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Bata to offer Angry Birds merchandise
Mumbai: Bata India, manufacturer and retailer of footwear, are introducing a new collection of Angry Birds merchandise.
They are offering school shoes, casual shoes and accessories for children and teenagers.
The design‘s created are trendy, comfortable and mix and match of various characters from the popular angry birds – red, blue, black, boomerang, the company said.
Bata India Rajeev group managing director Gopalakrishnan said, “With this association, we look forward to further strengthen relations with our younger audience. With a variety of products for pre-teens and teens, we are very excited to launch the ‘Angry Birds collection‘ that will make every purchase made by the customer worthwhile for them. With increasing popularity of Angry Birds amongst the youth, these attractive styles & designs are surely to entice the younger customers.”
Dream Theatre, Rovio‘s (creator of Angry Birds franchise) representation agency in India secured the Angry Birds Bata India partnership.
Dream Theatre CEO and founder Jiggy George added, “We are thrilled and very proud of the Bata Angry Birds footwear range as it offers Angry Birds fans in India the best of both worlds, authorised Angry Birds merchandise and the Bata product promise!”
Priced between Rs 299 to Rs 999, the collection is available across all Bata stores and online.
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Galgotias apologises after AI summit robot sparks backlash, blames ‘ill-informed’ representative
University says no intent to misrepresent innovation
NEW DELHI: Galgotias University has issued a formal apology after a controversy over a robotic dog displayed at the India AI Impact Summit led to scrutiny, backlash and the university’s exit from the venue.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the university said it “apologises profusely for the confusion created” at the summit, attributing the episode to an “ill-informed” representative manning its pavilion. The individual, it said, was unaware of the product’s technical origins and was not authorised to speak to the media.
The controversy erupted after online users identified the robotic dog as the Unitree Go2, a commercially available model made by Unitree Robotics, contradicting claims made during the event about its development.
Galgotias said there was “no institutional intent to misrepresent this innovation” and reiterated its commitment to academic integrity and transparency. It added that it had vacated the stall in line with organisers’ sentiments.
Events at the summit venue, Bharat Mandapam, took a dramatic turn as electricity to the Galgotias pavilion was cut, followed by barricades being installed around the stall. A video circulated by PTI showed workers at the site saying they were acting on instructions from their supervisor.
Summit organisers have yet to issue a detailed public explanation outlining the sequence of decisions that led to the stall’s shutdown, even as the incident fuels wider debate around claims, verification and accountability at high-profile technology showcases.
