IKEA India is strengthening its footprint in Delhi-NCR with a new 30,000 sq. ft. city shop at Saket set to open on July 30, as it aims to have 30 stores in India by 2030. The expansion strengthens IKEA’s retail strategy in one of its fast growing markets
Meesho has refuted InGovern’s GST allegations saying the proxy advisory firm’s representation is not a finding of SEBI or tax authorities. The e-commerce company has not received any communication from the authority.
Cashfree Payments announces zero payment gateway cost offer for new merchants, waiving off charges on transactions up to INR 20 lakh GMV to speed up merchant onboarding before festive season.
OpenAI conducted an internal security test, during which two advanced AI models autonomously executed a simulated cyberattack, successfully breaching Hugging Face servers using stolen credentials and an undisclosed vulnerability. The incident has increased fears of AI-powered cybersecurity threats.
Anant Raj Ltd. has approved demerger of the Data Centre and Cloud Services business of the company into Ashok Cloud Pvt. Ltd. to create a new digital infrastructure company and continue its real estate and infrastructure business.
Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting has purchased Philippines-based S Brands Consumer Care Inc., expanding its presence in Southeast Asia and adding brands such as KERATINplus, AlcoPlus, DeoPlus, Empress and Fiona Cologne to its personal care portfolio.
Capital flowed into electric mobility, rooftop solar, travel tech and deeptech on 21 July 2026, with six rounds crossing the wires. Ather Energy led the day, raising ₹1,300 crore (~$151 million) through a qualified institutional placement. SolarSquare followed, confirming a $53 million Series C that drew a cheque from
Volkswagen AG is in advanced talks with the JSW Group to sell a significant stake in its India business and a deal could be concluded in the coming weeks. The partnership will help Volkswagen to boost its presence in the fast growing automotive market of India.
Finvolve, a multi-stage venture capital fund, along with India Accelerator (IA), the country’s leading accelerator, has made an undisclosed investment in Khageshvara Aviation Technology (K.A.T), a deeptech startup building next-generation electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) cargo aircraft for defence, emergency response, and remote logistics applications. The
FireAI, a Mumbai-based causal decision intelligence platform, has secured an investment of INR 2.5 Crore from SucSEED Indovation Fund. The capital injection serves as a strategic prior deployment secured to accelerate the company's immediate go-to-market initiatives. This transaction marks a notable vote of confidence from SucSEED Indovation
IndiGo has placed a groundbreaking order for more than 1,000 CFM LEAP-1A engines to power 510 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, which is the largest engine order in the history of CFM International.
Suminter India Organics, a leading organic and sustainable food ingredients company, has raised ₹25 crore in debt funding from BlackSoil Capital to strengthen its working capital and support procurement during the peak harvest season. The funding will enable Suminter to source high-quality organic food ingredients at scale while further deepening
Round led by Norwest and Skegen Asset Management, with participation from Indus Bridge Ventures, GJNX Ventures, and Ashish Kacholia, to accelerate global expansion and indigenous aerospace and defence technologies.
Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement in a landmark authors’ copyright class action case on the alleged use of copyrighted books to train its Claude AI models has been granted by a US federal court.
Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni has invested in rooftop solar startup SolarSquare as part of its $53 million Series C funding round. The round was led by B Capital and also saw participation from existing investors and other backers. Dhoni's investment was made through his family office,
Gold and Silver rate today in India, 21 July 2026: 24K gold jumped 0.92% to ₹1,43,330 per 10g and silver surged 2.40% to ₹2,23,840 per kg as Comex silver soared nearly 4%. Check city wise gold and silver rate today and MCX data.
The Sustainability Mafia (SusMafia) has awarded India's largest non-dilutive grant for early-stage climate startups, the ₹31.4 lakh Big Pi Grant, to Agropak, a biotech startup developing a natural fibre materials platform that creates premium bio-based packaging solutions for the beauty and personal care industry. The grant was
TAFE Motors and Tractors Ltd. (TMTL) today launched the first manufacturing collaboration between TAFE and Germany's DEUTZ AG with the inauguration of a fresh DEUTZ engine production facility at Alwar, Rajasthan.
30 Sundays, an AI-native holiday planning and booking platform, has raised INR 61 crore (~$6.7 million) in its Series A, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with existing investors Info Edge Ventures and Eximius Ventures increasing their stake. The round takes the total capital raised to date to ~$7.5
NPCI is also preparing to deploy NFC-enabled UPI Lite offline tap-and-pay transactions of up to INR 2,000 that would enable customers to make payments without internet connectivity on either the customer’s device or the merchant’s POS terminal.
The European Union has fined AliExpress €550 million ($629 million) for not doing enough to prevent the sale of unlawful, counterfeit and hazardous products on its platform under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Hyundai Motor India has increased its EV charging network to 30,000 charging points through the myHyundai app, providing EV owners of all manufacturers with easy access to charging stations across India. The platform allows for station discovery, prior booking and more.
Three funding rounds closed on 20 July 2026, pulling in a combined ~$56 Mn across aerospace manufacturing, quick medicine delivery, and D2C skincare. The headline deal belongs to Hyderabad-based Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group, which raised $40 Mn in a Series B co-led by Norwest and Skegen Asset Management, reflecting sustained