Author: Sai Krishna

RingConn Gen 3 Smart Ring Drew Attention at IFA 2026

BERLIN, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RingConn showcased its latest Gen 3 Smart Ring at IFA 2026 in Berlin, presenting the smart ring across multiple locations throughout the show, including high-visibility area near the north entrance. The product attracted significant attention from visitors and media during the event and received multiple recognitions, including the IFA Innovation Award and six distinctions from leading publications.

Received Multiple Best of IFA Recognitions

RingConn Gen 3 received seven recognitions during IFA 2026, reflecting positive attention from both the industry and technology media. The smart ring was honored with the IFA Innovation Award in the Beauty Tech & Well-being category and received a CHIP Highlight, alongside Best of IFA recognitions from five publications: Digital Trends, Trusted Reviews, Android Headlines, PC Welt and Apartment Therapy.

Beyond its award recognitions, RingConn Gen 3 has received positive feedback in reviews from a wide range of technology and consumer electronics media, including CHIP.de and connect.de.

Strong On-site Response

Beyond the recognition from media, RingConn Gen 3 also drew strong interest from visitors, distributors and buyers throughout IFA 2026. RingConn representatives engaged with industry partners from across Europe and other international markets, discussing future market opportunities and plans for expanding the brand’s presence in the region. RingConn products are already available at nearly 150 offline locations, including retail stores and pharmacies, giving consumers more opportunities to experience and purchase the products in person. The interest shown at IFA further highlighted the potential for broader distribution and retail partnerships in European markets.

*RingConn products are non-medical devices intended strictly for general wellness and fitness, not for disease diagnosis or treatment.

About RingConn

Established in 2021, RingConn is a user-centric company, driven by continuous innovation, to provide professional, continuous, and thoughtful health monitoring products and services. RingConn is dedicated to becoming users’ most trusted guardian for their physical and mental well-being.

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Canton Fair Launches Membership Program, Elevating Services for Overseas Buyers

GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The 140th Canton Fair, opening on October 15, will introduce the Canton Fair Membership for Overseas Buyers for the first time, designed to deliver tiered benefits and a more rewarding sourcing experience for global buyers. This represents a comprehensive upgrade to its overseas buyer services.

A Loyalty Program That Rewards Every Buyer Interaction

The Canton Fair Membership for Overseas Buyers comes with zero barriers to entry. All registered overseas buyers are automatically enrolled, with no separate application or approval process required.

Through activities such as pre-registration, onsite attendance, profile updates and event participation, members can earn points throughout their Canton Fair journey.

These points deliver dual value, helping buyers progress through four permanent membership tiers, from CF New to CF Elite, while also being redeemable for a variety of practical benefits. Depending on their tier and points balance, members can access rewards including souvenirs, transit services, vouchers and exclusive value-added services. Since redeemed points do not affect a member’s achieved status, buyers can continue enjoying long-term membership privileges while redeeming rewards along the way.

Built around the “earn once, benefit twice” concept, the program transforms participation into lasting value, giving frequent buyers greater convenience, recognition and rewards with every Canton Fair visit.

For more information, please click:

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Expanded Support Beyond the Exhibition Floor

Complementing the membership program, the Fair has enhanced its broader service ecosystem to support buyers throughout their trade journey.

An upgraded service, developed in partnership with 11 major financial institutions, including policy-oriented banks and insurance providers, helps overseas buyers gain access to upgraded financing solutions, risk management resources and one-stop digital financial services tailored to cross-border trade.

To further improve the travel experience, the Fair has also partnered with major airlines including China Southern Airlines, Air China and Cathay Pacific. These collaborations offer exhibitors and buyers a range of exclusive travel benefits, including discounted airfares, priority baggage handling, additional baggage allowances and priority boarding.

The 140th Canton Fair continues to strengthen its commitment to creating a more efficient, convenient and rewarding experience for overseas buyers.

For pre-registration, please click:

https://buyer.cantonfair.org.cn/register/buyer/email?source_type=16

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Choice Equity Broking Launches Trader Mode on Choice FinX, Bringing Advanced Execution Tools to Active Traders

This feature brings Price ladder-based trading, rule-based execution, chart-based orders and options strategy capabilities into a unified trading experience

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Choice, one of India’s leading financial services conglomerate, today announced the launch of Trader Mode, an advanced execution feature within its flagship trading and investment platform, Choice FinX.

Designed for active and professional traders, Trader Mode brings together multiple execution and trading capabilities within a single interface, helping simplify workflows that can otherwise require traders to navigate across different screens and tools.

For most F&O traders, the biggest roadblock is complexity and fragmentation. Traders constantly juggle between multiple tabs — charts, option chains, payoff calculators, order windows, and watchlists. Risk management features like BO/CO or slicing are often locked behind expensive third-party platforms. This results in lost time, missed opportunities, and costly execution errors.

Trader Mode on Choice FinX has been designed around this workflow — bringing execution-focused tools together so traders can access them from a single platform. It is designed to solve the long-standing challenges of complexity, fragmentation, and accessibility in derivatives trading, Trader Mode delivers professional-grade tools to every Choice FinX user — at zero additional cost

Key Features of Trader Mode

Price Ladder — Execute Directly from Live Price Levels

The Price Ladder provides a price-level view through which traders can place, modify and cancel orders. It also supports drag-and-drop order modification, along with Bracket Orders and Cover Orders, helping streamline order management within the same interface.

Price Ladder XY — Build Options Strategies Around Futures Levels

Price Ladder XY allows traders to define options strategies around selected futures price levels. When the specified futures level is reached, the associated strategy can be initiated based on the parameters defined by the user, reducing the need for continuous manual monitoring.

GROT Scalping — Rule-Based Execution

GROT enables traders to set predefined execution logic for different market scenarios, including bullish, bearish and sideways conditions. By allowing parameters to be defined in advance, the feature is designed to simplify the execution of rule-based trading approaches.

Chart-Based Buy & Sell — Trade Directly from Charts

With chart-based order placement, users can place buy and sell orders directly from live charts. This connects market analysis and order placement within the same interface, reducing the need to move between separate screens during the trading process.

Dual charts, tab-based: Two tradable charts on one screen, with browser-style tabs to switch instruments fast.

Modify orders by drag and drop: Move a working order to a new price by dragging it on the chart.

Instant option surfing: Jump across strikes, expiries, and CE, PE, FUT, and Spot without leaving the screen.

Strengthening Choice FinX as a Technology-Led Trading Platform

The launch of Trader Mode feature marks another step in Choice’s efforts to build a technology-led trading ecosystem around the evolving needs of active market participants.

By bringing ladder-based execution, rule-based trading, chart-based order placement and options-focused capabilities into one platform, Trader Mode aims to make sophisticated trading workflows more streamlined and accessible.

Trader Mode is not positioned as a separate trading destination, but as an extension of the Choice FinX experience — bringing more tools, more flexibility and a more connected execution workflow to Professional traders within the platform.

 “Trading is not only about identifying an opportunity; it is also about how efficiently and consistently a trader can implement a strategy. With Trader Mode, our focus is to simplify the execution workflow by bringing advanced tools into one integrated experience. We want traders to have greater flexibility in how they monitor markets, structure strategies and place orders, without having to depend on multiple disconnected tools,” said Arun Poddar, CEO, Choice International Limited.

About Choice FinX

Choice FinX is a full-service stock-trading and investment app from Choice Equity Broking. It allows users to trade across all major segments including equity delivery, intraday, F&O, currency, and commodities. Investors can open a free demat account and enjoy zero AMC for the first year. With 100+ charting studies, option-chain analysis, watchlists, and expert research recommendations, the app caters to both beginners and seasoned traders. Available on Android (Google Play Store) and iOS (App Store).

Disclaimer: Investments in securities market are subject to market risks, read all the related documents carefully before investing.

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Co-Creating Future Transit Value: CRRC Brings Three Full-Size Trains and End-to-End Solutions to InnoTrans 2026

BERLIN, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CRRC, the world’s largest rail equipment manufacturer, opened its InnoTrans 2026 showcase with the global debut of three new full-size vehicles and a comprehensive suite of system-level solutions, offering the industry a broader set of options for cleaner, smarter rail operations.

Three Flagship Vehicles Take Center Stage

On the exhibition’s opening day, CRRC unveiled three full-size vehicles for the global market: a digital-intelligent metro train, a hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid locomotive, and an intelligent flat wagon, spanning urban transit, mainline railways, and freight logistics. Centered on green and intelligent core technologies, the three vehicles showcase CRRC’s equipment innovation strengths across diverse scenarios and a full product portfolio.

At the ceremony, CRRC launched the VELLINK urban rail platform, which features premium standardized metro trains and intelligent regional commuter trains. The flagship model is a digital-intelligent metro train, representing the industry’s first application of embodied AI in mass transit. Equipped with integrated multi-source sensors, the train creates an integrated sensing network to monitor tracks and identify potential failures in real time, reducing lifecycle maintenance costs. Furthermore, lightweight materials and deep system integration reduce total vehicle weight by approximately 18%, cutting energy consumption by more than 10% compared with conventional vehicles. The train’s industrial design has won the international iF Design Award. Features including floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows, a starlit ceiling, and rotatable seating effectively elevate the passenger travel experience.

At the outdoor exhibition area, CRRC also displayed its VELFORCE hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid locomotive, rated at 2,000 kW. Powered by a parallel dual-stack fuel-cell system delivering 400 kW, it can be refueled in just 15 to 20 minutes and achieves a hydrogen utilization rate exceeding 98%. Its deep-learning-based intelligent driving platform integrates data from multiple sensors to provide 360-degree environmental awareness and intelligent decision-making capabilities, making the locomotive a zero-emission option for regional freight routes that are not fully electrified.

For freight yard shunting and intermodal operations, CRRC introduced the MAGIX intelligent flat wagon. Weighing only 17 metric tons while supporting a 73-metric-ton load capacity, the wagon reduces energy consumption through its lightweight structural design. It combines modularity, automation, sustainability, and intelligent technology with a high degree of operational flexibility, transforming conventional freight equipment into a cost-effective, lower-impact solution for short-haul and terminal logistics.

Integrated Solutions for Future Mobility

During the exhibition, CRRC also hosted a series of technology launch events and open forums, providing customers and partners from around the world with opportunities for direct dialogue.

Aligning with global trends in the transformation of the transit industry, CRRC drives low-carbon technology across its intelligent product matrix, using a cloud-edge-end collaborative technical system to accelerate intelligent transit. Leveraging its international benchmark projects, CRRC delivers end-to-end solutions while deploying its self-developed AIZOR large AI model across equipment R&D, manufacturing, and maintenance. Through these innovations, CRRC optimizes resource allocation and enhances network operational efficiency worldwide.

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Cruise Money showcases India’s first agentic card – an AI money companion that plans, decides & pays on the user’s behalf

At Global Fintech Fest 2026, Cruise Money previewed a card that doesn’t just spend within a limit – it decides how to spend, executed through a single chat-based consent flow.

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cruise Money has showcased an agentic payments card that turns its AI money companion into a full money manager — one that optimises a user’s investments, plans their purchases, and now executes them, within limits and guardrails the user sets once in a single conversational flow.

The agentic card involves a virtual prepaid card that will be issued by LivQuik Technology (India) Private Limited, and was shown for the first time at Global Fintech Fest 2026 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. While LivQuik is the card issuer, M2P Fintech is the technology partner providing the API infrastructure.

Beyond spend limits: a card that makes the money decision for the user

Most agentic payment products announced globally over the past eighteen months share the same design: a user types a number, and the AI spends up to it. Cruise Money goes further on two fronts. First, the limit itself isn’t guessed — it’s calculated. Cruise’s Safe to Spend figure is derived continuously from a user’s income, committed bills, EMIs, investments, emergency reserves and savings goals. Second, and new to this: once a budget and guardrails are set, the agent doesn’t just spend within them — it decides how. The Cruise agentic card layer is being built to orchestrate each payment across a user’s permitted funding sources, choosing whichever mix produces the best outcome for that person — cash flow preserved or rewards optimised, depending on what matters most to them. At preview, the card runs on a single prepaid funding source, with multi-source orchestration to follow as approvals allow.

“The interesting question was never whether an AI could complete a payment. It was whether it should — and increasingly, how,” said Vinay Bharathwaj, Founder & CEO, Cruise Money. “Most agentic cards are handed a budget by a person who is guessing. Ours works the budget out from what’s actually in the account, what’s already committed and what the person is saving toward — and then thinks the way a good money manager would: how to use credit, how to use debit, when to hold back. Over time, the line between one kind of card and another stops mattering, because the card itself is deciding. That’s the agentic card — spending is the easy part; the decision-making is the product.” 

One conversation, one consent, every purchase. The entire experience runs through a single chat-based flow. A user tells Cruise what they want — set a monthly budget, allocate money toward a goal, book a flight, order groceries — and Cruise proposes a mandate: an amount, a category, a validity period, and an approval threshold. The user approves it once, in that same conversation.

A virtual card is then issued that only that agent can use, only within those boundaries. From there, the agent can act across a growing range of use cases beyond recurring bills and goal-based saving, including:

• Flight and hotel bookings
• Grocery and everyday essentials ordering
• Recurring subscriptions and utility payments

Every transaction is bound to a registered agent identity, and the demonstrated flow includes an explicit stop: when a purchase would draw against a user’s savings goal, the agent declines and returns to the user rather than proceeding.

“As the regulated issuer behind this card, our focus is on making sure agent-initiated payments are held to the same standard as any other transaction — the agent is certified, its intent is matched against authentication, and every action leaves an auditable trail. We’re glad to partner with Cruise Money on a product that treats those controls as the foundation, not an afterthought,” Bhargav Padh, Chief Executive Officer, LivQuik Technology (India) Private Limited said. 

“Agentic commerce represents the next major evolution of digital payments. As AI agents become trusted participants in commerce, the industry needs payment infrastructure that combines autonomy with safety, transparency, and control. This preview demonstrates how regulated financial institutions, fintechs, networks, and technology providers can work together to make autonomous commerce a reality,” said Prabhu Rangarajan, Co-founder, M2P.

The demonstration at Global Fintech Fest showed journeys running from a single user-approved mandate — a recurring everyday purchase and a purchase made toward a savings goal — both executed by the user’s agent with consent on the same card, within the same boundary, with the funding decision handled automatically in the background. The agentic card is awaiting regulatory approvals before its public rollout. Access will be extended to waitlist members in phases.



To explore more – www.cruise.money.

About Cruise Money

Cruise Money is an AI-first personal finance platform that aggregates, analyses and interprets an individual’s complete financial picture. Cruise is an AI money companion built for Indian investors who want a smarter relationship with their money — one that gets to know their finances, talks them through in plain language, and now, with their consent, acts on their behalf to optimize how they invest, save and spend.

Cruise Money was founded by Vinay Bharathwaj, with Ganesh KV and Vikrant Mudaliar as Co-founders. Cruise uses the RBI-regulated Account Aggregator framework and read-only access to financial data. Cruise Money is a consumer brand owned and operated by NeuralFin Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

For more details, visit www.cruise.money

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Hughes Precision Raises ₹250+ Crore to Accelerate Ammunition Manufacturing Expansion

Goa-based defence manufacturer to establish medium-caliber ammunition manufacturing capability

PANAJI, India, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hughes Precision Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd., one of India’s growing private-sector ammunition manufacturers, has completed an investment round of ₹250+ crore through a combination of primary and secondary investment from a group of marquee ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNIs).

The investment will support the Company’s next phase of growth, including the expansion of its existing small-caliber ammunition manufacturing capacity from approximately 80 million rounds to 220 million rounds and the establishment of a dedicated medium-caliber ammunition manufacturing facility.

Strategic entry into medium-caliber ammunition

A significant portion of the new capital will support Hughes Precision’s entry into medium-caliber ammunition manufacturing, representing an important expansion of the Company’s product portfolio beyond its established small-caliber business.

The Company plans to establish a dedicated manufacturing capability for medium-caliber ammunition, allowing it to address a broader range of requirements from the Indian Armed Forces and international defence customers.

The expansion represents a natural progression of Hughes Precision’s strategy – building from a strong small-caliber manufacturing base into a broader ammunition platform capable of serving multiple segments of the defence market.

The investment comes at a time when India is placing increasing emphasis on indigenous defence manufacturing while simultaneously seeking to expand defence exports.

For Hughes Precision, the strategy is built around both opportunities: serving India’s growing domestic defence requirements while developing internationally competitive products for global customers. The Company believes that increasing manufacturing scale, broadening its product portfolio and continuing to invest in quality and technology will position Hughes Precision for its next phase of growth.

Order book crosses ₹1,000 crore

The expansion is supported by strong demand visibility. Hughes Precision recently announced that its order book has crossed ₹1,000 crore, with approximately 60% of orders from the Indian market and 40% from exports.

Domestic orders include requirements from the Indian Army, Police and Paramilitary Forces, while the export order book reflects the Company’s expanding international customer base. The current order book is scheduled for execution over approximately the next two years.

Hughes has the largest range of calibers in small caliber ammunition to offer to its customers. Hughes is India’s only manufacturer and exporter of critical high precision sniper ammunition used by Special Forces.

Sanjay Soni, Managing Director of Hughes Precision, said:

“The next phase of our journey”

“This investment marks an important milestone in Hughes Precision’s journey. We started with a clear objective – to build an Indian ammunition company capable of manufacturing products to the highest international standards.

Over the last decade, we have built our capabilities step by step, developed an international customer base and demonstrated that an Indian private-sector company can compete successfully in global ammunition markets.

The new capital allows us to move into the next phase of that journey – significantly expanding our small-caliber capacity, entering medium-caliber ammunition and continuing to invest in manufacturing, quality, technology and people.

Our ambition is to build Hughes Precision into one of the most respected ammunition manufacturers globally while contributing meaningfully to India’s objective of becoming increasingly self-reliant in defence manufacturing.”

Transaction advisor

STEER Advisors acted as the sole advisor to Hughes Precision on the transaction.

About STEER Advisors

STEER Advisors is an investment banking and corporate advisory firm with operations across India and international markets. With Consumer, Industrials and Sustainability as its core divisions, STEER provides equity and debt advisory solutions across eleven industry segments.

STEER has been active in India’s Aerospace & Defence sector since 2014, advising on joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and growth capital transactions.

About Hughes Precision

Established in 2016, Hughes Precision has developed into an integrated ammunition manufacturer serving defence, law-enforcement and approved international customers. Hughes is a leading supplier to the Indian armed forces as well as Paramilitary forces.

Hughes Precision today supplies customers across more than 20 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, giving the Company an increasingly diversified domestic and international customer base. Hughes R&D division is recognized by the DSIR, Govt. of India as an R&D center for excellence in Ammunition.

Hughes Precision received the award for the Highest Export Performance in the Defence MSME sector last year from Shri Rajnath Singh, Honourable Minister of Defence.

The Company’s growth has been built around a clear philosophy – “Always on Target”. Ammunition is a mission-critical product where quality, reliability and consistency cannot be compromised.

For more information, visit:

www.hughesprecisionm.com

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A Full Moon for Every Child: STARTRADER’s STARCARES Brings Support to SOS Children’s Village Ho Chi Minh City

The Mid-Autumn initiative delivered gift sets, household essentials and direct financial support to 213 people at the village in Go Vap.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — STARCARES, the corporate social responsibility programme of global multi-asset broker STARTRADER, hosted “A Full Moon for Every Child,” a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at SOS Children’s Village Ho Chi Minh City in Go Vap. The on-site festival for the 60 children at the village was paired with essential supplies and cash support reaching 213 people, including house mothers and staff.

Every child received a gift set containing a lantern, cookies, a water bottle, a milk pack and a colouring kit. Hygiene, cleaning and pantry supplies were delivered to the village houses, alongside financial support for operating costs.

The village provides long-term, family-based care and education for approximately 160 children, from infants through university students, who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care. Since 2023, cuts to international aid have pressured operations, with remaining funding committed only through 2026. Contributions support tuition, caregiver salaries and the infrastructure that keeps these families together.

SOS Children’s Village plans care in years, not one-off gestures. STARCARES is built the same way, favouring recurring commitments under its Child Welfare & Community Aid pillar.

“The village was already doing the hard part long before we arrived. Our job is to make the practical side steadier, so the people raising these children can plan instead of improvise.” – Peter Karsten, CEO, STARTRADER.

“Support like this reaches our children in two ways. The essentials and funding ease real pressure on our households, and the celebration itself tells every child here that they are seen and thought of. That matters as much as anything we can put on a shelf.” – Mr. Hoang Long, Director, SOS Children’s Village Ho Chi Minh City.

STARCARES intends to extend this work across communities where STARTRADER operates.

About STARTRADER

STARTRADER is a global multi-asset broker empowering retail and institutional partners to access global markets through a range of platforms, including MetaTrader, STARTRADER APP, and STAR Copy. Regulated in five jurisdictions (CMA, ASIC, FSCA, FSA, and FSC), STARTRADER combines strong governance with a client-first approach, serving both retail clients and partners with a commitment to transparency, reliability, and long-term growth.

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Orenda Group and Sai Ram Dave Launch ‘Radha – Ek Prem Avtar’, Bringing a Timeless Indian Cultural Narrative to Contemporary Audiences

The original cultural property, curated by Gujarati folks artist, humorist, author and educator Sai Ram Dave, has presented in Ahmedabad on the occasion of Radhashtami and reflects Orenda Group’s broader vision of developing meaningful Indian stories and cultural subjects into enduring intellectual properties.

AHMEDABAD, India, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Orenda Group, the multi-sector holding platform led by Chartered Accountant-turned-entrepreneur Tarun Shah, has presented Radha – Ek Prem Avtar, a culturally rooted storytelling experience curated by Sai Ram Dave, at AUDA Auditorium, Shela, Ahmedabad, on 19 September 2026, on the occasion of Radhashtami.

Conceived as more than a one-time presentation, Radha – Ek Prem Avtar forms part of Orenda Group’s growing interest in developing culturally significant Indian narratives into original intellectual properties that can engage contemporary audiences while retaining the depth of the stories from which they originate.

The idea behind the property traces back to a personal experience of Tarun Shah during a family visit to Vraj in November 2024.

That experience eventually became the starting point for Radha – Ek Prem Avtar.

Tarun Shah, Co-Promoter, Orenda Group, stated, “The thought began during a family visit to Vraj, when I happened to visit Raval village – A real birthplace of ‘Radha Rani’. What stayed with me was the realization that while we have grown up knowing so much about Krishna, many of us know comparatively little about Radha beyond the familiar love story. Her story carries layers of devotion, surrender, longing and philosophy that deserve to be explored more deeply. That experience stayed with me, and over time became the starting point for Radha – Ek Prem Avtar. At Orenda Group, we want to build culturally rooted properties that allow timeless Indian narratives to be experienced meaningfully by today’s audiences.”

The event has been be curated by Sai Ram Dave, who brings together storytelling, philosophy, devotion, emotion and cultural interpretation in shaping the experience for present-day audiences.

Sai Ram Dave shared, “Rather than attempting to explain Radha through a single interpretation, the event seeks to invite audiences into the different emotional and philosophical dimensions associated with her story.”

The event has been held on 19 September 2026 on the occasion of Radhashtami, adding a meaningful cultural context to the Ahmedabad premiere. The occasion provides an opportunity to revisit and celebrate the story and significance of Radha through a contemporary storytelling format.

For Orenda Group, which is into large scale of fund raising and IPO, also represents a wider direction in its media and entertainment journey. The Group is looking at Indian cultural narratives not merely as subjects for individual performances, but as intellectual properties that can potentially be developed over time across audiences and formats.

Orenda Group currently manages a multi-sector fund of approximately $120 million and has been expanding its interests across media, entertainment and original intellectual property. Earlier this month at the Venice Film Festival, the Group announced the proposed INR 100 Cr Orenda Media Growth Fund, alongside singer-performer-producer Parthiv Gohil and National Award-winning actor-producer Manasi Parekh. The proposed fund includes original intellectual property and live-event IPs among its identified areas of investment, reinforcing Orenda Group’s broader focus on building scalable media and entertainment properties.

Radha – Ek Prem Avtar has been presented on the occasion of Radhashtami at AUDA Auditorium, Shela, Ahmedabad, on 19 September 2026 at 6:30 PM.

Disclaimer

Orenda Media Growth Fund is proposed to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India as an Alternative Investment Fund; registration is currently pending. This note is issued for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer, invitation or solicitation to invest in any scheme or unit. The tenure, allocation and target IRR stated above are indicative, based on the proposed investment strategy, and are subject to the terms of the Private Placement Memorandum and applicable regulatory approvals. Target returns are not assured or guaranteed and actual returns may vary. Investments in Alternative Investment Funds are subject to market and other risks. Units will be offered only to eligible investors by way of private placement after receipt of registration.

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BRAHMA AI RAISES $150 MILLION ROUND LED BY MULTIPLES

Funding will accelerate R&D, global go-to-market and a significant Silicon Valley presence as Brahma AI builds the operating system for enterprise audiovisual content

LOS ANGELES and LONDON and MUMBAI, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Brahma AI, the AI-native operating system for enterprise audiovisual content, today announced that it has raised $150 million through the issuance of preferred shares with a $100 million investment by Multiples Alternate Asset Management. The company has also received a further $100 million of investor interest.

Brahma AI is focused on four global verticals: media & entertainment, sports, healthcare and advertising. Global anchor customers include Warner Bros, the NBA and Mayo Clinic and strategic distribution partners include Google, Hakuhodo and DNEG.

Brahma AI was founded and is led by Founder & CEO Prabhu Narasimhan. Brahma AI was born from Narasimhan’s vision to bring together the technology stack and capabilities developed across DNEG, Metaphysic and Prime Focus Technologies to build an AI-native platform for the world’s largest enterprises. Under his leadership, Brahma AI has developed its AI-native platform around Brahma AI Core and Brahma AI Studio, secured major global customers and partnerships, and expanded the application of its technology across media & entertainment, sports, healthcare and advertising.

Today, Brahma AI combines enterprise content intelligence and management with sophisticated AI creation technologies spanning visual AI, digital humans, voice and multilingual performance. Its technology has received significant industry recognition, including a 2026 Technology & Engineering Emmy^® Award.

Jo Plaete, Co-Founder & CTO and one of the world’s leading experts in AI, visual AI, digital humans and high-fidelity synthetic media, heads Brahma AI’s technology and R&D division as the company continues to develop and expand its AI platform.

Renuka Ramnath, Founder, MD & CEO of Multiples

“Brahma AI is reimagining the content supply chain in the age of AI. Built on a unique heritage of Hollywood-grade technology and enterprise innovation, the company is helping organizations unlock greater value through AI-powered content, intelligence, localization, digital humans, and workflow automation. Its strong customer traction, differentiated capabilities and recognition thereof, including a 2026 Technology & Engineering Emmy^® Award, reinforce our conviction in its ability to appropriate the multi-billion-dollar market opportunity.

Our investment is anchored in the belief that every enterprise is becoming a content enterprise. Prabhu, Jo and the broader team bring a deep understanding of the industries they serve and have translated cutting-edge AI into highly relevant solutions, spanning enabling multilingual visual experiences for films to developing digital twins for physicians. Multiples Private Equity will be an active partner as the company navigates the next phase of growth through investments in R&D, global market expansion, and talent & process build-out. The company has all the ingredients required to build an enduring global institution in a category that is only beginning to take shape.”

Namit Malhotra, Founder & CEO of DNEG

“Brahma AI began with Prabhu’s bold idea: to bring together the technology stacks and capabilities developed across DNEG, Metaphysic and Prime Focus Technologies and create a new, independent technology company built for the AI era. What he and his team have built from those foundations in such a short period of time has been remarkable.

Under Prabhu’s leadership, Brahma AI has developed its own technology and products, won major global customers and partnerships, and established a clear identity and ambition of its own. There is also a special symmetry to this moment. Prabhu, United Al Saqer Group and Thor Björgólfsson backed and invested in Prime Focus Limited, DNEG and me at an important stage in our journey. Today, all of us are backing Brahma AI and Prabhu alongside new investors led by Multiples.”

Prabhu Narasimhan, Founder & CEO of Brahma AI

“What excites me most about this investment is what it allows us to build next. We are close to launching interactive digital humans, we are building Brahma AI to be model agnostic, and we are taking our technology into entirely new use cases. And security, authenticity and provenance are such an important part of what we are building.

What resonated with us about Multiples is our shared belief that category-defining companies are built through a combination of bold ambition, disciplined execution and long-term thinking. I could not be more excited to have Multiples alongside us as we scale globally and continue pushing the boundaries of enterprise AI.”

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. served as sole placement agent on this equity financing.

About Brahma AI

Brahma AI is the AI-native operating system for enterprise audiovisual content. Its platform combines Brahma AI Core, its enterprise content intelligence and management layer, with Brahma AI Studio, its AI-powered creation platform spanning visual AI, digital humans, voice and multilingual performance. Brahma AI works with some of the world’s leading content owners and enterprises and is the recipient of a 2026 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for its visual AI technology.

Mind² — Human emotion. Machine execution.

About Multiples

Multiples is India’s leading Alternate Asset Management company, distinguished by its long and successful experience of partnering with entrepreneurs. Multiples has backed over 35 enterprises to build aspirational, distinctive, and responsible businesses. Multiples identifies opportunities that benefit from big shifts in its chosen sectors and partners with exceptional entrepreneurs and management teams in creating transformational growth.

Multiples focuses on core sectors of financial services, pharma & healthcare, consumer and technology and more recently the green economy. Some of Multiples’ distinctive investment partnerships include ACKO, Delhivery, Encube Ethicals, India Energy Exchange, Kogta Financial, Licious, Milltec, MoEngage, PVR, Quantiphi, TI Clean Mobility, Vastu Housing Finance, VIP Industries, and Zenex.

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TAT illuminates VIJIT Thailand 2026 across three distinctive regions

Lamphun, Trang and Roi Et reinterpret distinctive regional identities through immersive cultural performances and creative technology 

BANGKOK, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is staging VIJIT Thailand 2026 in Lamphun, Trang and Roi Et from 25 September to 18 October, with an expanded regional format shaped around each destination’s identity. Light & Sound, projection illumination, 3D mapping, drone displays and cultural performances reinterpret local heritage, nature and culture while extending evening activity, encouraging regional travel, and generating income for local businesses and communities.

Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, TAT Governor, said, “VIJIT Thailand 2026 shows how creativity and technology can present local identity in modern ways while remaining rooted in the places, people and stories that give each destination meaning. This reflects TAT’s direction under ‘The Year of Transformation’, with emphasis on meaningful experiences, quality tourism and wider distribution of tourism benefits. Lamphun, Trang and Roi Et each offer unique cultural narratives and different ways to experience Thailand after dark.”

Developed as a sustainable event prototype, VIJIT Thailand 2026 presents 10 curated installations or experience points in each destination. The programme moves from Lamphun’s Hariphunchai heritage and faith to Trang’s natural and multicultural character and Roi Et’s beliefs, music, and Isan culture, interpreted through creative technology and live programming, and follows the VIJIT format used in earlier editions, including Vijit Chao Phraya in Bangkok.

VIJIT @LAMPHUN opens the programme from 25 September to 4 October, from 17.00 to 24.00 Hrs., across Lamphun Old Town. Under the concept “The Eternal Kingdom of Hariphunchai”, 10 illuminated locations connect its history, Buddhist heritage, faith and architecture through contemporary light art, multimedia and cultural performances.

The route begins at Tha Sing Bridge with “HARIPUNCHAI – The River of Light”, followed by Tha Nang Gate at Wat Chang Rong with “Wall of Memories”; the old city moat near Wat Mahawan with “The Eternal Stream of Time”; the Phra Rod basketry installation with “Timeless Light of Dharma”; Khum Chao Chakkham Khachonsak with “The Light of Time Royal Blood of Lamphun”; the Queen Chamadevi Monument with “The Eternal Queen of Hariphunchai”; Black to Basic café with “Lamphun Eternal Charm”; Wat San Pa Yang with “Sacred Mandala”; Chedi Chai Chana with “The Radiance of Triumph The Glory of the Realm”; and the chedi at Wat Si Bun Rueang with “The Great Illumination of Faith”.

Special shows add another dimension at key locations. Tha Nang Gate hosts five-minute Light & Sound multimedia presentations at 19.00, 20.00, 21.00 and 22.00 Hrs. daily, with fireworks incorporated into the 20.00 Hrs. show on 25–27 September and 2–4 October. Khum Chao Chakkham Khachonsak also presents four nightly Light & Sound shows at the same times, while Queen Chamadevi Monument features four nightly Light & Sound presentations plus cultural performance at 19.00 Hrs. each evening.

VIJIT @TRANG runs from 2 to 11 October, 17.00 to 22.00 Hrs, at Chaloem Phrakiat 95 Public Park in Mueang Trang. Under a “Trang Lights Alive” theme, the lakeside park features 10 illuminated experiences that draw on Trang’s natural environment, local symbols, and multicultural character.

Centred on “Magic Island”, the route includes “Beyond Perspectives”, “Richly Dugong”, “Live Reflection”, “The Tourist”, “Soul of Forest”, “Mantra Path”, “Light Bio Floral”, “Royal Benevolence” and “Multi-culture Bridge”. Together, the installations interpret Trang through dugong, flora, forest, visitor experience and cultural diversity, creating a nocturnal journey that combines nature, local identity and contemporary light art.

VIJIT Roi Et Illumination completes the programme from 9 to 18 October, from 17.00 to 24.00 Hrs., at Bueng Phlan Chai. Its 10 installations explore faith, beliefs and Isan cultural identity through illumination, mapping, lasers, mist, LED displays and sound, with an opening-night fireworks display at 19.30 Hrs. on 9 October.

The route opens with “The First Beat”, followed by “Portal 101”, an illuminated gateway; “Hello 101”, an LED landmark installation; “Inthanin Pulse”, combining mapping and reflections inspired by the inthanin flower; “Follow the Naga”, centred on a large animated naga display; “Whisper of Himmapan”, creating a mythical forest through lasers and mist; “Faith of Light”, drawing on local beliefs and imagery associated with Thung Kula; “Isan Playground”, interpreting regional culture through white squirrels, wot music and firefly-like lighting; “Purple Memory”, an illuminated pathway inspired by inthanin blossoms; and “Phlan Chai Pavilion of Faith”, illuminating Roi Et’s distinctive octagonal pavilion. Live music on 9–11 and 17–18 October complements the programme.

TAT targets 200 million Baht in economic circulation, 150,000 online and on-site participations, and 1.5 million awareness impressions across the three destinations. These targets reflect the key programme’s role in uniting destination experiences, local economic opportunity and sustainable event development.

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