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26 Dec

Amway bets big on India to drive global growth

editor0 CommentsBusinessamway, CEO Milind Pant

Amway has continued its growth trajectory in India powered by its nutrition and wellness portfolio along with its thriving community of entrepreneurs. The company is now set for the next-level transformation, further building on the growth strategy charted out by global CEO Milind Pant. Aligned with the focus on unleashing entrepreneurship and creating long term value in the health and wellness category, Amway has earmarked a global investment of over USD 300 million through 2024 to boost innovation and science, digital technology, and entrepreneurship. Among the 100 plus markets that Amway operates in, India is one of the key growth…

24 Dec

Ashok Leyland inaugurates dealership in Tripura

editor0 CommentsBusinessAshok Leyland, tripura

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, inaugurated a new 3S (sales/service/spares) dealership, Tirupati Motors in Agartala, Tripura. It offers 4 bays including accident repair facility. This dealership is located in Tulakona Bypass Road, the transport hub of Agartala. After construction of Chattogram dry port at Bangladesh, containers can be sent from Kolkata to Agartala via this dry port. Ashok Leyland also has 9 upcoming outlets in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura to cater to the rising demand in North-East India. The company also launched its BOSS 1920 Haulage, for this market on…

24 Dec

Mountain Dew’s new campaign with Hrithik Roshan

editor0 CommentsNorth EastMOUNTAIN DEW

Mountain Dew is all set to inspire the youth of India to push boundaries and move beyond fear and self-doubt through its Darr Ke Aage Jeet Hai campaign this year. The beverage brand has unveiled its new power packed TVC featuring Bollywood superstar and brand ambassador Hrithik Roshan. ,The film has been shot on the top of the world’s tallest building –Emaar’s Burj Khalifa in Dubai The Mountain Dew TVC will be amplified across TV, digital, outdoor, and social media with a 360-degree campaign. This TVC is a reiteration of Mountain Dew’s belief that in the face of any challenge…

24 Dec

Workers die in Solapur due to lack of safety equipment in Maharashtra

editor0 CommentsLatestaccident, Death, solapur

Four municipal corporation workers dies while working on a drainage system in Akkalkot of Maharashtra's Solapur district on Friday. Two workers had died on the very spot on Thursday while the two others had been taken to a hospital in serious condition and died on Friday morning. After the incident, the locals blamed Solapur Municipal Corporation for their negligence. Locals said that the municipality did not provide the safety gears necessary for workers engaged in drainage work. According to local people, construction work of a national highway in the area is also creating problems for the workers. The locals had…

24 Dec

Tata Starbucks opens a new store in Siliguri

editor0 CommentsNorth EastSILIGURI, Tata Starbucks

Tata Starbucks Private Limited announced its entry into Siliguri with the launch of the first store in the city. The new store located at the City Centre Mall – Siliguri, The Uttarayon Township Matigara. It marks Siliguri Starbucks’ second city in West Bengal after Kolkata.The new Starbucks store in Siliguri will offer customers a wide range of Starbucks beverages including all-time favourites such as Java Chip Frappuccino®, Cafe Mocha, Signature Hot Chocolate etc. Starbucks will also bring My Starbucks Rewards™ loyalty program to the city, which provides members with rewards and personalized benefits as they make Starbucks a part of…

24 Dec

Interviews at US consular offices waived for H-1Bs and other work visas

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US State Department has decided to temporarily do away with an in-person requirement for candidates applying for work-visas like the H-1B, L-1, and O-1 given coronavirus concerns. The State Department is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories in 2022 to ease visa issuances through December 31, 2022. Applicants for these visas will not have to go for an in-person interview at a US consulate and consular officers are temporarily authorised to waive in-person interviews for certain individual-based non-immigration work visas and their qualifying derivatives, as per the State Department release. “We are pleased to announce that…

24 Dec

Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, India, Politicalelections, Uttar Pradesh

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 by a month or two, reported news websites. The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state amid the rising fears of the highly contagious Covid variant Omicron. "If rallies are not stopped, results will be worse than the second wave," Justice Shekhar Yadav said. The court made the observations while hearing an unconnected bail petition. The observation comes on the same day when PM Modi…

24 Dec

Explosion in Ludhiana court leaves one dead, six injured

editor0 CommentsIndiaexplosion, punjab

A man was killed and five others injured in a blast at the district courts complex here on Thursday. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said no one shall be allowed to disturb the hard earned peace of Punjab. He has announced free treatment for all five persons injured in a blast that took place in gents toilet on second floor of District Courts Complex. The blast reportedly took place at 12:22 pm inside a bathroom on the second floor of the building. The explosion damaged the walls of the bathroom and ripped through a section of the building, besides…

23 Dec

Chai Sutta Bar Continues Legacy of Kulhad Chai

editor0 CommentsBusinessChai Sutta

Chai Sutta Bar, has spread the taste of Kulhad with its newly arrived outlet in Siliguri, West Bengal on 21thof December 2021. The brand-new store was welcomed like a gala festival in Barua Square, Sevoke Rd, Siliguri, West Bengal 734001. It was all possible because of the love people showered throughout the stretch, stated Anubhav Dubey on the launching day, Co-founder of Chai Sutta Bar. Chai's amazing blessing have left a sweet spot in their hearts who greeted the store with their welcoming warmth and shining grins.By the love & craze of people recently HR Gabru which featured few of…

23 Dec

Ashok Leyland inaugurates Dealership in Guwahati

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAshok Leyland, guwahati

Ashok Leyland, has introduced another 3S (deals/administration/spares)dealership, D.R Brijmohan & Sons in Guwahati, Assam. Spread north of 1,15,000 sq. ft., it offers 18 inlets, wheel arrangement and mishap fix office. This cutting edge showroom is situated in Lokhra, the vehicle center point of Guwahati. Besides, the organization conveyed 33 completely assembled 4825 multi hub 16-wheeler AVTR to Dalmia Cements in Guwahati.This fills in as a solid tribute for Ashok Leyland's items and the trustits clients have on its exhibition in the territories of North-East India.