The tussle at the Tata Group continues while AI surges ahead,YourStorybrings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors. Regulatory filings reveal an arrangement in which TVS Motor is both the lessor of the underlying land and the customer for the facility Hanno is developing on it, with rental income projected to begin in November 2026. Google Cloud is expanding its agentic AI push in India through partnerships that demonstrate how AI is moving from assistance to action. At its first ‘Let’s Talk AI’ media tour stop in Bengaluru on Thursday, the company highlighted collaborations with boAt, Cropin and Pine Labs across consumer hardware, agriculture and commerce. Green Hermitage, founded by Gayatri Varun and Anubhav Pratap Rai, makes sustainable luxury accessories using plant-based materials. Enterprise AI startup Ema founded by former Google and Coinbase executive Surojit Chatterjee has raised $77 million in a Series B round of funding led by Creaegis. Lab-grown diamond jewellery startup ONYA has raised Rs 12.5 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Divisa Family Office, with existing investor Zeropearl VC doubling down on its initial investment. The company had earlier raised Rs 5.5 crore in seed funding. The new capital will be used to expand ONYA’s retail footprint, strengthen digital customer acquisition, enhance online personalisation and deepen research and development in product design and manufacturing. Founded by Gaurav Choudhary and Himani Yadav, ONYA has established eight flagship stores across Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad within 20 months of launch. The company said it has reached a monthly recurring revenue of Rs 3.5 crore and plans to expand through company-owned and franchise stores. ByteAsk, an AI coding startup founded by IIT Delhi graduates Anirudha Kulkarni and Pratyush Saini, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from Y Combinator, Entrepreneur First and angel investors from global quantitative trading firms. Founded in June 2026 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company operates across the US and India and is developing AI coding agents specifically for C and C++. ByteAsk is targeting developers working in defence, aerospace, robotics, high-frequency trading, finance, automotive and semiconductor industries, where reliability and performance are critical. The company has also been selected for Y Combinator’s Fall 2026 batch. The founders previously built legal AI startup LawSutra AI, which was acquired by Manupatra within four months of its launch. Nuvah, a technology-led footwear startup focused on comfort-engineered heels, has raised Rs 4 crore in a pre-seed angel round from investors including Amit Jain, Shantanu Deshpande and Ishendra Agarwal. Founded in October 2025 by Avni Jain, an IIM Ahmedabad alumna, the company plans to use the capital for research and development, advancing its proprietary comfort technology and testing go-to-market strategies. Nuvah’s core technology, Steady
