If the IPO happens, investors will not just be buying into an AI chatbot company. They will be buying into a business that sits at the centre of the global artificial intelligence race, burns billions of dollars annually on computing infrastructure and carries one of the highest private valuations ever recorded
Foreign portfolio investors have net sold more than $22bn in local assets since late February, a figure that has already surpassed outflows from previous cyclical downturns
The last such exercise was conducted in June 2023, when the Bengaluru-based company repurchased shares worth ₹12,000 crore between June 22 and June 30
A candy gift, a social media storm and a penny stock rally with no business link — the Parle Industries surge is reviving questions around whether India is witnessing its own meme-stock moment
The Centre and Trai are reportedly examining Bharti Airtel’s Priority Postpaid service to check whether its use of 5G network slicing complies with India’s net neutrality principles
Today, the company is reportedly in talks to raise $30 billion at a valuation of $900 billion, a figure that would place it ahead of rival OpenAI, currently valued at around $852 billion
Unlike rivals who have pursued aggressive city-level expansion, Zepto has adopted a strategy centred on market density and operational efficiency
Bilateral ties on strong upswing with 5,000 Indians in Estonia's e-residency programme, 1,000+ Indian companies registered; digital tech, AI, and agriculture trade set to surge as 93% of Indian shipments get duty-free EU access
India plans major incentives for commercial EVs amid rising energy security and oil import concerns
Legacy conglomerates and start-ups must sit up and take notice of the $13trn global opportunity that may come knocking by 2030 in consumption by the youth. It might be time for India to capitalise on this opportunity and create a global FMCG powerhouse
Tata Consumer Products managing director Sunil D’Souza is steering the $300bn conglomerate’s ambitions to create an FMCG bellwether to rival HUL, ITC and Nestle India
Sunil D’Souza, MD and CEO, Tata Consumer Products (TCPL) was handed decades-old tea and salt businesses to create a fast-moving consumer giant. Six years on, he tells Yuthika Bhargava and Vikash Tripathi how TCPL now stands with the ‘big boys’ of the space
As inflation rises and wages stagnate, India’s contract workers are struggling to survive. Protests across industrial hubs like Noida reflect growing frustration over low pay and job insecurity
After a record year, Santosh Iyer, managing director and chief executive, Mercedes-Benz India, speaks to Yuthika Bhargava on sustaining growth amid rising costs and changing demand. From pricing pressures to younger buyers, he discusses what is shaping the luxury-car market
Private equity investors in India’s IT services are taking a hard look at their portfolios as IPO markets turn selective and AI disrupts the sector
Capital of many stripes—with varying risk appetites and return expectations—is entering different layers of India’s nascent AI data-centre ecosystem
India’s space-tech start-ups face revenue challenges as weak corporate demand and delayed government procurement hinder monetisation and scaling
Priya Donti, assistant professor, MIT, and co-founder and chair of the non-profit Climate Change AI, talks to Nabodita Ganguly about how AI can help fight climate change, collect data for climate-tech start-ups and more. Edited excerpts
A new research paper finds that districts more exposed to a contraction in microfinance lending saw a decline in education outcomes, highlighting the deep links between financial systems and social development
A quick-service restaurant chain, Nothing Before Coffee, is redefining how small cities and towns experience the café culture
From a small unit in Delhi to a global presence, Jaquar has grown into a dominant player in India’s organised faucets market, driven by rising consumer demand and a strong family-led vision
If the IPO happens, investors will not just be buying into an AI chatbot company. They will be buying into a business that sits at the centre of the global artificial intelligence race, burns billions of dollars annually on computing infrastructure and carries one of the highest private valuations ever recorded
India’s deep tech moment is real but without strong business fundamentals, even the most advanced innovations risk failing to scale
AI is lifting productivity and compressing effort-based billing, challenging the growth model behind India’s $224-billion IT industry
