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21 Feb

STING® PRESENTS AKSHAY KUMAR IN AN ELECTRIFYING NEW SUMMER CAMPAIGN

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PepsiCo India’s Sting® has unveiled a new TVC featuring brand ambassador and superstar Akshay Kumar as an extension of the brand’s ‘Energy Bole Toh Sting®’ mantra to entertain consumers. Sting® and Akshay Kumar together are all set to expand the brand’s footprint across the country, engage the youth and encourage audiences to maximize each moment of their lives with can-do energy. The new Sting® TVC will be amplified across TV, digital, outdoor, and social media with a 360-degree campaign. The TVC encourages consumers to electrify their moment with the refreshing taste of Sting®. Sting® is available in small single serve packs in…

21 Feb

Mega Loan Restructuring Mela in Assam

editor0 CommentsAssam, Business, North East

From March 1 to March 31, 2022, Eco Finance (Amar Shakti Commerce and Industries Ltd), an Assam-based NBFC, will hold a Mega Loan Restructuring Mela. Managing Director Kumar Gaurav told the press that, in light of the Covid scenario, we have devised a very beneficial scheme for our customers under debt restructuring, under which they will receive a 50% waiver on fines and penal interest. At the same time, after restructuring the loan amount with the new loan, borrowers will receive a 4% interest rate reduction, allowing all good borrowers to save money and repay the loan on time. If…

20 Feb

‘Real Insight Residential – Annual Round-up 2021’

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India‘Real Insight Residential, proptiger.com

The restraint shown towards new project launches has helped developers in Kolkata improve their inventory profile, a fact evident from the fact that the City of Joy has the lowest number of unsold stock among India's eight prime residential markets.According to ‘Real Insight Residential – Annual Round-up 2021’, an analysis of these leading housing markets by online real estate company PropTiger.com, Kolkata contributes only 4% to the national unsold stock, with inventory as on December 31, 2021, standing at 25,716. The inventory overhang - the period developers would take to sell off this unsold stock, keeping in view the current…

20 Feb

JAGUAR LAND ROVER ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH NVIDIA

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaJAGUAR LAND ROVER

Jaguar Land Rover has formed a multi-year strategic partnership with NVIDIA, to jointly develop and deliver next-generation automated driving systems plus AI-enabled services and experiences for its customers. Starting in 2025, all new Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles will be built on the NVIDIA DRIVE™ software-defined platform—delivering a wide spectrum of active safety, automated driving and parking systems as well as driver assistance systems. This full-stack solution is based on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion™, which features DRIVE Orin™ centralised AV computers; DRIVE AV and DRIVE IX software; safety, security and networking systems; plus, surround sensors. DRIVE Orin is the AI brain…

19 Feb

India, UAE sign free trade deal expected to double trade to $100 billion in 5yrs

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India and the UAE on Friday inked a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and unveiled a roadmap for expansion of overall ties at a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In his remarks, Modi delved into various facets of ties between India-and United Arab Emirates and said both the nations will stand "shoulder-to-shoulder" against terrorism while referring to the recent terrorist attacks in the Gulf country. On CEPA, Modi noted that both sides could conclude the negotiations on such an important agreement in less than three…

19 Feb

Kolkata sees increase in Alexa Adoption

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Millions of customers across the country have used the Amazon Alexa voice service on Echo smart speakers, the Amazon shopping app for Android, Fire TV devices and hundreds of Alexa built-in speakers, TVs, smartphones, smart watches and more by other brands. The number of requests to Alexa in 2021 increased by 68% with almost 50% customers from non-metro cities. To celebrate Alexa’s India anniversary, Amazon has announced blockbuster deals which will be available on 15th and 16th February. During March-April’21, customers asked 11,500 questions every day about COVID, health and wellness related topics. Customers also loved starting and concluding their…

19 Feb

Vi demonstrates 5G Voice over during 5G trials

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India5G trials, vi

Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has announced that it has successfully demonstrated 5G Voice over New Radio (VoNR) with its technology partner, Nokia, during the ongoing 5G Trials in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Once deployed, the VoNR solution will enable Vi to offer its subscribers high-definition voice experience over 5G, as well as several advanced voice applications and use cases in the future. Vi is conducting 5G Trials on Govt. allocated 5G spectrum in Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Pune in Maharashtra. The VoNR trial was done on Nokia’s comprehensive portfolio of solutions including its AirScale 5G RAN, 5G Core and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)…

18 Feb

30TH DOWN TOWN PUBLIC ORATION ON THE OCCASION OF 33 RD ANNIVERSARY OF DOWN TOWN HOSPITAL

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33rd Anniversary function of down town hospital held at down town hospital Auditorium on 15th of February 2022 . Shri Dhruba Hazarika,Former Chairman of APSC and Eminent Writer and Recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 Smt. Anuradha Sarma Pujari blessed the occasion as the Chief Guest of Honour respectively. Shri Hazarika congratulated Dr. N.N Dutta for releasing his second edition of his book and providing 33 years of untiring services rendered to the people of North East Region. He also inaugurated the 33rd edition of down town Newsletter with Ms. Gariasi Dutta, Director of down town hospital and the editor…

18 Feb

Bird Academy partnered with Sikkim Bio-Diversity Conservation

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Bird Academy has partnered with the Sikkim Bio-Diversity Conservation & Forest Management Project, Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Sikkim to impart training and skills to 26 dynamic team members at the official Interpretation Centres (IC) in Sikkim, in the field of customer service, administrative duties, grooming & etiquette, communication and customer service. The objective of this specialised training program was to provide knowledge, build confidence and a deeper understanding of their responsibilities, which will further enhance their customer service skills. The importance of soft skills in today’s fast evolving world was also recognised by the Government of Sikkim…

18 Feb

Siliguri engineer paved the way to Adda52’s ACL 2021 poker finale

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAdda52’s ACL, Siliguri engineer

Siliguri based 35-year-old Manish emerged as one of the final contestants for the Adda52 Champions Leaderboard (ACL) 2021. A year-long leaderboard programme which concluded on 31 Dec 2021, will witness an action-packed poker battle finale with nine players competing for the winner’s title on 20 Feb 2022 at Deltin Royale, Goa. Hailing from a family of lawyers and having a chemical engineering background, Manish secure the first runner up position at the Deltin Poker Tournament in 2021. His current winnings on Adda52 as of today are above 2 CR with 23 first places & 111 final table finishes in tournaments.…