India

11 Nov

Torrent Gas Ltd appoints Manoj Jain as MD

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Former GAIL (India) Ltd chairman Manoj Jain has been appointed managing director of city gas operator Torrent Gas Ltd, the company said on Thursday. The board of Torrent Gas, which has licenses for the retail sale of piped natural gas to automobiles and piped natural gas to domestic and industrial use in 34 districts across the country, has appointed Jain as its managing director with effect from January 1, 2024, the company said in a statement. Earlier, Jain was the Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL (India) Limited from February 2020 to August 2022. "Jain is a seasoned business leader…

09 Nov

Raveena Tandon seeks divine blessings in Rishikesh

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Actor Raveena Tandon is in Uttarakhand on a spiritual retreat. She is joined by her daughter Rasha Thadani, who will soon make her acting debut in Bollywood. The mother-daughter duo is currently in Rishikesh. Raveena and Rasha recently did ganga aarti there. News agency ANI tweeted a video from Parmartha Niketan Ghat in Rishikesh. In it, Raveena is seen performing aarti in a red ethnic dress. Her daughter Rasha wore a pink jacket with a black dress as she stood away from her mother and participated in the aarti.Several other fans were seen standing behind the actor and her daughter.…

09 Nov

Amazon starts laying off employees in music streaming unit

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Amazon.com Inc. is cutting jobs at its music division, which includes the retail giant's audio streaming platform and digital storefront for music, as Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy continues to cut costs across the company.The targeted jobs are in Amazon Music's editorial and audio content teams, said people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the details are private. It's unclear how many locations were damaged. "Like many businesses, we are closely monitoring our organizational needs and prioritizing what matters most to customers and the long-term health of our business," an Amazon spokesperson said. "As a…

08 Nov

Sidharth Mahotra’s Yodha postponed to March 2024

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Bollywood actor Siddharth Malhotra is all set to star in the action thriller Yodha directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha. However, the movie has made headlines again, and unfortunately, it's not the news that fans were expecting. This latest development brings disappointment to movie enthusiasts who are eagerly waiting for the release of the film. Originally slated for a December 8, 2023 release, Jodha has now been rescheduled for March 15, 2024. This is the fifth time the film's release date has been pushed, raising doubts among fans about its eventual premiere. Some disappointed fans have even called for…

08 Nov

Tata considering sale of Voltas home appliance business

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness

Tata Group is considering selling Voltas Ltd's home appliance operations as the Indian company foresees difficulties growing the business in a competitive market, according to people familiar with the matter. Tata Group management is mulling the possibility of a sale and has not decided whether to include the local joint venture in a deal with Arcelic AS, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private.Considerations are at an early stage and the Tata group may decide to hold the asset for longer, the people said. A representative for the Tata Group declined to comment. Shares…

07 Nov

Amazon employee quits job instead of working from office, loses stocks worth Rs 1.7 crore

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

An Amazon employee who worked in a remote role with the tech giant for nearly four years has decided to quit after being asked to return to an office in the US. In doing so, he had to part with $200,000 (roughly Rs 1.7 crore) worth of company stock, but John Schoenhoff (name changed) has zero regrets. Speaking to Business Insider, Schoenhoff said the return mandate at the company's office required him to move cities across the country, from New York to Seattle, giving up the dream life he was living. "I enjoyed my work at Amazon," Schoenhoff told the…

06 Nov

Sara Ali Khan quashes dating rumours with Shubman Gill in KWK

Priyanka Bhowmickbollywood, Entertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Bollywood's new generation actors Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Pandey are the next guests to sit on the coffee couch on Koffee With Karan Season 8. Director-producer and KWK host Karan Johar took to his Instagram profile and shared a short promo of the upcoming episode. In the video, both the actors are seen revealing each other's secrets, but Sara Ali Khan made one revelation about cricketer Shubman Gill and Sara Tendulkar's relationship that stuck with people. In the promo, Karan Johar asked the Kedarnath actor to reveal the truth about his relationship with the cricketer. "There was an alleged…

06 Nov

Elon Musk’s xAI introduces Grōk

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

xAI Corp. on Saturday announced its first large-language generative AI model called Grōk (which means 'understands something intuitively') with the goal of building a "better AGI" (artificial general intelligence). The latest LLMT was developed by a group of engineers who are part of other major generative AI models such as OpenAI, Google and DeepMind. According to Elon Musk, xAI's Grōk is 'highly curious' and 'truly curious' compared to other language models. It is also called a truth-seeking artificial intelligence. He also said that Grōk requires substantial computing resources and is designed to be a helpful tool for consumers and businesses.…

04 Nov

Soundarya Sharma talks about controversial Vimal ad

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Soundarya Sharma recently opened up about working with Bollywood bigwigs Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar in a tobacco brand ad. The actress said she was 'absolutely excited' about working with the star and didn't think too much about it. In an interview, Soundarya said that when she was offered the ad, they mentioned SRK, Ajay and Akshay. She immediately thought it was something unprecedented for an actor and then the people in the brand mentioned the Elaichi mouth freshener. She admits that the little girl in her was really excited about the fact that she was going…

04 Nov

Intel collaborates with Indian companies for local manufacturing of laptops

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Intel is accelerating local manufacturing in India through a new collaboration with 8 local companies, a mix of both EMS and ODMs. The semiconductor chip maker said it will equip these companies with the know-how needed to set up laptop production for both domestic and international demand. The collaboration will see the manufacturing of "complete" entry-level laptops in India, with Intel sharing its SMT line know-how, setting up a quality control process for components and benchmarking the finished product. Companies Intel is collaborating with include Bhagwati Products Limited, Dixon Technologies India Limited, Keynes Technology India Limited, Optiemus Electronics Limited, Panache…