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Dimple Kaul named director – publications at Indica
MUMBAI: Dimple Kaul has stepped into the role of director – publications at Indica bringing her decades-long journey across media, telecom, education and cultural advocacy to the fore. A polymath with a penchant for poetry and Indic wisdom, Kaul will now helm Indica’s publishing output—spanning philosophy, fiction, poetry, and academic texts, all grounded in India’s civilisational knowledge systems.
Previously, as director – academic programmes, Kaul was instrumental in building Indica Courses from scratch. Under her leadership, the platform ran over 140 live courses across disciplines such as Vedanta, Ayurveda, classical arts, and more—connecting seekers and scholars in a digitally native, yet deeply traditional, learning environment.
With a career spanning Idea Cellular, Airtel, Nuance Communications and a host of cultural and human rights initiatives, Kaul has consistently bridged modern systems with ancient frameworks. She has worn many hats: marketer, coach, strategist, activist, poet. Her passion for cultural continuity has found voice in books, film festivals, policy dialogues, and even podcasting.
At Indica, she is expected to elevate the publishing vertical into a flagship intellectual property, one that reflects both the depth and dynamism of Indian knowledge systems. Her appointment signals a continued push towards reimagining Indic scholarship—not as nostalgia, but as a toolkit for today.
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Apple bites back: the $599 MacBook Neo is the cheapest Mac ever made
The tech giant unveils a budget laptop that packs a punch — and a lot of cheek
CALIFORNIA: Apple has never been shy about charging a premium. So when Cupertino rolls out a MacBook at $599 (approx. Rs 55,000) , it’s worth sitting up straight.
The MacBook Neo, unveiled Tuesday, is Apple’s most affordable laptop to date — undercutting its own MacBook Air and taking a sharp swipe at the budget PC market in one fell swoop. It starts at $499 for students, which, for a machine with Apple silicon inside, is frankly a steal.
At the heart of the Neo is the A18 Pro chip — the same muscle that powers the latest iPhones. Apple claims it is up to 50 per cent faster for everyday tasks than a rival PC running Intel’s Core Ultra 5, and three times quicker on on-device AI workloads. Fanless and featherweight at 2.7 pounds, it runs silently and promises up to 16 hours of battery life. Try doing that on a Chromebook.
The 13-inch liquid retina display clocks in at 2408-by-1506 resolution with 500 nits of brightness and support for billion colours — sharper and brighter, Apple says, than most rivals in this price band. It comes dressed in four colours: blush, indigo, silver, and a zesty new citrus, with matching keyboard shades to boot.
Connectivity is modest — two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 6 — but this is a budget machine, not a pro workstation. The 1080p FaceTime camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and Spatial Audio speakers round out a package that punches well above its weight class.
Apple senior vice-president of hardware engineering John Ternus alled it “a laptop only Apple could create.” That’s the kind of line that makes rivals wince — because, annoyingly, he might be right.
The Neo runs macOS Tahoe, with Apple Intelligence baked in for AI writing tools, live translation, and the sort of on-device smarts that keep user data away from the cloud. It also boasts 60 per cent recycled content — the highest of any Apple product — for those who like their bargains with a side of conscience.
For $599, Apple isn’t just selling a laptop. It’s selling an argument — that good design and real performance needn’t cost the earth. The PC industry had better have a decent comeback ready.
