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14 Aug

‘Lock flight fare & book later at same price’

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Goibibo (India’s leading online travel brand) has introduced an industry-first feature ‘Price Lock’ to help customers lock flight fares up to seven days before they firm up their travel plans. Price lock provides more time and fare hike protection as customer takes a final call on scheduling travel. The service allows customers to lock airfares for one, three or seven days for a nominal fee – that later gets adjusted into the full price of the ticket at the time of the final purchase. The feature has been designed to help customers make smart travel decisions by allowing them to…

14 Aug

Sony’s new wireless party speakers with long battery life

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A new range of Wireless Portable Speakers have been introduced by Sony India. These are – SRS-XP700, SRS-XP500 and SRS-XG500. The speakers are powered with Mega Bass and Live sound which makes them perfect for indoor and outdoor activities. The new X-Series range of the speakers is specially designed to provide a powerful and wide-spread sound to compliment any genre of music. On pre-booking of any X-Series speaker from 10 August to 16 August, Sony F-V120//C Microphone worth Rs. 1490 will be available at no additional cost. The product can be booked via Sony retail stores (Sony Center and Sony…

14 Aug

Earth Edition of Sterling Reserve Blend 10

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Allied Blenders and Distillers Private Limited (ABD) has launched an Earth Edition for its premium offering - Sterling Reserve Blend 10. The launch of the new limited-edition packaging is a step towards spreading environmental consciousness and reimagining responsible drinking for consumers. The Sterling Reserve Blend 10 Earth Edition packaging is beautifully curated to add an element of elegance to sustainability yet being functional and versatile. Each pack is handcrafted by artisans using upcycled fabric discards that would have otherwise found their way in landfills. Through this initiative Sterling Reserve Blend 10 has saved over 25 million liters of water. Available…

14 Aug

Canara Robeco Value Fund NFO

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A new fund offer (NFO) has been launched by Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Limited - Canara Robeco Value Fund. It is an open-ended equity scheme that would follow a value investment strategy, to invest in businesses that are trading at a price less than their intrinsic values and are expected to realise their true worth in the future. Canara Robeco Value Fund NFO would open on August 13 and close on August 27. The new scheme re-opens for ongoing investment from September 6. The minimum investment amount in Canara Robeco Value Fund NFO will be Rs 5,000 and multiples…

14 Aug

‘Global Selling Propel Startup Accelerator’

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Amazon and Invest India announced the winners of the Amazon Global Selling Propel Startup Accelerator (the Accelerator). Slurrp Farm, Sirona Hygiene and Wellbeing Nutrition were named the top 3 winners of the program winning a combined total of USD 50,000 from Amazon in equity free grant. The Accelerator was launched on Startup India Hub earlier in the year with the aim of helping emerging Indian businesses and startups to get access to customers across the world through Amazon’s ecommerce exports program and create global brands from India. The Accelerator got an overwhelming response from startups and emerging businesses across India,…

14 Aug

Actress Madhumita Sarcar Inaugurates Siliguri’s First D’SIGNIA Store

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Senco Gold & Diamonds have launched their premium luxury showroom - D’SIGNIA in Siliguri, West Bengal on 13th August. The new showroom is located at Sevoke Road and is the first D’SIGNIA store by Senco Gold & Diamonds in North Bengal and fifth such store nationally. Renowned actress and model, Madhumita Sarcar inaugurated the new store at a glittering event at the city. Mr. Dhaval Raja, CGM – Sales, Senco Gold & Diamonds was also present on the occasion. The new D’Signia store, spread across 3000 sq. ft area, will offer a wide range of elegantly designed jewellery collections for…

14 Aug

Myntra to strengthen its position as Fashion Expert

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In one of India’s biggest celebrity-led marketing associations for an e-commerce brand, Myntra has roped in Hrithik Roshan, Vijay Deverakonda and Dulquer Salmaan as its newest brand ambassadors, alongside the existing celebrity ambassadors, Kiara Advani and Samantha Akkineni. Myntra has evolved over the years to being the fashion expert for millions across the country, with the largest catalogue of domestic and international brands, along with unique value added services, customized to cater to specific needs of the fashion-conscious consumers. An aspirational brand among young shoppers looking at having a personal style guide that represents their individuality while being stylish, Myntra…

14 Aug

Lucky Ali, Sonu Nigam in Unacademy Unwind

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With an endeavour to celebrate the unparalleled beauty of music through the gift of magical concoctions and different genres of music, MTV, in association with Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform, presents Unacademy Unwind with MTV. Starting August 13, every Friday at 7:00 PM, the show will see some of the most prolific musicians collaborate and create pure play magical renditions, across 10 episodes, 10 genres of music and unlimited reasons to unwind. Unacademy Unwind with MTV will be graced by extremely talented musicians like Lucky Ali, Sonu Nigam, Kailash Kher, Badshah, Darshan Raval, Arjun Kanungo, Benny Dayal, Papon, Armaan Malik-…

13 Aug

PM Modi launches vehicle scrappage policy, urges youth, startups to join

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched vehicle scrappage policy and said that the policy is a significant milestone in India`s development journey. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi informed about the launch and urged youth and start-ups to join this programme. "The launch of Vehicle Scrappage Policy today is a significant milestone in India`s development journey. The Investor Summit in Gujarat for setting up vehicle scrapping infrastructure opens a new range of possibilities. I would request our youth and start-ups to join this programme," tweeted PM Modi. He further said that the vehicle scrapping will help to phase out unfit…

13 Aug

Asian Granito divests 18.87% stake in Astron Paper

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Its entire18.87% stake has been divested by Asian Granito India Limited (AGIL) in its associated company - Astron Paper and Board Mills Limited (Astron Paper) for Rs. 46.94-crore. AGIL sold 87.75-lakh equity shares of Astron Paper through block deal at Rs. 53.5 per share on 10 August 2021. Proceeds of Rs. 46.94-crore from the sale of Astron Paper shares will be utilised to meet long term working capital and business development of AGIL. The capital gains from the sale of shares of Astron Paper will be tax free at the hands of Asian Granito India Limited. AGIL has recently announced…