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OnePlusTV partners with Reliance Digital for launch
Mumbai: Reliance Digital, India’s No. 1 electronics retailer has partneredwith OnePlus for the exclusivelaunch of OnePlus TV line-upacross its retail outlets.
Both the OnePlus TV 55 Q1 and OnePlus TV 55 Q1 Prowere unveiled today at the Reliance Digital Store in Prabhadevi. The event was presided over by Brian Bade, CEO, Reliance Digital, KaushalNevrekar, EVP &CMO Reliance Digital and Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, OnePlus India, along with Bollywood actress, Tara Sutaria.
On the grand occasion of the launch, Brian Badesaid “In keeping with our track record of launching the latest technology first, we are proud to welcome OnePlus TV to the Reliance Digital family. We will continue to be the bridge between the Indian consumer and the latest technology brands from all over the world.”
Addressing the gathering at the OnePlus TV announcement, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, OnePlus India, said, “We’ve been working with Reliance Digital since November last year and are extremely happy with the remarkable response we received for our products across India. Reliance Digital has a successful nationwide presence with OnePlus devices being sold across 350+ Reliance Digital stores. The launch of the OnePlus TVs will further strengthen our fruitful partnership, and provide a valuable offline platform for customers across India to physically experience the innovations of the OnePlus TV while seeking to purchasing it,”
Tara Sutaria, a technology enthusiast was excited for the launch. She said, “Reliance Digital is my favourite technology store, and I’m glad that just like me, all of India will get an opportunity to experience this new generation TV.”
The recently launched OnePlus TV comes in two variants, OnePlus TV 55 Q1 and OnePlus TV 55Q1 Pro with a 4K QLED experience in both variants. Both smart TVs run on the latest version of Android TV. OnePlus TV 55 Q1 Pro has a 55-inch QLED display and Dolby Vision support, powered by eight speakers that deliver a 50W output. Both smart TV variants feature Dolby Atmos support and a custom Gamma Colour Magic processor. It also has voice control giving customers a comprehensive smart TV experience. In addition, OnePlus TV is supported by the all-new innovative OnePlus Connect app offering smarter interaction and seamless connectivity experience through a fusion of connected devices.
Moreover, Reliance Digital will also have a bouquet of exclusive offers for customers,like cashback of up to Rs.7000 on HDFC cards, no cost EMI options, extended warranty and multibank cashback on OnePlus TVs.
Both the versions will be available in Reliance Digital and Jio Stores across 100+ Indian cities.
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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.
