Bhawana Chaudhary
Delhi Police have registered a case against Blinkit after a person, accused of stabbing a minor to death in Khyala area, confessed to buying button knives from the quick commerce platform. Police verified the claims by posing as a decoy and successfully ordering the button knives. A notice will soon be issued, seeking Blinkit's response over the sale of knives.
Feb 18th, 2026

Indian fabless semiconductor startup Vervesemi Microelectronics has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round, with Unicorn India Ventures as a co-lead investor. The round also saw participation from Roots Ventures and the MAIQ Growth Scheme. The company said it will use the fresh capital to accelerate commercialisation of its machine learning–enhanced analog signal chain IC portfolio.
Feb 18th, 2026

Medhaa Gupta
Bombay High Court stayed an arrest warrant issued against Ola Electric's billionaire CEO Bhavish Aggarwal by a Goa district consumer commission. "There appears to be no such powers to issue such a warrant...during the course of hearing of the complaint," the judge observed, TOI reported. The warrant was issued after Aggarwal failed to appear before the commission despite prior notice.
Feb 18th, 2026

Arshiya Chopra
The White House has said that US President Donald Trump has secured trade agreements with trading partners covering more than half of global GDP. The list included India, Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, North Macedonia, Philippines, Thailand, Switzerland, Vietnam and UK among others.
Feb 18th, 2026

Shalini ojha
NeoSapien CEO Dhananjay Yadav, who had said his company's wearables were stolen on Day 1 of AI Summit in Delhi, informed that the devices have been recovered with Delhi Police's help. He added the 2nd day of the summit was smoother. "It's commendable how the organisers pulled things together overnight and delivered a promising Day 2," he wrote on X.
Feb 18th, 2026

Ashley Paul
Silver prices in India tumbled by nearly ₹1.5 lakh in just 19 days, falling ₹1,47,033/kg from ₹3,79,988/kg on January 29 to ₹2,32,955/kg on February 17. According to India Bullion and Jewellers Association, gold prices also dipped ₹23,475/10 grams in the same period to ₹1,51,865/10 grams. In one month, silver prices dipped by ₹48,935/kg, while gold prices jumped by ₹10,272/10 grams.
Feb 18th, 2026

AlphaTON announced a deal with Nvidia to lease Blackwell B200 chips. This is adding at least $1.2 million in monthly AI revenue, starting in March 2026. The company plans to rent the GPUs to developers and enterprises. However, shares fell over 7% after AlphaTON also announced a $400 million stock sale.
Feb 17th, 2026

Gemini shares tumbled over 15% after the firm parted ways with its COO, CFO, and CLO. The company projects up to $602 million in net losses for 2025. Cameron Winklevoss will take on revenue duties, while Kate Freedman is stepping in as interim general counsel, following the abrupt departures of the top management.
Feb 17th, 2026

Vaishnavi Mishra
While speaking at the India AI Impact Summit venture capitalist Vinod Khosla criticised long tenures at large corporations, suggesting they can limit adaptability in a fast-changing tech landscape. "If somebody has worked at Cisco for 15-20 years, I consider them unemployable in the real economy," Khosla said. Notably, Khosla predicted jobs may not be needed by 2050 due to AI.
Feb 17th, 2026

Vaishnavi Mishra
Several income tax forms including Form 26AS and Form 16 will be renumbered under new Income Tax Act that will be effective from April 1. According to draft framework, Form 26AS will be renumbered as Form 168 while Form 16 will be renumbered as Form 130. All employer-side communication will happen with new numbers subject to notifications and system implementation.
Feb 17th, 2026

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