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Paras Health launches #ProudWomenOfIndia campaign
Over 500 women share inspiring stories of courage and resilience.
MUMBAI: Paras Health just turned Women’s Day into a mic-drop moment because when real women step up to share their stories, even the hospital starts applauding. Paras Health has launched #ProudWomenOfIndia, a powerful Women’s Day 2026 campaign celebrating women who chose themselves and took bold steps to shape their lives while inspiring others. The initiative invited women across India to share defining moments changing careers, stepping away from limiting situations, prioritising health, starting anew or standing up for themselves through a digital form and social media.
Over 500 women from diverse backgrounds doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, social workers and professionals participated, sharing deeply personal journeys of resilience and transformation. Many highlighted how their choices not only changed their own paths but uplifted families and communities.
Key stories include Keya Sen from Patna, who rebuilt her life after losing her father days before her wedding and her husband while raising a young son. From corporate roles to a tea cart business and baking during the pandemic, her reinvention shows how adversity can fuel opportunity. Jatinder Pal Kaur from the Tricity region stepped away from business due to health issues, pivoting to social work and NGO collaborations to drive community change.
The campaign kicked off with “The Way She Thinks” at Fabindia’s Vasant Kunj centre, where Dr Kanchan Kaur (senior director, Breast Cancer, Medanta Gurugram) spoke on early breast cancer detection. Awareness cards with QR codes linking to doctor-led videos were distributed, and outreach will extend to Fabindia’s artisan communities.
Activations across Paras Health units include health camps, talks, storytelling sessions and felicitation ceremonies honouring women whose journeys reflect courage and impact.
Paras Health GCOO Vineet Aggarwal said, “Women play a crucial role in shaping families, communities, and the nation. Through #ProudWomenOfIndia, we wanted to create a platform where women can share their inspiring journeys and celebrate the moments when they chose themselves.”
In a world quick to celebrate women once a year, Paras Health quietly reminds us that the real tribute is listening every day because when women’s stories are heard, the whole country grows stronger, one brave step at a time.
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Three senior OpenAI infrastructure executives join Meta
Key members of Stargate project move to rival amid aggressive AI spending race.
MUMBAI: Three key architects of OpenAI’s ambitious data centre plans have switched sides and joined Meta Platforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Peter Hoeschele, who played a central role in OpenAI’s high-profile Stargate initiative, is among the new hires. He is joined by Shamez Hemani, who focused on computing strategy and business development, and Anuj Saharan, another leader in the computing organisation. The Information first reported their departure from OpenAI on Thursday.
The moves come as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to spend aggressively on AI infrastructure. The company is projecting capital expenditure of up to $135 billion this year alone, with hundreds of billions more expected before the end of the decade to support its Meta Superintelligence Labs and new models such as Muse Spark.
OpenAI, which is pushing ahead with massive data centre expansion, had described its early lead in securing computing power as a competitive advantage. Stargate, originally announced last year as a $500 billion venture involving OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, has since become an umbrella term for the company’s broader data centre ambitions. However, the project has seen recent adjustments, including a pause on its UK plans and the decision not to expand the Abilene, Texas site.
A spokesperson for Meta declined to comment, while Hoeschele, Hemani, and Saharan also declined to comment. OpenAI said it was grateful for the contributions of the three employees and remains focused on hiring talent for its infrastructure plans. The company recently brought in former Intel executive Sachin Katti to lead its industrial compute efforts.
In the high-stakes race to build the future of artificial intelligence, talent is proving to be as valuable as computing power itself. Meta’s latest hires suggest the competition for top infrastructure minds is intensifying, even as OpenAI continues to scale its own ambitious projects. The move highlights how quickly the AI talent war is heating up across Silicon Valley.
