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Shiprocket IPO to Open August 12 with Price Band ₹92–₹97 per Share

Shiprocket IPO to Open August 12 with Price Band ₹92–₹97 per Share
  • Price Band has been fixed from ₹ 92 to ₹ 97 per Equity Share
  • The Floor Price is 9.2 times and the Cap Price is 9.7 times of the face value (₹10 per share) of the Equity shares
  • Bid/Offer will open on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 and close on Friday, August 14, 2026 (“Bid/Offer Period”)
  • The Anchor investor Bid/Offer Period shall be on Tuesday, August 11, 2026
  • Bids can be made for a minimum of 154 Equity Shares of face value ₹10 each and in multiples of 154 Equity Shares of face value ₹10 each thereafter (“Minimum Bid Lot”)
  • RHP Link: https://www.axiscapital.co.in/contents/Shiprocket%20Limited%20-%20RHP%20-%20August%205,%202026-1785937235.pdf
Shiprocket Limited (the “Company”), shall open the Bid/Offer in relation to its Initial Public Offer of Equity shares on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

The Price Band of the Offer has been fixed at ₹ 92 to ₹ 97 per Equity Share of face value ₹10 each. (“Price Band”).

Bids can be made for a minimum of 154 Equity Shares of face value ₹10 each and in multiples of 154 Equity Shares of face value ₹10 each thereafter. (“Minimum Bid Lot”).

The Anchor Investor Bidding Date shall be Tuesday, August 11, 2026. The Bid/Offer shall open on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Shiprocket IPO to Open August 12 with Price Band ₹92–₹97 per Share
(L–R) Mr. Saahil Goel- Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Shiprocket Limited and Mr. Tanmay Kumar, Chief Financial Officer Limited , Shiprocket Limited

The total offer size of equity shares with face value of ₹10 each aggregating up to ₹16,174.85 million, comprises of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹8,855.00 million and an Offer for sale of equity shares aggregating up to ₹7,319.85 million.

The company proposes to utilize the net proceeds from the fresh issue towards Investment in the growth of the Shiprocket’s platforms by way of investment in marketing initiatives primarily for its Emerging Business and for its Core Business; for investment in technology infrastructure and capabilities primarily for its Emerging Business and for its Core Business; Repayment / prepayment, in full or in part, of certain borrowings availed of by the Company including payment of the interest accrued thereon; and Funding inorganic growth through unidentified acquisitions and general corporate purposes.

The Equity Shares offered through this Red Herring Prospectus are proposed to be listed on the Stock Exchanges being BSE Limited (“BSE”) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSE” and together with BSE, the “Stock Exchanges”). For the purpose of the Offer, NSE is the Designated Stock Exchange.

Axis Capital Limited, BofA Securities India Limited, JM Financial Limited and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited are the book running lead managers to the issue.

This is an Offer in terms of Rule 19(2)(b) of the SCRR read with Regulation 31 of the SEBI ICDR Regulations. This Offer is being made through the Book Building Process in compliance with Regulation 6(2) of the SEBI ICDR Regulations wherein not less than 75% of the Net Offer shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to Qualified Institutional Buyers (“QIBs” and such portion the “QIB Portion”) provided that our Company, in consultation with the BRLMs, may allocate up to 60% of the QIB Portion to Anchor Investors on a discretionary basis in accordance with the SEBI ICDR Regulations (“Anchor Investor Portion”), of which 33.33% shall be reserved for domestic Mutual Funds and 6.67% shall be reserved for Life Insurance Companies and Pension Funds, subject to valid Bids being received from domestic Mutual Funds, Life Insurance Companies and Pension Funds at or above the price at which Equity Shares will be allocated to the Anchor Investors (“Anchor Investor Allocation Price”), in accordance with the SEBI ICDR Regulations. In the event of under-subscription or non-allocation in the Anchor Investor Portion, the balance Equity Shares shall be added to the QIB Portion (excluding the Anchor Investor Portion) (“Net QIB Portion”).

Further, 5% of the Net QIB Portion shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to Mutual Funds only and the remainder of the Net QIB Portion shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to all QIBs (other than Anchor Investors) including Mutual Funds, subject to valid Bids being received at or above the Net Offer Price. If at least 75% of the Net Offer cannot be Allotted to QIBs, then the entire Bid Amount (as defined hereinafter) will be refunded forthwith. However, if the aggregate demand from Mutual Funds is less than 5% of the Net QIB Portion, the balance Equity Shares available for allocation in the Mutual Fund Portion will be added to the remaining QIB Portion for proportionate allocation to QIBs. Further, not more than 15% of the Net Offer shall be available for allocation to Non-Institutional Bidders (“NIBs”) of which (a) one third portion shall be reserved for NIBs with application size of more than ₹200,000 and up to ₹1,000,000; and (b) two-thirds of the portion shall be reserved for NIBs with application size of more than ₹1,000,000, provided that the unsubscribed portion in either of such sub-categories may be allocated to Bidders in other sub-category of the NIBs in accordance with SEBI ICDR Regulations, subject to valid Bids being received above the Offer Price and not more than 10% of the Net Offer shall be available for allocation to Retail Individual Bidders (“RIB”) in accordance with the SEBI ICDR Regulations, subject to valid Bids being received from them at or above the Offer Price.

The offer includes a reservation of equity shares of face value of ₹ 10 each, aggregating up to ₹ 10.00 million, for subscription by eligible employees (“employee reservation portion”). The Company, in consultation with the BRLMs, may offer a discount of up to ₹ 9 per equity share of the offer price to eligible employees bidding in the employee reservation portion (“employee discount”), subject to necessary approvals as may be required. The offer less the employee reservation portion is hereinafter referred to as the “net offer”.

All Bidders (except Anchor Investors) are required to mandatorily utilise the Application Supported by Blocked Amount (“ASBA”) process by providing details of their respective ASBA accounts and UPI ID (in case of UPI Bidders using the UPI Mechanism), in which case the corresponding Bid Amounts will be blocked by the SCSBs or under the UPI Mechanism, as applicable to participate in the Net Offer. Anchor Investors are not permitted to participate in the Anchor Investor Portion of the Net Offer through the ASBA process.

Disclaimer:

Shiprocket Limited is proposing, subject to, receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, to make an initial public offering of its Equity Shares and has filed the Red Herring Prospectus (“RHP”) with the Registrar of Companies, National Capital Territory of Delhi - I, at South Delhi (“RoC”) on August 5, 2026. The RHP is available on the website of the Company at www.shiprocket.in, SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in, as well as on the websites of the BRLMs, i.e. Axis Capital Limited, BofA Securities India Limited, JM Financial Limited and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited at www.axiscapital.co.in, https://business.bofa.com/bofas-india, www.jmfl.com and https://investmentbank.kotak.com, respectively and the websites of National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited at www.nseindia.com and www.bseindia.com, respectively. Any potential investor should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to such risk, please see “Risk Factors” on page 30 of the RHP. For taking an investment decision, potential investors must rely on their own examination of our Company and the Offer, including the risks involved. Investors are advised to rely only on the information contained in the RHPand price band advertisement for making investment decision.. The Equity Shares offered in the Offer have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any other applicable law of the United States and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws in the United States. Accordingly, the Equity Shares are being offered and sold (a) within the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act and referred to in the Red Herring Prospectus as “U.S. QIBs”) in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act; and (b) outside the United States in “offshore transactions” as defined in, and in reliance on, Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with the applicable laws of the jurisdictions where those offers and sales are made.

India's 20 Satellites in Crowded Orbit Face Rising Collision Threat

India's 20 Satellites in Crowded Orbit Face Rising Collision Threat
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Twenty of India’s 22 active satellites are in low Earth orbit (LEO) and face heightened collision risks due to space debris crowding, the government told Parliament on August 5, 2026. ISRO has already executed 29 collision avoidance manoeuvres (CAMs) in the past 18 months to protect these assets.

ISRO executed 20 CAMs in year 2025 and 9 in year 2026, till date. Thousands of satellites (Starlink, OneWeb, etc.) crowd LEO, increasing collision probability. Over 150,000 close approach alerts were evaluated by ISRO in 2025 alone.

A CAM is a controlled manoeuvre where a satellite’s orbit is slightly altered to avoid a predicted collision.A trigger is initiated when tracking systems (like ISRO’s MOTR radar or global alerts) detect a conjunction event — a close approach between two objects. The outcome of these CAMs is that the satellite is steered safely away from debris or another spacecraft, ensuring mission continuity.

Without CAMs, even a small debris fragment could destroy or disable a satellite. Each manoeuvre consumes fuel, shortening satellite lifespan — so CAMs are used only when risk is significant.

Key Facts from Parliament Briefing

India's 20 Satellites in Crowded Orbit Face Rising Collision Threat
  • Satellites at risk: 20 Indian satellites in LEO (below 2,000 km altitude) are more vulnerable compared to geostationary satellites.
  • Collision avoidance manoeuvres:
    • 2025: 20 CAMs executed
    • 2026 (till August): 9 CAMs executed
    • Total (last 18 months): 29 CAMs
  • Tracking systems: Sriharikota MOTR radar tracks large LEO objects. Hanle optical telescope (Ladakh) under the NETRA project is nearing completion; will track objects ≥30 cm at GEO altitude.
  • Policy framework: IN-SPACe is drafting guidelines on state liability and insurance for damages caused by Indian space objects.

India’s Global Role in Space Debris Mitigation

  • Active participant in Inter-Agency Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), UN Long-Term Sustainability Working Group (UN-LTS), and International Astronautical Federation (IAF) debris groups.
  • Contributed to revised IADC debris mitigation guidelines with technical inputs.
  • Announced Debris-Free Space Mission (DFSM) in 2024, aiming for zero debris from Indian government and private missions.

Collision Risk Overview

FactorImpact on Indian Satellites
Space debris densityLEO is the most crowded orbital zone (<2000 km).
Satellite population20 of 22 active Indian satellites are in LEO.
Close approach alertsISRO evaluated 150,000+ alerts in 2025 alone.
Mitigation actions29 CAMs executed in 18 months.
Tracking infrastructureMOTR radar + upcoming NETRA optical telescope.

Risks & Challenges

  • Collision probability rising as more satellites (including mega-constellations like Starlink and OneWeb) crowd LEO.
  • Insurance & liability gaps remain unresolved; India is still finalizing its framework.
  • Dependence on global alerts means India must strengthen indigenous tracking capacity.

What’s Next

  • Hanle telescope completion will significantly improve India’s GEO monitoring.
  • Policy adoption by IN-SPACe will clarify liability for third-party damages.
  • Debris-Free Space Mission (DFSM) aims to set India apart as a responsible spacefaring nation.

Nazara to Raise ₹733.5 Crore through Preferential Issue

Nazara to Raise ₹733.5 Crore through Preferential Issue

Bluetile and BestPlay founders and senior leadership to collectively invest ₹733.5 crore in Nazara equity at ₹306 per share
Capital to strengthen Nazara’s balance sheet and support strategic acquisitions and growth across its gaming portfolio

Mumbai, 6 August 2026: Nazara Technologies Limited (“Nazara” or “the Company”) today announced a preferential issue of equity shares aggregating to approximately ₹733.5 crore, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. The shares are proposed to be issued at ₹306 per share, determined with reference to the relevant date of 31 July 2026 in accordance with the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018.

The issue will be subscribed entirely by the founders and senior leadership team of Bluetile Games and BestPlay Systems. Their collective investment of approximately ₹733.5 crore represents a significant expression of confidence in Nazara’s strategy, leadership and long-term growth opportunity.

Raymond Stauffer to Invest Approximately ₹583 Crore

Raymond Albaladejo Stauffer, who assumes office as Chief Executive Officer of Nazara Technologies with effect from September 1 2026 subject to regulatory approvals, will subscribe to equity shares aggregating approximately ₹583.5 crore, making him a significant individual shareholder of the Company.

Rather than receiving additional stock-based incentives in connection with his appointment as CEO, Raymond is backing his conviction in Nazara’s future with a substantial personal investment, directly aligning his interests with those of the Company’s shareholders.

Details of the Proposed Investment

InvestorProposed investment
Raymond Albaladejo Stauffer₹583.48 crore
Marc Sylvester Schutze₹86.67 crore
Maxime Loppin₹30.71 crore
Alexandre Paul Jean Noirot-Cosson₹21.75 crore
Alexander Osou₹8.17 crore
Hugo Rémy Gaston Blavin₹2.72 crore
Total₹733.50 crore

Strengthening Nazara’s Growth Capital

The proceeds from the preferential issue will strengthen Nazara’s balance sheet and will primarily be deployed towards:
  • Strategic acquisitions;
  • Growth initiatives across existing gaming businesses;
  • Investment in owned intellectual property;
  • AI-enabled game development and operating capabilities; and
  • Other opportunities aligned with Nazara’s global gaming strategy.
Capital deployment will remain subject to the Company’s established Investment Committee and Board oversight framework. The source draft states that the proceeds are intended primarily to support strategic acquisitions and accelerate growth across Nazara’s existing business verticals.

Nitish Mittersain, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Nazara Technologies, said, “The decision by Raymond and the Bluetile and BestPlay leadership team to invest approximately ₹734 crore of their own capital into Nazara is a powerful endorsement of the global platform we have built over the last few years. As founder, it is deeply heartening to see Nazara recognised and respected across the global gaming industry.

Raymond Albaladejo Stauffer, Chief Executive Officer, Bluetile, said, “I’m reinvesting a substantial portion of the proceeds from Bluetile and BestPlay back into Nazara. I’m doing this with a lot of optimism. The next chapter for the Company is the most exciting yet. Nazara has the platform, balance sheet, and ambition to build a global gaming business. We also have a real opportunity to drive operating efficiencies. I’m excited to play a meaningful role in that. This reinvestment reflects my full conviction and confidence in the future of Nazara we are building together.”

About Nazara Technologies

Nazara Technologies is India’s only publicly listed gaming company with diversified interests across mobile gaming, PC & console publishing, esports, gamified learning and offline entertainment. With operations across India, North America and Europe, Nazara is building a global gaming platform powered by strong IP, publishing and operating capabilities. Website: https://www.nazara.com/

NTT DATA AI for Insurance Converts Complex Workflows into Governed, Repeatable AI‑Delivered Services

  • Service-as-Software solution, powered by the NTT DATA AIVista platform, helps insurers improve productivity, decision quality and risk management across underwriting, claims and customer service through governed AI with enterprise-grade governance and human oversight.
  • Solution combines NTT DATA’s recognized AI expertise with decades of insurance domain experience supporting large carriers worldwide.
NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced NTT DATA AI for Insurance, an AI-native agentic solution that converts complex core insurance workflows into governed, repeatable services. Built for highly regulated insurance environments, the Service-as-Software solution combines configurable AI agents, insurance-specific data models, workflow orchestration and enterprise-grade governance to maintain auditability, regulatory guardrails and human oversight.

NTT DATA AI for Insurance helps carriers modernize underwriting, claims, customer service and other core insurance workflows while improving productivity across the enterprise. Powered by NTT DATA AIVista, the company's AI-native product platform, the solution combines a prebuilt insurance foundation with flexible configuration and targeted customization, enabling rapid deployment while adapting to each carrier's products, processes, operating model and regulatory requirements.

The solution is designed for open integration with existing carrier systems and enterprise technology environments, enabling insurers to deploy AI capabilities without core system lock-in. Its model-routing capabilities also help carriers avoid lock-in to any single foundation model.

Insurance is built on human judgment that understands risk, prices fairly and stands behind promises when it matters most,” said Bruno Abril, Global Lead, Insurance Industry, NTT DATA, Inc.AI strengthens the ability of insurers to meet that responsibility, and NTT DATA AI for Insurance supports human expertise with intelligent systems that work within a governed operating layer for enterprise-scale transformation. The result is that insurers can move from AI-enabled workflows to AI-delivered operations, at enterprise scale and with the governance that regulators and boards demand.”

Carriers need agentic AI built for insurance operations

Carriers are under pressure to increase underwriting capacity, accelerate claims and service workflow processing, reduce loss ratios and improve risk selection while meeting rising governance expectations. NTT DATA’s 2026 Global AI Report: A Playbook for AI Leaders in Insurance found that two-thirds of insurers want to use AI in front-office interactions, while 86% support AI use in back- and mid-office workflows, yet most have not industrialized agentic AI across their core operations. NTT DATA AI for Insurance is purpose-built to close that gap.

"The insurance industry is generating more data than ever before, but better outcomes depend on how effectively that information is translated into action," said Prashant Hinge, Chief Information Officer at MSIG USA. "AI can help insurers identify high-risk claims sooner, improve consistency throughout the claims process, and equip claims professionals with the insights they need to make faster, more informed decisions."

NTT DATA AI for Insurance provides a comprehensive agentic architecture that includes:

  • Specialized models and agents purpose-trained on carrier and domain-specific data to improve reliability, accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
  • Specialized guardrails that embed governance into every AI agent decision and support deterministic, auditable outcomes that help carriers meet regulatory and internal governance requirements.
  • AI-native knowledge base and proprietary insurance data genome that embed agents into the systems, data and processes carriers already use, while providing the context agents need to interpret submissions, policies, claims and regulatory requirements.
  • Prebuilt and configurable AI agents that enable 3X faster deployment into underwriting, claims, service and other insurance workflows.
  • Cognitive and event-driven agent orchestration that coordinates AI agents, people, systems and processes around each carrier’s operating requirements.
NTT DATA is named as a leader in HFS Horizons: Agentic Services, 2026 Research Report as well as ISG Provider LensTM – Insurance Services – Strategic Capabilities (Insurance GenAI and Agentic AI Services). Worldwide, the company serves 10 of the world’s 25 top insurers, operates 16 delivery centers with insurance expertise and employs more than 12,000 insurance specialists.
Visit our website to learn more about NTT DATA AI for Insurance, access industry resources and meet some of our insurance experts. To learn more about the science and innovation behind our Service as Software platform for insurance, read our blog.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

our website to learn more about NTT DATA AI for Insurance, access industry resources and meet some of our insurance experts. To learn more about the science and innovation behind our Service as Software platform for insurance, read our blog.

LTM Collaborates with Chainguard to Strengthen Software Supply Chain Security through BlueVerse™ RightLogic

LTM Collaborates with Chainguard to Strengthen Software Supply Chain Security through BlueVerse™ RightLogic

LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world's largest enterprises, today announced a strategic collaboration with Chainguard, the trusted source for open source, to strengthen software supply chain security through BlueVerse™ RightLogic, LTM's cybersecurity assessment and risk assurance framework. The collaboration enables organizations to strengthen security while maintaining the speed and agility required for AI-enabled software development.

With BlueVerse RightLogic, LTM combines AI-powered cyber risk assessment with a growing ecosystem of technology partners to help enterprises identify, assess, and remediate cyber exposure while accelerating AI adoption. Chainguard strengthens the BlueVerse™ RightLogic ecosystem by helping enterprises secure open-source components from the outset, complementing LTM's cybersecurity services to close the gap between AI-speed discovery and enterprise-speed remediation.

As AI adoption accelerates, complex software supply chains and growing reliance on open-source components have made software supply chain security a strategic priority. With vulnerabilities now discovered and exploited at machine speed, organizations need trusted ways to manage open-source risk without slowing innovation.

Together, LTM and Chainguard will help enterprises:
  • Strengthen software supply chain security across modern application environments.
  • Improve visibility into open-source software risk
  • Enhance cyber resilience by addressing software supply chain exposure
  • Build secure foundations for AI and digital transformation initiatives.
"Organizations today are looking beyond vulnerability management to building trusted software supply chains. Through our collaboration with Chainguard, we're helping clients secure open-source software, reduce software supply chain risk and build resilient foundations for AI-driven innovation," said Krishnan Iyer, Chief Growth Officer, LTM.

"Enterprises everywhere are accelerating how fast they build and ship software with AI, but few are slowing down to inspect the open-source powering it. The only real fix is making sure the components going into that software are trustworthy from the start. Through Chainguard’s partnership with LTM, we're helping organizations move at AI speed with confidence in their entire software supply chain," said Dan Lorenc, CEO and Co-founder, Chainguard.

The collaboration with Chainguard represents an important milestone in the continued expansion of the BlueVerse™ RightLogic ecosystem. By bringing together leading cybersecurity technology partners with LTM's consulting, implementation and managed security services, BlueVerse™ RightLogic enables enterprises to take a holistic approach to identifying, prioritizing and addressing cyber risks across AI, applications, infrastructure, identities and software supply chains.

Click here to learn more to know more about LTM x Chainguard partnership.

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