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Tata Motors PV drops all-new Tata Punch that rivals SUVs from a class above
The 2026 Tata Punch is available in six variants—Smart, Pure, Pure+, Adventure, Accomplished and Accomplished + S—with prices ranging from ₹5.59-8.99 lakh.
Infosys Q3 preview: Five signals to watch out for in results of India's IT bellwether Wednesday
As Salil Parekh marks eight years at the helm and Infosys heads into Q3 earnings, investors will track demand signals, AI monetization and margin pressures amid subdued tech spending.
How Fery Rides is making commuting safer for women
Operating with a fully electric fleet in Gurugram, Fery Rides is India's first women-led mobility platform offering bike taxis and cabs driven exclusively by women.
Liquidnitro Games Bags $19.1 Mn To Accelerate Global Expansion
Gaming startup Liquidnitro Games has raised $19.1 Mn (INR 172.4 Cr) in a Series A round led by Northpoint Capital,…
Analysts hail logistics ‘cheat code’ powering Meesho’s value commerce engine
Meesho’s logistics arm, Valmo, which is already India’s largest shipper by volume, is resetting cost economics for mass-market ecommerce without trying to replace traditional 3PLs. Analysts expect it to further reduce Meesho’s per-order fulfillment cost, making selling sub-Rs 200 products viable.
Navigating private credit: Funds, terms, and execution
Raising private credit isn’t about storytelling, it’s about precision. Part 2 is a tactical guide to approaching lenders, structuring deals, negotiating terms, and avoiding the covenants and triggers that quietly strip founders of control.
Understanding private credit for startups: When and how to use it
Private credit in India is no longer a last resort, but used without discipline, it can cost founders control faster than dilution ever would.
Behind the Unraveling of Apple’s Credit-Card Partnership With Goldman Sachs
After more than two years of negotiations, one of the biggest credit-card deals of all time will see Goldman replaced by JPMorgan on the Apple credit card.
India bonds fall after Bloomberg holds off including them in global bond index
Bloomberg Index Services defers inclusion of India government bonds and says would update the review by mid-2026.
Layoffs news: Meta, BlackRock, Citigroup to fire hundreds of employees — and it's just the first month of 2026
At least three major US-based companies have planned mass layoffs in January, reports suggest. This comes as a continuation of job losses since last years, where thousands of employees were let go across companies and industries.
Apple opts for Google Gemini to power Siri in multi-billion dollar AI deal
The Apple-Google Gemini deal for AI technology and Siri chatbot is seen as a big win for Alphabet over Sam Altman's OpenAI and ChatGPT in the global AI race.
IAI NEUSPHERE is back with Cohort 2 to collaborate with and accelerate Indian deeptech startups
Building on the momentum of its inaugural cohort, Cohort 2 of NEUSPHERE has opened its doors to Indian deeptech startups, offering them an opportunity to co-create cutting-edge solutions, accelerate growth, and unlock global innovation opportunities.
Elevation Capital-backed AI stylist Alle shuts shop
,Alle Co-founder Prateek Agarwal said the decision to shut down the company was taken in October last year after failing to find a viable business model despite six pivots.
Sukino raises $31M in Series B funding to scale post-hospital care across cities
The funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners comes at a time when investors are increasingly betting on a under-penetrated but growing segment of India’s healthcare system: post-discharge rehabilitation and recovery.
AWS’ Olivier Klein talks AI; Betting on India’s next consumer giants
Meanwhile, President Trump’s erratic policy changes are causing harm to credit card companies, after he called for a 10%, one-year cap on credit card interest rates. As bank stocks slid on Monday, credit card processors Visa and Mastercard were both down about 3% each.
Deeptech in energy: How AI is extending battery life and financial trust
Deeptech solutions are building trust by reducing uncertainty around cost and battery performance. This is likely to further accelerate EV adoption across the country. by Ashwin Shankar, Founder, BatteryPool Imagine a delivery agent on a sunny day in Nagpur, waiting outside a grocery store. He i
Ex-Lazard Banker’s Insider Tips Reaped $41 Million Haul, US Says
A former dealmaker at Lazard Ltd., one of Wall Street’s most prominent investment banks, is accused by US authorities of feeding tips on health-care deals to a friend’s network of insider traders, who generated $41 million of illicit profits.
Alphabet’s rise to $4 trillion cements status as AI trade winner
Trade tensions weigh on PE deal closures
Former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick named Meta's president
TCS revenue falls 3%, HCL’s rises 5% in Q3
Sensex swings 1,000 pts from day’s low on trade deal hopes
Apple signs multi-year deal with Google to finally fix Siri with Gemini: Here’s what you need to know
