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ABD Maestro Pvt. Ltd., the super-premium and luxury spirits subsidiary of Allied Blenders & Distillers Limited (ABD), has launched "Bar Maestro", a multi-city bartending and skill competition aimed at celebrating India's growing cocktail culture and providing a national platform for bartending talent. Launched in association with Tulleeho, a leading bar and beverage education platform, the competition will roll out from June 15 across Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Goa, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata. The initiative seeks to promote bartending as a creative, high-quality and consistent craft while offering participants recognition and career growth opportunities.Bar Maestro will feature ABD Maestro's premium portfolio, including…

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) has received a significant financial boost ahead of its sixth season, with promoters Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC (IPG) announcing a multimillion-dollar strategic funding arrangement through a partnership with a Nasdaq-listed entity. The development comes just weeks before Season 6 of the LPL is scheduled to begin on July 10. IPG has completed its strategic all-stock merger with Flash Sports & Media, Inc., bringing its portfolio of T20 league commercial rights, including the LPL, to the Nasdaq-listed platform UGRO (NASDAQ: UGRO). The move places IPG and the leagues under its management within a publicly governed…

Startup success story: A Kolkata woman who upskilled at Scaler Built a startup that is being used by 2 lakh people daily At 29, Kolkata’s Antara Sarkar has already navigated through multiple career chapters. An alumnus of NIT Durgapur, she worked as a civil structural engineering professional for nearly eight years. Entrepreneurship was never her initial plan, it emerged from a desire to build something of her own. That ambition eventually led her to Scaler and to launch Vedaz.io, a platform at the intersection of spirituality and technology. Building a startup brought with it a challenge she had not anticipated.…

Malabar Gold & Diamonds has expanded its premium jewellery portfolio with the launch of NUWA, a natural diamond collection inspired by nature’s intricate patterns and textures, as the company seeks to strengthen its position in the growing luxury jewellery segment. The collection draws inspiration from nature’s finest creations, including stripes, honeycombs, fluid formations and organic patterns shaped by the earth. Crafted in 18kt and 14kt gold, NUWA features natural diamonds enhanced with coloured gemstones, ceramic colour enamelling and multi-tone rhodium finishes, reflecting a blend of craftsmanship, design innovation and global styling trends. According to the company, the collection has been…

As demand for wellness-focused beverages continues to rise, Tetley is positioning its Green Tea Slim Care range as a functional drink designed to support consumers pursuing weight management through everyday lifestyle choices. The product combines premium green tea with added L-Carnitine, a nutrient involved in energy production and fat utilisation. L-Carnitine plays a role in transporting long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria, where they are converted into energy. The nutrient occurs naturally in foods such as dairy products and is also synthesised by the body from the amino acids lysine and methionine. Scientific evidence suggests that L-Carnitine can support the…

Turkish Airlines has been named the Best Food & Beverage Airline in Europe at the 2026 APEX Best Airline Awards, marking the fifth time the carrier has received the prestigious recognition. The award was presented during the APEX Awards Ceremony held in Dublin, Ireland, on June 10 as part of the Future Travel Experience EMEA, Ancillary & Retailing Event. The award was based on verified passenger feedback collected in partnership with TripIt by Concur. More than one million flights operated by over 600 airlines worldwide were evaluated during the 2026 assessment period. Passengers rated airlines across categories including seat comfort,…

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has marked a major milestone in its capability-building journey with the graduation of the inaugural batch of its MBA in Manufacturing Management programme, developed in partnership with BITS Pilani. The convocation ceremony was held at AM/NS India’s flagship Hazira plant on Thursday and was attended by Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut as the chief guest. The programme builds on the success of the company’s B.Techprogramme in Process Engineering and reflects its continued focus on developing a future-ready workforce through Work Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP). The customised MBA programme was designed to address the…

Tetley, owned by Tata Consumer Products, is sharpening its focus on India's expanding wellness beverage market by promoting the benefits of L-Carnitine-infused green tea as part of everyday weight management and healthy living routines. The company said L-Carnitine plays an important role in energy production by transporting long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria, where they are utilised for fat metabolism and energy generation. The nutrient occurs naturally in dairy products and is also synthesised by the human body from the amino acids lysine and methionine. According to scientific evidence cited by Tetley, L-Carnitine can support the utilisation of stored body…

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is set to convene the first meeting of the Strategic Advisory and Reforms Taskforce for Holistic ITI Transformation (SARTHI) on June 12 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, as part of efforts to modernise India’s vocational training ecosystem and strengthen industry-ready workforce development. The meeting will be chaired by Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, and will bring together senior representatives from the Central and State Governments, industry bodies, regulatory institutions and the wider skilling ecosystem.SARTHI has been established as…

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Thursday marked twelve years of Skills, Scale and Transformation, highlighting the growth of one of the world's largest skilling ecosystems and its contribution to India's vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. The ministry said it has built a comprehensive framework integrating vocational education, industry-led training, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship development, digital skilling and international workforce mobility. Over the past decade, the number of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) has increased from 9,776 in 2014 to more than 13,888 across the country. More than 56.08 lakh apprentices have been engaged since 2016, while over 1.64 crore…