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Television network dumps entertainment for artificial intelligence
MUMBAI: In a dramatic reinvention that would make any consultant proud, Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd is ditching its media heritage for the lucrative world of artificial intelligence. The Mumbai-listed company announced on 24 November that it plans to rebrand as Aqylon Nexus Ltd and build a 50-megawatt AI and green data centre in Telangana.
The board, led by additional director Kiran Kumar Inampudi, has binned the company’s main business objectives—previously focused on television—and replaced them with AI, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics and data science. The new mandate reads like a Silicon Valley pitch deck, promising “AI-powered products, decision-support systems, automation tools, analytics platforms and other intelligent software systems” for everything from healthcare to government.
The transformation comes with housekeeping. The company has accepted the resignation of its statutory auditor, Hitesh Shah & Associates, and appointed Bilimoria Mehta & Co in its place. More tellingly, it has withdrawn applications for in-principle approval to issue 1.5 crore equity shares and 6.8 crore convertible warrants—suggesting the television business’s fundraising plans are now obsolete.
Shareholders will vote on the changes through a postal ballot, with e-voting running from 3 December to 5 January. Krina Gokulkumar Shah, a practising company secretary, will scrutinise the process.
The proposed Telangana data centre, the company claims, will create a “strategic sovereign compute platform” supporting India’s national AI ambitions whilst strengthening digital, defence, governance, enterprise and archival infrastructure. Whether viewers of Sri Adhikari Brothers’ television content will follow them into the cloud remains to be seen.
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Swiggy sees 23.2 per cent order surge during T20 World Cup final
Chicken biryani tops match-day menu as fans order 7,500 times per minute at peak.
MUMBAI: India’s T20 final didn’t just break stumps, it broke Swiggy’s delivery records, proving cricket fans celebrate victories with plates, not just flags. Swiggy, India’s leading on-demand convenience platform, reported a sharp spike in food orders during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand. On 8 March 2026, overall orders rose 23.2 per cent year-on-year compared with the same date in 2025, driven by fans turning living rooms into mini stadiums complete with match-day feasts.
Key highlights from the evening:
- Orders during peak match hours (7–10 pm) were 2.1 times higher than pre-match levels.
- The highest order rate hit 7,500 orders per minute at 19:45.
- Chicken biryani reigned supreme as the most-ordered dish, followed by masala dosa, chicken fried rice, garlic breadsticks and paneer butter masala.
While metros such as Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad led volumes, the cricketing fever spread nationwide. Among emerging cities, Thiruvananthapuram, Surat and Rajkot recorded the strongest order growth. Smaller markets including Shillong, Agartala and Port Blair also showed significant appetite, underlining the expanding footprint of quick-commerce food delivery across India.
The surge reflects a growing trend of pairing major sporting events with doorstep delivery, turning big matches into shared, convenient celebrations. In a night where every boundary mattered, Swiggy proved the real MVP might just be the delivery partner who kept the snacks and the vibes flowing without missing a single wicket.
