Leading direct-to-home operator Tata Sky today launched a new service, Tata Sky Comedy, to its diverse bouquet of content.
"This would be the first ever interactive service on DTH in India that provides a single destination for all formats of Hindi comedy content," the company said in a statement.
Tata Sky Comedy will offer original content created especially for this service along with classic comedy TV shows, like "Nukkad", "Ye Jo Hai Zindagi", "Office Office" and "Zabaan Sambhalke".
The DTH operator has partnered with Comedywalas, a unit of Shemaroo Entertainment for exclusive and new content such as Bollywood Tadka and Comedy Fatafat.
The interactive section of the service features Jokes, Fun Quizzes like Dialogue baazi (based on dialogues from Bollywood movies) and a popular comic strip Suppandi, all of which is refreshed daily.
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TCS partners with Boy Scouts of America for digital literacy * Country's largest software exporter TCS today said it has partnered with Boy Scouts of America, a values-based youth development organisation in US, to offer digital literacy for youth.
The services will be offered through the city-headquartered company's community engagement programme under which it teaches computer programming, design theory, robotics and app development for free to middle and high school students, it said in a statement.
Its president for North America, UK and Europe, Surya Kant said the demand for skilled technology talent is growing and engaging with the students will prepare them for the 21st century careers.
It can be noted that US has traditionally been one of the biggest market opportunity for the IT firms in the country.
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RPP Infra bags 2 projects worth Rs 565 mln from NLC * Infrastructure major RPP Infra has bagged two new projects worth Rs 56.50 crore from public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation for construction of residential quarters and to take up civil works.
"RPP Infra has received two orders from Neyveli Lignite Corporation for construction of 154 units of residential quarters including electrification works for NTPL Township at Tuticorin worth Rs 349 million.", RPP Infra said in a BSE notification.
The company also bagged Rs 216 million worth of projects for taking up general civil works Phase-II at NTPL 2x500MW Tuticorin Thermal Power Project in Tuticorin.
Shares of the company ended at Rs 111.10 apiece downby 1.59 per cent over the previous close in BSE.
Truecaller integrates TrueDialer
* Phone directory app Truecaller today said it has integrated the features of its product Truedialer to allow users to access new features like smart call history and marking availability.
With smart call history, unknown number are replaced with caller details, even for numbers that are not saved in the contacts of users, Truecaller co-founder and CEO Alan Mamedi told
Venture Catalysts facilitates $250K investment in GoMechanic
Venture Catalysts has facilitated seed investment worth USD 250,000 into GoMechanic, a tech-based automobile servicing solutions start-up.
Founded in April this year, the venture aims to leverage technology to assist Indian car owners find automobile repair and maintenance service providers in their vicinity.
Venture Catalysts enables seed funding of USD 100,000- 500,000 into early-stage and mid-stage ventures and has more than 2,000 investors associated with it. It has facilitated investments to the tune of USD 3 million in 15 start-ups nationally and overseas in the past one year.
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* ESET launches new Internet security products for consumers
Slovakia-based security firm ESET has launched a new suite of security software solutions for home users.
With the increasing trend of digitalisation in India from online banking to gaming and entertainment, users today need different layers of protection to safeguard themselves in the cyber world," ESET Director Sales and Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan Parvinder Walia told reporters here.
"The solutions offer optimal mix of detection, speed and usability. In addition, these include features like ESET Password Manager for easier and safer authentication, as well as ESET Secure Data for convenient and strong encryption," he added.
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*Max Bupa's new health cover packs 3 benefits in one product
Max Bupa will offer customers a plan offering cover against critical illness, accidental death and disability with daily hospital cash benefits.
"Max Bupa has unveiled the new edition of Health Assurance, a unique combination of three covers, making it the one of the most comprehensive cash benefit plan which meets different health needs of customers," the company said.
The plan offers a combination of three health covers- CritiCare, AccidentCare and HospiCash with policy tenure of 1 or 2 or 3 years.
