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Engineering

HCLTech Unveils AI-Native Telecom Framework, Open RAN Engineering, and 6G Architecture at India Mobile Congress 2026

HCLTech demonstrates autonomous AI-native telecom infrastructure, Open RAN disaggregation, and 6G wireless tes...

By Sanjay Patel · Oct 8, 2026 Read →

Tech

Uttar Pradesh Targets Incubation of 50 AI Startups in Lucknow as HCLTech Injects ₹500 Crore into IT City Phase 2

Uttar Pradesh unveils a blueprint to nurture 50 AI startups in Lucknow over five years, bolstered by HCLTech's...

By Rohan Varma · Oct 8, 2026 Read →

AI

IndiaAI Expands National Repository AIKosh to NIT Andhra Pradesh, Unlocking 16,000 Datasets and 350 Open Models for Academia

IndiaAI extends its flagship repository AIKosh to NIT Andhra Pradesh, giving researchers direct access to 16,0...

By Aditi Sharma · Oct 8, 2026 Read →

Startups

Bengaluru AI Fintech Startup Credfix Secures ₹16.1 Crore Seed Funding to Scale Automated Risk Underwriting Engine

Bengaluru fintech startup Credfix secures ₹16.1 crore in seed funding to expand its real-time AI credit underw...

By Aarav Sharma · Oct 8, 2026 Read →

Business

Ola Electric Fixes ₹1,000 Crore Rights Issue at ₹27 Per Share to Power EV Manufacturing and Gigafactory Scale

Ola Electric sets the price of its ₹1,000 crore rights issue at ₹27 per share to finance battery cell gigafact...

By Vikram Malhotra · Oct 8, 2026 Read →

Startups

Wealthtech Startup Zomint Secures ₹36 Crore Funding from Lightspeed and Prime Venture Partners to Expand Automated Investing Stack

Wealthtech innovator Zomint secures ₹36 crore in funding from Lightspeed and Prime Venture Partners to acceler...

By Meera Krishnan · Oct 8, 2026 Read →

AI

Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma Commits ₹1–2 Crore Personal Grants to Back Indian Founders Building Sovereign AI Models

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma announces personal capital commitments of ₹1 to ₹2 crore per startup to emp...

By Elena Rostova · Oct 8, 2026 Read →

Engineering

Quanfluence Raises $10 Million to Accelerate Full-Stack Photonic Quantum Computer Development

Indian deeptech startup Quanfluence raises $10 million in Series A funding to fabricate room-temperature photo...

By Sanjay Patel · Oct 7, 2026 Read →

Business

Garuda Aerospace Secures $10M Pre-IPO Funding at $320M Valuation to Accelerate Drone Manufacturing

Chennai drone manufacturer Garuda Aerospace raises $10 million in pre-IPO bridge funding at a $320 million val...

By Vikram Malhotra · Oct 7, 2026 Read →

Engineering

Cyient Introduces CYiNGINE Platform to Power AI-Led Product Engineering and Lifecycle Innovation

Engineering services major Cyient rolls out CYiNGINE, an AI-native engineering platform transforming product d...

By Karthik Ramaswamy · Oct 7, 2026 Read →

Engineering

ITC Infotech Unveils VANGUARDS Engineering Programme to Accelerate Enterprise AI Transformation

ITC Infotech launches VANGUARDS, a dedicated AI engineering unit and capability framework to modernise legacy ...

By Sanjay Patel · Oct 7, 2026 Read →

Startups

CurvetAI Raises ₹6 Crore Seed Funding to Scale Multi-Model AI Workspace and Autonomous Agent Workflows

Pune-based startup CurvetAI secures ₹6 crore in seed funding to expand its multi-model AI workspace, orchestra...

By Meera Krishnan · Oct 7, 2026 Read →

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