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JioHotstar Launches Globally, Taking a New Streaming Experience to Audiences across the UK, Canada and Singapore

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JioHotstar announced its international launch across the UK, Canada and Singapore marking the next chapter in its vision of Infinite Possibilities and its journey towards becoming a global entertainment platform. The launch goes beyond taking JioHotstar’s extensive entertainment catalogue to new markets. It brings audiences a new way to discover, watch and engage with entertainment combining 160K+ hours of content across 12+ languages and multiple genres with personalized recommendations, interactive features, flexible subscription options and a delightful product experience. For audiences in the UK, Canada and Singapore, JioHotstar brings together premium Indian entertainment in a single destination, spanning television, films, regional programming, non-fiction, kids and anime. Designed to resonate deeply with the South Asian diaspora while appealing to a broader global audience seeking diverse stories, languages, and cultures, the platform will continuously expand with over 30,000 ...
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LAVA VIRAT V1 5G NOW AVAILABLE IN 128GB VARIANT AT INR 14,499

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Lava International Limited, India’s leading homegrown smartphone brand, announced the launch of a new 128GB storage variant of the Lava Virat V1 5G. Following the success of the online-first Virat Series, launched in partnership with Flipkart last month, the brand has introduced this new variant to offer consumers greater storage flexibility while retaining the smartphone’s core proposition of dependable performance, clean stock Android and durable design. Built ground-up for online-first buyers, the Lava Virat series represents the company’s focus on India’s growing digital-first consumer base. The series brings together Lava’s Made-in-India product expertise with Flipkart’s digital and on-ground reach, making dependable performance, clean Android and durable design more accessible to India’s online-first consumers. The smartphone is priced at INR 14,499 and will go on sale starting 2nd September, 2026, 12PM on Flipkart and Lava website. Design and Display The smartphone comes...
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UPES Deepens Collaboration with Google Cloud to Drive AI-First Education

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UPES’ strategic collaboration with Google Cloud reached a new milestone with the celebration of Google Gemini Day on campus and the rollout of 10,100 Gemini Enterprise for Education for students and faculty. The initiative is designed to deepen the integration of AI across learning, teaching, research, collaboration and innovation. The event brought together representatives from Google India, its technology deployment partner ParadigmIT, and the UPES community. Among those present were Vaibhav Kumar Srivastava, India Head – EdTechs & Education, Google Cloud (India and SAARC); Aanchal Chopra, Google India; and Manoj Bhutani, Google India and Sridhar Gadhi, CEO and MD, ParadigmIT. The program began with a welcome and interaction with the visiting delegation, followed by engagements with UPES leadership, students and faculty members. The discussions explored the growing role of generative AI in education and how access to enterprise-grade AI tools can enable students and educators...
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KRAFTON India Signs MoU with IIT Madras to Launch KIGI Academy, a New Gateway into Game Development

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KRAFTON India announced the launch of KIGI Academy, a new industry-academia initiative designed to build India's game development talent ecosystem. The program will begin with an academic partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), marking KIGI Academy's first collaboration under the initiative. Through KIGI Academy, IITM students will receive immersive, hands-on exposure across the full spectrum of game development, including coding, game design, UI/UX, art, and product development, reflecting KRAFTON India's commitment to investing in the country’s next generation of developers, designers, and creators. The six-month, fully funded program comprises a four-month on-site learning phase at the IIT Madras campus, followed by a two-month immersive residency at KRAFTON India’s headquarters in Bengaluru. The inaugural cohort will include 30 students, with 10 selected for the residential phase through a structured process involving an online application v...
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Ferrero India Appoints Rohit Batra as Sales Director

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Ferrero India Private Limited, part of the Ferrero Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sweet-packaged products, today announced the appointment of Rohit Batra as the new Sales Director, Ferrero India, effective 1st September 2026. In his new role, Rohit will head Ferrero India’s sales organisation and spearhead its growth agenda across all sales channels. He will focus on strengthening Ferrero India’s Route-to-Market strategy, Commercial Excellence and Category Excellence initiatives. He will be responsible for building market share, strengthening customer partnerships and driving sharper execution across all channels including General Trade, Modern Trade, E-Commerce and Out-of-Home. Rohit Batra is a part of the Executive Management team and has held positions such as Head of Supply Chain and Head of Emerging Markets during his 13+ year of tenure at Ferrero. With over 30-year experience, Rohit has led several roles in the areas of Supply chain, Manufacturing, Operati...
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AM/NS India and ICAR-IARI Join Hands for Groundbreaking Research on Sustainable Use of Iron Ore Tailings in Agriculture

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ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake advanced research on the sustainable utilization of Iron Ore Tailings (IOTs) in agricultural applications, marking a significant step towards circular economy and resource conservation in India. The MoU was formally signed and exchanged by Dr. Vishwanathan N., Head - Research & Development, AM/NS India, and Dr. C. Viswanathan, Joint Director (Research), ICAR-IARI in presence of Dr. Bhupinder Singh, Principal Scientist and Principal Investigator, ICAR-IARI and other senior officials from both the institutions. The collaboration builds on encouraging preliminary studies initiated in 2024 between AM/NS India and ICAR-IARI to explore the suitability of Iron Ore Tailings in agriculture since, the iron Ore Tailings, generated during the beneficiation of iron ore, were found to ...
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LAVA INTRODUCES UPI PAYMENTS ON FEATURE PHONES WITH PHONEPE

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Lava International Limited, India's leading homegrown phone manufacturer, announced the integration of the PhonePe application powered by UPI payment capabilities across its feature phone portfolio. Democratizing technological solutions for enhanced user experience, the UPI facility is built on the National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) 123PAY technology that works without data connection. With UPI technology, users can experience the convenience of making seamless digital transactions, checking account balances on the go and transferring money in minutes to their close ones. The PhonePe application will be launched with Lava A7 Torch (2026) and Lava A2 Smart, both under the 2000 price category. It will also be integrated into other feature phone portfolio across series. The initiative is aimed at bridging the digital gap through technological innovations bringing digital inclusion across consumer segments. Commenting on the integration, Sumit Singh, Lava International...
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