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Fabelle crafts personalised Rakhi chocolates using AI for siblings
MUMBAI: Why gift socks or a last-minute card, when you can gift nostalgia, inside jokes, and a sprinkle of AI wrapped in chocolate? This Raksha Bandhan, Fabelle Exquisite Chocolates, the luxury brand from ITC Ltd., is out to rescue brothers from the tyranny of generic gifting. Enter #WorthTheOne, a personalised chocolate experience that blends tech, taste, and tender sibling chaos into one deliciously curated box.
Every year, brothers scramble for something anything that says “I care” without screaming “I forgot.” But Fabelle’s new offering changes the game by transforming the bond between siblings into an edible, handcrafted, AI-curated keepsake.
Here’s how it works: head to the worththeone.com website and take a fun, slightly nosey sibling compatibility test. Based on your answers covering everything from who’s the overachiever to who hogs the remote, an AI engine analyses your emotional dynamics, quirks, rivalries, and affections. This data is then used to customise a box of luxury truffles that reflect your sibling equation.
And this isn’t your average Rakhi chocolate box. Each #WorthTheOne box features 20 bespoke truffles in five unique flavours, all handcrafted by ITC’s Master Chocolatiers using cocoa sourced from across the globe. From the nostalgia-drenched Saffron Rasmalai Truffle to the exotic Ruby Hazelnut Gianduja, every flavour represents a different layer of the sibling bond sweet, spicy, dramatic, and heartwarming.
“No two boxes are the same,” says ITC Foods vice president and head of marketing for chocolates, coffee and confectionary Anuj Bansal. “This is not just a gift; it’s an experience. We’re using AI to convert memories, quirks, and emotional textures into something luxurious, handcrafted, and deeply personal.”
Even the packaging gets the personalised treatment. Every box comes tailored with the sibling’s names and relationship traits subtly worked into the design. The result? A gift that doesn’t just sit on a shelf, it tells a story.
Fabelle has consistently positioned itself at the intersection of craft, luxury, and emotion. With #WorthTheOne, it’s doubling down on its philosophy by bringing storytelling and technology into the confectionary fold.
From the moment the AI curates the flavours to the time the first bite takes you back to a shared childhood prank, #WorthTheOne is built to make your sibling say, “Okay, fine, you’re my favourite this year.”
As Rakhi traditions get a gourmet upgrade, Fabelle proves once again that chocolate isn’t just sweet, it’s smart, stylish, and deeply sentimental.
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YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
