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18 Feb

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated two new railway lines connecting Thane and Diva

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Joining Thane and Diva, additional two railway lines has been inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. He will also flag off two suburban trains of Mumbai Suburban Railways. These have been built at the approximate cost of Rs 620 crores. It additionally includes 1.4 kilometers long rail flyover, 3 significant extensions and 21 minor bridges. According to the release issued by Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Kalyan is the main junction of the Central Railway. The traffic that is coming from the North and Southern side of the nation converge at Kalyan and move towards the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Out of…

18 Feb

Harley-Davidson® Sportster™ S Completed the Endurance Test

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaHarley-Davidson® Sportster™ S Completed the Endurance Test

The Harley-Davidson® Sportster™ S becomes the first motorcycle in the country to successfully achieve a record of covering 3141 kms in a 24-hours endurance test. It is a 121-horsepower Revolution® Max 1250T V-Twin engine.A team of five riders - including National Racers Anushriya Gulati and Vijay Singh along with Vlogger Shubhabrata Marmar joined Malo Le Masson and Vijay Thomas from Hero MotoCorp - to achieve this feat at the world-class test tracks at Hero’s Global Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) located in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Supervised by two leading members of Hero’s team at CIT, David Lopez Cordoba - Head…

18 Feb

Hiranandani Group Announces Its New Venture With Tez Platforms

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaHiranandani Group

the Hiranandani Group has focused on broader technology-led consumer services with its new venture - Tez Platforms. Tez Platforms will focus on large opportunities in the arena of social media, entertainment, gaming and e-sports, e-commerce, personal mobility, artificial intelligence and blockchain linked solutions. The new venture will introduce a wide gamut of services including social media, gaming & e-sports, blockchain and other emerging tech services. Darshan Hiranandani, CEO-Hiranandani Group, says, “Tez Platforms will leverage synergies and talent from various Hiranandani Group entities but also has aggressive plans to hire over 250 employees in FY 2023. Tez’s initial outlay to launch…

18 Feb

LIC Policyholders have to update PAN details

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaLIC

The market leading insurer and financial conglomerate Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has mentioned that every policyholder shall have to ensure that his / her PAN details are updated in the policy records of the Corporation on or before 28th February 2022 in order to be considered an Eligible Policyholder for application in the forthcoming Public Issue. The aggregate of reservations for Eligible Policyholder(s) shall not exceed 10% of the total Offer size. LIC and the Government of India, in consultation with the BRLMs, may offer a discount to the Offer Price to Eligible Policyholder(s), subject to necessary approvals…

17 Feb

Jeep® India announced 7-seater SUV as the Jeep Meridian

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaJeep®, suv

The Jeep Meridian—First 7-Seater SUVThe ‘Made in India’ Jeep Meridian of Jeep® IndiaGuwahati: Jeep® India today announced the name of their most anticipated offering for the Indian market, a 7-seater SUV –the Jeep Meridian. The name is inspired by the vastness and diversity of India and embodies the Jeep DNA in its design philosophy.The ‘Made in India’ Jeep Meridian will be the first 7-seater SUV for Indian customers and fulfils an important commitment to the Indian market. It recently traversed from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (K2K) taking the route through the Meridian 77-degree East in an intensive performance showcasing the K2K…

17 Feb

Ariel launches new campaign – #SeeEqual

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAriel, campaign

Over the last 7 years, Ariel India has continuously sparked conversations around the unequal division of domestic chores within households and urging more and more men to #ShareTheLoad. In the spirit of keeping this conversation going and furthering the cause of equality within households, Ariel launched the #SeeEqual film, to inaugurate the 5th edition of ShareTheLoad. Ariel raised a pertinent question – “if men can share the load equally with other men, why are they not doing it with their wives?” Ariel is urging men to be equal partners playing Equal roles, because when we see equal, we #ShareTheLoad.An exciting…

17 Feb

Meta adopts a comprehensive strategy to keep people safe

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaMeta

Meta is sharing an update on how Meta is prepared to protect people and its platform during this period.Meta has a comprehensive strategy in place for the elections, which includes detecting and removing hate speech and content that incites violence, reducing the spread of misinformation, making political advertising more transparent, partnering with election authorities to remove content that violates local law and helping people make their voices heard through voting. Meta we’ll be activating its Elections Operations Center so it can monitor and respond to potential abuses that emerge related to these elections in real time. Since 2018, Meta used…

17 Feb

New FD Interest Rates of HDFC Bank

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India’s leading private sector bank, HDFC Bank has recently raised the interest rates on FDs worth less than Rs 2 crore. The new rates will be effective from February 14, according to the bank’s official website. HDFC Bank will offer an interest rate of 5.45 per cent for FDs maturing between three years one day to five years. Investors will get an interest of 5.60 per cent for FDs maturing between five years one day to 10 years. Earlier in January, the bank hiked the interest rate for FDs worth less than Rs 2 crore by five to ten basis…

17 Feb

Aditya Birla Health Insurance inks Bancassurance Partnership

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAditya Birla, Health Insurance

The health insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL) Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited (ABHICL) announced its bancassurance partnership with one of the leading Small Finance Bank in the country Utkarsh Small Finance Bank for the distribution of health insurance products through the Bank’s network of branches Pan-India.Its comprehensive suite of Health insurance plans, including protection health plans, will be available for purchase to 2.7 million+ customers of the Bank across 642 branches in 214 districts spread across 19 states and 2 Union Territories in the country. The company has 175 branches located in India and it has…

17 Feb

Nestlé India launched MAGGI Super Bonanza

editor0 CommentsBusinessMAGGI Super Bonanza, Nestlé India

Nestlé MAGGI has launched of its MAGGI Super Bonanza Offer. Every consumer across India will get assured savings on any MAGGI Super Bonanza Pack purchased, along with a chance to win a gold voucher worth INR 9,999 each. The brand has also launched a TVC #SabkiJeetPakki featuring Bollywood actor Sanya Malhotra. The ad film has been conceptualized and developed by McCann World group and depicts the savings and prizes which are up for grabs. was launched for every consumer across India in January 2022. There are so many offers and lucky winners stand a chance to win Gold vouchers which…