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Mauj launches multiplayer bluetooth mobile games
MUMBAI: Wireless solutions provicer Mauj Telecom has launched the next generation mobile games in India. Mauj’s games will enable players to play with each other in real time over a bluetooth connection between their phones.
The eight games launched include – Fowl Play, Beyond Speed Limts, Temple Combat, Even Strokes, Snakes and Ladders, Capture the Soldier, Tennis Smash & Air Hockey. These games are priced between Rs. 100 to Rs. 150. The games are available via operator portals: IDEA’s Ideafresh, BSNL’s CellOne Galaxy and MTNL’s Funstation, also via shortcode 7007 on Hutch, Idea, BSNL and MTNL.
This social multiplayer gaming will take mobile gaming in India to the next level. Imagine a situation where you and your colleague could be sitting in adjoining cabins and playing a real time car racing game against each other or in a café in different areas and indulging in one-to-one combat on the mobile game in real time and full colour action. All your competitors’ actions get displayed on your screen and vice versa, stated an official release.
Says Mauj COO Arun Gupta, “I believe this is a treat for hardcore gamers in India. Mauj has always been at the forefront of innovation, incorporating the latest technologies. We decided to launch our games using Bluetooth as it is one of the most widely used mobile technologies worldwide. With this, mobile gaming in India has truly come of age. We will be introducing more such games in the coming months.”
Mauj head of technology Ashay Padwal added, “Mobile games have recently emerged and the Indian market is ripe for introduction of Bluetooth-enabled multiplayer games. In any multiplayer game, the gamers play against Artificial Intelligence as compared to a Bluetooth where gamers go head to head against each other, hence the experience is far more engrossing and challenging.”
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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.
