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Key Points : YouTube has introduced Premium Lite in India at ₹89 per month. The plan eliminates most ads but keeps them for Shorts, music, and browsing. Full Premium for ₹149 still includes downloads, background play, and ad-free music.   Key Background : YouTube Premium Lite is a compromise on…

Key Points : Downloads went up 100× in two days with day-wise enrollments jumping from 3,000 to 350,000. Arattai is the No. 1 app in India’s top app stores in the Social Networking category. Zoho is scaling infrastructure to address OTP delays, contact sync failures, and calls being disrupted.  …

Key Highlights : Plazza raised $1.4 million in a seed round led by All In Capital with support from several prominent investors. The startup plans to stock 20,000 SKUs and expand to 20 stores in Bengaluru within the next year. Funds will strengthen supply chain, technology, and last-mile delivery to…

Key Highlights : Gullak raised $7.5 million in Series A funding to scale in tier II and tier III Indian cities and increase jeweller partnerships. Customers can save in digital gold through SIPs or round-ups and redeem savings in the form of jewellery purchases, gold coins, or cash transfers. The…

Key Highlights : Rare Rabbit to offer high-end fashion on Zepto in 10 minutes from major Indian metros. Women’s, children’s, footwear, and streetwear segments to be included in the growth strategy. India’s q-commerce market is expected to expand from $2.8 billion in 2023 to more than $10 billion by 2026,…

Key Points : Accenture is coming up with a new campus in Visakhapatnam with a capacity to create 12,000 jobs. The company has sought 10 acres of land under Andhra Pradesh’s concessional land-lease policy. India already has more than 300,000 Accenture employees and is the firm’s largest global talent hub….

Key Highlights : The Trump administration imposes a one-time $100,000 fee on all new H-1B visa applications for foreign applicants. Indian nationals, accounting for 71% of all H-1B approvals, will be hit the hardest. The new fee does not apply to renewals and existing H-1B holders; it will only be…

Key Highlights : Paytm has introduced a UPI-based postpaid credit line with Suryoday Small Finance Bank, providing up to 30 days of interest-free credit. The feature includes merchant QR payments, online shopping, recharges, and bill payments, and is being rolled out to selected customers. It needs to be activated by…

Key Highlights : iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air go on sale in India from 19 September. Starting price of ₹82,900 for the iPhone 17 (256 GB) and ₹2,29,900 for the 2 TB Pro Max. Headline features: 120 Hz display, enhanced front and rear cameras, tough Ceramic Shield, and up…

Key Highlights : Rolls-Royce opened its biggest Global Capability & Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, accommodating 700. Karnataka’s aerospace industry, driven by policy and human resources, was one of the major investment drivers. India’s Global Capability Centre sector is expected to have over 2.1 million jobs in 2025 and go up…