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 Gurugram, 22ndMarch 2021:Madame, India’s leading women’s western wear fashion brand for apparel, handbags, footwear, and accessories, has witnessed a significant growth in their online sales during the pandemic period of 2020.The online salesjumped from 2% of overall sales to nearly 10% with a continuing upward trend majorly contributed to by growth in Tier II and Tier III cities. Cities like Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Jaipur, Mohali, Noida, Jammu and Shimla were the high growth cities for the brand. Madame has been striving to continuously inspire young women to express their individuality and spirit through accessible fashion. In the recent past, the fashion brand launched the well-received Wonder Woman inspired collection in collaboration with Warner Bros coinciding with the launch of the movie featuring Gal Gadot in the lead role.   With the revamp and modifications implemented to their exclusive online platform – www.glamly.com, Madame continues to provide personalized custom

 • Existing investors double down; Sequoia Capital India joins the cap table • Purplle witnesses exponential growth of over 110% in Q4 2020 vis-à-vis Q4 2019 in Northern market   March 25, 2021: Purplle.com, one of India’s largest online beauty destinations, closed a $45M deal from Verlinvest, Sequoia Capital India, Blume Ventures, and JSW Ventures. While the three existing investors reinforced their commitment, Purplle welcomed Sequoia Capital India. The investment will further bolster the brand’s ambition to deliver 8-10X growth in the next 4-5 years.   On the deal, Manish Taneja, Co-founder & CEO Purplle.com, said, “We are excited to partner with Sequoia Capital India, as they foray into the online beauty industry. Reinvestment from Verlinvest, JSW Ventures, and Blume Ventures, is a testament to the conviction of our investors. Purplle has been on a robust growth trajectory. Even with a Covid year, we have delivered >90% GMV CAGR for the last 3 years. This, while scaling our

 • Sameer to race 100 km daily for 100 days • Will make a name in the Guinness Book of World Records by running 10 thousand kilometers • Awareness campaign for immunity boosters in the Corona era   March 2021: Runner Sameer Singh is going to run a 10,000 km race “100x100 ULTRA” to prevent infection during the Corona period and to raise awareness about immunity among the people. For this initiative they choose slogan “Make yourself fit and Beat the covid". Sameer Singh, a resident of Kanahera village in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, is now going to take a different route to spread awareness against Corona. 40-year-old Sameer believes that running is the most effective way to increase immunity by freeing our body from all germs and diseases. The main purpose behind this marathon race is to encourage those who shy away from running to run at least 2-3 km every day.   Sameer will make 4 daily trips in Mandsaur, located in the area of 25 km from 28 Ma

 ~Appointed as the ‘Official Retail Banking Partner’ of the team Chennai, 25th March 2021: Equitas Small Finance Bank has renewed its partnership with Chennai Super Kings for the IPL season 2021. It will be the ‘Official Retail Banking Partner’ for the team. In line with the brand ethos and the logo positioning at the back of the helmet & cap, it is also going to launch a new campaign titled “The Bank Behind Every Champion”.  Chennai Super Kings team will sport the Equitas SFB logo on the back of the helmet and the cap as part of the team jersey. The new campaign will be aimed to communicate that, Equitas has been transforming lives of individuals through their lending and social responsibilities over time with the support and funds of people who are banking with them. Equitas Small Finance Bank has been previously associated with the three-time IPL champions from season 2018-2020. Through this association, the bank wants to bring forth some of the key benefits of banking with them

 March 25, 2021, Kolkata - Lux Industries Limited (NSE: LUXIND, BSE: BOM: 539542) one of India’s largest hosiery producer and exporter has announced that that its Board of Directors has approved a greenfield expansion plan attuned to INR 110 crores. The company has already identified a land parcel measuring the construction area of around 4,60,000 Sq.ft of which 20% to 30% will be used for manufacturing unit and balance for warehousing, storage and finishing facilities. The capex will be completed over next 12-18 months. Lux Industries has three major facilities in Kolkata, Tirupur and Ludhiana, which are capable of producing more garments than the installed capacity due to the improved efficiency and flexible manufacturing capabilities. It is also working towards way more flexibility in terms of capacity with enhanced mechanical tools and scientific way of working according to the market demand. Currently Lux Industries is running at full production capacity however it is also having

 ~ Offers a new lease of life to a 54-year patient from Chhattisgarh ~ Kolkata, 25th March, 2021: Medica Group of Hospitals, the largest private hospital chain in Eastern India, at its flagship facility Medica Superspecialty Hospital in Kolkata conducted a critical operation for around 6 hours to retrieve a 54 year old gentleman, from Chhattisgarh, and pioneered an ingenuous marvel in the treatment of heart implants by having the first LVAD ( Left Ventricular Assist Device ) – Artificial Heart implant in Eastern India, where the team of experienced doctors from departments of Cardiac Surgery, CTVS and Cardiology joined hands together for this unique case. The team put in their combined efforts under the leadership of Dr. Kunal Sarkar, Senior Vice Chairman, Director and Head of Cardiac Surgery at Medica Superspecialty Hospital who was ably supported by the Cardiology team led by Prof. Dr. Rabin Chakraborty, Senior Vice Chairman Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Dr. Dilip Kumar, Senior Con

 • 3 students in Top 10 are Aakashians with Nikhil, Anshul and Pravar Kataria securing AIR positions 3, 9, 10 respectively • The KVPY program of Govt. of India is meant to attract exceptional school students for pursuing basic science courses and research career in science • 435 students from Classroom & 86 students from DLP+Digital qualified in the KPVY Stage 2 fellowship March 22, 2021: A whopping 521 students of Aakash Institute have secured a stupendous result in the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), the National Program of Fellowship in Basic Sciences run by the Indian Institute of Science and funded by the Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. The results for the fellowship exam were announced recently.  Nikhil, Anshul and Pravar emerged as the top rankers out of all students at Aakash Institute who cleared the renowned national fellowship. Nikhil secured All India Rank AIR 3, Anshul acquired AIR 9 and Pravar Kataria became AIR 10. The KVPY program is me

 New Delhi – Mar.23, 2021–GIA India organised theKnowledge Webinar ‘Navratna’for members of Delhi NCR Jewellers Committee in New Delhi. Around 25 participants attended this webinarto learn important information about the nine gemstones.To stay informed about GIA India’s upcoming Knowledge Webinars, call +91-22-68493960. GIA India Instructor Jamsheed Dastoorshared insights about the nine gems that represent the celestial bodies of Indian astrology: Sun (ruby), Moon (pearl), Mercury (emerald), Mars (coral), Jupiter (yellow sapphire or topaz), Venus (diamond), Saturn (blue sapphire) and the rising (zircon or hessonite) and descending (cat’s-eye) nodes of the moon. “GIA India conducted a very informative and an engaging webinar on the topic, ‘Navratna’for our members,” said NareshDhingra, President,Delhi NCR Jewellers Committee. “This knowledge webinar plays a pivotal role in acquiring gemmological information about the nine precious gemstones and will help the participants to build consum

  रामजी (जगन्नाथ निवानगुने) के जीजाबाई (स्नेहा मंगल) के साथ सतारा चले जाने के बाद, भीमराव (आयुध भानुशाली) और उसके भाइयों पर पूरे परिवार की जिम्मेदारी आ जाती है। जीजाबाई रामजी सकपाल और भीम के बीच दरार डालने की कोशिश करती है जिससे इन दोनों के बीच गलतफहमी बढ़ जाती है। भीमराव और उसका परिवार आर्थिक तंगी के साथ-साथ भावनात्मक रूप से भी काफी परेशानियों का सामना कर रहा है। हालांकि, भीमराव हिम्मत के साथ खड़ा होता है और आनंद के साथ नई नौकरी तलाशना शुरू कर देता है। लेकिन बाला बुरी संगत में फंस जाता है और उसे चोरी करने की आदत पड़ जाती है। अपने सिद्धांतों पर चलते हुए, भीमराव बाला को जेल भेजने का मुश्किल और सही निर्णय लेता है। इस बीच, तुलसा बीमार पड़ जाती है, और आनंद एक छोटी सी नौकरी पकड़ लेता है जबकि भीम लगातार काम की तलाश करता है। इसी के साथ, गोरेगांव में जब लोगों को यह पता चलता है कि रामजी एक निचली जाति से हैं, तो लोग उनका अपमान करना शुरू कर देते हैं। उन पर हमले करते हैं और उन्हें अपने समुदाय से बाहर निकाल देते हैं। इस मौजूदा ट्रैक के बारे में बातचीत करते हुए रामजी सकपाल की भूमिका निभा रहे जगन्नाथ निवा

 New Delh i, 22 March, 2021:An increasing number of Indian customers are willing to buy electric vehicles, according to a CarDekho OMG survey. CarDekho, the leading auto-tech firm, today released the Electric Vehicle Customer Awareness Study in association with and OMG (Omnicom Media Group) a leading global advertising & marketing company. The survey was conducted with a broad objective of understanding the current state of consumer awareness, interest and apprehensions related to electric vehicles. Of late, the government has been making a determined push towards electric mobility. The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Mr Nitin Gadkari recently asked the EV manufacturing industry to shift towards indigenous battery technologies while assuring the industry that the Government will provide all possible assistance. This is a clear indication of the Government’s intention to promote the EV industry, with self-reliance at the core. The OEMs have already introduced sever

 Chennai, 22nd March 2021: Dvara KGFS, a NBFC operating in deep rural pockets of India, announced that they have raised 8 Million Euros from leading European social impact funds, Invest In Visions, Germany (IIV) and Darlehenskasse Muenster, Luxembourg (DKM) as External Commercial Borrowings (ECB).  The company intends to deploy the ECB proceeds for their onward lending program targeted to support their microfinance as well as small business customers in more than 9000 deep rural villages with little or no access to formal means of credit. The company has designed these micro loans to suit the dynamic requirements of their customers and potentially enhance their means of livelihood. Commenting on the fund raiser, Joby C O, Chief Executive Officer, Dvara KGFS, said, "We are happy that through Agents for Impact (AFI), we have been able to raise 8 Million Euros as ECB from globally renowned impact funds - Invest In Visions (IIV) and their partner fund Darlehenskasse Muenster (DKM. Thi

 जैविक शपथ सेल्फी जोन बना हुआ है आकर्षण का केंद्र - उन्नत किस्म की गिर गाय का भी सजीव प्रदर्शन - राज्यसभा सदस्य सुधांशु त्रिवेदी ने वर्चुअल रूप से किया सम्बोधित  - नए आदेशानुसार सोमवार को समाप्त होगा आर्गेनिक एक्सपो 2021 - रात 8 बजे तक चालु रहेगी आर्गेनिक उत्पादों की प्रदर्शनी इंदौर, 20 मार्च 2021: जैविक कृषि ज्ञान सम्मलेन एवं प्रदर्शनी के चौथे दिन की शुरुआत राज्यसभा सदस्य व भारतीय जनता पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय प्रवक्ता डॉ सुधांशु त्रिवेदी के वर्चुअल सम्बोधन के साथ हुई। उन्होंने जैविक को अपनाने की अपील करते हुए इस प्रकार के आयोजनों पर जोर दिया। वहीँ चौथे दिन के कार्यक्रम में मुख्य रूप से दिल्ली बेस्ड ट्रेनर अंजली मलिक ने किचन व टेरेस गार्डन के महत्व व उपयोगिता को समझाते हुए कहा कि, टेरेस गार्डन एक बेहद आसान प्रक्रिया है जो पूरी तरह कैमिकल मुक्त है। हम सब्जियों के छिलकों से लेकर घर के हर वेस्ट को टेरेस गार्डन के बेहतर पोषण के लिए इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि इसके जरिये हम हमारी आने वाली पीढ़ी को अच्छा खाने और उगाने की सीख दे सकते हैं, इसके आलावा किचन वेस्ट मैनेजमेंट से पर्यावरण संरक्

 FIVE new eye catching colourways for Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 expand personalisation options for potential customers via the Royal Enfield MiY   March 22nd, 2021, : Royal Enfield, the global leader in mid-size motorcycles (250cc-750cc), today announced the launch of new colourways on the 650 Twin motorcycles - the Interceptor INT 650 Twin and the Continental GT 650 Twin. The motorcycles will also be available with a host of new MiY options which the customers can choose to personalise their motorcycles. The MiY options include seats, touring mirrors, flyscreen, sump guards and a host of options that add to the style and enhance the riding experience.   Speaking on the new colours of the 650 Twins and the wide ranging MiY options Vinod K. Dasari, CEO Royal Enfield said “The launch of the 650 Twins marked a new chapter for Royal Enfield and for the mid-sized motorcycle segment. The global success of these motorcycles over the last couple of years has been phenomenal with t

 March 18, 2021 || India For a society that has grown rapidly since the Internet boom, Coding is definitely a must-have skill. As per National Education Policy 2020, students will be taught coding from Class 6 onwards. This will give children an early start, with valuable skills that are useful even if they don’t opt for a computer science-related field. A startup based out of Bangalore, named Tekie, has taken a unique approach to this. While many coding classes focus on simple block-based tasks, Tekie has built an interactive - animated educational series. Along with this, there are many activities that teach them about real world concepts and abstract sci-fi problems, with easy to consume lessons for kids in class 6th to 12th. Tekie was founded in 2017 by Anand Verma and Naman Mukund. Commenting on the inspiration behind Tekie, Naman stated, “With Tekie, we aim to deliver a hands-on programming experience to our students. After some quick lessons, our students build basic algorithms

 • Any search bias or advertisement bias should be restricted on Playstore and Search platforms • High platform fee charged by leading app playstores or any large needs to be regulated under IT act provisions, similar to MDR charges capping to merchants by RBI • Government may consider towards framing regulations/guidelines on restricting the bidding of IP keywords to take advantages by platform or competition • Need to have Digital Regulatory Body of India, similar to TRAI to regulate operations and pricing of Critical Digital Organizations with more than a specific use base • 5% of profits generated from Indian Digital ecosystem should be mandated to be reinvested in Indian government initiatives to promote startup, research and innovation in country • Need to have regulatory landscape as per IT Act or IT intermediary guidelines to bring Playstore under self-regulation to regulate their data storage and capping of platform fees on app store • To work with the government and regulato

 College Romance Drama Series Features A-List Cast Led by Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa Directed by Celebrated Filmmaker Akarsh Khurana and Adhaar Khurana India, March 17th 2021: Lionsgate Play, the India-based over-the-top platform of global premium streaming service STARZ, has announced its second original series production, the college romance drama series “U-Special.” With celebrated director Akarsh Khurana as showrunner, the series will star a talented ensemble cast led by Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa, among others. The announcement comes on the heels of Lionsgate Play’s kickoff of its slate of highly curated, bold, edgy, original and exclusive content last month with the Indian adaptation of the hit Lionsgate U.S. series Casual, to be directed by Kunal Kohli, starring Lara Dutta and Prateik Babbar.  “U-Special” (working

 Sony SAB's light-hearted show Tera Yaar Hoon Mainhas kept the audience hooked to the show with its appealing and light-heated storyline. However, the show will soonwitness a thrilling sequenceas the bank where Rajeev (Ssudeep Sahir) and Daljeet (Sayantani Ghosh) work becomes a target of a heist.  Rajeev and Daljeet are a bit tense as there is a huge amount of cash deposited at the bank, and the matters become more intense when a group of robbersenter the bank toseize it. While Daljeet is in her cabin busy working, she has no idea that the robbers are looking out for her and Rajeev. Things further get intriguing asRajeev claims to be the Bank Manager to protect Daljeet, and eventually ending up on gunpoint as the robbers embark on their mission. Rajeev’s attemptsat saving Daljeet go in vain as the robber informs him that they has come well researched and asks him to direct him to the ‘real’ manager.The robber holds Rajeev and Daljeet on gunpoint and ask them to open the vault? How

 15 मार्च, 2021। भारती एक्सा लाईफ इंश्योरेंस, भारत के अग्रणी बिज़नेस समूहों में से एक, भारती इंटरप्राईज़ेस एवं दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी इंश्योरेंस कंपनियों में से एक, एक्सा के बीच संयुक्त उपक्रम ने आज भारती एक्सा लाईफ गारंटीड इंकम प्रो के लिए अपने नए समन्वित अभियान के लॉन्च की घोषणा की। यह अभियान उपभोक्ताओं से जीवन की बड़ी योजनाओं, जैसे रिटायरमेंट की योजना, बच्चों की महाविद्यालय की शिक्षा एवं परिवार के वित्तीय भविष्य की सुरक्षा के मामले में गारंटीड समाधान के साथ निश्चतता का चयन करने का आग्रह करता है। इस अभियान द्वारा, भारती एक्सा का उद्देश्य शहरी भारत में, खासकर उन शहरों में, जहां 8 प्रतिशत भारतीय जनसंख्या रहती है, जो भारत में घरेलू बचत में 33 प्रतिशत का योगदान देती है, वहां पर 30 से 55 साल के आयु समूह के लोगों के साथ संलग्न होना है। यह चार करोड़ से ज्यादा टैक्सदाताओं को एक मजबूत विवरण देता है और उन्हें जीवन के बड़े उद्देश्यों के लिए निश्चितता का मार्ग चुनने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करता है। यह इस अंर्तदृष्टि पर आधारित है कि जीवन के महत्वपूर्ण उद्देश्यों, जैसे रिटायरमेंट की योजना, बच्चों की शिक्ष

कंपनी इस इवेंट की ग्राउंड स्पॉन्सर है और इसके लिए सड़क सुरक्षा पर जागरुकता फैलाने के लिए क्रिकेट के दिग्गज खिलाड़ियों से सहयोग किया गया है   नई दिल्ली, 5 मार्च 2021 : भारत में कंज्‍यूमर ड्यूरेबल्‍स की प्रमुख कंपनी ऊषा इंटरनेशनल, अनएकेडमी रोड सेफ्टी वर्ल्ड सीरीज 2021 की ग्राउंड स्पॉन्सर है। इस इवेंट का उद्देश्य क्रिकेट के जुनून के माध्यम से सड़क सुरक्षा को प्रकाश में लाना है। टी-20 क्रिकेट टूर्नामेंट का दूसरा संस्करण रायपुर के शहीद वीर नारायण सिंह इंटरनेशल क्रिकेट स्टेडियम में 5 से 21 मार्च 2021 तक खेला जाएगा। इस टूर्नामेंट में क्रिकेट की दुनिया के सुपर स्टार्स, सचिन तेंदुलकर, वीरेंद्र सहवाग, युवराज सिंह और ब्रायन लारा को एक्शन में देखा जा सकेगा। यह इवेंट समाज के प्रति अपनी जिम्मेदारी निभाने की ऊषा की प्रतिबद्धता को दोहराता है । इसे ऊषा प्ले के साथ जोड़ा जाएगा, जिससे लोगों को सेहतमंद और एक्टिव लाइफस्टाइल अपनाने के लिए प्रेरित किया जा सके।   पिछले साल यह टूर्नामेंट काफी जोर-शोर से शुरू हुआ था, लेकिन कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण समय से पहले ही समाप्त हो गया था। अब जब कोरोना के मामले में स्थि

 - Registers the lowest technical decline rate of 0.11% as compared to all UPI remitter banks & 0.04% as compared to all UPI beneficiary banks - Ranks ahead of SBI, Yes Bank, ICICI, as the leading beneficiary bank - Rapidly gains traction as the remitter bank among banks such as SBI, HDFC, Axis & ICICI - Growth on account of increased adoption in merchant payments across small cities and towns - Leads as the largest digital payments platform in merchant payments with the highest market share of over 50 percent driven by Paytm UPI, Paytm Wallet, cards & PPBL India’s home-grown Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) today announced that it leads as the largest beneficiary bank ahead of all major banks in the country. It is also rapidly gaining traction as a remitter bank for UPI payments among banks such as SBI, HDFC, Axis & ICICI. According to the latest report by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), PPBL has registered 389.24 million transactions in the month of F

 • New Bentayga is first car of Bentley’s Beyond100 business strategy  • Pinnacle SUV benchmark to be raised even higher  • Bentayga to continue to have the widest brief of any car on sale    New Delhi, 16 March 2021: The new Bentley Bentayga is now launched in India. The new Bentayga is the first car launched under Bentley’s new Beyond100 business strategy, a journey that will see the company become the world leader in sustainable luxury mobility.     The Bentayga continues to be the fastest, most luxurious and most versatile SUV in the world, offering a true Bentley driving experience and showcasing unparalleled luxury combined with effortless performance and everyday usability. The new Bentayga is built on the popularity of the first-generation model of which more than 20,000 examples have now been handcrafted.      Commenting on the launch, Mr. Satya Bagla, Managing Director, Exclusive Motors said: “Bentley is the world leader in luxury mobility and has been defining new luxury in

 ~ Khaali Peeli will air on &pictures on 19th March at 8 pm ~ Get ready for an unpredictableand thrilling ride as & pictures premieres the Ishaan Khatter (Blackie) and Ananya Pandey (Pooja) starrer Khaali Peeli on 19th March at 8pm. This movie is a perfect watch for all those who chooses to hustle every day and follow their heart. It’s a total package of entertainment, comedy, action and thrill that you just can’t miss. Khaali Peelishifts gears between comedy, drama and action with ease and promises to keep you hooked. It’s a perfect Bollywood flick told through the eyes of two young street-smart Mumbaikars, who are always on the run, driven by their dreams and free spirit. The movie effortlessly brings back the awesomeness of 80s-90s Bollywood masala thrilland merges it with the adventures of Blackie and Pooja. Their characters have a lot in common with the youth, who always want more from life. The movie also recreates the true sights, sounds and charm of Mumbai. Khaali Peel

 • Kodak HD LED TV announced the launch of 10 new models in 2021   • Kodak HD LED TV is also providing exclusive offers on CA and 7XPRO series during Flipkart ElectronicsSalefrom 16thto 20th March, 2021  16th March, 2021 Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd, an exclusive brand licensee for Kodak HD LED TVs in India, today announced an investment of INR 300 crores to strengthen its capabilities in IoT technologies. Phased over 3years, the investment will focus on building intelligent TVs that are intuitive and meet the demands of the “new Indian customer”. The “new Indian customer” has evolved during the COVID19 experience and the definition of TV has changed. It is estimated that by end of 2023 there will be more than 1 million smart homes devices in the Indian market. The investment will help Kodak HD LED TVs disrupt the market by becoming a one stop platform for work-from-home needs for the new customer. Equipped with large screens, Kodak Android TVs will now also connect all the smart home dev