Author: Shruti Joshi
New Delhi [India], September 23: In an industry where the first impression is now formed on a screen long before a guest ever steps through the lobby doors, the partnership between DigiBirds360, a Faridabad-headquartered full-suite digital marketing agency, and Hotel Delite Grand, one of NIT Faridabad’s most recognised hospitality addresses, offers a case study in how legacy hospitality brands are learning to speak the language of the digital-first traveller. A Legacy Built on Hospitality, Now Built for the Web The Delite story begins nearly four decades ago. The brand was incorporated in 1985, and its founder, Mr. Ram Saran Bhatia,…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 24: Alteryx, the agentic analytics and automation company, showcased how enterprises can move beyond AI experimentation and put AI to work across critical business processes at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2026. At the summit, Alteryx is demonstrating how business logic provides the critical connection between trusted enterprise data and AI-driven decisions and actions. Through its unified Alteryx One platform, organizations can define, maintain, and govern business logic in visual workflows, giving AI the business context it needs to produce reliable, repeatable outcomes. The summit marked Arvind Krishnan’s first visit to India as Chief Technology…
New Delhi [India], September 24: “Pata hi nahi chal raha—main Pankaj Udhas Ji ko sun rahi hoon ya Kaleem Pasha Ji ko sun rahi hoon!” — Usha Mangeshkar Ji When Usha Mangeshkar Ji Graced the Evening, Bengaluru Felt the Eternal Presence of Lata Mangeshkar Ji with actress Rakshanda khan praising Kaleem’s performance Some dreams are born in silence and nurtured through years of struggle, sacrifice, prayer and unwavering faith. When such a dream finally comes true, words are rarely enough to describe the emotion. For acclaimed ghazal singer, actor, poet and multifaceted artist *Kaleem Pasha—popularly known in cinema as Kamal Raj—*that…
New Delhi [India], September 24: Lord’s Mark Industries Limited has informed the BSE that its promoter, Sachidanand Hariram Upadhyay, has proposed to reinvest the majority of the proceeds received from a recent sale of equity shares into the expansion of the company’s medical device unit. According to the company’s September 24, 2026 exchange filing under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, the disclosure follows an earlier intimation made to the stock exchange on September 21 regarding the promoter’s share sale. The promoter sold 1,03,56,983 equity shares of Lord’s Mark Industries, having a face value of…
New Delhi [India], September 24: PC Jeweller Limited has repaid more than 99% of its outstanding bank debt and expects to clear the remaining amount within September, according to an exchange filing dated September 23, 2026. The jewellery retailer informed BSE and the National Stock Exchange that it has cleared all outstanding debt relating to one additional lender under the terms of a settlement agreement dated September 30, 2024. Following the latest repayment, PC Jeweller has cleared outstanding debt owed to 13 of the 14 banks in its consortium. The company said all these repayments were completed ahead of their…
New Delhi [India], September 24: As AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Perplexity take on a larger role in how people research products, brands have largely focused on a single question: are we showing up in AI answers. New research from Techmagnate suggests that question is incomplete, and answering it alone may be giving brands a false sense of visibility. Search behaviour in categories like Personal Loans has moved toward AI-summarised answers, where users see a synthesised response before ever visiting a lender’s website. Unlike traditional search rankings, the sources AI platforms choose to cite are not fixed.…
New Delhi [India], September 24: Return to Origin (RTO) is one of the biggest profitability challenges for Indian D2C brands. Every failed delivery can mean forward and reverse shipping costs, blocked inventory, handling expenses and lost revenue. But eliminating Cash on Delivery isn’t necessarily the answer. COD remains an important payment option for Indian shoppers, particularly for first-time buyers and customers who prefer paying at delivery. Based on its experience with ecommerce brands, fastrr Checkout has developed this RTO Prevention Playbook to help merchants identify and address delivery risk before an order is shipped. The approach combines AI-powered risk prediction,…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 24: Move over standard end-of-season sales; Mumbai’s retail landscape has officially entered a new era. Strategically located along the Mumbai-Nashik Highway, Maharashtra’s first and largest dedicated outlet centre, The Outlet Mall of India, is making major waves across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).Positioned as a game-changer for bargain-hunting luxury shoppers, the landmark development brings a globally celebrated retail format to the state for the very first time. Modelled after iconic global destinations like London’s Bicester Village, Las Vegas’s Premium Outlets and more internationally, the centre promises year-round price drops on premium labels. The 365-Day Discount Model…
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Samarkand [Uzbekistan], September 23: In a significant milestone for Indian chess, Chessveda, an integrated Indian online chess platform, has entered into a partnership with the Commonwealth Chess Association (CCA) to promote and expand chess activities across Commonwealth nations. The partnership agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 in Uzbekistan, in the presence of Adv. Nandan Jha, Chairman, Chessveda, and Mr. Bharat Singh Chauhan, Chairman, Commonwealth Chess Association. The occasion was also attended by Nitin Narang, President of All India Chess Federation (AICF), presidents of chess federations from Commonwealth countries, along with several Grandmasters and International…