TechPulse

upGrad School of Technology Partners with SSAHE to Drive Industry-Linked Innovation on Campus


upGrad School of Technology has entered a strategic collaboration with Karnataka-based Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SSAHE) to embed industry-aligned, AI-first technology education within the university’s engineering programmes.

Finance

HDFC Bank Releases First Standalone CSR Report, Spends ₹1,068 Crore in FY25


HDFC Bank has released its first-ever standalone CSR Report, highlighting a CSR spend of ₹1,068 crore in FY 2024–25 and a decade of impact through its Parivartan programme, touching 10.56 crore lives across India.

Social Media

Spotify Investigates Massive Data Scrape Amid Claims of Audio and Metadata Leak


Spotify has confirmed it is investigating an incident involving unauthorized scraping of its platform, after reports claimed access to hundreds of millions of rows of track metadata and tens of millions of audio files, raising fresh concerns around piracy and copyright protection.

Events in Goa

Serendipity Arts Festival 2025 Concludes 10th Edition with a Grand, Multidisciplinary Finale


The Serendipity Arts Festival 2025 concluded its landmark 10th edition in Panaji with powerful performances, exhibitions, and cultural experiences that celebrated ten days of artistic dialogue, innovation, and community engagement across Goa’s public and heritage spaces.

Entertainment

Salman Khan Becomes the Last of Bollywood’s Khan Trinity to Turn 60


As Salman Khan turns 60 on December 27, he completes a milestone year for Bollywood’s iconic Khan trinity, following Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan earlier this year.