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21 Apr

KFC hosts the biggest Burger Bash ever

editor0 CommentsBusinessKFC, KFC VALUE BURGER

KFC India hosted the biggest virtual burger party of the year. KFC’s Big Burger Bash was indeed a party like no other as it brought together burger lovers, popular social media stars, food communities, bloggers and consumers from across the country, to relish their favourite new Value Burges. Attending the party, legendary actor & KFC fan Anil Kapoor shared his love for KFC burgers and posed for pictures with other participants at the Bash. With about 500 people coming together from across cities, this was indeed the first-of-its-kind and largest gathering of people coming together virtually for a burger party.…

21 Apr

Nissan Magnite crosses 50,000 bookings milestone

editor0 CommentsBusinessCVT, nissan magnite, TFT

All-new Nissan Magnite has received a phenomenal Customer response, clocking over 50,000 bookings & 10,000 wholesale deliveries since its launch on December 02, 2020.Since its launch, the all-new Nissan Magnite has received 2,78,000 plus enquiries with more than 50,000 bookings with 5,000 (10%) bookings on the digital platform and 45,000 through the on-ground bookings at the Nissan dealerships. Approximately 15% of these bookings made were on the CVT models and approximately 60% of them were top end variants that are XV and the XV Premium. The all-new Nissan Magnite is available in 20 grade line-up and over 36 combinations. The…

21 Apr

Alankit starts Aadhaar enrolment for LW Department

editor0 CommentsBusinessalankit

Alankit Limited has started the work on Aadhaar enrolment of unorganized workers and tea garden workers and their family members for Labour Welfare Department, Government of Assam. The enrolment exercise would go a long way in helping the workers become beneficiaries of various welfare initiatives and schemes of the Government. Alankit as a key partner of the Assam Government on this project will ensure data quality check of daily enrolments and updates. Under the project, Alankit has established exclusive Data Quality Audit centers with secure data connectivity with the UIDAI systems and deployed its work force to undertake the audit…

20 Apr

UTI Treasury Advantage Fund provides a good investment opportunity

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‘UTI Treasury Advantage Fund’ launched by Unit Trust of India (UTI) follows an accrual-oriented strategy. It invests in a well-diversified portfolio of debt and money market instruments with an aim to generate reasonable income with lower volatility over the short-term. The fund primarily invests in commercial papers, certificate of deposits and low duration corporate bonds along with tactical exposure to government securities, according to UTI sources. A UTI spokesperson mentioned that in the recent monetary policy announcement, MPC gave a state based guidance rather than a time based guidance by mentioning to maintain accommodative stance as long as necessary to…

20 Apr

Vi integrates with Google’s Business Messages

editor0 CommentsBusinessGoogle Assistant, Vodafone Idea Limited

Aiming to provide superior customer experience to its users, India’s leading telecom brand Vi has launched an industry first integration with Google’s Business Messages. Vi has integrated its VIC ChatBot with Google’s Business Messages for providing 24x7 real-time customer service to support all Vi users on Smartphones.The AI powered VIC is enabled with LIVE Agent connect for assisted services which is extended to Google’s Business Messages also. This innovation enables users searching for Vi or Vi Stores on Google Search or Google Maps to find ‘Chat’ or ‘Message a Live Agent’ button against search results through which they can interact with the…

20 Apr

GIGAnet from Vi delivers fastest 4G speeds

editor0 CommentsAssam, BusinessDISNEY+HOTSTAR, GIGAnet, Vodafone Idea Limited

Vi delivered the fastest 4G Download and Upload speeds compared to all other operators in January-March 2021 quarter, making it the only operator delivering fastest speed consistently over a9 month period on a pan-India basis, as per Ookla, the global leader in broadband testing and web-based network diagnostic applications.GIGAnet from Vi has been verified as the fastest 4G network across Indiafor three quarters in a row, by Ookla. GIGAnet from Vi has topped the speed charts for average download speeds in key cities including Guwahati, Agartala, Dimapur, and Imphal in Assam & North East. The fastest 4G network verification is…

19 Apr

Hong Kong bans passenger flights from India, again

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthCovid-19, Hong Kong, INDIA

The Hong Kong government late Sunday activated an “emergency circuit breaker” and has banned passenger flights from india for 14 days starting April 20 over concerns of the mutated coronavirus variant being transmitted from here. Other than India, the city administration has also prohibited flights from Pakistan and the Philippines Hong Kong has become the second jurisdiction to restrict travellers from India after New Zealand suspended entry of travellers from here earlier this month. Why has Hong Kong banned flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines? A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said late Sunday in a statement that confirmed cases…

19 Apr

Vi T20 Dekho bhi, Khelo bhi, Jeeto bhi

editor0 CommentsBusinessIPL, UGET2021, vi

Vi, the Associate Media Sponsor of Vivo IPL 2021 and India’s leading telecom brand, has announced a rewarding initiative based on the popular game concept ‘Play Along’ i.e. play while its customers can watch the live T20 league. Here one can play solo or with friends every day for next 52 days, 60 matches and win loads of rewards. Vi is offering its customers an opportunity to participate in the ‘Vi Dekho bhi, Khelo bhi, Jeeto bhi’ online gaming initiative and win daily prizes as well as bumper tournament prize, from 9 April to 30 May. This announcement comes after…

17 Apr

Vadilal eyes Rs. 800-cr in ice cream sales

editor0 CommentsBusinessAakanksha Gandhi, VADILAL

Iconic ice cream brand Vadilal is eyeing more than 20% growth in ice cream sales from the pre-pandemic levels.“Vadilal had reported ice cream sales of Rs. 650-crore in 2019-20, the year before the pandemic struck, and is expecting to touch Rs. 800-crore this financial year”, said Aakanksha Gandhi, Brand Director at Vadilal, at the virtual launch of the ‘Waah!Vadilal!’campaign. Aakanksha, the third generation of Vadilal promoter Gandhi family, said,“Vadilal, a brand legacy, strongly associated with the greatest range of ice creams that it offers to its consumers with the finest ingredients, exclusive flavours and impeccable taste. Vadilal has launched premium…

17 Apr

New Holland’s 20 years of 3230 tractor

editor0 CommentsBusinessCNH Industrial NV, NEW HOLLAND AGRICULURE

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial NV is celebrating the successful 20th anniversary of its popular 3230 tractor model.Since the 3230’s launch in 2001, New Holland has successfully expanded the model’s legacy with variants such as the 3230 Nx, 3230 Tx and 3230 Tx Super during its two decades in production. New Holland’s 3230 was the first model to integrate notable new features such as Lift-O-Matic, Side Shift Constant Mesh AFD Gear Box, Real Oil Immersed Multidisc Brakes (OIB), Softek clutch, Economy PTO and others. Its powerful engine has established a reputation for reliability and longevity. Since production…