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The Body Shop partners with CRY to end Period shame

The Body Shop partners with CRY to end Period shame

The Body Shop, the activist British beauty brand powered by purposeful feminismsets out to partner with CRY (Child Rights and You), a leading Indian non-profit organization, to make real change by raising awareness about Periods, Period Shame and the impact of Period Shame of India’s girls & women. Through this partnership, The Body Shop aims to normalize the conversation around periods and raise funds towards menstrual health and education efforts for communicated deeply affected by the pandemic. This movement by The Body Shop is aimed to create an inclusive and long-term change on ground by including all genders in the…
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GoDaddy to help local businesses to build websites

GoDaddy to help local businesses to build websites

A new integrated marketing campaign has been launched by GoDaddy Inc. to encourage small local businesses in the country to create an online presence for their business. Aligned with the government’s ‘Vocal for Local’ mission, GoDaddy aims to support local businesses by helping them build their own website easily and at an affordable price. For this campaign GoDaddy will be working with its current brand ambassador in India and one of the world’s most renowned cricketers, MS Dhoni. He will be seen in the character of Bijness Bhai, a helpful business mentor, guiding and encouraging small local business owners to…
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TVS Apache RTR 160 4V – ‘Most Powerful’ motorcycle

TVS Apache RTR 160 4V – ‘Most Powerful’ motorcycle

TVS Apache RTR 160 4V motorcycle has been launched by TVS Motor Company. The new TVS Apache RTR 160 4V motorcycle will be available in three colours:Racing Red, Knight Black and Metallic Blue. It will be available in two variants at the current price: Disc priced at Rs 110,320 and the Drum priced at Rs 107,270. The motorcycle is the ‘Most Powerful’ motorcycle in its class. TVS Apache RTR 160 4V motorcycle gets an advanced engine 159.7 cc, single-cylinder, 4-valve, oil-cooled engine. The engine is mated to a 5-speed super-slick gearbox that offers a precise and powerful riding experience. The…
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Mswipe empowers merchants to offer micro ATM

Mswipe empowers merchants to offer micro ATM

Mswipe launched ATM Express to empower merchants to offer micro ATM facilities at their point-of-sale (POS) terminals to customers. Mswipe is the largest POS merchant acquirer and leading end-to-end digital enabler of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Mswipe took this initiative in line with the vision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to boost digital payments infrastructure in the North East. Last year the RBI set up Rs 500-crore Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIFD) to improve digital payments in rural areas and north east region. The valued added service by Mswipe is in line with the scheme and aims…
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Container ship named The Ever Green has been blocking the Suez Canal, posing threat to worldwide trade

Container ship named The Ever Green has been blocking the Suez Canal, posing threat to worldwide trade

The Ever Green, a 400-meter (1,300-foot) container ship got stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal on Tuesday and has since been blocking the vital maritime passageway between Asia and Europe. A giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal has put the vulnerabilities of global trade center stage. DW looks at the major shipping routes most at risk from unforeseen events. The Ever Given, a 400-meter (1,300-foot) container ship got stranded in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Tuesday and has since been blocking the vital maritime passageway between Asia and Europe. The suspension of traffic through the narrow channel has deepened problems for…
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Covovax trials begin in India

Covovax trials begin in India

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday said clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax have begun in India and the company hopes to launch it by September this year. In August 2020, US-based vaccine maker Novavax, Inc had announced a licence agreement with SII for the development and commercialisation of NVX-CoV2373, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in low and middle-income countries and India. “Covovax trials finally begin in India; the vaccine is made through a partnership with @Novavaxand @SerumInstIndia. It has been tested against African and UK variants of #COVID19 and has an overall efficacy of 89%. Hope to launch…
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McDowell’s No1 launches Limited Edition pack

McDowell’s No1 launches Limited Edition pack

To celebrate the festival of colors, McDowell's No1 has launched a new limited-edition pack (LEP). McDowell's No1 #YaariKeRang LEP has a QR code that enables yaars to add coloursto each other and celebrate the festival while sharing it virtually with them on social media. This new No1 pack #YaariKeRang comes in beautiful golden and silver packaging with a dash of yellow, blueand pink splashes,signifying the occasion in all glory. Just like colours, friendships have no boundaries, and this exciting pack is here to make rendezvous with the yaars a kaleidoscopic experience. The yaars of the popular show Mirzapur, Divyenndu, ShwetaTripathi…
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Abutani Trucking dlivers 1000th BharatBenz

Abutani Trucking dlivers 1000th BharatBenz

Abutani Trucking, an authorized dealer of BharatBenz trucks in Assam since 2017, celebrated a sales milestone of delivering 1000 BharatBenz trucks to customers in the North East. The sales milestone is a testament to growing customer faith and confidence in BharatBenz products. Abutani Trucking provides sales and service for the complete range of 9-49 tonne BharatBenz trucks. Mr. Rajaram Krishnamurthy, Vice-President, Marketing, Sales & Customer Service at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) said, “We are delighted to congratulate Abutani Trucking on their delivery of 1000 BharatBenz trucks. The North East region has a high demand for tipper trucks and that…
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Nissan India to increase prices from April

Nissan India to increase prices from April

Nissan India will increase prices of all available models for Nissan and Datsun, effective from 1April 2021. Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd said, “There has been continuous escalation in auto component prices, and we have tried to absorb this escalation over the last few months. We are now constrained to increase our prices across all Nissan & Datsun models, the increase varies from variant to variant, while still offering the best value proposition to its discerning Indian customers.” The Nissan KICKS is available in 1.5L naturally aspirated & 1.3L Turbo petrol engine option in MT &…
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Petrol and diesel prices have been slashed for a second straight day.

Petrol and diesel prices have been slashed for a second straight day.

Petrol and diesel rates were cut by oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Thursday as global crude oil prices continue to weaken. This was the second straight day of fuel price cut by OMCs after rates were slashed for the first time in 2021 on Wednesday. Petrol rates have been cut by 21 paise, while diesel prices in the country have been lowered by 20 paise. Following the cut, a litre of petrol in Delhi costs Rs 90.78, down from Rs 90.99 on Wednesday. Prices have also dropped in cities like Kolkata (Rs 90.98), Mumbai (Rs 97.19), Chennai (Rs 92.77), Bengaluru (Rs…
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