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12 Aug

BeatXP onboards Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, Entertainment, IndiaBusiness, entertainment, INDIA

BeatXP has boarded Hrithik Roshan to approve its line-up of massagers. The partnership comes at a juncture as demand for fitness and health gadgets grows. Hrithik Roshan's alignment with BeatXP is poised to strengthen the brand's position in the body massage domain. Hrithik will be at the centre of the promotion of an array of massagers through the upcoming #BeatTheLimits campaign. Functional #BeatTheLimits campaign incorporates BeatXP's mission to revolutionize fitness, relaxation, and vitality. At its core, the campaign is an invitation to break boundaries and cross personal lines. With the launch of the '#BeatTheLimits' campaign, we aim to inspire individuals…

09 Aug

PwC resigns as auditor of Paytm payments services

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

PwC has resigned as auditor of Paytm Payment Services (PPSL), a subsidiary of fintech major Paytm, effective August 7. The company has appointed SR Batliboi & Associates as its new auditor, Paytm owner One 97 Communications said in a note to the stock exchange filing on Monday. In its resignation letter to the board of directors of Paytm Payment Services dated August 7, PwC said there has been a change in auditors at the holding company level. "Consequently, keeping in mind your understandable practice of combining the auditors of PPSL with the auditors of the holding company as a material…

08 Aug

Pushpa 2: Makers reveal first-look poster of Fahadh Faasil on his birthday

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Pushpa 2 The Rule starring Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna is one of the most anticipated films of this year. And, the makers are not putting in any effort to keep the excitement intact. After the first look of Pushpa aka Allu Arjun was released, the first look of Fahadh Faasil, who is opposed to the film, was released on his birthday. "Team #Pushpa2TheRule wishes the Massively talented #FahadhFaasil a very Happy Birthday ❤‍🔥 Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat Sir will be back on the big screens with vengeance 🔥," wrote on the makers' official website while sharing the Fahadhs' picture. On…

07 Aug

Mark Zuckerberg responds to Elon Musk’s idea of streaming their fight

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Elon Musk announced Sunday that his proposed "cage fight" against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be broadcast Live on X(updated name of Twitter) formerly known as Twitter."Zuck vs. Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. All proceeds will go to charity for veterans," Musk wrote on Twitter, without sharing any further details. However, Zuckerberg, writing on his newly launched micro-blogging platform Threads, says X is not a "reliable platform" for fundraising. "Shouldn't we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity?" Zuckerberg announced the fight by sharing a screenshot of Musk's tweet in a thread. On…

05 Aug

Apple has set an all-time revenue record in India

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Apple's June quarter earnings hit another record in India as the iPhone maker posted strong double-digit growth in the world's second-largest smartphone market. The performance of stores opened in India this spring exceeded the company's initial expectations, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a post-earnings analyst call. "We hit a revenue record for the June quarter in India, and we had strong double-digit growth. We also opened our first 2 retail stores in the quarter. And it's very early going right now, but how they beat our expectations is doing it again," he said, without revealing the numbers. Apple continues…

04 Aug

Google celebrates cat-eye frame designer Altina Schinasi’s 116 birthday

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

The Google search engine is celebrating the life of Altine 'Tina' Shinasi, the American designer best known for designing the popular 'cat-eye' eyeglass frames, with her August 4 doodle to mark her 116th birthday. She was famous for her impressive work in textiles, ceramics and jewelry. Notably, Schinasi is credited with designing the iconic Harlequin Cat-Eye glasses in the 1940s. Inspired by Venetian masked masks, these glasses feature large, nut-shaped frames with inverted tips and have become symbols of glamour and sophistication. Schinasi's artwork was characterized by dark colors, geometric patterns, and abstract forms. She had an extraordinary ability to…

03 Aug

Lavna Locks ropes on Urvashi Rautela and Dayanand Shetty as their brand ambassador

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Lavna Locks, India's smart door lock provider has announced its association with Bollywood actor and model Urvashi Rautela and actor Dayanand Shetty as their brand ambassadors. According to the company, this partnership marks a significant step forward in Lavner's mission to provide innovative, secure and convenient smart lock solutions for households and commercial spaces across India. According to the company, the appointment of Urvashi Rautela and Dayanand Shetty as brand ambassadors complements Lavner's vision, aligning with the company's drive to fuse security with technology, simplifying the lives of their valued customers. Renowned for their affinity for modern technology and smart…

02 Aug

India logs 36 Covid infections in a day

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth EastBusiness, INDIA

India has logged 36 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry data said on Tuesday. The active caseload currently stands at 1,474. The number of Covid cases in the country has been steadily decreasing for the past few months. Since the start of the Covid pandemic in early 2020, the total number of Covid cases has increased to over 4.50 crore. The epidemic has claimed nearly 5,31,917 lives in the last three and a half years. Hospital wards are increasingly being deprived of COVID-19 patients, which is a welcome development for the medical community. Still, doctors…

02 Aug

Meta begins blocking news in Canada in response to new law

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Meta has begun removing news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, with the social media giant saying Tuesday that tech companies will have to negotiate funding news organizations to host their content in response to a recently passed law in the country. As a result of the move — which Meta previously said would happen before the law takes effect — Canadian users of Meta will no longer be able to click on links to news articles posted on Facebook and Instagram. The changes began Tuesday and will roll out gradually in the coming weeks, Meta spokesman Andy Stone…

01 Aug

Bhumi Pednekar joins Jio MAMI as brand ambassador

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, Entertainment, IndiaBusiness, entertainment, INDIA

Actor Bhumi Pednekar has joined Dimension Mumbai as the brand ambassador for this year's Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Dimension Mumbai is a Mumbai-themed short film competition sidebar at the festival. The category was launched in 2009 by Jaya Bachchan as a message of Mumbai. For its latest edition, Dimension Mumbai is taking submissions from filmmakers aged 18-25 years. The call for entries opened on July 27 and will remain open until August 31. Speaking about the association, Bhumi Pednekar said in a statement, “I am thrilled to be a part of Dimension Mumbai this year. It is an incredible…