Before Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas built a Twitter search tool that changed his startup's directionAravind Srinivas and his co-founders experimented with a Twitter search tool before focusing on Perplexity's web search product. An unexpec...
26 Oct, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
2020 Delhi riots: SC refuses to relax bail conditions for accused Shadab Ahmad, asks to approach trial courtThe Supreme Court on Monday refused to modify bail conditions for Delhi riots larger conspiracy case accused Shadab Ahmad, who sought permi...
26 Oct, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Unacademy founders plan AI fund; Flipkart’s premium pushHappy Monday! Unacademy’s founders are raising a fund focused on AI and deeptech. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
26 Oct, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Exclusive: Unacademy founders Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini plan Rs 700 crore AI, deeptech fundThe fund, named Longshot Capital, has secured commitments of about Rs 300 crore and is targeting its first close in January 2027, following...
26 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Courts cannot be unmindful when precious water bodies remain unprotected: SCThe Supreme Court has emphasized the importance of protecting water bodies as a vital resource for drinking water. It directed all states a...
24 Oct, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Indian pharma: Unethical practices, marketing rules under lens; new review body set upThe review comes against the backdrop of the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP), which was introduced in 2015 as a...
23 Oct, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
India’s GCCs to add 1-1.4 million jobs by 2031: ReportIndia's global capability centres, or GCCs, are projected to add 1–1.4 million net jobs by 2031. The employment in these centres is anticip...
23 Oct, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
When a business outgrows its founder: Building a leadership team that can scaleAs companies grow, founders must learn to delegate decisions, align senior leaders and build a culture that can hold together as teams expa...
23 Oct, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Global Market: Bank Indonesia defends policy mix after market confusionBank Indonesia has defended its latest policy package combining an unchanged benchmark rate, a higher deposit facility rate and reserve req...
23 Oct, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
Jensen Huang shares a lesson on networking skills: After multiple failed attempts, Nvidia co-founder's unusual method made TSMC CEO contact him insteadNvidia co-founder Jensen Huang has revealed how he struggled to contact TSMC founder Morris Chang in the late 1990s when his young company ...
22 Oct, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
AAP chief Aravind Kejriwal questions HM Amit Shah over drug menace in BJP-ruled statesArvind Kejriwal criticised Amit Shah for the ongoing drug issues in BJP-ruled states like Bihar and Gujarat. Shah had expressed his sadness...
22 Oct, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
"This is the beginning": Opposition leaders question Hardeep Puri's alleged meeting with Jeffrey EpsteinSanjay Raut has raised concerns regarding Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's alleged meeting with Jeffrey Epstein. The issue has stirred d...
21 Oct, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
PNB cautions customers of AI-led cyberattacks amid surging fraudsPunjab National Bank has alerted its customers about the escalating threat of AI-generated cyberattacks. These advanced phishing techniques...
20 Oct, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Nvidia wins fast-growing AI startup Modal for new central processorsModal, a cloud-computing startup that rents out computing power to AI developers, said it plans to start using Nvidia's new Vera central pr...
19 Oct, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
The science of better decisions: How the brain responds to pressureStress, cognitive fatigue and divided attention can affect how founders assess risks and make decisions. Understanding the neuroscience beh...
19 Oct, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Reddit-Perplexity AI clash: What to know about high-profile data scrapping caseReddit-Perplexity AI clash: The case is part of a wave of copyright cases targeting AI companies over their alleged use of protected conten...
13 Oct, 2026, 04.42 AM IST
From 'lower middle class' Tamil family, he missed IIT Madras CSE by just 0.01, was rejected by MIT. Today, he is the CEO of a $20 billion AI startupPerplexity cofounder and CEO Aravind Srinivas turned academic setbacks into a remarkable AI career. After missing IIT Madras Computer Scien...
06 Oct, 2026, 10.21 AM IST