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05 Oct

‘Muskaan’ in MP and Chhattisgarh

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In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, on the eve of World Smile Day, The Himalaya Drug Company rolled out its flagship social impact initiative ‘Muskaan’ with an objective to spread awareness about cleft lip and palate conditions. In partnership with Smile Train, the initiative will support free life-saving cleft treatment to children in need. This year’s campaign witnessed Arjuna awardee and Commonwealth Gold Medalist, Ms.Geeta Phogat, who extended her support to the initiative. The campaign was kick-started with a heart-warming video capturing the inspirational story of eight-year-old Munmun. The film portrays how Munmun’s life was transformed with safe cleft surgery. As…

05 Oct

Sankalp collection from Kalyan Jewellers

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Gearing up for Durga Pujo, Kalyan Jewellers launched the new Sankalp collection – a line of traditional jewellery, handcrafted in yellow gold with enamel Meenakari work. With Persian Meenakari work subtly incorporated into the kaarigari, Sankalp collection pays homage to the timeless pieces of the Bengal’s jewellery repertoire. From a Panch Noli heirloom necklace to the Sonar Haar, Juihaar and bangles, the Ratanchur to the various styles of tie chains, Kaan Pasha and Angti rings, each of the pieces in this collection are loaded with cultural and traditional symbolism. To make this festival shine even brighter, Kalyan Jewellers has announced…

05 Oct

SBI Life unveils a Financial Immunity survey

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SBI Life Insurance unveiled a comprehensive consumer survey, providing deep insights into consumer predispositions towards Financial Immunity in a post-COVID world. SBI Life commissioned the ‘Understanding consumer attitude towards Financial Immunity’ survey with The Nielsen Company, reaching out to over 2,400 consumers across 13 key cities. Understandably, in the wake of COVID-19, maintaining personal physical immunity has been on the fore. In fact, 8 out of 10 Indians are aware that ‘stress’ lowers mental and physical immunity. The survey attempts to better understand the cause of stress, by enquiring about the top financial worries of the consumer today. The reasons…

02 Oct

MITHUNA: WORLD’S THIRD-FINEST WHISKEY MADE IN INDIA

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Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world, said John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world by esteemed whisky reviewer JimMurray.Mithuna by Paul John has been declared one of the best whiskiesin the world by the acclaimed “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2021”.The development was announced by John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Set to be released worldwide in November, Mithuna by Paul John isthe second expression of the Zodiac series of Paul John IndianSingle Malt from JDPL. It may be noted that JDPL…

02 Oct

Volvo Working On A New All-Electric SUV; To Sit Below The XC40.

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Swedish luxury carmaker, Volvo Cars, is reportedly working on a new compact SUV that will be positioned below the XC40. The new SUV, which is expected to be called the Volvo XC20, will be based on the new electric vehicle (EV) platform developed by its parent company, Geely. This means the car will be an all-electric SUV. It was just in September 2020 that Volvo's Chinese owner introduced the new EV platform - Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA), at the recent Beijing Auto Show. Introducing the platform Geely's President An Conghui had said that the new architecture will support small as…

02 Oct

IRCTC LATEST NEWS: RAILWAYS PLANS TO INTRODUCE 200 MORE TRAINS THIS FESTIVE SEASON

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At a time when the passenger, mail and express trainservices are suspended because of the coronaviruslockdown, the Indian Railways on Thursday said that it isplanning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15and November 30 to cater to passenger rush during thefestive season.In a good news for passengers who are planning to travelduring the festive seasons, Railway Board Chairman andCEO VK Yadav said that the railways has decided that it willtake stock of passenger services on a daily basis dependingon the needs of the state governments and the status of thepandemic.

02 Oct

Amazon expands delivery infrastructure

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Amazon India augmented its delivery network ahead of the festive season. The company has notably ramped up its delivery infrastructure and added thousands of delivery partners to the network to serve the rising customer demand. The company has added close to 200 delivery stations, including those operated by Delivery Service Partners across the country, including in many remote northeastern towns such as Champhai, Kolasib, Lumding and Mokokchung. The company has also strengthened its delivery programs as well with its flagship ‘I Have Space’ (IHS) program, now comprising of more than 28,000 neighbourhood and Kirana in close to 350 cities. Under…

02 Oct

Amazon.in announces ‘Pujo Shopping Store’

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Amazon.in announced its ‘Pujo Shopping Store’ which brings a wide selection of specially curated products ranging from Pujo essentials, festive wear, makeup essentials, electronics, home décor, large appliances, smartphones, accessories, Amazon Devices and much more. As customers gear up for the festive season, the ‘Pujo Shopping Store’ on Amazon.in has been especially curated to be the one-stop-destination for them. It offers access to thousands of products to suit the unique needs of everyone from the comfort of their homes. Customers can choose from a host of leading brands. All offers & deals are from participating brands and sellers. Apart from…

01 Oct

WhatsApp Enables Always Mute, New Storage UI, Media Guidelines Features in Latest Android Beta.

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WhatsApp is enabling multiple features for Android beta users to tinker with. This includes a useful ‘Always Mute' feature, a new Storage Usage UI and its tools, and another feature called Media Guidelines. The instant messaging platform has released WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android and it also has been discovered that video and voice call buttons for business accounts have disappeared. The new features have been enabled in the latest beta, but the waiting time may be a little more for some. WABetaInfo dug into the latest WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android and spotted several new features in testing. The…

01 Oct

Car Sales September 2020: MG Motor India Registers 2.71 Per Cent Year-On-Year Decline.

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MG Motor India registered 2,537 units of retail sales for September 2020. If we consider year-on-year growth, the sales figures drop 2.71 per cent as MG sold 2,608 units in September last year. In August 2020, the company sold 2,851 cars. So the drop in month-on-month sales is 11 per cent. Although, the company reports that it registered a growth of 22 per cent in sales vis-a-vis Q3 last year. MG sold 7,493 units in Q3 of 2020 as against 6,134 units sold in the same quarter last year. MG says it registered high traction for the ZS EV since…