impose an MDR for select high-value
Indias AI story is moving beyond models, and the next quest is about how AI is being deployed, integrated into
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of 10 Lakh on ride unicorn Rapido for misleading advertisements,
Foodtech unicorn Rebel Foods managed to cut its net loss for the fiscal year FY26 by 16.3% to 281.8 Cr
IPO-bound NODWIN Gaming has launched NODWIN Sports, a mainstream sports vertical focused on developing sporting properties, mass-participation events, and commercial
Tech giant Google has picked four Indian startups as part of its debut AI focused accelerator Google DeepMind Accelerator: AI
Weeks after suspending production of select cars in India, Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is now reportedly eyeing the development of
The seemingly unstoppable rally in ESDS Software Solution continued today, with the stock hitting the upper circuit for the fifth
D2C fashion and accessories startup Theater has raised 75 Cr (around $7.8 Mn) in a Series A funding round led
Global Fintech Fest 2026 Kicks Off Indian startups basked in the spotlight as the Global Fintech Festival 2026 kicked off
Smartphone maker Apple yesterday unveiled its first foldable smartphone, called iPhone Duo, at its flagship Surprise and Shine event in
Ola Electrics FY26 annual report disclosed another suspected employee fraud at its wholly owned subsidiary Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd
Noida-based sustainable critical mineral producer LOHUM claims to have become first Indian company to start lithium operations globally, announcing the
At the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai, UPI operator NPCI announced a series of digital infrastructure initiatives to
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today launched Face Auth SDK & Sandbox, a set of software tools and
Walmart-backed fintech major PhonePe has partnered with global card network Visa to launch three cardless payment solutions for consumers and
The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) has issued notices to 15 offshore virtual digital asset (VDA) service providers for non-compliance with
SaaS soonicorn Whatfix has appointed its cofounder Vara Kumar Namburu as chief executive, shortly after the unfortunate passing of cofounder
Climatetech startup Circolife has netted $4.5 Mn (around 40.45 Cr) in a pre-Series A round led by Polycab Indias joint
Dronetech startup AVPL International parent AITMC Ventures reported a net profit of 14.2 Cr in the fiscal year FY26, a
Voice AI startup Navana.ai has raised 40 Cr ($4.2 Mn) in a Series A funding round led by existing investor
Ola Electric Wants More Money Barely three months after its 780 Cr QIP, Ola Electric is back again in the
Adding to the central push of opening the space sector to the public, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is
Reiterating the Central governments bullishness on Indias space segment, Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi today met with founders and
Shares of Turtlemint rose as much as 5.7% to hit an intraday high of 152.80 apiece on the BSE after
Online travel aggregator EaseMyTrip (EMT) slipped into the red in the June quarter of the financial year 2026-27 (Q1 FY27),
IPO-bound consumer appliances startup Atomberg has joined hands with Tata-owned Voltas to manufacture compressors for room air conditioners (ACs) in
Update | August 14, 19:45 IST Shiprockets public issue closed with an oversubscription of 99.38X, with investors bidding for 938.53
Mobility unicorn Rapido has secured the cab aggregator licence from the Karnataka State Transport Authority. Granted under the Karnataka On-Demand
Investment firm Mirae Asset Venture Investments (MAVI) India has marked the first close of its second fund at 1,125 Cr
Former Dyson India MD Ankit Jain is working on a startup focused on building premium consumer appliances, sources told Inc42.
D2C home-cleaning startup Scrubsy has raised 27 Cr ($3 Mn) in a seed round led by V3 Ventures. Founded in

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