Ethera, a Bengaluru-based laboratory-grown diamond jewellery brand, has raised ₹25 crore from Bluestone, which has doubled down on its investment to support the brand’s next phase of growth and expansion. The development marks a continued commitment towards scaling Ethera’s market presence. India’s lab-grown diamond jewellery market is
Funds will be used for R&D, launch of new product lines, geographical expansion in the metro cities, strengthening both online and offline market presence.
- A year-long search for a CEO comes to a halt right at Greg Foran. - Kroger shares jumped 6% in premarket trade after the news made headlines. - The company is hoping to compete with Walmart under his leadership.
- Meta is facing multiple lawsuits in the U.S. for its failure to protect children. - The cases could force major changes in social media. - YouTube, TikTok, and Snap are involved in similar cases.
India’s startup ecosystem saw significant activity on 9 February 2026, with notable funding rounds in healthcare, biotech, and wellness. Pandorum Technologies raised $18 million in Series B to expand its tissue regenerative therapies globally, while Elevate Now secured ₹18 crore to build India’s first clinical weight loss platform.
Gold and silver closed the trading day on Monday, 9 February 2026, with both precious metals posting gains in India after a bout of recent volatility. Prices ended higher across major cities, driven by firmer global bullion benchmarks and a softer US dollar, while domestic cues such as currency movement
Kalyan Jewellers, one of India’s largest jewellery retailers, has formally asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to investigate suspected stock price manipulation and temporarily suspend trading in the futures and options (F&O) segment for its shares. The request highlights concerns about unusual trading behaviour
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd saw its shares surge nearly 12% on February 9, 2026, following strong third-quarter (Q3 FY25) financial results. The company reported a net profit of INR 416 crore, marking a 90% increase year-on-year, while revenue rose 42% to INR 10,343 crore. The positive performance came despite
The Supreme Court postponed a hearing on the petitions submitted by WhatsApp and Meta, parent firm of WhatsApp on January 9th. The INR 213.14 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) regarding the messaging platform's 2021 privacy policy has been contested by the IT
The leadership shift that was announced last month has been finalised with the official confirmation of co-founder Deepinder Goyal's resignation as managing director, chief executive officer, and director by Eternal Ltd (formerly Zomato Ltd). On February 6, the company complied with SEBI's listing criteria and notified
Block Inc., a San Francisco-based finance company run by Jack Dorsey, is preparing for a large round of layoffs. These job cuts would reduce its worldwide staff by 10%. If this news is true, it would be the third round of layoffs at Block in the past two years. The
Elevate Now, a doctor-led, root-cause-driven clinical weight loss platform, has raised ₹18 crore in seed funding, led by Physis Capital, with participation from Inflection Point Ventures and Titan Capital. The company was founded in November 2022 by Suryansh Kumar, an IIT Bombay and ISB graduate with over two decades of
In order to bring its overall operational capacity to 32 MW by the end of the current fiscal year, infrastructure firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) intends to commission 18 MW of data centre capacity by March-end. The data centre's overall capital expenditure is close to INR
Pandorum Technologies, a biotechnology company pioneering programmable regenerative medicine, with operations in India and the United States, has announced the closing of a US$18 million in Series B financing round, to advance the clinical development of its disease-modifying, tunable, exosome-based therapies, including Kuragenx, while scaling global manufacturing and expanding
Myntra, the Flipkart-owned fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform, has appointed Pramod Adiddam as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The move comes as the company sharpens its focus on technology-led growth and platform scale. Adiddam will lead Myntra’s technology and engineering teams. He will report to CEO Nandita Sinha.
With the launch of ACME Poshan this month in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), the ACME group has joined the packaged goods market. It has released ten snacks, protein bars, and noodle items under the ACME Poshan brand, with seventeen stock-keeping units (SKUs). According to J. Kumar Upadhyay, founder and
State Bank of India released its October-December 2025 quarter results on February 7, 2026. The bank reported a standalone net profit of INR 21,028 crore, up 24% from INR 16,891 crore a year earlier. This marks the highest quarterly profit in SBI’s history. Net interest income grew
The Fractal Analytics IPO has officially opened for public subscription in India, drawing attention from investors as one of the largest technology initial public offerings of 2026 so far. The three-day subscription window began on 9 February 2026 and will close on 11 February 2026. This IPO represents a significant
Goodness Group Global Pty Ltd (GGG), an Australian health-focused beverage firm, was acquired by Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the FMCG division of Reliance Industries, on 7 February. This acquisition further establishes RCPL as a major player in the international health beverage industry and ushers it into the Australian consumer
In a recent announcement, Mahindra Group detailed their plans to invest INR 15,000 crore over 10 years to build their largest integrated manufacturing complex in Nagpur. The project will produce automobiles and tractors. When fully operational, the factory can produce 500,000 automobiles and 100,000 tractors. In 2028,
Startup funding activity in India on 6 February 2026 featured notable traction in consumer wellness, beauty tech, and artisanal goods. Delhi‑based wellness startup Wholeleaf clinched a ₹1.5 crore investment deal on Shark Tank India, while celebrity‑backed beauty tech brand House of EM5 closed an angel funding round.
Gold and silver prices in India closed lower on February 6, 2026, amid heightened volatility and profit-booking pressure. Gold held relatively firm above ₹1.52 lakh per 10 grams on MCX but edged down, while silver extended losses with a sharp 6% crash on MCX futures. A stronger US dollar
Fi Money, a once-celebrated star in India's neo-banking firmament, is undertaking a significant strategic pivot, moving away from its consumer-facing financial products to focus on a B2B model centered on Artificial Intelligence. The move, announced by co-founder and CEO Sujith Narayanan in a recent LinkedIn post, comes amid