Daybreak

Business news is complex and overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be. Every day of the week, from Monday to Friday, Daybreak tells one business story that’s significant, simple and powerful.Hosted from The Ken’s newsroom by Snigdha Sharma and Rahel Philipose, Daybreak relies on years of original reporting and analysis by some of India’s most experienced and talented business journalists.

More skills, same pay, barely any job guarantee — Infosys trainees are in for a rough ride
Jun 3, 2025 – 17:35
Why Tesla's wheels aren't turning in India (yet)
Jun 2, 2025 – 11:03
Inside the financial playbooks of India’s wealthiest women
May 30, 2025 – 55:34
Can Ather escape Ola Electric's shadow?
May 29, 2025 – 13:31
Why Swiggy's marketplace for therapists & tarot card readers is much more than a side hustle
May 28, 2025 – 09:12
Aakash Chaudhry made millions off the IIT craze. His new target: international schools’ unhappy parents
May 27, 2025 – 14:45
'I cancelled the trial but I'm still being charged'—the UPI Autopay trap
May 26, 2025 – 11:27
Prime gets ads — the OTT plot twist (feat ex-Netflix marketing head Swati Mohan)
May 23, 2025 – 39:25
Chief digital officers eat chief information officers for breakfast
May 22, 2025 – 11:48
AI has made its way into banks. But the gates aren’t wide open
May 21, 2025 – 14:39
Why India’s ultra-rich are keeping it in the family — and out of VC funds
May 20, 2025 – 18:48
Third time unlucky — why Softbank pulled the plug on Oyo’s latest IPO attempt
May 19, 2025 – 07:59
How the Pahalgam attack sent banks scrambling to clean up digital payments
May 16, 2025 – 14:28
Why Zara India needs to go solo or go home
May 15, 2025 – 09:30
Angel One is reinventing itself. But just sponsoring IPL and targeting HNIs won't cut it
May 14, 2025 – 11:00
Using Swiggy, Zepto, or Cred? They have access to at least 150 apps on your phone
May 13, 2025 – 12:52
Physics Wallah’s Rs 15 lakh ‘BTech’ comes without a BTech degree
May 12, 2025 – 13:56
How a Bangalore biotech quietly built a blindness breakthrough in under $10 million
May 9, 2025 – 09:41
‘Don’t call if markets are down’ — the PMS fund delivering returns the big city boys can’t match
May 8, 2025 – 12:10
The hunger games are raging but Zomato just won't take the bait
May 7, 2025 – 44:44
How to build companies that last when their employees don’t
May 6, 2025 – 15:37
India wants the spotlight at the world’s top school exam. It just won’t step on stage
May 5, 2025 – 12:09
Can LIC do to health insurance what Jio did to telecom?
May 2, 2025 – 11:45
Ather’s IPO is a plot twist. Not a finale
May 1, 2025 – 15:37
Software glitches are turning Mahindra’s new EVs into high-tech paperweights
Apr 29, 2025 – 13:05
Why Delhivery’s Ecom Express deal is both tactical and desperate
Apr 29, 2025 – 12:29
Driverless trucks have pushed India’s first unicorn of 2025 into an existential crisis
Apr 28, 2025 – 12:37
ITC’s 24 Mantra deal and organic foods’ unending wait for glory
Apr 25, 2025 – 14:30
Indigo's stocks maybe flying high but passenger patience has hit turbulence
Apr 24, 2025 – 12:14
How a made in Punjab jeera-flavoured soda is popping the Coke-Pepsi-Parle bubble
Apr 23, 2025 – 12:42
Biyani’s retail empire flamed out. His daughters seek redemption in birthing new brands
Apr 22, 2025 – 09:19
Turns out someone has to pay for free UPI
Apr 21, 2025 – 14:00
The career ladder is broken. What’s your next step?
Apr 18, 2025 – 16:37
When cricket and Koffee aren’t enough, JioHotstar wants to make 'Sparks' fly
Apr 17, 2025 – 20:34
Lenskart built its empire on franchisees. Now it’s battling them in courts
Apr 16, 2025 – 14:57
Scaler wanted to do for tech education what Masters' Union did for the MBA. AI had other plans
Apr 15, 2025 – 15:17
McKinsey, Bain, and BCG welcomed AI with open arms. Creativity is the first casualty
Apr 14, 2025 – 12:37
‘Boys will be boys’ — Trump, tariffs and the dismantling of global trade
Apr 11, 2025 – 15:03
Minimalist was the glow-up Hindustan Unilever's skincare line needed
Apr 10, 2025 – 10:59
From Medimix to Apsara Ice Creams — scions of family-run businesses are done building just another ‘parent’s brand’
Apr 9, 2025 – 11:47
Zerodha and Groww wanted to disrupt mutual funds. But they're stuck in first gear
Apr 8, 2025 – 14:19
China built the solar energy empire. India’s building the green hydrogen rebellion
Apr 7, 2025 – 10:11
Cult turned amateur gym rats into fitness fanatics. Now they are paying in injuries
Apr 4, 2025 – 12:53
Groceries were just the beginning. Your 10-min delivery app is now selling your screen time
Apr 3, 2025 – 17:21
India's AI mission could be transformative. But it's dead set on becoming Deepseek
Apr 2, 2025 – 12:44
Private companies have stumbled upon a goldmine — Bengaluru's water crisis
Apr 1, 2025 – 15:36
Blusmart’s unfair advantage has now become its biggest roadblock
Mar 28, 2025 – 13:49
Hari Menon has to save Bigbasket from itself
Mar 27, 2025 – 19:07
With an IPO around the corner, Phonepe’s biggest strength is becoming its Achilles heel
Mar 26, 2025 – 12:21
India's only listed credit-card company is a revolving door of embattled CEOs
Mar 25, 2025 – 11:55