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Tech Mahindra’s Allyis India sets up Chessworks
PUNE: Tech Mahindra has quietly made a move into competitive sport, incorporating a new step-down subsidiary focused on chess, according to a disclosure filed with the BSE.
Allyis India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tech Mahindra, has set up Chessworks Private Limited, a fully owned unit incorporated on December 14. The company received confirmation of incorporation from the ministry of corporate affairs on December 15.
Chessworks will organise and promote chess events and leagues in India and overseas, and develop related intellectual property, digital platforms and training programmes. The venture sits outside Tech Mahindra’s core IT services business, but the company framed it as a strategic extension into sports and intellectual property-led platforms.
The new entity has an authorised and paid-up share capital of Rs 1 lakh, fully subscribed in cash by Allyis India, giving it 100 per cent ownership and control. The company has yet to begin operations and has no turnover.
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MakeMyTrip partners with OpenAI to boost AI-powered travel planning
Conversational AI now guides travellers from inspiration straight to booking
GURUGRAM: MakeMyTrip, India’s leading online travel company, has teamed up with OpenAI to bring a fresh twist to AI-driven travel planning. The collaboration integrates OpenAI’s APIs into MakeMyTrip’s app, making it easier than ever for travellers to move from chatting about dream trips to booking them.
The move centres around MakeMyTrip’s Myra interface, a GenAI trip planning assistant that now handles over 50,000 conversations a day in languages ranging from English and Hindi to Tamil, Telugu and Bengali. Myra helps travellers explore options, create itineraries and book flights, hotels and extras without the usual hassle of searching and filtering.
MakeMyTrip co-founder and group CEO Rajesh Magow said, “With OpenAI, we turn curiosity into confident decisions. When travellers start their journey through conversation, MakeMyTrip becomes a seamless extension of that discovery process. AI combined with our travel data makes it possible to deliver personalised, bookable options at scale.”
OpenAI managing director- international Oliver Jay added, “MakeMyTrip is showing how AI can make travel planning feel more like a conversation than a chore. Advanced AI isn’t just about back-end efficiencies, it’s about transforming the way travellers experience and engage with the platform.”
MakeMyTrip has long invested in AI across the travel lifecycle, from inspiration and discovery to booking and post-sales support. Nearly half of Myra’s queries now come from tier-2 and smaller cities, and voice interactions are booming outside metros, making AI travel assistance more accessible than ever.
With this partnership, MakeMyTrip is not just keeping up with AI trends, it’s aiming to lead the way, turning every traveller’s whim into a smooth, bookable adventure.
