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Trajectory of US-India relations under Trump 2.0 & Dalit sanitation workers’ ‘losing battle’ at Kumbh

Global media also covers Jaishankar's characterisation of India-China relations as based on 'mutual respect, sensitivity, and interests', alongside Oyo's new moralistic policy.

OYO is telling young lovers you are ‘On Your Own’. It’s a betrayal

By bringing smaller hotels under OYO banner and establishing SOPs for basic amenities, Ritesh Agarwal revolutionised India's budget hospitality industry and became a billionaire in the process.

‘Look what happened to OYO’—former SoftBank CFO warns against the money trap

Author of The Money Trap, Alok Sama, said that 'having too much money isn’t a good thing.' He pointed to OYO Rooms as a classic case study.

OYO couldn’t afford IIT grads but Anuj Tejpal didn’t want a salary. Now he’s worth crores

In ‘Unlocking Unicorn Secrets’, Kushal Lodha and Ishan Sharma captures the entrepreneurial journey of India’s new-age founders and the challenges they faced.

OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal’s father falls to death from Gurugram high-rise

Agarwal, in a statement, said his ‘guiding light and strength’ had passed away.

Struggling to find a cheap hotel room? CCI order against MakeMyTrip, OYO will change things

Competition watchdog slapped Rs 392 cr fine on MakeMyTrip-Goibibo & OYO, ordering them to stop uncompetitive practices. Consumers to gain from move in terms of better booking experience.

Oyo files to raise over Rs 8,000 cr in IPO as it refashions business model

Oyo, backed by SoftBank Group & Airbnb, plans to raise Rs 7,000 cr through sale of new shares. The rest will be secondary shares or those sold by existing stockholders.

Microsoft invests $5 million in Oyo to develop AI-driven hotel technologies

Oyo carries a valuation of $9.6 billion after Microsoft's investment, third in the country behind Byju’s and Paytm. The startup is due to file IPO documents in the coming weeks.

Oyo needs help, seeks $600 million loan as Covid surge decimates travel demand

Oyo, one of the larger startups in Softbank’s portfolio, was recently valued at $10 billion, but business has been crushed by the pandemic while operational missteps soured hotel partnerships.

‘Absolutely untrue’ – Oyo’s Ritesh Agarwarl denies bankruptcy claim after Rs 16 lakh claim

Oyo, one of the larger startups in the SoftBank Group’s portfolio, was struggling to restructure and whittle down loss-making operations even before the pandemic obliterated travel.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.