MeitY has given an in-principle approval for setting up an Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AI-CoE) at Bhubaneswar, Odisha to be executed by STPI. The industry partner will be Blue Cloud Softech Solutions, which is planning to invest INR 4 crore in the center.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has fined Rapido INR 10 lakh for adopting dark patterns that allegedly nudged users into paying higher rates. The authority found tactics such as “Confirm Shaming” and “Interface Interference” on Rapido’s ride-booking interface.
OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are in discussions about potentially collaborating on AI safety guidelines as concerns mount about the perils of developing artificial intelligence.
Canva has teamed up with Reliance Jio to provide qualified Jio members with free access to Canva Pro or Canva Pro Lite for up to 12 months. The INR 399 Jio plan will feature Canva Pro while the INR 349 plan and select 2GB-per-day plans would have Canva Pro Lite.
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Gaurav Munjal is the co-founder and CEO of Unacademy. Explore his biography, age, education, wife, entrepreneurial journey, investments, Unacademy valuation and the company's 2026 acquisition by upGrad.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 15 September 2026. Flam raises $40 million, SEBI greenlights Fibe's INR 750 crore IPO, and Darwinbox gets a follow-on investment from Teachers' Venture Growth.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 15 September 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹151,170 per 10g and silver at ₹231,250 per kg, both easing further as Comex slips for a third straight day. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
The 22-member UPI & Services Steering Committee under NPCI is anticipated to take a decision on MDR charges for some UPI transactions exceeding INR 2,000. The suggested fees are aimed at helping UPI remain financially sustainable and invest in its infrastructure, cybersecurity and fraud prevention.
You spent years thinking about the company. The cap table and the runway. Then the deal closes and the problem changes shape overnight. The money is now yours personally, and almost nothing about running a startup prepared you to hold it. StartupTalky covers the sell side in depth, from term
Instagram now runs almost entirely on video, and saving a clip for later has become as routine as liking it. Creators pull a Reel apart frame by frame for inspiration, marketers keep a folder of competitor content to track what is trending, and everyday users save a recipe or a
Accenture is paying $25 million to settle US government charges over its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) recruiting and promotion practices. The settlement with the US Department of Justice includes civil penalties and interest but does not imply an admission of wrongdoing.
Samsung has invested $231 million in Dutch AI chipmaker Euclyd as demand for alternatives to Nvidia GPUs rises. Euclyd has funded €200 million in a Series Funding to create AI inference processors that cut energy use and data-centre costs.
Online video has become central to how people learn, create, communicate, and consume information. As audiences increasingly move between platforms and devices, the demand for simpler ways to access publicly available media has created opportunities for lightweight, browser-based tools. The Problem Behind Modern Online Video Access * The internet has made
Google DeepMind has chosen four Indian firms - Climitra Carbon, Terrastack, Farmers for Forests and Varaha Climate - for its first-ever AI for the Planet accelerator. The program is supporting 16 organisations around the Asia-Pacific to use AI and advanced technologies to address climate issues.
India's pharmaceutical industry has come a long way since its early days of producing generic drugs for the world. Today, the country is home to some of the largest and most innovative pharmaceutical companies in the world. According to the Indian Economic Survey 2021, the domestic market is
Meta will submit suspected cases of child sexual abuse to law authorities, as India escalates its assault on social media sites over kid safety online. The corporation will also raise concerns through the I4C and will work with authorities to tackle harmful content.
The RBI has recommended a 60-day restriction on temporary bank account holds in relation to cyber-enabled financial theft in its draft KYC Amendment Directions, 2026. Banks would have to say to clients look at what they say and pass on suspicions of money mule activity to the authorities.
Oracle has started another wave of layoffs as it steps up expenditure on artificial intelligence infrastructure. The layoffs follow a 13% drop in the company’s employment in FY26 that reduced its headcount to around 141,000 personnel.
Every Engineers' Day, the familiar tributes return: engineering breakthroughs, college memories and tributes to Sir M. Visvesvaraya. But engineering itself is changing fast. AI can now write code. New tools and frameworks arrive constantly. Companies have access to more data and computing power than ever before. Yet many of
Solar Industries will be acquiring South Africa-based Omnia Holdings through its step down company Solar SA Investments in an all cash deal valued at over INR 12,951 crore. Mining, agriculture, fertilisers and industrial explosives are the areas of activity for Omnia in 23 countries.
One funding round closed on 14 September 2026 in the fashion-tech space. Arkam Ventures and Antler led the round. The raise is UniqYou's INR 15.8 crore seed round to build its AI-led fashion platform for women shoppers. Away from funding, PwC India and PwC US launched a
24K gold is trading at ₹150,750 per 10 grams today, sliding sharply after a rough session that has wiped out most of the past week's gains in a single day. Silver has fallen even harder, dropping to ₹230,110 per kilogram in one of its steepest single
Airtel and Jio have urged the TRAI to direct Vodafone Idea (Vi) to investigate the charges of unfair trade practices and file a report. Telecom rivals also want stronger rules on fraudulent client acquisition practices related to mobile number portability (MNP).
Amazon is extending its India logistics network with 150 last-mile delivery locations, 20 fulfilment centers and six sort centers ahead of the festive shopping season. The development is part of its approximately INR 2,800 crore investment in infrastructure and operations.
PwC India and PwC US are entering into a joint venture to combine PwC India’s consulting business with PwC US’s acceleration centers in India. The planned JV will employ about 40,000 people and will be owned 49.9% by PwC India and 50.1% by PwC US.
Essar Group has bought UK petrol station operator SGN Retail, which has 118 outlets, to add to its existing fuel retail network. The acquisition will see Essar Energy Transition Retail’s UK petrol stations increase to 235 as the firm seeks 800 locations by 2031.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has emphasised that AI should be for the good of humanity and under human control. He urged for ethical AI development, wider access to technology and a balance between open-source and closed-source models.
Luminous Power Technologies to invest INR 2,000 crore over 5 years to accelerate expansion, expand solar & energy storage companies The firm is establishing a 1.2 GW solar cell manufacturing unit in Odisha and a 500 MWh lithium-ion battery facility in Himachal Pradesh.
Welcome to StartupTalky’s 2026 US funding updates. This article offers a clear and structured overview of the latest investment activity in the United States throughout the year. Our weekly funding tables, updated regularly, track how much funding companies have raised, the industries they operate in, key investors involved, and
Gold holds at ₹153,250 per 10g and silver at ₹234,670 per kg across Indian cities on Sunday, 13 September 2026, with MCX closed for the weekend. Here are the full rates and weekly trends.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 12 September 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹153,240 per 10g and silver at ₹234,650 per kg, both unchanged as MCX and bullion associations stay shut for the weekend. Check city wise rates and last traded MCX data below.
Ultraviolette Automotive will invest INR 779 crore to establish a new BIGGA Factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu to increase its electric car manufacturing capability. The plant is expected to produce 250,000 vehicles a year initially, with capacity for 500,000 units as demand increases.
In an age where monarchies have largely given way to democracies, the idea of a prince might seem like a relic of the past. Yet, a few continue to carry the legacy of their royal lineage with grace and purpose, blending tradition with modernity. While often born into privilege, these
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 11 September 2026. Popo Global raises INR 532 crore, Flipkart Minutes clocks 4X growth in two years, and Flipkart launches AI shopping agents through Super.money.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 11 September 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹152,650 per 10g and silver at ₹233,120 per kg, both slipping further as Comex weakens. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
Flipkart’s finance platform Super.money is introducing AI agents capable of shopping on Flipkart themselves and buying gold when prices hit certain levels. The company aims to expand these agents to bill payments and investments, giving 20% of its IT budget to agentic AI.
Anthropic warned of potential misuse of its AI models, including the Claude series, for developing missiles, conducting cyber-espionage and surveillance activities. The business said it had broken up an alleged enterprise in northern Yemen that employed Claude.
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply within 10 days on deadline for food warning labels on packaged products The proposed labels would highlight items rich in added sugar, salt and saturated fat as concerns about food safety and public health mount.
Google announces five new efforts in India to help the country’s climate goals by merging AI, renewable power and climate technologies. Initiatives include a 150 MW solar project in Rajasthan with ReNew Power, rooftop solar intelligence on 300 million structures and more
India has modified its Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 to increase transparency and address dark patterns, misleading offers, search manipulation, and undeclared sponsored listings.
Vidit Aatrey co-founded Meesho with Sanjeev Barnwal after spotting an opportunity to bring small businesses and consumers online. Here’s his journey from IIT Delhi and ITC to building and leading Meesho.
HDFC Bank gets a legal reprieve as Bahrain High Civil Court throws down all 7 investor cases relating to Credit Suisse Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds. The investors had sued the bank of carelessness, deception and inadequate disclosure over their bond transactions.
The Delhi High Court has blocked home-care company Beco from launching an advertising campaign against Hindustan Unilever's Vim and Surf Excel products. HUL took on Beco’s #WarOnWhatsHidden campaign, arguing that it was portraying its products as a physical hazard.
Amazon tightened its internal food safety measures after officials in Karnataka detected food goods with expired and improper labels at two units in Bengaluru. Medicines reportedly held without a valid licence were also seized by officials.
Flipkart is trialling its “Eat In” meal delivery service among employees in Bengaluru as it looks to foray into online food shopping. The Walmart-backed company is also testing a separate Flipkart Minutes app with limited consumers ahead of a larger launch before the Big Billion Days sale.
Aadit Palicha went from a Stanford dropout to co-founding Zepto, one of India's biggest quick-commerce startups. Explore his education, family, career, net worth, Zepto journey and latest 2026 updates.
Axis Bank is speeding up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to promote company growth but is cutting down the rate of hiring new staff. The lender has a net headcount of nearly 101,000 employees, down 3% after adding 400 branches in FY26.
From giving up Cambridge to building Super 30, Anand Kumar's journey is one of perseverance and purpose. Explore his education, personal life, Super 30 success, awards and latest 2026 initiative, Super Infinity.
The CCI has completed its antitrust probe into Google’s rules for real money gaming applications, stating that regulatory reforms had changed the market drastically. The examination follows a complaint by WinZO Games in 2022 that stated Google exploited its leading position.
Qualcomm has given Amazon rights to purchase 25 million Qualcomm shares worth $4 billion, as part of a new cooperation with AWS to develop customised data center chips. The transaction boosts Qualcomm’s push into AI infrastructure, especially inference, and raises competition with Nvidia.
Swish, the full-stack, vertically integrated food delivery platform that delivers fresh food to consumers in 10 minutes, today announced that it has raised $24 million in funding led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), with participation from existing investors Accel, Bain Capital Ventures and Hara Global. The fundraise comes as Swish
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 10 September 2026. Swish raises $24 million, the government tightens ecommerce rules ahead of the festive season, and RentoMojo's IPO is subscribed 1.97X on day 1.
Paytm is entering the artificial intelligence industry with Pi, an AI agent platform for banks and insurers in India and the UAE. Trained on Paytm’s financial and consumer data, Pi is capable of assisting in sales, customer service, fraud detection, credit evaluation and insurance claims.
Singapore has maintained its support for Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India, notwithstanding the increasing public scrutiny of the carrier’s financial woes. Temasek owns 25.1% of Air India via Singapore Airlines.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 9 September 2026. QNu Labs raises INR 200 crore, Carrum Mobility raises $10 million from Uber, and Flipkart tests its food delivery service Eat In.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 9 September 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹154,070 per 10g and silver at ₹240,100 per kg, both edging higher as Comex and MCX firm up. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
NCPCR has summoned Meta India’s Managing Director and Head on charges that Instagram is running adverts promoting Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM). Child rights body opens official investigation after BBC Eye report and Meta’s response.
Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) is selling a 5.54% interest to a consortium that includes Alpha Wave Global, Temasek, Premji Invest and funds managed by BlackRock for INR 9,825 crore ($1 billion). The transaction values AAHL at some $18 billion before the investment.
From a ₹1 crore job offer to SUGAR Cosmetics and Shark Tank India, Vineeta Singh's journey is inspiring. Explore her success, challenges, net worth and latest updates.
Meta has launched a new AI agent, called Muse, that can access apps and do things like write emails, plan flights, make payments and manage calendars. Muse, first made available in the US through WhatsApp and a custom application, may operate standalone on cloud-hosted virtual computers.
The US Department of Labour has temporarily put a hold on Cognizant’s PERM green-card filings amid the Trump administration's crackdown on alleged fraud involving H-1B and permanent labour certifications. That suspension bars Cognisant from filing fresh PERM applications.
JSW Group and Skoda Volkswagen India have inked an MoU to develop a strategic joint venture to bolster Volkswagen's foothold in India. The alliance might increase local sourcing, manufacturing, product development and electric car localisation.
QNu Labs has raised ₹200 crore led by the National Quantum Mission and Speciale Invest, a single round larger than everything it raised in the previous decade. Filed accounts show ₹40.5 crore of revenue in FY2025, up 64%.
Marmalade has raised ₹6 crore from individual backers including Amrut Distilleries' COO for Brightside Craft Whiskey, a smoother whiskey aimed at younger drinkers. Its ₹5 crore ARR is a run rate, which works out at roughly ₹42 lakh of sales in September.
Sahil Barua is the co-founder and CEO of Delhivery. Explore his education, career, investments, Ecom Express acquisition and latest 2026 updates.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 8 September 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹153,570 per 10g and silver at ₹239,010 per kg, both edging higher even as Comex gold slips. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 8 September 2026. Circolife raises $4.5 million, Udaan acquires Swiggy-owned LYNK in a INR 500 crore deal, and Jio targets a 2027 satellite test launch.
Kuku Technologies will hire 1,000 personnel to build its AI-powered content creation unit by the end of the financial year. The startup plans to leverage its AI Storytelling Stack to speed up micro-drama creation, reduce expenses by 30-50% and ramp up output for Indian and global markets.
ARC has raised ₹10.5 crore in pre-seed funding led by Chimera VC and MIXI Global Investments to build ARC X1, a handheld games console with its own operating system. That is roughly $1.2 million to do hardware and software at once.
Cryptocurrency was built around decentralization, but businesses operating in the crypto economy increasingly have to answer a very traditional question: who is the customer? For exchanges, custodial wallets, crypto payment services, lending platforms, and other virtual asset businesses, KYC in crypto has become a central part of regulatory compliance and
Reliance Jio is gearing up to enter India’s satellite internet business and intends to launch its first test satellite in September 2027. Jio has applied for slots from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for satellite launches and has received the green signal from IN-SPACe.
TCS has bagged a Rs 122.6 crore contract to construct an AI-enabled governance platform for the Odisha government, called OSWAS 3.0. TCS DigiBOLT will include workflow automation, analytics, security and digital services as part of the six-year project.
IRDAI has levied a penalty of Rs 1 crore on ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company for violation of outsourcing practices and corporate governance requirements. The penalty comes after an examination by IRDAI and show-cause notices in 2024.
Discover 50 interesting facts about famous brands, from surprising origins and hidden stories to unusual products and business decisions that shaped some of the world’s biggest companies.
ANI has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the judgement to refuse interim relief in its copyright suit against OpenAI for using news articles to train its AI model, ChatGPT. The appeal was scheduled before a Division Bench on Sep 8, 2026, but the hearing was adjourned to Sep 14.
Udaan has purchased Swiggy-owned LYNK in a share-swap deal worth INR 500 crore, bolstering its B2B retail distribution network in major Indian regions. An additional investment of INR 75 crore will provide Swiggy a 3.2% ownership in Udaan.
Samsung India has began dismissing employees in its television and home appliance divisions. About 80–100 executives have reportedly been asked to quit, due to rising memory chip prices, greater raw material costs, currency depreciation and decreasing customer demand.
Welcome to StartupTalky’s 2026 Indian startup funding updates. This article provides a clear and easy overview of the latest startup funding news in India throughout the year. Our weekly funding tables, updated regularly, track how much funding each startup has raised, the sectors they operate in, the key investors
Motorola’s journey from a mobile phone pioneer to a struggling brand is a powerful business lesson. Explore how missed innovations, software gaps, leadership challenges, and rising competition shaped Motorola’s downfall, and what happened next.
India's first kaftan-only brand grows from a single idea to 1000+ SKUs, four categories, a Hyderabad flagship and global fulfilment and now targets the 21–34 "homebody generation"
HerSpace, which builds and runs accommodation for factory workers, says it is in advanced talks for $40 million from Gray Matters Capital. That would take the investor's commitment to $50 million over 30 months, and the two share a founder.
Swiggy has introduced a 24x7 food safety helpline and an in-app “Food Safety” channel to enable customers report any concerns about their orders. Customers can raise complaints, attach photographs and monitor cases using ticket numbers.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to shed up to 4,000 jobs over the next two years as part of a £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) cost-cutting makeover. Tata Motors’ premium manufacturer is facing more competition from Chinese rivals, U.S. tariffs and a recent cyberattack.
Hyundai Motor India aims to raise its women workforce to 20 per cent by 2030, boosting its diversity, equity and inclusion policy. Women today make up more than 8% of the company’s senior workforce of more than 4,000, while roughly 45% of its 2026 Management and Engineer Trainees were women.
The FSSAI has suspended the licenses of Kailash Formulation and Sanecure Water Project based in West Bengal after inspections uncovered major food safety, hygiene and sanitation violations. Concerns raised over the Sanecure Water Project included bug infestations, poor sanitation and more.
Sugar Cosmetics raised fresh capital at a valuation roughly 80% below its 2022 peak. The founders reportedly paid some salaries personally. The cause: an offline retail expansion that outran the revenue to support it.
According to the TRAI data, BSNL attracted 68,560 net wireless subscribers in Haryana in July 2026, outpacing Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel in the addition of mobile subscribers. The state-owned telecom operator contributed over half of the total net additions of subscribers in Haryana.
Modern Bazaar halves store network as quick-commerce platforms transform India’s retail space. With a revenue of roughly INR 250 crore, the Delhi-NCR-based luxury grocery chain has down-sized its branches to around 14 and is now concentrating on the smaller Express stores.
Adani Defence & Aerospace has entered into a five-year arrangement with Indo-Russian Rifles Pvt Ltd for the supply of Made-in-India 7.62x39mm ammunition for the AK-203 assault rifles. The arrangement intends to boost India’s domestic military industry ecosystem.
India has an ancient clothing design history and is referred to as a prominent and emerging fashion industry. In ancient times who thought that there would be an industry that would produce an annual revenue of $165 billion? A handful of skillful designers existed before the 1980s, and one of
Ultrahuman turned its first profit in FY25, on a 5X revenue surge to ₹565 crore, the same year a US patent ruling banned its ring from its biggest market. Here's how a food-delivery founder built a health-tech brand that's now suing Oura back.
Rejected by 33 investors before their first cheque, Sangeet Agrawal and Navin Parwal built Mokobara into a ₹230 crore D2C luggage brand — here's the funding timeline, the financials, and the design bet behind it.
Ola Electric is building its first dealer-led stores across seven states as it transitions away from its own stores to company-led outlets. The EV producer is planning to have 500 dealerships around the country in two quarters to boost local sales and service.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 4 September 2026. Ultrahuman raises $70 million, ESDS Software lists at a 76% premium, and RentoMojo sets its IPO price band.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 4 September 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹155,290 per 10g and silver at ₹240,510 per kg, both easing slightly as Comex dips from recent highs. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
President William Ruto has directed Tata Chemicals to cease operations in Kenya, intensifying a row over its Magadi soda ash company in Kajiado County. The company had been functioning in the region for decades but had not generated enough local economic value, said Ruto.
Meta has released Muse Spark 1.3, an improved AI agent that emphasises improved coding, instruction-following and longer-running processes. The concept enhances multitasking, memory, tool use and decision-making, while decreasing superfluous interactions.
The Aditya Birla Group has forayed into the wires and cables business in India with an investment of INR 1,800 crore through its Ultravolt brand. The Gujarat-based facility will enable pan India distribution to over one lakh shops across 500 districts and 6,000 pin codes.
What does it really take to become a successful founder? Jimmy James shares lessons from building PlantShop.ae and explains why young entrepreneurs need less theory and more action, customer feedback, and real-world execution.
India’s top medicines regulator has cancelled three import registrations of Korean cosmetics importer Skintl Enterprises for labelling and warehousing irregularities. The company was found to be utilising wrong registration numbers, keeping products without necessary license etc.