Three-day festival at Travancore Palace will celebrate India’s linguistic diversity through conversations on literature, language, culture and contemporary thought New Delhi [India], october 01: The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) will host the Ek Bharat Anek Bol Literary Festival from December 18 to 20, 2026, at Travancore Palace, New Delhi. The three-day festival will celebrate India’s multilingual literary traditions and create a platform for conversations across languages, cultures and generations. India’s literary landscape has always extended across languages and traditions. Stories and ideas have travelled through classical texts and oral cultures, regional literature and poetry, folk traditions, translation and publishing. Ek…
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Govindji Gupta Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 26: Forty-six wealthy individuals associated with cities in Uttar Pradesh have secured a place in the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026. Their combined wealth stands at ₹1.89 lakh crore. Noida has the highest representation with 15 names, followed by Kanpur with 10 industrialists and Lucknow in third place with four. Gautam Adani, Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Niwas Mittal occupy the top positions on the list. Uttar Pradesh’s representation has risen from 41 names last year to 46 this year—a net increase of five billionaires. Among those featured is Govindji Gupta from Mirzapur.…
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 30: For years, Old Madras Road was the stretch buyers drove past on the way to Whitefield or Hoskote. That is changing. New projects are filling in around Budigere Cross, the airport road that branches off here has made the junction far more useful, and this year the area got its first real high-rise. Ruchira The Rise is a twin-tower launch by Ruchira Projects at Budigere Cross, where Old Madras Road meets the Budigere airport road. At 156 metres, it will be one of the tallest residential buildings in East Bengaluru. The question buyers are asking is…
New Delhi [India], September 30: Innovation took the centre stage at Invertis University, Bareilly as the university hosted HackBhoomi 2.0 on September 8 and 9. The two day event brought together nearly 1,400 students across 283 teams. The event was conducted at Seminar Hall & CSED Labs and served as an excellent platform for students to present their innovations and gear up for the next level Smart India Hackathon (SIH) platform. Of the 283 participating teams, 260 were software teams and 23 were hardware teams, working on problem statements across Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, agriculture, healthcare, cybersecurity,…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30: Repono Limited (BSE- REPONO | 544463 | INE15WN01014), a 360-degree warehousing and liquid terminal solutions provider to India’s oil and petrochemical sector, has received approval from North Central Railway for the Engineering Scale Plan (ESP) of its proposed rail-fed Petroleum Oil (POL) terminal at Ajhai, near Mathura, in western Uttar Pradesh. The terminal is being developed as a Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) at Ajhai station on the Mathura–Palwal (MTJ–PWL) section of the Agra Division, under the Government of India’s GCT Policy-2026. This is the greenfield petroleum oil terminal for which Repono signed a 20-year…
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 30: Social Alpha has appointed Neeraj Jain as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026, as the organisation enters its second decade. In his new role, Jain, who was formerly Regional Head of PATH, will lead Social Alpha’s work across its portfolio of science and technology-led innovations addressing challenges in areas including climate, energy, healthcare and livelihoods and will accelerate innovation deployment across the country. Jain to focus on accelerating adoption and scale of science and technology-led innovations Social Alpha has supported 450+ start-ups, awarded 400+ catalytic grants and made 100+ seed investments over the past…
New Delhi [India], September 30: Some professional skills are developed through years of formal training and some are naturally gifted. Others begin much earlier and find their relevance later in life. For Dr. Rakesh Gupta, an ophthalmic surgeon, the ability to use both hands comfortably began with something as simple as playing badminton. Naturally right-handed, Dr. Gupta started practising badminton with his left hand in his forties. With regular practice, he became comfortable using both hands. What started as a sporting exercise eventually became a skill that he could apply in another setting where control and coordination are important: the…
A contemporary jewellery collection that brings together vibrant gemstones, understated silhouettes and everyday elegance New Delhi [India], September 30: Kicky & Perky, the contemporary jewellery brand known for its modern take on sterling silver jewellery, presents Pietra, a collection that celebrates the beauty of colour stones through minimalist design. Designed for the modern woman who prefers jewellery that is expressive yet effortless, Pietra brings together coloured gemstones and refined silhouettes to create pieces that transition seamlessly from everyday dressing to special occasions. At the heart of Pietra is the idea that minimalist jewellery does not have to be understated in…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 26: Yuthika is strengthening its presence in the everyday beauty and personal care segment with a broad product range spanning hair care, skin care, sun protection, bathing and personal hygiene under its Yuthika and Nisha brands. The range brings together products designed for different stages of consumers’ daily beauty and grooming routines, ranging from shampoos, conditioners and hair serums to moisturisers, lip care, sunscreens, shower gels, soaps and handwash With multiple formats and variants across categories, Yuthika is focusing on providing consumers with a wider choice of products for regular hair, skin and personal care requirements.…
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 30: Chandan Healthcare Limited (NSE – CHANDAN), – an integrated diagnostics company offering pathology and radiology services, has acquired two diagnostic units of Ansh Diagnostics & Health Care located in Gyan Khand II and Ahinsa Khand I, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad. Ansh Diagnostics & Health Care is an established diagnostic service provider offering pathology and radiology services, including CT and MRI. The acquisition marks Chandan Healthcare’s entry into Ghaziabad and adds established diagnostic infrastructure and advanced imaging capabilities to its network. The two centres are located within the established healthcare catchment of Indirapuram and Vaishali. The Gyan…