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Puja Sethi bags top digital editorial job at Times Network
MUMBAI: Puja Sethi has landed a plum role as managing editor digital at Times Network, bringing her two-and-a-half-year stint at India TV to a close.
“Excited to share that I’m starting a new chapter in my career,” Sethi announced, tipping her hat to the “incredible teams and mentors” who’ve propelled her career forward. Her digital trajectory has been nothing short of meteoric, with previous roles including group editor digital at India TV and a similar position at Zee Entertainment.
The LSR graduate cut her teeth in broadcasting, having anchored India’s first Hindi breakfast news show Subha Savere for Moving Pictures before diving headlong into the digital deep end. Her impressive CV boasts of transforming myUpchar.com as vice president and steering Jagran New Media as general manager and digital head.
During her six-year tenure at Dainik Jagran Cityplus, Sethi orchestrated an ambitious expansion, launching 48 editions across major Indian metros. Her digital acumen truly shone at OnlyMyHealth.com, where she catapulted user engagement to over five million visitors.
No stranger to the Times Group ecosystem, Sethi previously handled mobile content at Indiatimes, managing the once-ubiquitous 58888 short code service that delivered news, contests and horoscopes to millions of Indian mobile users.
With her formidable background spanning broadcast, print and digital media, industry watchers will be keeping their eyes peeled for how she plans to energise Times Network’s digital offerings in an increasingly competitive landscape.
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Paisabazaar launches Credit Premier League 2.0
Nationwide campaign rewards highest credit scores with Rs 1 lakh top prize.
MUMBAI: When credit scores become a national league, even your CIBIL report starts feeling like it’s playing in the IPL and Paisabazaar has just kicked off the second season. Paisabazaar, India’s leading marketplace for financial products and the country’s largest free credit score platform, has announced the return of the Credit Premier League (CPL) 2.0, a fun, nationwide initiative to recognise and reward individuals with the highest credit scores.
Building on the success of the first edition, CPL 2.0 introduces higher rewards and broader participation. The individual(s) with the highest credit score in the country will win Rs 1 lakh, while state champions will each receive Rs 10,000. Additionally, all participants from the winning state, the one with the highest average credit score will also be rewarded.
All winnings will be credited directly to winners’ PB Wallet, allowing them to pay credit card bills, recharge mobiles, or settle utility bills seamlessly on the Paisabazaar platform.
Paisabazaar CEO Santosh Agarwal said the campaign aims to make credit awareness more engaging and mainstream. “With CPL, we are bringing together engagement, gamification and rewards to make conversations around credit scores more mainstream,” he noted. “Our focus remains on building a financially aware and credit-healthy Bharat.”
The first edition of CPL saw over 5.5 million participants, with the highest individual score touching 861. Delhi recorded the highest average credit score of 746.
Consumers can participate simply by checking their free credit score on the Paisabazaar platform or app. The CPL leaderboard and rankings will be available exclusively on the Paisabazaar App.
In a country where financial dreams are serious business, Paisabazaar has found a smart way to turn credit scores into an exciting game – because when your financial health gets rewarded, everyone wants to play.
