- newKrafton’s popular Battlegrounds Mobile India, successor to PUBG, returns
Krafton’s Battlegrounds Mobile India, the once chart-topping mobile game in the South Asian market, is now available to download on Android and iOS nearly a year after being ousted due to national s…
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- Info Edge, reeling from Rahul Yadav’s startup loss, now writes off Bijnis
Info Edge, the largest shareholder in Bizcrum Infotech, the holding firm of Bijnis, has written off its entire investment in the Indian startup, citing “principles of conservatism and prudence,” i…
- 3 days ago 26 May 23, 12:17pm -
- Ambani’s Reliance targets Indian fashion e-commerce with low-cost model
Reliance Industries, run by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, is gearing up to deploy a winning strategy from its past playbook for the fashion market: low-cost products. Ajio, Reliance’s retail…
- 3 days ago 26 May 23, 9:27am -
- Bernstein pegs Reliance as India’s eventual e-commerce kingpin
The Indian conglomerate Reliance is poised to outpace Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart in the race for the country’s $150 billion e-commerce market, analysts at Bernstein projected in a scathing…
- 3 days ago 26 May 23, 6:50am -
- OpenAI’s ChatGPT iOS app now available in Canada, India, Brazil and 30 more countries
OpenAI has expanded the availability of its ChatGPT app for iOS users in India and 32 other countries — just a week after its launching it in the U.S. The list of new countries include Algeria, Arge…
- 3 days ago 26 May 23, 5:07am -
- Top Indian tech advocacy group replaces Big Tech execs following criticism
The Internet and Mobile Association of India, an influential tech industry body, has appointed Dream Sports co-founder and chief executive Harsh Jain as the new chairperson of the association, bucking…
- 4 days ago 25 May 23, 6:18am -
- Amazon backs Indian kids fashion brand Hopscotch in $20M funding
Hopscotch, an Indian brand offering fashion wear for kids, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Amazon amid the ongoing market slowdown and funding crunch that have significantly impacted…
- 5 days ago 24 May 23, 1:33pm -
- Reliance’s Zivame customers say their accounts were hacked
Some customers of Zivame, an Indian online women’s intimate apparel store owned by Reliance Retail, have complained that their accounts were hacked, leading to the exposure of their personal informa…
- 5 days ago 24 May 23, 1:39am -
- Matrix Partners expands new India fund to $525 million
Matrix Partners India has extended the target size for its current fund to $525 million, from the $450 million it disclosed earlier, joining a burgeoning roster of venture capital funds intending to d…
- 6 days ago 23 May 23, 9:20am -
- The Shein-Reliance India alliance could offer inspiration for Chinese startups
Shein is partnering with Reliance to re-enter India, a strategy which, if proven viable, could set an example for startups grappling with the China backlash amid rising geopolitical tensions. The Chin…
- 6 days ago 23 May 23, 6:35am -
- Reliance JioMart cuts 1,000 jobs and to eliminate thousands more, report says
JioMart, Reliance Retail’s online shopping platform, has laid off over 1,000 employees and plans to cut as many as 9,900 more roles over the coming weeks, according to a report, as the Indian retail…
- 6 days ago 23 May 23, 3:15am -
- India’s Chalo raises $45 million in fresh funding to digitize bus commutes
Indian startup Chalo, which is working to transform bus commutes, has raised $45 million in a new funding round and secured an additional $12 million in debt as it works on deepening its mobility offe…
- 7 days ago 22 May 23, 3:27pm -
- Tiger Global backs Indian industrial IoT startup Infinite Uptime in $18.8M funding round
Infinite Uptime, an Indian industrial IoT startup that offers predictive maintenance solutions for machinery, has secured an additional $18.85 million as part of an ongoing funding round led by Tiger…
- 7 days ago 22 May 23, 7:57am -
- PhonePe expands new funding to $850 million
General Atlantic has poured another $100 million into PhonePe, four months after leading a $350 million investment in the Indian fintech startup that has so far raised $850 million in an ongoing finan…
- 7 days ago 22 May 23, 6:48am -
- India okays 3-month trial of Krafton’s PUBG-inspired BGMI, a year after second ban
The South Korean giant Krafton has secured the approval from the Indian authorities to resume operations of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a popular India-focused battle royale mobile game that th…
- 10 days ago 19 May 23, 4:39am -