India’s food-delivery giants Swiggy and Zomato are staring at higher tax bills after the government brought delivery fees under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The decision, taken at the 56th GST Council meeting, places the onus squarely on platforms to collect and remit the tax on behalf of their gig workers….
Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the earlier 900 posts, we featured an art festival, cartoon gallery. world music festival, telecom expo, millets fair, climate change expo, wildlife conference, startup festival, Diwali rangoli, and jazz festival. The works of Karnataka artist Jaati Muniswamy Subramani (1949-2021) have been featured in exhibitions at MKF Museum of…
The role of security has moved far beyond guarding entrances or scanning a few CCTV screens. Businesses today face increasingly complex challenges—protecting high-value assets, managing multiple sites, and ensuring the safety of people in high-traffic or high-risk environments. Manpower-heavy models, while effective in certain contexts, often struggle to deliver uninterrupted, error-free coverage. Conversely, technology-only solutions…
In recent years, especially during the funding slowdown, a new wave of entrepreneurship has taken centre stage—that of the second-time founder. These are not fresh-faced entrants but seasoned entrepreneurs returning to the startup arena with renewed purpose and sharper instincts. Their re-emergence signals a broader shift in investor mindset, where experience, resilience, and execution history increasingly…
We stand at the precipice of a fundamental transformation. The traditional real estate investment paradigm, where relationships trump rigour and intuition overshadows intelligence, is yielding to something far more powerful: Algorithmic Alpha. In a market where handshakes once sealed deals worth hundreds of crores, algorithms now process billions of data points to identify opportunities invisible…
Hello, Want premium fits in your wardrobe? That’ll cost you even more now. With the new GST reforms, it’s been a case of ‘you win some, you lose some’. The tax overhaul stands to make everything from daily consumer goods to luxury SUVs cheaper, but global fashion brands such as Zara, Levi Strauss and Lacoste…
Girish Mathrubootham, co-founder of Nasdaq-listed Freshworks and one of the leading voices of India’s Software as a Service (SaaS) sector, will step down as Executive Chairman of the company effective December 1, 2025. In a filing with the US SEC, Freshworks said Mathrubootham will focus on Together Fund, the venture capital fund he co-founded. The…
The GST Council’s decision to fix a flat 5% levy on commercial drones, while exempting defence-grade models and core components, marks a significant shift for India’s drone sector. Until now, tax on the segment has been inconsistent, as drones with integrated cameras attracted 18%, and recreational models faced rates of up to 28%. The simplified…
India’s food delivery and quick commerce sector is showing signs of fresh momentum after a bruising year, prompting analysts to turn bullish on the country’s biggest platforms. Brokerage Motilal Oswal on Friday upgraded Swiggy to a “buy”, with a target price of Rs 560, implying a 32% upside, while reaffirming its recommendation on Eternal of…
The month of September began on a modest note for the Indian startup ecosystem, with venture capital funding recording a marginal increase as the total amount raised during the week hovered around the $100 million range. The total VC funding for the first week of September came in at $166 million across 19 deals. In…
