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23 Oct

“To Set The Record Straight”: Amazon Explains Parliament No-Show

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Hours after sources told NDTV that Amazon had refused to appear before a joint parliamentary committee looking into the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill - and could, therefore, face "coercive action" and a "breach of privilege" notice - the online retail giant said its position "may have been misconstrued" and that it would work with the committee to "set the record straight"."The inability of our experts to travel from overseas due to travel restriction and depose before the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) during the ongoing pandemic may have been misconstrued and led to a misunderstanding," the company said in a…

21 Oct

Kia Motors launches special edition Kia Seltos

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The Kia Seltos Anniversary Edition has been launched by Kia Motors India to celebrate its one-year milestone in the country. The Kia Seltos Anniversary Edition comes with many exterior and interior changes over the regular Seltos. This edition of the Seltos comes equipped with Remote Engine Start for Manual Transmission. The length of this car is increased by 60mm over the regular Seltos. The Seltos Anniversary Edition will be available in four exterior colours: one monotone Aurora Black Pearl colour, and three dual-tone colour schemes - Glacier White Pearl with Aurora Black Pearl, Steel Silver with Aurora Black Pearl and…

21 Oct

PRIF and WWF India’s partnership to save elephants in Assam

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Pernod Ricard India Foundation and WWF India aim to conserve the Asian elephant through effective human-elephant conflict management in Assam. The project will work across 150 villages in Kamrup, Sonitpur, Biswanath, and Nagaon districts and train community members on effective situation management. The project will build on WWF India’s experience on human-elephant conflict management in Assam, developed over the last two decades. Some of the measures undertaken with the active participation of local communities and the Assam Forest Department have demonstrated the potential to ensure the safety and well-being of local communities and the endangered Asian elephant. With creation of…

21 Oct

Tide Fresh & Clean offers 3-in-1 laundry benefit

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One of the leading fabric care brands in India from P&G, Tide launched the Tide Fresh & Clean. It is a new addition to Tide’s existing line of products. This product offers a 3-in-1 benefit - it fights tough dirt on clothes, provides an excellent freshness after the wash and is also budget-friendly. This is also the first time that the Tide pack will be yellow instead of the orange. The product is launched in limited markets and will be available in two sizes – 500 gm at Rs 35, and 1 Kg at Rs. 69. Tide launched this new…

21 Oct

OnePlus expands offline presence

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The global premium technology brand OnePlus opened its first OnePlus Experience Store in Siliguri. The state-of-the-art OnePlus Experience Store is located at City Center Mall, Uttorayan Township. In line with its ongoing focus towards the India market, OnePlus has invested Rs 100 crores towards deeper market penetration across omnichannel retail business. Siliguri is home to one of the fast-growing OnePlus user communities. And customers in the city can now easily access a range of products by the brand, including the newly launched OnePlus 8T 5G and the OnePlus Nord. The launch of the new store is in line with OnePlus’…

21 Oct

Flipkart focuses on value to consumers

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From the 1st day of Flipkart’s The Big Billion Days how India is increasingly adopting digitization. This festive season, Flipkart focuses on its commitment to driving value for customers, and progress and growth for sellers, MSMEs and artisans. Along with the momentum witnessed from metros and Tier 2 cities, 50% of new customers have been from Tier 3+ cities. The Home category saw a surge in 53% new customers, and Large Appliances plus Beauty & General Merchandise each witnessed a near 50% increase in new customers, all from Tier 3 cities. MSMEs bounce back this festive season with Sellers from…

19 Oct

HTC Desire 20+ launched with Snapdragon 720G SoC, 5000mAh battery

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HTC Desire 20+ has been launched in Taiwan and it joins the Desire 20 Pro that was launched in the country back in June. There is no vanilla HTC Desire 20 in the series yet. The Desire 20+ has a quad rear camera setup, a notched selfie camera, and an octa-core processor under the hood. It comes in a single RAM and storage configuration, but is available in two colour options. The HTC Desire 20+ also has a fingerprint scanner on the back. Starting with the display, the HTC Desire 20+ has a 6.5-inch IPS LCD screen which offers an…

19 Oct

Mumbai Metro to resume operation from today | Guidelines to follow

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Mumbai Metro services have resumed operations from Monday, after remaining shut for nearly seven months owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Maharashtra government permitted metro services to resume in Mumbai as part of its new guidelines that came into effect from October 15. Mumbai Metro tweeted a picture of early commuters who began travelling through the service starting today “We are so delighted to have you back Metrokars. Here are few pictures of commuters who took their favourite Metro ride after 200+ days of break. Please share your 1st metro ride story with us @MumMetro,” read the caption. It had…

19 Oct

Amway aims to continue to empower women

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Amway India launched the project ‘Nari Shakti’. As part of its 10-year growth vision, Amway aims to continue to empower women and offer them the opportunity to own and operate their own business while living their passions for fitness, healthy living, cooking or beauty. Beginning with the Eastern region, the Nari Shakti project is aimed at bringing Amway’s existing group of women direct sellers to the forefront by enhancing their existing skills to run their independent Amway businesses successfully. Committed to empowering women by bringing them to the forefront and as part of making major strides towards strengthening the gig…

19 Oct

Housing Market is Growing in Kolkata

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In the third quarter of 2020, home sales in Kolkata saw an improvement, even though new supply continued to remain under stress because of the prevailing market conditions, according to data available with PropTiger.com. According to Real Insight Q3 2020, a quarterly analysis of India’s eight prime residential markets in India by the property brokerage firm PropTiger.com, home sales in Kolkata during the July-September period of 2020 increased 88% when compared to the previous quarter. A total of 2,479 new units were sold in the West Bengal capital during the quarter. The affordable segment continues to drive demand in Kolkata, with 57%…