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New Delhi: The National Conference on Education, Defense Studies, and Public Health 2025 by Guidance Forever, held on January 21, 2025, at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, concluded with resounding success. Focused on the theme “Education’s Role in Building a Viksit Bharat by 2047” the event brought together over 200 delegates, including eminent academics, defense experts, healthcare leaders, policymakers, media personalities, and activists. The conference served as a dynamic platform to discuss how education can drive innovation, national security and public health to achieve the vision of a developed India by 2047. The event featured two panel discussions…

New Delhi: As the world races forward with rapid technological advancements, shifting market dynamics, and an ever-growing need for resilience, the principles of business success are evolving faster than ever. In this landscape, Making It Big emerges as a timeless guide, offering entrepreneurs advice and a proven framework for building, scaling, and thriving in uncertain times. Authored by Binod Chaudhary, a visionary who rose from humble beginnings to the global stage, this book is more than a memoir, it’s a masterclass in ambition, grit, and the art of making dreams a reality. For entrepreneurs in 2025, here’s why Making It Big is not…

In 2020, amidst the COVID pandemic and an unprecedented shift to digital tools, sisters Nayanika and Kaashni Kapoor saw an opportunity. They co-founded Lemon Media Company, a social media & digital marketing agency focused on creating genuine connections between brands and audiences. The duo, with complementary skill sets and a shared vision, have built Lemon Media Company into a full-service agency with a unique approach to marketing – placing storytelling, authenticity and deep audience engagement at its core. For Nayanika Kapoor, the journey to Lemon Media began years earlier. A graphic designer by profession, she started working in digital marketing…

New Delhi: During their tech comment battle Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hit back at Elon Musk concerning Stargate project funding doubts. The infrastructure initiative launched by former President Donald Trump during his term brought together OpenAI and SoftBank and Oracle for the creation of a substantial AI (Artificial Intelligence) infrastructure project across the United States. The Stargate project will direct investments worth at least $500 billion between now and the next four years. Using his X (formerly Twitter) account Musk addressed public doubts about Stargate funding. SoftBank which serves as a major participant in the project has accumulated less than…

New Delhi: TikTok, the hugely popular social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is under pressure to sell its U.S. operations due to national security concerns tied to its Chinese ownership. After briefly being banned on January 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump gave TikTok a two-month extension to find a buyer. If no deal is made by then, the app could face another ban. The sale could be worth close to $50 billion, which is no surprise since TikTok has about 170 million monthly active users in the U.S. which plays a big role ByteDance, getting maximum traffic…

New Delhi: Aravind Srinivas, CEO and co-founder of Perplexity AI, recently shared his disagreement with Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on how India should approach Artificial Intelligence (AI) development. While Srinivas respects Nilekani’s immense contributions to India’s tech growth, like Infosys and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), he believes Nilekani’s suggestion to focus only on creating AI applications using existing models is not the right move. In a post on social media platform X, Srinivas praised Nilekani as a key figure in India’s tech evolution but made it clear that skipping the development of foundational AI skills is a rather risky…

New Delhi: H.M. Electro Mech Limited focuses on turnkey projects, handling the supply, installation, testing, and setup of pumping machinery while also offering complete operation and maintenance services. The company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) will open on January 24, 2025, aiming to raise up to ₹ 27.74 crores and get listed on the BSE SME platform. The Issue size is 36,99,200 Equity Shares with a price band of ₹ 71/- to ₹ 75/- per share and face value of ₹ 10 each. Highlights: Total Issue Size – 36,99,200 Equity Shares of ₹ 10 each Book Built Issue Size – 27.74…

New Delhi: The Stargate project introduced major changes to Artificial Intelligence by launching its first implementation in the world. Under former President Trump’s direction this massive project builds the biggest AI infrastructure globally. Major technology companies OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank formed a joint venture with Donald Trump at a White House press conference. He labeled Stargate as “the globe’s premier AI infrastructure endeavor” before disclosing a $100 billion startup fund that will likely double to $500 billion. Through this project the United States expects to generate more than 100,000 new job opportunities in the country. Under the guidance of Sam…

Surat: After Tata Group’s Trent launched its lab-grown diamond (LGD) brand POME, Aditya Birla Group’s jewellery brand Indriya is also exploring it. Indriya plans to open 100 new stores across India in the next 18 months and is considering adding a lab-grown diamond segment. Launched in July 2024 with a ₹5000 crore investment, Indriya currently has 12 stores in cities like New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Indore. It plans to reach 14 stores by January 2025 with the franchise model. CEO Sandeep Kohli stated that while natural diamonds remain Indriya’s focus, lab-grown diamonds are gaining popularity. With Tata’s Trent successfully…

Dubai: In West Africa, rice has been a staple food for generations, typically served with curries made from meat, vegetables, or seafood. While the ingredients used with the curries may not seem surprising, the reliance on rice is notable for a different reason. Many of you would be wondering why it is concerned, so the major reason to be concerned is that nearly 40% of the imported rice consumed in the region, primarily from countries like India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Pakistan, all of which produce surplus rice. This raises an intriguing question: why does a region like West Africa, which…