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Hans India
5 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
Airtel Offers 1-Year Free Perplexity Pro AI Subscription Worth ₹17,000 to All Customers
In a strategic move to empower its user base with next-gen AI tools, Bharti Airtel has rolled out a major offer: a free one-year subscription to Perplexity Pro, the premium plan of the AI-powered search engine, valued at ₹17,000. This offer is open to all Airtel customers across mobile, broadband, and DTH services. The initiative is part of a new partnership between Airtel and Perplexity, aiming to give Indian users access to powerful AI-driven knowledge tools at no extra cost. Customers can easily claim their complimentary subscription through the Airtel Thanks app by following the on-screen instructions. Perplexity is known for its conversational search experience, offering real-time, accurate answers instead of a list of links. While its basic version is already free to use, Perplexity Pro unlocks premium features designed for heavy users and professionals. These include: Unlimited daily Pro searches Access to advanced AI models like GPT-4.1 and Claude File upload and document analysis Image generation capabilities Exclusive access to Perplexity Labs—a space to experiment and build with AI Speaking on the partnership, Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, said: 'This collaboration will bring the powerful and real-time knowledge tool for millions of users at their fingertips, at no extra cost. This first-of-its-kind Gen-AI partnership in India is focused on helping our customers navigate the emerging trends in the digital world with confidence and ease.' Aravind Srinivas, Co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, shared his enthusiasm, stating: 'This partnership is an exciting way to make accurate, trustworthy, and professional-grade AI accessible to more people in India—whether a student, working professional, or managing a household. With Perplexity Pro, users get a smarter, easier way to find information, learn, and get more done.' This marks Perplexity's first-ever partnership with a telecom operator in India, following earlier collaborations with global players like SoftBank and T-Mobile. With India being one of the largest and fastest-growing internet markets, this move is expected to democratize access to cutting-edge AI tools and boost digital literacy and productivity across a broad audience.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Perplexity AI: Here's how Airtel users can avail Perplexity Pro for free
Bharti Airtel has partnered with AI-powered search platform Perplexity and will offer premium Perplexity Pro subscription free of cost to all Airtel users for one year. The subscription, otherwise priced at Rs 17,000 a year, will be available for mobile, WI-FI and DTH subscribers. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category PGDM Public Policy Healthcare Data Science Others Degree Technology MCA CXO Artificial Intelligence Finance MBA others Cybersecurity Product Management Data Science Operations Management healthcare Data Analytics Leadership Management Design Thinking Digital Marketing Project Management Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis & Decision Making Quantitative & Analytical Skills Organizational Management & Leadership Innovation & Entrepreneurship Duration: 24 Months IMI Delhi Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Online) Starts on Sep 1, 2024 Get Details The Pro subscription gives access to powerful AI tools designed for advanced search, deep research, creative exploration, and productivity, the telco said. 'We're thrilled to announce a game-changing partnership with Perplexity, bringing their cutting-edge AI capabilities exclusively for Airtel customers," said Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti Airtel. "This collaboration will bring the powerful and real-time knowledge tool for millions of users at their fingertips, at no extra cost. This first of its kind Gen-AI partnership in India is focused on helping our customers navigate the emerging trends in the digital world with confidence and ease.' Perplexity delivers clear, concise, and verified answers in conversational language, offering users a smarter, more intuitive way to find information and make decisions unlike other search engines that return a list of web links, Perplexity Live Events Airtel's offering of a free Rs 17,000 Perplexity Pro subscription to its 360 million customers could be a strategic move to attract new sign-ups and slow subscriber erosion amid fierce competition with Mukesh Ambani's Jio. 'This partnership is an exciting way to make accurate, trustworthy, and professional-grade AI accessible to more people in India—whether a student, working professional, or managing a household," said Aravind Srinivas, Cofounder & CEO of Perplexity. "With Perplexity Pro, users get a smarter, easier way to find information, learn, and get more done.' As of May 31, Bharti Airtel had roughly 390 million wireless users, versus Reliance Jio's 472 million, and locked in just 275,000 net additions in May compared to Jio's 2.7 million. Perplexity Pro includes features such as: Unlimited daily Pro searches Access to advanced AI models like GPT-4.1 and Claude Deep research and analysis capabilities File uploads for document-based answers Image generation Access to Perplexity Labs—a space for testing and building new ideas with AI Free Perplexity AI Pro Offer: How can Airtel users avail it? Users can go to the 'Rewards and OTTs' section from the homepage of the Airtel Thanks app to find and redeem the offer. Perplexity is available through the app on Android, iPhone, Windows, and Mac, as well as on a web browser. The offer is designed to appeal to a wide range of users, from students and professionals to homemakers and frequent travellers, bringing real value and productivity enhancement at no additional cost. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
India Today
5 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Airtel offering free 1-year Perplexity Pro AI plan worth Rs 17,000 to all customers, here is how to claim it
Airtel has announced a new offer for its customers across India, giving them complimentary access to the Perplexity Pro subscription plan for one year. The subscription, which usually costs Rs 17,000 annually, is now being offered at no cost to all Airtel users, including those on mobile, broadband, and DTH services. Customers can claim the subscription through the Airtel Thanks move comes as part of Airtel's partnership with Perplexity, an AI-powered search and answer engine. Perplexity offers a conversational approach to web search, giving users direct and well-researched responses instead of just listing search results. The platform is designed to handle follow-up queries and deliver context-rich information in real time. While the basic version of Perplexity is free for all, the Pro version brings advanced features meant for heavy users, professionals, and those who rely on AI for deeper research and Perplexity Pro, users get unlimited daily Pro searches, access to advanced AI models such as GPT-4.1 and Claude, the option to upload files for analysis, tools for image generation, and access to Perplexity Labs, a space where users can test and build new ideas using AI. To activate the free subscription, Airtel users can simply log in to the Airtel Thanks app and follow the instructions provided. Airtel has confirmed that the offer is open to all its existing customers. This is the first time Perplexity has tied up with a telecom operator in India. Perplexity has previously partnered with companies like SoftBank and T-Mobile in other countries. The partnership is seen as part of a larger push to bring high-end AI tools into the hands of everyday users in India, one of the world's biggest internet markets."This collaboration will bring the powerful and real-time knowledge tool for millions of users at their fingertips, at no extra cost. This first of its kind Gen-AI partnership in India is focused on helping our customers navigate the emerging trends in the digital world with confidence and ease," said Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti Airtel in a Co-founder and CEO, Aravind Srinivas, also spoke on the partnership, saying, "This partnership is an exciting way to make accurate, trustworthy, and professional-grade AI accessible to more people in India—whether a student, working professional, or managing a household. With Perplexity Pro, users get a smarter, easier way to find information, learn, and get more done."- Ends
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Negatives mostly priced in for tier 1 IT companies; correction likely in midcaps: Sunny Agrawal
Sunny Agrawal , Head of Fundamental Equity Research, SBI Cap Securities , says The IT sector faces a weak demand environment as clients seek productivity gains through Gen-AI while expecting cost benefits. While tier I IT company negatives are priced in, midcap IT firms face potential correction due to expensive valuations. KPIT Tech is expected to deliver muted growth commentary for FY26 amid global automobile industry uncertainties. What is your take on the IT pack? The market has digested TCS earnings and given that the company is not that bullish on the growth outlook and are anticipating some pressure on discretionary spending, we have already seen very tepid moves coming in the other IT majors as well. But within the lot, KPIT Tech is holding on to the gains of 2% right now. How do you analyse the overall IT space and any stock that you would like to bet on in this correction? Sunny Agrawal: The way the commentary of TCS and Tata Elxsi has played out, it clearly seems there is a lot of uncertainty in terms of demand environment and at the same time, clients want to increase productivity using various Gen-AI tools and at the same time they want the benefit to be passed on to him or her. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo So, overall, a pretty weak demand environment as far as the IT sector is concerned. Coming to a stock specific action or price action, most of the negatives are already in the price at least for tier I IT companies – be it TCS, Infosys or HCL Tech . The issue is with the midcap IT companies. The valuations are very expensive there compared to their largecap peers. In case the demand environment or the commentary is on weaker front from midcap companies, we see a sharp correction in the midcap IT pack. Moving on to the KPIT, the company during the mid-quarter update has already alerted the street that the deal execution is not playing out as per expectation and the deal wins are likely to slow down. Thus the negative news is already priced in for KPIT Tech and any positive development on the automobile side can act as a positive. Live Events You Might Also Like: Where to park money and where to create wealth now? Jyotivardhan Jaipuria answers But given the trade uncertainty going on in the global automobile industry, the transition from ICE engine to electric or for that matter hybrid, the dynamics of the industry are changing very rapidly. We expect KPIT to deliver a very muted set of commentary as far as growth for FY26 is concerned. So, let us wait and see what is the commentary of management on KPIT. You Might Also Like: Market very delicately poised; any bad news and we run the risk of downside: Aashish Somaiyaa TCS management on use-case based approach to AI; identifies 4 areas of focus
Economic Times
14-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Negatives mostly priced in for tier 1 IT companies; correction likely in midcaps: Sunny Agrawal
Live Events You Might Also Like: Where to park money and where to create wealth now? Jyotivardhan Jaipuria answers (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel , Head of Fundamental Equity Research,, says The IT sector faces a weak demand environment as clients seek productivity gains through Gen-AI while expecting cost benefits. While tier I IT company negatives are priced in, midcap IT firms face potential correction due to expensive valuations. KPIT Tech is expected to deliver muted growth commentary for FY26 amid global automobile industry way the commentary of TCS and Tata Elxsi has played out, it clearly seems there is a lot of uncertainty in terms of demand environment and at the same time, clients want to increase productivity using various Gen-AI tools and at the same time they want the benefit to be passed on to him or overall, a pretty weak demand environment as far as the IT sector is concerned. Coming to a stock specific action or price action, most of the negatives are already in the price at least for tier I IT companies – be it TCS, Infosys or HCL Tech The issue is with the midcap IT companies. The valuations are very expensive there compared to their largecap peers. In case the demand environment or the commentary is on weaker front from midcap companies, we see a sharp correction in the midcap IT on to the KPIT, the company during the mid-quarter update has already alerted the street that the deal execution is not playing out as per expectation and the deal wins are likely to slow down. Thus the negative news is already priced in for KPIT Tech and any positive development on the automobile side can act as a given the trade uncertainty going on in the global automobile industry, the transition from ICE engine to electric or for that matter hybrid, the dynamics of the industry are changing very rapidly. We expect KPIT to deliver a very muted set of commentary as far as growth for FY26 is concerned. So, let us wait and see what is the commentary of management on KPIT.
