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Jagjit Singh Kohli quits WWIL; Deepak Chandnani is CEO
MUMBAI: Wire & Wireless India Ltd (WWIL) managing director Jagjit Singh Kohli has resigned. He will be relieved by the end of this month. |
Commenting on the new appointment, Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra said:“The diverse experience Deepak brings to WWIL, both as a leader in the corporate sector and as an entrepreneur, will provide a big boost to the growth plans of the company. We are confident that his leadership skills and consumer orientation would build on the lead that WWIL has created so far.” Chandnani comes with wide experience of 27 years in the consumer non-durable, consumer banking, technology and B2B led industries, across leading organizations in the country. A management graduate from IIM Ahmedabad, he started his career with Cheseborough Ponds & Hindustan Lever in sales and went on to become general manager marketing of Ponds India. He has held leadership roles in Citibank India and later became the first country manager for Yahoo India. A doyen in the cable industry, Kohli is planning to set up his own operations. “I am in talks with several people for starting cable TV operations and will firm up my plans within 3-4 months,” he says. Kohli was to get a two per cent stake in WWIL, Zee Group‘s demerged cable company. “It was in the process of being transferred but I have decided to leave. There were some differences with Zee over valuations on Broadband Pacenet,” Kohli says. Zee had earlier announced that it would be buying out Broadband Pacenet, a broadband services provider promoted by Kohli, Yogesh Shah and Yogesh Radhakrishnan. Commenting on the departure of Kohli, Chandra said: “Jagjit has already set up the initial foundation for the digital cable business, but he wanted to move on for personal reasons and we wish him success ahead.” |
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
