Kamya Panjabi on Akshay Tritiya: ‘New Beginnings Aren’t Limited to a Date
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Kamya Panjabi on Akshay Tritiya: ‘New Beginnings Aren’t Limited to a Date
Akshay Tritiya is considered an auspicious day in Hindu culture, known for bringing good luck, prosperity, and success. It’s a time when people buy gold, start new ventures, or engage in spiritual practices. Kamya Panjabi, who plays the character of Mohini in Sun Neo’s show Ishq Jabariya, shares her take on this special day.

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Kamya shares a powerful message on embracing new beginnings with courage and a clear heart, “Akshay Tritiya is often considered one of the most auspicious days to begin something new whether it’s buying something special, taking a big leap, or making a life decision. While I personally don’t limit new beginnings to a particular date or muhurat, I deeply respect those who find strength and positivity in such traditions. I believe that every day is a good day if your intentions are pure and your heart is ready. What’s truly important is to not postpone your dreams out of fear or hesitation. Taking the first step no matter how small holds immense power. A fresh start doesn’t need a perfect day; it needs your courage and belief in yourself.”
The Ishq Jabariya actress further adds, “I believe in taking bold steps. Whenever the heart feels like doing something new whether it’s chasing a passion, starting a new project, or buying something meaningful we should just go for it. Life moves fast, and waiting for the “right moment” often becomes an excuse. What matters more is the intent and the action, not the date on the calendar. So to everyone who celebrates, may this Akshay Tritiya bring courage, abundance, and fresh beginnings. And to those who don’t follow the tradition still take this moment as a gentle nudge to start something you’ve been holding back. After all, the best time to begin is always now.”
Kamya currently plays the role of Mohini in Sun Neo’s Ishq Jabariya, airing on at 10:00 PM. The show is a compelling love story that follows Gulki, a strong-willed young woman with big dreams. With a stellar cast  also featuring Dipshikkha Nagpal, Siddhi Sharma, and Lakshay Khurana, the show brings emotion and depth to its captivating narrative.
Flutter’s Hyderabad Global Capability Centre Surpasses 1,000 Employees
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Flutter’s Hyderabad Global Capability Centre Surpasses 1,000 Employees

National, April 30, 2025: Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT; LSE: FLTR), the world’s leading sports entertainment operator has reached a major milestone in the growth of its business in India. The company’s Global Capability Centre (GCC)-Flutter Entertainment India LLP (FEI) delivers a broad spectrum of capabilities and is based in RMZ Spire, Knowledge City, Hyderabad, has now surpassed the 1,000-employee mark, highlighting its rapid growth and strategic importance within the Flutter ecosystem.

By harnessing the power of the Flutter Edge — the company’s unique advantage – and leveraging Hyderabad’s thriving talent landscape, local hiring grew by 60% in the past year, positioning Flutter Entertainment India as a critical enabler of Flutter’s global operations and strengthening its capabilities in Data & Technology, HR Tech and Analytics, Finance, Customer Support Operations, and Shared Services.

As part of Flutter’s global sustainability strategy, the Positive Impact Plan, Flutter allocated  GBP 30,000 to local initiatives in Hyderabad in 2024 to support cancer screening for 550 women and education in Data Science and Machine Learning for 76 students. In recognition of the initiative’s impact and Flutter’s commitment to ‘Do More,’ Flutter has doubled its investment in local initiatives for 2025.

Peter Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Flutter, recently visited the Hyderabad GCC (FEI) and offices of Junglee Games (Gurgaon), Flutter’s leading Indian rummy brand.

During this visit, he spent time with local leadership, engaged with employees across teams, and participated in a fireside chat that highlighted Flutter’s innovation journey, organizational culture, and vision for continued growth in the region.

Speaking on the sidelines during his visit to India, Peter Jackson, CEO Flutter, said, “India is a key growth market for Flutter, and the Hyderabad GCC is integral to our continued expansion in the region. It’s been great to see the teams at the GCC grow over the past year and I’ve been hugely impressed by their role in providing our world-class brands with technology capabilities, another great example of the Flutter Edge in action.”

Ashish Sinha, Managing Director of Flutter Entertainment India, said, “The past year has been a transformative journey for Flutter in India. Since launching our state-of-the-art GCC in Hyderabad, we’ve tapped into the city’s exceptional talent and embraced India’s rising prominence as a GCC. Our vision goes beyond operational scale—we’re building a centre of tech excellence and innovation that supports Flutter’s growth globally. Additionally, through Flutter’s ‘Do More’ strategy, we’re committed to giving back to the communities where we live, work and play. Our next phase of growth will focus on our deepening expertise and further reconciling with Flutter’s global strategies.”

CrowdStrike Unveils Innovations to Secure Cloud Risk, from AI Models to Runtime Data
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CrowdStrike Unveils Innovations to Secure Cloud Risk, from AI Models to Runtime Data

CrowdStrike announced new innovations, including AI Model Scanning and detection of Shadow AI, to secure every area of cloud risk with the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform. With capabilities that accelerate secure AI innovation, protect cloud data at runtime, stop SaaS threats, and secure hybrid identities, CrowdStrike expands its platform advantage, delivering unified visibility and protection across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Cloud intrusions are surging as adversaries exploit valid accounts, and the growth of AI and SaaS makes it harder to protect identities and sensitive data. Stopping cloud breaches requires unified visibility and protection across cloud infrastructure, workloads, applications, identity, data, AI models and SaaS. CrowdStrike covers every layer of cloud risk from the most comprehensive unified platform, spanning advanced cloud detection and response (CDR), AI-powered analytics, runtime protection and world-class threat intelligence to stop cloud breaches.

“Cloud security is about more than visibility – it’s about full protection and control across multi-cloud environments,” said Elia Zaitsev, chief technology officer, CrowdStrike. “The explosion of AI, combined with multi-cloud complexity, has outpaced patchwork tools that can’t keep up with today’s adversaries, or are limited to single cloud environments. CrowdStrike is breaking that model. These innovations deliver real-time protection, not just telemetry, across every layer of risk: data, workloads, identities, SaaS and AI. It’s what only a unified, AI-native platform can do, and is the difference between watching attacks happen and actually stopping them.”

Securing AI in the Cloud

AI innovation is happening in the cloud, and securing that innovation is critical to stopping breaches. CrowdStrike set the standard for securing AI in the cloud with Falcon Cloud Security AI-SPM and AI Red Team Services, protecting the cloud infrastructure, systems and models powering the AI revolution. Building on this leadership, CrowdStrike introduced new Falcon® Cloud Security innovations to detect and mitigate risk in AI models before they become threats, and provide visibility into overall AI security posture:

  • AI Model Scanning: Proactively scans AI models for hidden malware, trojanized models, backdoors, and adversarial manipulations in containerized environments – preventing compromised models from executing at runtime or reaching production. Powered by CrowdStrike threat intelligence and ExPRT.AI, security teams can identify and fix the most business-critical risks before deployment, block untrusted models and eliminate blind spots before threats reach production.
  • AI Security Dashboard: Provides real-time visibility and centralized control over all AI workloads in the cloud. With agentless monitoring, security teams can detect shadow AI, enforce policies and track sensitive training data to reduce exposure and maintain compliant AI adoption.

Securing Cloud Identities, Data and SaaS

CrowdStrike also introduced new innovations across the Falcon platform to protect cloud data at runtime, stop SaaS threats and secure hybrid identities – driving faster threat detection and reducing risk across cloud environments:

  • Falcon Data Protection for Cloud: Secures cloud data at runtime with real-time monitoring and enforcement powered by eBPF, stopping unauthorized access and data exposure, without slowing systems down.
  • SaaS Threat Services: Provides tailored assessments and real-time threat detection for SaaS applications, helping organizations mitigate risks and secure their cloud-native environments.
  • Falcon Privileged Access: Eliminates standing privileges and manual access requests to sensitive systems and data across hybrid environments through dynamic Just-in-Time access decisions.
  • CrowdStrike Pulse Services: To harden cloud environments, CrowdStrike Pulse Services helps organizations identify and prioritize misconfigurations, manage identities and reduce cloud attack surfaces. Delivered through modular, expert-led engagements, Pulse enables teams to detect and respond to threats faster across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Spices Board Hosts Sensitisation Programme on 8th Edition of NPOP for Spices
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Spices Board Hosts Sensitisation Programme on 8th Edition of NPOP for Spices

Kochi, April 30, 2025: The Spices Board, in collaboration with APEDA, conducted a one-day sensitisation programme on the 8th edition of the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) on spices at Kochi. The event aimed to raise awareness on updated NPOP standards for sustainable spice production besides promoting the export of organic spices and spice products.     The programme was inaugurated Ms. P. Hemalatha IAS, Secretary, Spices Board. Dr. Saswati Bose, General Manager, […]

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Praj Industries and thyssenkrupp Uhde Ltd join forces to revolutionize
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Praj Industries and thyssenkrupp Uhde Ltd join forces to revolutionize

Pune, India 30th April, 2025 : Praj Industries Limited (PIL), a global leader in industrial biotechnology solutions and thyssenkrupp Uhde’s polymer specialists Uhde Inventa-Fischer (UIF), a subsidiary of the global leader in chemical engineering and construction, announced a strategic partnership to jointly offer an end-to-end integrated technology for the production of Polylactic Acid (PLA). This strategic partnership offers a unique, seamless […]

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Sanskriti University’s Business and Leadership Conclave 2025 Ignites Vision for a Viksit Bharat
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Sanskriti University’s Business and Leadership Conclave 2025 Ignites Vision for a Viksit Bharat

Sanskriti University successfully hosted the Business and Leadership Conclave 2025, an event that became a vibrant confluence of spiritual wisdom, business acumen, entrepreneurial insights, and cultural pride. Eminent leaders from diverse fields — business, education, IT, film industry, and healthcare — came together to inspire and empower the next generation of leaders. The grand event was inaugurated with the ceremonial lamp lighting by Spiritual Guru […]

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Praj announces Quarter and year end results
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Praj announces Quarter and year end results

Pune, April 30, 2025: Praj Industries (Praj), announced its audited financial results for the quarter and full year ended March 31, 2025.  Performance Review for Q4 FY25 – Consolidated: • Income from operations stood at Rs 8,596.809 million (Q4 FY24: Rs. 10,185.646 million; Q3 FY25: Rs. 8,530.279 million) • PBT is at Rs. 582.519 million (Q4 FY24: Rs. 1,230.237 million; Q3 FY25: Rs. 588.220 million) • PAT is at Rs. 398.169 million (Q4 FY24: Rs. 919.361 million; Q3 FY25: Rs. 411.044 million) • Order intake during […]

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Axis Finance launches Disha Home Loans for EWS and LIG homebuyers
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Axis Finance launches Disha Home Loans for EWS and LIG homebuyers

Chandigarh, April 29, 2025: Axis Finance Limited (AFL), one of India’s fastest-growing non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), today announced the launch of Axis Finance Disha Home Loans on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. The product is aimed at catering to the needs of aspiring homebuyers from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Low-income Group (LIG) segments. Disha Home Loans aim to provide customized home loan solutions across various geographies, with a […]

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The Cost Benefits of EVs – Empowering India to Go Electric
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The Cost Benefits of EVs – Empowering India to Go Electric

Chennai, 30.04.25, April, 2025: Electric vehicle (EV) ownership in India is gaining momentum, driven by the clear cost advantages it offers over traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Despite the slightly higher initial acquisition cost, the long-term benefits make EVs a smart choice for buyers seeking sustainable and cost-effective mobility solutions. TATA.ev leads the charge […]

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Equity International Completes Sale of Remaining Investments
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Equity International Completes Sale of Remaining Investments
New Delhi, 30th April, 2025 – Equity International Management, LLC (Equity International), a private equity firm founded by Sam Zell, announced the sale of its remaining stake in SAMHI Hotels Limited (SAMHI), a hotel ownership and asset management platform in India with operating brands including Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield by Marriott, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place, Sheraton and Holiday Inn Express by IHG. The company’s shares are listed on the BSE Limited (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) under the ticker symbol SAMHI.
Equity International made its first investment in SAMHI in 2011 and has been its largest shareholder for most of its history. Blue Chandra Pte. Ltd. (Blue Chandra), an affiliate company of Equity International, sold approximately 49.8% of its equity holdings in the company in conjunction with SAMHI’s Initial Public Offering in September 2023. In March 2024, Blue Chandra sold an additional 27.0% of its initial interest in SAMHI, retaining 8,721,414 shares. The sale of the remaining 23.2% of shares was completed on April 29, 2025.
SAMHI grew from a business plan at the time of Equity International’s initial investment to a current portfolio of 34 hotels (includes 3 under development) comprising over 5,500 keys (includes 700 keys under development) and a diverse geographic presence in 13 cities across India. Equity International initially identified SAMHI as a compelling investment opportunity based on India’s economic growth, favorable demographics, and urbanization with the potential to drive demand in the travel and tourism sector. SAMHI’s focus on scaling the hospitality platform by operating under international brands differentiated the company from other competitors in the region.
“Equity International has been an invaluable long-term partner that helped guide SAMHI’s growth and accelerate the expansion of our platform,“ said Ashish Jakhanwala, chairman, managing director and chief executive officer of SAMHI.
“Equity International and Sam Zell recognized Ashish and the SAMHI team as high-quality partners with impressive prior experience in the hospitality sector. This sale marks the full exit of Equity International’s interest in the company, which is part of the normal course of our ongoing portfolio management activity and disciplined monetization philosophy. We wish the SAMHI team success in their future endeavors,” commented Tom Heneghan, chief executive officer of Equity International.