When Alpha Beats Gamma: Kids of the algorithm age reshape Content & CultureGen Alpha—children born between 2010 and 2025—are growing up in a fully digital world shaped by gaming, algorithms and meme culture, making...
18 Mar, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
AI-controlled toys serious threat for safety of children, action being taken: Union minister Ashwini VaishnawDuring the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, the minister said that the government has made provisions under the Digital Personal Data Protec...
11 Mar, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Can a toy make you a billionaire overnight? Meet the Chinese CEO who made $1.6 billion in a day thanks to a viral dollPop Mart CEO Wang Ning earned $1.6 billion in a single day as the company’s viral Labubu dolls sparked a global frenzy. With celebrities fl...
29 May, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Infinity Toy Tronics, Reliance Rise partner for cricket collectiblesInfinity Toy Tronics, a Pune-based start-up, has partnered with Reliance Rise to manufacture miniature figurines of IPL players. The licens...
18 Apr, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
When Amazon's new AI tool answers shoppers' queries, who benefits?Rufus, as the software is known, will help users, according to Amazon, by guiding them to the toaster ovens or dinosaur toys that best fit ...
06 Feb, 2024, 01.18 AM IST
Marks & Spencer's Christmas advertisement catches viewers' attention. Here's whyThe Christmas food advertisement from Marks & Spencer for 2022 has been unveiled, and fans find it amusing. Before Christmas, M&S is renown...
03 Nov, 2022, 10.29 PM IST
Toy manufacturers to see higher GST liability following AAR rulingWhile electronic toys such as expensive robots and kids’ tablets attracted 18% GST earlier, other toys such as tricycles and bicycles were ...
28 Oct, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Children, parents won’t let toy sales slow downPestering by children and parental guilt has helped the toy industry grow to $1.5 billion in the past few years.
03 Oct, 2019, 07.25 AM IST
- With a little bit of elf from friends
Ever since their traditional task of making millions of toys has been outsourced to more efficient production units, an elf ’s job can be q...
07 Nov, 2018, 11.16 PM IST
Beware! Online candy games make kids eat moreAfter playing a game with an embedded food advertisement, children ate 55 per cent more candy.
20 Dec, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
Amul digital ad draws flak for being sexistdaCunha Communications, which makes outdoor ads for Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation’s (GCMMF’s) Amul brand, is under flak on ...
28 Sep, 2015, 05.37 AM IST
Toy advertisements on TV transmit different values to boys and girls: StudyIn most of ads, cars and action heroes were associated with males, together with power and strength and the female role was linked to beaut...
27 Dec, 2013, 05.20 PM IST
- Do grown-ups always look to children to make their buying decisions?
It is not surprising that from cars and insurance policies to real estate, Indian dads are getting educated by their progeny on the ways of...
28 Jun, 2012, 05.28 AM IST
- Amul baby ad: Milk co-operative issues an ad featuring CPM leader & Rahul Gandhi
Amul has issued an ad featuring the veteran CPM leader driving toy cars with the Gandhi family scion, who has the Amul girl, the brand's ma...
15 Apr, 2011, 12.30 PM IST
- Funskool seeks to grow in toy market with new magnetic range
Toy maker Funskool India on Thursday said it has launched a new range of magnetic construction toys 'Magnext' as part of the company's plan...
21 May, 2009, 06.00 PM IST
- DTH players plan to make space for brands
DTH service providers are in talks with media planners and brands to sell space on their platform for advertising, reports Meenakshi Verma ...
11 Sep, 2008, 03.20 AM IST
- Mattel to recall 18 mn more Chinese-made toys
US toy maker Mattel on Tuesday announced it was recalling more than 18 million Chinese-made toys worldwide, including nine million in the U...
15 Aug, 2007, 02.51 AM IST