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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicOYO

Topic: OYO

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.

Oyo is in trouble in Japan but parent SoftBank has a plan to fix it

Oyo Japan is creating a six-member management oversight panel to deal with its virus-stricken business. Its headcount has shrunk by 450 since October.

Ritesh Agarwal’s Oyo Hotels to cut 5,000 jobs in India, China and US

Oyo’s global headcount will fall by about 17% from 30,000 in January as the start-up seeks to boost profitability, Ritesh Agarwal says.

Ritesh Agarwal’s Oyo is facing major problems due to Masayoshi Son’s dramatic overreach

With its chaotic rush to expand in Japan, Oyo infuriated potential partners, alienated workers and jeopardised its reputation with local customers.

Kashmiri student alleges OYO Room in Delhi didn’t let him check-in because of his identity

Manager at OYO Aasha Residency hotel admits it is turning away customers from Jammu and Kashmir but blamed it on “verbal orders” of Delhi Police. 

OYO was the big disruptor in India’s hotel industry, forcing even Tata to take note

OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal was just 18 when he came up with the idea. Within just a few years, OYO surpassed the valuation of India’s oldest hotel company.

Oyo is firing thousands of workers across India and China

Oyo is in trouble and is undergoing a restructuring, trimming redundancy in China and India, leading to thousands of dismissals.

Byju’s becomes India’s most valuable start-up after Paytm, OYO

Byju’s is raising funds at $8 billion valuation & overtakes Snapdeal. It is the only one of the top three that hasn’t taken funding from SoftBank or its Vision Fund.

OYO gets minority panel notice, told to list actions taken after Kashmiri man denied room

Delhi Minorities Commission says it will take legal action if OYO Rooms fails to furnish satisfactory reply.

On Camera

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.