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Sahara to sponsor Indian men’s volleyball team
MUMBAI: Continuing its financial support to non-cricket sports, Sahara India Pariwar has announced sponsorship of Indian Volleyball Men’s National Teams (Senior & Junior) for a period of four years.
Besides Indian cricket and hockey men & women senior and junior teams, Sahara also supports Indian Boxing, Wrestling, Archery, Shooting, Track & Field, Football and Tennis besides 95 sportsmen in these seven games who are potential medal winners, until after London Olympics 2012.
Sahara‘s support to the sport comes ahead of the Olympics. Sahara India Pariwar chairman Subrata Roy Sahara said, “We see lot of scope to develop the game of Volleyball and therefore we have come forward to lend our support to the National Teams (Senior & Junior) on the eve of Olympic 2012 so that these talented athletes are motivated to perform better to bring more laurels to the Nation.”
For Volleyball Feederation, this is for the first time that they have tied up a major sponsor. Sahara Leisure Sports Management MD S. S. Dasgupta said, “We are happy to be instrumental in getting a major sponsorship for the first time for Volleyball Federation and are confident that the players would put their heart and soul to bring greater laurels to India.”
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
