MAM
Times Prime launches host of health and wellness benefits to keep India fit
MUMBAI: Staying healthy and fit is a major challenge during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis with nation-wide gym closures and most workplaces adopting a work-from-home routine. With millions struggling to maintain healthy habits as they lose access to their local nutritionist or fitness centre Times Prime has partnered with premium health and wellness brands like HealthifyMe and Lybrate to offer over Rs 3000 worth of additional benefits for free to help its new and existing users stay at the peak of their health from the comfort of their homes.
Follow Tellychakkar for the consumer facing news & entertainment.
The new and comprehensive suite of health and wellness offerings that come as a part of the membership would offer subscribers multiple benefits like access to AI-curated smart plans (diet plans) powered by HealthifyMe along with online tracking of over 55,000 foods on the HealthifyMe app and 24*7 access to premium online healthcare services on Lybrate’s app and website. These personalised diet plans, expert advice from top diet coaches and easy access to selected verified doctors anytime anywhere would help serve the ever-evolving health and wellness needs of the widest section of the Indian consumer-base.
Times Prime business head Vivek Jain said, "With the world going into lockdown to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, these past few weeks have been challenging for all Indians to say the least. Unfortunately, along with working from home, stress eating and binge-watching are increasingly becoming an ungovernable part of most of our lives. At Times Prime, we realised our community’s growing need for premium online health and wellness services and have partnered with some of the most innovative health and fitness brands like HealthifyMe and Lybrate to enable our users to stay healthy and fit as they remain quarantined in the safety of their homes.”
HealthifyMe VP growth and head of product Anjan Bhojaraj said, “Times Prime users have a lot to gain by using HealthifyMe. We are pulling out all the stops to ensure our users continue to stay healthy and fit in the the comfort of their homes during the lockdown. While our Smart Plans will ensure they eat right, new features on the app like immunity building tools and home workouts will help them stay active as well as safe at home.”
“The sweeping lockdown has posed a severe challenge to the health of Indians, taking an unimaginable toll on their physical and mental wellbeing. In the given scenario when social distancing is the new norm and governments are urging people to stay indoors, online doctor consultation supplemented with a prescription is a feasible and safe option to talk to doctors, except for in cases where they need a hands-on assessment. Lybrate and Times Prime are aligned in their bid to keep India fit at home. With the partnership, we are facilitating tele-consultation to the members of Times Prime. It would allow them to tele-consult doctors from across specialties, on our platform and let them be healthy while being home,“ said Lybrate founder and CEO Saurabh Arora.
At an introductory price of Rs 999 only, Times Prime’s premium lifestyle membership now offers exclusive access to ten premium memberships that include Zee5 subscription worth Rs 599, Gourmet Passport by Dineout worth Rs 1,499, BBStar membership worth Rs 599, Gaana+ by Gaana worth Rs 399, exclusive access to TOI+ the ad-free online version of the world’s largest circulating newspaper, ETPrime membership worth Rs.399, FitCoach membership by FitPass worth Rs 999, HealthifyMe Smart subscription worth Rs 999, FreshClub subscription worth Rs 399, and OYO Wizard Blue worth Rs 499. Additionally, Times Prime’s exclusive payment partnership with HDFC Times Card, users can purchase the Times Prime membership at up to 30 per cent discount. Customers can easily recover their membership fee within the first week and save up to Rs 60,000 every year, making Times Prime the most comprehensive and cost-effective premium subscription service available in India.
Apple rarely announces minor updates with much fanfare, and iOS 26.4 is no exception. No dramatic redesigns, no flashy keynote moments. What it delivers instead is a focused set of improvements that sharpen the experience you already have. If that sounds underwhelming, spend a week with it. You will change your mind.
Apple Music Learns to Listen Better
The biggest shift in this update lives inside Apple Music. Apple has brought AI-powered playlist generation to the app, and it works on mood rather than genre. Type something like “rainy evening at home” or “running late on a Monday,” and it builds a playlist that actually fits. This is not algorithmic guesswork dressed up in new clothing. It genuinely reads the intent behind vague descriptions and responds well.
Alongside this, a new concerts feature scans your listening history and surfaces live events happening near you. It is a smart bridge between your digital music habits and real-world experiences. Apple is quietly making the case that a music app should do more than just play songs.
Shazam also gets a meaningful upgrade. It can now identify songs without an internet connection. This might sound like a minor convenience, but anyone who has tried to Shazam something at a crowded venue with patchy signal will tell you it is anything but minor. The feature works locally on-device, which also means it is faster.
CarPlay Gets Smarter Controls
CarPlay has been updated with deeper integration for intelligent voice assistants. The goal is to reduce how often drivers need to look at a screen or tap anything at all. You speak, things happen. It is a clear step toward making the driving experience safer without stripping away functionality. The integration feels natural rather than bolted on, which is a harder thing to achieve than it sounds.
The Fixes You Feel Every Day
This is where iOS 26.4 earns its keep. Keyboard responsiveness has been improved, and the difference is noticeable immediately. Typing feels more accurate and less combative. Accessibility features have been refined across the board, with better contrast options and adjusted spacing that makes the interface easier to read without forcing you into larger text sizes.
The Health app has also been updated. It now surfaces more actionable insights from your daily data rather than just displaying numbers. If your sleep patterns have shifted or your activity levels have changed, the app now contextualises that clearly instead of leaving you to interpret raw figures on your own.
These are the kinds of changes that do not photograph well for a press release. They also happen to be the ones that make your phone feel genuinely better to use.
A Few Other Additions
New emojis have been added in this update. They will find their way into your conversations faster than you expect. Family Sharing has also been updated, with more granular control over shared payments and subscriptions. If you share an Apple account with family members, this puts clearer limits on who can spend what, which has been a long-requested fix.
What This Update Actually Represents
iOS 26.4 is Apple doing what it does best when it is not trying to make headlines. Every addition here serves a clear purpose. The AI music features are genuinely useful. The CarPlay improvements address a real safety concern. The small UI fixes accumulate into a noticeably smoother daily experience.
There is no bloat. Nothing feels experimental or half-finished. That discipline is harder to maintain than it looks, especially as operating systems grow more complex with each passing year.
If you have been holding off on updating, this is the one worth installing.
