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Indias ecommerce platforms clocked around Rs 24,000 crore in sales in the first two days of festive season sales, with mobile phones leading by value. Redseer estimates that 6-6.5 crore shoppers participated, with fashion, electronics and appliances also seeing strong demand.

At TechSparks 2026, Google Clouds Rajesh Shewani will show how businesses can turn Geminis capabilities into enterprise advantage.

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Lateral Sparks, the weekly quiz from YourStory, tests your domain knowledge, business acumen, and lateral thinking skills (see the previous edition here). In this 252nd edition of the quiz, we present issues tackled by real-life entrepreneurs in their startup journeys. What would you do if you wer

With mere two days to go, YourStorys flagship summit adds speakers from AI, enterprise technology, aviation, policymaking, diplomacy and entertainment to its conversations around The New Tech Order.

Launched in Patna and developed with DPIIT and Startup India, YourStory's ShuruKar is a nationwide initiative that combines AI tools, founder mentorship, and local networks to help aspiring entrepreneurs move from identifying a problem to finding their first customer.

Nat Habit said it will use this funding towards expansion of its product portfolio, expanding distribution reach, and manufacturing facilities.

The scheme aims to facilitate startups access to various departments of the Uttar Pradesh government.

Both ecommerce platforms reported record day-one activity, driven by shoppers in non-metro markets. Amazon recorded a 100% year-on-year increase in products ordered, while Flipkart reported peak traffic of 6.3 million concurrent users per minute.

On World Mental Health Day, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explains how AI, screen time and meditation affect creativity, mental wellbeing and human connection.

As of October 9, the website had received more than 2,70,000 signatures, most of them from Brazil. Portugal, Ireland and Paraguay were among the other countries represented.

In this photo essay from Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi, we showcase highlights from an exhibition with 270 artworks from across India.

Venture capital funding into Indian startups recorded a sharp decline in the second week of October and this was primarily due to absence of large deals.

Nasscom emphasised that Indian IT companies operate in more than 80 countries and have always been compliant with local regulations.

Orkut Bykkkten has invited people to sign a petition calling for a new social network focused on real connection, and genuine belonging. More than 2,70,000 people had signed up as of October 9.

NABARDs venture capital arm has announced the first close of its second fund to back early- and growth-stage rural and agritech startups despite a broader funding slowdown in the sector.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, October 9, 2026.

Indias festive sale showdown sees Amazon and Flipkart racing to dominate non-metro markets, relying on instant quick-commerce deliveries, no-cost financing, and targeted AI tools to turn record traffic into sales.

Juspay reported a 30% year-on-year increase in FY26 revenue to Rs 664 crore, driven by global expansion and scaling daily transaction volumes, while strategic investments in AI infrastructure widened its net loss.

The company said the investment will support NeoGrowth's next phase of growth as it looks to expand access to credit for MSMEs, strengthen its digital lending capabilities and deepen its market presence.

Tata Consultancy Services has registered a 15% rise in net profit and an 11.2% growth in revenue for the second quarter of the fiscal. In other news, the National Commission for Womens guidelines for the safety of women passengers seek to make safety a shared responsibility of all stakeholders.

The most powerful derisker is not a fund at all. It is a customer. A Rs 200 crore procurement commitment from the defence, space or railways sectors does more for a series B round than a Rs 200 crore grant, because it validates revenue rather than science.

The US government is suspending applications for permanent residency of foreign workers by companies including Microsoft, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, and HCLTech, over allege abuse of the process.

According to the State of Mind: The Startup Ecosystem study, more employees scored at or below the wellbeing threshold, compared to investors, ecosystem supporters, and founders.

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The design-led lifestyle-tech brand will use the funding for retail expansion, R&D, brand building, and possible international expansion.

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YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, October 8 , 2026.

Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026 to be held from 3 to 5 November 2026 at The Lalit Ashok Bengaluru under the theme Workforce 2030: Scale, Systems, Synergy Bengaluru, 07 October 2026: The Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka, today announced

The minister said the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Council has accepted India's proposal to host the Plenipotentiary Conference in 2030.

Globally, the company said, it actioned 33.2 million such items on Facebook and Instagram between January and June, with over 97% found proactively.

The government's statement came after Elon Musk's allegation that certain oligarchs have blocked his company's satellite communication services in India to maintain their monopoly in the country.