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Friday, September 26, 2025
TopicStart up

Topic: start up

Flipkart has a unique way of addressing attrition—let go of talent, acquire their startups

In ‘A Billion Dreams’, Varadharaju Janardhanan and MH Bala Subrahmanya decode Flipkart’s growth story.

Noida sectors are buzzing with co-working spaces. A start-up culture is taking shape

Noida, Faridabad and Gurugram are teeming with co-working spaces. From coders, scriptwriters to stand-up comics, there’s a hot-desk for everyone.

Shark Tank has a winning formula. And it’s taken over TV primetime from soap operas

Such has been the impact of the Shark Tank India that BoAt co-founder Aman Gupta’s “hum bhi bana lenge" has even made it to Zomato’s Twitter page.

An Indian startup is tackling the world’s e-waste problem

The UN has warned of an e-waste ‘tsunami’ unless more is done to tackle the world’s fastest-growing waste stream – one which reached 48.5 million tonnes in 2018

PM Modi announces Rs 1,000-crore ‘Startup India Seed Fund’ to help entrepreneurs

He said the fund is being launched to provide initial capital to help set up new startups. He also said about 40% of budding entrepreneurs are from tier-II and -III cities.

Gurgaon-based used car website Cars24 is the latest Unicorn startup

Car24’s valuation jumped to more than $1 billion after a new round of funding, which included $200 million from DST Global, an investment firm led by billionaire Yuri Milner.

55% Bihar voters don’t want Sushant Singh Rajput death to be poll issue, AI-driven survey says

The survey, conducted earlier this week by Mumbai-based AI start-up Prashnam, also stated that 80% of registered voters in Bihar know about Rajput and his death.

How a former Israeli spy’s start-up hopes to transform farming in Asia

Taranis developed AI that helps drones capture high-definition, detailed images of crops which can be used to make real-time decisions about fertilizer, pesticides and cultivation.

Why middle-aged entrepreneurs are better than young ones

The probability of success increases once people reach 25, then performance seems steady among people aged between 25 and 35.

TalkPoint: Filpkart-Walmart deal: is this the end of ‘swadeshi’ politics for Indian startups?

Experts weigh in on Walmart's likely acquisition of nearly 80% of Flipkart's shares. Flipkart and Ola had earlier sought protectionist policies from the government to combat the influence of global giants.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.