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Neha Malhotra joins Zee Music Company as SVP- marketing
After entrepreneurial stint, she returns to music biz with sharper focus
MUMBAI: Neha Malhotra has joined Zee Music Company as senior vice president – marketing, marking a return to the music industry after a year-long entrepreneurial stint.
OneNative Studio was founded by Aparna Joshi, Harish Patil and Deepak Karnani in 2019. Neha Malhotra joined ONS in April 2025 as Business Head and left in April 2026.
Prior to this, she spent over four years at Saregama India Ltd., where she held multiple leadership roles including assistant general manager, chief marketing manager and senior marketing manager. Her tenure saw her work across artist marketing, campaign strategy and brand positioning in a rapidly evolving digital music landscape.
Her earlier career spans stints at IN10 Media and Gipsy Hospitality & Destinations Pvt. Ltd., where she led integrated marketing campaigns, public relations and brand launches across entertainment and hospitality verticals. She also held roles at Tata Sky Ltd and UTV, building a foundation in content acquisition and media strategy.
Sharing the update, Malhotra reflected on her journey over the past year, describing it as a phase shaped by “pressure, perspective and learning what leadership really looks like when things aren’t certain.” She added that the experience of building from scratch helped sharpen her instincts and approach to decision-making.
At Zee Music Company, she is expected to lead marketing strategy and drive artist-led storytelling, at a time when music labels are increasingly competing for audience attention across digital platforms.
Her appointment underlines a broader trend of seasoned marketing leaders blending entrepreneurial experience with corporate scale. As Malhotra steps into her new role, the focus will be on turning that hybrid perspective into campaigns that not only cut through the noise but also stay true to the music.
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Google nears Nvidia in race for world’s most valuable company
Market cap gap narrows as Google hits $4.65 trillion, Nvidia at $4.86 trillion.
MUMBAI: In the AI gold rush, even the giants are sprinting and Google is suddenly gaining ground. Google is rapidly closing in on Nvidia in the race to become the world’s most valuable publicly listed company, with the gap between the two narrowing sharply amid diverging stock momentum. The tech giant’s market capitalisation has surged to around $4.65 trillion, following a more than 140 per cent rise in its share price over the past year.
That rally has added over $2.6 trillion in value in just 12 months, including nearly $900 billion since January alone. Its stock recently hovered at $381.80, slipping marginally by 0.04 per cent, but still reflecting strong upward momentum.
Nvidia, meanwhile, continues to hold the top spot with a valuation of approximately $4.86 trillion. The chipmaker crossed the $5 trillion milestone in October last year and peaked at $5.27 trillion on 27 April. However, its shares have largely plateaued over the past six months, rising just 0.2 per cent recently to $199.99.
The contrast in trajectories is striking. While Nvidia has seen relatively flat movement, Google has gained over 36 per cent in the same six-month period. Barron’s estimates suggest that if current trends hold, the valuation gap could shrink to as little as $190 million by the time Nvidia reports its first-quarter earnings on 20 May.
Daily momentum paints a similar picture. Nvidia recorded average daily gains of about 0.66 per cent last month, compared to Google’s stronger 1.42 per cent, an edge that could prove decisive in the short term.
Driving Google’s resurgence is its aggressive push into artificial intelligence across its ecosystem, from search and YouTube to cloud computing. The company has already invested $144 billion in capital expenditure over the past two years and plans to deploy a further $490 billion over the next two.
Its cloud division is also gathering pace. Google Cloud reported an order backlog of nearly $220 billion in the latest quarter, with total backlog touching a record $462 billion, around half of which is expected to be realised within two years. The company’s entry into chip sales is also beginning to factor into its growth narrative.
The last time Google briefly topped the S&P 500 by market value was in February 2016, when it edged past Apple for just two days. This time, the stakes and the numbers are far higher.
At the heart of the contest lies a single force: artificial intelligence. As both companies pour billions into infrastructure, chips and platforms, the leaderboard is no longer just about size, it is about who can scale the future faster.
