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Claude Gets Rupee Pricing: India Is Now Market No. 2
Anthropic has switched Claude to rupee pricing across every plan, the clearest signal yet that India is a market frontier AI companies now build for, not just count.
14 Jul 2026 · via Inc42Pernia’s Parent Raises Rs 162.5 Crore Before IPO
Purple Style Labs quietly issued NCDs across 14 tranches while waiting on its listing. The instrument choice is the story: debt for expansion, equity for the public.
14 Jul 2026 · via EntrackrNaturis Cosmetics Raises Rs 33.7 Crore First Round
The factory behind Nykaa, Plum and Pilgrim just took institutional money for the first time. The beauty supply chain is now a venture asset class.
14 Jul 2026 · via PSU WatchJune Trade Deficit Hits $30.43 Bn
Exports grew 15.5 percent in June but imports surged 31 percent, blowing the goods trade deficit out to 30.43 billion dollars. The gap is a cost signal every importer should read.
14 Jul 2026 · via The FederalJune CPI at 4.38 Percent: RBI’s Band Breaks
Retail inflation crossed the RBI's 4 percent target for the first time under the new CPI series. Festive planning just picked up a new variable.
14 Jul 2026 · via The Peoples BoardHUL and Dabur Cut Headcount: Automation Arrives
Two of India's biggest FMCG companies cut permanent headcount in FY26 while paying the remaining people more. The operating model behind Indian consumer goods is changing shape.
14 Jul 2026 · via Inc42Swiggy Instamart Gets 9 FSSAI Notices
The food regulator has sent Swiggy Instamart nine notices over expired, spoiled and mislabelled products. The bigger story is what platforms will now demand from every brand they stock.
14 Jul 2026 · via Storyboard18Flipkart Sells Shadowfax Stake in Rs 700 Crore Deal
Flipkart plans to cut its Shadowfax holding from around 8 percent to 2 percent by end July. It is the latest step in a monetisation push that has already raised over Rs 2,500 crore.
14 Jul 2026 · via Storyboard18Flipkart Faces CCI Complaint Over 33 Preferred Sellers
FIRST has asked the competition regulator to investigate Flipkart over alleged preferential treatment of 33 sellers and a claimed Rs 3,000 crore subsidy pool. Here is what it means for everyone else selling on the platform.
14 Jul 2026 · via Free Press JournalDMart Q1 Results: Rs 860 Crore Profit, Margins Up
Avenue Supermarts grew profit 11.3 percent and expanded margins in the June quarter. Offline value retail keeps compounding while the noise stays online.
14 Jul 2026 · via BestMediaInfoD2C Brands Go Offline to Hedge Quick Commerce
Beauty labels are opening exclusive stores and nutrition startups are pushing into general trade. The channel that made D2C brands fast is now the channel they are hedging against.
14 Jul 2026 · via Inc42BUILT Raises $2 Mn for Natural Movement Footwear
A 2026 founded footwear startup with nine SKUs just raised $2 million, and the money is going into tooling and molds, not ads. That is the interesting part.
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