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17 Oct

Amazon’s storage capacity expanded

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In West Bengal, Amazon India launched a new Fulfilment Centre (FC). It is the largest in the state. This expansion will help the 25,000 sellers in West Bengal offer a wider selection and enable faster deliveries within West Bengal and North-eastern states. Akhil Saxena, VP, Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, Amazon said, West Bengal is a very important market for Amazon as its strategic location enables the company to better serve customers in West Bengal and neighbouring North-eastern states. With this expansion Amazon will be able to support small & medium businesses while creating hundreds of work opportunities…

24 Sep

Toyota Urban Cruiser is here

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched its youngest SUV, the all-new Toyota Urban Cruiser. The Toyota Urban Cruiser is the second model to be launched in India under the global Toyota-Suzuki alliance following the Toyota Glanza. The all-new Urban Cruiser will feature the new powerful K-Series 1.5 litre four-cylinder Petrol Engine and will be available in a choice of Manual Transmission (MT) and Automatic Transmission (AT). Bookings for the Toyota Urban Cruiser are open. Customers can either book the car online (www.toyotabharat.com) or visit their nearest Toyota dealership. Six grades of Toyota Urban Cruiser are priced between Rs. 840,000 and Rs.…

22 Sep

Avon campaign highlights new positioning

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Avon has launched a new brand campaign, ‘Watch Me Now’. The launched coincided with Avon’s 135th birthday. Avon has been transforming women’s lives by doing beauty differently. It has evolved its positioning to better reflect the Avon of today – an innovative, bold and inclusive beauty brand. ‘Watch Me Now’ is a testimony to Avon’s heritage as a purpose-driven company. It uses the power of beauty to create opportunities for people to earn on their own terms. It celebrates the success of Avon brand, its people, activism, and products. ‘Watch Me Now’ includes a new visual identity and update to…

19 Sep

Nissan Z Proto has a manual transmission

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Signaling the company’s intent to launch a new generation of the legendary Z sports car, Nissan unveiled the Z Proto. First hinted at in a video named “Nissan A-Z” in May, the Nissan Z Proto pays full respect to 50 years of Z heritage. At the same time, it’s a thoroughly modern sports car. Penned and developed by the design team in Japan, the Z Proto boasts a fresh, attractive exterior design with a silhouette that communicates respect for the original model. Shown at a virtual event beamed around the world from the Nissan Pavilion in Yokohama, the prototype car…

29 Aug

AJI-NO-MOTO is approved by FSSAI in India

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One can get two kinds of AJI-NO-MOTO in Mizoram markets. One is duplicated. It is not approved by FSSAI. The other is a genuine AJI-NO-MOTO. It is marketed by Ajinomoto India Private Limited with FSSAI license, with safety and quality proved by FSSAI. The company requested its customers to remain alert about duplicated AJI-NO-MOTO. The best way to buy original AJI-NO-MOTO is to check and confirm the presence of FSSAI logo and license number on the package. AJI-NO-MOTO is sold in over 130 countries and its safety has been reaffirmed globally by regulatory bodies like the US-FDA, JECFA, Food Safety Australia…

03 Aug

Online beauty sale: Purplle expects 75% growth in orders

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In the past three years, India’s leading beauty marketplace, Purplle has recorded 51% higher revenue growth in non-metro cities like Bardhaman as compared to its revenue growth from seven Metro cities. As a result, Purplle’s Non-metro revenue share is now about 70%. Smaller cities have led the aggressive growth between 50% to 150% faster than the overall India beauty ecommerce demand. Skincare, Make-up and Haircare are the largest volume drivers in Beauty shopping online contributing to 35%, 31% and 26% of overall volumes respectively. Purplle is funded by Goldman Sachs, Verlinvest, Blume Ventures, IvyCap Ventures and JSW Ventures. The online…

24 Jul

‘Dekha Hok Abar’

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Dekha Hok Abar is a unique poetry meets music collaboration of like minded artists in these moments of crises hoping for a better tomorrow and a world that shall rise like the Phoenix after the turbulent pandemic fire subsides. Presented by Pritam Sen, released by Times Music Bangla, the concept and original poetry for this project has been penned by Swarnali Mita Sarkar. The music and video has been directed by Prajna Dutta. Here is the link - This project features the likes of amazing actor Sudip Mukherjee, mellifluous singers Anweshaa, Antara, Ankita, Sayani, mystical flautist Dr Subir Ray, dynamic…

24 Jul

Purplle to launch online Beauty Sale on August 4

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Purplle, India’s leading beauty marketplace is launching India’s largest online beauty sale from August 4 to August 8. The five-day sale festival, branded as ‘I ♥Beauty’ (I Heart Beauty) will offer more than 15,000 beauty products across 500 Indian and International brands on Purplle.com (Purplle dot com), making it India’s largest online sale of beauty products across skincare, hair care and makeup categories. The online sale festival will be offering products from Purplle’s exclusive beauty brands as well as renowned global brands. The online Sale Festival by Purplle will enable its sellers to offer up to three times deeper discounts…

24 Jul

Webinar on Future Education

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To host a webinar on Enabling Future Education in North East India, Amway India recently partnered with FICCI. The virtual event was graced by Mr Jishnu Dev Varma (Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura), Mr TH. Radheshyam Singh (Minister of Education, Government of Manipur) and Mr Ranjit Barthakur (Chairman of FICCI Northeast Advisory Council) among others. One of the panellists in the webinar, Mr Rajat Banerjee, Vice-President (Corporate Affairs) of Amway India said, in alignment with the ‘Skill India’ initiative, Amway has been significantly contributing towards skill development and nurturing talent in the country through multiple initiatives. “I am grateful to…

19 Jul

Vidya Balan posted pictures of herself in a stunning Fuschia cotton outfit for the e-promotions of her upcoming movie Shakuntala Devi.

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Vidya Balan stuns in a fuchsia ensemble for e-promotions of her upcoming filmWhen the days aren’t that bright and sunny, there is nothing like a bright coloured ensemble to light up your day; it gets better when it is in tones of Fuschia. Recently, actor Vidya Balan posted pictures of herself in a stunning Fuschia cotton outfit for the e-promotions of her upcoming movie Shakuntala Devi. Styled by Who Wore What When the actor went for a Urvashi Kaur creation. The plain cotton outfit featured an asymmetrical hemline along with dhotis. The look was brought together with pointy-toe stilettos in black and red.…