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The Ravi Jaipuria-led Varun Beverages Ltd is planning to acquire PepsiCo India’s franchisee rights in three states from SMV Group. The company eyes buying the rights in 13 districts of Karnataka, 14 districts of Maharashtra and 3 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Post acquisition, Varun Beverages will be a franchisee for PepsiCo products across 22 states ...

In order to make healthcare accessible to all, docprime.com, the latest healthcare venture of Policybazaar Group, will expand to 12 major states of India. These states include Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. With this expansion, docprime.com will extend its services to 34 ...

BookMyShow, India's largest online entertainment ticketing platform, to include live events as a full-stack management model in order to move beyond movie ticketing. It is evolving from a ticketing-only platform to all things entertainment.  Ashish Hemrajani, Founder of BookMyShow, said, "Any out-of-home experience that a consumer may want—be it a movie, play, or other live ...

PVR is looking to foray into small towns and cities through a sub-brand. In this regard, the multiplex major has been experimenting with a low-cost format, 'PVR Talkies', over the past 3 years. The majority of PVR's revenue comes from tier 1 cities, with tier 2 cities contributing the balance. This move will help the ...

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have designed, developed and booted up India's first microprocessor, Shakti. The Shakti microprocessor could be used in mobile computing and other devices. It can further be used in low-power wireless systems and networking systems besides reducing reliance on imported microprocessors in communication and defence sectors. The microprocessor will reduce ...