20, Aug 2026
Andaz Delhi appoints Mr. Siddhant Arora as its Director of Food & Beverage
New Delhi, Aug 20: Andaz Delhi, by Hyatt is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Siddhant Arora as the Director of Food & Beverage. With close to a decade of diverse F&B leadership experience across some of India’s leading hospitality brands, Mr. Arora brings expertise in operations management, strategic partnerships, revenue and budget management, and execution rollouts.
He has held pivotal roles with renowned organisations, including Hilton, Conrad, and IHCL’s Taj Group, where he led multi-outlet F&B operations, strengthened revenue performance, and built high-performing teams across complex, high-volume properties.
Recognized for his strategic leadership, Mr. Arora is focused on driving operational excellence, strengthening revenue performance, and elevating the overall guest dining experience. With proven expertise across pre-openings, renovations, and large-scale event execution, he is adept at aligning F&B strategy with broader business objectives.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Hardip Marwah, Cluster General Manager, Andaz Delhi, said,
“We are delighted to welcome Siddhant to Andaz Delhi at an exciting time in the evolution of our food and beverage offering. His diverse experience across leading hospitality brands, coupled with his understanding of operations, revenue and concept development, will be valuable as we continue to strengthen our F&B landscape. With several new developments and launches on the horizon, we look forward to Siddhant bringing fresh perspective and strong leadership to this next chapter.”
In his new role, Mr. Arora will lead the Food & Beverage strategy at Andaz Delhi, with a focus on strengthening the hotel’s dining identity, building distinctive and commercially relevant F&B concepts, and enhancing the overall dining experience. He will work closely with culinary teams to drive revenue growth, service excellence and innovation, while developing a strong, performance-led F&B culture.
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20, Aug 2026
Aadhaar App Crosses 5 Crore Downloads as Digital Identity Services Gain Momentum
New Delhi, August 20: The Aadhaar App has crossed the milestone of 5 crore downloads, underlining the growing preference among residents for accessing digital identity services through their smartphones.
Developed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the app is increasingly serving as a digital interface for Aadhaar holders, offering services such as mobile number, address and email updates, biometric lock and unlock, and e-Aadhaar downloads. More than 60 lakh residents have already updated their mobile numbers through the app, while over 15 lakh have updated their addresses and more than 23 lakh have updated their email details.
The growing use of these facilities reflects a shift towards digital-first Aadhaar services, allowing residents to complete several identity-related processes without visiting an Aadhaar centre. The app follows a “Show, Share and Verify” approach, aimed at giving Aadhaar holders greater control over the use and sharing of their identity information.
Alongside the app’s growing adoption, UIDAI is also expanding its offline verification ecosystem. More than 200 entities have been onboarded as Offline Verification Seeking Entities (OVSEs) since the initiative was rolled out in January. The framework enables organisations to conduct secure, consent-based and paperless Aadhaar verification without requiring real-time access to UIDAI’s central database.
Through mechanisms such as QR code-based verification and secure digitally signed documents, OVSEs can verify identity information while limiting data sharing to what is necessary. The approach is intended to strengthen privacy, user consent and convenience in Aadhaar-based verification.
The expansion of the Aadhaar App and offline verification network is part of the government’s broader Digital India agenda, with a focus on making public digital services more accessible, secure and resident-centric.
20, Aug 2026
iQOO Launches Z11 and iQOO Buds with AI-Powered Features and Long Battery Life
New Delhi, August 20, 2026: iQOO, the high-performance smartphone brand, today launched the iQOO Z11 5G, designed to make students’ day-to-day lives more productive, efficient, and seamless. From summarising live lectures to polishing assignments, working across documents, content consumption, and staying connected with friends, the iQOO Z11 5G brings together AI-powered productivity features with segment-leading performance, a large immersive display, and dependable full-day battery life, all wrapped in a slim, durable design.
The iQOO Z11 5G is priced at INR 34,999 for the 6 GB + 128 GB variant, INR 39,999 for the 8 GB + 128 GB variant, INR 44,999 for the 8 GB + 256 GB variant, and INR 49,999 for the 12 GB + 256 GB variant. The smartphone will be available in two colour options: Celestial Blue and Aurora Green. The sale will start from 25th August 2026 on iQOO e-store, Amazon.in, vivo exclusive stores, Reliance Digital, and select retail stores. Moreover, the iQOO Buds will be available at INR 1,899 and will be available for sale starting August 24th on Amazon.in.
Talking about the iQOO Z11, Nipun Marya, CEO, iQOO, said,
“At iQOO, every product we build starts with listening to our consumers, understanding how they use their smartphones, the challenges they face, and what can make their everyday lives better. Smartphones play an essential part of how students learn, create, connect, and get things done. With the iQOO Z11, we have combined the performance, display, and battery life they expect from iQOO with practical AI experiences designed to make everyday tasks smarter and more effortless. From managing information to creating assignments, these AI features are built to enhance productivity and help students make the most of their time. We will continue to listen, learn, and innovate around the evolving needs of our consumers, because that is what keeps us moving forward.”
Segment’s Brightest Display with an Ultra-Slim Curved Design
The iQOO Z11 5G features a large 6.83-inch 1.5K 144Hz AMOLED curved display with 2000 nits HBM, making it the brightest display in the segment and ensuring clear visibility even in bright outdoor environments. For extended screen time, it also brings Flagship-Grade Eye Comfort, designed to help reduce eye strain and provide a more comfortable viewing experience across online tutorials, reading, streaming, and researching.
Complementing the immersive display is an ultra-slim 7.99 mm design weighing just 199g. The smartphone will be available in Aurora Green, inspired by the vibrant glow of the northern lights, and Celestial Blue, inspired by the cosmos and night sky. The compact horizontal camera module adopts a Skyline Design, complementing the curved body while helping the smartphone sit more steadily on a desk – useful when students are reading, taking notes, or attending classes.
AI-Powered Features Built for Student Productivity
At the heart of the iQOO Z11 experience is AI-driven productivity, with intelligent features designed to help students learn, create, and manage everyday tasks more efficiently. AI Captions, powered by a multi-engine AI framework combining Google Gemini and Microsoft Azure, delivers faster, more accurate, and context-aware transcription and translation. Leveraging multimodal AI processing, it captures nuances such as pauses, rhythm, emphasis, and pronunciation, helping students capture and revisit key insights from lectures, workshops, and discussions more effectively.
AI Creation helps students quickly understand lengthy documents, refine assignments, brainstorm ideas and create content with ease. Through skill-based AI routing, different Gemini variants are assigned to specific tasks such as writing, summarisation, brainstorming, and social content creation, enabling each request to be handled by the model best suited for the task. A real-time streaming AI architecture progressively generates responses, captions, and translations, while stateful conversation memory allows users to refine AI-generated content through follow-up prompts without starting over. Together with Circle to Search 2.0, these capabilities help students research faster, communicate across languages, create and refine content, and manage everyday academic tasks more efficiently.
India’s First MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo with First Vapor Chamber Cooling System in Z Series
The iQOO Z11 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo, making it India’s first smartphone to feature the processor. Built on a 4nm process and achieving an AnTuTu benchmark score of over 1.2 million, the platform is paired with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 3.1 storage to deliver responsive everyday performance. The smartphone also introduces a 3800 mm² Vapor Chamber Cooling System, the first in the Z series, offering nearly 6 times higher thermal conductivity and 2.5 times larger cooling area compared to the graphite plate used in the previous generation.
Massive 7050mAh Battery with 44W FlashCharge
It packs a 7050mAh battery, designed to keep students going through classes, entertainment, social media, and studying. It supports 44W FlashCharge and can charge from 1% to 100% in approximately 66 minutes. The phone also includes intelligent battery management features such as 5-Year Battery Health and reverse charging support, helping preserve battery performance over the years.
50 MP Sony Camera to capture Everyday Moments
It features a 50 MP Sony IMX882 main camera with OIS, paired with an 8 MP ultra-wide-angle camera, supporting optical image stabilisation for sharper photos and steadier videos. The 32 MP front camera is designed for clear, detailed selfies. Both front and rear cameras support 4K video recording at 30 FPS. It also includes Night Mode, Portrait Mode, and AI Erase 2.0.
Software Support and Everyday Durability
Built for long-term use, the iQOO Z11 offers 3 generations of Android upgrades and 5 years of security patches, helping deliver a secure and up-to-date experience for years to come. It also comes with a 60-Month Smooth Experience, backed by comprehensive software and hardware optimisation for sustained smoothness over time. Designed to handle the unpredictability of everyday student life, it features IP68 & IP69 dust and water resistance. It has also undergone military-grade durability testing against multiple drops and impacts.
iQOO Buds with 50-Hour Battery Life
Alongside the iQOO Z11 5G, iQOO also launched the iQOO Buds, offering up to 50 hours of maximum playback time with the charging case. The earbuds come with AI Call Noise Cancelling for clearer voice calls with fewer distractions and Bluetooth 6.1 Dual-Device Connection, enabling simultaneous connection to two devices with seamless switching across music, gaming, videos and calls. The iQOO Buds also feature Double-Tap Remote Camera Control, allowing users to capture a photo when paired with a compatible vivo or iQOO smartphone. With an IP54 rating, the earbuds are also designed for added protection during everyday use.
Continuing iQOO’s commitment to ‘Make in India’, iQOO Z11 5G devices and iQOO Buds will be manufactured at vivo’s Greater Noida facility. To offer a hassle-free after-sales service experience, iQOO customers can visit any 700+ company-owned service centres across the country.
20, Aug 2026
Harness Introduces AI Agents for Machine-Speed Vulnerability Response
India, Aug 20: Harness, the AI Software Delivery Platform company, today announced a set of security capabilities – AI SAST, agentic triage and remediation, a dedicated Zero-Day Agent, and virtual patching – that let security teams scan, prioritize, and ship a fix without waiting on a slower, disconnected process.
Frontier AI models are now on both sides of the equation. Attackers are using them to find and chain vulnerabilities faster than ever, going from disclosure to first exploit in as little as six hours, while the average vulnerability still takes over 50 days to fix. Defenders are gaining the same advantage, but unevenly: Project Glasswing partners have surfaced roughly 10 times more vulnerabilities using LLM-based scanning, a wave of visibility that turns into a bigger backlog without a faster way to act.
This is the new baseline, and every enterprise needs to be ready. This means having the ability to scan, triage, and ship a fix at the same machine speed those models now run, rather than relying on a security process built for a slower era.
“We’re at a point where the same AI models helping our customers ship software faster are also what attackers are using to find and exploit vulnerabilities faster,” said Rahul Sood, General Manager of Application Security at Harness. “The only way to close that gap is to make security a first-class part of the delivery pipeline itself, so scanning, prioritization, remediation, and deployment all move together instead of getting stuck in handoffs between disconnected systems. That’s the shift we built these agents around, and it’s the same shift every enterprise is going to have to make to stay ahead.”
Launching Agents Across the Vulnerability Lifecycle
These agents cover every stage a vulnerability moves through, from the moment it’s found to the moment it’s shielded in production, so no single slow step holds up the rest of the chain. Here’s what’s shipping:
- AI SAST: A deterministic scanning engine paired with an AI layer that filters out noise, cutting false positives dramatically while catching complex issues like IDOR that traditional tools miss entirely.
- LLM Scan Orchestration: Teams that run their own LLM scanners can now do it natively inside their pipeline, with results feeding directly into the same triage and remediation workflow as everything else.
- Triage Agent: Automatically triages the flood of scanner findings, prioritizing what’s actually exploitable, so teams can focus their time on real risk.
- Remediation Agent: Writes and validates a fix for a prioritized finding and opens a pull request for a developer to review and approve.
- Zero-Day Agent: Monitors for newly disclosed zero-days around the clock, instantly identifies every affected pipeline and artifact across a customer’s environment, and generates a validated fix ready for review, often within minutes of a threat going public.
- Virtual Patching: Deploys a protective patch the moment a vulnerability is discovered during testing, no code changes required, shielding production immediately while the real fix is finished behind the scenes.
“For customers, this means the distance between ‘we found something’ and ‘it’s fixed and deployed’ shrinks from weeks to hours, without adding headcount or a new tool to manage,” Sood added. “Every agent in this launch is built on the same reachability data, so teams aren’t just moving faster, they’re spending that speed on the vulnerabilities that actually matter instead of chasing noise.”
Extending Harness‘s AI Security Momentum
Harness has invested heavily in AI-driven security since its merger with Traceable in early 2025. Today’s announcement continues that trajectory, following the July 21, 2026 launch of Agent DLC, which brought governance and chain of custody to AI coding agents across the software delivery lifecycle. It also follows new integrations with Kong and Google that extend Harness‘s security and governance capabilities across a wider range of infrastructure and platform partners.
As AI reshapes both software delivery and the threats against it, security has to be built into the platform itself. Harness plans to continue extending this work as the AI models on both sides keep getting more capable.
20, Aug 2026
KPIT and Vietsol to Strengthen Southeast Asia’s Mobility Engineering Ecosystem Through Strategic Collaboration
Mumbai, August 20 : KPIT Technologies, a global technology company focused on automotive and mobility transformation, and Vietsol, a leading Vietnam-based engineering and mobility solutions company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advanced mobility software and engineering services across Southeast Asia.
The collaboration spans key regional markets including Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, with opportunities to support selected global programs.
Supporting Southeast Asia’s Growing Automotive Engineering Ecosystem
As the automotive industry accelerates the shift toward software-defined, connected, autonomous, and sustainable mobility, OEMs are increasingly looking for engineering partners who can combine deep domain expertise with strong regional execution capabilities. Southeast Asia is emerging as an important hub in this transformation, driven by growing engineering talent, expanding manufacturing ecosystems, and increasing investment in mobility innovation.
The collaboration brings together KPIT’s three decades of mobility-focused software expertise, global OEM relationships, and technology accelerators with Vietsol’s regional presence, engineering talent, and delivery capabilities. Together, the companies aim to help customers accelerate product development, improve engineering efficiency, and deliver differentiated mobility experiences.
The MoU further strengthens KPIT’s growing presence in Vietnam following the recent launch of its Hanoi technology center and university partnerships, reinforcing its commitment to developing local talent and supporting the region’s mobility ecosystem.For Vietsol, the collaboration further extends its ability to connect local automotive engineering capabilities with global software expertise and support larger regional and international OEM programs.
Under the collaboration, KPIT and Vietsol will jointly engage customers, pursue market opportunities, and deliver engineering programs for OEMs and mobility ecosystem players across the region.
Sachin Tikekar, President & Joint Managing Director, KPIT Technologies, said:
“Southeast Asia is becoming an increasingly important hub for mobility innovation, engineering talent, and manufacturing excellence. Through our collaboration with Vietsol, we are combining global mobility software expertise with strong regional execution capabilities to help OEMs and mobility ecosystem players accelerate their journey toward cleaner, smarter, and safer mobility. This partnership further strengthens our commitment to customers and the broader mobility ecosystem in the region.”
Dr. Tuan Nguyen, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Vietsol, said:
“This collaboration brings together complementary strengths that can create greater value for automotive customers in Southeast Asia and selected global market. By combining Vietsol’s regional engineering capabilities with KPIT’s deep automotive software expertise and global experience, we can help customers accelerate innovation, scale engineering programs, and bring next-generation mobility solutions to market faster.”
Expanding Customer Value Through a Collaborative Commercial Framework
The MoU also establishes a reciprocal commercial framework that enables both companies to jointly promote selected solutions, engineering services, and software accelerators across agreed markets. This approach expands the combined value proposition available to customers while supporting deeper collaboration in market development, solution delivery, and customer engagement.
20, Aug 2026
Khyber Aquaculture Partners with J&K Government to Modernise Trout Farming
Ganderbal, Aug 20: Khyber Aquaculture, in partnership with the Jammu & Kashmir Department of Fisheries, has launched a specialised training programme to equip local trout farmers with modern, sustainable aquaculture practices. The initiative, part of the Project No 22 Implementation of Trout Cluster Programme covering Ganderbal and Anantnag, under Holistic Agriculture Development Plan designed to transform traditional trout farming into a more scientific, efficient, and resilient industry.
The training brought together progressive farmers from Ganderbal, Bandipora, and Srinagar for an intensive session on “Sustainable Trout Aquaculture and Fish Health Management.” Experts guided participants through practical modules on biosecurity, water-quality management, responsible aquaculture, early disease detection, and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems . A key focus was shifting from reactive treatment of fish diseases to proactive prevention – emphasising routine water monitoring, stress reduction, and early warning systems to safeguard fish health.
The interactive format also allowed farmers to share real-world challenges and explore practical solutions to improve survival rates, growth, and overall farm efficiency.
Mr Umar Tramboo, CMD, Khyber Aquaculture stated
“Capacity building is the cornerstone of a resilient trout sector. By fostering collaboration between farmers, government institutions, and technical experts, we can build a sustainable cold-water aquaculture ecosystem that supports livelihoods, food security, and rural enterprise development in Jammu & Kashmir.”
With its natural mountain conditions, Jammu & Kashmir is uniquely positioned to become a hub for cold-water trout production. By equipping farmers with modern scientific tools, this initiative aims to boost productivity, strengthen value chains, and create new opportunities for rural communities.
This effort reflects Khyber Aquaculture’s broader vision to advance India’s cold-water fisheries sector through innovation, robust biosecurity systems, and internationally aligned best practices – ultimately positioning India on the global trout and salmon aquaculture map.
20, Aug 2026
Urbounce Puts Emotion on the Fitness Map with Emoscape
Mumbai , Aug 20: Premium fitness brand Urbounce has integrated Emoscape, the medical-grade Emotion AI platform developed by Nihilent Ltd., into its member fitness journey, introducing emotional state tracking as a new dimension of holistic fitness. The integration brings emotional state alongside physical fitness parameters, marking a significant step towards holistic fitness that recognises the relationship between emotional state and physical performance.
For decades, the fitness industry has measured progress through visible metrics such as calories burned, weights lifted, workout duration, step count and heart rate. While these indicators provide valuable insights into physical activity, they capture only one part of the fitness journey. The body’s internal emotional environment plays an equally important role in influencing performance, recovery, resilience, motivation and consistency. Through the integration of Emoscape’s advanced Emotion AI platform, Urbounce members will now be able to understand and track their daily emotional states, gaining deeper insights into how emotions impact their overall fitness progress. Following the assessment, the findings will be interpreted by a psychologist, with the psychologist and fitness counsellor recommending appropriate interventions aligned with the member’s emotional state and fitness goals.
Emotional states have a significant influence on fitness outcomes. Emotional imbalance and chronic stress affect cortisol levels, sleep and recovery, while lower energy and consistency disrupt fitness routines and limit progress. These emotional factors influence key outcomes such as fat loss, muscle building, performance, recovery and injury risk. By making emotional state measurable, Emoscape helps members better understand how their emotions influence their fitness journey.
Dipak Sanghavi, Co-Founder, Urbounce Gym, said,
“When we started Urbounce, our ambition was never to just create another gym. We wanted to build a community that inspires people to take ownership of their health and sustain that commitment over time. Today, as we bring Emotion AI into the fitness journey, we are taking that philosophy to a deeper level. Physical fitness is only one dimension of human wellbeing; our emotions, mindset, and psychological resilience influence how consistently and meaningfully we pursue a healthier life. Technology can give us a new level of awareness, but the real value lies in what people do with that awareness. By combining technology with human expertise, professional psychological support, and a strong community environment, Urbounce is moving towards a more complete understanding of fitness. For us, the future of fitness is not simply about building stronger bodies, it is about enabling healthier, happier and more resilient human beings.”
Anand Pandya, Co-Founder, Urbounce Gym, said,
“At Urbounce, we have always believed that true fitness extends far beyond the physical. Our emotional support vertical, supported by experienced professional counsellors, reflects our commitment to addressing the person as a whole. The integration of Emotion AI takes this philosophy further by creating greater awareness around an often-unseen aspect of fitness: an individual’s emotional state. Emoscape creates a bridge between awareness, professional guidance and action. By helping people better understand the relationship between emotional wellbeing and physical health, we aim to encourage a more conscious, preventive and sustainable approach to holistic fitness, where physical fitness, emotional state and emotional resilience are considered together as interconnected dimensions of human performance.”
As part of the collaboration, Emoscape’s Emotion AI-powered emotional state tracking will be introduced across multiple Urbounce fitness centres in Pune, including Baner-Pashan, Hinjawadi, Punawale, Pimple Saudagar, FC Road, Kharadi and Kothrud. The rollout will enable members to better understand the relationship between their emotional state and physical fitness, bringing a holistic dimension to their overall health and fitness journey.
Mr. Sandeep Pendurkar, Business Director of Emoscape at Nihilent, said,
“The future of fitness is about understanding the complete human experience, physical and emotional. Emoscape introduces a powerful new dimension to holistic fitness by helping individuals recognise how their emotions influence motivation, recovery, resilience and performance. Through our collaboration with Urbounce, we are bringing objective emotional assessment into the fitness journey, with professional interpretation and appropriate interventions creating a pathway from emotional insight to action. This collaboration demonstrates how objective emotion detection brings an important new dimension to holistic fitness and contributes to the evolution of the fitness industry.”
The integration further strengthens Emoscape’s growing presence across healthcare, education, sports, and human performance, reinforcing its vision of making emotions measurable and actionable in every part of our lives. By bringing Emotion AI into mainstream fitness, the collaboration places human emotions at the centre of better decision making, holistic fitness and enhanced performance.
20, Aug 2026
Young Indian Chess Stars Shine in Singapore, U-11 Girls Team Wins Bronze
Mumbai, Aug 20: India’s young chess talent has made the country proud at the ASEAN Age Group Chess Championship in Singapore, with the Under-11 girls’ team securing a bronze medal after a strong and consistent performance.
The Indian team, comprising Varenya Lakshmi Vaka and Aligiri Amrutha Hemal from Andhra Pradesh, and Maya Siddharth Narula from Mumbai, finished with 14.5 points.
Vietnam won the gold medal with 19.5 points, while Singapore took silver with 14.5 points. India also finished on 14.5 points and secured the bronze through the tournament’s tie-break system.
The championship in Singapore brought together more than 700 players from 27 countries, giving young chess players a highly competitive international platform.
The Indian girls showed determination and consistency throughout the competition, competing strongly against players from across Asia and helping India secure a place on the podium.
The bronze medal highlights the growing strength of Indian junior chess and the emergence of promising young players from different parts of the country.
For the three young players, the tournament also provided valuable international experience and an opportunity to test their skills against some of the region’s strongest junior competitors.
20, Aug 2026
IHCL Unveils Taj Palace Lucknow Expanding Its Presence in Uttar Pradesh
Mumbai, Aug 20: Indian Hotels Company, India’s largest hospitality company, announced the opening of Taj Palace, Lucknow. The hotel was inaugurated by Shri Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Mr. Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, IHCL,
“As India’s economic and tourism landscape continues to expand, cities such as Lucknow are emerging as important centres of growth, driven by infrastructure development, rising investment and increasing visitation. The opening of the second Taj hotel is reflective of the state’s growing prominence and our commitment to the region.”
He added,
“IHCL has a long-standing presence in Uttar Pradesh, which has today grown to a strong 60-hotel portfolio across more than 20 cities. Through its diverse brands, IHCL showcases the state’s rich spiritual and cultural heritage while expanding into its emerging commercial hubs.
Located in the heart of Gomti Nagar, the 181-key Taj Palace, Lucknow offers a contemporary expression of the city’s enduring character. In a city layered with history and tradition, Taj Palace, Lucknow offers a quieter, modern counterpoint. Set amidst expansive landscapes in Gomti Nagar, the rooms and shared spaces are shaped by light, foliage and a sense of ease. Culinary experiences include Bistrot, a contemporary café serving artisanal teas, handcrafted coffees and light bites; authentic Chinese flavours at House of Ming; Machan, an all-day dining destination offering a selection of local and international cuisines; and Shadow & Oak, the whiskey bar.
Guests can also rejuvenate at J Wellness Circle, Taj’s signature wellness offering rooted in the principles of Ayurveda and holistic wellbeing along with the state-of-the-art fitness centre or the rooftop swimming pool. The Chambers, Taj’s exclusive members-only business club, debuts in the state, providing a private setting for meetings. With versatile banqueting spaces, the hotel is the ideal choice to host conferences and social occasions in the city.
Mr. Santosh Shetty, General Manager, Taj Palace, Lucknow, said
“Taj Palace, Lucknow reflects the city’s evolving character, blending contemporary elegance with nature-inspired design. We look forward to welcoming guests with the warmth of Tajness in this modern sanctuary of new Lucknow.”
Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is renowned for its rich cultural heritage, architectural landmarks and celebrated traditions. The city today stands as a dynamic centre for commerce, education and tourism, seamlessly blending history with modern progress.
20, Aug 2026
Wordly Reports 668% Three-Year Growth as AI Translation Reshapes Live Events
EventTech leader climbs to 52nd fastest-growing software company on Inc. 5000 after powering 1 billion minutes of live keynotes, breakouts, and post-event dubbing
LOS ALTOS, CA – Aug 20 – Wordly, the pioneer and leader in live AI translation and captions, announced it ranked No. 521 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, climbing 1,186 places from No. 1,707 a year ago. Among software companies, Wordly rose from No. 196 to No. 52, a 144-place jump, as demand grows for AI-powered multilingual communication across conferences, meetings, keynotes, breakouts, and other live experiences.
For the events industry, the growth reflects a broader shift in how organizers approach language access. What was once typically reserved for large international conferences and high-profile keynote sessions is increasingly being used across the full event lifecycle, from live sessions and audience engagement to post-event content localization.
Accelerated adoption of live AI translation and captions has pushed Wordly past the 1-billion-minute and 6-million-user milestones, fueling a 668% three-year growth. Along the way, the platform has saved customers more than $200 million versus traditional human interpretation.
Data Shows Event Planners See AI Outperforming Traditional Human Interpretation
The milestone coincides with shifting enterprise benchmarks. According to the 2026 State of AI Translation & Captions Report, 66% of enterprise event planners now report that live AI translation exceeds the quality of human interpreters, while cutting costs and eliminating logistics bottlenecks
.“Moving up to No. 52 validates a fundamental market shift,” said Lakshman Rathnam, Founder & CEO of Wordly. “Real-time multilingual content is no longer just something large industry conferences add when they need it. We’re seeing businesses, universities, and public agencies use it across meetings, town halls, training, and live events because multilingual communication has become part of their everyday operations.”
Expanded Platform: From Live Sessions to Post-Event Content
Wordly expanded its platform over the past year to support more of the event lifecycle, including:
- Workplace Integrations: Added Workspaces
- Live & Post-Event Localization: Launched real-time AI Subtitles for main-stage keynotes alongside Voice Transcripts to help organizers repurpose recorded event content for multilingual audiences after an event ends.
- Mobile App Updates: Released automatic language detection and a revamped mobile app to streamline live in-person translation for company-wide gatherings, campus events, and city council meetings.
The expansion reflects a broader move toward using AI translation not as a single event service, but as an always-on communication layer that can support audiences before, during, and after an event.
To learn more about the Wordly platform or to review the 2026 State of AI Translation Report, visit www.wordly.ai.
