VARINDIA

Kalinga Digital Media (KDMPL) holds a strong position in the Indian media landscape, largely due to its flagship publication, VARINDIA – a leading National IT Magazine. Since its inception in 1999, VARINDIA has played a crucial role in driving a technological revolution by consistently delivering the latest news, insights, and analytical reports relevant to the Indian IT and Telecommunications sectors. It has established itself as a go-to source for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) news. VARINDIA serves as an influential platform for organizations within the ICT industry to effectively promote and showcase their products, services, and solutions. This monthly B2B magazine targets the IT Value-Added Reseller (VAR) community through its national edition and boasts a significant readership across metropolitan, A, B, C, and D-class cities, reaching over 30,000 channel partners in more than 300 towns and cities throughout India. The magazine's online presence, including varindia.com and daily news updates through VARINDIA News Services (VNS), is highly valued by 90% of its partners for the most current IT channel news. With over 300,000 page views, it stands out as the primary website for IT business partners (VARs), featuring real-time news, expert opinions, analysis, and updates on product launches pertinent to the channel community. Additionally, VARINDIA has recently introduced a test lab and a national news studio, further enhancing its offerings.

National, Trade/B2B

English

Magazine

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Global

#1005878

India

#89049

Finance/Finance

#1629

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Indian firms prioritizing speed over security as AI and machine

7 hours ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

The study finds most organizations lack control over machine identities, with security concerns around manipulation and sensitive access emerging as major barriers to Agentic AI adoption and a growing identity security challenge CyberArk has released its 2025 Identity Security Landscape report, highlighting how the rapid adoption of AI and cloud technologies is unintentionally expanding the identity-based attack surface.
CtrlS joins elite group of Google Verified Peering Providers

7 hours ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

CtrlS, as a Google Verified Peering Provider (VPP), offers simplified and reliable connectivity to Google's network, ensuring faster access to services like Google Cloud, Workspace, Search, and YouTube, enhancing performance and availability CtrlS Datacenters has achieved Google Verified Peering Provider (VPP) status, demonstrating its commitment to delivering fast, secure, and reliable connectivity to Google’s network while strengthening its interconnection ecosystem to better serve the...
South Korea Flags DeepSeek Over Unauthorized Data Transfers

1 day ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

The Personal Information Protection Commission said DeepSeek sent personal information to companies in China and the U.S. during its app launch in January. South Korea has launched a formal investigation into Chinese AI startup DeepSeek following allegations of a serious data breach involving the unauthorized transfer of user information and AI prompts.
Genesys opens cutting-edge CX innovation hub in Chennai

1 day ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

The new Executive Briefing Centre fosters collaboration by providing an interactive space to explore emerging CX solutions, aligning with Genesys’ report showing businesses plan to allocate 33% of CX budgets to AI this year Genesys has launched its state-of-the-art Executive Briefing Centre (EBC) in Chennai, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and expansion in India.
Google monopoly under fire: US seeks major breakup in court

1 day ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

With AI becoming increasingly central to tech innovation, regulators fear Google’s search monopoly may evolve into AI dominance, as Judge Amit P. Mehta nears a decision on how to curb the company’s market control The US Justice Department has opened a pivotal hearing in federal court, urging the breakup of Google to address what it describes as an entrenched monopoly in internet search.
ORF Submits Key Recommendations on DPDP Rules

1 day ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the draft for Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 in January, inviting public feedback by March 5. In line with this initiative, MeitY hosted a consultative session on 18 February in New Delhi, which saw participation from key stakeholders, including the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). ORF actively engaged in the discussions and later submitted detailed recommendations.
DPS Indirapuram unveils India’s first institutional

1 day ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

DPS Indirapuram has unveiled India’s first Institutional AI & Robotics Lab—an initiative that seamlessly blends futuristic technology with classroom learning. This milestone marks a significant stride in reimagining how students engage with emerging fields like artificial intelligence and robotics from an early age. The newly introduced AI Lab captivated attendees with live demonstrations of its most advanced features, including humanoid robots and robotic dogs.
Reddit rolls out AI-powered Answers feature in India

1 day ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

Social media platform Reddit has extended its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) feature, Reddit Answers, to India and several other markets, as part of its efforts to better compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Perplexity. Currently available in beta on desktop, iOS, and Android, Reddit Answers allows users to ask questions and receive curated summaries of relevant conversations and details across the platform using a new, AI-powered conversational interface.
Elon Musk announces Grok AI Gets Vision and Voice

1 day ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

In a significant leap forward for conversational AI, Elon Musk has announced a powerful new update to the Grok chatbot developed by his AI startup, xAI. The latest upgrade introduces Grok AI vision and voice capabilities, transforming the once text-only assistant into a multimodal AI powerhouse. With this update, Grok AI capabilities now include real-time image and voice interaction.
Pine Labs elevates CEO Amrish Rau to MD and Chairman

1 day ago | varindia.com | Deepak Kumar Sahu

Pine Labs, a merchant commerce and payments platform, has promoted its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amrish Rau, from the role of Additional Director to Managing Director and Chairman. His elevation comes as the company prepares for its Initial Public Offering. Importantly, Rau continues to be the CEO of the Peak XV-backed firm.