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13 Jul

Jawa introduces Khakhi & Midnight Grey colours

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1971 war victory and Jawa Motorcycles has come to the fore to offer a tribute to the gallantry of the Forever Heroes. Continuing its #ForeverHeroes initiative, the brand has introduced two new colours of its modern classic Jawa to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 war victory. To further contribute to the ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebrations along the year, Jawa Motorcycles will be a part of various celebratory rides with the Indian Army that mark important landmark occasions like Kargil Vijay Diwas, Battle of Turtuk and Battle of Longewala, with the…

13 Jul

KFC India pledges Covid-relief and support

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KFC India strengthens its efforts to provide support to team members and communities in need through the ongoing Covid wave. As part of its ‘KFC Care’ campaign, the brand has undertaken various relief initiatives. Supported by the Yum! Foundation, KFC Care pledges to provide medical supplies & essentials to hospitals, food relief kits and home care Covid kits to underprivileged families. To safeguard the safety and well-being of its team members, the brand has extended a Vaccination Drive for its team members across 480+ KFC restaurants in the country. In association with partners as ResponseNet and Smile Foundation, KFC Care…

13 Jul

Hero Electric raises growth capital of Rs.220-Cr

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Hero Electric Vehicles Private Limited, India’s largest electric vehicles maker announced the first part of their Series B funding of Rs.220-Crore. Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) led the round along with participation from OAKS. The company will direct this investment towards the objective of further supporting the EV industry and ecosystem. Avendus Capital was the exclusive financial advisor to Hero Electric on the transaction. V’Ocean Investments has been advised by OAKS Asset Management Pvt. Ltd. (OAKS) on the investment. The electric 2-wheeler market leader will allocate this investment towards expanding production capacity, consolidating market position to strengthen market leadership, invest in…

13 Jul

Prime Day 2021 in India on July 26 & 27

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Amazon’s annual Prime Day event will be held in India on July 26 and 27. The two-day event starting midnight on July 26, will deliver best deals and savings across categories, including Smartphones, Consumer Electronics, TVs, Appliances, Amazon Devices, Fashion & Beauty, Home & Kitchen, Furniture, Everyday Essentials and more to Prime members. On Prime Day, members will have the opportunity to enjoy deals on unique products across categories. During the lead-up to Prime Day, lakhs of SMBs on Amazon are creating special deals for customers from July 8, till July 24. On Prime Day, members get 10% instant discount…

13 Jul

Instamojo launches Northeast Launchpad

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Instamojo, India's largest DIY e-commerce website builder launched Northeast Launchpad, a first-of-its-kind initiative to identify and support the growth of budding entrepreneurs from India’s North East region. The online business planning event is aimed to give aspirants a real-world experience in order to fine-tune their business goals, along with mentoring sessions on raising funds, marketing, compliance and commercialization of products. The best business plan stands a chance to win a cash grant from Instamojo along with other benefits worth Rs.10-lakh and more. The winner will also be eligible for direct entry to the AIC-SMUTBI incubation program. Instamojo is a Do-It-Yourself…

12 Jul

MSIL customers to get online car finance

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Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) customers can now finance their cars online, anywhere and anytime, with Maruti Suzuki Smart Finance (MSSF). Maruti Suzuki Smart Finance is now made available for ARENA as well as NEXA customers. It covers a wide range of profiles to meet the demands of a diverse range of customers. MSSF was rolled out in limited cities in December 2020. Since its launch, it has seen over 25-lakh customer visits. Maruti Suzuki Smart Finance is a one-stop online finance portal that empowers customers to transform their car buying experience with a host of options. These options include…

12 Jul

Mahindra launches new Supro Profit Truck range

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Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, one of the leading automobile companies in India and the world’s largest tractor company by volume, launched its new range of Supro Profit Trucks. Developed on the successful Supro platform, this new range of cargo mover is affordable, more powerful, boasts of a greater payload capacity and higher mileage that assures higher profit to the customers. Supro Profit Truck also comes with very attractive finance options. Customers can avail loan tenure up to 5 years and lower IRR starting from 12.99% onwards which helps in lowering EMI for customers. Customers can also avail upto100% loan on…

11 Jul

S Jaishankar, Georgian PM discuss trade, connectivity to take economic ties to higher level

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External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday held a comprehensive discussion with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on a range of issues relating to trade, connectivity considered as key to resilience in a globalized world and expressed the need for greater economic cooperation. "We have very comprehensively discussed our bilateral cooperation. I think there is a lot that we can be satisfied with. There has been significant Indian investment in Georgia. There are 8000 Indian students here. There are more than 50,000 tourists who come here," said Jaishankar during a joint press statement with the prime minister of Georgia.…

09 Jul

SC says Facebook needs to be accountable, upholds Delhi Assembly’s right to summon it in riots case

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Noting attempts by Australia, the UK and the US in reining in social media platforms, given complaints about their manipulative behaviour in a free speech-advocating democracy, the Supreme Court on Thursday said such platforms with a potential to influence public opinion must be held accountable for spread of disruptive messages and hate speeches.While dealing with the controversy over the Delhi Assembly committee summoning Facebook Vice-President Ajit Mohan for spread of hate messages during Delhi riots, a bench of Justices S K Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy said, “Entities like Facebook have to remain accountable to those who entrust them…

08 Jul

Gujarat CM inaugurates first Amazon Digital Kendra

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Amazon India launched its first Digital Kendra in India in Surat, Gujarat. Amazon Digital Kendras are resource centers that will provide micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) the opportunity to learn about benefits of eCommerce and avail a range of third party services such as shipping and logistics support, cataloging assistance, digital marketing services, GST and taxation support to kick start their journey towards being digital entrepreneurs. Shri Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister of Gujarat inaugurated the first Amazon Digital Kendra in a virtual event along with Amit Agarwal, Senior VP and Country Head, Amazon India and Manish Tiwary, VP, Amazon…