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New Delhi: The Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, is currently hosting ‘Sharad Shilpotsav 2.0’ at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi. The 15-day festival, which began on September 1, is underway and will continue till September 15, 2026. The festival showcases traditional handicrafts from different parts of the country, highlighting India’s regional craft traditions, local techniques and the diversity of its handmade heritage. The event is open to visitors from 11 AM to 8 PM daily.…

Mumbai: Netcore, a leading agentic marketing platform, today announced its partnership with WSFx Global Pay Ltd. (GlobalPay) (BSE: 511147), the trusted standard in global payments and India's leading fintech in foreign exchange and cross-border payments, to power the company's customer engagement transformation, bringing omnichannel marketing automation and a Customer Data Platform (CDP) onto a single platform. GlobalPay has over 40 years in the forex and remittance business, ISO 27001 certification, 26+ branches…

Mumbai:  W Health Ventures (WHV) has announced the close of Fund II at INR 700 crore, oversubscribed against its initial target of INR 630 crore. The fund aims to build 8-10 companies from pre-idea to category leaders over the next four years. W Health Ventures is India's first healthcare company creation fund. Its fifty-person in-house team of physicians, operators, and technologists identifies structural gaps in healthcare delivery, spends 12 to 18 months pressure-testing the opportunity, then recruits an exceptional…

Bengaluru: UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has completed the acquisition of the majority stake in Italdesign from the Audi Group. As the automotive industry rapidly shifts toward software-defined, AI-enabled, and increasingly connected vehicles, the partnership brings together Italdesign’s world-renowned design and engineering expertise with US-based UST’s strengths in automotive engineering, AI, software-defined vehicles, and digital ecosystem design. Together, the companies will help…

Mumbai: India is transforming from importing and assembling lithium-ion cells to building a domestic cell-to-pack manufacturing base. The country's battery industry is entering its most capital-intensive and employment-intensive phase, evolving from an assembly and import-dependent opportunity into a fully integrated cell-to-recycling industrial ecosystem, according to Adecco India. The sector is projected to generate 1.5 to 2 million jobs, 25% direct and 75% indirect, by 2030. Hiring is expected to grow by 25% to 30%…

Kolkata: Baazar Kolkata, one of India's Every major Kolkata witnessed an unforgettable evening of fashion, glamour and cutting-edge technology as Baazar Kolkata presented a spectacular live fashion show at Mini Times Square, Salt Lake Sector V. The event brought together fashion, entertainment and technology, creating a one-of-a-kind spectacle for the city. The evening featured a vibrant live fashion show, celebrity appearances, dazzling lights, drones and an energetic audience that came together to celebrate the spirit…

In a significant step towards improving access to specialised cancer care, KIMS Hospitals, Thane has launched Thane's first dedicated Radioiodine (Iodine-131) Therapy Ward under its Department of Nuclear Medicine. The facility is expected to benefit thyroid cancer patients from Thane and neighbouring districts by providing advanced post-surgical treatment closer to home. Thyroid cancer is among the most treatable cancers when diagnosed early and managed appropriately. While its incidence is relatively low—around five…