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20 Feb

SeekMed’s roundtable with top Cardio and Onco experts

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A global telehealth platform that allows patients worldwide to seek professional and ethical medical advice from India's eminent award-winning doctors, SeekMed organized a virtual roundtable in Guwahati to discuss rising and disturbing health disorders in the North-East region. Country’s top Cardio and Onco experts - Padma Bhushan Awardee, Dr T.S. Kler (Chairman - Fortis Heart and Vascular Institute and Medical Advisor for SeekMed) and Dr Harit Chaturvedi (Chairman - Max Institute of Cancer Care, Max Super Specialty Hospital and a Patron of SeekMed) were among the speakers. The roundtable also discussed how Covid changed the healthcare world from being traditional…

20 Feb

Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge to connect Assam and Meghalaya

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In presence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge was held. The 19KM long bridge will connect Assam and Meghalaya over the Brahmaputra River, making it the longest of all river bridges in India. The Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge is provided with financial support by Japan, amounting to JPY 25,483 million (Rs 1,573-crore). After completion, traveling time between Dhubri and Phulbhari will become shorter. Since 2008, Japan, through its funding agency known as JICA, has extended 231 billion Japanese Yen (Rs 16,174-crore) as concessional ODA loans…

20 Feb

BharatPe to Land in Guwahati Market

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BharatPe, India’s leading Fintech company for merchants announced the roll out of its financial services in Guwahati. This is the first of the many cities that the company plans to venture in, in the North East, as part of the second phase of expansion across India. The company has set a target to onboard over 50,000 merchants across categories including Grocery, Food and Restaurants, Colleges and Educational Institutions, Pharmacies and Amusement Parks. The company will also be launching merchant loans for its merchant partners in Guwahati over the course of the coming months. It has set a target of building…

20 Feb

Mood Boost Spring Collection – Kiko Milano

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Kiko Milano launched the all-new Mood Boost Spring Collection. It is a fresh lineup bringing bright vibes to one’s beauty kit for Spring 2021. This latest Kiko Milano collection extends pure seasonal overhaul with products designed to invigorate one’s senses. It guarantees to boost the user’s mood and wits to break the winter blues with colours, scents and sensorial texture and packaging. Kiko Milano’s refreshing new shades embrace scents, sit alongside pleasing textures and gently contrast tones to form a lineup that unveils the season’s new look. Skin and face products give a gorgeous glow, while eye and lip products…

19 Feb

Max to touch Bardhaman Market

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One of India’s leading standalone health insurance players, Max Bupa announced its expansion plans in Bardhaman. Max Bupa is starting its operations in Bardhaman and aims to provide health coverage to over 6000 people in the next five years. Max Bupa’s customers can avail cashless hospitalization through 11 network hospitals in the city and more than 6000 hospitals across the country. They will also have access to benefits like preauthorization of cashless claims within 30 minutes, making quality healthcare more accessible. The company now has presence in 4 markets in West Bengal including Kolkata, Bardhaman, West Medinipur, and Malda. Max…

19 Feb

Max Bupa to enter in Asansol

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One of India’s leading standalone health insurance players, Max Bupa announced its expansion plans in Asansol. Max Bupa is starting its operations in Asansol and aims to provide health coverage to over 7500 people in the next five years. Max Bupa’s customers can avail cashless hospitalization at the designated network hospital in the city and more than 6000 hospitals across the country. They will also have access to benefits like preauthorization of cashless claims within 30 minutes, making quality healthcare more accessible. The company now has presence in 4 markets in West Bengal including Kolkata, Bardhman, West Medinipur, and Malda.…

19 Feb

HGE’s EdLEAP- Education Leaders’ Programme

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Aiming to offer a new leadership programme, EdLEAP, for teachers and educators, Hughes Global Education has been selected by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. The Post Graduate Certification programme has been designed for aspiring school leaders, academicians, and entrepreneurs to help build and strengthen leadership across schools. The course will involve a blend of Interactive Live Online Learning sessions, replicating a classroom learning experience and four days of a face-to-face campus module. The new courses will be delivered to learners across India over the Hughes interactive onsite learning platform in direct-to-device mode (D2D). It is curated by the eminent…

19 Feb

#TrustIsEverything campaign of Kalyan Jewellers

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Kalyan Jewellers launched the sixth edition of its #TrustIsEverything campaign with a digital film starring all of Kalyan’s brand ambassadors. Kalyan Jewellers’ Trust series exhibits the emotion of ‘Bharosa’ through the storyline of wedding celebrations across the country. The 90-second multilingual film sees global and regional brand ambassadors come together, to celebrate their different identities, languages, cultures and traditions, woven together by the emotion of ‘Bharosa’. Kalyan’s national brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan digitally launched the film on social media. Over the years, through the Trust Ad series, Kalyan Jewellers has highlighted Trust – as the core value that the brand…

18 Feb

Asian Granito: Consolidated net sales Rs. 385-crore in Q3FY21

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During Q3FY21, Asian Granito India Limited (AGIL) has reported net profit of Rs. 24.9-crore, growth of 126% as compared to net profit of Rs. 11-crore in the corresponding period last year. Consolidated net sales for the quarter ended December 2020 was reported at Rs. 384.6-crore, up by 29% over previous fiscal’s same period net sales of Rs. 297.9-crore. Consolidated EBITDA for the quarter ended December 2020 was reported Rs. 49.5-crore. Asian Granito India Ltd has the widest range of tiles and bathroom fittings, which include ceramic floor, vitrified, digital wall, porcelain, parking, natural marble, Quartz, and much more. With the…

18 Feb

JSW Cement introduces AI-based digital interventions

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JSW Cement, India’s leading Green Cement producer, is digitizing its Sales & Marketing operations to provide channel partners ease of doing business by leveraging AI-based digital interventions. It has partnered with Yalochat, world’s leading conversational commerce service provider, to introduce AI-based Anytime Anywhere Business transactions for its trade customers. The Yalochat partnership enables JSW Cement to upsell, transact and provide better service to its customers over messaging apps like WhatsApp. This will differentiate JSW Cement as it traverses from current 14 MTPA to 25 MTPA capacities by FY2023. JSW Cement is among the first Indian cement companies to introduce conversational…