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16 Mar

Nokia Unveils the new Budget Smartphone

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HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the launch of Nokia C12 in India. It provides a more efficient smart phone experience with improved performance, 2GB Virtual RAM, streamlined OS, and enhanced imaging with Night and Portrait modes. It also has a resilient build that has been tested against some of the toughest reliability tests. Nokia C-series devices with AndroidTM 12 (Go edition) give you an enhanced imaging experience and capture memories with confidence in Night and Portrait modes, on both 8MP front and 5MP rear cameras, and on a 6.3" HD+ display. Memory extension gives you 2GB…

16 Mar

SBI Life Insurance strengthens its physical footprint in West Bengal

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SBI Life Insurance, one of the most trusted private life insurers in the country, announced the inauguration of its new branch office in the city of Bishnupur, West Bengal. Theobjective behind this move is to increase physical footprints in the State by making comprehensive insurance solutions easily accessible to the residents at large. Mr. Jayant Pandey, Regional Director-West Bengal Region, SBI Life Insurance inaugurated the new branch office along with Mr. Shyamal Panda, Deputy Regional Manager- West Bengal, SBI Life; Mr. Abhijeet Bakshi, Branch Manager- Bishnupur Branch, SBI Life; Mr. Prabhneet Singh, Regional Manager- Retail Agency, SBI Life in presence…

16 Mar

Coke blinks first, cuts 200 ml bottle prices by Rs 5

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Coca-Cola has slashed prices of some of its lowest stock-keeping units in the core state after Reliance Consumer Products Cola relaunched its 50-year-old iconic beverage brand Campa Cola in the cola market. The price cut comes at a time when demand for cold drinks increases as temperatures begin to rise. Amid the buzz of bringing back iconic brand Campa Cola, Coca-Cola has reportedly slashed the price of a 200 ml bottle by Rs 5. The company has reduced the prices of its stock-keeping units in some states, a report said. The development comes after Reliance Consumer Products announced the relaunch…

16 Mar

Bestseller India collaborates with IBM Consulting

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IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced that BESTSELLER India, the Indian subsidiary of BESTSELLER, is collaborating with IBM Consulting to deliver key transformation projects aimed at building an intelligent and autonomous fashion landscape and rapidly fuel business growth. BESTSELLER India is a part off amily-owned Danish fashion company that currently has 396 exclusive brand outlets and is present in over 1,230 shop-in-shops throughout India. Bestseller has embarked an aggressive growth journey and has launched Fabric.ai, the fashion industry's first AI project, to increase sell-through rate and reduce unsold inventory. To support this growth, the company has partnered with IBM Consulting to…

16 Mar

ŠKODA AUTO India has opened registrations for the tournament digitally on

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ŠKODA AUTO India has announced Season 2 of the ŠKODA Single Wicket (SSW) tournament, with an objective to cover 59 cities and 32,000+ young cricketers across India. ŠKODA Single Wicket Season 2 will start on April 28. ŠKODA AUTO India has opened registrations for the tournament digitally on the ŠKODA Single Wicket Microsite. Participants can log onto www.singlewicket.co.in to register themselves for city trials in their nearest SSW city. ŠKODA Single Wicket tournament has introduced a Girls Under-16 category this season. The tournament will select the best girl cricketers from across 59 cities. The city trials and finals for all…

16 Mar

TKM records 175% of growth in sales in February 2023

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) continues to post sales growth as the company today announced that its wholesales stood at 15,338 units for the month of February 2023. The significant gain stood 175% higher over the month of February of last year, where the company had sold 8745 units. The month of February 2023 also saw a 120% growth over the sale achieved in January 2023 where TKM sold 12,835 units. In addition, the company also posted strong growth of 175% for the months of January-February 2023 as against the corresponding period last year. TKM sold 28,173 units in January-February 2023…

15 Mar

India wants smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps

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Indian government is in a way of planning to force smartphone companies to permit uninstalling of pre-installed applications and ordered screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules. “Pre-installed apps can be a weak security point and we want to ensure no foreign nations, including China, are exploiting it. It’s a matter of national security,” the IT Ministry added.India has stepped up surveillance of Chinese businesses following border clashes with its neighbor in 2020, banning more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok.Decision has been taken to provide smartphone makers atleast one year to comply once the rule…

15 Mar

India’s Future Retail executive chairman withdraws resignation letter

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India's Future Retail executive chairman Kishore Biyani has withdrawn his resignation letter the news has been confirmed by Debt-ridden Future Retail Ltd on Wednesday. The company, at present under insolvency proceedings, said "the resolution professional objected to the contents of (Biyani's resignation) letter" and requested Biyani to review the resignation letter. Biyani had put forward his resignation letter on Jan. 23, the company told.

15 Mar

KMBL launches co-branded fuel credit card

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (“KMBL”/Kotak) and IndianOil has launched a highly rewarding, co-branded fuel credit card. The IndianOil Kotak Credit Card is available on the RuPay network. IndianOil Kotak Credit Card customers can earn reward points on refueling at any of the IndianOil fuel station in the country. These reward points can be redeemed to get free fuel at IndianOil fuel stations.At an event organized in the city, the card was launched by Mr. Ambuj Chandna, President – Consumer Assets, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd; and other officials. Key features of IndianOil Kotak Credit Card includes, Interest – free credit period…

15 Mar

Happiest Health host the ‘Future of Medicine 2023’ summit

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Health and wellness knowledge platform, Happiest Health, has hosted the 'Future of Medicine 2023', the first annual summit that shared insights from leading minds in medicine, research, and technology, to foster innovation in the healthcare industry. Happiest Health brought together expert speakers who discussed emerging trends in healthcare such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), human gut microbiome theories, stem cell genomics, bioinformatics and other fundamental pillars of healthcare. Speaking at the inaugural event, Ashok Soota, Chairman, of Happiest Health said, “Our vision with 'Future of Medicine' is to create an interactive experience that encourages industry leaders to…