
RBI Releases 2027 Calendar for Class-I Officer Recruitment
The Reserve Bank of India has published its recruitment calendar for 2027, giving aspirants an early look at when notifications for Class-I officer posts will be issued and when the written examinations are expected to be held. The schedule covers eight posts across generalist, technical, legal, protocol and language streams. …

Apple iPhone Duo Sells Out As Retailers Charge Rs 1 Lakh Premium
Limited Stock Hits Early Buyers Apple’s iPhone Duo, the company’s first foldable iPhone, has launched in India, but supply has fallen well short of demand. According to a Livemint report, retailers in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad received very few units, with several shops getting about 10 units each. Some larger …

Legora Raises $550 Million Series E At $8.8 Billion Valuation To Expand Legal AI
Legora, a Stockholm-based legal AI company, has closed a $550 million Series E round that values it at $8.8 billion after the money. Atreides Management led the round, which the company announced on October 21, 2026. The valuation is a sharp step up from the $5.55 billion mark Legora carried …

Chapter Home Raises Rs 63 Crore At Rs 1,000 Crore Valuation To Build Home And Kitchen Brands
Chapter Home, a home and kitchen consumer brands company, has raised Rs 63 crore through a mix of equity and debt, according to reports from Entrackr and Inc42, both published on 22 October 2026. The round includes Bessemer Venture Partners, Stride Ventures, comedian and investor Tanmay Bhat, and a group …

Zerodha Opens US Stock Investing On Kite With 2,000 Companies
Zerodha has launched US stock investing in beta mode on its Kite platform, allowing resident Indian individuals to buy American shares and exchange traded funds from the same account they use for Indian markets, according to Inc42 and Moneycontrol reports published on October 19 and 20, 2026. The offering covers …

Karta AI Raises $3 Million Seed Round To Automate Complex BFSI Calls
Karta AI, a Bengaluru startup that builds voice agents for banks, lenders and insurers, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital. The round works out to roughly Rs 28 crore, and Wyser VC, CDM Capital and Seedstars also participated, the company …

Kent RO Invests Rs 250 Crore In Lithium Battery Plant Near Noida
Kent RO Systems, the Noida-based water purifier maker, has entered home energy storage with a new division called KENT New Energy. It announced the launch on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, and has already put nearly Rs 250 crore into a lithium battery and inverter plant in Sector 159, Noida. The …

Cult.fit Gets SEBI Nod For Rs 950 Crore IPO As FY26 Loss Narrows 48 Percent
Cult.fit, the Bengaluru-based fitness services and active lifestyle platform, has received final observations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on its offer documents, according to reports published on October 16, 2026. In SEBI practice, the step means the regulator has cleared the company to proceed with its …

CureBay Raises Rs 100 Crore Pre-Series C To Grow Rural Clinics From 250 To 800
CureBay has raised about Rs 100 crore in a pre-Series C round that mixes equity and debt, as the Bhubaneswar-based healthtech company looks to widen its rural clinic network beyond the four states it runs in today. The round is split almost 70:30. About Rs 69 crore came in as …

AI Hiring Startup Hunar.AI Raises Rs 39.3 Cr Series A Led By Blume Ventures
Hunar.AI, a Bengaluru startup that builds voice based AI agents for frontline hiring, has raised Rs 39.3 crore in a Series A round led by Blume Ventures. The company announced the round as Rs 40 crore, while the regulatory filing records Rs 39.3 crore of fresh capital. The cheque takes …

Eternal Unveils Privacy-Focused AI Platform Dark, Eyes Global Launch In 2026
Eternal has unveiled Dark, a privacy-focused AI platform built for users who do not want their conversations read. Founder Deepinder Goyal wants to take it global within 2026. Eternal is the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit. Goyal outlined the plan in Eternal’s Q2 FY27 shareholder letter, aiming Dark at …

