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Reliance Games launches two action-packed mobile games for Google Play
MUMBAI: Mobile gamers across the world can now experience virtual time travel with Reliance Games‘ two new engaging mobile games Borderwar Galactic Warfare and Cosmo Combat. Reliance Games, one of the leading developer and publisher of mobile games globally has launched these games, one based on an ancient alien race and the other 2D casual tower defense game, primarily for Google Play.
The Borderwar Galactic Warfare mobile game is an extension of Reliance Games‘ popular action and adventure mobile game franchise, Borderwar. The mobile game is a 2D casual tower defense game set in the future, sometime after the year 3000. The upgrades also play a vital role as without them it will be quite difficult to proceed beyond certain levels.
Cosmo Combat allows gamers to join Captain Barros on his first mission into the deep recesses of our galaxy and fight an ancient alien race hell bent on destroying other civilizations. Gamers can earn star points by destroying the enemies and use it to purchase various offensive and defensive upgrades.
Commenting on the launch of the games, Reliance Games Business Head – India Chaitanya Prabhu said, “With the growing popularity of Android devices and Google Play as a platform, we have launched two highly action-packed and immersive mobile games on the platform, that have excellent graphics and engaging gameplay. With Borderwar franchise of mobile games receiving good number of downloads, we decided to extend the franchise and launch ‘Borderwar Galactic Warfare‘. The other game Cosmo Combat is an adventurous and thrilling mobile game that challenges the gamers and keeps them hooked to it. With these launches, I am certain that gamers who enjoy action genre based mobile games will definitely like Borderwar Galactic Warfare and Cosmo Combat.”
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Inshorts Group chief Deepit Purkayastha joins IAB video council for Southeast Asia and India
The co-founder and chief executive of the short-form content platform has been inducted into the IAB SEA+India Video Council, giving India a stronger voice in shaping digital video frameworks
NOIDA: India has long been the world’s most chaotic, multilingual and mobile-first digital market. Now, one of its most prominent short-video executives is getting a seat at the table where the rules are written.
Deepit Purkayastha, co-founder and chief executive of Inshorts Group, has been selected as a member of the IAB SEA+India Video Council for 2026. Run by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the council brings together senior leaders from Southeast Asia and India to shape standards, best practices and measurement frameworks for the fast-evolving video and digital advertising ecosystem.
The timing is pointed. According to the IAMAI-Kantar Internet in India Report 2025, over 588 million Indians are now consuming short-video content, with growth increasingly driven by rural and non-metro audiences. India’s active internet user base has crossed 950 million, with 57 per cent of users now coming from rural markets. Yet the frameworks that govern how video consumption is measured and monetised were largely designed for single-language, Western markets and have struggled to keep pace with the scale, diversity and complexity of India’s digital landscape.
Purkayastha is no stranger to these debates. He already serves on the AI Council at Marketing and Media Alliance India and as co-chair of the Digital Entertainment Committee at the Internet and Mobile Association of India. His induction into the IAB SEA+India Video Council extends that influence into the global video standards arena.
Inshorts Group sits squarely at the intersection of these forces. Its flagship product, Inshorts, India’s highest-rated short news app, reaches 12 million active users with 60-word news summaries. Its sister platform, Public App, reaches 80 million monthly active users across more than 700 districts and 12 languages, serving communities that most global platforms barely register.
Purkayastha said the opportunity was about building something more representative. “India today sits at the centre of the global video ecosystem, but the frameworks that define how value is created and measured have not always kept pace with the realities of our market,” he said. “Being part of the IAB SEA+India Video Council is an opportunity to contribute to a more representative and future-ready approach, one that accounts for diversity in language, context, and user intent.”
As a council member, Purkayastha will contribute to shaping regional standards across video advertising, measurement and platform governance, with a focus on frameworks that are native to India’s multilingual, mobile-first ecosystem rather than imported from global benchmarks designed elsewhere.
For years, India has been content to play by rules written for other markets. Purkayastha’s induction is a signal that it is done waiting to be consulted and ready to start writing them.
