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Beehive Systems wins Nasscom’s IT Innovation award
MUMBAI: Indian IT company Beehive Systems, which provides digital media solutions to broadcasters globally, has won Nasscom’s (National Association of Software & Service Companies), IT innovation award for spearheading innovation (in products and solutions) and original IP creation movement.
The award aims at celebrating the spirit of innovation in the emerging Indian It companies. The selection process comprised of two rounds of shortlisting by a panel of eminent personalities from the corporate and academic world, informs an official release.
On winning this award, Beehive Systems co-founder Tushar Kothari said, “We are elated to win Nasscom’s IT Innovation award. This is a great forum created by Nasscom to showcase all the innovative work being done by small and medium sized Indian companies. This award will fetch us the due recognition and valuable opportunities to highlight all the pioneering work we’ve been doing and gain more ground as we plan to scale up.”
In the first round of shortlisting, out of nearly 100 participating companies, Beehive was selected along with 17 others from across India. From the 18 shortlisted companies, six, including Beehive, were finally chosen as the winners based on a series of workshops in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, added the release.
Beehive along with five other companies will now go on to present at Nasscom’s annual summit in Mumbai on 9 February 2005. Other five companies that will receive the award include, Compulink Software, Pune; Liqwid Krystal, Bangalore; PACE Soft, Pune; Shrishti Software, Bangalore and Whizlabs Software, Delhi.
Innovation, Nasscom says, “is the ability of an organization to be different, creative, dynamic and take the unbeaten path. The innovators in the ICT sector are companies that have built products that are possibly firsts within their respective categories, which have launched services that break the traditional mould, have taken the non-typical route to new markets, explored and tapped these geographies and have resorted to imaginative strategies to sustain growth and stay ahead of their peers.”
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UDF poised to return to power in Kerala, says Manorama-CVoter survey
Massive opinion poll projects shift in Kerala politics ahead of 2026 Assembly elections.
MUMBAI: The winds of change appear to be blowing through Kerala’s political landscape and this time, they seem to favour the United Democratic Front. A comprehensive mega opinion survey conducted by Manorama News in partnership with CVoter projects a potential comeback for the UDF in the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections 2026. The survey, covering all 140 constituencies with a massive sample size of nearly 90,000 respondents, predicts the UDF could win between 69 and 81 seats.
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is expected to secure 57 to 69 seats, a significant drop from the 99 seats it won in the 2021 elections. This would mean the LDF losing 30 to 42 of its sitting seats. Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which drew a blank in 2021, is projected to open its account with 1 to 5 seats.
Region-wise, the UDF is expected to make strong gains in Malabar, winning 25 to 34 out of 48 seats, and in Central Kerala, where it could bag 29 to 33 out of 53 seats. In South Kerala, the LDF is likely to retain an edge with 21 to 25 seats, while the UDF may improve to 12 to 16 seats. The NDA could pick up 1 to 3 seats in the southern region.
The survey was conducted between 14 and 26 March 2026, with additional tracker and snap polls carried out from December 2025 to March 2026. A total of 89,693 respondents participated, ensuring representation across all demographics and social segments.
Manorama News has a strong track record of accuracy, with its previous projections closely matching the actual results of the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well as the 2021 Kerala Assembly polls.
In Kerala’s famously fierce political battles, this survey suggests the pendulum may be swinging back. Whether the final verdict matches these numbers or throws up another surprise, one thing is clear, the 2026 Assembly elections are shaping up to be one of the most keenly watched contests in the state’s history.
