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By Dr. Samir KapurConsultant I Author I Media TrainerSportswear has been the fastest-growing corner of fashion for a decade, but the shape of that growth is changing. A new wave of challenger brands On, Hoka and Vuori among them has expanded revenue and relevance at a pace that’s forced legacy leaders to rethink long-held playbooks. Nike, still the world’s largest sportswear company, is now in a visible reset: returning to wholesale after an aggressive direct-to-consumer (DTC) pivot, clearing inventory, and recommitting to performance and athlete-first storytelling under a new CEO. The question for marketers isn’t who “wins” this quarter; it’s what this competitive remix tells us about category dynamics, brand strategy, and where value will be created next.The demand is hot; the hierarchy ...

AiWebix, a fast-growing edtech and AI innovation startup founded by Kumari Ritu Priya, an MBA graduate and passionate woman entrepreneur, along with her IITian husband and co-founder Harsh Kumar, is redefining how students learn Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science.Built on the philosophy of “Learn by Work”, AiWebix blends education with real-world exposure by offering industry-level internships, hands-on projects, and AI-powered assessment tools preparing learners not just for exams, but for careers.AiWebix provides live and recorded training programs in AI, ML, Data Science, Data Analytics and Full-Stack Development, led by industry experts with 10+ years of experience. Each student is guaranteed a 3-month paid internship to apply their knowledge in real-time proje...

  In his Independence Day address on August 15, 2024, and again on September 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged India’s youth and entrepreneurs to create indigenous technology platforms that strengthen the nation’s digital self-reliance. Responding to this clarion call, Explurger, a proudly made-in-India social media app, is redefining what homegrown innovation can look like in the digital age. Amid this backdrop, Bollywood actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood — known for films like Dabangg, Fateh, Simmba, and Singh Is Kinng — has stepped forward with a fitting response. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), he highlighted Explurger, the travel-based social media platform he co-founded with industry veteran Jitin Bhatia, as a shining example of how Indian innovation can fulfill the P...

Bahar-e-Urdu: Celebrating 50 Years of Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Academy The grand celebration of Bahar-e-Urdu opened to a packed audience at Dome SVP Stadium, Worli, as Urdu’s timeless magic came alive through poetry, wit, and music. The evening began with a Qaumi Yakjehti Geet by Farkhanda and the Kohinoor Music Academy, followed by Mujeeb Khan’s evocative Urdu theatrical presentation Ishq Jale To Jale Aisa on the verses of Sahir Ludhianvi. A star-studded Mushaira featuring Rajesh Reddy, Obaid Azam Azmi, Shakeel Azmi, Mehshar Afridi, Qamar Siddiqui, and Shikha Awdhesh transported the audience into the lyrical world of Urdu poetry. Renowned humourist Surender Sharma had the crowd in splits with his signature wit, while a thought-provoking panel on “Filmon Mein Urdu” featuring Sachin Pilgaon...

 Gurugram, 8th October 2025: Pramerica Life Insurance, one of India’s fastest growing life insurers, has entered into a strategic bancassurance partnership with Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB). The collaboration is aimed at strengthening Pramerica Life’s distribution network and extending life insurance access to families across India—from metropolitan centres to rural heartlands.Through this partnership, Pramerica Life will leverage Equitas’s extensive network of nearly 1,000 outlets and 375 ATMs to offer a comprehensive suite of retail and group life insurance solutions. The product portfolio will include life, savings, and health-focused plans, along with Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) that combine investment opportunities with insurance benefits.The partnership will be implement...

New Delhi, 08 October 2025: Cairn Oil & Gas, part of Vedanta Limited, and India’s largest private oil and gas exploration and production company, has been conferred with five awards at the coveted Brandon Hall Group™ HCM (Human Capital Management) Excellence Award® 2025, third time in a row.The annual recognition, presented by the human capital management research and advisory services firm, acknowledged Cairn’s innovative, employee-centric learning and development programs in five different categories. The company was honoured for its learning excellence winning 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, reinforcing its commitment to transforming the workplace.The Cairn Learning Expedition (CLE) serves as a benchmarking initiative, where key talent gains firsthand insights into best-in-class inno...

Mumbai 8th October 2025 - The highly awaited Mumbai Art Fair, one of India’s leading platforms for emerging and mid-career artists, is back with its 6th edition from 10th to 12th October 2025 at the Nehru Centre, Discovery of India Building, Worli. This year, the fair will present a grand celebration of contemporary creativity, featuring over 3000 artworks by 250 artists from across the country. The 3 day show will be open from 11am to 8pm.The exhibition will unfold across 85 air-conditioned booths, displaying a wide spectrum of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and prints. Since its inception, the Mumbai Art Fair has remained dedicated to providing opportunities for new talent, giving them visibility while connecting them with collectors, galleries, and art enthusiasts.Mr. Rajendra Pati...

During the October 2025 edition of Bombay Times Fashion Week, House of Aanchal showcased its new collection, Threads of Eternity, in an incredible fashion presentation. The color and style of actress and singer Elnaaz Norouzi's dramatic blue look with an extravagant trail electrified the runway, captivating the audience and fashion commentators alike. The artistry of Threads of Eternity used threads embroidered with quilted foam to represent a new spatial combination of hard and soft. Each design manifested high fashion contemporaneous with an artistic sensibility, supermodels to present the line had a fierce and statement-making aesthetic. House of Aanchal was an immediate highlight within the context of the October 2025 Bombay Times Fashion Week.At the creative heart of this vision was d...

Founded by Sona Reddy and Deepti ‘Deej’ Jasti, the initiative partners with Curator and Gallerist Rukshaan Krishna to bring a collective energy of contemporary voices to THIS in Hyderabad. In a move set to enrich Hyderabad’s cultural tapestry, a new curatorial initiative named ‘THIS’ will launch in October. Founded by two passionate art enthusiasts—Award Winning Architect Sona Reddy and Senior Music Executive Deepti ‘Deej’ Jasti—THIS is born from a shared belief that art is a fundamental experience that should be open to all.THIS Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, ‘People of the Homeland’, will feature a collection of works by 20 prominent emerging and mid-career artists from Baroda, curated by Rukshaan Krishna.At its core, THIS is a philosophy—a commitment to demystifying the art world and f...

The second day of Bahar-e-Urdu, celebrating fifty years of the Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Academy, lit up the Dome SVP Stadium, Worli, with a grand tribute to Urdu’s eloquence, intellect, and emotion.The day began with an Open Mic Mushaira, where young poets Kayam Shah, Ahad Saeed, Payal Pandey, Zain Lakhimpuri, Riyaz Aasi, Shaukat Ali, Adnan Shaikh, Mayank Verma, Imran Ataai and Maqsood Aafaque filled the hall with youthful passion and heartfelt verse.Two scholarly sessions followed. In “Maharashtra Mein Urdu Adab,” moderated by Dr. Tabassum Khan, papers were presented by Dr. Shaikh Ahrar Ahmad (Thane) and Dr. Quazi Naveed Siddiqui (Aurangabad), with insights from Dr. Abdullah Imteyaz Ahmad (Mumbai) and Prof. Shahid Naukhez (Hyderabad). The next, “Modern Technology and Urdu,” moderated by M...