Kingston Technology Maintains Its Position Among Top Private Companies in 2024

Mumbai, February 11th, 2025: Kingston Technology, a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced today it landed the #29 spot on Forbes’ list of America’s Top Private Companies for 2024. With over 20 years proudly as No. 1 top third-party supplier of DRAM modules in the world, and another year as #1 […]

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ELGi Launches Revolutionary ‘STABILISOR’ Technology to Transform Air Compressor Operations

India, 11th February 2025: In a significant leap forward for industrial air compression, Elgi Equipments (BSE: 522074 NSE: ELGIEQUIP), one of the world’s leading air-compressor manufacturers with over 64 years of compressed air excellence, today announced the introduction of its pioneering compressed air stabilization technology. Designed to revolutionize the way compressors operate in plants with […]

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KISNA Diamond and Gold Jewellery Opens 63rd Exclusive Showroom in Santacruz West, Mumbai

Mumbai, February 11th, 2025: KISNA Diamond and Gold Jewellery, one of India’s foremost jewellery brands, proudly announces the grand opening of its 63rd exclusive showroom at Nemani Chawl, 1st Gaothan Lane in Santacruz West. This milestone reinforces KISNA’s commitment to making luxury diamond and gold jewellery more accessible across India, furthering its vision of ‘Har […]

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IOB Drives Growth with Digital Innovations, New Branches, and Enhanced Customer-Centric Offerings

Chennai, February 11th, 2025: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), a leading public sector bank, celebrated its 89th Foundation Day in Chennai, honoring the legacy of its esteemed founder, Shri M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar, who established the Bank on this day in 1937. The celebrations commenced with a ceremonial garlanding of the Founder’s Statue by Managing […]

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STAAH successfully concludes first-ever networking event in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, 11th February, 2025 STAAH, a leading New Zealand-based hospitality
solutions provider, recently concluded its first-ever networking event in the state of Madhya Pradesh Bringing together top hoteliers and industry stakeholders in the heart of the state’s capital, Bhopal.

Hosted at Bhopal’s Enrise by Sayaji – Sapphire Banquet, the well-attended, day-long event saw the participation of leading hotels like the Pride Group, the Jehan Numa Group and Fairyland Clarks Inn Bhopal. his exclusive gathering provided a dynamic platform for industry professionals to network, exchange insights, and explore collaborations aimed at driving the growth of Madhya Pradesh’s hospitality sector.

“Known for its natural beauty, history and wildlife, Madhya Pradesh offers tremendous potential for the tourism sector. We are delighted to mark a foray into the state with our premier networking event and look forward to establishing a strong relationship with partners here through our range of innovative solutions,” said Shoaib Ali, National Sales Head at STAAH.

Among the attendees were Gurbir Singh, General Manager of the Pride Group, Mohit Behl, Director of Sales at the Jehan Numa Group, and Ritesh Kumar,

General Manager of Fairyland Clarks Inn Bhopal. Representing STAAH at the event were Shoaib Ali, National Sales Head – India, Tanvi Trivedi, Senior Business Development Manager, and Namita Sawant, Business Development Manager.

By regularly connecting with hoteliers across India through networking events like these, technology providers like STAAH are able to better understand the evolving needs of the market and create solutions that address these challenges. This collaborative approach helps drive continuous improvement and ensures the industry remains agile and responsive to changing customer demands.

By organizing networking events across India, STAAH continues to strengthen its engagement with hoteliers, gaining deeper insights into market trends and challenges. This collaborative approach enables the company to refine its technology solutions, ensuring the industry remains agile and responsive to evolving customer demands.

MARS Cosmetics Launches Love Track for Valentine’s Week

11th Febuary 2025 : New Delhi This Valentine’s Week, MARS Cosmetics is setting the stage for romance with its “Love Track, a beautiful fusion of music and makeup that celebrates love in every shade. The new MARS Love Track Velvet Lip Tint is a hydrating formula and is available in six exclusive shades, inspired by the emotions of a love story. The campaign comes with a call for beauty enthusiasts to share their love of color with the creative hashtag #BeMyValenTINT.

To bring this vision to life, MARS presents an exclusive music video, capturing the essence of romance and the inspiration behind the product’s aesthetic. Much like music, this lip tint creates lasting memories, leaving a soft, pigmented touch on the lips—just as love leaves an imprint on the heart.

According to MARS Cosmetics Muskan Jain, Brand Manager spokesperson, “This Valentine’s Day, at MARS Cosmetics, we wanted to create a product that not only enhances beauty but also evokes emotion. Music has the power to capture unforgettable moments, and we aimed to bring that same timeless feeling to our Love Track Velvet Lip Tint. The shades are carefully pigmented to complement every skin tone, ensuring that no matter who you are, you can find a color that makes you feel beautiful and confident, just like a love song that stays with you forever.”

The MARS Love Track Velvet Lip Tint features a water-based formula, ensuring deep hydration with a soft, velvety finish that delivers all-day comfort. Its six universal shades are carefully crafted to complement diverse skin tones, making it the perfect beauty companion for every love story.

Unlike traditional Valentine’s Day beauty launches, “Love Track” is a timeless piece, designed to transcend fleeting trends and become a staple in every makeup lover’s collection. The “Love Track” campaign is a celebration of love, music, and beauty, blending passion and artistry into an unforgettable experience. MARS Love Track Velvet Lip Tint is now available at leading beauty retailers and online.

InstaAstro Enhances Astrology Services with Real-Time Consultation Features from Agora

With the soaring demand for personalized and interactive experiences, platforms offering astrology consultations are evolving to meet the expectations of a vast set of audiences across the globe. Seamless real-time communication has become crucial for creating meaningful, one-on-one interactions that build trust and foster engagement. By integrating AI-powered high-quality video, audio, and chat capabilities, astrology platforms can now deliver immersive experiences that replicate the personal connection of in-person consultations. Addressing these needs, InstaAstro has partnered with Agora to revolutionize astrology consultations, setting a new standard for real-time engagement in the industry.

The Problem:

Navigating real-time engagement for a global audience

As InstaAstro rapidly expanded its global reach, it faced significant challenges in delivering a seamless real-time communication experience. Building a reliable and scalable real-time communication system for millions of users across 27+ countries was a daunting task. The platform needed a robust solution that could handle the growing demand for video consultations and live sessions while maintaining exceptional quality and minimal latency. Additionally, combining video and chat features into a single, unified platform posed technical and logistical hurdles that required advanced, dependable technology.

InstaAstro also recognized the importance of providing a consistent, immersive experience to foster trust and loyalty among its users. Without a reliable infrastructure, the platform risked losing user engagement and satisfaction, hindering its ability to grow and retain a global audience. These challenges underscored the need for a solution that could seamlessly integrate real-time video, chat, and interactive features into a scalable and dependable system.

The Solution
Enhanced experiences with Agora’s RTC platform

To address its challenges, InstaAstro turned to Agora for a scalable and feature-rich RTC solution. Agora’s infrastructure provided the reliability and flexibility needed to support millions of users across diverse geographies. By integrating Agora’s high-quality video and chat capabilities, InstaAstro created a seamless and immersive experience for its users, enabling real-time connections with astrologers that felt as personal as in-person consultations.

Agora’s low-latency technology ensured smooth video and audio interactions, regardless of network conditions or user location. Features like real-time polling, interactive Q&A, and visual engagement tools helped InstaAstro deliver a more dynamic and engaging experience, further strengthening user participation. The platform’s ease of implementation and customizable features allowed InstaAstro to adapt the technology to its unique requirements quickly and efficiently.

Results & ROI:

Driving growth and revenue with reliable real-time interactions

The seamless integration of Agora’s video and chat capabilities significantly enhanced user interaction and satisfaction. By delivering high-quality video consultations and enabling one-on-one connections with astrologers, InstaAstro saw a substantial rise in astrologers’ client acquisition, repeat user engagements, and consultation volumes.

The platform not only deepened its connection with users but also drove impressive revenue growth and extended its astrologers’ reach to a global audience. InstaAstro has tripled its user sessions, reaching more than 2,000+ concurrent users across numerous live sessions. With Agora, InstaAstro has a 99.99% call success across both native and web. These outcomes highlight how Agora has empowered InstaAstro to achieve its vision of providing personalized and holistic astrology guidance.

“We chose to implement Agora’s trusted platform based on its rich features, global scalability, and ease of implementation,” says Nitin Verma, Founder & CEO, InstaAstro. “Implementing Agora for live sessions drastically improved our user experience and led to major platform growth. Agora’s comprehensive solution and exceptional support exceeded our expectations,” he added.

Syngene International announces leadership changes

Mumbai, February 11, 2025: Syngene International Limited today announced that Jonathan Hunt has stepped down from his role as MD & CEO as well as from the Board of Directors to pursue other opportunities in due course. Consequent to this, the Board has appointed Peter Bains as the CEO Designate of Syngene. Both changes are effective immediately, i.e., February 10, 2025.

Commenting on the announcement, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Non-Executive Chairperson, Syngene International, said, “After almost 10 years with Syngene International as MD & CEO, Jonathan Hunt will be leaving to pursue other opportunities. The Board thanks Jonathan for his many contributions to the growth of the Syngene business since April 2016 and its impressive value enhancement over the last decade and wishes him well in his future endeavours.”

Peter Bains has over three decades of experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Peter also served as CEO of Syngene from June 2010 to March 2016 and was instrumental in creating a strong foundation for the business and taking it public in 2015. Peter’s deep domain experience, knowledge, and familiarity with the business, together with his leadership acumen makes him eminently qualified to step into this role.

Infobip Achieves CPaaS Leadership Status in IDC MarketScape for Third Time

India, February 11th, 2025 – Global cloud communications platform Infobip has been named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) 2025 Vendor Assessment. This is the third time that Infobip has been named a Leader in this report.

According to the report, “Infobip is a key player in the CPaaS market with a global footprint and strong capabilities underpinned by its broad portfolio for enterprises as well as a carrier-grade service offering.”

Courtney Munroe, Research Vice President, Worldwide Telecommunications Research at IDC, said: “Infobip has an agile organization structure and appetite for innovation to meet evolving enterprise requirements that stimulates continued expansion of its capabilities and global presence. The firm’s strong breadth and depth of services has enabled it to grow rapidly while maintaining a strong financial position.”

Silvio Kutić, CEO at Infobip, said: “Over the last year, Infobip has continued to invest in innovative new services. For instance, our AI Hub and RCS Business Messaging Solution enable businesses and brands to provide instant, personalized responses and deliver exceptional conversational experiences for their customers. We believe our recognition by the IDC MarketScape as a Leader in the CPaaS market for the third time reflects our commitment to helping businesses transform their customer relationships, increase loyalty, and grow.”

Create Unforgettable Memories This Valentine’s Day with The Fern Hotels & Resorts

Mumbai, February 11, 2025: The Fern Hotels & Resorts, India’s leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain, invites guests to celebrate love with a range of thoughtfully curated experiences. From intimate candlelight dinners to luxurious stay packages. With a focus on sophistication and attention to detail, these specially curated celebrations aim to provide guests with unforgettable memories.

Guests can indulge in a variety of dining experiences at select restaurants, featuring specially designed menus with gourmet dishes, decadent desserts and handcrafted beverages. For those seeking a romantic getaway, stay packages at participating hotels offer elegantly decorated rooms, special in-room amenities and experiences tailored for couples.

To enhance the celebration, beautifully designed photo-worthy spaces have been created across select properties, providing the perfect backdrop to capture special moments. Depending on the location, additional experiences such as rejuvenating spa treatments, live music, or personalized romantic setups are also part of the offerings.

The Fern Hotels & Resorts remains committed to delivering exceptional experiences while allowing guests to celebrate love in their own way. As offerings vary by property, guests are encouraged to explore the options available at their preferred destination.