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India's quantum communication hub signs its first industry partner

Punjab, Sept. 12 -- QClairvoyance Quantum Labs has signed an agreement with the IITM C-DOT Samgnya Technologies Foundation, the National Hub for Quantum Communication established under India's Nationa... Read More


Quantum security, a Dubai licence and a payment integration: this week in Indian startups

Punjab, Sept. 12 -- This week's Indian startup announcements cluster around quantum security, healthcare payments abroad, and checkout plumbing - and none of them are consumer apps. The announcements... Read More


Week ahead: the NSE IPO opens Wednesday into a cautious market

Punjab, Sept. 12 -- Indian markets are closed for the weekend. The week ahead is dominated by one event: the National Stock Exchange's own initial public offering opens on September 17. The week's ca... Read More


Rupee slides to a 10-day low near 95.47 as the June trade deficit sets a record

Punjab, Sept. 12 -- The rupee has extended its losing run, with USD/INR posting a fresh 10-day high around 95.47 as oil keeps climbing. The currency touched an all-time low of 96.8 in May before recov... Read More


Manika Plastech opens, Steamhouse closes, and the Sensex claws back 622 points

Punjab, Sept. 11 -- Two smaller issues are in the market alongside the NSE announcement. Manika Plastech opened on September 11 and Steamhouse India closed the same day, while the benchmark indices st... Read More


NSE sets IPO price band at Rs 1,700-1,785, issue opens September 17

Punjab, Sept. 11 -- The National Stock Exchange has set a price band of Rs 1,700 to Rs 1,785 a share for its initial public offering. The issue opens on September 17 and closes on September 21. The t... Read More


Xflow ties up with HSBC as Sarvam's voice agents cross one crore calls

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- Thursday brought a cluster of Indian startup announcements weighted towards infrastructure rather than consumer apps: cross-border payments, voice AI at scale, lending automation a... Read More


UPI gets tap-and-pay, and NPCI starts building a registry for AI payment agents

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- India launched a Tap-and-Pay feature for UPI on Thursday. Users can tap a smartphone against a point-of-sale machine to pay over NFC, without opening the UPI app each time. Removi... Read More


Rupee slips to 95.47 as the 10-year yield firms to 6.978

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- The rupee weakened again on Thursday, quoted around 95.4675 against the dollar compared with a previous close of 95.0800. The yield on the 10-year benchmark government bond rose to... Read More


Sensex snaps three-day slide, closes 138 points higher at 74,903

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- Indian equities snapped a three-day losing streak on Thursday. The Sensex added 138.36 points to close at 74,902.59 and the Nifty rose 46.30 points to 23,477.80, with banking and f... Read More