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Reliance to acquire Alia Bhatt’s Ed-a-Mamma for Rs 300-350 Cr

Bhatt upon realising that there was a genuine gap for a strong, homegrown Indian kids clothing brand thought of exploring the segment. When the process began of researching and developing, it was an eye opener for her. (Image sourced from Forbes)

Ed-a-Mamma which started in 2020 has been selling its products through online platforms including AJIO, Myntra, Tat CLIQ, Amazon apart from its own webstore.

Blue bird in trouble: Twitter has lost 50 percent of its ad revenue

Experts suggest that this GST will apply if the total annual income from various sources, including income from X, surpasses Rs 20 lakh. (Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)

Twitter is financially weak as several advertisers are yet to return to the platform after ditching it post-Elon Musk’s takeover.

No battle between logic and magic: Forging CMO-CFO power alliances

Subhranshu Singh, (left) and GV Ramanand (right) discuss their functions from a historic lens and also share insights on how the two functions can collaborate together for business growth.

According to Shubhranshu Singh , vice president, marketing – domestic & IB, CVBU , Tata Motors, if logical creativity and creative logic can be hybridised, then one come to a meeting point.

Google Bard now available in over 40 languages, including nine Indian languages

Wireless subscribers increased from 1,158.49 million at the end of December 2023, to 1,160.71 million at the end of January 2024, registering a monthly growth rate of 0.19 percent. (Image by Markus Spiske via Unsplash)

Google launches new features in Bard to help users better customise their experience, boost their creativity and get more done, including the ability to add images in Prompts, listen to Bard’s responses out loud, and easily adjust Bard’s response to be longer, shorter.

Pearson appoints Siddharth Parnerkar as international sales director for Workforce Skills in India  

Prior to joining Pearson, Parnerkar had a long stint of 16 years at Vodafone, during which, he held key leadership roles to drive the growth of their B2B and Strategic Alliances business, managing JVCo and M&A opportunities, and launch of new businesses in the Mobile Commerce space.

Siddharth Parnerkar’s experience and expertise will be instrumental in driving Pearson’s endeavour to address the upskilling requirements of the workforce and help organisations understand, maintain and enhance their most important asset, their people.

Baseline Ventures signs badminton duo Gayathri Gopichand and Tressa Jolly; secures sponsorship from Muthoot FinCorp 

The remarkable duo, Treesa Jolly (left) & Gayathri Gopichand (right) have showcased their extraordinary skills by clinching one BWF title and winning medals at the Commonwealth Games, are climbing up the ladder in the world of badminton.

This multi-year collaboration will have the duo sport the Muthoot FinCorp logo prominently on the front chest of their playing jerseys during all BWF International events.

Godrej Magic unveils its new Magic Floor Cleaner with Anil Kapoor as its brand ambassador

Anil Kapoor who was recently seen in The Night Manager 2, teamed up with the brand for a cheerful television commercial to create awareness of this floor cleaner format.

Godrej Magic Floor Cleaner presents a concept that not only ensures effective cleaning but also contributes to reducing plastic waste and energy consumption

If I wanted to lead like a woman earlier, now I want to do it like an Indian: Ogilvy’s Devika Bulchandani

"Ideas and creativity don’t have to be data-led. They don’t have to be brand-led. They have to be human-led," says Devika Bulchandani at Storyboard18’s Global Pioneers Summit.

The Indian-origin global CEO of Ogilvy believes winning, be it a client or at Cannes, fixes everything. She says the industry loves complication, but in the end, it is creative thinking that solves a business problem. She talked to Storyboard18’s Delshad Irani at Cannes Lions 2023.

Parineeti Chopra joins the long list of celebrity entrepreneurs with investment in Clensta

Recently, actor Parineeti Chopra became an entrepreneur by acquiring a minority stake in Clensta.(Image sourced from Moneycontrol)

Apart from Chopra, actors including Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra as well as sportsmen Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have either invested or started their own company.

Finfluencers should educate not advise says Zerodha’s co-founder Nikhil Kamath

The billionaire head of the country's largest stock broking site added that digitisation also reduced customer onboarding risk significantly by cutting off multiple intermediaries and dealing with the customers directly with their digital identity, signature, and mandatory online in-person verification (IPV). (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Finfluencers should educate people because financial literacy is the need of the hour but if they start giving financial advice then that needs to be regulated, says Nithin Kamath, co-founder and CEO of Zerodha.