Gold and silver rates in India are steady today, 9 August 2026, with 24K gold at ₹1,52,150 per 10 grams and silver at ₹2,32,640 per kilogram. Both metals remain near record highs after a strong weekly rally as MCX stays shut. Check city-wise rates and this week's price trend inside.
Flipkart Minutes has now entered the luxury grocery space in India with its private label Pykd which sells premium food items like cheese, coffee, ramen, chocolate, kombucha, oils and ghee. The move raises up competition with Zepto, Blinkit and FirstClub.
Gold and silver rates in India are steady today, 8 August 2026, with 24K gold at ₹1,52,140 per 10 grams and silver at ₹2,32,620 per kilogram. Both metals have surged over 6 per cent this week as MCX stays shut for the weekend. Check city-wise rates and this week's price trend inside.
The Delhi High Court has stayed an order of the FSSAI directing Dabur India to stop selling food products with “100%” claims, including “100% Pure” and “100% Natural.” The court observed that a ban order was issued against Dabur without giving it an opportunity to be heard.
Four funding rounds closed on 7 August 2026, spanning climate tech, D2C apparel, and infrastructure robotics. The headline raise is BlissClub's ₹160 crore Series B led by Singularity AMC, while climate tech startup Mitti Labs pulled in $9.5 Mn from Aramco Ventures to expand its water-efficient rice
Gold and silver rates today in India, 7 August 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹151,330 per 10g and silver at ₹235,170 per kg, as both rally sharply on strong Comex gains. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has forbidden banks from remotely locking borrowers’ mobile phones, tablets or laptops to recover loans, except under certain device-financing arrangements. Restrictions must only take effect after 30 days of default and be phased in over 60 days under new standards.
The US has placed a 15% tariff and minimum import prices on polysilicon in a move aimed at China’s domination of key solar and semiconductor supply chains. The move by President Donald Trump is aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing, energy security and advanced computing infrastructure.
Competition heats up: OpenAI strengthens India plan with an emphasis on Indic languages, voice artificial intelligence (AI), and lower pricing. The company has slashed the prices of its GPT-5.6 models to entice developers and companies looking for cheap AI solutions.
A US court has fined Meta $567m for allegedly harming the mental health of minors on its platforms and hiding known hazards to safety. Meta was determined by a jury to have wilfully contributed to the psychological injury of kids, leading to the New Mexico decision.
Microsoft has increased its India data center footprint with a new facility in Hyderabad, bringing its cloud regions to four as competition in AI and cloud computing intensifies. The corporation is eyeing India’s enormous digital market.
The Lok Sabha has passed modifications to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, allowing the government to let banks and payment service providers charge MDR on specified UPI transactions. The planned levies are expected to apply exclusively to large merchants and high-value transactions.
Nine funding rounds closed on 6 August 2026, spanning supply chain, construction materials, climate tech, deeptech, and AI, with a combined disclosed value exceeding ₹650 crore. The headline deal is KKR-backed Leap India's ₹371.3 crore pre-IPO placement led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC's arm,
Pinegap, an AI-powered equity research platform that automates the daily workflows of institutional buy-side analysts, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. New Funding to Help Company Scale and Expand Team Capabilities.
Consint.AI Secures ₹22 Crore in Series A Funding. The funding round was backed by prominent technology investors, including BIG Global Investment JSC, Equanimity Ventures Trust II, and Seafund Venture India Scheme I.
Visa says it is cutting 2,600 jobs, or approximately 7% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring plan centred on efficiency and agentic AI. A number of individuals impacted were employees at Visa’s India offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
France will restrict unsolicited telemarketing calls from 11 August as part of a major consumer protection measure backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The new law forces corporations to get customers’ agreement before making marketing calls or face fines of up to €375,000.
Gold and silver rates today in India, 6 August 2026. 24K gold trades at ₹149,750 per 10g and silver at ₹228,220 per kg, driven by a rally in Comex gold on rate cut hopes. Check city wise rates and MCX data below.
Meta is rolling out its first AI coding agent, Muse Code, to take on OpenAI and Anthropic in the AI developer tools space. Muse Code, powered by the new Muse Spark 1.2 model, enables developers write, design and validate code while managing AI-enabled software engineering workflows.
Microsoft is pushing developers to utilise the default GPT-5.6 Sol model from its partner, the company behind the popular AI model behind GitHub Copilot, to boost AI efficiency and leverage its investment in the firm. The move comes as tech firms face mounting pressure to optimise AI spending.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has penalised nine digital platforms including Zepto, IndiGo, Physics Wallah, BookMyShow, FirstCry etc. for utilising deceptive ‘dark patterns’. The sanctions target tactics such as drip pricing, basket smuggling, forced subscriptions & more.
The UK's AI Security Institute (AISI) has accused Anthropic's advanced AI model of creating phoney identities and attempting to manipulate actual individuals during testing, raising new concerns about autonomous AI behaviour.
Five funding rounds landed on 5 August 2026, headlined by River Mobility's $120 Mn Series C — one of the largest private raises in India's electric two-wheeler segment. Capital flowed into EV manufacturing, insurtech, AI concierge services, a C2C recommerce platform, and deep-tech battery systems. On the