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14 Sep

Maruti Suzuki Eeco celebrates completion of 10 years

editor0 CommentsBusinessEECO, Maruti Suzuki

Eeco, Maruti Suzuki’s iconic versatile van, celebrates completion of 10 glorious years. Owing to its practical and spacious design, along with powerful performance, Maruti Suzuki Eeco has dominated the country’s Van segment for over a decade. With a successful run for over a decade, the versatile van has crossed 7-lakh unit cumulative sales and enjoys an undisputed leadership with 90% market share in the van segment. Eeco has earned the distinction of being ideal for family travel, while simultaneously being a dependable business vehicle. The multipurpose van has established a strong foothold with its excellent mileage, best-in-segment comfort, space, power…

14 Sep

The real super woman of Siliguri

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCoronavirus, Covid-19, driver, toto

At that time when ambulance drivers refusing to carry Covid-19 patients and charging exorbitant rates from families are common, a 48-year-old woman who is an e-rickshaw driver in north Bengal has been braving all odds and ferrying such patients to hospitals for no-cost . Munmun Sarkar, the first woman e-rickshaw driver of Siliguri in Darjeeling district, who is now head of the association of women e-rickshaw drivers in the town. She is lovingly called ‘Muniya Didi’ by all.She said ,Initially when she started ferrying Covid-19 patients, even the local councillor asked her to stop while neighbours tried to ostracize her…

14 Sep

Hrithik Roshan ‘On Top Of The World’ with Arrow

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Entertainmentarrow, hrittik roshan

The American menswear brand from Arvind Fashions Limited, ARROW announced fashion icon and superstar, Hrithik Roshan, as a brand ambassador and kicked off its campaign ‘On Top of the World’ featuring the actor. This announcement comes ahead of the brand’s big-city expansion plans and launch of 25 new ‘New York’ style fashion stores. This ‘On top of the world’ campaign draws inspiration from an iconic 1930’s photograph at Rockefeller Plaza, New York. The ARROW Campaign is conceptualized by WYP Creatives and shot by ace director and photographer, Tejal Patni. Read More - vodafone-idea is now Vi The campaign ‘On Top…

14 Sep

Vodafone Idea Limited launches new brand ‘Vi’

editor0 CommentsBusinessvi

Two of India’s most popular brands Vodafone and Idea are now ‘Together For Tomorrow’ giving birth to a new brand called ‘Vi’ (read as ‘We’). Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) communicated its new unified consumer brand identity and positioning through a virtual launch. The integration of two brands is a culmination of the largest telecom integration in the world. Vi is designed to help customers move ahead in life, for a better today and a brighter tomorrow. Vi is future ready and is committed to dynamically serve and enable a digital society. With the launch of the new brand, Ravinder Takkar,…

13 Sep

Pakistan blocks Tinder, other dating apps over ‘Immoral’ content

editor0 CommentsNorth EastBAN, datingapp, tinder

Pakistan has blocked Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps for not adhering to local laws, its latest move to curb online platforms deemed to be disseminating "immoral content". Pakistan, the second-largest Muslim-majority country in the world after Indonesia, is an Islamic nation where extra-marital relationships and homosexuality are illegal. On Tuesday, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority said it has sent notices to the management of the five apps, "keeping in view the negative effects of immoral/indecent content streaming".

13 Sep

Austria sees second coronavirus wave

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastaustria, Covid19, secondwave

India cases climb to 4.75 million; AstraZeneca resumes trials of vaccine; Austria is experiencing the start of the second wave of coronavirus infections, its chancellor has said, as cases spike upwards in line with other EU countries. From Friday to Saturday, the Alpine nation of nearly nine million people reported 869 new cases - more than half of those in the capital Vienna. "What we are experiencing is the beginning of the second wave," Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in a statement, appealing to the population to stick to anti-virus measures and reduce social contacts.

12 Sep

Siliguri Vidhan Sabha Youth Congress Committee protest against the increasing rate of unemployment in the country

editor0 CommentsNorth EastINDIA, unemplyment

Siliguri Vidhan Sabha Youth Congress Committee took to the streets to protest against the increasing rate of unemployment in the country. The Youth Congress Committee held a protest at Siliguri's Hashmi Chowk at 12 noon for 12 minutes today. During the protest, the Youth Congress activists also protested against the Modi government by banging on steel plates. Several activists were also spotted holding placards displaying the failures of the Centre.

12 Sep

‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’ team finished shooting

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentBollywood, buntyaurbabli2, INDIA, shooting

Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji and other team members have wrapped up the production of 'Bunty Aur Babli 2'. Yash Raj Films Twitter handle shared the news. ''And it's a wrap! 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' crew wraps up shooting of the film with a fun song while maintaining safety measures,". The movie stars Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Siddhant Chaturvedi and debutante Sharvari. The film was almost completed, only the song, was left, when the spread of coronavirus halted production across the country. Director Varun Sharma resumed the work last week to shoot a dance number. ''We shot…

12 Sep

KKR signs USA fast bowler Ali Khan for IPL 2020

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentINDIA, IPL

Celebrations of winning the Caribbean Premier League 2020 title are still in full flow among the players of the 4-time CPL champions Trinbago Knight Riders squad. TKR skipper Kieron Pollard bagged 4 wickets while Lendl Simmons produced an unbeaten knock of 84 runs off 49 deliveries in Trinbago Knight Riders’ 8-wicket victory over St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets in the final of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020, on Thursday.USA fast bowler Ali Khan has been roped in by the Kolkata Knight Riders as a replacement for left-arm pacer Harry Gurney. The English pacer was ruled out of the…

12 Sep

Anuradha Paudwal’s son Aditya dies

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New Delhi: Legendary Indian singer Anuradha Paudwal's son Aditya Paudwal succumbed to kidney ailment on Saturday morning. He was 35. He was reportedly suffering from kidney ailments from the last few months and breathed his last at a hospital. The cause of death is reported to be kidney failure. Aditya Paudwal was also into music and had worked with several Bollywood music composers. Singer and music director Shankar Mahadevan, singer Aditi Singh confirmed the news by posting condolences on social media. Aditya Paudwal was a music composer.