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Sai Nagesh to join Lintas Media Group
MUMBAI: Sai Nagesh to join the Lintas Media Group as a senior position with Insight, its youngest brand that was launched last year, from April 2005.
According to an official communiqué, Sai will be working closely with Insight President Raj Gupta on its next phase of growth. Sai will be at the helm of a key account groups for the brand. Along with this, he will also be a part of the senior team involved in business development.
Sai is a veteran in the media services and planning business and has a varied experience in a career spanning almost a decade and a half. The media release also informs that he joins after a stint with Group M where he was director-marketing and corporate affairs and has also worked extensively on the retail sector in his capacity as an entrepreneur.
Lintas Media Group director Lynn de Souza said,” I believe this is the perfect start to Insight’s next stage of accelerated growth. I’m sure that Sai extensive experience and goodwill will ensure gains across functional areas. I look forward to a positive partnership”. She added, “His recruitment into the family is the first of more”.
Insight president Raj Gupta adds, ” Sai’s association with Insight establishes our intent to expanding the horizon for this brand. He will be a member of our core team involved in assuring Insights market offering is complete and relevant to the business needs of today. I’m also sure that our promise to deliver ‘not just GRP’s but returns’ will be further strengthened with Sai’s efforts”.
Sai Nagesh says,”The name Insight itself is self explanatory. The role and responsibilities that Raj outlined to me is very exciting and I am looking forward to the association.”
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Uidai partners with Google to help users locate Aadhaar centres
Verified Aadhaar centres to appear on Maps with services and access info
MUMBAI: Finding an Aadhaar centre may soon be as easy as finding your favourite café. In a move aimed at making public services more accessible, the Unique Identification Authority of India has partnered with Google to display authorised Aadhaar centres on Google Maps. The feature, expected to roll out in the coming months, will allow residents to locate verified centres quickly and confidently.
More than 60,000 Aadhaar centres, including state of the art Aadhaar Seva Kendras, will be mapped. When users search on Google Maps, they will be directed to authorised facilities rather than unverified listings, helping curb misinformation and confusion.
The listings will do more than drop a pin. Users will be able to see the nature of services offered at each centre, whether it is adult enrolment, child enrolment, or limited to address and mobile number updates. Details such as operating hours, parking availability and divyang friendly infrastructure will also be shown wherever applicable.
Uidai CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar, said the collaboration is part of the authority’s continued effort to improve ease of living for Aadhaar holders by making authorised centres simpler and faster to navigate.
The partnership will deepen in its next phase, with Uidai using Google Business Profile to manage information and respond directly to public feedback. Looking ahead, the two organisations are also exploring the option of enabling appointment bookings through the Google Maps interface, potentially allowing residents to plan their visits with greater efficiency.
Google India country head, strategic partnerships Roli Agarwal, said integrating verified Aadhaar centres would help millions access trusted services with confidence, bringing essential government infrastructure closer to the people who need it most.
If all goes to plan, a routine Aadhaar update may soon begin not with a queue, but with a search bar.
