Delhi Police has sent a data request to X seeking IP logs and session data for accounts that criticised India's food regulator FSSAI. The request asks for IP addresses with port details of all active sessions since account creation, registration details, and any other information useful for tracing the suspect. https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-delhi-police-x-data-request-ip-logs-session-data/ #India #Tech #Privacy #X
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Uppercase, a D2C luggage brand, raises Rs 20 crore from existing investors Accel India and Volrado Venture Partners. The funding round comes nearly 20 months after its previous raise. The company's valuation remains flat at around Rs 534 crore. Proceeds will support expansion and growth. https://entrackr.com/exclusive/exclusive-uppercase-raises-fresh-capital-from-existing-investors-11449759 #India #Startup
Indian drone startup Garuda Aerospace has filed confidential draft papers with SEBI to raise 1,000 crore through an IPO, comprising a 750 crore fresh issue and 250 crore offer for sale. The company posted profit of 17.5 crore with revenue of 118 crore in FY25. https://entrackr.com/news/garuda-aerospace-opts-for-confidential-route-for-rs-1000-cr-ipo-11448917 #India #Tech #Startup
India's finance ministry uses AI tools for cybercrime and fraud detection, a parliamentary committee revealed. FINnet 2.0 enables entity linking and network analysis. However, the Enforcement Directorate, India's money laundering agency, has not yet adopted AI. https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-ai-tools-cybercrime-fraud-prevention-ed-adopt/ #India #Tech #AI
Visa has launched six AI tools to automate credit card dispute handling, after global disputes reached 106 million in 2025, a 35% rise since 2019. The tools help merchants intercept disputes before escalation and let issuers analyse cases with predictive AI. Some features are already live, others arrive through 2026. https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-visa-credit-card-dispute-ai-tools-banks-merchants/ #India #Tech #Fintech
Indian AI startup Sarvam is close to raising 300 million USD at a 1.5 billion USD valuation, Economic Times reports. The funding would make it one of India's best-funded AI companies. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/ai-startup-sarvam-close-to-raising-300-million-at-1-5-billion-valuation/articleshow/129994098.cms #India #Tech #Startup
Hyderabad Police have ordered an AI-powered social media monitoring platform called Blura Saga, just days after Telangana introduced its Hate Speech Bill. The platform will track trends, identify misinformation and analyse public sentiment in real time. The bill aims to penalise speech violations on grounds of honour, religion, caste, race, language or gender. https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-hate-speech-bill-hyderabad-police-social-media-monitoring-ai-tool/ #India #Tech #Government #AI
KRAFTON, the company behind PUBG Mobile India, has launched Raon, its first open-source AI model family. The release includes three speech models and one vision encoder, with the flagship Raon-Speech ranking first globally in English and Korean among models under 10B parameters. The company aims to support future gaming experiences with natural voice interaction and smarter AI characters. https://indiatechnologynews.in/krafton-launches-raon-its-first-open-source-ai-model-family/ #India #Tech #AI #KRAFTON
India's logistics market has consolidated to where two delivery companies dominate supply and two e-commerce giants (Flipkart and Amazon) dominate demand. This tight structure keeps pricing rational, but creates fragility as Shadowfax's business hinges entirely on a handful of clients. https://indiadispatch.com/p/indias-logistics-duopoly-is-a-gift #India #Tech #Ecommerce #Shadowfax
M2P Fintech, a banking infrastructure startup, reported a 91% increase in losses to Rs 256 crore in FY25 while crossing Rs 500 crore in revenue. The Tiger Global-backed firm's technology costs doubled to Rs 325 crore during the period. https://entrackr.com/fintrackr/m2p-fintechs-losses-widens-over-90-in-fy25-revenue-crosses-rs-500-cr-11220980 #India #Tech #Fintech #M2P
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A government audit has found that nearly half of India's Common Service Centres remain inactive, exposing structural failures in rural digital infrastructure. The CSC 2.0 programme aimed to deliver government services at Gram Panchayat level across 2.5 lakh villages. However, 35-47% of centres were inactive during 2018-23, with 86% of Village Level Entrepreneurs earning less than Rs 500 monthly. Average earnings ranged from just Rs 76 to Rs 499 across states. #India #Tech #DigitalInfrastructure https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-cscs-inactive-cag-audit-exposes-structural-gaps-rural-digital-services-network/
Home services startup Pronto has completed one year of operations and reported 500,000 monthly fulfilled bookings, reaching 22,000 daily bookings as of March end. The startup operates in the instant home help segment and connects households with trained service professionals. Founded in 2025, Pronto raised a 25 million USD Series B round in January. https://entrackr.com/news/pronto-hits-500000-bookings-in-march-11447056 #India #Tech #News
Zaggle CFO steps down: Fintech firm Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services said its chief financial officer Aditya Kumar has stepped down, with Rajesh Tummalaganti named interim CFO. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/zaggle-cfo-aditya-kumar-steps-down-rajesh-tummalaganti-named-interim-finance-chief/articleshow/130024729.cms #India #Tech #News
Indian startups raised roughly 286M USD across 30 deals last week. Bengaluru topped with 15 deals, followed by Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. Major rounds: Rocketlane 60M USD Series C, Euler Motors 47M USD Series E, and Swish 38M USD for 10-minute food delivery. Early-stage: Deccan AI 25M USD and Pranos Fusion 6.8M USD. Kiran Mani left JioStar for OpenAI. https://entrackr.com/report/weekly-funding-report/funding-and-acquisitions-in-indian-startup-this-week-mar-23-mar-28-11429211 #India #Tech #Startups
Meesho has launched Vaani, a Gen AI voice shopping assistant designed to bring conversational commerce to the next 500 million users in tier 2 and smaller markets. Built on a multi-agent AI architecture with edge computing for low latency, the assistant supports the full shopping journey from discovery to checkout. Over 1.5 million users have already interacted with Vaani within a month, showing higher conversion rates and lower returns. https://entrackr.com/snippets/meesho-launches-gen-ai-voice-shopping-assistant-vaani-11259155 #India #Tech #AI #Meesho
The US has called India's content takedown orders to American social media firms politically motivated in its annual trade barriers report. The USTR flags India's IT Rules for impractical compliance deadlines and criminal liability on employees, plus internet shutdowns and data protection rules. https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-ustr-report-india-takedown-orders-politically-motivated/ #India #Tech #News #Policy
BambooBox, an AI-driven orchestration platform for enterprise B2B teams, has raised 6.6 million USD in funding led by Peak XV Partners. The startup is developing AI agents to automate research, personalization and campaign execution for enterprise clients. https://entrackr.com/snippets/peak-xv-leads-66-mn-funding-round-in-bamboobox-11219662 #India #Tech #AI #BambooBox
Hyderabad-based lending technology startup Uncia has raised 3 million USD in seed funding led by venture capital firm Pavestone. The AI-native platform provides digital infrastructure for banks and NBFCs, offering three integrated products for loan origination, management, and supply chain finance. The company plans to use the capital to accelerate growth in India and expand into Middle East, North Africa and North American markets. Uncia processes over 2 lakh crore INR in assets under management across leading financial institutions. https://entrackr.com/snippets/pavestone-leads-3-mn-seed-round-in-lending-solutions-platform-uncia-11364581 #India #Tech #Fintech #Uncia
Namma Yatri parent Moving Tech has acquired Netherlands-based Automicle to enter Europe. The deal marks the company's expansion of its zero-commission, community-led mobility model to European markets. Moving Tech operates mobility platforms including Namma Yatri, Yatri Sathi, and Bharat Taxi, having completed over 150 million trips and enabled driver earnings exceeding Rs 2,500 crore. https://entrackr.com/snippets/namma-yatri-parent-moving-tech-acquires-automicle-to-enter-europe-11295754 #India #Tech #Mobility #MovingTech
Urban Company's InstaHelp has crossed 1 million monthly bookings in March, becoming its fastest-scaling unit. Operating across five cities with 10-15 minute delivery, it leads the market at 49.2% share. Q3 FY26 net loss was Rs 21 crore, largely due to InstaHelp investments. https://entrackr.com/news/urban-companys-instahelp-crosses-1-mn-bookings-in-march-11429882 #India #Tech #UrbanCompany
The Indian government is considering cutting the content takedown timeline for social media platforms from the current 2-3 hours to just one hour. The proposal comes amid expanded content-blocking powers, with multiple ministries set to issue blocking orders under Section 69A of the IT Act. https://www.medianama.com/2026/03/223-govt-content-takedown-timeline-social-media-1-hr-report/ #India #Tech #Policy
Tamil Nadu government invests Rs 25 crore in space startup Agnikul Cosmos to accelerate operational readiness and scale aerospace manufacturing. The funding will support stage recovery program and construction of integrated space campus on 300 acres near Kulasekharapatnam. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/tamil-nadu-govt-invests-rs-25-crore-in-space-startup-agnikul-cosmos/articleshow/129579645.cms #India #Tech #Space
Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha is set to step down, with Sharon Pais likely to take over. Sinha has been with Flipkart group for over a decade and was appointed Myntra CEO in 2022. Pais currently heads Flipkart Fashion. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/myntra-ceo-nandita-sinha-to-step-down-sharon-pais-likely-replacement-sources/articleshow/129982258.cms #India #Ecommerce #Flipkart
Indian startup funding fell 35% this week to 100 million USD across 21 deals, down from 286 million USD the previous week. AI startups led with 5 deals, followed by fintech. https://entrackr.com/report/weekly-funding-report/funding-and-acquisitions-in-indian-startup-this-week-mar-30-apr-4-11452029 #India #Tech #Funding
The Indian government has backed 12 AI organisations under the IndiaAI Mission to develop sovereign foundational models. BharatGen, an IIT Bombay-led consortium, received Rs 1,058.52 crore in funding - over four times more than any other recipient. The initiative aims to build AI models tailored to India's linguistic diversity across sectors including governance, healthcare, and defence. https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-centre-funds-12-ai-projects-sovereign-models-bharatgen-4x-next-highest-allocation-rs-1000-crore/ #India #Tech #AI #BharatGen
IndiaAI Mission CEO Abhishek Singh has moved from MeitY to head the National Testing Agency. The 1995-batch IAS officer led the Rs 10,000 crore IndiaAI initiative and oversaw digital infrastructure. NTA faces scrutiny over exam conduct. https://entrackr.com/snippets/abhishek-singh-exits-meity-appointed-dg-of-national-testing-agency-11440862 #India #Tech #AI
Gujarat High Court has prohibited the use of AI for judicial decision-making, judgment drafting, or any substantive adjudicatory process. The new AI policy cites risks including hallucinations, bias, confidentiality breaches, and erosion of judicial independence. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/gujarat-hc-bars-ai-use-in-decision-making-judgment-drafting/articleshow/130022289.cms #India #Tech #News
Travel fintech Scapia is in talks to raise 50-60 million USD in funding led by US-based venture capital firm General Catalyst. The startup plans to scale its co-branded credit card and international travel booking businesses. Nexus Venture Partners could also join the round alongside existing investors. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/travel-fintech-scapia-in-talks-with-general-catalyst-to-raise-50-60-million/articleshow/129590742.cms #India #Tech #Fintech #Scapia
Accel and Prosus have selected six Indian startups for their first joint cohort, backing "off-the-map" ideas in undefined markets. The six startups were selected from over 2,000 applicants and focus on healthcare, climate, space, and longevity. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/accel-prosus-pick-six-off-the-map-startups-for-inaugural-india-cohort-atoms/ #India #Tech #Startups #Accel
upGrad has signed a term sheet to acquire edtech firm Unacademy in an all-stock transaction. The deal includes a break fee clause and Unacademy co-founder Gaurav Munjal will continue to lead the company. Unacademy currently has more than 100M USD in cash reserves. https://entrackr.com/news/upgrad-set-to-acquire-unacademy-in-deal-with-break-fee-clause-11215415 #India #Tech #Edtech #upGrad
Penguin Random House has sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT reproduced content from a children's book series. The publisher claims the AI output was virtually indistinguishable from the original work, raising fresh copyright questions about generative AI. https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-penguin-random-house-openai-lawsuit/ #India #Tech #AI #OpenAI
India's flagship AI initiative has released only 400 crore of its 10,371 crore five-year budget, government data shows. Compute Capacity received the largest allocation at 4,563 crore, while Safe & Trusted AI got just 20 crore. Amazon and Microsoft are meanwhile ramping up their own AI investments in India. https://www.medianama.com/2026/04/223-indiaai-mission-400-crore-over-rs-10000-crore-5-year-outlay-released/ #India #Tech #AI
Karnataka plans to explore collaboration with Japan on smart city initiatives in Bengaluru. The partnership through Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will focus on water, waste, energy management, mobility and disaster management. Japanese companies will partner with cities to design solutions for urban challenges. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/karnataka-taps-japan-for-bengaluru-smart-city-development/articleshow/129660349.cms #India #Tech #Policy
Akamai has launched the industry's first global-scale implementation of NVIDIA AI Grid, enabling distributed AI inference across its network of over 4,400 edge locations. The platform intelligently routes AI workloads to balance latency, cost, and performance, moving beyond centralized AI factories to a unified distributed grid for real-time applications. https://indiatechnologynews.in/akamai-launches-ai-grid-intelligent-orchestration-for-distributed-inference-across-4400-edge-locations/ #India #Tech #AI #Akamai
Indian wearable startup Luxid Tech has launched Luxid Vue AR glasses and VueRing controller, offering a 180-inch private virtual theatre experience. Led by 25-year-old CEO Siddhant Aggarwal, the company operates from Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR. https://indiatechnologynews.in/luxid-tech-enters-ar-vr-wearable-space-with-vue-ar-glasses-vuering/ #India #Tech #ARVR #LuxidTech
India's central bank has fined Pine Labs 310,000 rupees (around 3,700 USD) for KYC lapses related to its prepaid payment instruments. The RBI action underscores increased regulatory scrutiny on fintech companies in India as the sector expands rapidly. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/rbi-fines-pine-labs-rs-3-1-lakh-for-kyc-lapses-on-prepaid-payment-instruments/articleshow/129850646.cms #India #Tech #Fintech #RBI
Oracle has cut around 10,000 jobs in India, sources told ET. This is part of a global restructuring affecting 30,000 employees. The company is reducing roles in its tech divisions. Oracle Financial Software Services also saw job losses. Employees are concerned about increased workloads. This follows similar tech industry layoffs this year. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/oracles-ai-pivot-cuts-deep-lays-off-20-of-its-india-workforce/articleshow/129959312.cms #India #Tech #Oracle #Layoffs
Electric commercial vehicle maker Euler Motors has raised 47 million USD in Series E funding led by Lightrock, with participation from Hero MotoCorp and Blume Ventures. The round also included 250 million USD in debt funding. The proceeds will expand product line and manufacturing capacity across India. https://entrackr.com/news/euler-motors-raises-47-mn-in-series-e-round-led-by-lightrock-11259258 #India #Tech #EV #EulerMotors
Bengaluru-based Slice has made its UPI credit card available to all users after a phased rollout starting in July 2025. The invite-only product had built a waitlist of over 1.2 million customers. The card has no joining or annual fees, supports QR and UPI payments, and offers interest-free installments. It also works internationally with no forex markup across 200+ countries. https://entrackr.com/snippets/slice-opens-upi-credit-card-to-all-users-after-phased-rollout-11436163 #India #Fintech #Slice
India's antitrust regulator has dismissed a complaint by app developer Zucol against Google, ruling the company did not abuse its dominant position when it terminated Zucol's Play Store developer account in 2023. Google cited policy violations by a third-party app, but CCI found no prima facie case under competition law. https://www.medianama.com/2026/03/223-cci-dismisses-google-play-complaint-zucol/ #India #Tech #Google
HDFC Bank's valuation has hit its lowest in a quarter century as merger-era challenges, mixed performance and broader private bank sector weakness converge. The valuation multiple compression reflects investor concerns about the post-merger integration and competitive pressures in India's banking sector. https://indiadispatch.com/p/hdfc-bank-valuation-multiple-hits #India #Tech #News
Flipkart-backed NeuroPixel.AI has shut down after six years. The Bengaluru company developed virtual try-on tools for fashion e-commerce, citing limited business penetration and rising competition. It raised 1.2 million USD. https://entrackr.com/news/flipkart-backed-neuropixelai-shuts-operations-amid-financial-strain-11448982 #India #Tech #AI #NeuroPixel #Flipkart
Indian startup funding in Q1 2026 reached nearly billion, driven by Neysa's USD 1.2 billion round and billion in early-stage deals. The quarter marked the strongest funding in a year. https://entrackr.com/report/quarterly-funding-report/indian-startup-funding-climbs-to-nearly-4-bn-in-q1-2026-powered-by-neysa-and-early-stage-deals-11445029 #India #Tech #News #Startups
SEBI has barred Yash Garg from the securities market for two years after finding he collected Rs 92.98 lakh by offering paid trading tips via Telegram channels without registering as an investment adviser. The regulator directed refunds. https://www.medianama.com/2026/03/223-sebi-unregistered-advisor-telegram-social-media-scrutiny-complaint/ #India #Tech #SEBI
BHIM, India's government-backed UPI app, has introduced biometric authentication allowing users to confirm payments up to 5,000 rupees using fingerprint or facial recognition. The feature removes the need to enter a PIN for smaller transactions, improving convenience while adding security through device-stored biometric data. https://indiatechnologynews.in/bhim-payments-app-introduces-biometric-authentication-for-upi-payments-on-android-and-ios/ #India #Tech #Fintech #BHIM
Plum Insurance has raised 20.5 million USD in Series B funding led by Peak XV Partners to expand AI-powered claims operations and venture into preventive care, mental wellness and telehealth. The employee health benefits platform serves over 6,000 organisations. https://entrackr.com/news/plum-insurance-raises-205-mn-in-series-b-round-led-by-peak-xv-11264489 #India #Tech #Funding #PeakXV #Plum
Infosys to acquire US firms Optimum Healthcare IT for 465M USD and Stratus for 95M USD in all-cash deals. The healthcare consulting and insurance technology acquisitions will strengthen Infosys's healthcare and insurance verticals. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/information-tech/infosys-to-acquire-us-firms-optimum-healthcare-it-for-465-million-stratus-for-95-million/articleshow/129809363.cms #India #Tech #ITServices #Infosys
Amazon-backed recommerce platform Cashify has appointed ICICI Securities, JM Financial and Nomura as bankers for its proposed IPO, planning to raise 1,500-1,800 crore rupees. The company enables users to buy and sell used electronics and narrowed losses by 80% to 10.5 crore rupees in FY25. https://entrackr.com/news/amazon-backed-cashify-appoints-bankers-for-ipo-report-11261137 #India #Tech #IPO #Cashify
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