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Ola Electric is expanding its retail network with additional wheels. As part of its transition to a partner-led retail model, the electric two-wheeler manufacturer has launched a network of dealer-operated stores in seven states. These states include Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Bihar, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. The goal of the new stores is to increase sales of Ola scooters and motorbikes in the local area.

· Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 4 September 2026: Comet Raises ₹100 Crore, RentoMojo Sets IPO Price Band, and More Four funding rounds closed on 4 September 2026, spanning wearable health tech, sneakers, emergency healthcare and power electronics. Qualcomm Ventures, Verlinvest, Auxano Capital and Trivest Partners were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is Ultrahuman's $70 million round to expand its health intelligence platform.

· Gold and Silver Prices in India Today, 4 September 2026: Gold at ₹155,290, Silver at ₹240,510 as Both Ease 24K gold is trading at ₹155,290 per 10 grams today, easing slightly after yesterday's strong rebound as some of that bounce gets given back through the session. Silver is also lower, slipping to ₹240,510 per kilogram despite still holding a gain for the week overall, a notable divergence from gold which remains down slightly over the same seven day period.

President William Ruto of Kenya has issued an order compelling Tata Chemicals to end its activities in Kenya. The business's activities did not help the African country, he remarked, expressing his dissatisfaction. Tata Chemicals released a statement after the Kenyan president's comment in which it claimed to have provided the Kenyan authorities with all of the requested documentation and information.

Meta has released Muse Spark 1.3, an update to its AI agents that focuses on enhancing coding, instruction-following, and long-running agentic processes.

With a capital investment of INR 1,800 crore, Aditya Birla Group has joined the wires and cables industry in India. Consequently, UltraTech Cement, a subsidiary of Ultravolt, will be launching the company under the Ultravolt brand. This is the group's fourth venture into uncharted business territory in the past three years. Jhagadia, in the Bharuch region of Gujarat, will house the company's manufacturing facility. They claim this site will facilitate logistics and distribution throughout India.

From Startup Ideas to Real Businesses: Jimmy James on Building the Next Generation of Founders India’s startup ecosystem has grown rapidly over the past decade, expanding from around 500 DPIIT-recognised startups in 2016 to more than 2.3 lakh by June 2026. This represents roughly 86% CAGR in the number of recognised startups over the period.

The import registrations of three Korean beauty brand importers, Skintl Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., have been revoked by India's highest medicines regulator. The action is taken following the discovery that the company stocked commodities without proper authorisation, rearranged its warehouse without proper regulatory clearance, and used inaccurate registration numbers on product labels.

Nvidia has agreed to acquire open-source artificial intelligence technology Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. The move comes as the chipmaker advances up the stack and beyond hardware. On September 3, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said in a blog post that the transaction will allow Hugging Face to stay an open platform for the broader AI industry. Together, Huang said, Nvidia will scale Hugging Face’s platform, fortify its infrastructure and provide access to AI for developers and institutions globally.

Volkswagen, a German automaker, said on September 3 that it will lay off 100,000 workers by the end of the decade. This is shaping up to be the most massive industry-wide reorganisation in automotive history. Along with the already agreed upon 50,000 layoffs, the corporation announced that management and unions have authorised a plan to cut an additional 50,000 positions.