Bengaluru: A mass Sri Satyanarayana Vrata Puja was performed on the occasion of Pournami (full moon) at the Nanjanagudu Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy Mutt in Jayanagar 5th Block, Bengaluru.
The religious ceremony was conducted under the direction and blessings of Paramapujya Sri 1008 Sri Subudhendra Tirtha Sripadangalavaru. It was organised under the leadership of R.K. Vadindra Acharya, senior manager of the Sri Mutt.
Priests Sri Nandakishore Acharya and Katti Raghavendra Acharya performed the rituals and conducted the puja as per tradition.
Hundreds of devotees participated in the special Pournami worship and offered their prayers to Sri Hari, Vayu and Gurugalu. The devotees sought the blessings of Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy and participated in the sacred rituals with devotion and faith.
The atmosphere at the mutt remained spiritually vibrant as devotees came together for the collective worship and prayers.
New book traces the making of India’s digital payments revolution and the rise of UPI
Bengaluru, September 26, 2026:Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled Cashless Nation, How UPI Changed Everything, a new book documenting the evolution of India’s digital payments ecosystem and the story behind the creation and rapid growth of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
The book, authored by Dr. Santanu Paul and B. Sambamurthy and published by Penguin Random House, was launched at Sangam 2026, the annual flagship conference of the IIT Madras Alumni Association and IIT Madras.
The launch was attended by Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras; Dr. Pramod Varma; Sankaran Naren; Ben Mathias; and Sharad Bulusu, among other guests from the technology, banking and business sectors.
Released in the year UPI completes a decade, Cashless Nation looks at the several decades of institutional and technological development that laid the foundation for India’s digital payments transformation. It examines how interoperable, real-time payments evolved into a system used widely in everyday transactions and how India emerged as a global reference point in digital payments.
Written in an accessible and fast-paced style, the book focuses not only on the technology but also on the people, institutions, policy decisions and execution that contributed to the transformation. It traces the journey from the early foundations of India’s payments infrastructure to the development of UPI and its expansion across the country.
Congratulating the authors, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said digital finance has become an important driver of economic growth and prosperity. He described UPI as a global model for digital payments and said the book offers valuable insights into the developments that shaped its success.
The authors bring different but complementary perspectives to the book. Dr. Santanu Paul, a technologist and entrepreneur, offers a technology and innovation perspective, while B. Sambamurthy, a veteran banker and former senior financial-sector leader, brings extensive experience from the banking and financial ecosystem.
Their professional association with institutions including the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), along with their broader experience in the financial sector, provides the book with insights into the institutional and technological journey behind UPI.
Cashless Nation: How UPI Changed Everything is positioned as an account of one of India’s most significant digital transformations and the people and institutions behind it.
Kushals-backed jewellery brand plans six stores in eight weeks and 100-150 outlets across India in five years
Bengaluru, September 24, 2026: Design-led jewellery brand Anera Silver by Kushals has marked its Bengaluru debut with the opening of its first store in HSR Layout, setting the stage for an ambitious retail expansion across India. The brand plans to open six stores within eight weeks and build a network of 100–150 outlets across the country over the next five years, with a first-year revenue target of ₹25 crore.
The Bengaluru launch also featured an exclusive appearance by popular actress Ashika Ranganath, who joined the celebrations and marked the unveiling of Anera Silver’s new jewellery collection.
Founded by Kalpesh Gulechha, Anera Silver has been created as a contemporary jewellery brand with a strong focus on design, craftsmanship and customer experience. Its first Bengaluru outlet, located at Shop 822, Ground and Mezzanine, 27th Main Road, 1st Sector, HSR Layout, showcases collections for festive occasions, gifting, bridal wear and everyday styling.
The brand has introduced ‘A New Era of Silver’ as its launch campaign, reflecting its approach to giving silver jewellery a contemporary design identity and a distinctive retail experience.
Anera Silver’s collections are designed around different occasions, moods and expressions, moving beyond the traditional perception of silver jewellery as being limited to specific occasions. The range includes pieces intended for everyday wear as well as festivals, celebrations, gifting and bridal occasions.
Speaking about the launch, Founder Kalpesh Gulechha said the brand aims to create a jewellery destination where customers can discover design and craftsmanship while finding pieces that reflect their individual style.
“Jewellery becomes meaningful when it becomes part of people’s lives, from everyday moments and celebrations to milestones and personal stories. With Anera, our ambition is to create a space where customers can discover design, experience craftsmanship and find pieces that feel personal to them,” he said.
The HSR Layout store marks the first phase of Anera Silver’s retail expansion. The company plans to develop large-format stores averaging around 2,500 sq. ft., with six outlets expected to open within eight weeks across key markets.
The brand is targeting ₹25 crore in revenue in its first year, with the initial expansion intended to establish a strong foundation for its longer-term national retail plans.
Gulechha brings more than two decades of experience in the jewellery industry, with expertise spanning retail strategy, merchandising, finance, expansion and consumer understanding through his association with Kushals. He is now applying that experience to Anera Silver as a distinct brand with its own identity, collections and retail format.
With its Bengaluru entry, Anera Silver aims to expand the appeal of silver jewellery by offering customers collections that complement different moments—from everyday fashion and gifting to festive and bridal occasions—while building a significant retail footprint across India.
IITMAA Sangam 2026 in Bengaluru brings policymakers, industry leaders and innovators together on India’s self-reliance roadmap
Bengaluru, September 26, 2026: India needs to accelerate investments in artificial intelligence, semiconductor manufacturing and quantum computing, while creating patient capital for deep-tech and hardware startups, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at a major technology and innovation summit in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Addressing the 7th edition of IITMAA Sangam 2026, organised by the IIT Madras Alumni Association at Taj MG Road, Sitharaman said deep-tech and hardware ventures often require five to seven years to mature and therefore need longer-term funding support and new early-stage financing mechanisms.
She also called for wider adoption of AI by MSMEs to improve productivity and strengthen their ability to compete globally. Technology and innovation, she said, must reach sectors ranging from agriculture and renewable energy to advanced manufacturing.
Sitharaman said India has the potential to achieve more than 10 per cent GDP growth, but sustained progress would require greater efforts across sectors and stronger collaboration between government, academia, industry and entrepreneurs.
Held under the theme ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat – Building a Self-Reliant India’,IITMAA Sangam 2026 brought together Union ministers, senior industry executives, technology entrepreneurs, academics and deep-tech innovators to discuss India’s technological and economic priorities.
The summit focused on sectors critical to India’s strategic future, including AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, defence technology, space, digital financial infrastructure and sustainable energy.
Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi highlighted IIT Madras’ contribution to India’s innovation ecosystem and said the alumni network had expanded from 16 to 51 active chapters over the past three years.
IIT Madras Director Prof. V. Kamakoti said the institute has incubated 583 startups with a combined valuation of around ₹83,000 crore and filed more than 400 patents over the past three financial years. Its technology education initiatives have reached around 53,000 students, while NPTEL-SWAYAM courses serve approximately 1.5 million learners.
The Bengaluru summit also featured discussions on sovereign AI, advanced defence technologies, space capabilities, maritime trade and semiconductor supply chains. Leaders from Sarvam AI, Skyroot Aerospace, GalaxEye and The ePlane Company, along with representatives from Reliance Intelligence, Flipkart, NVIDIA, Texas Instruments and Tata Electronics, shared their perspectives.
Zoho Corporation Chief Scientist and Co-founder Sridhar Vembu stressed the importance of developing indigenous technologies to reduce strategic dependence on foreign platforms.
IITMAA President and Sangam 2026 Chair Sridhar Boovaraghavan highlighted the association’s expanded Career and Life Coaching initiative, aimed at connecting IIT Madras students with alumni mentors for personal, academic and professional guidance.
The conference, supported by U-SOLAR and IndiaAssetz along with other industry partners, concluded with an awards ceremony followed by a cultural performance by acclaimed musician Guitar Prasanna.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 26, 2026: ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಕಥಾಹಂದರದ ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಜ಼ೀಕನ್ನಡ ವಾಹಿನಿ ಇದೀಗ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯ ಹೋರಾಟದ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ‘ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಕಿರುತೆರೆಗೆ ತರಲು ಸಜ್ಜಾಗಿದೆ. ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 28ರಿಂದ ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ರಾತ್ರಿ 9 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿ ಪ್ರಸಾರವಾಗಲಿದೆ.
ಮೋಕ್ಷಿತಾ ಪೈ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿದ್ದು, ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಗಳ ನಡುವೆಯೇ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಪರಾಧಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಹೋರಾಡುವ ಮಹಿಳೆಯ ಕಥೆ ಇದಾಗಿದೆ. ಅಪ್ಪಟ ದೇಶಭಕ್ತೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ತನ್ನ ತಾಯಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಂದಿರುವ ದೇಶದ್ರೋಹದ ಆರೋಪವನ್ನು ತೊಡೆದುಹಾಕಿ, ಆಕೆಗೆ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಕೊಡಿಸುವ ಹೋರಾಟವೂ ಕಥೆಯ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಅಂಶವಾಗಿದೆ.
ಕುಟುಂಬದೊಳಗಿನ ಸಂಘರ್ಷ, ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ, ದೇಶಭಕ್ತಿ, ಆಕ್ಷನ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಪ್ರೇಮಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿಯ ಎರಡು ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಮುಖಗಳನ್ನು ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೋರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಮನೆಯ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಭಾಯಿಸುವ ಮಗಳಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಆಕೆ, ಹೊರಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಖಡಕ್ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ.
ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಜಯ್ ಲಲಿತಾ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಕೂಡ ಐಪಿಎಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮೋಕ್ಷಿತಾ ಪೈ ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅವರು ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಡ್ಯುಯೆಟ್ ಹಾಡಿನ ‘ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿ ಹುಕ್ ಸ್ಟೆಪ್’ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆದಿದೆ.
“ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬಹಳ ದಿನಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಮತ್ತೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ-ಪ್ರೇಮದ ಸುತ್ತ ಸಾಗುವ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಖುಷಿ ತಂದಿದೆ,” ಎಂದು ವಿಜಯ್ ಲಲಿತಾ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಕವಿತಾ ಗೌಡ ಕೂಡ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಗಿರಿಜಾ ಲೋಕೇಶ್, ಅರುಣಾ ಬಾಲರಾಜ್, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಸಿದ್ದಯ್ಯ, ಮೈಕೋ ಮಂಜು, ವಚನ್ ಹೊಸಮಠ, ರವಿ ಭಟ್, ಸೋನಿಯಾ ಪೊನ್ನಮ್ಮ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾನಸಿ ಸುಧೀರ್ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಲವು ಕಲಾವಿದರು ತಾರಾಗಣದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಬರಹಗಾರ ಮಹೇಶ್ ರಾವ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ, ಮಹೇಶ್ ಸಾರಂಗ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿ ಮೂಡಿಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಕೀರ್ತಿ ಅಕ್ಷಯ ನೆಟ್ವರ್ಕ್ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ‘ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿ’ ಕೌಟುಂಬಿಕ ಭಾವನೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ಷನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ತನಿಖೆಯ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನೂ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿದೆ.
ಜ಼ೀ ಕನ್ನಡ ಬ್ಯುಸಿನೆಸ್ ಹೆಡ್ ದೀಪಕ್ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮುಲು ಮಾತನಾಡಿ, ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿವಿಧ ಸವಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಕಥಾಹಂದರದ ಮೂಲಕ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ‘ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿ’ ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಹೊಸ ಅನುಭವದೊಂದಿಗೆ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಮನರಂಜನೆ ನೀಡುವ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
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