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Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Topic: startups

Indian startups can help post-pandemic recovery, but need revised data protection bill

Startups have many concerns about the bill in its current form — such as compliance costs, restrictions on cross-border data flows and respect for IP rights.

Google and Microsoft invest in TikTok rival, India’s Josh app

Short-video app Josh is tailored to the variety of regional languages, touting it’s 'Made in India' label at a time TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps have been banned.

After InMobi, Naveen Tewari scores a second unicorn with Glance – the lock screen wizard

Naveen Tewari's Glance has reached a valuation of over $1 billion after completing a funding round led by Google & billionaire Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital.

Move over Silicon Valley, these five countries are the new startup hub

New ideas aren’t only originating from Silicon Valley or London anymore, but also other regions of the globe with strong start-up ecosystems & unique cultures.

Bengaluru-based startup FreshToHome raises $121 million from investors, including US govt

FreshToHome is one of the largest players in the $94 billion Indian fish and meat market, processing some 1.5 million orders a month and about $85 million in annual sales.

What is ‘Chunauti’? The Rs 95-cr govt plan to boost tech start-ups for Atmanirbhar Bharat

The IT ministry has launched a start-up challenge from which around 300 projects will be selected and provided with up to Rs 25 lakh seed funding.

From PWD engineer to designer, this woman wants to revive Mekhala Chador, Assam silk sarees

In ‘The Indic Quotient’, Kaninika Mishra writes about modern enterprises & entrepreneurs driven by a deep love for India and its ancient heritage.

Can’t rely on foreign investors. India must become aatmanirbhar in startup financing

Startups are vital to India’s economic growth. To ensure they are not subject to onerous influence from foreign investors, we need to build up a venture capital industry.

Two real estate startups in Bengaluru accuse each other of data theft, file counter FIRs

Startups MyGate and NoBroker have accused each other of planting employees to steal data and leak confidential information.

Covid crisis lit a spark between market and sci-tech. India must not let it die now

India’s systems to bring science and technology to market have been historically weak, reflected in a comparatively low rank in the Global Innovation Index.

On Camera

MGNREGA was democratic state-building. VB-GRAMG turns welfare back to mai-baapism

MGNREGA empowered citizens to engage the state on equal terms. VB-GRAMG recasts them as labharthis, who must prove eligibility to receive the largesse of a benevolent leader.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.