Umang Bedi joins Dailyhunt as president

Previously, he was managing director, Facebook, India and South Asia.

Verse Innovation, creators of Dailyhunt, has appointed Umang Bedi as its president. Dailyhunt is an Indian portal for news and regional language content.

Previously, Bedi was working with Facebook, India and South Asia as managing director. Bedi was also associated with global enterprises such as Adobe, Intuit and Symantec in India and South Asia. He has been the recipient of coveted awards including - Fortune India 40 Under 40, GQ's 50 Most Influential Young Indians and 40 Under 40 by the Economic Times.

According to the press note received, Dailyhunt offers over 250,000 news articles in 14 languages licensed from thousands of content partners and contributors every day. It provides original video content in Hindi and Telugu, free live television streaming service with 130+ channels across 9 languages through a strategic partnership with Vuclip and YuppTV, market leaders in the over-the-top (OTT) video content space. Dailyhunt's latest offering comes in the form of Newzly, a news excerpt mobile application that provides user customised trending headlines, also in 9 languages.