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New Delhi [India], August 14: Wakefit Innovations Limited, India's leading home and sleep solutions brand, has partnered with Traqo to digitise its inter-warehouse logistics operations through an integrated indent, gate pass, and trip management platform. The rollout replaces fragmented, manual movement tracking with a unified digital system covering every stage from source warehouse gate-in to destination gate-out including a direct integration with Wakefit's ERP.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 14: 4amFresh, India's first fresh grocery platform built around the promise of 'Made Today' freshness, today announced that it has achieved operational profitability just nine months after raising its INR 6 crore pre-seed round led by OTP Ventures and Gemba Capital in November 2025. The company has delivered exceptional early momentum, recording 50x growth over the past six months while building one of Bengaluru's fastest-growing fresh grocery businesses. Bu

The deal became effective on Aug. 14, according to a regulatory filing, two months after SpaceX formally announced it had agreed to acquire the company.

Accel India IV (Mauritius) has offloaded a 1.3 per cent stake in home services platform Urban Company through an open market transaction. According to a regulatory filing with the stock exchanges, the Mauritius-based entity sold 2,00,00,000 (2 crore) equity shares of the company. Prior to the transaction, Accel held 9,47,13,868 shares, representing a 6.14 per cent stake in the firm. Following the sale, its shareholding has been reduced to 4.84 per cent, or 7,47,13,868 shares. The sale of shares

Centre likely to launch second phase of PM Vishwakarma scheme on September 17, with higher credit access and stronger market support for artisans

Industry and state-level estimates suggest Odisha could lose around Rs 12,000 crore in annual mineral-related revenue and over Rs 1 trillion in outstanding dues

The current account deficit widened to $6.2 billion in June from a $1.2 billion surplus in June 2025, as the merchandise trade deficit increased to $30.2 billion from $19.2 billion

.India@80: The gains, the gaps Sneha Sasikumar As India marks 80 years of independence, the country is chasing the aspiration of becoming Viksit Bharat- its goal of becoming a developed nation b

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver his 13th Independence Day address from the Red Fort, with reforms, jobs and self-reliance likely to feature prominently

Avoid leverage, respect valuations and let earnings, cash flows and balance sheet strength, not narratives, guide investment decisions

The government said the advertising cap, introduced in 2006, had outlived its utility amid increased competition among TV channels and the rapid growth of digital media

Mines Ministry says states will continue to receive around 90 per cent of mining-related taxes and statutory payments, amid concerns over the amendment's fiscal impact

India on Friday emphasised that it shares a strong relationship with Italy and underscored the importance of maintaining mutual respect in public discourse, a day after a Congress leader triggered a controversy with his political jibe at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this at his bi-weekly media briefing while responding to a question on Rahul Gandhi's criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of foreign policy and su

Airbus' initial analysis showed the plane registered losses in all three hydraulic systems, which use pressurised fluid to power flight controls and other equipment, in quick succession.

France's Constitutional Council said the proposed ban disproportionately infringed freedom of expression and lacked safeguards for the right to privacy.

Interestingly, founder-led brands follow a very different marketing formula

US insurers, money managers and banks are expected to form the core investor base as Goldman explores private credit and debt structures for the financing.

Conditions of extreme fluidity hang over Punjab as the weather cools but election fever hots up

The push for patents illustrates how companies are moving from experimentation to large commercial deployment of AI

It is worth seeing the argument from a perspective that does not limit itself to asking how UPI infrastructure costs ought to be funded

Electronic manufacturing services major Dixon Technologies (India) on Friday said it has issued a continuing and irrevocable corporate guarantee of USD 220 million (about Rs 2,101 crore) on behalf of its subsidiary, Padget Electronics, in favour of Lenovo Ireland International Ltd. The guarantee aims to ensure that Padget Electronics discharges all its payment obligations towards Lenovo Ireland for the purchase of raw materials, parts, and components required for manufacturing its products, the

Startups pivot, companies rightsize, politicians introspect, and relationships evolve. We still fail; we've simply learnt to hide the wreckage behind respectable euphemisms

West Bengal will implement the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme from August 16, with around 1.5 crore families, comprising nearly six crore people, expected to be covered, West Bengal health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee said on Friday, while promising a major overhaul of the state's healthcare system. Stating that the day will be observed as 'Ayushman Diwas', Mukherjee said the launch would mark a ew chapter for the state, alleging that people had been deprived of several central welfare

Gujarat High Court has barred GST on corporate guarantees issued before October 26, 2023, while retaining the 1% valuation mechanism for guarantees continuing beyond that date

The RBI imposed a Rs 59.20 lakh penalty on IndusInd Bank and also penalised Fusion Finance, Northern Arc Capital and Muthoot MCred for regulatory lapses

Myths are comforting because they ask nothing of us; history, on the other hand, asks everything - curiosity, rigour, discipline, the willingness to be wrong

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: As India continues to build larger and more complex infrastructure across highways, railways, metros, renewable energy, power, water, urban infrastructure and other critical sectors, the financial ecosystem supporting these projects is undergoing a significant evolution.

An analysis of India's Budget speeches since Independence reveals a growing confidence in tone

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has announced a series of customer-centric initiatives and special offerings, including expansion of its indigenous 4G network and additional validity for prepaid subscribers, on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has ordered over 602 additional 4G Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, in addition to 2,247 sites already planned for deployment -- 1,843 in J&K and 404 in Ladakh. Addressing a press

Military projects worth over Rs 8.75 lakh crore have been approved in the last one year as the government is committed to modernise the armed forces to bolster India's combat capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. In a message to the armed forces on the eve of Independence Day, Singh also said that India has emerged as a major power in global defence manufacturing, with exports of military hardware surging to Rs 38,424 crore in 2025-26 driven by a significant push toward in

Naveen Patnaik has sought an all-party meeting and a special Assembly session, warning that the MMDR amendment could weaken Odisha's fiscal autonomy and mineral revenues

Puravankara's revenue from operations rose 61.84 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 848.72 crore, while its Ebitda margin expanded to 25 per cent from 15 per cent a year ago

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The procurement is in line with the Army's recent reorganisation into new frontline formations-the 'Rudra' all-arms brigades, 'Bhairav' light commando battalions, and 'Shaktibaan' artillery regiments

US consumers' one-year inflation expectations rose to 4.3% in August from 4.2% in July as the Middle East conflict raised concerns over living costs.

Jharkhand's student protests over exam paper leaks have renewed questions about the state's education spending, unemployment and persistent poverty levels

HAL on Friday said it has entered into partnerships with the Indian industry-Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Ltd and BEML-for manufacturing fuselage structures for the 'Prachand' Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), further expanding India's indigenous helicopter production ecosystem. Under the agreements, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Adani Defence will manufacture 48 and 42 fuselage structures, respectively. Tushar Ranjan Behera, General Manager, Helicopter Division, signed the agree

Ashok Leyland posted its highest-ever first-quarter revenue and net profit, driven by record volumes, even as rising material costs weighed on operating margins

The Houthis said two drones hit the Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan, days after an earlier attack set a crude storage tank ablaze.

Sitharaman said the scheme gives young people hands-on workplace experience and industry exposure to address the gap between formal training and employers' expectations

The White House report places India in Tier 1 of China's alleged transshipment network and flags the Pune-Gujarat-Chennai production belt as a potential corridor

New Delhi [India], August 14: HOMEFOIL, the kitchen essentials brand from LSKB Aluminium Foils Pvt. Ltd., has launched its latest campaign featuring brand ambassador Kareena Kapoor Khan. Produced by Dharma 2.0 and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Punit Malhotra, the campaign comprises two television commercials that reimagine everyday food wrapping through premium, food-safe and innovative packaging solutions. The campaign comprises a series of two TVCs and aims to transform the way India perceiv

The regulator has proposed a simpler formula for settlement amounts, lower additional charges for refiling and allowing settlement applications at the appellate stage

Q1 current account deficit at $3.1 billion; $6.2 billion in June

Retailers expect strong footfalls and sales growth over the Independence Day weekend, backed by buoyant consumer sentiment, higher discounted inventory and offers

The Ninth Circuit upheld confirmation of the $562.5 million arbitral award but directed a US district court to examine the impact of subsequent annulment proceedings in India

The difference between the Nifty's level at the start of the closing auction and its final close has narrowed, while the corresponding gap in the Sensex remains marginally higher

Aggregate deposits rose by Rs 6.61 trillion in the fortnight ended July 31, while bank credit growth accelerated to 19.3 per cent, its highest since May 2024

PhysicsWallah's revenue from operations rose 24.4 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,053.95 crore, while the edtech firm reported positive Ebitda of Rs 52 crore

Strong domestic volume growth and new launches support Tata Motors PV's outlook, but raw material inflation and headwinds at JLR could keep near-term margins under pressure