Zupee's paid subscription service, Zupee Plus, offers ad-free games and unlimited access to shows for Rs 499 for three months
From tackling fake returns and delivery failures to optimising supply chains and personalising festive campaigns, brands are betting on AI tools to protect margins and capture a larger share of India’s Rs 1.2 lakh crore festive e-commerce market.
Backed by WestBridge, Hornbill and GSV Ventures, the edtech firm has doubled down on offline centres and acquisitions even as rising employee costs, high attrition, and loss-making subsidiaries test its balance sheet.
Offline centres now contribute nearly half of PhysicsWallah’s topline, underscoring its shift into a hybrid model.
The corporate rebrand comes at a pivotal moment for the group, as it gears up for a renewed IPO bid later this year
The flagship sales come just a day after the new GST reforms take effect, with lower rates on big-ticket appliances expected to fuel higher festive spending.
Industry experts warn that the move could squeeze margins, strain working capital, and trigger higher delivery charges for customers.
Head Digital Works joins a growing list of real-money gaming companies that have carried out large-scale layoffs in the past week following the government's blanket ban.
The service, currently live in Bangalore and expanding to metros including Mumbai and Delhi, appears as a tab within the main Swiggy app rather than a standalone application
GST clarity clears the air for e-commerce majors, enabling Flipkart and Amazon to finalise festive flagship sale dates, with analysts expecting a boost in demand for big-ticket items.
Bitkraft expects five to six mobile games to surpass $100 million in annual in-app purchase (IAP) revenue in India by the end of 2025.
India's new online gaming law, which bans real-money online games, has faced three legal challenges so far, with petitions filed before the High Courts of Karnataka, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh.
At Swiggy’s present order volumes — estimated at over 2 million orders per day — the higher fee translates to up to Rs 3 crore in daily revenue, compared to around Rs 2.4 crore when the fee was at Rs 12. That’s an additional Rs 54 crore per quarter and Rs 216 crore annually if the rate sustains.
The company has also begun testing a Rs 50 'VIP Mode' in select locations that promises faster deliveries, priority riders, and a concierge-style service for select top customers.
The firm had previously targeted raising $130 million for its first close, when it announced its $225 million Fund II in March this year.
With Gen Z audiences consuming a majority of their content around such themes, Flipkart is betting that the platform will provide not only reach but also sharper insights into consumer preferences.
Games24x7, which operates the online rummy platform Rummy Circle and fantasy sports platform My11Circle, is the latest casualty of the government's ban on real-money games.
The job cuts at the PokerBaazi parent firm comes after the government introduced a new online gaming law that has imposed a blanket ban on real-money games in the country.
Launched in 2023, the growth-stage investor has already deployed one-third of the corpus through investments of $8–14 million each across startups like Astrotalk, IDfy, Smallcase, Porter, and Snapmint.
MPL and other real-money gaming firms had suspended contests and games involving money on their platforms after the Parliament passed the online gaming law that prohibits such games.
Ather has expanded its retail footprint to 416 stores nationwide and plans to reach 700 outlets.
Head Digital Works, which operates the online rummy platform A23 Rummy, had approached the Karnataka High Court on April 28, challenging the constitutional validity of the government's new online gaming law.
Fancode stated that the decision to wind down the merchandise business was made in June this year and the company now intends to redirect all resources towards its core content product.
Shoppers are holding off on big-ticket purchases ahead of the festive sales, anticipating a possible GST cut. Analysts say that a lack of clarity in taxation may lead to sales moving to other channels.
MPL joins a growing list of companies, including Dream11 parent Dream Sports, Gameskraft, Zupee, and PokerBaazi parent firm Moonshine Technology, which have decided not to challenge the law
