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Bihar Museum, a veritable jewel of art history, tucked away in Patna, a historic town in India, celebrates its foundation day on 7th August 2022 by unveiling ‘Women and Deities’, an art exhibition that pays an ode to feminine power, her innate beauty, her seamless strength of character. It will continue for two months. Bihar Museum is a dream project of the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar which was brought to fruition by Shri Anjani Kumar Singh, Director General Bihar Museum is planned to precision by Canada-based consultancy firm Lord Cultural Resources. This sprawling space is the creation…

Tata Motors Limited sales in the domestic & international market for July 2022 stood at 81,790 vehicles, compared to 54,119 units during July 2021. The sales performance shows that total sales registered a 51% grow over last year. The total Domestic sales performance in July 2022 was 78,978 units against 51,981 units in July 2021. In July 2022, the total Domestic performance of Commercial Vehicles was 34,154 units against 23,848 units in July 2021. Domestic sale of MH&ICV in July 2022, including trucks and buses, stood at 12,012 units, compared to 7,813 units in July 2021. Total sales for MH&ICV…

The world’s #1 and India’s fastest growing premium motorcycle brand KTM conducted a KTM Pro-Getaway (Overnighter) in Kolkata on 23rd and 24th July 2022. KTM Pro-Getaways (Overnighters) designed exclusively for KTM 250cc+ Duke and RC owners, are aimed at providing a unique experience of tarmac riding and bonding with fellow bikers. These rides are curated and guided by KTM experts. The routes are curated to comprise of 90% tarmac and 10% soft roads. Customers who wish to enroll for the Getaways can reach out to their respective dealerships as per the schedule. It was headed by Gusto Racing – a…

The second edition of the North East Festival began on Friday with discussions starting from the very start, as top Thai tour operators interacted with tourism stakeholders from the North-East region. The meeting, organized at the Centara Grand Hotel, began with a presentation by the festival's chief organizer Shyamkanu Mahanta. Moderated by Meghalaya's Tourism Director Cyril Diengdoh. It also saw presentations on Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, and Nagaland. Ambassador of India to Thailand Suchitra Durai termed this as a pathbreaking initiative to promote the Indo-Thai relationship. Minister of State for External Affairs, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh was also present along with…

Sony India announced the new BRAVIA XR OLED A80K series powered by the Cognitive Processor XR. The newly launched OLED TV series takes vision and sound to the next level with the ingenious Cognitive Processor XR technology that also offers incredible sound with Sound-from-Picture Reality. It has XR OLED Contrast Pro which boosts colour and contrast in bright areas for exceptionally realistic pictures. XR TRILUMINOS Pro reproduces 3D colour depth with human intelligence for naturally beautiful colours. With OLED XR Motion Clarity technology, the series combats blur by detecting and cross analyzing key visual elements on successive frames. The series…

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Shri. Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s centralised kitchen in Jorhat, Assam in the presence of Dr. Ranoj Pegu, Hon’ble Education Minister of Assam and Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami, Hon’ble MLA, Jorhat. There were many special guests presented. The kitchen, spread over an area of 3 acres, is built in partnership with Credit Suisse, the platinum donors of the project, as well as Apraava Energy Private Limited and ATE Chandra Foundation. Sarojini Trilok Nath Trust and Numaligarh Refinery Limited have also supported the endeavour. It is the 65th kitchen in the country and…

Jaguar Land Rover India, announced start of deliveries for the 2023 Model Year Discovery Sport in India. The Discovery Sport is available with a choice of 2.0 l Turbocharged Petrol or a 2.0 l Turbocharged Diesel. Available in the R-Dynamic SE model, the Discovery Sport comes with a 5+2 seat configuration. The Discovery Sport is built on Land Rover’s Premium Transverse Architecture. It comes with ClearSight interior rear-view mirror; and Meridian Sound System with 12 speakers, a dual-channel subwoofer and 400 W amplified power. With Pivi Pro2 passengers will be accompanied by the latest in-car artificial intelligence. Standard Features on…

Max Life Insurance Company Ltd has announced its highest-ever participating bonus of Rs. 1,420Cr. for eligible policyholders in FY21-22. Max Life has surpassed the milestone of Rs. 10,000Cr. of declared bonus for participating customers since inception. This is the Company's 20th consecutive annual bonus, 9.05% higher than the preceding fiscal year. The life insurer’s annual bonus has increased at a 5-year compound annual growth rate of more than 11%. The declared annual bonus will be added to approximately 21 lac eligible participating policyholder’s benefits, aiding their long-term financial goals. The life insurer has also strengthened participating propositions that made up…

As India and Thailand celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations, the two countries, through the upcoming North-East India Festival, being hosted in Bangkok will further look at boosting bilateral relations. Minister of State for External Affairs, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will be gracing the festival as the Chief Guest alongside Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit. Chief Ministers of the eight North-East states will also be present. The Festival is also an important step to strengthen India’s Act East Policy, under which development of North-Eastern states can be made possible through cooperation and investments from Southeast…

India’s leading automotive manufacturer Tata Motors has joined hands with Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank, to offer an exclusive Electric Vehicle Dealer Financing solution to its authorized passenger EV dealers. Under this scheme, dealers can avail inventory funding over and above their ICE finance limit with attractive pricing linked to Repo Linked Lending Rate. The repayment tenure will range from 60 to 75 days. The bank will also offer additional limit to cater to high demand phases, which will be available to dealers 3 times in a year. The MoU for this partnership was signed by Mr.…