Month: March 2025

Microsoft to shut down Skype in May 2025, netizens say ‘end of an era’

Launched in 2003, Skype revolutionized digital communication, introducing millions to free internet calling and video conferencing. (Image: X)

Existing Skype users can effortlessly shift to Microsoft Teams without any disruptions. By using their current login credentials, they can access Teams seamlessly, with all messages, group chats, and contacts automatically carried over.

Sadhna Broadcast Limited to be renamed as Crystal Business System Limited

The company operates a diverse portfolio of channels, including Sadhna TV, Ishwar TV, Sadhna Bhakti, Sadhna MP CG Raj, Sadhna Plus News, VIP News, Rishu Movies and Har Khabar.

Originally founded as a small advertising agency in 1977, Sadhna Broadcast has evolved into a media powerhouse with interests spanning television media, advertising and technology.

Have Indian writers overlooked the country’s military past?

The festival will also see former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant’s book, How India Scaled Mount G20, Air Vice Marshall Arjun Subramaniam’s Shooting Straight, Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi’s Who Dares Wins (a Vir Chakra awardee for his role in the Kargil War), and K.V. Ramesh’s Lights, Camera, War, being launched. (Image Source: Future Army Officers Academy)

In this week’s Bookstrapping, Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta touches upon the Max City VoW LitFest being organized at the historic National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, and how it is the first to provide a platform to discuss upon geopolitics, military and social sciences.

India Today Group’s Chief Strategy Officer, Digital Business, Rudra Kasturi resigns

At India Today Group, Rudra Kasturi was passionate about driving business success through strategic planning, innovative initiatives, and robust growth strategies. He specialised in leveraging the power of AI and emerging technologies to propel revenue and market expansion.

Rudra Kasturi has over two decades of experience in digital transformation and strategic leadership.

Next-gen marketers must combine strategic thinking with authentic storytelling: Shaifali Gautam, CMO, CaratLane

"One life hack I swear by is 'plan your day.' I spend 15 min in the morning structuring my day. I spend the first few hours in high-impact, strategic, thinking work. It is a mix of brainstorming campaigns, data analytics, or strategising the priority work. This has always helped me significantly boost productivity," states Shaifali Gautam, CMO, CaratLane.

Shaifali Gautam, chief marketing officer, CaratLane, explained that even though technology is changing the game, marketing will always be about understanding people, telling great stories, and delivering value.