MX Player announces an interactive platform - MX Live, and hosts its first meet and greet for top-performing streamers
Mumbai, India: MX Media announces the launch of MX Live (Available on Android), an interactive streaming platform that sees content creators entertain their fans in a live session. And now, the platform is all set to host its first-ever in-person meet and greet session for its content creators from the North. Announced with an initiative to deepen engagement and encourage the platform’s top-performing streamers to inch closer to their dreams, MX Live’s first, day-long, in-person event was scheduled today in Delhi NCR. Present at the event were top content creators – Sarthika, Urvashi, Anitima Tripathi, Rashmi, Priya Sharma, Muskan, Apsara Sharma, Shimmi Shrivastava, Sunil Sharma, Kanchan Raj amongst others who were recognised for their efforts of creating compelling content and pleasing their fans.
MX Player announces an interactive platform – MX Live, and hosts its first meet and greet for top-performing streamers
Soft launched earlier in June this year, MX Live, has enabled creators to authentically showcase their talent and interact with users in real-time. The platform since its launch has witnessed a 5x increase in the revenue generated by its creators. Today with over 5 million MAUs, and over 2000 live streamers, MX Live has strengthened its creator as well as user-base ecosystem. With MX Live, creators from across the country can create highly entertaining and interactive content across different creative formats such as chatting with viewers, lip sync to popular music, singing, dancing, and participating in challenges with fellow live streamers.
In addition to this, streamers can also talk about popular events and festivals and provide a sneak peek of their lives to their users. With entertaining content on the go, viewers have access to comment and follow a streamer, enabling them to engage with them directly. To help creators monetize their content on the platform, MX Live offers unique gifting options where users can reward their favourite creators with a virtual token of appreciation.
Speaking on hosting its first in-person event, Nikhil Gandhi – COO, MX Media said, “MX Live was launched with an aim to harness the power of live entertainment as well as to empower the rapidly growing creator community and provide them with a platform to showcase their skills. Since our launch in the last couple of months, we have witnessed tremendous adoption from our creator community as well as from our user base. With our first in-person initiative, we are hopeful of creating a platform that will mutually benefit our stakeholders while also strengthening our overall proposition in becoming the one-stop shop for all things entertainment.”
Following the soft launch, the platform has already welcomed popular content creators on its platform to bolster their reach and create a deep-level engagement with users across the country.
Ireland grabbed the headline of the 2022 T20 World Cup so far with their nine-wicket against West Indies, pushing the most successful team in the competition’s history out of the Super 12 contention.
Winning the toss, West Indies opted to bat first in Hobart. Simi Singh and Barry McCarthy put the Irish in advantage, removing both openers in the powerplay, leading the run rate to slow down.
With wickets continuing to fall at the other end, Brandon King manifested a respectable first innings total for the Windies with his 48-ball-62 that included six fours and one maximum.
Odean Smith joined hands towards the end with his 12-ball cameo of 19 as the 2012 and 2016 winners finished their 20 overs at 146/5.
Just like they did with the ball, the Irish openers took the attack to the opposition right from the get go. Paul Stirling and skipper Andre Balbirnie 73 runs off 45 deliveries to set the chase.
Even though Akeal Hosein did provide the Windies with a breakthrough, it made little difference in context of the game as keeper batter Lorcan Tucker then took the proceedings ahead with Sterling, who went on to score his 21st T20I fifty. The 32-year-old, who is also the fifth highest scorer in the format, breached the 3000 run mark as well.
The loss marked West Indies’ sixth out of eight matches in the competition since they won the 2016 final at Eden Gardens.
Amway India celebrates ‘Healthy Wali Diwali’ promotes the importance of good health in, out and around
In line with its endeavour to encourage people to embrace holistic well- being and to prioritize health and hygiene in, out and around, Amway India, one of the leading FMCG Direct Selling companies, introduced ‘Healthy Wali Diwali’, to spread festive cheer by organising sessions across healthy living and cooking, beauty, and home hygiene for its direct sellers and their customers across regions. In addition, special expert speaker programs were also organized to commemorate National Ayurveda Day.
The rise of passion-based communities has been a striking trend witnessed recently as people come together to celebrate special moments and occasions. As people gear up for the festivities, Amway is focusing on the importance of health, happiness, and home hygiene while fostering the spirit of togetherness to make the festivities memorable.
In the West region, the company introduced organized a series of interventions on healthy cooking, Ayurveda, skincare, and home hygiene aimed at creating awareness about the importance of health – in, out and around under its ‘Healthy Wali Diwali’ campaign.
Commenting on the initiatives, Chandra Bhushan Chakraborty, Sr. Vice President, East & West, Amway India said, “With heightened enthusiasm and celebrations bigger and brighter each year, we, at Amway India, continue to witness the prioritization of health and holistic well-being amongst consumers.
In line with this trend and reinforcing our commitment to helping people live better, healthier lives, we have been bringing passion-based communities together to share and exchange knowledge on healthy living, beauty, and home hygiene.
The sessions under our ‘Healthy Wali Diwali’ campaign were focussed on health – in, out and around where expert speakers shared easy and healthy recipes, significance of Ayurveda, beauty, skincare and home hygiene tips with our direct selling partners.
With festivals right ahead of us, these unique initiatives help people elevate their festive celebrations through engaging product experiences, ensuring the well-being of themselves and their loved ones.”
To encourage healthy choices, Amway organised cooking sessions on scrumptious yet easy-to-make healthy delicacies with Amway’s Nutrilite All Plant Protein using Amway Queen Cookware range, wherein the latter offers excellent cooking performance with almost zero oil usage.
Adding to the vigour of the celebrations, the company conducted workshops on how to up the beauty quotient with its make-up and colour range by Attitude while also ensuring care for skin with its range of premium skincare products by Artistry.
Further, expert speakers were invited at select locations to share insights on the importance of Ayurveda in our lives, Focusing on home hygiene, interactive sessions on quick tips and tricks for a clean and sparkling home helped people address last-minute cleaning woes.
Embracing the wave of digitization, Amway has scaled up these initiatives by making them virtual and reaching a larger set of consumers to spread awareness. Alongside, the company is also focused on reiterating the importance of healthy living and nutritious eating while fostering the spirit of community building to celebrate differently while helping others.
Nowadays the only way through which connection is possible is the social networking site. The biggest festival in India is coming soon. Diwali is the festival of diyas, sweets, and crackers. Diwali is also known as Deepavali or Deepawali. It is the largest and the biggest of all Hindu festivals. Deepawali word is the combination of two words, Deep means “light” and avail “a row”. The meaning of Deepavali is “a row of lights.” Diwali is the festival of five days celebration, which accurately lights the nation with its brilliance and dazzles people with its pleasure. Wishes can serve your purpose and make you be with your family at the time you want. Here you will get the unique Happy Diwali Wishes 2022. Let’s have look:
Let this festival of light bring in your life prosperity and good fortune…. Let this celebration last longer and bring all your loved ones closer to you…. Let there be merriment and celebration of life…. Sending warm wishes to all my family members filled with love. Shubh Deepavali!!
Festivals become memorable with celebrations, with the love of family, with a feast, with fun, and with blessings of God…. On the occasion of Diwali, I hope that our festivities last for the longest time… Sending beautiful wishes to my dearest family on Diwali. Happy Diwali 2022 to all!!!
Wishing that the happiness and brightness of Diwali fill our lives with greater joy, brighter success, amazing fortune, and lots of time with our loved ones…. I pray that we all celebrate this beautiful time with harmony and lots of fun. Best wishes to all on Diwali. Happy Diwali 2022 to the best family.
May the lights of happiness, glory, and success brighten your life…. May the blessings of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi spread new hope and eternal joy in your life in the coming year. Wishing you all a very Happy Diwali 2022 and Prosperous New Year 2022.
Diwali wishes 2022
It’s the day to light the diyas,
Ignite the rockets and burst crackers,
But it’s also the time to be safe,
From the fireworks and all the sparklers.
Enjoy a Happy & Safe Diwali!
A festival full of sweet childhood memories,
A sky full of fireworks,
Mouth full of sweets,
House full of diyas and heart full of joy.
Wishing you all a very happy Diwali!
7. For this, is a special time when family
And friends get together for fun.
Wishing laughter & fun to cheer your days,
In this festive season of Diwali
And always “Happy Deepavali”
Wish You Happy Deepavali
Let the glowing days, the beautiful fireworks, spice up your life with happiness and joy.
Have a safe and Happy Deepawali!
Cherish the good times and the timeless memories made with friends this Diwali. Have a lovely festive time.
Happy Diwali!
Light a lamp of love!
Blast a chain of sorrow!
Shoot a rocket of prosperity!
Fire a flowerpot of happiness!
Wish you and your family sparking Diwali!
Happiness is in the air it’s Diwali everywhere let’s show some love, care, and wish everyone out there.
Shubh Diwali
Let’s celebrate the festival in the true sense by spreading joy and light up the world of others. Have a happy, safe, and blessed Diwali!!
Wishing you a gleam of diyas, an echo of holy chants, contentment, and happiness today, tomorrow, and forever. Have a happy and prosperous Diwali!
Hoping this Diwali turns out to be an extra special one for you and your dear ones and may success be always with you.
Let each diya you light bring a glow of happiness on your face and enlighten your soul. Happy Diwali!
May this Diwali be full of wonderful moments and surprises, may your house be full of diyas and lights and your heart be full of joy. Have a wonderful Diwali!
Happiness is in the air because it is the ambiance of Diwali which is everywhere. Shower love, care, and joy on everyone you meet. Rejoice on this blessed occasion and spread sparkles of peace and goodwill. Have a Happy Diwali!
Diwali is a magical time to celebrate with the ones who matter to you. I wish the merriment of this wonderful festival makes your life joyous and bright. Have a happy and blessed Diwali!
May you make beautiful moments this Diwali that will be treasured by you and your family forever. Have a blessed Diwali!!
May the beauty
Of Deepavali season
Fill your home with
Happiness,
And may the coming year
Provide you with all
That brings you joy!
Wockhardt Hospitals Nagpur acknowledged by ZTCC for having highest number of transplant cases in the region
Nagpur: Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC), and ISOT Nagpur recently celebrated a decade of Organ Donation Program in Nagpur. In this event, Wockhardt Hospital, Nagpur was acknowledged by the ZTCC officials for having the highest number of transplants in the region- (mention number) and their long and dedicated contribution to the field of Organ Donation in the region. Wockhardt Hospital has been very active not just in performing organ transplants but also spreading awareness of its importance. Several dignitaries like Dr. Mahatme ex-MP, Dr.Vibhavari Dani – President ISOT Nagpur Zone, Dr. Sanjay Kolte – Secretary, Dr. Amit Pasari – Treasurer were present at the event. Wockhardt Hospitals have done many transplant cases and has been the initiator of many new paradigms of Transplant in the region. They were the first to start the green corridor in the city.
IPS Transfers: Sarang Awad new Buldhana SP, Noorul Hasan to lead Wardha, Basavaraj Teli new Sangli Chief
Nagpur: In a much awaited IPS transfers several Nagpur Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) have been transferred to Superintendent of Police (SP).
DCP Zone V Sarang Awad has been appointed as new Buldhana SP. DCP Zone IV Noorul Hasan has set to lead Wardha Police as new SP. DCP Basavaraj Teli has been transferred to Sangli as new SP.
Former Nagpur Rural SP and incumbent ACP Suprintendant Nagpur, Rakesh Ola will now lead Ahmadnagar as new SP. Former Nagpur DCP, IPS Neelotpal will lead sensitive Gadchiroli as new SP.
Beside Nagpur , Gondia SP Vishwa Pansare has been transferred and will be replaced by Nikhil Pingale ( IPS )
Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Madhya Pradesh
The fifth edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) will be held in Madhya Pradesh (MP) across eight cities from January 31 to February 11, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced here on Thursday.
The announcement was made in the presence of MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, who said the athletes and the fans will also get to explore the state, which has beautiful heritage sites.
The action will unfold in Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Mandla, Khargone (Maheshwar) and Balaghat while Delhi will host cycling events.
The Games will feature a total of 27 disciplines, including rowing, canoeing, canoe slalom, kayaking, which will make entry for the first time.
“Madhya Pradesh will be holding the next edition of Khelo India Youth Games. I am happy that states like MP are coming forward to build and promote our sports eco-system. All the states should learn from it. Sports is a state subject and they need to contribute as a whole to develop it from the district to the state level,” Thakur said.
He also mentioned that indigenous games will once again be part of the upcoming KIYG.
“I congratulate Madhya Pradesh for adopting Mallakhambh as official state sport. It will be one of the five traditional sports that will part of the Games,” he added.
Madhya Pradesh CM thanked PM Narendra Modi for giving his state a chance to host the Games and promised to make the event “special”.
A group of 15 children performed Mallkhamb while another group came up with a break-dance, which is now a part of the 2028 Olympics roster during the event
Britain Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday, 45 days after she came to power.
Liz’s economic programme had sent shockwaves through the market and was being criticised. Her economic policies also divided the Conservative Party. Liz defeated Indian-origin Rishi Sunak six weeks back to become the Prime Minister.
She told the media, ‘Given the situation, I cannot carry out the mandate for which I was elected….. I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor is selected’.
The main accused in the suicide of Vaishali Takkar has been arrested in Indore
Police arrested Rahul Navlani, the main suspect in the alleged suicide of noted TV actor Vaishali Takkar, on Wednesday.
Earlier, the Indore police commissioner announced a reward of Rs 5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Rahul Navlani and his wife Disha, who are accused of assisting the actor of the TV series Sasural Simar Ka in his suicide. In their name, a lookout notice was also issued.
“Police teams were looking for the couple and one such team was able to arrest Rahul Navlani,” Tejaji Nagar Police Station in-charge R D Kanwa said.
“Rahul was trying to flee Indore but was nabbed before he could do so,” the police officer said, adding, he is being questioned over suspicion that rose during the investigation.
Asked whether his wife was also nabbed, Kanwa said he was not aware of it.
Earlier in the day Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said a lookout circular has been issued against the couple. A reward of Rs 5,000 for both the accused was also announced.
The accused couple lived in the neighbourhood of Vaishali Takkar. She was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her house in Saibag Colony on Sunday.
A case was registered under Indian Penal Code Section 306 (abetment of suicide) against Thakkar’s neighbour Rahul and his wife Disha, officials said.
A five-page suicide note was discovered at the scene in which Vaishali accused Rahul of harassing her, they said, adding that the actor’s family members claimed Rahul had been harassing her since learning of her plans to marry.
Weather department predicts incessant rains on Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup
The highly charged atmosphere of the India and Pakistan T20 World Cup match on Sunday may be spoiled by the rainy weather at Melbourne. Instead of sparks flying, the much anticipated clash might get doused in cold water, courtesy the weather update by the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia.
Just days before the blockbuster clash at the MCG, rain threatens to wash out the encounter, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting, ‘High (80%) chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h turning southeasterly during the evening.’ It’s not just the India vs Pakistan match that is under threat as the Australia vs New Zealand encounter in Sydney is also in danger of being washed out. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, on Saturday in Sydney, there’s ‘Very high (90%) chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 km/h before turning northerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.’
On Thursday, India’s warm up game against New Zealand in Brisbane had to be abandoned due to incessant rain while Pakistan vs Afghanistan match also met the same fate as the match could not be completed due to the skies opening up.
There is also 60% chance of rain on Friday in Hobart where Ireland face West Indies and Scotland play Zimbabwe in vital matches to decide Super 12 spots. Unlike the semifinals and the final, there are no reserve days for the group stage fixtures so it will be interesting to see how the knockout stages pan out if some matches are washed out.
HDFC Bank has been adjudged Market Leader in SME Banking as well as Diversity & Inclusion in India, by the prestigious Euromoney magazine, in its inaugural “Market Leaders” rankings.
Euromoney Market Leaders is a new accreditation introduced this year, to independently assess leading financial service providers, in 124 countries globally. The assessment for ‘Market Leaders’ recognition comprises a financial institution’s achievements and capabilities over a longer – term, beyond a 12-month period, unlike awards.
As part of the assessment, Euromoney ranks financial institutions across eight categories:
Investment Banking; Corporate Banking; SME Banking; Islamic Finance; Environmental and Social Governance (ESG); Digital Solutions; Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR); and Diversity & Inclusion. In each category, companies are ranked as per three ranking tiers: Market Leader (Tier-1), Highly Regarded (Tier-2), and Notable (Tier-3).
HDFC Bank has been adjudged Market Leader in two categories among financial institutions in India:
India – SME Banking (Market Leader)
India – Diversity & Inclusion (Market Leader)
“We are delighted to be ranked Market Leader in Diversity & Inclusion among financial
institutions in the country,” says Mr Vinay Razdan, Chief Human Resource Officer, HDFC
Bank. “We have been making focused efforts to increase the proportion of women in middle
management at the bank and have achieved some success. The Bank has more than 134,400 employees, of whom over 21% are women. In the past year the Bank has initiated a number of different programmes to further increase the percentage of women to 25% by the year 2025. This includes accelerated career programmes to identify and coach high-potential female employees.”
“Over the last 7 years, the Bank’s advances to MSME have grown at 31% CAGR. This led to the bank’s market share in advances to MSMEs increasing to nearly 19 %,” says Mr Rahul Shyam Shukla, Group Head – Commercial and Rural Banking, HDFC Bank. “The Bank attributes this to its proactive approach in supporting MSME enterprises’ banking needs such as credit facilities, transaction banking, cross border finance or transactions, investments, retail assets, treasury products etc, in addition to the day to day banking requirements. Consequently, HDFC Bank’s MSME loan book continues to grow at a rate higher than the industry growth rate and yet it has one of the lowest NPA ratio in the industry. Further, the Bank has expanded its MSME footprint to 600 districts across the country from 540, in a span of 18 months, by opening new branches as well as enabling MSME lending / services from more branches. To support the needs of MSME enterprises, the Bank is aggressively participating in Govt of India schemes such as ECLGS, CGTMSE, LGCAS, and AIF, among others.”
WhatsApp bans 26 lakh bad accounts in India as amended IT rules take shape
Sending too many ‘Good Morning’ texts on WhatsApp can get you banned. No, this is not click bait. You can actually get banned for doing that. WhatsApp can count it as spam and the app does take down accounts that demonstrate abnormal activities like even forwarding unverified information. These activities are quite prevalent on the messaging application and that is one reason why WhatsApp bans Indian accounts in the millions every month.
What exactly can get you banned on WhatsApp?
While not meaning any ill will, WhatsApp users could end up being on the banned list due
to various reasons. You could be unknowingly spamming your contacts, forwarding
unverified information or overusing WhatsApp’s broadcast lists. These activities violate the company’s Terms of Service, especially if it involves spam, scams or puts WhatsApp users’ safety at risk. According to WhatsApp’s monthly user safety report, over 2.3 million Indian accounts were banned in the month of August alone.
How does WhatsApp decide which account to ban?
WhatsApp claims that it deploys a combination of security measures and processes to help keep users safe on the platform. To do that it applies spam detection technology to spot and take action on accounts engaging in abnormal activities to stop spam. Since the volume of messages is extremely high, it is not possible for a human moderator to keep tabs on the messages that are violating the company’s terms of service. That’s the reason the process is automated.
How to make sure you don’t get banned by WhatsApp?
Forwarding messages: WhatsApp asks its users to check and recheck before forwarding messages. The app has a label for all forwarded messages and limits the number of times you can forward messages as a way to encourage users to reconsider before sharing. If you aren’t sure whether something’s true or don’t know the source of the message, don’t forward it.
Broadcast messaging: WhatsApp asks its users to avoid automated or bulk messages or auto-dial using WhatsApp. WhatsApp uses both machine learning technology and reports from users to detect and ban accounts that send unwanted automated messages. Over-using broadcast lists could also lead to a ban. The feature works only when users have added your phone number to their contact list. Frequent use of broadcast messages may lead people to report your messages, and WhatsApp will ban accounts that are reported multiple times.
Adding people to WhatsApp Groups: WhatsApp suggests that you should get permission from contacts before you add them to a group. If you add someone to a group and they remove themselves, honour their decision. WhatsApp claims that if a contact asks you to stop messaging them, you should remove the contact from your address book and refrain from contacting them again.
Communicate with known contacts: Only send messages to those who have contacted you first or have requested you to contact them on WhatsApp.
Don’t Violate WhatsApp’s Terms of Services: Keep in mind that the reason for an account ban is a violation of WhatsApp’s Terms of Services which includes publishing falsehoods and engaging in illegal, defamatory, intimidating, harassing behavior, among others. For more information or examples of activities that violate WhatsApp’s Terms of Service, you can review the “Acceptable Use of Our Services” section of the Terms of Service.
What to do if your account gets banned by mistake?
-If you find that your account is blocked by WhatsApp, you can take the following steps to resolve the situation:
-Email WhatsApp or tap request a review in the app, WhatsApp will look into your case and get back to you as soon as they complete the review.
-When you request a review in the app, you’ll be prompted to enter a 6-digit registration code sent to you via SMS.
-Once you’ve entered it, you’ll be able to submit your request for a review and add details to support your case.
Known for his strictness former municipal commissioner Tukaram Mundhe who had gained popularity for his management during COVID first wave is now shaking things up as state’s health commissioner.
Mundhe who is Health Services Commissioner has issued a list of orders regarding discipline of the health department officials. Mundhe in his list of orders said that health officials should not leave headquarters without permission from senior officials even on holidays. He also issued directions regarding taking leaves. Similarly, he has asked the officials to conduct surprise checks at district and sub-district health care centres.
Mallikarjun Kharge wins Congress presidential elections with over 7,897 votes
Mallikarjun Kharge wins the Congress presidential elections with 7897 votes, Shashi Tharoor got about 1000 votes; 416 votes rejected.
Congress Presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor issues a statement congratulating Congress President-elect Mallikarjun Kharge. He says, “I believe the revival of our party has truly begun today. It is a great honour, huge responsibility to be president of Congress, I wish Mallikarjun Kharge all success in that task.”
Jayanti Nagari 2 woman resident faces torture from society members, Beltarodi police
Nagpur: In an incident reported from Jayanti Nagari 2, Besa, a woman in her 40s was allegedly constantly harassed by the society board members. In a statement, she claimed that the pipelines which were connected to her bathrooms were destroyed and after complaining she started receiving several threats from the society members.
When she approached the Gram Panchayat to report the problem, the Gram Panchayat chief refused to send a legal notice to the builder and claimed that he doesn’t receive taxes from her. The incident did not stop here.
After constant threats and torture by the society members and Gram Panchayat head, the 40-year-old decided to approach Nagpur Police, but her complaints went in vain. She alleged that when complained, Beltarodi Senior PI Yadav and PI Sandeep Buwa tortured her and threatened her not to file a complaint against the society members and builders. The Police also threatened to put her in jail or mental asylum if she goes ahead with her decision of filing a complaint.
The resident of Jayanti Nagari 2 further alleged that while questioning, the police used abusive and derogatory language and forced her to change her mind. When filing an FIR, she was not allowed to mention all the names of the accused, she claimed.
When asked about the same to Senior PI Rakesh Yadav, he said that a policeman can never refuse to file a complaint and the allegations levelled against the officers are not valid.
A unique love story of a captor and his hostage, MX Player drops its new show Tu Zakhm Hai
Set against the backdrop of high society and the Delhi crime world, MX Player drops episodes of its thrilling new long format series: Tu Zakhm Hai – an MX Serial.
This pacy story highlights the life of Viraj Trehan (Gashmeer Mahajani) – a Hawala King who runs his illegal operations with an iron fist while hiding behind the facade of a real estate mogul.
They say opposites attract but nobody would’ve imagined the fiercely independent and strong Kavya Grewal (Donal Bisht), cross paths with the prince of white crime – Viraj Trehan, changing life as they knew it.
Circumstances lead Viraj to hold Kavya hostage as a special guest – caged in his dark embrace while love finds mysterious ways to bloom in this otherwise hopeless situation.
But when two diametrically different worlds collide, there are consequences beyond imagination.
Will Viraj be able to straighten his present and blur his past? Will Kavya work through her emotions and accept what’s truly in her heart? Will Kavya and Viraj find common ground that will allow them to coexist in love?
Talking about his character and this series, Gashmeer Mahajani said, This is such an exciting phase in my career, I truly consider myself fortunate to be able to dabble in the world of TV and now on OTT with Tu Zakhm Hai.
Playing Viraj was like being on an emotional rollercoaster, he might be considered a white-collar criminal, but he has so many shades – angry, dominant, loyal yet vulnerable, hes been the most challenging character Ive ever played Passionate to a fault, decisive and empathetic, Kavya Grewal – a clinical psychologist, is played by Donal Bisht.
Talking about the show, she said, Im so excited to be a part of a project that is so very different – be it the concept of a dark romance which sees so many unexpected twists and turns or be it the fact that its a long format show on an OTT platform with such a wide audience reach.
Google Meet calls can now be transcribed into text
Tech giant Google has announced that Meet calls can now be transcribed into text, and users can further save them in a Google Doc format. According to Android Central, the saved file can be accessed from Google Drive.
Google Meet is one of the most popular apps, especially after replacing the Google Duo app for iOS and Android devices. However, Google has stated the new feature that can be accessed in Google Meet for desktop or laptop clients and is available only for the English language.
Google said the transcribed file can be stored in the same “Meeting Recordings” folder of the Google Meet app from the accompanying Google Drive storage.
Before joining the Google Meet call, attendees will be notified that the call is transcribed. These transcripts are intended to capture the meeting’s discussion, serves as a record, and is helpful as a follow-up to attendees or host if they want to recall a particular segment or point in the whole discussion.
Another nifty feature is that the “transcript will automatically be attached to the associated calendar invite for the meeting”. And for meetings involving more than 200 attendees, the transcribed file will be shared with meeting organisers, hosts, co-hosts, and individual users who initiated a transcription.
The new feature is expected to roll out starting October 24. It will be available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade customers.
The administration intends to install QR codes in the city’s autorickshaws. Passengers will be able to obtain information about drivers and vehicles by scanning the QR code.
This system is already in place in Mumbai, and the state transportation department intends to implement it in all cities, including Nagpur.
“This system will provide all information about the drivers and vehicles to the passengers. When the QR code is scanned, passengers will learn the contact information for autorickshaw drivers, as well as their photo graphs, vehicle permit, and other details “according to sources.
If any autorickshaw driv er misbehaves with the pas sengers, then they can com plain by sending the details of the auto to the RTO (Re gional Transport Office). This system will ensure safe travel to women passengers and may reduce crime against them, sources said.
Responding to the issue, an official of RTO Nagpur said a meeting with the auto rickshaw association will be held soon in this regard. This system will be implemented after talking to them.
ICC issues ‘Playings Conditions’ for COVID positive players
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly made some big changes to rules regarding ‘playing conditions’ for ‘Covid-positive players’ in the Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
As per latest ICC playing conditions, players will be allowed to play even after testing positive for Coronavirus if cleared by the team doctor, cricket.com.au reported. Also, the team can replace a Covid-positive player in case he doesn’t get the required mandatory clearance from team doctor.
As per the report, if a player tests Coronavirus positive, there won’t be any regular testing for him during the tournament nor will he have to be in isolation. Earlier, a Covid-positive player had to take several Covid tests and was asked to isolate. ICC most likely made changes to rules regarding ‘playing conditions’ as rapid vaccination programs across the world has helped in improving Covid-19 situation.
During the Women’s T20 International final between India and Australia at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, Australian women cricketer Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play by the ICC despite testing Covid positive ahead of the match. Organizers in UK dealt with the situation on a case-by-case basis during the event. McGrath was seen sitting separately from rest of her teammates with a mask on. But she later celebrated Australia’s historic Gold medal win with the entire team. Fans might witness a similar thing during T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
Talking about India’s schedule in the T20 World Cup 2022, the Men in Blue will play its first match against Pakistan on 23rd October. Before match against PAK, India will play two warm-up matches, first against Australia on October 17 at Gabba Stadium in Brisbane and second against New Zealand on October 19.
New Omicron variants XBB, BM.1.1 found in Nagpur, Vidarbha: Report
Nagpur: The recently published genomic surveillance report by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has found 12 new variants of Omicron lineage in samples from Vidarbha districts — including Nagpur — and Tamil Nadu, a report in a local Times of India daily said.
According to the report, Omicron sub-lineage XBB has been detected in four samples and XBB.1 in one sample. The study led by scientist Krishna Khairnar studied 88 samples submitted to the lab between September 12 and October 8 from the two regions. Over 850 Covid-positive samples were processed for the study. However, 60 from Tamil Nadu and 28 from Vidarbha districts qualified for the 30th series of whole genome sequencing at NEERI, the report added.
The ToI report further said that though 12 new variants have surfaced, BA.2.75.2 continues to be dominant despite its falling percentage-wise share. The variant is now at 22.7%. The sub-lineage BA.2.75.2 had grown to 85% in September after starting to replace the BA.2 early this year. Among the newly identified variants, BM.1.1 has emerged as the dominant strain with 11 samples testing positive for it out of the 88. It has evoked similar interest
among the surveillance authorities as the XBB variant.
Among asymptomatic cases, BM.1.1 is at over 13%, which calls for a close monitoring of the variant. Officials said though Covid cases are at an all-time low and not causing much hospitalisation, the emergence of new variants must be taken seriously.
The XBB variant too is more infectious thus far and has been behind the surge in parts of South Asia, especially Singapore and Hong Kong.
The NEERI lab has completed a genome study of 2,349 Covid-positive samples for January 1 to October 13, the report said.
Actor Jitendra Shastri of 'Mirzapur' fame passes away
Jitu aka Jitendra Shastri, who played Usmaan in Ali Fazal and Pankaj Tripathi’s Mirzapur, has died. His colleague and actor Sanjay Mishra confirmed the news on social media while mourning Jitu’s death.
Sanjay captioned his post as, “Jitu brother, had you been around, you would have told me that sometimes a person goes out of network, while his name stays in the cell phone. You are out of the world but will always remain in network of my mind and heart. Om Shanti @jitu.shastri.7.”
Jitu had previously appeared in films such as Black Friday, India’s Most Wanted, Rajma Chawal, and Ashoka.
Jitu had also featured in movies like Lajja, Daur and Charas.
Rajesh Tailang, who also stars in Mirzapur tweeted, “Can’t believe Jitu Bhai is no more, what an amazing actor, what a wonderful human being, amazing sense of humour, got the opportunity to spend time working with him. It was my good fortune. #JitendraShastri Jitu Bhai Regards.”
WhatsApp bans 26 lakh bad accounts in India as amended IT rules take shape
WhatsApp is following in the footsteps of Apple, and the company may soon allow you to edit messages after they have been sent.
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging platforms in the world, competing with apps such as Telegram, Signal, and others. Millions of users use the Facebook owned app for daily communication, and the company adds new features on a regular basis to accommodate the large audience.
It appears that we will soon see yet another new feature that users have been requesting for quite some time. WhatApp users may soon be able to edit messages they have sent. With the iOS 16 update, Apple added a similar feature for iMessage users.
WhatsApp has released a new beta update for Android smartphone users via the Google Play Store, which includes a mention of the new feature. According to the screenshot included in the update, a new ‘edited’ label will be visible in the chat bubble of the message that the sender has edited.
WhatsApp users will have 15 minutes after sending the message to edit it. WhatsApp has not yet officially revealed anything about the upcoming feature, but references in the beta update suggest that we may be able to use the beta update in the next update.
WhatsApp usually tests new features in stages, and sometimes one platform gets a feature before another. Aside from that, WhatsApp recently added the ability to detect links within status update captions.
Dhanteras is an Indian festival that is celebrated two days before Diwali. The word ‘Dhan’ means wealth, and ‘Teras’ means 13th day. So, Dhanteras is also known as the Festival of Wealth. This day is considered to be very promising for buying gold and silver.
Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day Diwali festival. On this day, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped to provide prosperity and good health. People also worship Lord Dhanvantari on this day, who is considered the god of Ayurveda.
This year Dhanteras will be celebrated on 23rd October 2022.
Significance Of Dhanteras
Dhanteras is considered an auspicious day to buy gold, silver, and other valuable things. It is believed that buying these things on Dhanteras brings good luck and prosperity.
People also clean their houses and offices on this day as it is believed that Goddess Lakshmi comes to visit homes that are clean and well-lit.
On this day, people also worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Dhanvantari to seek their blessings.
It is also believed that if you buy gold or silver on Dhanteras, you will be blessed with good fortune and wealth.
Happy Dhanteras Quotes
“On the occasion of Dhanteras, may each and every day of your life be bright and blessed by Lord Dhanvantri. Subha Dhanteras to all.”
“Dhanteras is the day to worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Dhanvantari. It is also the day to buy gold, silver, and other valuable things.”
“It is believed that if you buy gold or silver on Dhanteras, you will be blessed with good fortune and wealth.”
“God’s blessing may come as a surprise. How much you receive depends on how much your heart can believe. Happy Dhanteras!”
“On the occasion of Dhanteras, I wish that may each and every day of your life be bright and blessed by Lord Dhanvantri. Warm wishes on Dhanteras to all.”
“Dhanteras is the day to clean your house and office as it is believed that Goddess Lakshmi comes to visit homes that are clean and well-lit.”
“Buying gold and silver on Dhanteras is considered to be very auspicious as it is believed that it brings good luck and prosperity.”
“Most of the people believe that if you worship Goddess Lakshmi on Dhanteras, she will bless you with good health, wealth, and prosperity.”
“Dhan means wealth and you have to manage it very well. Happy Dhanteras!”
“Make this Dhanteras memorable by buying gold and silver and celebrating the festival with your loved ones. Have a blessed Dhanteras!”
“May the blessings of Lord Kuber and Lord Dhanvantri showers on you always. Wishing a very Happy Dhanteras to everyone.”
Happy Dhanteras Goddess Laxmi Quotes
“On Dhanteras, may Goddess Lakshmi endow you with opulence and prosperity. Happy Dhanteras!”
“May on the occasion of Dhanteras, the footprints of Goddess Lakshmi enters your home and stays their forever. Happy Dhanteras!”
“Wishing you good health, wealth and prosperity on this occasion of Dhanteras! May this year be filled with great opportunities and bring luck for you and your family!”
“May Goddess Lakshmi bless you with good health, wealth, and prosperity.”
“May Goddess Lakshmi Showers her immense blessing on you and may your life always be filled with love and laughter! Subah Dhanteras!”
“On the occasion of Dhanteras, I wish your nay get success and get what you want. Have a happy and blessed Dhanteras!”
“Dear Goddess Lakshmi! Bless the recipient of this message with thirteen times Dhan on Dhanteras. Happy Dhanteras!”
“On the festive occasion of Dhanteras, let us buy some gold and silver as the tradition and celebrate this special day…. Happy Dhanteras to you.”
“May Dhanteras brings new dreams, fresh hopes, diverse perspectives and fill your life with pleasant surprises. Happy Dhanteras to you and your family!”
“May this Dhanteras shower you with wealth and prosperity as you journey towards greater success. Happy Dhanteras!!”
Happy Dhanteras Best Wishes
“Warm wishes to you are your family on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras. May Lord Kuber and Goddess Lakshmi shower you with wealth and prosperity.”
“May Goddess Lakshmi bestows you with good health, loads of wealth, and prosperity in abundance. Happy Dhanteras.”
“I wish that your life be always full of happiness, harmony, wealth and comforts. Stay blessed. Happy Dhanteras!”
“This season of festivals spread smiles and love. Happy Dhanteras!”
“May Goddess Lakshmi bless your home with happiness, health, and wealth.”
“On the occasion of Dhanteras, I wish your nay get success and get what you want. Have a happy and blessed Dhanteras!”
“On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, I wish that you shine like gold and silver. Wishing you and your family the best greetings of this day!”
“May Goddess Lakshmi bless you with good health, wealth, and prosperity.”
“May the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi bring happiness, health, and wealth to you and your family.”
“There is nothing more precious than health. So, on this Dhanteras, I pray that Goddess Lakshmi bless you and your family with good health and wealth.”
“Wishing you and your family a Happy Dhanteras. May Goddess Lakshmi bless you all with good health, wealth, and prosperity.”
Happy Dhanteras Messages & Sayings
“May the divine light of Goddess Lakshmi fill your home with happiness, good fortune, and wealth on this Dhanteras. Happy Dhanteras!”
“Happy Dhanteras to all! May this festival bring lots of prosperity and good luck in your lives. I am wishing you a Happy Dhanteras!”
“This Dhanteras, light up your homes with diyas and candles. Wishing you all a Happy Dhanteras!”
“May this Dhanteras bring good health and wealth to you. Wishing you Happy Dhanteras!”
“On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, I wish that you shine like gold and silver. Wishing you and your family the best greetings of this day!”
“May the light of happiness always shine upon you and your family. Wishing you all a Happy Dhanteras!”
“Wishing you loads of happiness, good health, and prosperity on this auspicious day of Dhanteras. Happy Dhanteras!”
“Just like the sparkle of gold and silver, I wish your days glow forever. Here is wishing you a glowing Dhanteras.”
“Clean your homes, decorate with candles, make Rangolis and light up diyas as Goddess Lakshmi is about to come. Happy Dhanteras!”
“On this auspicious festival of Dhanteras, may your life shimmer with silver; shine with gold and dazzle like diamonds! Happy Dhanteras!”
Happy Dhanteras Greetings
“I pray to God that on this auspicious festival, may your life shimmer with silver, shine with gold & dazzle with diamonds! Happy Dhanteras!”
“Warm wishes on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras to you. May Lord Kuber shower you with wealth and prosperity!”
“May Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Kuber bless your business and family with wealth and health. Happy Dhanteras.”
“May goddess Laxmi bless your business to do well despite all odds. A very happy and prosperous Dhanteras”
“May this Dhanteras bring good health and wealth to you. Wishing you Happy Dhanteras!
“On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, I wish that you shine like gold and silver. Wishing you and your family the best greetings of this day!”
“May God Dhanvantri shower his choicest blessings on you on this beautiful day and fill your life not just with material wealth but with happiness, luck, love, and light!”
“On Dhanteras, wishing you wealth & prosperity as you journey towards greater success. Happy Dhanteras!”
“A very happy and prosperous Dhanteras to you and your family.”
“Let us gear up with the enthusiasm and a jovial spirit to celebrate this occasion of Dhanteras and welcome the season of festivity and fun! Happy Dhanteras!”
“May your life be full of happiness and harmony with enough wealth to give you all comforts. Happy Dhanteras!”
Madhya Pradesh Tourism offering Narmada Parikrama tour starting from Jabalpur
Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh is a state of great religious and pilgrimage significance. The State’s Tourism Department takes great pride in the Spiritual tourism sector announcing the Narmada Parikrama. The board has taken an initiative to organize a religious tour all over the ‘Heart of Incredible India’ along the banks of Mother Narmada. The inauguration program of the Narmada Parikrama will be held in Hotel MPT Kalchuri Residency, Jabalpur on 14th October, 2022 from 10 AM.
The Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, Shri Vinod Gontia mentioned that the event will flourish in the auspicious presence of priests and sages from Madhya Pradesh and all over India. The 15 day and 14 night tour will begin from Jabalpur, Bhopal and Indore.
From Jabalpur, The tour will proceed to Amarkantak followed by Mandla, Kareli, Hoshangabad, Handia, Omkareshwar, Badwani, Rajpipla, Khatpor, Mithi Talai, Barodra, Jhabua, Maheshwar, Ujjain, Salkanpur, Budni before returning back to Jabalpur.
From Indore/Bhopal, The tour will proceed to Ujjain, Omkareshwar, Badwani, Rajpipla, Kathpor, Mithi Talai, Jhabua, Mandu, Maheshwar, Salkanpur, Jabalpur, Amarkantak, Mandla, Kareli, Hoshangabad, Omkareshwar before getting back to Indore and Bhopal.
The board is giving away lucrative packages starting from as low as 63,000 INR to 78,000 INR which will include accommodations, transportation and 3 meals per day. Booking and enquiries can be done from Madhya Pradesh Tourism regional and marketing offices.
Mohammed Shami to replace Bhumrah in T20 World cup
BCCI (Board of Cricket Control in India) on Friday, announced that pacer Mohammed Shami will replace Jasprit Bumrah in the 15-member squad for T20 World Cup starting October 16.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Mohammed Shami as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad. Shami has reached Australia and will link up with the squad in Brisbane ahead of the warm-up matches.
Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been named as backups and will travel to Australia shortly. India squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.
MSRTC increases bus fares by 10 percent from Oct 21 to 31
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has increased bus fares temporarily by 10 per cent from midnight of October 21 to October 31 in view of festive season and crowd.
Passengers travelling in ordinary (Parivartan), semi-luxury (Hirkani), Shivshahi (seating and sleeper) will have to pay the increased fares while it is not applicable to Shivneri and Ashwamedh bus services.
MSRTC has informed that the passengers having already booked buses for this period will have to pay difference between the reservation ticket and new ticket to conductors. The increase is also not applicable to the monthly/quarterly passes to ‘aawdel tethe pravaas’ passengers and students.
The rise in fares has been made temporarily as per the right delegated by State Transport Authority allowing MSRTC to increase fares upto 30 per cent during rush period in order to earn more revenue.
Seat belts mandatory from Nov 1 | Our Nagpur | Nagpur News
Mumbai Police on Friday made seat belts mandatory for motor vehicle drivers and co-passengers from November 1.
The Press Note from the Joint Commissioner of Police Mumbai read, “As per the motor vehicles (Amendment), act, 2019, under 149 (b) (1) whoever drives a motor vehicle without a seat belt and carries passengers not wearing seat belts shall be punishable”.
“All motor vehicle drivers and all commuters in the vehicle, whoever travels on the roads of Mumbai City, will be mandatory for all commuters and drivers to wear seat belts while travelling from November 1, 2022. Otherwise, action will be taken under section 149 (b) (1) of the motor vehicles (Amendment), act, 2019”, according to the Mumbai police press note.
India Reports 2,430 New COVID-19 Cases | Our Nagpur
With 2,430 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,46,26,427, while the active cases have increased to 26,618, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,28,874 with 17 fatalities, which includes 9 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The active cases comprises 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said. An increase of 35 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.01 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.07 per cent, according to the health ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,40,70,935, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry, 219.27 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 this year.
The eight new fatalities reported in the last 24 hours include four from Maharashtra and one each from Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
Launch of Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India
We, at Toyota, are fully committed towards sustainability and protecting the environment in line with our principle of ‘Respect for the Planet’. Towards this, in 2015, Toyota announced its global environmental challenge 2050, which seeks to contribute towards establishing a ‘future-proofed’ sustainable society that is in harmony with nature. Under this ambition, Toyota has set for itself six challenges, the first three of which includes goals towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 throughout the entire lifecycle of our products. Thereby, we not only aim to address the impact of the vehicles that we sell, but also to cover our entire value-chain including manufacturing activities. In that sense, we aspire to go beyond the tailpipe emissions, and take a more holistic and society focused approach in our sustainable interventions.
There are many green energy pathways in electrification and alternate fuels that can help the transportation sector lower its dependence on fossil fuels, along with reducing its carbon footprint. Toyota has developed all clean technologies and believes in introducing these based on each country’s unique requirements and context, so as to minimize fossil fuel usage and achieve carbon reduction in the fastest possible time. Towards this direction, given India’s energy mix, its unique consumer profile and needs, infrastructure readiness, and the Government’s diversified efforts towards becoming ‘Atma Nirbhar’ in energy by 2047, we are advancing solutions with greater agility, thereby introducing and supporting multiple clean technology pathways.
Launch of Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India
As one of the most appropriate solutions, ethanol holds tremendous potential for India as it is an Indigenous and clean energy source, that can significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption, the energy import bill and carbon emissions. Being agriculture based, higher use of ethanol as fuel will also increase farmer incomes and create new jobs, thereby boosting the rural economy besides increasing revenue for the Government from surplus sugar and food grains. The Government has recently launched second-generation technologies for producing ethanol from agricultural residues like parali, which is currently otherwise burnt. This possibility will not only prevent severe air pollution but also help generate wealth from waste.
India has already achieved 10% ethanol blending five months ahead of schedule. The implementation of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025-26 is expected to substitute 86 million barrels of Gasoline, thereby leading to forex savings of Rs. 30,000 crores for India, as well as reducing 10 Million tons of carbon emissions. Given the huge potential of ethanol production that exists up to and beyond E20, these benefits can increase multi-fold with the introduction of Flexi Fuel Vehicle (FFV) technology, that can flexibly use higher ethanol blends from 20% to 85%.
Globally, many countries like Brazil have hugely benefited from large scale introduction of FFVs. In fact, in Brazil an innovative Flexi fuel-strong Hybrid electric vehicle technology (FFV – SHEV) has been introduced by Toyota Brazil, which has the lowest Well-to-Wheel (W2W) carbon emissions for any technology in the country. An FFV– SHEV has a Flexi Fuel engine and an electric powertrain, thus providing dual benefit of higher ethanol use and greater fuel efficiency, as it can run for significant time periods on its EV mode, wherein the engine is shut off. The FFV-SHEV has much higher economic multiplier benefits, as it can hasten local manufacturing of electric and flexi-fuel powertrain parts, thus providing a disruption free & low risk industry and energy transition. As this technology provides the opportunity to benefit from both electrification and bio-fuel energy pathways, it enables a faster reduction of fossil fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, as well as boosting the agrarian economy.
In this background, Toyota today launched the pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology in Delhi. The Company was highly motivated and truly grateful for the gracious presence and strong support of Hon’ble Shri. Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Hon’ble Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister of Heavy Industries, Hon’ble Shri. Bhupinder Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change and Hon’ble Shri. Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas – Government of Delhi, at this important occasion, which was also witnessed by other key government dignitaries, high-ranking diplomats, industry leaders, academia along with senior executives of Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Mr Masakazu Yoshimura, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Vikram S Kirloskar – Vice Chairman, Mr. Vikram Gulati – Executive Vice President and Mr. Sudeep S. Dalvi – Senior Vice President and Chief Communication Officer.
During the launch, the Toyota Corolla Altis FFV-SHEV, that has been imported from Toyota Brazil for the pilot project was unveiled. This initiative marks Toyota’s first step to promote and create awareness on Ethanol as an important indigenous, carbon neutral energy pathway, along with the advanced Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle technology of Toyota that can help India achieve true self-reliance, and contribute towards the national target of Carbon Net-Zero by 2070. Further, as a part of this project, collected data will be shared with the prestigious Indian Institute of Science, for conducting a deeper study about the well-to-wheel carbon emissions of FFV / FFV-SHEV in the Indian context. In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Being a pioneer in electrified technology and as a responsible corporate citizen, TKM will continue its relentless efforts and contribute to future innovations by sharing sustainable technological advancements in the green mobility space.
Melorra lights up every town of India with 18000+ trendy 22kt gold designs: Launches Four Festive Collections, delivers across India
The Western part already contributes a substantial 15% to Melorra’s total orders
By FY ’26, Melorra is looking to mark up to 350 experience centers across India
It recently launched a new festive ad campaign #HarGharMelorra to celebrate its spread across cities further strengthening its connect with the real India
2022: Melorra, one of India’s fastest growing D2C brand that specializes in trendy, light-weight, BIS hallmarked gold jewellery at affordable rates has achieved the lofty goal of delivering in 26,000+ pin codes across India, UAE, USA, UK and Europe and is still expanding. True to its mission, marking the joyous occasion of the auspicious festive season, the brand will be launching every Friday – a new collection with a total of 75+ designs in gold and diamond. It also released its new festive ad-campaign #HarGharMelorrarecently with the promise to adorn every Indian woman giving them the option to pick and choose from its huge range and designs for every single day of the festivities ahead. The Western part of the country already contributes a substantial 15% to Melorra’s total orders and they plan to expand exponentially in the region.
In its new festive collection Melorra will be launching 4 new collections to perfectly capture the zest and fervour of the festive season. The brand has 23 experience centers and is looking at marking up to 350 experience centers pan India by the FY ’26. With its seamless choosing and buying experience including the touch, feel, and trial of jewellery, Melorra is fast emerging as one of the most preferred brands for everyday gold wear.
Melorra lights up every town of India with 18000+ trendy 22kt gold designs: Launches Four Festive Collections, delivers across India
Saroja Yeramilli, the Founder and CEO of Melorra, said, “After 2 years of Covid spell, this year people are going to be celebrating in a big way, with friends and family. Melorra is all geared up with its 4 different collections to be the part of these celebrations. We have seen a growing demand for lightweight gold jewellery that women can wear everyday with their daily wear wardrobe. Our campaign, #HarGharMelorra, is yet another step in this direction, to reach out to the remotest of markets and also increase accessibility to our entire gamut of products to a larger cross section of customers. Our designs are inspired by global fashion trends and are just the perfect choice for every occasion, be it festive or simple every day wear. We launch a new collection every Friday and have on offer over 18000 designs in gold and diamond. Our aim is to amalgamate the passion that Indians have for gold, with the change in perspectives and palates which comes out beautifully in our designs.”
The brand, known for its innovative approach and modern designs, is the perfect option for those looking for jewellery complementing every occasion. With 75 designs being launched every week, Melorra allows every Indian easy access to its wide range of designs living up to its overarching goal of providing access even in the remotest of markets, ensuring that those in hinterlands also have the choice to get trendy, affordable jewellery delivered right at their doorsteps.
Melorra has been a disruptor in the fine, trendy, and lightweight gold jewellery segment ever since it started operations in 2016. The company has witnessed accelerated growth over the past year and expects the trend to continue during the festive season. The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted consumer preferences towards buying lightweight and affordable fine jewellery with a focus on quality & design. Melorra offers all of this and more. It has made its mark from villages with a population of less than 10,000 to cities with populations above 1 million. Melorra currently records a revenue of 350 croresand aims to become a $1 billion company 5 years from now.
About Melorra:
Melorra, one of India’s fastest growing D2C brand offers lightweight and affordable fashionable gold jewellery(the majority of the demand comes from the 20-50k price range).Melorra has so far delivered to over 3000 cities/towns/villages in the country and made its mark everywhere – from villages with a population of less than 10,000 to cities with a population above 1 million. With its recently expanded delivery capabilities to the US, UK, Singapore, and UAE, Melorra is making sure that gold is fashionable every day!
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