India.com Ranked Among The Top 5 Most Popular News Websites: Reuters Institute Report, 2022, Oxford University

* India.com is committed to providing rich art, culture, and unexplored destinations news from a nation as diverse and unique as India

India.com, one of Zee’s most powerful media assets, has become one of the top 5 most popular websites according to a recently released data by Reuters Institute Report, 2022, Oxford University Journalism, to understand the different consumption patterns across different countries.

A detailed study was conducted by YouGov using an online questionnaire in the last week of January/beginning of February 2022. The Reuters Institute Report 2022 data findings are based on a survey of mainly English-speaking, online news users in India – a small subset of a larger, more diverse media market. The respondents of this survey include an affluent younger urban population with a higher level of formal education.

This year, India.Com has jumped ahead of its competitors — India Today, The Hindu, Times Now, The Indian Express, Network 18, and other big names to cement its position in the 11th edition of Reuters’ Report on Digital News.

Terming the achievement, a moment of pride, Puja Sethi, Group Editor, Zee Digital asserted that we (Zee Digital) are one of the top-most and fastest-growing online news platforms in India that creates and publishes online news and information content - which informs, educates and help the readers across all age groups. While providing quality content across genres like news, education, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, health and more, we take pride in getting ranked as one of the most reliable news sources in the country. Expressing gratitude towards readers for their constant support and belief, Sethi said, "We are grateful to our audience. The trust bestowed by them has boosted our confidence to keep providing them with brave, crisp, and accurate news across genres. “The channel is available for viewers online and covers a plethora of topics about India including politics, bollywood, education, sports, business, technology, viral news, health, art and culture, travel, and lifestyle.”

About Zee Media Corporation Limited:  About Zee Media Corporation Limited: Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) is India's one of the largest News Network with 14 news channels in 8 different languages touching more than 300 Million viewers and digital properties like Zeenews.com, dnaindia.com, india.com and others.

IKEA Group Opens Its First New Store On June 22 In Bengaluru

* Home decor enthusiasts are in for a good news as Bengaluru is all set to get its first IKEA store on June 22. Furthermore, it will be connected to the Nagasandra metro station.

Swedish home furnishings retailer Ingka Group's unit IKEA India said on Tuesday that it will open its first store in Karnataka's Bengaluru on June 22. The huge furniture store will be connected with the Nagasandra metro station, a statement from IKEA India read.

The development occurred after Karnataka's Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai met the CEO of Ingka, Jesper Brodin, at the World Economic Forum meet in Davos, Switzerland, where they are said to have held talks about the store's opening.

Brodin and Bommai are both attended the inaugural event of the store's launch in Nagasandra on June 22. IKEA  India has also stated in the release that Anje Heim will be the Market Manager for the Karnataka market.

“IKEA aims to offer home furnishing solutions that match the aspirations and dreams of the many people of Bengaluru for a better everyday life. IKEA Nagasandra will serve as a one-stop destination for all your home furnishing requirements,” Heim told reporters.

The IKEA Nagasandra store will be 4,60,000 square feet big and will be spread over 12.2 acres of land. It is set to host more than 7,000 reasonable, great quality, sustainable and well-designed home outfitting items, according to the statement. 

The store is also going to be kid-friendly as it will have a large play area for children called 'area 'Småland'. Moreover Bengaluru's IKEA is also expected to open an eatery that can sustain a footfall of 1000 at a time and a bistro serving a blend of Swedish and Indian rarities. IKEA had begun its online business venture in Bengaluru last year, with a shopping site and an app.

Union Bank of India Unveils Cyber Security Mascot To Create Cyber Security Awareness

Union Bank of India announced a unique initiative, first of its kind in the Cyber Security Domain by creating & adopting the concept of Cyber Security Mascots to promote Cyber Security awareness amongst its Staff and Customers towards building robust Cyber safe Bank. 

The Cyber Security Mascots, named U Su?Ksha (Female Mascot) and U?Kshak (Male Mascot) were unveiled by Ms. A. Manimekhalai, MD&CEO, Union Bank of India at Mumbai. 

Union Bank of India has taken this proactive step towards meeting the guidelines of  Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India to observe 1st Wednesday of every month as ‘Cyber Jaagrookta (Awareness) Diwas' with special emphasis on capacity building of employees to deal with the challenges of Cyber-crimes. 

This Cyber Security Mascot will act as an enabler to spread Digital awareness amongst Bank’s customers to protect them against the dangers of the Cyber world. 

Cyber Security Mascots will be the face of Union Bank’s Cyber Security campaigns to build a robust Cyber Security culture in the Bank and prevention of Cyber frauds. 

On the occasion Union Bank of India also launched Cyber Badges, Cyber Cards, Cyber Security Play Book, Cyber Moment on Cyber Safety and Security measures for capacity building of employees to deal with Cyber challenges.  

Photo Caption:  Ms. A Manimekhalai, MD&CEO, Union Bank of India flanked by Mr Nitesh Ranjan, Mr. Rajneesh Karnatak & Mr Nidhu Saxena, Executive Directors, Union Bank of India on unveiling of the Cyber Security Mascots 

Indian pharmaceutical Company, Austrak Launches Nephrology And urology Division

* To manufacture 73 valued products in the segment

Indian Pharmaceutical company, Austrak private limited based in Hyderabad, Telangana, launched its new super specialty division to focus on around 73 valued products in Nephrology and urology. With a strong presence in the segment of ophthalmology for the last 12 years, Austrak is one of the leading innovation driven healthcare group, whose core businesses are pharmaceuticals and surgical. Austrak aims to supply products and services that significantly improve people's lives by helping to prevent, diagnose and treat disease.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Vittal – Chairman Austrak Pvt Ltd said that, Quality is the prime focus at Austrak. All our products are manufactured in W.H.O. / GMP standard manufacturing plants and all facilities meet CGMP standards. In line with our ambitious growth plans, we are launching our Nephrology and Urology division today. This division to focus on around 73 valued products in the segment. Our aim is to develop & market high quality specialty, therapeutic & medical products to cure critical illnesses like Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Urology related ailments with their high prevalence, morbidity and mortality & ease sufferings.

We aspire to become one of the leading pharmaceutical companies that made advanced health care affordable and accessible for the masses in every corner of India.

Our aim is to develop & market high quality specialty, therapeutic & medical products to cure critical illnesses & ease sufferings. Large numbers of patients below the poverty line, low gross domestic product, and low monetary allocations for health care have led to suboptimal outcomes. Moreover, CKD, Urinary problems and other non-communicable diseases have often been ignored in the face of persistent challenges due to competition for resources of communicable diseases and high infant and maternal mortality.

The principal contribution of Austrak private limited to the society is to continue commuting substantial resources to long term strategy of discovering & getting innovative products that improve the quality of human life.

Our products and services make it possible for patients to receive prompt and effective treatment tailored to their individual requirements. By helping patients to avoid or shorten costly hospital stays, they help to reduce the overall cost of healthcare for individuals and society.

EnableX And Sattva Connect Collaborate To Accelerate Digital Transformation of Yoga Through Video API

 

* Sattva Connect leveraged EnableX’s flagship Video platform to host a Yoga session with over 600 participants across the globe on the International Yoga Day

EnableX, a Singapore-based, full-stack communications platform and solutions provider, has collaborated with Sattva Connect, an online yoga platform that inspires transformation, self-realization, and healing. Sattva Connect used EnableX’s Video platform for a real-time, holistic, yoga session with over 600 enthusiasts simultaneously joining from across the world.

With its origin in Rishikesh, India, Sattva Connect has followers from all over the world who share their mutual love for yoga and yogic practices. It believes in yogic wisdom and technologies to elevate consciousness in order to transform lives. As a part of International Yoga Day celebrations and to connect with the ever-growing and committed yoga community, Sattva Connect plans to host a series of exciting virtual yoga sessions on EnableX’s Video Platform

EnableX offers an engaging technology platform that boosts interactions between the host and audience irrespective of the scale of the virtual event. The former will be using EnableX CPaaS capabilities for a synchronic and real-time communication with its community of teachers and students world-wide. Since the launch of Sattva Connect online platform powered by EnableX, they have seen a tremendous upsurge in the number of participants for its online classes.

Sattva Connect is focussed on offering a seamless, uninterrupted and easy-to-use platform to its global audience so they can experience the power and wisdom of Yoga.

Speaking on the collaboration, Pankaj Gupta, CEO and Founder, EnableX said, “We are excited to collaborate with Sattva Connect, which is committed to offering a holistic transformational experience to its users across countries. Yoga has its origin in India therefore, it is a matter of genuine pride that Sattva Connect’s initiative will reach a global audience through our platform.  We thank the Sattva team for choosing our platform for their business needs.”

Speaking on the occasion, Anand Mehrotra, Founder, Sattva Connect said, “We found EnableX to be the ideal fit for being able to deliver a world-class experience to our participants. EnableX gives us the much-needed flexibility to customize every aspect of our solution and that has helped us improve our engagement with users. Our Yoga teachers can now conduct their practice sessions with an expanded audience in a much more engaging format.”

About EnableX.io

EnableX.io is a Singapore-based, global, full-stack communications platform and solutions provider that enables developers and businesses to deliver a holistic omnichannel experience to their consumers.

Backed by a team of over 50 passionate technologists, it empowers Fortune 500 companies as well as start-ups across the globe through its interactive and highly engaging customer experience platform. 

Founded in 2017, the company has established a strong presence across APAC, US, and Europe, serving customers from a diverse industry including Healthcare, Telecom, BFSI, Education, Retail, and E-commerce.

An industry first, EnableX.io is offered both as a cloud and on-premise CPaaS platform. This flexible deployment capability allows EnableX to work with Telcos and service providers looking to launch CPaaS under their brands as a fully white-labeled offering. It also addresses the needs of enterprises looking at the private deployment of CPaaS due to regulatory and data privacy requirements, and the developer community at large.

EnableX.io is a full-stack CPaaS service empowering businesses to deploy omnichannel communication (Video, Voice, SMS, and Messaging) across devices and platforms. From one-to-one chats to large-scale broadcasts, EnableX.io makes communications smarter, flexible and more personal, helping enterprises stay ahead in the digital world. 

EnableX.io’s value proposition is its ability to innovate, which is evident from the recent launches of the most powerful and flexible DIY Visual Builder for Real-time Communication and FaceAI – an advanced AI-driven real time video based emotion analysis API. 

The company has established strategic partnerships with leading Global System Integrators & ISV’s to deliver real time communication capabilities to their global clientele.

 For more information, visit www.enablex.io

AU Small Finance Bank Launches Industry’s First “Customisable Credit Card, LIT”

* The LIT (Live It Today) Credit Card allows cardholders to customise their choice of credit card features as per their ever-changing lifestyle requirements instead of predefined features  

* Introduces Pay-Per-Feature and freedom to Switch On/Off any feature to avail customized benefits across Travel, Entertainment, Shopping, Fuel and Dinning -all on one card.  

Staying true to its mission of Badlaav, AU Small Finance Bank today launched an innovative Credit Card product that brings a revolutionary change in the credit card landscape. The AU Bank LIT (Live-It-Today) Credit Card, by the largest small finance bank and one of the fastest-growing retail banks in India, offers a unique value proposition to cardholders – to choose the features they want and for the time period they want. 

While credit card companies offer attractive products in different categories, it is often difficult for customers to find the combination of all such features in one single card. This forces them to opt for multiple credit cards offering specific category rewards like Travel card for maximising travel related spends or co-branded cards for shopping on specific e-commerce sites. With the LIT Credit Card, the Bank has put the power to choose these features in the hands of the customers – all categories in one card. Further, they also get the freedom to switch on or off these features as per their changing lifestyle requirements.  

LIT credit card provides a higher degree of engagement to customers, through the AU0101 app as they can track their saving/earnings daily to maximize their benefits. Most importantly, the card hosts multiple benefits and customers can activate any feature on-the-go in real time for a small convenience fee. LIT provides the cardholder a complete control on its offers and fee that they pay for those offers in a clear, transparent manner and saves the cardholders multitudes of annual/renewal fee for benefits they don’t use. Cardholders can avail the best of both Cashbacks and Reward Points, using the features that are offered. The default validity period for each feature is 90 days. 

LIT Credit Card offers five categories of features, namely: 

Lounge Access: Wherein customers can opt for one or two lounge access per quarter 

Milestone Benefits: By which, one can get more reward points or cashbacks 

OTT & Lifestyle Memberships: Wherein they can get free membership to various platforms and services 

Accelerated Rewards (Online/Offline): Customers can get higher reward points for online and POS transactions 

Other Features: Including fuel surcharge waiver, cashback on grocery, and much more 

“At AU Bank, we have always believed in challenging the status quo by leveraging technology and innovation to bring the change that the banking industry needs. Last year, we became the first Small Finance Bank to start a Credit Card portfolio to empower our customers. Soon, we observed that the digitally-savvy and GenZ consumers needed more control over the products they use. This led to the evolution of the customizable LIT Credit Card which brings the features of many credit cards into a single card. We will continue to launch many such innovative products and remain true to our mission of being the change agent through our mission, Badlaav Humse Hai,” said Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, MD & CEO, AU Small Finance Bank. 

While AU Bank already has a bouquet of card services, the addition of the LIT Credit Card will help it cater to the evolving needs of a digital-savvy generation of informed users. AU Bank launched their first range of credit cards last year. Since then, the Bank has successfully enrolled more than 2.3 Lakh credit cards customers from over 200 districts of Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, majority of whom are first time credit card users. 

Venture X US Enters India, To Open Offices At Two Locations In Gurugram

* The company so far invested approximately $5Mn in the Indian market; plans to invest $2-3Mn by 2023

* The company offers a modern, flexible coworking franchisee at convenient and beautiful landmark locations across India

Venture X® is an affiliated brand of UFG coworking division, CoworksTM which is the largest privately-owned franchisor in the coworking industry having more than 200 locations opened/signed up globally is now entering the Indian market. Venture X has revealed their first two premium locations in Gurugram with a cumulative 1200 seats spread across 45,000 and 16,500 sq. ft. space at Sector 67 and 44 respectively. The company plans to expand PAN India in all the major Tier I and Tier II cities.

Venture X Gurugram offers flexible, premium coworking space options for individuals and companies, including established businesses, entrepreneurs, small and medium- sized enterprises. Catering to the ultra-modern and professional work space-related needs of the consumers, the company provides creative, innovative, and well-designed office solutions to businesses. In addition to their actual workspace, members have access to community café areas and other amenities, promoting networking and collaboration opportunities within their teams and with other Venture X members. The community space is available for hosting networking events, meetings and conferences.

An Attractive Absentee ownership franchise model for investors, Venture X offers a blend of a boutique hotel and modern office styles featuring a more upscale design level than most spaces that lean less professional and more toward a juvenile, playful aesthetic.

“We are excited to bring the brand Venture X to India, a blend of boutique hotel and modern office styles, with an elevated level of design. This makes it a perfect global address for entrepreneurs and corporates. Post the pandemic, flexible office spaces are very much in demand and in times to come franchise based models would be the right choice as they are better aligned towards revenue for all stake holders. We have invested around USD 5 Million in the Indian market and plan to invest USD 2-3 Million by the year 2023.”, said Anil Lakra India Partner, Venture X.

“We are delighted to get into a partnership with the UFG brand Venture X here in India. We have the Master License for the India region. We are excited about this venture and are bullish to expand across India. We have currently opened two locations and would grow to 8-10 across India by end 2023, said Rahul Kapur India Partner”.

“United Franchise Group could not be any more excited to be a part of the launch of Venture X India. We recognise India as a crucial market in the Venture X global footprint. Our Master License partners have the experience and local knowledge to ensure excellent growth throughout India. The Venture X flagship location in Gurugram is one of the largest facilities within our global network. It offers state of the art co- working facilities for its members and represents a great opportunity and a fantastic model of the Venture X franchise in India for franchise investors.” said Mike Gallagher – Executive Vice President -- Asia Pacific.

Venture X intends to expand its team size all across India and has plans to spread its footprint in major metro cities, including Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Pune in the near future. With multiple vacancies for corporate leasing, procurement, real estate, marketing, and digital, Venture X has plans to recruit professionals PAN India.

About Venture X

Venture X® is a shared workspace and community that is a blend of a boutique hotel and modern office styles, with a high level of design that feels professional and welcoming. Each Venture X location features beautifully designed spaces and a highly developed environment within a community where people love coming to work every day. Venture X has been recognized by Inc. as one of the best coworking spaces in the United States and is part of CoworksTM the largest privately held affiliated coworking franchise network on the planet, associated with United Franchise GroupTM (UFG), a successful community of affiliated brands and consultants. For information about Venture X visit www.venturex.com and for information about franchise opportunities visit www.venturexfranchise.com.