Clinics On Cloud raised INR 120 crore and five more startups closed rounds, as Affle agreed to buy Perion and UPI hit a record 25.47 billion transactions.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 2 November 2026. Silver rebounds 1.42% to ₹182,010 per kg while 24K gold edges up to ₹138,970 per 10g, but both remain well below last month's levels. Check city-wise rates and MCX data below.
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UPI transactions in India hit a record 25.47 billion in October 2026, up 5.8% month-on-month, while transaction value jumped 7.4% to INR 31.53 lakh crore, NPCI said. The average daily transaction value also topped INR 1 lakh crore for the first time.
Pune healthtech Clinics On Cloud has raised ₹120 crore (about $12.5 million) in Series A funding from Dubai-based Model42 at a ₹600 crore valuation, to expand from the UAE.
Affle has agreed to buy Israeli adtech company Perion in an all-cash deal valued at more than $420 million, offering shareholders $11.70 per share, a 34.5% premium. Affle’s purchase intends to grow its CPCU business in developed regions by merging Perion’s digital advertising footprint.
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Sagar Dash, founder of the Armstrong Exchange, was arrested by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in an alleged online betting and money laundering fraud. The probe includes suspected shell businesses, mule bank accounts and crypto currency transactions.
Flipkart is also piloting ‘Flipkart for Earth’, a curated portal for premium, healthier, toxin-free and sustainable products across categories. The move is a sign of growing demand for specialised products in India’s rapid commerce space.
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Flipkart is preparing to introduce ‘Flipkart for Earth’, a curated program of premium, healthier, toxin-free and sustainable products spanning categories including food, apparel, home and technology. The move comes amid rising demand for specialised services in India’s rapid commerce market.
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AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) has initiated an inquiry into a possible data leak from a Salesforce-hosted platform that houses auto loan client data. The hacker gang, ScarlettGroup, has claimed to have accessed sensitive data like Aadhaar, PAN, KYC documents and financial information.
NGEL has started the commercial operations of 95.6 MW of the Kalasar Solar Energy Project located at Bikaner, Rajasthan with effect from 30th October, 2026. With this increase, the overall installed capacity of NTPC Group is 91,668 MW and NGEL’s commercial capacity is 90,588 MW.
On Oct. 29, Binance revealed a large security breach and blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis estimated losses at around $5.912 billion. The crypto exchange froze more than $3 billion in assets, temporarily stopped deposits and withdrawals and said it was cooperating with law enforcement.
DoorDash has reached a $17 bn agreement to acquire Instacart’s parent company, Maplebear Inc., for $65 a share in a deal that would help bolster its grocery delivery operation. The transaction was announced on Oct 29.
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Walmart has initiated a probe into alleged kickbacks of over INR 150 crore by certain employees at Flipkart, according to various media reports. Vendors were allegedly bribing employees in the smartphone and luggage divisions with favours in exchange for favourable marketplace treatment.
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Indian military startup IG military has inked an MoU with Oman-based MSA Global to investigate co-development and localisation of advanced defence systems for Oman and the wider GCC region. The planned alliance will look at three indigenous platforms including KAL, BAJ and JWALA.
Alphabet saw its market worth fall by more than $500 bn as its shares slumped 13% on the back of poor 3rd-quarter earnings. Google Search & advertising revenue that fell short of expectations, sparking fears of rising AI competition from ChatGPT, Claude & other platforms.
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Zorit raised INR 27 crore and two more startups closed rounds, as Delhivery and PB Fintech posted higher Q2 profits and SEBI cleared Atomberg's IPO.
Ace Blend raised $9.91 million and seven more startups closed rounds, as Shadowfax and Pine Labs posted strong Q2 profits and the Cabinet cleared an INR 10,000 crore container scheme.
Freshworks has bought Israel-based AI firm Robusta Dev, adding AI-powered incident investigation capabilities to its Freshservice IT service management platform. The technology employs AI agents to examine monitoring data to detect outage core causes.
Rahul Sharma co-founded Micromax, once a leading Indian smartphone brand. In 2026, his business focus includes electronics manufacturing through Bhagwati Products and memory technology through MiPhi Semiconductors.
Innodata, AI services provider headquartered in the US, is said to have chopped approximately 550 jobs in India and the Philippines, the layoffs occurred on October 26. Affected personnel said they were abruptly locked out of business computers and then sent surprise emails of termination.
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Carlsberg India has submitted a revised draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) to the capital markets regulator SEBI for its proposed IPO, which will include an offer of sale of up to 8.64 crore shares by promoter South Asian Breweries. The public offering does not involve any new issuing of shares.
The Union Cabinet approved the Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (CMPS) with a financial outlay of INR 10,000 cr to boost the container manufacturing industry in India up to FY 2039-40. The plan intends to increase the domestic production capacity to 7.5 lakh TEUs per annum.
On October 28, Amazon cut 250 jobs, most of them in software development positions within its devices division, which makes Kindle e-readers and Echo smart speakers. Affected personnel were notified by text message and early morning email.
PhysicsWallah School of Startups (PW SoS) joins hands with DPIIT & Startup India to bolster India’s startup environment, especially in Tier 2 and 3 cities & rural areas. The 2-year partnership will provide entrepreneurs with incubation, seed cash, access to investors etc.
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Simplismart raised $14 million and three more startups closed rounds, as Jio Platforms listed at a 21% premium and Hitesh Oberoi stepped down as Info Edge CEO.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 28 October 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹144,290 per 10g and silver at ₹196,060 per kg, both dipping slightly as Comex slips. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
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Bengaluru-based AI infrastructure startup Simplismart has raised $14 million in a Series B funding round led by Dallas Venture Capital (DVC), with participation from NVIDIA, Accel, Shastra VC and Micromax. The all-primary round values the company at around $100 million. Founded in 2022 by Amritanshu Jain and Devansh
A week after its public launch, Maasi has raised ₹6 crore to train and place nannies in Bengaluru. Its website says background checks start after a family selects a caregiver, and the weekly growth rate sits on a base of 1,200 parents.
Amazon and Tata Motors are combining to put 3,000 electric vehicles on the road across India, beginning in Delhi for the festive season. The rollout will include light and medium duty electric trucks for city deliveries and longer freight routes.
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The founders sold Aldun in January and launched dubdub two months later. The seed backs a trivia app with 20,000 downloads, a retention claim without a number and no stated revenue model.
Rotoris says 2,100 watches sold out in days. At the prices on its website that is roughly ₹13 crore to ₹27 crore of sales, and the round's own figures do not match at today's exchange rate.
Eight funding rounds closed on 27 October 2026. Cent raised $15 million, and SoftBank cut its stake in Ola Electric by 1.2%.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 27 October 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹142,850 per 10g and silver at ₹194,010 per kg, both falling as yesterday's rebound fades. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
Cent's Series A is three times its seed and partly debt. The research on scanning people without symptoms is divided, and the company's own scan count has two definitions in circulation.
The Supreme Court has asked the Center to reply to a plea filed by the DNPA against portions of the DPDP Act and Rules. The petition says that data protection rules could curtail press freedom, investigative journalism, source confidentiality and the right to information.
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Indian AI startup Sarvam has signed a 5-year deal with the MoD to create AI applications for the Army, Navy and Air Force. Sarvam will create AI tools for military operations, training, decision making, target acquisition and sensor to shooter data fusion under the MoU with HQ IDS
Meta wants to raise $95 billion for infrastructure for AI and superintelligence projects, including data centers and building AI agents. It will first issue $35 billion via underwritten public offerings, and then $60 billion via an at-the-market programme.
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Blackstone is expanding its India operations and global capabilities by opening its first Global Capability Center (GCC) outside the US in Bengaluru. The center will assist financial, technology, legal, compliance and human resources departments and will collaborate with Blackstone’s global teams.
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Microsoft is providing voluntary leave incentives to about 60,000 employees in the US, Canada, India and the UK as it seeks to balance staff expenses against increasing spending on AI infrastructure. The program is intended for selected personnel and follows previous staff cutbacks.
The seed round backs an Indian quantum dot infrared chip with no public prototype data yet. onsemi has already bought a US rival, and another Indian startup raised on the same import-substitution case four days earlier.
Anthropic has filed for a US IPO and plans to issue its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq under the ticker “ANT.” The producer of Claude posted first-half 2026 revenue at $16.3 billion, up 14 times year-on-year, buoyed by booming enterprise demand.
Five funding rounds closed on 26 October 2026. Matiks raised $10 million, and Ather Energy turned profitable in Q2 FY27.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 26 October 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹143,460 per 10g and silver at ₹196,850 per kg, both rebounding as Comex rises, though Fed rate fears cap gains. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
Bucketlistt.com has raised Rs. 7.6 crore in a seed round led by Kairon Capital, with participation from Titan Capital, Divisa Family Office and Kunal Popat. Bucketlistt.com helps travellers discover and book verified travel experiences, from skydiving in Mt. Abu to front-row seats at the Ganga Aarti
India has revised the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, to allow OEM built flex-fuel vehicles to operate on E85 and E100 ethanol. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 23 October 2026 notified new testing, certification and emission criteria for high-ethanol automobiles.
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CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX has raised $40 billion in debt financing to buy AI chips, with money coming in the first and second quarters of 2027. The money will be used mostly to purchase GPUs as SpaceX grows its artificial intelligence business.
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Nokia has signed a five year deal with L&T Technology Services (LTTS) for engineering and R&D support in India. As part of the arrangement, LTTS will set up an Offshore Development Center and a dedicated engineering team.
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Eternal’s District is looking into specialised live-event spaces as a way to lower concert expenses, and protect its business against AI-driven booking disruption. The company is in discussions with governments and possible partners to build event infrastructure in major Indian cities.
Eternal, the parent company of Blinkit and Zomato, has ruled out selling its own-brand products on its quick-commerce platform and will instead focus on third-party brands. Heavy investment is required by private labels, said CEO Albinder Dhindsa.
IBM India has acquired a 10-year lease for 2.83 lakh sq ft in Bagmane Solarium City in the Whitefield-Brookefield district of Bengaluru. The lease comes with a monthly rent of INR 2.49 crore from February 2026 and a 15% hike every three years.
Firstwork raised $15 million, and Konwert closed a pre-Series A round, as Tonbo Imaging and Zetwerk made their market debuts and Swiggy shares fell 16% after Q2.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 23 October 2026. 24K gold slips 0.35% to ₹143,130 per 10g and silver falls 2.16% to ₹196,050 per kg, dropping below ₹200,000. Check city-wise rates and MCX data below.
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India’s government intends to bring in SIM-binding laws for WhatsApp, Telegram and other phone-number-based messaging apps from Jan 1, 2027, to reduce cyber fraud and misuse of mobile numbers. The proposed framework requires that the user keeps the registered SIM or eSIM active to continue access.
Chinese energy storage firm Sigenergy forms a JV with Failte Energy of India to invest $250 mn in India, With this investment, JV will set up production facilities for inverter and battery energy storage systems. Sigenergy plans to launch its inverter plant by the second quarter of 2027.
Swiggy wants to move Instamart to an inventory-led strategy in the next three quarters, which could enhance working capital by 8-10 days and increase contribution margins by 80 basis points. The move will offer Instamart more say over price, product selection and availability.
Vikram Solar will commission production at its 9 GW N-type TOPCon solar cell plant in Gangaikondan, Tamil Nadu, in December 2026. The factory is expected to be commissioned in phases and is intended to lessen India’s reliance on imported solar cells.
OpenAI is apparently planning to raise about $30 billion from investors and has dropped its valuation aim by $150 billion to $1.25 trillion. The increased valuation comes as the growing scrutiny over AI spending, infrastructure expenses and long-term profitability.
Barclays is planning to shed 5,000 positions, or 5% of its staff, in an AI-driven cost-cutting move. The UK bank wants to use technology and automation to save fixed expenses and over 60 per cent of the employment being cut are support activities.
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CureBay raised INR 100 crore and four more startups closed rounds, as Swiggy's Q2 loss narrowed 16% and Jio Platforms' IPO crossed three times subscription.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 22 October 2026. 24K gold falls 1.33% to ₹144,420 per 10g and silver drops 2.80% to ₹203,650 per kg as rising oil prices stoke inflation worries. Check city-wise rates and MCX data below.
ndian automaker Force Motors has teamed up with Rosmerta Auto Recycling to provide authorised vehicle scrapping and recycling in India. The cooperation would assist Force Motors customers to dispose of end-of-life vehicles with proper documentation, depollution, dismantling and material recovery.
Anthropic has released its proactive AI agent Claude Duet, which is designed to automate tasks across connected apps and function in the background. It is offered as a study preview for US-based Claude Pro and Max subscribers and connects with email, calendars and business applications.
Nestle India has responded to an FSSAI notice asking for scientific evidence to back the Lactogen Pro 1 label claim that its whey protein is “easy to digest”. The food regulator is tightening the scrutiny on health and nutrition claims especially in case of infant food products.
Shiprocket has forayed into the **food delivery market** with its fastrr platform, in partnership with Vegorama Group, which runs Bikkgane Biryani and Punjabi Angithi. The direct-ordering concept is designed to help restaurants cut aggregator commissions.
KENT RO Systems has joined the renewable energy sector of India by investing INR 250 crore to set up a lithium battery and inverter facility in Noida. Its new division, Kent New Energy, will start with 3.5 GWh of capacity and target 10 GWh in six months.
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion penalties for breaching consumer protection and user data privacy regulations. It determined Meta deceived users about safeguarding their personal information, following enquiries stemming from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
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Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, wants to internationally debut its privacy-focused AI helper Dark.AI by the end of 2026. Founder Deepinder Goyal said the platform is for customers who want to have private talks, do sensitive research and make secret requests.
AuxoAI raised $20.7 million and three more startups closed rounds, as Jio Platforms opened India's biggest IPO and Eternal's Q2 profit rose 92%.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 21 October 2026. 24K gold slips 0.16% to ₹146,570 per 10g and silver falls 0.80% to ₹210,250 per kg, now down more than 12% in a month. Check city-wise rates and MCX data below.