#Oscars 2025: India Selects ‘Laapataa Ladies’ for Best  International Feature Race

#Oscars 2025: India Selects ‘Laapataa Ladies’ for Best International Feature Race

India has selected Kiran Rao’s comedy of errors Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies) to represent the country in the 2025 Oscar race in the Best International Feature category. The Hindi-language film, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, beat out Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, which had been considered the frontrunner for the…

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#India’s Delhivery contests metrics in rival Ecom Express’ IPO filing

#India’s Delhivery contests metrics in rival Ecom Express’ IPO filing

Indian logistics firm Delhivery has publicly contested the accuracy of the metrics presented by competitor Ecom Express in its draft initial public offering prospectus, a rare confrontation in the lead-up to the latter’s market debut.  Delhivery, backed by SoftBank and already publicly listed, claims Ecom Express has inaccurately represented Delhivery’s business metrics when drawing comparisons…

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#InMobi secures 0 million for AI acquisitions ahead of IPO

#InMobi secures $100 million for AI acquisitions ahead of IPO

Adtech startup InMobi has raised $100 million in debt financing as the profitable Indian firm looks to “significantly deepen” its artificial intelligence initiatives and fund potential AI acquisitions ahead of a planned IPO next year.  Mars Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG and Liquidity Group, has financed the funding, InMobi said Wednesday. The investment…

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#Second Byju’s auditor exits in a year amid bankruptcy proceedings

#Second Byju’s auditor exits in a year amid bankruptcy proceedings

BDO, the auditor for Indian edtech startup Byju’s, has resigned with immediate effect, marking the second auditor departure for the embattled startup in about a year and further intensifying concerns about its financial health and governance. In a scathing resignation letter, BDO subsidiary MSKA highlighted multiple issues with Byju’s, including significant delays in financial reporting,…

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#BigEndian founders hope to use their deep chip experience to help establish India in semiconductors

#BigEndian founders hope to use their deep chip experience to help establish India in semiconductors

India, despite being home to 20% of the world’s chip designers, lacks a significant presence in the global semiconductor market. However, in recent months, the Indian government has begun investing in an effort to establish the country in semiconductors, as companies worldwide have adopted a “China-plus-one” strategy, seeking alternatives to China. BigEndian Semiconductors aims to…

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