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India’s Uber-rival BluSmart appears to suspend service in wake of EV loan probe

BluSmart, India’s all-electric cab-hailing startup that was once seen as an emerging rival to Uber, appears to have suspended service in some cities just as the country’s market regulator launched a probe into Gensol Engineering, the publicly listed company that shares two of its co-founders. The cab service, which had been operating in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, […]

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Elevate your leadership with AI: IIM Indore’s digital transformation programme

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore’s Certificate Programme in Digital Transformation and AI for Leaders is designed to equip professionals with the expertise needed to navigate the evolving digital landscape. Here’s how you can gain future-ready skills, unlock data-driven decision-making, and transform your career with this online course.

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Apple might import more iPhones from India to sidestep China tariffs

Apple is considering importing more iPhones from India to sidestep the 54% additional tariffs on goods imported from China that U.S. president Donald Trump announced last week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources. The company sees this as a short-term measure while it seeks to negotiate with the Trump administration to get an […]

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Promoter-led companies retaining non-executive directors, chairpersons for guidance, boardroom decision making

Guenter Butschek, former CEO of Tata Motors, has been made a non-executive, non-independent director at the company. Bharat Puri, who recently retired as MD of Pidilite, has been retained as a non-executive, nonindependent director. Former Jaguar Land Rover CEO Thierry Yves Henri Bollore is now non-executive chairman of group company Tata AtoComp. HK Agarwal, former MD of Grasim Industries, is an advisor to the company board.

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Truecaller now has over 450M monthly active users

The caller identity app Truecaller said that it crossed the 450 million user mark earlier this week. The company said that it added 50 million users in the past 10 months and 15.5 million users since the beginning of 2025. India is the company’s biggest user base. So it wasn’t surprising when Truecaller promoted chief […]

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Fintech Biz2X plans to hire 200 professionals across various roles in FY26

Biz2X plans to hire over 200 professionals in India across AI, data science, engineering, and more in the next financial year. Their AI-led expansion aims to develop real-time credit models and integrate a dynamic risk assessment system for SMEs. Biz2X is also working with regulators to promote standardized AI-based risk assessment models for financial institutions.

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Skills that will keep you ahead in 2025 – and why they matter

LinkedIn's Skills on the Rise 2025 list highlights the evolving skill demands in India, where companies are seeking a mix of creativity, problem-solving, and strategic thinking alongside technical expertise. As AI transforms the workplace, 95% of Indian C-suite leaders say AI skills are crucial, with a focus on AI literacy and Large Language Models.