From Shiprocket’s decentralised quick commerce push to ServiceNow India’s ambitions to harness AI and build for global markets, YourStory brings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors.
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No dark stores, no fleets: Shiprocket’s decentralised quick commerce play
New Delhi-based Shiprocket, best known for powering India’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) logistics, is quietly scaling up its plans in the quick commerce space with a sharp focus on enabling hyperlocal sellers.
Still in the MVP (minimum viable product) phase, the startup’s new service is processing 300,000-400,000 quick commerce deliveries a month across six cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, through a network of last-mile delivery partners. Read more.
From chat to action: How Bhindi.AI is reimagining AI interfaces for daily work
As artificial intelligence tools crowd the digital landscape, a new entrant from Bengaluru is attempting to redefine the way users interact with them. Bhindi.AI, founded by Sowmay Jain in May 2025, is building a tool that promises to move beyond chat-based replies and into real-world action.
Bhindi.AI integrates leading AI models and adds a unique layer of execution, allowing users to manage day-to-day digital tasks across platforms through simple chat-like conversations. This includes drafting and sending emails, organising documents, scheduling meetings, or even tweeting on behalf of a user, all initiated through a single prompt. Read more.
At Hyderabad, ServiceNow India hopes to ride the AI wave and develop for the world
ServiceNow, the global software company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) powered workplace management solutions, sees India both as a key engineering centre and a unit creating actual business impact.
ServiceNow established its India engineering centre in Hyderabad in 2014, and over the last 11 years, it has only grown in strides to become a key pillar of the company. Read more.
Bakewell: A sweet escape in the English countryside
Nestled in the rolling hills of Derbyshire’s Peak District, Bakewell feels like a place to pause. I have been here more than a few times now, but am surprised by how the small town lulls me into a slower, sweeter pace every single time.
Perhaps it’s because Bakewell seems to have been plucked right out of the pages of a pastoral novel, with its honey-coloured stone buildings, narrow streets, riverside promenades, and ducks bobbing along the River Wye. Or the fact that it made an appearance in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, thinly disguised as ‘Lambton’, the picturesque town Elizabeth Bennet visits before her fateful tour of Pemberley. Read more.
Meditating before meals: A small habit that changed everything
I would eat meals like I was on a timer. Not because I was in a hurry, but because I didn’t know how else to do it. I would stand at the kitchen counter scrolling Instagram while stuffing my face with a spoonful of rice.
No kidding, I would finish dinner while half-watching a show, half-replying to emails, and not really tasting anything. Meals felt transactional—a task to check off the list. More than just getting full, they often felt like an attempt to fill something deeper. Read more.
This homegrown adaptive clothing brand brings dignity and comfort to people with mobility needs
Despite spending a decade in the fashion industry, Kkanchan Gupta couldn’t find a single piece of clothing suitable for her mother, who was battling lung cancer.
“Following rounds of chemotherapy, my mother found it difficult to move her shoulders. Wearing clothes became an ordeal. I was surrounded by warehouses full of garments. But I couldn’t find a t-shirt, top or kurti that would be comfortable for my mum,” recalls Gupta. Read more.
Latest news
Squid Game S3, Sirens drive Netflix’s 16% Q2 revenue growth
Streaming giant Netflix reported a 16% year-over-year jump in revenue for the second quarter of 2025, reaching $11.08 billion. The growth was driven by a rising subscriber base, higher subscription prices, and increased advertising sales.
The company also raised its full-year revenue forecast to between $44.8 billion and $45.2 billion, up from the previous range of $43.5 billion to $44.5 billion. Read more.
Funding news
DCGpac raises Rs 15 Cr pre-Series A funding
DCGpac, a tech-enabled B2B packaging platform based in India, has raised Rs 15 crore in a Pre-Series A funding round led by GVFL, with additional participation from Auxano Capital and the promoters.
The newly raised capital will be used to drive growth, upgrade platform technology, and support the expansion of international operations. DCGpac also plans to introduce initiatives such as RePac, a reusable packaging model aimed at promoting the circular economy, while further developing its warehousing and procurement capabilities.
To date, the company claims to have delivered more than 750 million packaging products to over 60,000 customers. It operates in both India and the UAE and is targeting a tenfold increase in growth over the next five years.
DCGpac previously raised seed funding from investors, including Haldiram’s and Saudi Arabia-based Zajil.
Other news
MIB invites AI startups to address India’s linguistic diversity
Reaching every citizen with official information in a language they understand remains a challenge in linguistically diverse India. To address this, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has invited AI startups and academic institutions to propose technical solutions.
At a meeting at the T-Hub innovation centre in Hyderabad, The Secretary of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Sanjay Jaju outlined plans to collaborate with incubators, startups, and university innovation cells. Attendees included representatives from IIT Hyderabad, Centres of Excellence at various NITs, and AI-focused engineering colleges.
The initiative is anchored in the WaveX Startup Accelerator Platform, part of the broader WAVES programme. WaveX has launched two competitions: Kalaa Setu, for multimedia and cultural-content tools that work across languages, and Bhasha Setu, focused on language technologies such as translation, transcription, and voice synthesis.
Startups can register on the WaveX portal. Finalists will present their prototypes to a national jury in New Delhi. Selected teams will sign a memorandum of understanding for full-scale development and pilot their solutions with All India Radio, Doordarshan, and the Press Information Bureau, with continued support from the WaveX platform.
(This article will be updated with the latest news throughout the day.)
