Business Correspondent - The Purbottar

05 Feb

Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, passed away at 79

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Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf passed away at the age of 79 today in Dubai hospital after suffering from a long sickness. It has been known that the deceased has been suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a release of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body. Pervez Musharraf had been residing in the UAE since 2016 and the treatment was in process at the American Hospital Dubai.

04 Feb

Veteran playback singer Vani Jairam passes away at 78 in Chennai at her residence

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78-year-old Vani Jayaram was found dead at her home in Chennai on 4 February 2023. She was 78. The cause of her death is not yet known. She was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award. People across the country are saddened by the news of his untimely death. She is reputed to have recorded more than 10,000 songs throughout his career. She was started being recognised as a playback singer from 1971 and kept on rocking in singing field for over 5 decades. She sang in around 19 different languages and also was able to achieve National Film…

04 Feb

Prime Accused in South Actress Abduction and Sexually Assault Case Seeks Bail

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The main accused behind the actress abduction and sexual assault case of the year 2017, Pulsar Suni, and the Malayalam actor Dileep, has again tried to get bail by approaching the Kerala High Court. A leading south Indian actress - who eventually recognised herself - had filed a case against assaulting and harassing done by a gang of goons in 2017 and filmed the assault to blackmail her. The hearing of the case has been scheduled on 13th of February. Last year in the month of March, his plea for bail was turn down by the high court and after…

04 Feb

Kotak Mahindra Bank Participates in RBI’s Pilot Launch of Digital Rupee

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited is one of the eight banks shortlisted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to implement a pilot project for issuing of Digital Rupee (e₹) KMBL has rolled out the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to a closed group of customers. Deepak Sharma, President & Chief Digital Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank said, "We are delighted to be a part of RBI's initial pilot of Digital Rupee." The e-wallet will be accessible for download on Android operating system smartphones. Customers will be asked to set up an app PIN, enter name and select recoverable wallet type. Kotak…

04 Feb

Legendary filmmaker-actor K Viswanath died in Hyderabad

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Kasinadhuni Viswanath passed away at the age of 92. As per the resources film producer was not fit for short-term and was suffering from age-related issues. The filmmaker was also the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The other honours included 20 Nandi Awards, 10 Filmfare trophies, Padma Shri and five National Awards including the Lifetime Achievement award. Viswanath, who worked in around 50 films since the year 1965, was a popular filmmaker in the Telugu film industry. He had also worked in Hindi and Tamil cinema. He appeared as a director with "Aatma Gowravam", which featured Akkineni Nageswara Rao and…

03 Feb

Thousands will be arrested in crackdown on child marriage, says Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa made an announcement during his visit to Nagaon district on Thursday that from the coming week, around thousands of men in Assam who tied the knot with the girls aged below 18 will be taken into custody.Strict action will be implemented on individuals who had involved in child marriage earlier, he stated. Nagaon district had observe a large number of child marriage (42 per cent) and girls getting pregnant before 18 years of age (15 per cent). The above announcement was part of the government's campaign against child marriage, which has been cited as the main…

03 Feb

Maaza celebrates ‘Aam Wali Dildaari’

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Maaza, Coca-Cola India’s home grown mango drink, and the fastest-growing juice brand in India and South-west Asia, has unveiled its new ‘Aam Wali Dildaari, Bina Naam Wali Dildaari’ campaign. Currently, Maaza is one of the leading brands in the overall beverage category for Coca-Cola India. The Company aims towards the 1Bn USD brand mark for Maaza in 2023. Maaza is one of the most loved household names in India and has been part of Coca-Cola's 'Fruit Circular Economy' initiative since 2011. The brand has on-boarded the iconic south Indian superstar, Nagarjuna as the new face of the brand. His persona…

03 Feb

TRENDS open their new store in Kirnahar

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India’s largest and fastest-growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail, TRENDS, announced the launch of its new Store in Kirnahar town of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal. Trends is truly democratizing fashion in India, by strengthening its reach & connection with consumers in India – right from Metros, and mini-metros, to Tier 1, and 2 towns, and beyond & is India’s favorite fashion shopping destination. The Trends store at Kirnahar boasts of modern looks and ambiance featuring an exciting range of good quality and fashion merchandise that is relevant to the consumers of the region.…

03 Feb

ELECRAMA 2023 aims to secure $8 billion worth of business queries

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The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA), has hosted a press conference at The Westin Kolkata for the announcement of 15th edition of ELECRAMA on 2nd February, 2023. It aims to secure $8 billion worth of business queries. ELECRAMA, the largest stand-alone showcase of the Indian Electrical and Allied Electronics Industry by IEEMA is slated to commence from February 18th to 22nd, 2023 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. IEEMA and its members will work together with the Government of India to achievea 100-year partnership of electrifying, digitalizing, and greening India. The theme of ELECRAMA 2023 is “Reimagine Energy…

02 Feb

Bhushan Kumar to Launch Kapil Sharma in his Singing Debut ‘Alone’ With Singer Guru Randhawa

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Bhushan Kumar (Managing director of T-Series) who is popularly known for recognising abilities and talents of an individual and offering them with a platform to reach a large number of people , now launches Kapil Sharma in the singles music space. Two most famous celebrities in the showbiz Kapil Sharma and Guru Randhawa collaborates for their next single ‘Alone’ which will release on 9th of February. Sharing the poster, Guru Randhawa earlier wrote, "We are excited to share "ALONE " with you all. Can`t wait the world to hear @kapilsharma paji debut song. Out on 9th feb. @tseries.official @directorgifty @sanjoyd…