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A Regal Feast: Behrouz Biryani launches luxurious ‘Royal Metal Handi’
MUMBAI: Behrouz Biryani, has introduced its most opulent offering yet the ‘Royal Metal Handi’ biryani. Launched just in time for Ramadan, this first-of-its-kind metal handi elevates home dining and group feasting with portions serving two or four.
To mark the launch in true royal fashion, Behrouz installed a dramatic countdown billboard at Mumbai’s Mahim Causeway, concealed behind velvet curtains. As the timer reached zero, the curtains dropped, revealing a steaming Nawabi Handi biryani with the message,‘Once a royal secret, now a royal feast’.
The brand is also transforming a section of Inorbit Mall Vashi into a Nawabi palace, treating visitors to a special Eid surprise—a traditional ‘Eidi Lifafa’ containing Behrouz Biryani gift vouchers.
To amplify the launch, Behrouz has partnered with top Indian comedians and influencers, including Sumukhi Suresh, Prashasti Singh, Sahil Shah, and Aadar Malik. They will partake in an interactive challenge, deciphering ancient Urdu clues to unlock the royal biryani.
Rebel Foods co-founder & CEO, Ankush Grover stated, “The Royal Metal Handi is our way of adding an extra touch of grandeur to Ramadan feasts. From our unveiling film featuring Saif Ali Khan to our ‘Barkat Box’ community initiative, we are making Behrouz the flavour of the season.”
To further captivate audiences, Behrouz has produced a grand television commercial featuring Saif Ali Khan and narrated by Vijay Raaz, reinforcing the brand’s royal heritage.
Behrouz Biryani has also launched a special Ramadan menu, featuring Zaffrani Gosht Biryani, Murgh Biryani, rich Haleem, Angara Murgh Kebabs, Gosht Seekh Kebabs, crispy Murgh Samosas, and the indulgent Shahi Tukda. Additionally, the ‘Royal Iftari Sandooq’ offers a seven-course Nawabi feast, including Murgh Shorba, Dum Gosht Biryani, and a regal dessert selection.
With this lavish new offering, Behrouz Biryani continues to set the benchmark for festive dining, making this Ramadan a truly royal affair.
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Samsung certifies 1,000 Maharashtra students in AI and coding
The South Korean electronics giant marks its first large-scale skilling push in the state, with women making up nearly half the national programme’s enrolment
PUNE: Samsung has put 1,000 students in Maharashtra through a certified training programme in artificial intelligence and coding, the largest such drive the South Korean electronics company has run in the state and a signal that corporate India’s skilling ambitions are moving well beyond the boardroom brochure.
The certifications were awarded under Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC), the company’s flagship corporate social responsibility programme, which launched in India in 2022 with the stated aim of democratising access to future-technology education. The 1,000 graduates were drawn from four institutions: 127 from Savitribai Phule Pune University, 373 from Pimpri Chinchwad University, 250 from D.Y. Patil University’s Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology and 250 from Anjuman-I-Islam’s Kalsekar Technical Campus. All completed training in either AI or coding and programming, the two disciplines Samsung has identified as the critical pillars of the digital economy.
The programme does not stop at technical training. Soft-skills development and career-readiness modules are baked into the curriculum, a deliberate attempt to close the gap between what universities teach and what employers actually want.
“India’s digital growth story will ultimately be shaped by the quality of its talent pipeline,” said Shubham Mukherjee, head of CSR and corporate communications at Samsung Southwest Asia. “As technologies like AI move from the periphery to the core of industries, skilling must evolve from basic training to building real-world capability. This milestone in Maharashtra reflects how industry and academia can come together to create a future-ready workforce that is both globally competitive and locally relevant.”
The Maharashtra drive sits within a rapidly scaling national effort. Samsung Innovation Campus trained 20,000 young people across India in 2025, hitting its stated target for the year. Women account for 48 per cent of national enrolments, a figure the company cites as evidence of its push for an inclusive technology ecosystem. The programme is implemented in partnership with the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India and the Telecom Sector Skill Council.
Samsung, which is marking 30 years in India this year, runs SIC alongside two other initiatives, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow and Samsung DOST, as part of a broader effort to build what it calls a generation of innovators with both the technical depth and the problem-solving mindset to thrive in a fast-moving digital world.
A thousand certified students is a tidy headline. Whether they find jobs that match their new skills is the harder question, and the one that will ultimately determine whether corporate skilling programmes like this one are genuine pipelines or well-photographed gestures.
