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Get your read on: ITC Hotels’ latest perk for guests
NEW DELHI: Keeping in view the new normal of today's times, ITC Hotels and select Welcome Hotels have enabled contactless ‘smart reading zones’ in association with Magzter. The guests will now have unlimited free access to 5,000+ popular magazines and newspapers on the Magzter app. ITC Hotels’ guests can enjoy reading the magazines and newspapers on their mobile devices while they are anywhere inside the hotel premises – whether it is the room, the restaurants, the conference hall, the lobby, or the spa. This facility can be accessed by anyone entering the property, including in-house guests, customers of other services, visitors and employees.
These magazines and newspapers also spread across 60+ widely spoken languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati and Spanish. Some of the popular titles that can be read for free in these smart reading zones include The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Business Standard, The New Indian Express, India Today, Filmfare, Cosmopolitan, Forbes India, National Geographic Magazine, Lonely Planet Magazine India, and Tinkle.
ITC Hotels COO Anil Chadha stated, “We have pioneered sustainable practices in hospitality. The association with Magzter is a one-of-its-kind offering by ITC Hotels. It caters to people of all age groups and with diverse interests. While businessmen can stay updated with leading business magazines and newspapers, family travellers can relax by binge-reading popular fashion, lifestyle and entertainment magazines. Kids are sure to love reading their favourite comics in an exciting digital format too.”
Magzter Inc CEO Girish Ramdas stated, “We always strive to provide solutions to real-world problems with our product and innovative ideas. During these unprecedented times, we’re immensely pleased to partner with ITC Hotels and turn all their properties into smart reading zones. We firmly believe that guests will love indulging in unlimited reading on the Magzter app even as they enjoy the world-class hospitality of ITC Hotels.”
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Beacon Group appoints Dr Rajesh Patel as Group CEO
36-year healthcare veteran to lead Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek, Biogeny.
MUMBAI: A new chief, a fresh diagnosis and a sharper prescription for growth. Beacon Group has appointed Dr Rajesh Patel as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026, signalling a decisive push to scale its presence in the diagnostics and IVD space. Patel steps into the role with 36 years of experience across the healthcare and diagnostics industry, bringing a career shaped by leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, business development and operational strategy. His mandate is both expansive and precise: to steer the group’s overall strategic direction while tightening coordination across its three core entities Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek and Biogeny Diagnostics.
In practical terms, that means driving cross-company synergies, accelerating market expansion and strengthening organisational capability areas increasingly critical as diagnostic players compete for scale in a fragmented yet rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem. The group is positioning itself to capture unmet demand across chain laboratories, key accounts and standalone labs, segments that remain underserved despite growing diagnostic needs.
The appointment comes at a time when the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) sector in India is entering a more competitive and innovation-led phase, with companies focusing not just on product pipelines but also on service delivery, integration and customer-centric models. Beacon’s leadership appears to be betting that Patel’s execution-focused approach can help translate ambition into operational momentum.
Welcoming the appointment, Chairman Dr D K Joshi described Patel’s induction as a strategic move aligned with the group’s long-term vision, emphasising the role of leadership depth in navigating the next phase of growth.
For Beacon Group, the message is clear, in a sector where precision matters, leadership is the new differentiator—and this appointment is intended to set the tone for what comes next.
