Abhi Eggs Expands Portfolio With Cage-Free And Free-Range Variants

Abhi Eggs, the Nutri-enriched egg brand from Abhi Foods, has expanded its product range with the introduction of Cage-Free and Free-Range egg variants, strengthening its presence in the premium nutrition segment.

The idea for nutri-enriched eggs was conceived in 2018, inspired by Mr. G. Satyanarayana Reddy, Founder of Abhi Eggs, and his vision to provide nutritious eggs to his grandson. Since its formal launch in November 2020, the brand has scaled steadily, supported by rising demand for nutrition-focused and clean-label food products. Abhi Eggs has crossed ₹100 crore in revenue for FY 2025-26.

Abhi Eggs operates on a fully controlled, antibiotic-free farming model, with end-to-end oversight of feed, bird health, and production processes to ensure consistent quality standards. Building on this integrated system, the brand is now introducing Cage-Free and Free-Range eggs to expand consumer choice within its premium portfolio.

Cage-free eggs are produced in structured indoor environments that allow hens greater freedom of movement, while free-range eggs offer access to both indoor and outdoor conditions. All products are sourced from certified humane farms, adhering to defined standards across farming and packaging.

Commenting on the expansion, Mr. S. V. V. Dora Reddy, Co-founder, Abhi Eggs, said,
“As consumer awareness around food sourcing continues to grow, transparency, ethical farming practices, and quality are now key factors influencing purchase decisions. At Abhi Eggs, our foundation has always been a fully controlled, antibiotic-free farming system with strict quality standards. The introduction of Cage-Free and Free-Range variants is a natural progression of this approach, allowing us to broaden our premium range while reinforcing our focus on trust, consistency, and responsible production practices.”

The brand currently operates at a daily capacity of 18–20 lakh eggs and offers a portfolio that includes India’s first D.O.S.E egg, along with Vitamin D3, Nutri+, Gold+, and the newly launched Cage-Free and Free-Range variants.

Abhi Eggs has a pan-India presence across 50 cities in 17 states and 3 union territories, and is available through modern trade, quick commerce platforms, e-commerce channels, and leading regional retail chains. The brand is also actively exploring export opportunities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, driven by growing demand for premium, nutrient-enriched eggs.

Armani Exchange Launches Summer 2026 Styles With A New Take On The Iconic Sync Platform

Summer styling this season embraces radiant gold tones, textured dials and polished details that effortlessly catch the light. Inspired by the energy of long sunlit days and vibrant city nights, the mood feels confident, expressive and easy to wear, blending sleek silhouettes with statement accents that transition seamlessly from daytime plans to evening moments.

Capturing this spirit of the season, Armani Exchange introduces its new Summer 2026 watch collection featuring contemporary styles for both him and her. The collection brings together refined metallic finishes, sport inspired elements and modern silhouettes designed to balance statement style with everyday versatility, reflecting a fresh and elevated take on seasonal accessorising.

FOR HER

LADIES SYNC: A NEW CHAPTER IN THE ICONIC SYNC PORTFOLIO

Building on the success of the iconic Men’s Sync platform, one of Armani Exchange’s bestselling watch portfolios since its launch - the new Ladies Sync collection introduces a refined feminine evolution of the signature design. Retaining the platform’s clean modern aesthetic and versatile appeal, the collection reimagines Sync through polished gold finishes, sleek proportions and elevated detailing designed for contemporary styling.

Marking the platform’s expansion into women’s watches, the collection also introduces refined new elements including a laboratory-grown diamond accent at the 6 o’clock marker, bringing a subtle touch of sophistication to the signature silhouette.

AX6031

The AX6031 reinterprets the signature Sync aesthetic through a softer, more elevated lens. Defined by a textured gold-tone dial and matching stainless steel bracelet, the design balances clean lines with luminous detailing for a look that feels polished yet effortless. A laboratory-grown diamond accent at the 6-hour marker introduces a refined point of shine, while the rounded case and silhouette designed to move easily from day to evening. It is also available in two other colourways - Blue and Silver.

AX5738

The AX5738 brings together vintage-inspired elegance and modern sophistication. A rectangular gold-tone stainless steel case is paired with a warm brown sunray dial, creating a rich, light-catching finish, while the matching bracelet adds a polished, jewellery-like appeal. Complete with clean three-hand detailing and an Adjust-O-Matic closure for a tailored fit, the design offers a refined statement that seamlessly transitions from day to night.

FOR HIM

AX4298

The AX4298 combines sharp contrast with understated sophistication through its two-tone construction and textured dial detailing. Designed with a balanced, modern aesthetic, the watch features a clean three-hand movement alongside a functional day-date display that enhances everyday wearability. The layered dial surface introduces depth and dimension, while the polished bracelet and secure clasp complete the design with a refined yet versatile finish suited for both daytime dressing and evening occasions. It is also available in three other colourways: Blue, Gunmetal and Black.

AX7178SET
The AX7178SET delivers a sleek and polished statement through its dark dial contrasted against warm metallic tones. Defined by a clean case structure and minimal three-hand movement, the watch carries a sharp, contemporary presence that feels both elevated and versatile. Designed as a multi-piece set, it offers styling flexibility while maintaining a cohesive aesthetic rooted in modern sophistication and everyday ease.

ABOUT A|X ARMANI EXCHANGE:“In 1991 I had an intuition, and I called it A|X. Looking at the reality of the street, before it became just another vogue, I created fast, affordable metropolitan clothing for the young generations or those with a young mindset. The spirit persists today in apparel and accessories that speed forward to an urban drum keeping the quintessential effortlessness and the active stance of the GA DNA.” – Giorgio Armani

SKINN-House Of Titan And Vivanta Collaborate To Reimagine The Modern Hospitality Experience

In a move that redefines modern hospitality through sensorial storytelling, SKINN – House of Titan, the premium fragrance portfolio from Titan Company Limited, has announced a strategic collaboration with Vivanta, the Bon Vivant brand of Indian Hotels Company (IHCL).

As part of the strategic collaboration, guests checking into Vivanta properties will be welcomed with a curated SKINN fragrance vials - designed as a travel-friendly, collectible vial, that that reimagines check‑in as an avante-garde sensory experience, with ‘his’ and ‘hers’ fragrances tailored to today’s guest.

Through this partnership, SKINN – House of Titan introduces a fragrance-led dimension to the guest journey at Vivanta, enhancing engagement at the very first touchpoint while extending the brand beyond personal fragrance into thoughtfully curated lifestyle experiences. The fragrances are thoughtfully crafted for the young, modern traveler. For Vivanta, the initiative reinforces a continued focus on guest delight through differentiated and elevated service moments.

Mr. Manish Gupta, CEO – Fragrance and Fashion Accessories, Titan Company Limited, said:

“At SKINN – House of Titan, we see fragrance as far more than a personal accessory; it is a powerful medium for storytelling, capable of shaping emotions and anchoring memories. As hospitality evolves into a more immersive, multi-sensory experience, this collaboration with Vivanta is a natural fit. It allows us to integrate fragrance into a meaningful moment of arrival, transforming a routine check-in into a lasting sensory impression. For us, this is a deliberate step towards taking fine perfumery beyond the bottle and embedding it into everyday experiences.”

Tajinder Singh, Senior Vice President (IHCL), added: “The partnership with SKINN – House of Titan brings a crafted sensory element into the guest journey at Vivanta. It is a thoughtful addition at a moment that often goes unnoticed, turning arrival into something more memorable. Such collaborations allow us to continuously reinterpret the experience in ways that feel current and true to the brand.”.”

The SKINN fragrance vials will be available for guests across Vivanta properties pan-India, reinforcing both brands’ shared commitment to innovation, design, and guest-centric experiences.

TCS And Anthropic Launch Global Premier Partnership To Drive Enterprise AI Scaling

* As a Global Premier Partner in the Claude Partner Network, TCS will empower 50,000 associates with Claude, powered by Anthropic, transform core enterprise functions, co-innovate industry solutions, and build future-ready AI talent through TCS iON.

* TCS and Anthropic will also jointly go to market with AI solutions for highly regulated sectors.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, today announced a global strategic partnership with Anthropic, the frontier AI company behind Claude, to help customers scale enterprise AI adoption. TCS will setup a dedicated Business Unit focused on delivering strong customer value propositions, joint industry solutions and deep AI expertise on the Claude family of models through early access to Claude models.

In regulated industries, most AI initiatives stall at the pilot stage, where the requirements for accuracy, auditability and oversight are far more stringent, and the consequences of error significantly higher. This partnership is designed to overcome those barriers. Combining TCS’ governance, controls and implementation expertise will enable enterprises to deploy Claude confidently in production, not just in experimentation.

As a Global Premier Partner in the Claude Partner Network, TCS will bring Claude models to enterprises that demand accuracy, deep integration, resilience and strong governance. Combining scaled internal deployment, joint go-to-market offerings, industry co-innovation, and workforce enablement, the partnership gives clients a practical path to enterprise-wide adoption and measurable outcomes.

TCS will equip 50,000 associates across engineering, finance, legal, marketing, and sales with Claude through enterprise-wide licensing. By deploying Claude internally, TCS will gain first-hand experience to transform its own operations while applying those insights to drive client success.

TCS and Anthropic will jointly go to market with AI solutions and services across industries including highly regulated sectors, such as financial services, public services, life sciences, healthcare, aviation, telecom, and medtech. Together, they will co-innovate solutions for domain-specific workflows, modernization, and customer experience transformation, backed by TCS’ consulting, engineering, and managed services capabilities.

The partnership also extends to TCS products, platforms and domain specific solutions in the following areas:

· In the UK, Diligenta, TCS’ FCA-regulated life and pensions business serving over 22 million Life and Pensions customers, will use Claude to improve customer experience through agentic process transformation at scale. In addition, BFSI Products and Platforms teams will leverage Claude Code to enhance productivity in Software engineering and IT Operations.

· TCS iON conducts over 75 million annual assessments across 1,500 cities in India. Through this partnership TCS iON will deliver high-impact learning and certification on Claude models, helping build a future-ready, AI-certified workforce in India.

· TCS will also bring its domain-led engineering expertise to the Claude Code ecosystem through reusable skills and plugins, including capabilities such as claims adjudication and lending advisory.

K Krithivasan, CEO and MD, TCS, said, “Enterprise AI value comes from understanding business context, orchestrating complex systems, and applying deep AI engineering talent. By combining Claude with our industry expertise, engineering rigor, and large-scale transformation capabilities, we will help customers move faster to production, especially in industries where trust, resilience, and regulatory discipline are critical. This partnership reflects TCS’ broader strategy to help clients become perpetually adaptive enterprises by turning frontier AI into transformation at enterprise scale.”

Dario Amodei, Co-founder and CEO, Anthropic, said, “We built Claude to be safe, trusted, and helpful, particularly in contexts where accuracy matters most. This partnership deepens our commitment to India, our second-largest market, with TCS bringing Claude to enterprises and professionals across the region and globally, including 50,000 of its employees.”N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, said, “This partnership reflects our shared conviction that AI will be foundational and transformative for enterprises worldwide. By combining Anthropic's capabilities with Tata Group’s scale, trusted relationships, and nation-building commitment, we will accelerate enterprise reinvention and equip India’s youth with the skills to lead in the AI era.”

MAGGI Celebrates Everyone’s Favorite Masala - Made So Good, Tastes So Good

* 10 spices. 7 states. 157 quality checks. 1 unmistakeable taste

MAGGI in this country is known for its aroma, masaledaar taste and the ability to bring everyone together. The brand is celebrating the journey of the spices that give MAGGI its iconic taste. MAGGI works closely with over 4,500 spice farmers across 128 villages in 7 states to cultivate the its top 10 spices which are carefully farmed, picked from different states in the country, slow-roasted and taken through quality checks to ensure that every little packet of masala that reaches people’s homes is filled with love and high quality ingredients.

Commenting on the campaign, Ms. Rupali Rattan, Head – Foods Business, said, " MAGGI masala has been at the heart of the brand’s iconic taste for over five decades. Behind this taste lies a deep commitment to our consumers to give them high quality and taste every time. This story is a tribute to the thousands of farmers who make it possible and a celebration of the partnerships that help us deliver the taste consumers love and trust."

Through the MAGGI Spice sourcing, our spices like Cumin, Fenugreek, Coriander, Aniseed, Turmeric, Black pepper, Chilli, Ginger, Cardamom, Nutmeg are grown while supporting sustainable agricultural practices and farmer resilience.

Link to the video: MAGGI: Made so good...Tastes so good!  

The Need For Balanced PPI Regulation: Advancing Consumer Protection Without Limiting Access: Pahle India

* Study finds PPIs have become a critical enabler of everyday digital transactions, financial inclusion and innovation

* A proportionate, risk-based regulatory PPI framework is needed that safeguards consumers while preserving accessibility, innovation, and everyday digital payment use cases.

* Monthly PPI volumes nearly double to 8,750 lakh transactions—everyday use, not big-ticket spends, is driving growth

* Frequency over value: PPI adoption surges as Indians embed digital wallets into daily economic life"

Proposed changes to India's prepaid payment instrument (PPI) framework could have unintended consequences for digital payments adoption, financial inclusion, and everyday consumer transactions if not calibrated carefully, according to a new whitepaper released by Pahle India Foundation.

The whitepaper, titled "Prepaid Payment Instruments and India's Digital Payments Ecosystem: Balancing Regulatory Objectives with Adoption, Inclusion, and Innovation," examines the growing role of PPIs in India's digital economy and the potential implications of ongoing regulatory developments. The release comes amid industry discussions around the Reserve Bank of India's recently issued draft directions on PPIs and their impact on consumers, merchants, fintech firms and the broader digital payments ecosystem.

Drawing on more than six years of RBI payment system data, the study finds that PPI volumes reached 98,699 lakhs in FY 2025-26, evolving into a significant component of India's digital payments infrastructure. It facilitates billions of transactions annually across consumer payments, merchant transactions, e-commerce platforms, gig economy services, and financial inclusion use cases.

The study also finds that PPIs often serve as an entry point into the digital economy for first-time users and provide low-friction payment solutions that complement India's broader digital public infrastructure, offering a simple and low-friction way to participate in the formal digital economy. Their accessibility has made them particularly relevant for gig workers, small merchants, and financially underserved populations. This has led to the RBI Digital payment Index (DPI) rise from 217.74 in September 2020 to 516.76 in September 2025 – a 137% increase across eleven consecutive periods of uninterrupted growth.

"The evidence suggests that PPIs have become an important gateway to digital payments for millions of users. Their rapid adoption has been closely linked to convenience, accessibility and ease of use. As policymakers seek to strengthen consumer protection and operational resilience, it is important that regulatory interventions remain proportionate, evidence-based and supportive of continued adoption," said Dr. Suyog Dandekar, Senior Economist at Pahle India Foundation and co-author of the report.

The report also highlights the role of PPIs in advancing several national policy objectives, including digital payments adoption, financial inclusion, ease of living, innovation and competition. It notes that PPIs serve a diverse range of user groups, including gig workers, MSMEs, platform users, and low-income populations, helping them reduce dependence on cash, enable participation in the formal economy, and support innovation by both banks and fintech firms.

"India's digital payments success has been built on a combination of trust, innovation and ease of use. The data suggests that PPIs occupy an important space within this ecosystem, particularly for low-value, high-frequency transactions. The objective of this paper is to bring evidence into the policy conversation and contribute to a regulatory framework that protects consumers while preserving the accessibility and convenience that have driven adoption at scale," said Surabhi Singh, Research Associate at Pahle India Foundation and co-author of the report.

The whitepaper recommends a proportionate and risk-based regulatory framework that aligns compliance requirements with actual risk levels. It also calls for preserving low-value, high-frequency use cases, conducting regulatory impact assessments before major policy interventions, balancing consumer protection with ease of access, and adopting phased implementation approaches for significant regulatory changes.

The report concludes that India's digital payments success has been driven by a combination of innovation, inclusion and low-friction user experiences. Future regulatory reforms, it argues, should seek to preserve these gains while strengthening safeguards in a manner that supports continued growth of the ecosystem.

About Pahle India Foundation:

Pahle India Foundation is a homegrown think-and-action tank dedicated to putting India first by generating rigorous, evidence-based research and translating it into practical policy impact. Founded by Dr. Rajiv Kumar with a mission to fill India’s public policy ecosystem gap, it combines world-class capabilities with cutting-edge technologies to drive inclusive and sustainable economic development.

The Big Bangalore Book Fest Returns To Bhartiya Mall Of Bengaluru With Over 1 Lakh Titles

* Bhartiya Reads, Readers' Lounge, Open Mics And Writing Workshops

As Bengaluru's reading culture continues to flourish, the Big Bangalore Book Fest returns to Bhartiya Mall of Bengaluru for its fourth edition in association with Crossword and specially curated literary events in collaboration with Poets Of Bangalore. Featuring over one lakh books, the festival goes beyond a traditional book sale with the launch of Bhartiya Reads, a community-led book club, a dedicated Readers' Lounge, storytelling sessions, open mic & poetry sessions and writing workshops for aspiring writers. Bringing together readers, authors, and literary enthusiasts under one roof, the festival aims to create a lasting platform for the city's growing literary community.

One of the key highlights of this year's edition is the launch of Bhartiya Reads, a community-driven book club designed to foster meaningful engagement among Bengaluru's readers through shared reading experiences, discussions, and literary conversations that extend beyond the festival itself.

Visitors can also unwind at the specially curated Readers' Lounge, a comfortable space created for immersive reading and quiet reflection. Beyond the duration of the festival, the lounge will continue to function as a weekend reading destination, providing a permanent space for the city's book lovers to meet up.

The festival will showcase an extensive collection of over one lakh books spanning a wide range of genres, including bestselling fiction, thrillers, mythology, business, self-help, and children's literature, offering something for readers of every age and interest.

Adding to the literary experience, the festival will host a vibrant lineup of open mics, poetry readings, and storytelling sessions, creating opportunities for readers, performers, and storytellers to connect, exchange ideas, and celebrate creativity together.

Aspiring writers will also have the opportunity to participate in workshops focused on storytelling, writing, and publishing fundamentals. Led by experienced speakers and industry professionals, these sessions are designed to offer practical insights and guidance to emerging authors.

Specially Curated Literary Events in collaboration with Poets Of Bangalore

As part of the festival's literary programming, Poets of Bangalore will curate and manage a series of engaging community events, including a Storytelling Workshop on 14 June, an Open Mic & Poetry Session on 21 June, and a Book Writing Workshop on 28 June. The team will oversee event curation, registrations, moderation, and on-ground execution, creating meaningful opportunities for readers, writers, and storytellers to connect and engage with Bengaluru's vibrant literary community.

Event Details: Big Bangalore Book Fest

1. 14th June 2026 – Storytelling Workshop

2. 21st June 2026 – Open Mic & Poetry Session

3. 28th June 2026 – Book Writing Workshop

Where: The Bhartiya Mall of Bengaluru

When: 11th - 28th June

Time: 5 PM- 8 PM.