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Design meets Electronics at HOT, the 24/7 single largest electronics retail outlet in the country
MUMBAI: Located at Delhi's Nehru Place metro station, HOT is India’s first 24X7 electronics store, catering to shoppers at any time throughout the week. Spread over a sprawling 40,000 square feet, HOT (House of Technology), is conceptualized and designed, by Idiom, a design and a strategy firm based in Bangalore
Over the course of 8 months, Idiom was empanelled to design the experience design for HOT a store dedicated to retailing technology and personal computing devices.
HOT has been envisioned as a store to provide boutique technology experience. A store that has something for everyone from 6 years old to 60.
The store has been designed to broadly divide itself into 2 zones – hosting business computing (servers, imaging solutions, printers) and personal computing (mobiles, cameras, tablets) technology.
Sonia Manchanda, Cofounder, Idiom said “There are various zones that have been created within the space, each offering a unique experience such as Play HOT Gives you the ultimate uninterrupted adrenaline filled gaming experience, HOT Shot has the latest cameras on display, HOT connect brings to you a range of wireless devices and mobile phones, HOT Life makes sure that the right lifestyle gadgets such as health monitoring devices are brought in for you. Every detail within the store has been well thought of. Be it the furniture, the signage system, the service delivery and even right down to the choice of uniform and accessories for the sales staff has been designed”
Girish Raj, Co-Founder, IDIOM said, “Consumers today are well-informed of technology products and have researched in advance, the specs, features, design, performance, cost, etc from tech review sites, consumer-experience sites and self-styled tech geeks. Their imagination has been triggered by numerous stimuli – product teasers, reviews, etc. They therefore want to see the gadgets, experience them to be early adopters, and not followers”. “We wanted to design a place where electronics is as hot as fashion. We designed an identity that is trendy and ever changing like fashion. The logo is symbolic of an experience that constantly gets refreshed and reloaded,” he added.
HOT also incorporates a groundbreaking concept of being open 24/7. House of Technology (HOT) designed by Idiom is definitely a concept that will take the Indian customers by surprise and also pose to be one of the best technologically designed store not just in India but in Asia.
Next time in Delhi, HOT is a store to watch out for!
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
