India’s startup scene is evolving fast, led by AI adoption, omnichannel models, Tier-2/3 city expansion, and creator-driven branding. A Meta-A&M report reveals 70% use AI, 67% go omnichannel, and 95% target smaller cities. Meanwhile, 88% partner with influencers early. These trends are reshaping how startups scale, connect with users, and build future-ready brands across India.

Zomato Co-founder Deepinder Goyal is eyeing regional air travel industry in India, PTI reported citing LAT Aerospace Co-founder Surobhi Das' post. "Deepinder and I kept circling back to same question: Why is regional air travel still so broken?" Das said. "Think buses in sky...Our aircraft will take-off and land in compact 'air stops'- no bigger than parking lot," she added.

A man claimed on Reddit that he rejected a US-based company's internship, with promise for a follow-on full-time job offer paying ₹12 lakh/annum, as they asked him to stay in meetings during office hours. Saying that they demanded he keeps his camera on always, he said, "This is something which bothered me." He said he's now second-guessing his refusal.

Russian oil firm PJSC Rosneft Oil Company is in early talks with Reliance Industries (RIL) for the sale of its 49.13% stake in Nayara Energy, which operates a 20-million-tonne/year oil refinery and 6,750 petrol pumps in India. Reliance has held talks for acquiring Nayara, which will help it overtake state-owned Indian Oil Corporation to become India's number one oil refiner.

ED has returned assets worth ₹952 crore, attached during a money laundering probe, to a Nirma Group unit in the multi-crore IL&FS case. The Surat-based plant of Vadraj Cement would be restored to Nuvoco Vistas Corporation, which has taken over the defunctional company through a resolution process. Vadraj Cement had received loans from IL&FS that were later declared non-performing.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) brought back 100.32 metric tonnes of gold to India from its overseas vault in FY25, Moneycontrol reported. As of March 31, 2025, the total gold held by RBI was 879.58 metric tonnes as compared to 822.10 metric tonnes as of March 31, 2024. Reportedly, India's gold reserves are primarily stored in the Bank of England.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed glimpse of its secret gold vault for the first time in history in its documentary 'RBI Unlocked: Beyond The Rupee'. A single gold bar stored in RBI’s reserves weighs 12.5 kg and is estimated to be worth around ₹12.5 crore. Since economic crisis of 1991, RBI multiplied its gold reserves many times over.

Nine of India's 10 most-valued Indian companies collectively added ₹2.34 lakh crore to their market capitalisation in the past week, Moneycontrol reported. Reliance Industries emerged as the biggest gainer as its market valuation jumped by ₹69,556.91 crore to ₹20,51,590.51 crore, the most among the top-10 firms. From the top-10 pack, Infosys was reportedly the only one that faced erosion.

Chennai-based entrepreneur Prawin Ganeshan claimed airport shed officer Tirupathi Rao blocked a shipment demanding ₹1.5-lakh bribe for a previous shipment. Ganeshan said he'd paid over ₹3-lakh bribe for previous shipment to another officer named Yuvaraj in May, following which Rao also sought 50% of that bribe amount. CBIC responded saying shipments had misdeclared quantity but were later cleared.

A Reddit user claiming to earn ₹50 lakh/annum said he's unable to get a job since six months after a US-based startup fired him despite eight-year experience. "Recruiter's tone changes [when] I tell...my current CTC...I've been telling...I'm open to a pay cut, but no one has shown interest," he said. "My CTC is way higher than Indian benchmarks," he added.