Footprints Backs Karnataka’s Proposed Daycare Safety Mandate

Business Wire India Footprints Preschool & Daycare, one of India’s largest childcare networks with 240+ centres across 30+ cities, today expressed full support for the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ (KSCPCR) proposal to mandate live CCTV access for parents and uniform minimum safety standards across daycare centres. The proposal follows a widely reported safety incident at a Bengaluru daycare facility, which has…

Federal Bank Receives Its First International Investment Grade Issuer Rating From S&P Global Ratings

Business Wire India Federal Bank today announced that S&P Global Ratings has assigned the Bank its inaugural international issuer credit ratings of BBB-/Stable for the long-term and A-3 for the short-term. The assignment of the BBB– long-term issuer credit rating places Federal Bank in the global investment-grade category and marks an important milestone in the Bank’s evolution. It is the first international issuer credit rating…

Robbyant Launches LingBot-VA 2.0 Built Natively for Embodied AI and Physical World Control

Business Wire India Robbyant, an embodied AI company within Ant Group, today announced the release of LingBot-VA 2.0, the industry’s first embodied-native video-action world model.   This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260709654440/en/     A robot powered by LingBot-VA 2.0 engages in a real-time tabletop air hockey match with a human   This release marks a key transition in robotics…

Ollama Raises $65M Series B Funding to Grow its Open-source AI Platform

Business Wire India Ollama, the largest developer platform for open models, today announced a $65M Series B funding round led by Theory Ventures, with participation from Benchmark, 8VC, Y Combinator, Pace Capital, 49 Palms, GTMFund, and other investors and angels. The round brings Ollama’s total funding to $88M. Benchmark led Ollama’s Series A, with Peter Fenton joining the board.   Ollama makes open models effortless…

Alcobrew Launches One More Next Twisty Minty Jamun, a New Flavour in Its Vodka Range

Business Wire India Alcobrew Distilleries India Limited, makers of One More Vodka, announced the launch of One More Next Vodka – Twisty Minty Jamun, the newest addition to its One More Next range of vodka. The launch follows the success of the brand’s Cranberry variant and reflects Alcobrew’s continued investment in flavours rooted in Indian taste preferences. The launch is part of a broader flavour-innovation…

Elliptic Announces Circle’s Participation in Agentic Design Partner Program

Business Wire India Elliptic, the global leader in digital asset intelligence, today announced that an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (‘Circle’) (NYSE:CRCL) has joined its Agentic Design Partner Program, bringing together infrastructure providers, compliance teams, and technology leaders to help shape compliance solutions for autonomous, AI-driven financial activity.   This momentum follows an investment from Circle Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Circle, and…

Project B Appoints Former NBA Player and Executive Landry Fields as Head of Men”s Basketball

Business Wire India Project B, the high-stakes global basketball competition built for the next generation of athletes and fans, today announced the appointment of Landry Fields as Head of Men’s Basketball.   This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260709121217/en/     Landry Fields Joins Project B as Head of Men’s Basketball   Building on the foundation Project B has established from…

DEWA International Launched as a Wholly Owned Independent Subsidiary of DEWA to Develop Global Energy and Water Projects

Business Wire India HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, announced the establishment of ‘DEWA International’, a wholly owned independent subsidiary of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The company aims to develop conventional and clean energy projects worldwide and export Dubai’s successful energy and water infrastructure model to global markets.   This press release features multimedia.…

Intuitive signs MoU with Fortis Hospital to establish India’s first Total Program Observation site in a non-metro city

July 10: Intuitive, a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) and Fortis Mohali, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish India’s first Total Program Observation (TPO) site in a non–metro city. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Glenn Vavoso , Senior Vice President and President, Intuitive Asia Pacific; and Rohitt Mahajan , Vice President and General Manager, Intuitive India, Abhijit Singh , Head –…

Capital Infra Trust Aims for ₹1,00,000 Mn AUM in FY27; FY26 AUM Rises 42% to INR 66,114 Mn

Portfolio expands to 12 operational HAM assets across 8 states; NAV reaches ₹74.7/unit; Trust targets ₹1,00,000 Mn AUM in FY27 New Delhi, July 10 – Capital Infra Trust (BSE: 544338 | NSE: CAPINVIT), an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) focused on operational Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) highway assets, today released its Annual Report for FY2025-26, reporting a year of disciplined expansion, balance sheet strengthening, and consistent…