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HarperCollins and AAN Comics announce the publication of The Warrior Pack
NEW DELHI, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — HarperCollins and AAN Comics bring The Warrior Pack by Rishi Kumar. This collection of war comics brings to the reader 24 real life stories of Ashok Chakra Awardees and is a tribute to the men and women who don the uniform in service of the country and exemplify the message of service before self.
Praise for The Warrior Pack
“I am very happy to know that Rishi Kumar’s illustrated stories on the Ashok Chakra are getting the attention they deserve. It is about time that the citizens of India are made aware of the courage and gallantry of those who have given their all for the nation. The box pack containing 24 stories of winners of the Ashok Chakra is a brilliant idea.“– Major General Ian Cardozo, AVSM, SM
“If there is something conspicuous by its absence it is the availability of contemporary military history in the everyday discourse. There is a genuine shortage of literature not just for researchers but also for the common citizen. This is where the “Warrior Pack” by AAN comics fills in with 24 tales of valour covering the Ashoka chakra recipients. The collection is not merely a comic book series, but military history chronicled in a unique style that should be considered as part of the Indian military history and culture. It tells us about the tradition of valour courage and sacrifice that has been the hallmark of Indian soldiers since times immemorial.“-Colonel (Ret’d) Divakaran Padmakumar Pillay, Shaurya Chakra, PhD., Military Historian and Research fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence and Strategic Analysis
“As a war veteran of the 1971 War and counter insurgency operations in the North East I know that the line between war and peace are getting blurred and gallantry whether fighting an internal or external foe is gallantry. Because peace time operations do not get the coverage that wartime operations get, quite often the courage displayed by our men goes un-noticed. AAN Comics must be commended for bringing out this series of illustrated books on the Ashoka Chakra winners which bring to the notice of our public the heroism displayed by our soldiers on almost a daily basis. Heroism is displayed not only by soldiers in fighting an enemy, it is also displayed by soldiers and civilians alike in other situations where they risk their own lives at stake to save that of their fellow citizens. The Ashoka series of medals are applicable to them also and as such are inspiration to all.“–Major Chandrakant Singh, Vir Chakra, Author and Veteran
“In its 75 years since Independence, India has had to fight five wars and defend itself in innumerable acts of terrorism and conflict situations threatening its peace. Although courage and supreme sacrifice for India and its people has been unending, the stories of valour and glory of real heroes are not well known among citizens. A land with such a rich tradition of putting nation above all must continue to inspire and motivate its children and youth in an increasingly conflicted world. This exciting and interesting comic book series also chronicles history in a way that is easy to read, understand and to help imbibe the spirit of patriotism that makes heroes rise above mere mortals in any situation that has demanded valour and sacrifice. This fitting Tribute to the Men and Women in service of the country will make every citizen proud and inspire many more to follow in the footsteps of the hallowed heroes.“–Meghna Girish, mother of a Braveheart and Founder-Trustee, Major Akshay Girish Memorial Trust.
“Rishi Kumar’s AAN Comics has graphically told the story of India’s greatest War Heroes. Well researched with real life vivid graphics, the courage and valour of the Indian Armed Forces and its men is recounted in the 24 graphic stories. This compendium is a must for schools, libraries, personal reading and worldwide distribution to showcase the valour of one of the finest armies in the world. From the 2 World Wars to defending India’s boundaries against Chinese and Pakistani aggression to the insurgencies within, Indian soldiers have proved that they are second to none.“-Ashali Varma, film maker, journalist and author of The Victoria Cross: A Love Story
About The Warrior Pack
AAN Publishers is proud to present a set of war comics based on the stories of brave hearts of the Indian Armed Forces who have been awarded the Ashok Chakra for their outstanding courage, valour, and daring in military operations.
The Ashok Chakra is India’s highest peacetime military decoration. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), and is awarded for the ‘most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice‘ other than in the face of the enemy. The decoration maybe awarded either to military or civilians.
These comic books depict what our warriors have to endure in order to provide victory, freedom, honour, and dignity to the country in their fight against the enemy, both foreign and domestic, in the most hostile conditions ranging from deserts to snow mountains and all the way into the jungles.
These war stories are a combination of Martyrs’ Tribute, Military History, War, Geopolitics, and Art merged into real-life illustrated stories that will make any reader proud of their armed forces and inculcate a strong message of’ ‘country first and always‘. The Stories will emphasize the contemporary military history of our country.
The objective of these illustrated stories is to bring our war heroes into public consciousness.
About Rishi Kumar:
Rishi Kumar, creator, illustrator and publisher of AAN Comics, brings to life the true stories of war and war heroes from the Indian Armed Forces since 2012.
About AAN Comics
AAN Publishers is a creative company that publishes graphic novels on India’s post-independence wars and gallantry award winners of the Indian Armed Forces.
About HarperCollins India
HarperCollins India publishes some of the finest writers from the Indian Subcontinent and around the world, publishing approximately 200 new books every year, with a print and digital catalogue of more than 2,000 titles across 10 imprints. Its authors have won almost every major literary award including the Man Booker Prize, JCB Prize, DSC Prize, New India Foundation Award, Atta Galatta Prize, Shakti Bhatt Prize, Gourmand Cookbook Award, Publishing Next Award, Tata Literature Live! Award, Gaja Capital Business Book Prize, BICW Award, Sushila Devi Award, Sahitya Akademi Award and Crossword Book Award. HarperCollins India also represents some of the finest publishers in the world including Harvard University Press, Gallup Press, Oneworld, Bonnier Zaffre, Usborne, Dover and Lonely Planet. HarperCollins India is now the recipient of five Publisher of the Year Awards – In 2021 and 2015 at the Publishing Next Industry Awards, and in 2021, 2018 and 2016 at Tata Literature Live. HarperCollins India is a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Reliance Digital Introduces High-Performance iQOO 15R to its Nationwide Store Network
MUMBAI, India, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reliance Digital announces the offline retail availability of iQOO, the high-performance smartphone brand built for today’s youth and tech-forward consumers. Following strong traction in online channels, iQOO is now extending its presence into physical retail, allowing customers to experience and purchase its devices first-hand at Reliance Digital stores across India.
Known for pushing the boundaries of speed, and power, the iQOO 15R is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, delivering exceptional speed, responsiveness, and sustained performance throughout the day. It packs iQOO’s biggest battery yet in an ultra-slim 7.90mm design, making it India’s slimmest smartphone with a 7600 mAh battery.
The device features a 6.5K IceCore VC Cooling Chamber for stable performance and runs on OriginOS 6.0 based on Android 16 out of the box, supported by 4 years of software updates and 6 years of security updates. It is also equipped with a Sony LYT-700V OIS camera, a 1.5K 144Hz AMOLED EyeCare display, and IP68 & IP69 dust and water resistance, making it a dependable daily partner for professionals on the go.
The brand’s offline expansion marks an important step in deepening consumer engagement by offering hands-on access to its devices, enabling customers to explore iQOO’s powerful performance, advanced display technology, and flagship-grade camera capabilities in a real-world retail environment.
The availability of iQOO at Reliance Digital brings together two brands driven by innovation and consumer experience. While iQOO continues to build its reputation as a performance-led smartphone brand, Reliance Digital strengthens its portfolio by offering customers access to cutting-edge technology brands through its extensive nationwide retail network.
Through engaging in-store experiences, knowledgeable staff, and immersive product demonstrations, Reliance Digital aims to help consumers better understand iQOO’s performance-first DNA. This move further reinforces Reliance Digital’s commitment to staying ahead of evolving consumer preferences and serving as a preferred destination for discovering new-age technology.
With this expansion, Reliance Digital continues to play a key role in shaping India’s consumer electronics landscape by bringing future-ready brands closer to customers, while enabling smartphone brands like iQOO to build stronger connections with a growing, performance-driven audience.
The all new iQOO 15R is now available at Reliance Digital stores nationwide.
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Kotak Alts announces winner of the inaugural Katalyst Awards
Ms Himani Choudhary named Katalyst for the year – India’s Best Financial Content Creator; wins Rs. 25 Lakhs
MUMBAI, India, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kotak Katalyst Awards, a national initiative instituted to recognise excellence and responsibility in financial content creation has announced the winner of its first Katalyst edition. Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (“Kotak Alts”) today announced Himani Choudhary as the winner. The winner was awarded a prize of INR 25 Lakhs, positioning Katalyst among the most meaningful recognitions for financial content creators in India.
Srini Sriniwasan, Managing Director, Kotak Alts, said, “The Kotak Alts Katalyst Awards were instituted to recognize content creators who are contributing meaningfully to financial literacy in India. As investor participation deepens, audiences are seeking clarity, context, and credibility. The response from creators was overwhelming and points to the new generation of financial educators. As the inaugural winner Ms. Himani Chaudhary, exemplifies the standard of financial communication that Katalyst seeks to encourage.”
The first edition of the Kotak Alts Katalyst Awards received over six hundred entries from across 19 states and in 8 languages, reflecting the growing role of digital creators in shaping financial awareness. Conceived in response to increasing clutter and misinformation in the financial ecosystem, Katalyst is designed to recognize creators who place accuracy, transparency, and investor interest at the core of their work.
The winning content, ‘Personal Finance & Major Finance Updates’ by Himani Choudhary, was recognised for its clarity, originality, and credibility. The jury noted the content’s ability to explain complex financial concepts in a clear and measured manner, supported by strong research and a consistent focus on investor education over virality.
To ensure a robust and transparent evaluation process, the awards framework was designed and audited by EY. The top thirty entries were assessed by an academic jury.
The top 10 finalists were subsequently evaluated by a grand jury comprising Kunal Shah, Founder and CEO of CRED; Radhika Gupta, Managing Director and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund; and Alpesh Shah, Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group, and chaired by Ananth Narayan, former Whole–Time Member of SEBI with extensive capital markets and regulatory experience.
The Katalyst Awards recognise financial content creators who priorities financial literacy, substance, and long–term investor interest. Through this initiative, Kotak Alts aims to encourage responsible financial communication and support the development of informed and confident investors across India.
About Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd: Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (‘Kotak Alts’), a part of Kotak Mahindra Group (‘Kotak’), focuses on Alternate Asset Management and Investment Advisory businesses. Kotak Alts was set up in early 2005 and has raised, managed, and advised over USD 22 billion across different asset classes, including Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Special Situations, Private Credit, and Investment Advisory. The asset management business and investment advisory vertical are managed by independent specialist teams. For more information, visit https://www.kotakalternateasset.com/
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Paperpal for Life Sciences Establishes HIPAA Readiness, Strengthening Enterprise Adoption of AI in Regulated Medical and Scientific Writing Workflows
MUMBAI, India, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Paperpal for Life Sciences, an enterprise-grade Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform by Cactus Communications, purpose-built for Medical Affairs and Life Sciences organizations, announced the completion of an assessment evaluating its operational and technical safeguards to support Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements. This milestone reinforces Paperpal’s commitment to meeting the rigorous standards of security, data protection, and regulatory readiness required for regulated scientific workflows.
Growing AI use in medical affairs writing and publication workflows is intensifying scrutiny on data privacy, governance, and regulatory accountability. To support these evolving needs, Paperpal for Life Sciences has undertaken an assessment of its systems and processes to evaluate readiness to support HIPAA compliance, where applicable, and now proudly offers the option to execute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for Protected Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII). This offering gives customers the confidence that PHI or PII, if received, is handled securely and responsibly, in line with regulatory expectations and enterprise risk management practices.
Paperpal for Life Sciences provides AI writing, literature search, source-grounded summarization with citation support, and critical publication checks, powering medical affairs content creation under stringent data privacy and governance controls. The platform accelerates research-to-publication timelines by upto 25%, supporting faster dissemination of clinical evidence and earlier commercialization of new drugs and therapies.
Nishchay Shah, Group CTO and EVP, Products and AI at Cactus Communications, said, “As AI becomes foundational to regulated scientific and medical workflows, compliance and trust are no longer optional. Paperpal for Life Sciences’ HIPAA readiness measures reflect our secure-by-design approach to AI, strong data governance framework, and alignment with real-world enterprise and regulatory requirements. This milestone enables organizations to adopt AI at scale with confidence that their data, processes, and compliance obligations are protected .”
Elvira Dsouza, President, Cactus Life Sciences, added, “Medical Affairs and Life Sciences teams operate in highly regulated environments where scientific rigor, data privacy, and compliance are non-negotiable. HIPAA readiness positions Paperpal for Life Sciences as a trusted AI partner, one that enables organizations to accelerate evidence generation and scientific communication without compromising regulatory integrity .”
With this announcement, Paperpal for Life Sciences reinforces its position as a purpose-built, enterprise-ready AI platform for medical affairs content generation that supports innovation while meeting the highest standards of privacy, ethics, and regulatory compliance.
Media Contact:
Nidhi Amin
nidhi.amin@cactusglobal.com
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