Month: May 2024

BharatPe and PhonePe settle trademark dispute over ‘Pe’ suffix

BharatPe Vs PhonePe: The long legal battle over 'Pe' began in 2018. (Image: Unsplash)

BharatPe and PhonePe have finally decided to put an end to the long legal battle that started in 2018. The digital payments firms agree to amicably settle all trademark disputes over ‘Pe’.

How to craft campaigns that work for the new-age insurance consumer; Sai Narayan’s top tips

Leveraging sports events like the Indian Premier League (IPL) or the World Cup presents an unparalleled opportunity to engage with a vast audience. But that's just the beginning, says Sai Narayan.

Crafting compelling insurance campaigns for the modern consumer requires a multi-faceted approach that blends tradition with innovation, writes Sai Narayan, CMO of Policybazaar.

DoT issues directions to TSPs for blocking of incoming international spoofed calls

The proposed overhaul of these laws comes amid a surge in applications from non-governmental organizations, trade bodies, and private firms seeking permission to use terms like “India,” “Commission,” “Corporation,” and “Bureau” in their names.

Government issues directions for blocking of incoming international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers.

Payal Kapadia makes history with Grand Prix win for ‘All We Imagine as Light’ at Cannes Film Festival

With this win, Payal Kapadia, an FTII alumnus, becomes the first Indian to bag this prestigious award. This comes after 30 years when Shaji N Karun’s Swaham competed for the highest honour. (Image source: News18)

India’s performance at 77th Cannes Film Festival has been no less than phenomenal with two filmmakers, an actress and a cinematographer winning top awards at the world’s leading film festival.

Omnicom Media Group elevates Aishwarya Lahiri to associate business director

In her previous role, Aishwarya Lahiri was a part of OMnet, a private marketplace that delivers additional value to clients via proprietary media purchases. She looked into offline media negotiation, buying and maintenance in cross category campaigns for execution efficiency while maintaining tight budgets and campaign objectives.

Previously, Aishwarya Lahiri led Omnicom Media Group as director – investment.

Zee-Sony merger failure: Impact of NP Singh’s decision to move on from his position at SPNI

On April 16, ZEEL had said that it has decided to withdraw the merger implementation application filed before the NCLT, Mumbai bench against Sony.

One of the key disagreements between both Zee and Sony was around the leadership of the merged entity. While Sony wanted NP Singh at the helm, Zee wanted to stick to initial agreements where Punit Goenka was to take charge as the head. Now Singh is moving on from his role as MD and CEO at SPNI.

Bookstrapping: Mr. Einstein’s Secretary by Matthew Reilly

Another factual thread in the book is that the period before 1920 was one during which the European nations were fighting each other and America outgrew Europe. And Hanna saw this contrast in action, as everyone in America was getting ‘richer and richer, reviews Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. (Image source: Amazon)

As per the review by Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta ‘Mr. Einstein’s Secretary’ is ‘historical fiction’ set around the 1920s to 1940s. So a few fictional characters meet a set of real characters at an important period in history and a story plays out from there. Our heroine is Hanna Fisher; a fictional character who escapes Berlin in 1919 after the death of her mother and the murder of her father!”

Info Edge India’s Sumeet Singh: Delegating and empowering your team is extremely important

Sumeet Singh, group chief marketing officer, Info Edge India, highlighted, "I would just say that practising optimism helps you sail through things beautifully. And most importantly, I truly feel that happiness is most important. End of the day, we could have everything in the world and not necessarily still be happy."

Sumeet Singh, group chief marketing officer, Info Edge India, says, “I have always believed in delegating and empowering, because it’s just not important to delegate your tasks to somebody, but I think it’s extremely important to basically also empower them, so that they can do that task properly.”