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Sunday, April 19, 2026
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Topic: startups

Amid uproar, Yogi govt cancels Rs 25,000 cr MoU with startup Puch AI, citing transparency norms

Yogi directs Invest UP officials to strictly verify credentials of startups before finalising high-value MoUs in future, it is learnt. MoU with startup founded in 2025 had sparked a row.

Is the worst over for Indian outsourcing firms?

Both Bengaluru-based Infosys and its larger rival, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., are facing near-term pressure on profits.

A Pune startup is transforming radiology screening with AI. How it could fill crucial gap in healthcare

DeepTek’s AI-driven radiology platforms are reshaping chest screening, speeding up diagnoses and increasing their accuracy.

Meesho’s big bang market debut: From small social commerce experiment to 79x IPO

Investors placed bids for 221 crore shares against the 27.79 crore shares on offer as Meesho joins a long list of series of tech IPOs capitalising on a thriving primary market.

How startups are falling into lenders’ debt traps

Increasingly, lenders have stepped in where equity funding has slowed amid global market volatility. But instead of helping startups, they end up extracting a pound of flesh that outlasts the crisis itself.

Startups to govt policies—India wants to lead the lab-grown meat revolution

Once limited to science fiction films like Star Trek, cultivated meat is on the brink of hitting restaurant plates and grocery stores.

Bengaluru billionaires are changing Indian philanthropy. Old-style CSR is out

A new Bengaluru wave of first-generation science and tech billionaires is quietly changing the grammar of giving. It’s a shift that’s mirroring the nation’s expanding aspirations.

Bengaluru startups gear up for a sky full of drones—indigenous chips, OS to traffic management

What has given entrepreneurs and engineers the impetus is the collective realisation that India cannot be solely dependent on other countries for drone technology.

Govt ropes in innovators & startups to fight antimicrobial resistance. How the initiative will work

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms Thursday launched a ‘One Health AMR Challenge 2025’ in Bengaluru to support technologies tackling AMR.

Make in India is a startup graveyard

Simplify compliance. Repair regulatory logjams. Provide transparent and equitable access to credit. Above all, change the culture—to one that celebrates effort.

On Camera

India’s close encounters with Pakistan on Siachen

Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different. 

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.