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  • Feb 23, 2026 12:07 IST

    Pine Labs appoints Shalini Pillai as Chief Marketing Officer

    Pillai joins from Microsoft, where she served as Marketing Director, India and South Asia. She has previously worked at Google and has entrepreneurial experience. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 11:38 IST

    IndiaAI issues advisory on phishing scam targeting AI Impact Summit 2026 attendees

    Fraudulent SMS and WhatsApp messages seek card and personal details under the pretext of processing refunds, organisers warn. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 11:35 IST

    MIB cancels three JioStar channels’ licences; ‘business decision’ cited

    It may be recalled that JioStar had integrated all Sports18 channels into the Star Sports Network, effective March 15, 2025. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 11:16 IST

    JioStar widens ‘a-la-carte’ lane, takes more must-have regionals beyond Rs 19 bouquet cap

    The new reference interconnect offer (RIO) released last week carries more big-ticket regional general entertainment channels into a higher MRP band. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 11:07 IST

    Branding Edge secures strategic communications mandate for S45

    Branding Edge will work across brand narrative development, founder positioning, financial media strategy, corporate reputation, thought leadership and stakeholder messaging. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 10:57 IST

    News18 Network Chennai Town Hall set for Feb 23 ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

    Kingmakers IAS Academy, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles, Reliance Industries, Bandhan Mutual Fund and Air Asia are the partners for the News18 Network Town Chennai Town Hall. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 10:40 IST

    Impresario in early IPO talks; SOCIAL powers Rs 800 crore business

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    Impresario says IPO talks are exploratory; company pegs its scale at Rs 800 crore as it sharpens its pitch to brands across screens, in-store and social channels. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 10:36 IST

    How GEO is turning search into a brand’s greatest trust-builder

    Rubeena Singh, Managing Director, NP Digital India, writes on how generative engine optimisation is reshaping search, trust and brand authority in the AI-driven discovery era. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 10:05 IST

    Auto retains top spot as print ad volumes edge up 2% in 2025

    TAM AdEx report shows Cars category leads print advertising, with over 72,000 exclusive advertisers and more than 95,000 brands active during 2025. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 10:00 IST

    Pernod Ricard rules out India IPO; India net sales rise 4%

    CEO Alexandre Ricard expects a stronger second half for FY26 as the premium portfolio posts double-digit growth. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 09:56 IST

    InMobi bets on proprietary AI models to power next phase of tech dominance: Naveen Tewari

    Founder says advantage is shifting from software to models trained on proprietary data; pitches India-built vertical models atop frontier AI. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 09:53 IST

    Microsoft appoints Asha Sharma as CEO of Microsoft Gaming

    Sharma helped build and scale services reaching billions over the past two years at Microsoft, after senior leadership roles at Instacart and Meta. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 09:42 IST

    HUL elevates Pavanjit S Bedi as CMO – Foods

    Bedi has spent over two decades with Unilever, working across categories including Beauty & Personal Care and now Foods. Read more...



  • Feb 23, 2026 09:14 IST

    Supreme Court to hear Meta, WhatsApp pleas on Rs 213.14 crore CCI penalty on Feb 23

    The bench is also hearing a cross-appeal by the CCI, which has challenged the NCLAT decision to the extent it permitted WhatsApp and Meta to continue sharing user data for advertising purposes. Read more...



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