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18 May

Flipkart head of new biz Adarsh Menon quits

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Adarsh Menon who is the new business head and senior vice president of Flipkart has reportedly submitted his papers for his own new venture. After his exit, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy plans to restructure the team, reports said. On the development front, Pranab Tiwari has also reportedly been appointed as SVP. Menon joined Flipkart from HUL in 2015. He took up his new role 10 months ago, leading new businesses such as Flipkart's ShopSee, RickCommerce and Cleartrip. Previously, he was SVP and head of Wholesale and Walmart India. Menon was made head of the business in July 2022 when senior…

17 May

Zoom announces partnership with Anthropic

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Zoom has become the latest technology company to ride this year's wave of artificial intelligence (AI) integration. The video conferencing platform announced in a press release Tuesday (May 16) that it is partnering — and investing — with AI firm Anthropic. The collaboration will integrate Anthropic's AI assistant, Claude, with Zoom's platform, starting with Zoom Contact Center. “With Claude guiding agents toward trustworthy resolutions and powering self-service for end-users, companies will be able to take customer relationships to another level,” said Smita Hashim, chief product officer for Zoom, in the release. Working with Anthropic, Hashim said, furthers the company’s goal…

16 May

Swiss Beauty onboards Taapsee Pannu as their brand ambassador

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Actress Taapsee Pannu is happy and shocked by her own change. From boasting about a "super bodies" on an athletic wear brand billboard to achieving it after battling initial doubts, Taapsee says it's been an incredible journey. The actor took to Instagram and posted a video showing how he achieved the body. Taapsee said that she always wondered if it was possible for her to get such a body, especially since it is not "the whole and soul of my work". “I always saw super bodies on big athletic wear brand billboards and wondered if that’s really possible for someone…

16 May

Vedanta appoints Holcim’s Sonal Shrivastava as Chief Financial Officer as it eyes debt reduction

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Multinational mining company Vedanta has announced the appointment of Sonal Srivastava as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from June 1, 2023. During her tenure, she will lead the mining chief's financial strategy she will also be responsible for accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, financial planning and analytics while driving digitization and profitability. She will work with internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver on business goals. Prior to joining Vedanta, Srivastava was working at Holcim Group. During her tenure at Holcim Group, she served as CFO of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa operations, according to a…

15 May

Toddler killed after leopard attack in Amreli

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Five days after a child died in a leopard attack in an agricultural field in Amreli district, another child died in the same manner in the district on Saturday evening. One-year-10-month-old Manav Parmar was in the front yard of his house at 8:30 pm on Saturday when a leopard suddenly came out of the darkness and attacked the child, the family said. His father Govinda Parma is a Maldhari (shepherd). This is the third incident in a week in Amreli where children have been attacked. The latest incident happened on Saturday late at night when the child was sleeping with…

13 May

‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasma’ actress Jennifer Mistry Accuses Asit Modi of Sexual Harassment

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah show never let the audience down while giving new twists to the story. But now one by one the producer of the show Asit Modi is facing different allegations. The stars of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah producer Asit Modi are in decline these days. First Shailesh Lodha accused him, and now Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, who plays Roshan Sodi, has also leveled allegations against him. Jennifer has accused producer Asit Modi of sexual harassment and also said that she left the show in March. However, Asit Modi denied these allegations outright. On the other hand,…

13 May

Gurleen Chopra becomes the brand ambassador of GC ISOPURE

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After making her foray into cinema a few years ago, Gurleen has worked in some of the most successful films produced in the Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada Marathi, Bengali and Punjabi film industries over the years. She has worked in films in 8 languages so far. If there's anything close to Guerlane's heart like acting, it's fitness. In her collaboration with renowned model and actor D. Randhawa, she is the brand ambassador of the protein brand GC ISOPURE. D. Randhawa is a famous fitness model and an upcoming Bollywood actor. The brand certainly couldn't find a more suitable ambassador…

12 May

Salman Khan to meet Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee before his Da-Bangg performance in Kolkata

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Bollywood's 'Bhaijan' Salman Khan will meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before heading to Kolkata's East Bengal Ground to perform as part of 'Da-Bang The Tour Reloaded' on Saturday (May 13) at 6pm. Salman will reach Kolkata on Saturday morning and meet Banerjee at his residence. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh confirmed the news on Twitter on Thursday. “On 13/5/23 actor Salman Khan will go to CM’s residence to meet @MamataOfficial in Kolkata. After that he will perform in a mega show at East Bengal Ground.” Salman will be accompanied by Bollywood stars like Guru Randhawa, Sonakshi Sinha, Prabhu Deva, Jacqueline Fernandez,…

12 May

Government Lowers Threshold For E-Invoicing To Rs 5 Crore From Aug 1

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The central government has notified lowering the threshold for e-invoicing from Rs 10 crore to Rs 5 crore after which it will be mandatory for small businesses to conduct business transactions through e-invoicing from August 1, 2023. In the exercise of the powers of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Government, on the recommendation of the Council, amended the notification. "In the said notification, effective August 1, 2023, for Rs 10 crore, rs 5 crore will be substituted," it said.Phased implementation of e-invoicing has multiple benefits for the entire tax ecosystem, including improved compliance and enhanced collection,…

11 May

EOW files FIR against BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover

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Mr. Grover, who has since created a fantasy sports app called Crippy and built his career with great appearances on podcasts and reality television shows, has yet to comment on the allegations. In the past, he has denied any wrongdoing.Alleging that the allegations came from "personal hatred and low thinking", he said, "The only admirable thing about me is my dreams and the ability to achieve them against all odds through hard work and initiative." The FIR accuses Ashneer Grover and others of criminal breach of trust, criminal conspiracy, cheating, dishonesty and forgery. If convicted, they face life in prison.…