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UPI Gets MDR Makeover After a decade of free UPI payments, NPCI will now impose an MDR for select high-value

IPO-bound NODWIN Gaming has launched NODWIN Sports, a mainstream sports vertical focused on developing sporting properties, mass-participation events, and commercial

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has urged the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations to set up

New-age tech stocks delivered a mixed performance this week as weakness in the broader equity market kept investor sentiment cautious.

Eternals food delivery arm Zomato has begun charging an additional Pay on delivery fee on some cash-on-delivery (COD) orders, with

Startup funding activity rebounded back sharply in the second week of September. Between September 7 and September 11, Indian startups

EaseMyTrip cofounder and chairman Nishant Pitti has pledged 34.51 Cr shares of the online travel aggregator, worth 211.9 Cr, to

ESDS Software Solution extended its post-listing surge into a sixth consecutive trading session today, with its shares touching the upper

Electric two-wheeler (E2W) maker Ultraviolette Automotive is set to raise an additional 373.04 Cr as part of its ongoing Series

Online furniture and appliance rental platform RentoMojos IPO was subscribed 17.18X by 13:27 IST on the final day of bidding

Fintech major PhonePe has reportedly shut down its engineering office in the US, winding down a four year-old team. Sources

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

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

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

The Indian startup ecosystem continued to mature in FY26, with 22 new-age tech companies making their public market debut as

Listed EV maker Ola Electrics board has approved a fresh fundraise of up to 1,500 Cr, three months after the

OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest frontier model, in a bid to push into AI systems that can use

SaaS major Wingify has appointed former Dayforce APAC CFO Mehernaz Dalal its new CFO, effective immediately. Dalal most recently has

Healthcare supply chain startup DocPharma has raised $2 Mn (19 Cr) in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Equentis,

August turned out to be yet another eventful month for the Indian startup ecosystem. The month marked multiple mega rounds,

Fintech soonicorn Niyo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the forex and cross-border payments business of listed financial services

Bengaluru-based startup Alteon has raised $2.5 Mn (about 24 Cr) in a pre-seed round led by Lachy Groom, with participation

Clean tech startup Zenergize, which manufactures chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), has raised $4 Mn (nearly 38 Cr) in its

Amid growing concerns over analogue paneer, Zomato has announced a zero-tolerance policy against the sale of dishes containing analogue dairy

EV maker Ather Energy launched its new Konarc electric scooter at its annual Community Day today. Starting at 99,999, the

Indian startup funding activity took a minor hit in the last week of August. Twenty three startups managed to raise

Update | August 29, 01:54 AM IST Hours after Sandhya Devanathan said that she had stepped down as the India

Ahead of the commencement of the bidding for its public issue on August 31, Pernias Pop Up Shop parent Purple

Over a month after Hero MotoCorps board approved an investment in Ather Energy, the auto giant has now bought 1.18

Global investment firm Alpha Wave has offloaded nearly 1.92 Cr shares or 7.78% stake in MSME-focused NBFC Aye Finance via

Defence tech startup Sanlayan Technologies turned profitable in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), as acquisitions helped it scale its portfolio

The Race To Make Drugs In Space For decades, microgravity research was largely about discovering how matter behaved beyond Earth.

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Micromax Informatics has announced the launch of a family office, with a corpus of 250 Cr

Growws early backer Ribbit Capital has offloaded a cumulative 11.31 Cr shares via two bulk deals today, as per NSE

Amazon, Flipkart Tighten Seller Rules With the festive season just around the corner, Indias ecommerce giants appear to be shifting

Weeks after announcing fresh capital raise, EV manufacturer Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has secured an additional 50 Cr ($5.2 Mn)

Global retail giant Walmart said that ecommerce major Flipkarts ad vertical drove its global advertising business in the second quarter

Indias Evolving D2C Landscape Indias consumer ecosystem is undergoing a reset, driven by instant gratification and algorithmic execution. Speaking at

For D2C consumer brand Hammer Lifestyle, quick commerce is not a channel for replicating its entire ecommerce catalogue. Instead, the

Data center network company CtrlS DataCentres has raised 250 Cr (about $26.1 Mn) in equity funding from Zerodha cofounder Nikhil

Online ticketing and entertainment platform BookMyShow has signed definitive agreements with global investment firm KKR for the latter to acquire

At Swiggys 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the foodtech giants shareholders voted to cap its aggregate foreign ownership at 49.5%