Business

02 Oct

MITHUNA: WORLD’S THIRD-FINEST WHISKEY MADE IN INDIA

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Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world, said John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world by esteemed whisky reviewer JimMurray.Mithuna by Paul John has been declared one of the best whiskiesin the world by the acclaimed “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2021”.The development was announced by John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Set to be released worldwide in November, Mithuna by Paul John isthe second expression of the Zodiac series of Paul John IndianSingle Malt from JDPL. It may be noted that JDPL…

02 Oct

Volvo Working On A New All-Electric SUV; To Sit Below The XC40.

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Swedish luxury carmaker, Volvo Cars, is reportedly working on a new compact SUV that will be positioned below the XC40. The new SUV, which is expected to be called the Volvo XC20, will be based on the new electric vehicle (EV) platform developed by its parent company, Geely. This means the car will be an all-electric SUV. It was just in September 2020 that Volvo's Chinese owner introduced the new EV platform - Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA), at the recent Beijing Auto Show. Introducing the platform Geely's President An Conghui had said that the new architecture will support small as…

02 Oct

Amazon India expands delivery network

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Ahead of the festive season, Amazon India augmented its delivery network. Amazon has notably ramped up its delivery infrastructure and added thousands of delivery partners to the network to serve the rising customer demand. The company has added close to 200 delivery stations, including those operated by Delivery Service Partners across the country, including in many remote northeastern towns such as Champhai, Kolasib, Lumding and Mokokchung. Marking an increased focus on contactless deliveries, Amazon India has introduced ‘Society pickup points’ - a delivery format that caters to high-density residential societies in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Amazon has also strengthened…

02 Oct

Amazon.in presents ‘Pujo Shopping Store’

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As customers gear up for an exciting festive season, Amazon.in announced its ‘Pujo Shopping Store’ which brings a wide selection of specially curated products ranging from Pujo essentials, festive wear, makeup essentials, electronics, home décor, large appliances, smartphones, accessories, Amazon Devices and much more. The ‘Pujo Shopping Store’ on Amazon.in has been especially curated to be the one stop destination for customers. It offers access to thousands of products to suit the unique needs of everyone from the comfort of their homes. Customers can choose from a host of leading brands. Apart from top brands, the ‘Pujo Shopping Store’ will…

01 Oct

Air India One — highly secure aircraft for President, VP, PM — set to arrive at Delhi’s International Airport.

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Air India One, a highly secured VVIP aircraft modelled on US President's aircraft 'Air Force One', is all set to arrive at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in a couple of hours. The plane that took off from Texas today comes with an impregnable audio and video communications system that can function mid-air. Air India One will be used to fly the President of India, Vice President and the Prime Minister. “The first of the two Boeing jets will land in New Delhi at 3.00pm on Thursday,” a top aviation ministry official said. The delivery of the aircraft was delayed…

01 Oct

WhatsApp Enables Always Mute, New Storage UI, Media Guidelines Features in Latest Android Beta.

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WhatsApp is enabling multiple features for Android beta users to tinker with. This includes a useful ‘Always Mute' feature, a new Storage Usage UI and its tools, and another feature called Media Guidelines. The instant messaging platform has released WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android and it also has been discovered that video and voice call buttons for business accounts have disappeared. The new features have been enabled in the latest beta, but the waiting time may be a little more for some. WABetaInfo dug into the latest WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android and spotted several new features in testing. The…

01 Oct

Car Sales September 2020: MG Motor India Registers 2.71 Per Cent Year-On-Year Decline.

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MG Motor India registered 2,537 units of retail sales for September 2020. If we consider year-on-year growth, the sales figures drop 2.71 per cent as MG sold 2,608 units in September last year. In August 2020, the company sold 2,851 cars. So the drop in month-on-month sales is 11 per cent. Although, the company reports that it registered a growth of 22 per cent in sales vis-a-vis Q3 last year. MG sold 7,493 units in Q3 of 2020 as against 6,134 units sold in the same quarter last year. MG says it registered high traction for the ZS EV since…

01 Oct

Vi offers Delights on every feedback

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Vi has embarked on a unique customer engagement drive. With the objective of gaining definite feedback from customers on their new network – GIGAnet, Vi is encouraging customers to reach out with their feedback through the Vi App. There are exciting and assured delights in the form of great benefits being offered for every feedback received. Under the new customer engagement drive, existing and new Vi users stand to get huge delights by simply sharing their feedback on their network experience. Avneesh Khosla, Marketing Director, Vodafone Idea Limited, said, “We launched Vi with the promise of helping customers move ahead in…

01 Oct

CINEMAS TO REOPEN FROM OCT 15: FROM SOORYAVANSHI TO TENET, 8 FILMS THAT WILL GET A BIG SCREEN RELEASE

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Film lovers got a big treat from the ministry of home affairsafter it was announced on Wednesday that film theatres andmultiplexes will be reopening from October 15. Movie halls across the country were ordered shut by the government inMarch as the coronavirus pandemic arrived in India

01 Oct

Life Skills curriculum for children in Manipur

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Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri.N. Biren Singh launched the unique life skills programme - Dettol BSI Birds and Bees Talk, for children between the ages of 10-19 in Manipur. RB, under its flagship Dettol ‘Banega Swasth India’ in partnership with Primus Partners launched a unique life skills program for kids, “Birds and Bees Talk” (BBT). The curriculum was launched for children between the ages of 10-19 in Manipur in the presence of Chief Minister Shri N. Biren Singh and Chief Secretary, Dr. Rajesh Kumar. This comprehensive sexuality education curriculum will help to make children informed with the help of accurate, fact-based…