Koushik Dutta

Bengal Boxing Foundation Holds Annual General Meeting and Elections in Kolkata on February 16, 2026

Bengal Boxing Foundation Holds Annual General Meeting and Elections in Kolkata on February 16, 2026

Koushik Dutta

The Bengal Boxing Foundation held its Annual General Meeting in Kolkata, where new office-bearers were elected unanimously in a democratic ballot. Sharad Bhutoria was ...

Bengaluru Startup HomeRun Raises ₹60 Crore to Expand 60-Minute Construction Materials Delivery

Bengaluru Startup HomeRun Raises ₹60 Crore to Expand 60-Minute Construction Materials Delivery

Koushik Dutta

HomeRun, a Bengaluru-based quick commerce startup for construction and home-improvement materials, has raised ₹60 crore in a Series A round led by Sorin Investments, ...

Yatra Promoter Sells 1.8% Stake in Bulk Deal for ₹45 Crore, Holding Drops Below 56%

Yatra Promoter Sells 1.8% Stake in Bulk Deal for ₹45 Crore, Holding Drops Below 56%

Koushik Dutta

Promoter THCL Travel Holding Cyprus Ltd sold 28.33 lakh shares of Yatra Online in a bulk deal worth about ₹45 crore, trimming its stake ...

Neysa Raises $1.2 Billion to Become Unicorn, Boosting India’s AI Infrastructure

Neysa Raises $1.2 Billion to Become Unicorn, Boosting India’s AI Infrastructure

Koushik Dutta

Mumbai-based Neysa has raised $1.2 billion in a funding round led by private equity firm Blackstone and a consortium of co-investors, propelling the generative ...

Pune Fintech Fibe Reports Strong FY25: ₹1,200 Crore Revenue and Rising Profit

Pune Fintech Fibe Reports Strong FY25: ₹1,200 Crore Revenue and Rising Profit

Koushik Dutta

Fibe, a Pune-based digital lending platform, reported robust FY25 results with operating revenue crossing ₹1,200 crore and a 13% rise in net profit, underscoring ...

Kutumb Enters Gay Dating Market with Polo App to Bolster Consumer Internet Strategy

Kutumb Enters Gay Dating Market with Polo App to Bolster Consumer Internet Strategy

Koushik Dutta

Kutumb, a Bengaluru-based social networking startup backed by Tiger Global, has quietly entered India’s online dating market with Polo, a gay dating app now ...

Global X Outage Disrupts Service for Thousands in India, US and UK

Global X Outage Disrupts Service for Thousands in India, US and UK

Koushik Dutta

Elon Musk-owned social platform X experienced a global outage on Monday that left thousands of users in multiple countries, including India, the United States ...

ValleyNXT Launches ₹400 Crore Bharat Breakthrough Fund to Accelerate AI and Defence Startups in India

ValleyNXT Launches ₹400 Crore Bharat Breakthrough Fund to Accelerate AI and Defence Startups in India

Koushik Dutta

ValleyNXT Ventures has launched the Bharat Breakthrough Fund‑I with a target corpus of ₹400 crore to back early‑stage deep‑tech startups across AI, space, defence ...

RBI Approves Rajan Bajaj as MD & CEO of Slice Small Finance Bank to Boost Digital Strategy

RBI Approves Rajan Bajaj as MD & CEO of Slice Small Finance Bank to Boost Digital Strategy

Koushik Dutta

The Reserve Bank of India has approved Rajan Bajaj as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Slice Small Finance Bank, effective February 17, ...

Millions Are Listening to

Millions Are Listening to “Yaad”: Inside the Emotional Ballad Resonating Worldwide

Koushik Dutta

Released by Desi Sangeet Music, the soulful ballad Yaad—written and sung by Seepi Jha and composed by Raaj Aashoo—has struck a chord with listeners ...

Union Cabinet approves ₹10,000 crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to boost deep tech ecosystem

Union Cabinet approves ₹10,000 crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to boost deep tech ecosystem

Koushik Dutta

The Union Cabinet has approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore to catalyse long-term ...

Ixigo Enters European Market with ₹125 Crore Acquisition of 60% Stake in Spain’s Trenes

Ixigo Enters European Market with ₹125 Crore Acquisition of 60% Stake in Spain’s Trenes

Koushik Dutta

Indian travel technology firm ixigo has agreed to buy a 60% stake in Spain’s train ticketing platform Trenes for about €11.7 million (roughly ₹125 ...

CCI Fines Intel ₹27.38 Crore, Rules Warranty Policy Unfair and Anti-Competitive

CCI Fines Intel ₹27.38 Crore, Rules Warranty Policy Unfair and Anti-Competitive

Koushik Dutta

India’s Competition Commission has fined Intel ₹27.38 crore for imposing an India‑specific warranty restriction on boxed microprocessors, finding the practice discriminatory and detrimental to ...

AvenuesAI Revenue Jumps 2.2× to ₹2,381 Crore in Q3 FY26 Driven by Payments Business

AvenuesAI Revenue Jumps 2.2× to ₹2,381 Crore in Q3 FY26 Driven by Payments Business

Koushik Dutta

Ahmedabad-based fintech firm AvenuesAI Limited reported robust Q3 results for FY26, with a 122% year-on-year rise in gross revenue to ₹2,381 crore and improved ...

Hindustan Unilever Buys OZiva for ₹824 Crore to Boost India Wellness Business

Hindustan Unilever Buys OZiva for ₹824 Crore to Boost India Wellness Business

Koushik Dutta

Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has acquired the remaining 49% stake in plant‑based nutrition brand OZiva for ₹824 crore, making the company a wholly owned ...

Hindustan Unilever Buys OZiva for ₹824 Crore to Boost India Wellness Portfolio

Hindustan Unilever Buys OZiva for ₹824 Crore to Boost India Wellness Portfolio

Koushik Dutta

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has acquired the remaining 49% stake in plant‑based nutrition brand OZiva for ₹824 crore, making the company a wholly owned ...

FirstCry parent Brainbees reports Rs 2,424 crore Q3 FY26 revenue as losses surge 2.5x due to rising costs

FirstCry parent Brainbees reports Rs 2,424 crore Q3 FY26 revenue as losses surge 2.5x due to rising costs

Koushik Dutta

Brainbees Solutions, parent of omnichannel retailer FirstCry, reported a 12% year‑on‑year rise in Q3 FY26 revenue to Rs 2,424 crore, driven by steady demand ...

Veturi Srikanth and Analogue IT Solutions Drive Growth in Tech Services

Veturi Srikanth and Analogue IT Solutions Drive Growth in Tech Services

Koushik Dutta

In Telangana’s competitive startup landscape, Veturi Srikanth turned early curiosity and a sense of responsibility into Analogue IT Solutions, a firm focused on dependable ...

USV buys 79% of Wellbeing Nutrition at ₹1,583 crore valuation to reinforce bet on India's nutraceutical market

USV buys 79% of Wellbeing Nutrition at ₹1,583 crore valuation to reinforce bet on India’s nutraceutical market

Koushik Dutta

USV Private Ltd has acquired a 79% stake in direct-to-consumer nutraceutical brand Wellbeing Nutrition for about ₹1,583 crore, in an all-cash transaction that marks ...

UKHI Raises ₹10.5 Crore Seed Round to Replace Single-Use Plastics with Biopolymer Alternatives

UKHI Raises ₹10.5 Crore Seed Round to Replace Single-Use Plastics with Biopolymer Alternatives

Koushik Dutta

UKHI, an IP-driven biopolymer and sustainable packaging startup, has raised ₹10.5 crore in a seed funding round led by Venture Catalysts, with participation from ...