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Chingari ties up with TPZ Records for music licensing
Mumbai: TPZ Records, the music label vertical of Talentpromoterz, has partnered with Chingari to promote its original songs on the short-video sharing platform.
The partnership will allow Chingari users to legally access the Indian music catalogue for creating short videos. At the same time, TPZ Records will be able to reach a larger audience in the smaller town through this association, said the statement.
Commenting on the development, TPZ Records’ owner and head of digital marketing, Pinkeesh Deveda said, “TPZ Records’ tie-up with Chingari will be a great opportunity for promoting our songs through the short videos format and for entertaining and motivating our audience as well. It will also enable us to reach out to a much larger audience.”
“The Indian short-video market has seen a steep new user spike in the last few months. Chingari has managed to get its fair share too. Our objective is to ensure new users keep increasing in numbers while maintaining the current user base. This partnership with TPZ Records will be the deal-breaker for both of us in reaching out to the masses and keeping them engaged,” added Chingari app, co-founder and CEO, Sumit Ghosh.
“Chingari is keen on exploring the engagement factor legally and entertainingly. Amidst increasing competition, such tie-ups will be engaging and offer options that are safe for us and our users,” remarked Chingari app, co-founder and COO, Deepak Salvi. “In the last few years, TPZ Records has created music videos in various Indian languages with mass appeal. And Chingari is a short-video sharing platform meant for the masses. We had to come together.”
e-commerce
Cleartrip adds train booking via IRCTC to expand services
MUMBAI: From flights to tracks, Cleartrip is now trying to keep every journey on the same ticket. Cleartrip, part of Flipkart, has launched train ticket bookings through a partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, marking its entry into India’s vast rail travel ecosystem.
The integration allows users to search, book and manage train journeys directly within the app, as the company pushes towards becoming a unified, multi-modal travel platform. The move plugs Cleartrip into one of the world’s largest transportation networks, where over 800 million reserved passengers travel annually, alongside a daily footfall of around 23 million across Indian Railways.
The offering includes bookings across routes nationwide, covering General and Tatkal quotas as per Ministry of Railways guidelines. Users can also access real-time seat availability, fare insights, PNR status tracking, berth preferences and digital payment options within a single interface.
The expansion reflects a broader shift in travel platforms from specialising in a single mode to stitching together end-to-end journeys. For Cleartrip, the bet is not just on scale, but on simplifying a system often seen as complex and fragmented.
Company executives said the focus is on embedding predictive intelligence and personalisation into the booking journey, aiming to make everything from discovery to post-booking support faster and more intuitive.
The train booking feature is currently live on the app, with plans to extend it to the web platform soon, signalling a push towards a seamless cross-platform experience.
In a country where railways move billions each year, the next battleground for travel apps may well be decided not in the skies, but on the tracks.








