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Expert Views- India Sotheby’s International Realty

By-Mr Amit Goyal, Managing Director, India Sotheby’s International Realty

“The recent Supreme Court verdict allowing a legal heir in constructive possession to sell inherited property without unanimous consent is a landmark step toward simplifying real estate transactions in India. It offers much-needed clarity and relief in situations where prolonged disputes among heirs have historically delayed or derailed legitimate deals. This move not only empowers rightful stakeholders but also brings greater confidence to genuine buyers and investors. As an industry, we welcome this progressive judgment that balances legal responsibility with commercial practicality.”

Strong Start by MIG, CCI A in Season Opener

MIG Cricket Club and CCI A won two matches each on the opening day of the Motiram Cup to make a strong start in the Motiram, Ulla and Kanji Cup Inter-Club Badminton Championships, organised by GMBA, and hosted by Willingdon Sports Club, here, on Thursday.

MIG, helmed by Mangrish Palekar and Ruturaj Rathod, blanked NSCI B 3-0 and then went on to outplay Thakur Sports Club by a similar scoreline.

CCI A, with fancied names like Nigel D’Sa and Siddhesh Aroskar in their ranks, beat NSCI A 3-0, before taking the court again to get the better of P M Hindu Bath 2-1 in the round robin action.

Brief Score

The Chembur Gymkhana beat CCI C 3-0

Parthive Nair/Amey Joshi bt Ketan Patel/Nihal Peerbhoy 15-3, 15-3; Siddharth Gupta (C) bt Rustom Warden 15-10, 15-6; Aman Farogh Sanjay/Suyog Lokhande bt Rishi Agarwal/Ritish Desai 15-9,15-4

MIG Cricket Club beat NSCI B 3-0

Arun Suresh/Siddhesh Raut bt Shreyansh Giya/Amay Vrudhman 15-5, 15-12; Ruturaj Rathod bt Gurpreet Singh 15-5, 15-7; Mangirish Palekar/ Ruturaj Rathod bt Mehull Agarwal/Ravi Kant Mall 15-4,15-7

Brihanmumbai Kreeda Ani Lalit Kala Pratishthan beat Bombay Gymkhana 3-0

Sushrut Karmakar/Anmoal Behrani bt Aditya Khansaheb/Jehan Daboo – 15-7, 15-11; Soham Phatak  bt Viraj Kuvale 9Bombay Gym) – 10-15, 15-9, 15-9; Harshal Soni/Soham Phatak was granted a walkover win against Ayaz Bilawala/Jatin Aggarwal

CCI A beat NSCI A 3-0

Siddhesh Aroskar/Nigel D’Sa  bt Siddharth Naudal/Sunnet Kabra  15-13, 15-11; Jawaduddhin Shaikh bt Siddharth Naudal 15-12, 7-15, 15-10; Harsh Jhaveri/Zarir Warden bt Jai Sonthalia/Yameer Sanghavi 15-12, 15-11

GCH beat NSCI C 3-0

Ishan Thaker/Dhruv Jhaveri bt Aditya Somani/Harsh Shah 15-9, 15-14, 11-15; Parthh Chandak bt Tejas Pikale 8-15, 15-10, 15-13; Atik Shah/Parthh Chandak bt Aryan Ahuja/Tejas Shah 15-7,11-15,15-9

MIG Cricket Club beat Thakur Sports Club 3-0

Arun Suresh/Siddhesh Raut bt Chandan Kashyap/Karthik Laxman 15-5,15-2; Ruturaj Rathod bt Shivaan Mishra 15-4, 9-15, 15-8; Mangirish Palekar/Ruturaj Rathod bt Amit Gupta/Shivaan Mishra 15-10,15-13

Recognition and Results: Juniper Networks Powers Ahead in AI-Native Networking

INDIA, May 2, 2025 – Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-Native Networking, today announced its strong momentum and industry recognition in the data center networking market. The company achieved market leadership in the 800GbE OEM switching market in 2024 and is recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Center Switching, published on March 31, 2025. In 2025 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Data Center Switching report, Juniper also ranked #1 in Enterprise Data Center Network Build-Out and #2 in AI Ethernet Fabric Build-Out. Juniper’s data center networking innovation continues, with new capabilities announced today that dramatically improve performance and economics for customers in the AI era.

“Juniper believes that our position in the latest Gartner reports underlines the strength of our core data center value proposition, which includes simplified AI-native operations, openness that avoids vendor lock-in, industry-leading performance and unparalleled reliability – all driving exceptional customer experiences,” said Praveen Jain, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Data Center & AI, Juniper Networks. “Our data center team is firing on all cylinders with innovation and execution that supports the business needs of a diverse range of enterprise, AI and cloud provider customers globally.”

A Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching
This new report looks at the data center networking industry through a modern lens, including capabilities for handling new AI workloads. Gartner evaluates vendors based on capabilities such as fabric management, ease of administration, platform integration, among others. The Critical Capabilities for Data Center Switching report is a companion to the Magic Quadrant that evaluates and ranks vendors’ solutions based on overall features, technologies and capabilities. In this report, Juniper scored the highest in Enterprise Data Center Network Build-Out, second highest in AI Ethernet Fabric Build-Out, and second highest in SONiC-Based Data Center Network Build-out Use Cases.

Top Spot in 800GbE OEM Switching Market in 2024
*According to 650 Group’s 2024 revenue shipment report published in March 2025, Juniper now commands a leading 44 percent share of the 800GbE OEM switch market, a critical enabler of the AI data center infrastructure. 800GbE is foundational to AI training, inference and storage clusters plus other high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Juniper was the first to ship 800GbE routing and switching platforms showing exceptional innovation and agility.

Disrupting Networking for AI with Data Center Innovations
Juniper’s data center solution, which is a key part of the company’s Mist AI-Native networking platform, continues to stand out on various fronts including ease of operations, performance, reliability and openness. This includes unique AIOps features for enhanced insights into application behaviors, multivendor intent-based networking for simplified fabric management, and an AI assistant, Marvis, that proactively identifies issues with recommended actions for resolution.

Juniper continues to introduce performance and power optimization capabilities specifically for AI workloads to reduce job completion times, decrease power consumption and increase ROI. For example, Juniper introduced innovative AI Load Balancing (AI-LB) techniques like Dynamic Load Balancing (DLB) and Global Load Balancing (GLB) to address the evolving networking needs of AI workloads. Juniper continues to innovate in this area with the introduction of RDMA-aware Load Balancing (RLB), which improves Ethernet network performance even further by uniquely pinning RDMA flows to deterministic paths to predictably load balance traffic across the network. By dramatically minimizing congestion, consistently achieving near theoretical maximum performance and delivering in-order packets, this eliminates the need for specialized SmartNICs and expensive scheduled fabric architectures.

Juniper also recently released LPO (Linear Pluggable Optics) for the Juniper Networks® QFX Series platforms that reduce optics power consumption by as much as 50 percent, enabling greater GPU scale and ROI. Juniper’s investments in Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) will further increase bandwidth density and reduce power consumption in data centers, especially for critical applications like AI and HPC.

“The cost and scale of our AI services is governed by the performance and efficiency of our AI infrastructure. Juniper’s AI-LB (AI Load Balancing) solution is the right technology to get the greatest AI network fabric throughput and thereby get maximum GPU utilization and performance from the AI infrastructure.”
– Daniele Cesarini, Head of AI/HPC Architecture, CINECA

New Trials Await: Shani Dev Brings Cosmic Turns in ‘Veer Hanuman’ on Sony SAB

Mumbai, May 2, 2025: Sony SAB’s Veer Hanuman continues to enthrall audiences with its dynamic and heartfelt story of young Maruti’s extraordinary transformation—from a curious child to the mighty divine warrior, Hanuman. Featuring Aan Tiwari as the young Maruti, Arav Chowdharry as Kesari, Sayli Salunkhe as Anjani, and Mahir Pandhi in a dual portrayal of Bali and Sugreev, Veer Hanuman is a captivating watch for all. In the recent episodes, Maruti vows to Patal Kali (Aishwarya Bhakuni) that he will prevent the sunrise, while Raja Kesari prays to Lord Shiva for Mata Anjana’s protection. Using his Mahima Siddhi, Maruti stops the sun’s rays from reaching Earth.

In the upcoming episodes, Shani Dev (Rishabh Pawar) enters Lord Hanuman’s life at a turning point in his journey. As Hanuman seeks to uncover the identity of his Aradhya, guided by celestial signs and the profound wisdom of Jatayu (Bheemraj Malaji), Lord Mahadev (Tarun Khanna) sends Shani Dev to steer him toward the righteous path. As Hanuman prepares to pass through five spiritual stages, Shani Dev’s shadow falls over Kishkindha, bringing unexpected trials. With Bali planning to outshine Lord Hanuman and power shifts brewing in the kingdom, the path ahead is filled with challenges that will test Lord Hanuman’s faith, strength, and destiny.

Howden India Taps Mandira Gupta to Drive M&A Growth Across IMEA Region

Mumbai, 30th April 2025: Howden is pleased to announce the appointment of Mandira Gupta as the Managing Director & Head of M&A, IMEA. In her new role, Mandira will lead Howden’s strategic focus on private equity and transactional risk insurance solutions. She will be based at Howden’s headquarters in India – Mumbai.

Mandira’s appointment comes at a time when Indian markets are experiencing significant growth. In Q1 2025, deals totalling $5.3 billion were recorded, indicating a notable spike in volume as well as value over Q4 2024, according to the Grant Thornton Bharat report. Compared to the same quarter last year, this spike indicates a startling 204% increase in India’s M&A and PE value and a 25% increase in deal volume.

Widely credited with building and expanding the Transaction Risk (TR) practice in India, Mandira brings over two decades of M&A expertise and leadership experience in insurance broking and investment banking. Prior to joining Howden, she served as a Managing Director at Marsh India Insurance Broking, where she headed the Private Equity and M&A (PEMA) practice for India and led the TR practice for India, the Middle East, and Africa.

Throughout her career, Mandira has successfully worked on several of India’s most complex and high-profile transactions. With over ten years of dedicated experience in M&A insurance and nine years in investment banking across India and London, she brings a unique blend of technical sharpness to her new role at Howden.

Mandira Gupta, Managing Director & Head of M&A, IMEA, said, “I am delighted to join Howden, and look forward to contributing to its growth and business objectives. My main emphasis will be on creating customized solutions for high-profile transactions, leveraging my long-standing relationships within the industry.”

Amit Agarwal, CEO & MD of Howden, India, added, “We are proud to welcome Mandira to our team. Her appointment strengthens Howden India’s dynamic growth and firm dedication to enhancing its expertise in the PE and M&A sectors, as we continue to expand our capabilities and deliver exceptional value to our clients.”

Nation’s Progress Depends on Collective Effort: Shobha Karandlaje

Noida. Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (Covey) organized Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) workshop and Micro , Small and Medium Enterprises ( MSME) seminar during this program organized at Gaur Sarovar Portico on Tuesday. During the program, Union Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje as chief guest , SME Joint Secretary Mercy Ipao , CGTMSE CEO Manish Sinha , and Covey India National Board Member Meetu Puri , Covey India Uttar Pradesh Chapter member Ria Raheja and other special guests shared information on government schemes available for MSMEs.

In a developed India, everyone’s development lies in everyone’s togetherness , said Union Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje in the inaugural session of the Women Empowerment Workshop. While beginning the program, Shobha Karandlaje spoke about women entrepreneurship He expressed his views on this. He said that we are happy that women are moving forward in entrepreneurship , the country will develop only if they are encouraged . Our Prime Minister also has a campaign to encourage women in the country. If women have money in the house, the economic condition of the family will be prosperous. During the program, he asked all the entrepreneurs to prepare export quality products. Mercy Ipao made all the participants aware of the SME schemes.

Program directors Meetu Puri and Riya Raheja said that the purpose of today’s program is to provide new opportunities to small and medium businesses to get loans without any guarantee and strengthen their business. They also said that during the program on Tuesday, reputed names from the industry such as Divya Chauhan (Amity University) , Manju Gaur (Gaud Group) , Blossom Kochhar (Aroma Magic) , Ankita Raj (Green Haath) , Alka Kapoor (Modern Public School) , Komal Jain (So Fresh Farms) and Dr. DK Gupta (Felix Hospital) were honored for their excellent work in their fields.

South Indian Bank hosts Season 1 of National Co-lending Summit – SEED

Kochi, April 30, 2025 — South Indian Bank (SIB), one of India’s leading scheduled commercial banks, hosted the inaugural edition of the National Co-lending Summit – SEED (Synergizing Emerging Enterprises Digitally) Season 1 on April 29, 2025, at SIB Tower in Kochi, Kerala.

Organised by the Bank’s Strategic Alliances & Digital Business Department, the summit marks a significant step towards strengthening co-lending partnerships with emerging and established NBFCs and HFCs. This flagship initiative aligns with the Bank’s long-term vision to invite, identify, and engage potential co-lending partners across the Retail, Agriculture, and MSMEs (RAM) segments.

Season 1 of SEED proves to be a powerful platform to explore innovative financing solutions that support inclusive credit access and business growth, particularly for underserved and semi-urban markets. The summit focuses on diverse lending verticals where co-lending can create real impact and scale, on the following; –

• Retail lending – Home Loans (Prime and Affordable Housing Finance), Personal Loans and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) options, Gold Loans (Agri and Non-Agri), Vehicle Loans (New and Used – Retail and Commercial), Education Loans (Secured and Unsecured)
• Agriculture – Term Loans and Supply Chain Finance
• MSME’s- Loan Against Property (LAP), Commercial Vehicle & Equipment Financing (New and Used), Equated Daily Instalments (EDI)

 The National Co-lending Summit – SEED serves to be a nurturing platform for both fintech innovators and lending institutions to co-create smart, scalable, and inclusive financial solutions for Indian borrowers through South Indian Bank.

Many prominent NBFCs/HFCs participated and presented tailored co-lending propositions, along with real-world use cases, to the key decision-makers at SIB. This paves the way to develop faster and quality-driven partnerships and growing the Bank’s topline & bottomline.

Academic-Industry Tie-Up: Osmania University and N Space Tech to Drive Space Research

N Space Tech, a Hyderabad-based Defense and Aerospace startup, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, University College of Engineering, Osmania University (UCEOU), to promote collaboration in space research, education, and technology development.

 The agreement aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry by offering students and faculty access to facilities, internships, hands-on training, and mentorship opportunities. Under the MoA, both institutions will engage in joint research and publications, provide cooperative education experiences in satellite design and communication, conduct skill enhancement programs focused on space technology and exploration, and organize technical exhibitions, conferences, and workshops.

 Representatives from UCEOU highlighted the importance of creating a learning ecosystem that enables students to engage directly with real-world technological challenges.

 “At N Space Tech, we believe the future of space and defense lies in the hands of the young minds of today, the students, and this collaboration is a step towards empowering this generation to build a brighter future full of great possibilities and opportunities,” said Divya Kothamasu, Co-founder of N Space Tech.

 The MoA will remain in force for two years, during which both organizations will collaborate on academic programs, research initiatives, and project-based learning to strengthen students’ practical skills and innovation capabilities.

 Known for developing cost-effective, state-of-the-art solutions in satellite communication and the Aerospace and Defense sectors, N Space Tech expressed its commitment to nurturing the next generation of engineers. The company’s mission to make space and defense technologies more accessible aligns with Osmania University’s efforts to support India’s growing ambitions in space exploration and communication.

ZS Releases 2024 India Social Responsibility Report

New Delhi, 30 April 2025: ZS, a global management consulting and technology firm, has released its India social responsibility report for 2024. The report highlights the impact of its initiatives on 85,655 beneficiaries through social programs and strategic partnerships with nonprofit organizations. With a donation of INR 9.3 crores in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, ZS collaborated with 20 nonprofit partners to address critical societal challenges in four key areas: healthcare, education, economic empowerment, and environment and sustainability. The firm’s 2,246 volunteers contributed a total of 7,663 hours to programs in these focus areas, demonstrating ZS’s commitment to meaningful Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) priorities.

Commenting on the report, Mohit Sood, regional managing principal at ZS, said, “Access to quality healthcare, education and sustainable livelihoods remains a critical challenge. At ZS, we recognize that meaningful transformation requires strategic action beyond mere intent. Through ZS Cares, we leverage our expertise, resources and partnerships to create a tangible impact where it matters most. In FY 2024-25, we enabled healthcare access to over 72,000 individuals, empowered 7,707 students through STEM education, scholarships and mentorship programs, and supported 713 individuals in achieving financial independence. As we continue this journey, our focus remains clear—to improve life and how we live it.

ZS is deeply committed to driving positive social change and empowering communities across India. Through sustained volunteer engagement and strategic partnerships, ZS invests in initiatives that create a lasting impact. We focus on building a brighter future for individuals and communities, contributing to a more equitable and sustainable society.

 “The impact created would not have been possible without the dedication of ZSers and the support of our NGO partners,” said Rohit Bhagwat, office managing principal and global ESG working group member at ZS.

He mentioned, “ZS will continue investing in sustainable initiatives that empower people and uplift communities. Together, we are not just supporting change, we are leading it. Let’s keep pushing boundaries, amplifying our impact and shaping a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.”

NCPA Summer Fiesta 2025 Showcases the Power of Young Creative Voices

April 30 – June 8, 2025 | The National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

For children aged 4 to 16 years

This summer, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) invites young dreamers, performers, and creators to step into a world where creativity knows no bounds. The much-awaited Summer Fiesta 2025 is back, and this time, it’s bursting with even more colour, laughter, music, movement, and magic.

Curated especially for children between 4 and 16 years, the six-week celebration offers a vibrant mix of performance-based workshops that promise to spark curiosity, build confidence, and awaken the joy of expression. Whether it’s commanding the stage through drama and debate, finding rhythm in musical theatre and global dance, or exploring the power of digital storytelling, every child will find a space to grow, explore, and shine.

With each new week comes a fresh wave of energy: acclaimed facilitators like Anuvab Pal, Rima Medhi, Gurleen Judge, Amey Mehta, and Shantanu Joshi, among others, lead immersive workshops in comedy, acting, movement, rap, news anchoring, puppetry, storytelling, and beyond. These sessions are more than just learning opportunities—they’re carefully crafted experiences that allow children to step out of their comfort zones, make new friends, and fall in love with the arts.

Workshops are held in person at the iconic NCPA campus in Mumbai, offering a warm, welcoming space where children are encouraged to express themselves freely and fearlessly. From the youngest first-time performer to the teenager ready to take the stage with flair, the Summer Fiesta caters to all levels of experience and interest.

And it doesn’t end there. Most workshops culminate in joyful showcases, giving families a chance to witness their children’s growth and creative breakthroughs firsthand.

In a world increasingly dominated by screens, NCPA Summer Fiesta 2025 offers something beautifully different: a season of exploration, imagination, and human connection through the performing arts.