Zudio Crosses 1,000-Store Milestone In 10 Yrs, Expands To 300 Cities

* The value-fashion chain, launched in 2016, has served more than 100 million customers over the past decade as Trent rapidly expands its retail footprint across India.

The value-fashion chain, launched in 2016, has served more than 100 million customers over the past decade as Trent rapidly expands its retail footprint across IndiaTata Group retail firm Trent Ltd on Saturday said its value-fashion retail chain Zudio has crossed the 1,000-store milestone in the country.

Zudio offers affordable propositions and has expanded rapidly since its launch in 2016, according to a regulatory filing by Trent.

The brand's network now spans over 300 cities and has served more than 100 million customers over the past decade, the company said.

Besides Zudio, Trent operates Westside, which is a large-format fashion store. It also pwns grocery business Star.

As of June 30, 2026, Trent's store portfolio included 301 Westside and 29 stores across other lifestyle concepts, operated with a footprint of over 18 million sq ft across its fashion brands.    

Five SST Students’ Built Drone To Help Solve Bengaluru’s Civic Challenges

*  Built entirely in-house at Scaler School of Technology’s Innovation Lab, the hexacopter was flown over  * Bengaluru to capture aerial video that ELCIA used in its ELCIA Smart City Drone AI hackathon, where 183 teams developed AI-led solutions for traffic congestion, waste management and road conditions.

Five students from Scaler School of Technology’s (SST) deep tech innovation lab have built a hexacopter drone that has now been taken from the lab into a real-world civic application in Bengaluru. Developed entirely in-house by these students, the drone was flown over the city, in collaboration with the Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA), capturing aerial video footage that was subsequently used as an input for ELCIA’s annual hackathon.

The drone was developed in-house by students Joe Daniel, Shreyansh Malviya, Raaghav Rathi, Pushkar Desai & Rama Krishnan. An indigenous chip serves as the drone’s main flight controller. The hexacopter is capable of flying autonomous missions and carrying payloads of up to 2 kg. It uses sensors for self-levelling and heading, along with GPS-based waypoint navigation, allowing it to follow pre-defined flight paths. An indigenous chip serves as the drone’s main flight controller. For the field exercise, the drone carried a camera mounted on a two-axis gimbal to capture aerial footage of traffic movement, waste accumulation and road conditions.

“Building a drone in the lab is very different from flying it in a real neighbourhood. Once we took it out of the lab to fly, we started seeing the city differently and understood how it really operates. It made me realise that the real challenge is not just building drones, but understanding how the information it captures can be used to solve real-world problems.” said Joe Daniel, a third-year student at Scaler School of Technology and part of the team that built the drone.

The footage was subsequently used by ELCIA as part of its annual Tech Summit and Drone AI Hackathon, where 183 teams comprising around 650–700 participants worked on technology-led solutions to real-world civic challenges. Teams were provided with the drone footage and data and tasked with using AI and other technologies to address the civic challenges.

“At ELCIA, we support innovation and startups… The entire ecosystem has evolved in such a way that there is a lot of scope for co-creation, collaborative manufacturing and support for innovative products and ideas. So, with this kind of innovative thought and problem statement of solving basic problems of smart cities, I believe that the concept that technology should be for public good.”, said V Sriram Kumar, President & CEO, ELCIA

Following the initial rounds, five teams were shortlisted as finalists and presented their solutions at the ELCIA Tech Summit in the presence of industry leaders and the wider audience. The finalist solutions included AI-powered waste and illegal-dumping detection, fire and smoke intelligence, road-hazard detection and civic-risk monitoring. ELCIA will now take three of the five finalist solutions forward for further refinement, with the aim of making them deployable for tech enabled government operations.

About Scaler School of Technology

Scaler School of Technology (SST) is a full-time, residential undergraduate institution in Bengaluru focused on training the next generation of engineers and AI professionals. Founded by IIIT Hyderabad alumni Anshuman Singh and Abhimanyu Saxena, SST offers four-year undergraduate programmes in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence and AI & Business, designed for an AI-first world.

Its curriculum is co-developed and continuously updated by over 100 engineers, founders, and technology leaders from companies such as Google, OpenAI, and PhonePe. Through practitioner-led learning, hands-on projects, startup incubation, and advanced AI and robotics labs, students gain real-world experience alongside academic training.

Based in Bengaluru, SST brings together high-potential students from across India in a collaborative residential environment with direct access to the country's technology and startup ecosystem, preparing graduates to build and lead in the AI era.

For more information, visit www.scaler.com/school-of-technology

Rivaah by Tanishq, Launches Wedding Signatures, Complete Bridal Jewellery

* Trousseaus Across Six Indian Bridal Communities

* Created around the way today’s bride curates her wedding, with jewellery for every moment and celebration, brought to life through a wider wedding ecosystem

Rivaah by Tanishq, the wedding jewellery focused sub brand from the house of Tanishq, has launched Wedding Signatures, a collection of complete bridal jewellery trousseaus across six distinct Indian bridal communities representing Tamil, Telugu, Rajasthani/Marwadi, Gujarati, Marathi and Pan India/Metro. The collection is rooted in Rivaah’s insight that today the modern Indian bride celebrates her cultural roots but in her own unique way.

Over 8 to 12 months, a bride makes choices across the destination, venue, functions, fashion, photography, decor, beauty and jewellery that together shape her wedding. This has also changed the way she approaches bridal jewellery, with a move towards selecting pieces for individual occasions rather than relying on a single set. Wedding Signatures responds with a complete jewellery wardrobe designed to cater to the different functions and celebrations of the wedding.

Each bridal look has been developed through its own distinctive jewellery vocabulary. The Marathi trousseau draws on key elements such as the Vati Mangalsutra, Tushi necklace and Vajra Teek Choker, the Rajasthani/Marwadi trousseau includes the Borla, Tevta, Aad and Panchlada Haar, while the Gujarati trousseau draws on forms such as Chandan Haar, Dodi, Mor and Keri. The Tamil and Telugu trousseaus explore distinctive South Indian forms and temple inspired vocabulary. The Pan India/Metro trousseau offers a contemporary expression for brides influenced by multiple cultural and stylistic references. The collection further expands Rivaah’s jewellery vocabulary with Kaleeras, Matha Patti, Vankis, Surya and Chandra, Nethi Chutti and Mattal, alongside contemporary interpretations of established regional jewellery codes.

Developed by Tanishq’s Design Excellence Centre (DEC), Wedding Signatures brings together regional understanding, design expertise and craftsmanship across the six bridal worlds.

The collection is brought to life through the campaign “One Wedding. Many Stories.”, extending the idea into the wider wedding ecosystem through destination, photography and film. Celebrated wedding photographer Joseph Radhik captures the bridal looks at Taj Jai Mahal Palace, Jaipur, while acclaimed filmmaker Shoojit Sircar brings the stories to life through a series of regional films. For the South market, actor Anupama Parameswaran is the face of Rivaah, bringing the campaign to life for brides across the region. The campaign places the jewellery within the setting, atmosphere and storytelling of a wedding, creating a connected expression of the celebration around the collection.

Speaking on the launch, Ms. Pelki Tshering, Chief Marketing Officer, Tanishq, said, “At Rivaah, we believe that marriages are crafted uniquely by every bride. As brides curate their weddings with greater intention, every choice right from the destination and celebrations to fashion, photography and jewellery, contributes to the experience they envision. We wanted to reflect this in the way we approached bridal jewellery. Wedding Signatures brings together complete jewellery wardrobes across six distinct Indian bridal looks, with pieces designed for the different occasions that make up the wedding journey. Through ‘One Wedding. Many Stories.’, we bring the collection into the wider world of destination, photography and film, creating a more holistic expression of the wedding around the bride.”

The Rivaah by Tanishq Wedding Signatures collection is available across Tanishq stores and online.