The Hype Studio has won the public relations and communications mandate for robotics and automation company Integra Robotics. Under the mandate, the agency will handle strategic communications, media relations, thought leadership and brand storytelling for Integra Robotics. The communications programme will focus on indigenous robotics, industrial automation, collaborative robots, smart manufacturing, AI and computer vision. It will also highlight robotics applications in defence and hazardous environments. The Hype Studio’s Aman Uppal said the partnership would help build narratives around Integra Robotics’ innovations and strengthen its position in India’s robotics, automation and deeptech ecosystem.

Godrej Industries Group and Avian We. won the Gold Fulcrum Masters awards in the corporate and consultancy categories, respectively, at the 2026 Fulcrum Awards, held at Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty on September 26. Burson Genesis and First Partners shared Silver in the consultancy category, while veteran communications professional Alpana Killawala received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Godrej Industries Group was among the major winners, taking Gold across several categories. Its #CelebratingAcceptance campaign won Creativity and Innovation, while From Paper to Policy topped both Public Affairs and Consumer Products and Retail. It also won Gold for Godrej Agrovet’s Ashitaka, Godrej Pride Hog and Shubh Aarambh. Avian We. added four campaign Golds to its consultancy Masters win, including AI For Her for NITI Aayog in Digital and Banega Swasth India for Reckitt Dettol in Integrated Communications. Burson Genesis took both Special Campaign Golds, winning Brand Reputation for N

Gurgaon-based communications and PR tech firm CommsCredible, founded by Aman Dhall, has marked its sixth anniversary with a rebrand, moving from its founding philosophy of #StoryMatters to a positioning centred on Actual Intelligence.  The positioning is built around the ABCDE model: AI Discovery, Brand Strategy, Content Marketing, Digital PR and Experiential Events. The model aims to connect how brands communicate, appear, are discovered and experienced across platforms.  Dhall said the shift reflects changes in how brands are discovered, understood and chosen as AI, search and fragmented media consumption reshape communications.  Over six years, CommsCredible has worked with 40 high-growth businesses across fintech, deep tech, sport tech, manufacturing and social impact in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The company will continue supporting founders, businesses and organisations while expanding its capabilities across AI Discovery, strategy, content, di

Wednesday, 14 October 2026 #1  ·  Front Page / Times Nation  ·  Ground report Pjb anti-drugs activist shot dead on live cam By Neel Kamal   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page Page 1, continued Page 16 Anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota, 45, was shot dead in broad daylight in Mansa, Punjab, while livestreaming a confrontation with chemist Ashwani Kumar whom he accused of selling synthetic drugs. Kumar fired multiple times, hitting Jhota and four bystanders; Jhota died of three bullet wounds. The killing triggered a complete business shutdown in Mansa, political backlash against the AAP government, and Jhota's father — a former Army man — refused to cremate the body until the accused was caught. Kamal reconstructs the killing with precise chronology drawn from CCTV, Facebook live footage, named witnesses and hospital sources, and situates it within Punjab's chronic drug crisis and