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05 Oct

Skechers launches ‘Go Like Never Before’

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Skechers, the global sports and lifestyle brand based in California, is launching a new campaign featuring Gully Boy actor Siddhant Chaturvedi, who will be the first Indian brand ambassador for Skechers. The ‘Go Like Never Before’ campaign featuring Chaturvedi will be exclusive to the India market and emphasizes the importance of running as a sport to remain fit and encourages people to stay active in their day-to-day routine. The campaign video features newly launched performance footwear styles from the Skechers GO RUN series. It is the lightest and most resilient midsole foam that Skechers Performance has offered to date and…

05 Oct

Virtual residential demand in ‘Shadow Cities’

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Housing demand, which hitherto has remained dominant in the top 8 cities of India, is gaining momentum in Tier II & Tier III or 'shadow cities’ with the trend becoming more prominent post the nationwide lockdown according to Housing.com. As per the Think Piece titled 'Time for Internal Globalisation - Small Cities Setting the Tone for Revival', the online platform observed a surge in virtual residential demand from 'shadow cities' (Tier II & III cities). The recently launched Virtual Residential Demand Index states that the demand from small cities had been increasing steadily but saw a significant spike in August…

05 Oct

Himalaya Lip Care brings ‘Muskaan’

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On the eve of World Smile Day, The Himalaya Drug Company rolled out its flagship social impact initiative, Muskaan, in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, with an objective to spread awareness about cleft lip and palate conditions. In partnership with Smile Train, the initiative will support free life-saving cleft treatment to children in need. Through the campaign, “EkNayiMuskaan”, Himalaya Lip Care will focus on spreading awareness around the cleft lip and palate treatment at the grassroots level. The campaign was kick-started with a heart-warming video capturing the inspirational story of eight-year-old Munmun. The film portrays how Munmun’s life was transformed with…

05 Oct

Kalyan Jewellers – Sankalp collection for Durga Pujo

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For the Durga Pujo festival, Kalyan Jewellers brought the new Sankalp collection. It is in line with traditional jewellery, handcrafted in gold with enamel Meenakari work. With Persian Meenakari work subtly incorporated into the kaarigari, Sankalp collection pays homage to the timeless pieces of the Bengal’s jewellery repertoire. Each of the pieces in this collection is loaded with cultural and traditional symbolism. To make this festival shine even brighter, Kalyan Jewellers has announced exciting offers with the ‘300 kg Gold Giveaway’ campaign. Customers shopping at Kalyan will receive instantly redeemable vouchers against their purchases. This offer is valid until 30…

05 Oct

CBI raids Rs 50 lakh recovery from 14 premises of Congress leader DK Shivakumar

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday raided the premises of senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar in connection with the alleged corruption case against him. Sources indicated that the CBI raided 14 premises of state Congress chief DK Shivakumar and his brother and MP DK Suresh, including the former's residence at Doddalahalli, Kanakapura and Sadashiva Nagar, in Bengaluru. The CBI has recovered a total of Rs 50 lakh after the raids, according to news agency PTI. It may be noted that the CBI has registered a case against DK Shivakumar and others on allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets.…

05 Oct

Survey: Financial Immunity in post-COVID world

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Guwahati, October 2020: SBI Life Insurance unveiled a comprehensive consumer survey, providing deep insights into consumer predispositions towards Financial Immunity in a post-COVID world. SBI Life commissioned the ‘Understanding consumer attitude towards Financial Immunity’ survey with The Nielsen Company, reaching out to over 2,400 consumers across 13 key cities. Understandably, in the wake of COVID-19, maintaining personal physical immunity has been on the fore. In fact, 8 out of 10 Indians are aware that ‘stress’ lowers mental and physical immunity. The survey attempts to better understand the cause of stress, by enquiring about the top financial worries of the consumer…

03 Oct

“Our prayers are with them”: WHO after US First Lady Test positive for COVID-19.

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The World Health Organization on Friday wished US President Donald Trump a speedy recovery from Kovid-19 and avoided criticizing his disdain for advice on protecting against the virus. Trump has been a serious critic of dealing with the WHO and the coronovirus epidemic, accusing the United Nations health agency of responding to the crisis. The United States formally began its withdrawal from the WHO in July, making good on Trump’s threat to deprive the organization of its top donor. WHO Director General Tedros Adnom Ghebreyus congratulated Trump and his wife Melania, who are also infected, “a full and speedy recovery”,…

02 Oct

Mithuna: World’s third-finest whiskey made in India

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Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world, said John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world by esteemed whisky reviewer JimMurray.Mithuna by Paul John has been declared one of the best whiskiesin the world by the acclaimed “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2021”.The development was announced by John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Set to be released worldwide in November, Mithuna by Paul John isthe second expression of the Zodiac series of Paul John IndianSingle Malt from JDPL. It may be noted that JDPL…

02 Oct

Volvo Working On A New All-Electric SUV; To Sit Below The XC40.

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Swedish luxury carmaker, Volvo Cars, is reportedly working on a new compact SUV that will be positioned below the XC40. The new SUV, which is expected to be called the Volvo XC20, will be based on the new electric vehicle (EV) platform developed by its parent company, Geely. This means the car will be an all-electric SUV. It was just in September 2020 that Volvo's Chinese owner introduced the new EV platform - Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA), at the recent Beijing Auto Show. Introducing the platform Geely's President An Conghui had said that the new architecture will support small as…

02 Oct

IRCTC Latest News: Railways Plans to Introduce 200 More Trains This Festive Season

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At a time when the passenger, mail and express trainservices are suspended because of the coronaviruslockdown, the Indian Railways on Thursday said that it isplanning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15and November 30 to cater to passenger rush during thefestive season.In a good news for passengers who are planning to travelduring the festive seasons, Railway Board Chairman andCEO VK Yadav said that the railways has decided that it willtake stock of passenger services on a daily basis dependingon the needs of the state governments and the status of thepandemic.