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KFC released its latest film ‘Kshamata’. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, the film was launched on occasion of International Day of Sign Languages at an exclusive screening at PVR Chanakyapuri, Delhi, by Moksh Chopra, GM, KFC India and Shoojit. The heart-warming film is a glimpse into the life of Ishmeet, portrayed by Ashmit Kaur & Sapna Soni, as she breaks the societal shackles of what she can and cannot do. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Moksh, Shoojit, Ritu Sharda, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy and Dr Sujaya Banerjee, Founder & CEO, Capstone People Consulting & Founder…

Sony India launched WH-1000XM5, the much-awaited successor in Sony’s award-winning 1000XM family offering Sony’s legacy audio quality. This new model brings a whole new immersive, distraction-free sound experience to its users. With the help of the Integrated Processor V1, the WH-1000XM5 fully unlocks the potential of Sony’s HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1, while the specially designed 30mm driver unit enhances noise cancelling. The WH-1000XM5 comes with an impressive 30 hours of battery life, so one can enjoy superlative sound even on long travels. These headphones can be paired with two devices at the same time. The WH-1000XM5 supports Google’s new…

Amazon India has announced the launch of ‘Prime Fridays’ for Prime members throughout this Great Indian Festival. Starting from October 7th, Prime members can enjoy amazing offers, epic savings, shopping benefits across categories, entertainment and much more throughout the month-long festive celebrations. In Prime Fridays customers can get exclusive shopping and saving every Friday - Starting 12 midnight on October 7and thereafter all Fridays of the month. Prime Fridays offer the best of shopping, savings, and entertainment to make this festive season more fun and convenient. On Prime Fridays, Prime members can avail a host of exclusive offers and rewards.…

Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer has announced booking details for its newest entrant in its EV family, the Tiago.ev. It has been launched at a special introductory price, starting from INR 8.49 Lakh (All India - Ex-showroom), for the first 10,000 customers, of which 2000 will be reserved for the current owners of Nexon EV and Tigor EV. Based on the high-voltage state of the art, Ziptron technology, the Tiago.ev stands strong on5 key pillars - Performance, Technology, Reliability, Charging and Comfort.It offers a digital drive, an ultimate customized driving experience with multi-mode regen, and two drive modes –…

Reliance Trends & Barisha Players Corner have arranged a small event by inaugurating the Gallery of Mr. Sourav Ganguly which has his memorabilia and memories of his cricketing and non-cricketing times. Reliance Trends own brands include, AVAASA - a range of Indian wear for women offers the finest collection of Salwar Kurta Sets, Churidar Sets and a fast evolving Mix-n-Match range of garments RIO - a vibrant range of snazzy trends for young women, FIG - Fashion wear for discerning, independent & working women. Fusion - a brand with range of fusion wear for women where east meets west &…

Axis mutual fund has launched a new fund Axis NASDAQ 100 Fund of Fund, an open-ended scheme that invests in ETFs focused on the NASDAQ 100 TRI. The fund will target ETFs replicating the NASDAQ 100 TRI performance, subject to tracking errors.  The Axis NASDAQ 100 Fund of Fund is benchmarked against the NASDAQ 100 TRI. It plans to invest in overseas ETFs that track the NASDAQ 100 Index. The tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 Index includes the top 100 non-financial companies based on market capitalisation. The fund house said it offers immense opportunities to access some of the largest non-financial companies,…

Shopsy, one of India’s fastest growing hypervalue e-commerce platforms, has participated in the recently concluded ninth edition of The Big Billion Days (TBBD) and saw a strong response from customers.  This festive season, customers on Shopsy scaled by 6X, compared to the previous TBBD.  The platform observed heightened participation from Bharat, with local sellers and brands from across the country coming together to serve millions of customers. Between July - September, 2022 Shopsy has grown by 2X in the overall customer base and units sold further strengthening its presence across the country. This festive season, Shopsy introduced a recommendation engine…

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has announced the expansion of its service arm, Jeeves, that provides end-to-end post-purchase service solutions to consumers and businesses. It will cater to a wide range of categories of products including home appliances, mobiles, IT products, furniture, consumer electronics and more. Jeeves provides comprehensive post purchase solutions like installation, demo, repair, maintenance and VAS (Value-added service) including protection and extended warranties, inbound, outbound, and non-voice customer care services spanning across 40+ product categories.  It has more than 300 walk-in service centers, 1,000+ on-site service partners, and 9,000+ trained service technicians to provide businesses of all…

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited (Glenmark), an innovation-driven global pharmaceutical company, has become the first to launch Thiazolidinedione Lobeglitazone (Lobeglitazone) in India for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. Marketed under the brand name LOBG; it contains Lobeglitazone (0.5 mg) and to be taken once daily under prescription to improve glycemic control in adult diabetic patients. Glenmark earlier received approval from the Indian drug regulator, Drug Controller General of India, for manufacturing and marketing Lobeglitazone based on a randomized, double-blind Phase 3 clinical trial conducted on adult Type 2 diabetic patients, aged 18 years and older. The results of this…

Bandhan Bank has announced the appointment of Shantanu Sengupta as its Head - Retail Banking in India. He will be responsible for accelerating the growth of the retail franchise through the vast and growing distribution while leveraging the digital transformation agenda of the Bank in order to deliver a true ‘phygital’ experience for all customer segments. Shantanu comes with 27 years of rich experiences in the Indian Banking & Financial Services Industry having served different leadership and client facing roles across multiple international banks like DBS, The Royal Bank of Scotland, ABN Amro Bank, Citibank & Bank of America in…