Apple to open flagship stores in India, but what’s all the fuss about?; Mariott plans to add over 100 new properties in India by 2025; Startups & more
World's largest hotel chain plans to add over 100 new properties in India by 2025
The world's largest hotel chain, 万豪酒店 , plans to expand to at least 10 new cities in India in the next two years. "We are in 40 cities today, that should be 50 cities or more by 2025. And maybe what is exciting to me is that results in us creating 10,000 new jobs across India,"? Anthony Capuano , President & CEO of Marriott International, told?CNBC-TV18?on Wednesday.?
Between opened and planned hotels in the pipelines, the company is looking at expanding to a total of 250 hotels in India by 2025, he said. Marriott International has 30 brands and over 8,000 properties located in 139 countries. At present, it has 140 hotels in India.
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India’s edtech market expected to grow to $10 billion by 2025
India is the second largest market for e-learning after the US with a market size of $6 billion, and is expected to grow to $10 billion by 2025. K–12 leads the market in terms of sector-wise growth at $2.7 billion, followed by College and Upskilling.
Indian edtech startups had managed to keep their pots boiling until the beginning of the pandemic, the sector had just one unicorn — BYJU'S. In the last three years, six edtech startups have entered the billion-dollar club.
TCS campus placements: Tech giant plans to hire 40,000 freshers in FY24
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on April 12 maintained that it looks to make 40,000 campus offers to freshers in the 2023-2024 fiscal amid worries of a slowdown in hiring in the tech sector.
In FY23, TCS says it onboarded over 44,000 freshers and its highest-ever number of experienced professionals. This comes while selected candidates from peers like Wipro and LTI Mindtree have suggested that they are facing onboarding delays.
#AmulVsNandiniDebate ??
There are more critical issues like milk shortage and animal health rather than a brand war
The Amul-Nandini controversy has come at a time when the Karnataka Assembly polls are just a month away.?It has come handy for the opposition to bludgeon the Bommai government of the BJP with. The charge of sell-out to the Gujarat lobby is bound to stoke parochial sentiments with the Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels Association throwing its weight behind the local brand Nandini and exhorting its members to use only Nandini.??
Amul on its part has already indicated that it is targeting only the ecommerce market that knows no borders and it has no intention of joining the price war.??
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Shiprocket joins hands with Bill desk to provide one-click checkout solution
E-commerce enablement platform Shiprocket has teamed up with digital payments platform BillDesk to offer a one-click checkout solution for direct-to-consumer (D2C) merchants in the country. By leveraging BillDesk's expertise in #paymentprocessing across various payment methods, Shiprocket aims to provide its merchants with a world-class payment experience.
Through this strategic partnership, Shiprocket will provide its merchants with a world-class payment experience by leveraging BillDesk's extensive experience in processing payments across all payment methods.
PhonePe gets additional $100 mil from General Atlantic, pi Ventures raises Rs 100 crore & more
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Here’s a lowdown of the top deals from the startup space.
Digital payments service provider PhonePe has confirmed a $100 million additional tranche of investment from General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, and its co-investors as part of its ongoing fundraising. The company has raised $750 million in fresh funds this year.
The homegrown digital payments decacorn raised $350 million from General Atlantic in January 2023 and $100 million from Ribbit Capital , Tiger Global Management and TVS Capital Funds in February. The fintech platform also secured $200 million in primary capital from Walmart at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion in March.
Early-stage venture fund pi Ventures has received a commitment of Rs 100 crores or 15 percent of the corpus out of Fund of Funds for #Startups managed by SIDBI. This is nearly 2.5 times of what FFS had invested in the first fund. pi Ventures will utilise the funds to back Seed, Pre-Series A and Series A startups working in AI and deeptech segments.?
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Apple to open flagship stores in India, but what’s all the fuss about?
苹果 has announced that its first flagship retail store in India will open in Mumbai on April 18, followed by a second outlet in Delhi on April 20. In Mumbai, the Apple BKC is inspired by the iconic ‘Kaali Peeli taxi’ art, whereas Apple Saket takes inspiration from Delhi’s many gates.
This got some of us excited, but many wonder — what’s this fuss about?
To begin with, the Apple Store is really all about — not its products, but the experience. The entire purpose of an Apple Store is to attract people and make them experience products. The philosophy leans more towards educating people about Apple products than making them buy any.
Dell and Alienware launch their first gaming experience store in India
Dell Technologies and Alienware announced the opening of their first-ever gaming experience store in India on Wednesday. The experience store is located in Nehru Place, New Delhi.
The store’s design concept, the company says, reflects Dell and Alienware’s core principles of innovation, interaction, and community building by creating an immersive experience for gamers. It is also a hub for gamers and enthusiasts to meet, interact, and play on Dell's latest devices.
Elon Musk would rather comply with India's 'very strict social media laws' than have his people go to jail
In a Twitter Spaces interview with BBC journalist James Clayton, Elon Musk said that India has “very strict social media laws” and that he would rather comply with laws than have any of his people go to jail.
The reply came from the Twitter owner when Clayton asked him about BBC's documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and related posts that were taken down by Twitter, which Musk said he wasn’t aware of.
En route to excellence: Spending two precious days in Doodhpathri
If you are looking for a serene getaway from the hustle-bustle of city life, Doodhpathri in Jammu and Kashmir is the perfect destination for you. Located amidst the picturesque valley of the Pir Panjal Range, Doodhpathri is a place that not only offers natural beauty but also has a rich cultural history. In this article, we will take you on a virtual tour of Doodhpathri, and show you why it should be on your list of places to visit.
Getting to Doodhpathri can be an adventure in itself. The nearest airport to Doodhpathri is Srinagar Airport, which is approximately 50 km away.
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