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OnePlus announces Metalverse pop-up events for OnePlus Nord 4 experience in India
Mumbai: OnePlus, the global technology brand, is set to host exciting pop-up events in line with its recent Summer Launch event. The pop-up events, titled the OnePlus Metalverse, will be held in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. This highly anticipated event offers the OnePlus India community a unique opportunity to get a first look at the newly launched OnePlus Nord 4 device.
The OnePlus Metalverse will take place from 26 – 28 July, commencing at 11 am till 9 pm, at the popular OnePlus Boulevard in Bengaluru and the OnePlus Nizam Palace in Hyderabad. The OnePlus Metalverse is designed to bring together the India-wide community and tech enthusiasts in an immersive and interactive environment. Attendees will have the chance to explore the latest innovations from OnePlus, engage in the exclusive hands-on experience with the OnePlus Nord 4 and also enjoy the valuable opportunity to purchase the new device, along with gaining assured exclusive OnePlus merchandise.
The OnePlus Metalverse pop-up event will also witness the presence of renowned celebrities, such as Kannan Gill, the renowned standup comedian, who will be gracing the pop-up event at the OnePlus Boulevard, Bengaluru on July 26, followed by Srinidhi Shetty, the famous KGF movie star who will be gracing the event on July 27, as well as SreeLeela, the popular Telugu cinema celebrity will be present at OnePlus Nizam Palace Hyderabad on July 27th. These popular celebs will also help unbox the OnePlus Nord 4 for select customers who purchase the devices at the event.
Addressing the exciting pop-up event underway, OnePlus India director of marketing Ishita Grover shared, “We are thrilled to host the OnePlus Metalverse pop-up event in Bangalore and Hyderabad, providing our India community with the exclusive opportunity to experience the brand new Nord 4 device. This event is a celebration of our commitment to innovation and our dedication to our loyal community. It’s an exciting moment for the OnePlus community in India, as we come together to explore OnePlus’ cutting-edge technology and share our passion for the latest tech developments.
We can’t wait to see our community members at the OnePlus Metalverse and make this a memorable experience for everyone.”
Starting at Rs 29,999, the OnePlus Nord 4 reintroduces the all-metal unibody smartphone, a first in the 5G era and is available in three variants 8/128GB, 8/256GB and 12/256GB. Available in three colours Obsidian Midnight, Mercurial Silver and Oasis Green, the OnePlus Nord 4 comes equipped with Snapdragon 7 Plus gen 3 processor and a huge 5,500mAh battery with 100W SUPERVOOC charging, which takes just 28 minutes for a full charge. To match its durability, the Nord 4 comes with support for 4 years of OS and 6 years of security updates.
Offers and availability
. Customers can purchase the all-new OnePlus Nord 4 at OnePlus Pop-up store in Bangalore and Hyderabad and get an instant bank discount of INR 3000 on the purchase of 8+256GB and 12+256GB variants with ICICI Bank and OneCard Credit Cards & EMI
. An exchange bonus of Rs 2000 can be availed if the customer exchanges their non-functional phone to buy a OnePlus Nord 4.
. Customers can also purchase Nord 4 for no-cost EMI up to 6 months
. Customers purchasing OnePlus Nord 4, with or without exchange, will receive a OnePlus backpack worth Rs 4999 at no extra cost, which is also subject to availability.
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Samsung certifies 1,000 Maharashtra students in AI and coding
The South Korean electronics giant marks its first large-scale skilling push in the state, with women making up nearly half the national programme’s enrolment
PUNE: Samsung has put 1,000 students in Maharashtra through a certified training programme in artificial intelligence and coding, the largest such drive the South Korean electronics company has run in the state and a signal that corporate India’s skilling ambitions are moving well beyond the boardroom brochure.
The certifications were awarded under Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC), the company’s flagship corporate social responsibility programme, which launched in India in 2022 with the stated aim of democratising access to future-technology education. The 1,000 graduates were drawn from four institutions: 127 from Savitribai Phule Pune University, 373 from Pimpri Chinchwad University, 250 from D.Y. Patil University’s Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology and 250 from Anjuman-I-Islam’s Kalsekar Technical Campus. All completed training in either AI or coding and programming, the two disciplines Samsung has identified as the critical pillars of the digital economy.
The programme does not stop at technical training. Soft-skills development and career-readiness modules are baked into the curriculum, a deliberate attempt to close the gap between what universities teach and what employers actually want.
“India’s digital growth story will ultimately be shaped by the quality of its talent pipeline,” said Shubham Mukherjee, head of CSR and corporate communications at Samsung Southwest Asia. “As technologies like AI move from the periphery to the core of industries, skilling must evolve from basic training to building real-world capability. This milestone in Maharashtra reflects how industry and academia can come together to create a future-ready workforce that is both globally competitive and locally relevant.”
The Maharashtra drive sits within a rapidly scaling national effort. Samsung Innovation Campus trained 20,000 young people across India in 2025, hitting its stated target for the year. Women account for 48 per cent of national enrolments, a figure the company cites as evidence of its push for an inclusive technology ecosystem. The programme is implemented in partnership with the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India and the Telecom Sector Skill Council.
Samsung, which is marking 30 years in India this year, runs SIC alongside two other initiatives, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow and Samsung DOST, as part of a broader effort to build what it calls a generation of innovators with both the technical depth and the problem-solving mindset to thrive in a fast-moving digital world.
A thousand certified students is a tidy headline. Whether they find jobs that match their new skills is the harder question, and the one that will ultimately determine whether corporate skilling programmes like this one are genuine pipelines or well-photographed gestures.
