Top laurels for Kia at ICOTY

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Kia India, one of the fastestgrowing carmakers in the country, registered big wins at ICOTY 2023. The Kia Carens was crowned as the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) 2023 and the Kia EV6 won the Green Car Award 2023 by ICOTY.

With this, Kia has become the first brand ever to win two ICOTY awards in the same year. The ICOTY awards, held under the aegis of the Automotive Journalists Association of India (AJAI), are the most coveted automotive awards in the country and are often referred to as the Oscars of the Indian automotive industry. The award is an expert and independent judgment of the best new car. The

India achieves complete transition to T+1 Settlement Cycle in Equity Markets

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All trades from this day executed in any securities in the equity segment will be settled on T+1 basis. The journey to shortening of settlement cycle began on September 7, 2021, when Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) permitted stock exchanges to introduce T+1 settlement cycle from January 01, 2022, on any of the securities available in the equity segment. All the Market Infrastructure Institutions jointly finalized the roadmap for the implementation of T+1 settlement cycle in a phased manner. The first batch of securities transitioned to T+1 Settlement on February 25, 2022, and thereafter, every month a batch of around 500 securities transitioned to T+1 Settlement. From January 27, 2023, all securities i.e., equity shares including SME shares, exchange traded funds (ETFs), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB), Government Bonds and Corporate Bonds trading in the equity segment will now be settled only on T+1 basis.

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highly experienced jury members are responsible for selecting a single decisive winner. The criteria like price, fuel efficiency, styling, comfort, safety, performance, practicality, technical innovation, value for money, and suitability for Indian driving conditions are particularly important factors that are considered while deciding on the winner. Tae-Jin Park, Managing Director & CEO, Kia India said, It’s a proud moment for all of us at the Kia family. We are absolutely elated to be awarded with not one but two prestigious ICOTY honours - Kia Carens won the coveted ‘Indian Car of the Year’ and our flagship EV, the EV6, won the laurel as ICOTY ‘Green Car Award 2023 by ICOTY’.

Zigly’s brand campaign encourages #NoCompromise on pet care

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Pets arent just animals anymore- theyre family. Zigly, (Cosmo First Limited) India s first tech-enabled omni-channel pet care brand, announces the launch of a new brand campaign titled #NoCompromise. The campaign intends to spread a message among pet parents to not compromise in delivering quality pet care services to ensure the well-being and happiness of pets. The much-awaited brand campaign is live from 26 th January 2023 for a month across social media, YouTube, Radio, My Gate app, OOH and will also be extended at all their Experience centres. The entire campaign will include 4 films of 15-20 seconds each, scheduled for launch with one film every week. Sharing his thoughts on the same, Mr. Pankaj Poddar, Group CEO, Cosmo First said, “We have come to a point in our lives where we no longer want to settle for anything less than the best. We want the best fashion, the best food, and the best services.

Shehzada winning hearts in the city of hearts, Indore!

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Shehzada Kartik Aaryan is on a promotion spree for his massy action entertainer! As we know the rules hearts of many, the superstar today visited the city of hearts Indore and the fans went crazy just to see a glimpse of their favorite star. While he was graced by a warm welcome from the crowd, his fans couldn’t stop cheering for their Shehzada. Apart from his

Soundarya Sharma bids farewell to COLORS Bigg Boss 16

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The race for ticket to finale week has already picked pace in the house of COLORS for ‘Bigg Boss 16’, and it is a reminder of how quickly time passes. Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia became the first contestant to nab the ticket and earn captaincy at the same time. While it will be exciting to witness which contestants win the ticket to finale, the thought of saying goodbye to evicted contestants still haunts the coveted house.

Amidst this fierce competition for the ticket among housemates, the ‘Weekend ka Vaar’ announced that Tina Datta, Shalin Bhanot and Soundarya Sharma were in the bottom three according to audiences’ votes. Keeping in mind the three-way tie, Dabangg host Salman Khan then asked the housemates to unanimously decide who they want to evict out of the three through votes. As a result,

COLORS’ ‘Bigg Boss 16’ contestant

Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia bags a role in Ekta Kapoor’s LSD 2

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Mutual Fund industry announces T+2 redemption payment cycle for equity schemes

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Soundarya stood evicted from the season. Soundarya kicked off her stint on the season as one of the strongest contestants and earned a reputation as someone who’s sensitive to and courteous. Her relationship with ex-contestant Gautam Singh Vig was the hot topic of the house and among the viewers of the show. Throughout her journey she was not afraid to defend herself and give as good as she gets. No one can deny that she was among the best cooks of the house and spared no effort when it came to performing tasks.

Godrej Appliances Awards Contract for “Pan- India End-To-End Supply Chain of their Air Cooler business” to Delhivery Ltd.

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This change in consumer behaviour has also been observed among pet parents who now prefer to take their pets to brands that offer a variety of options and high-quality products and services. Zigly is proud to be a part of this journey and help raise awareness about the importance of not compromising when it comes to our pets overall wellbeing. Through our campaign #NoCompromise, we aim to inspire and educate people on quality pet care.” The consensus among Indians has been to accept things the way they are and to compromise in certain aspects of their lives. However, this mind set is changing, people now want the best for themselves and refuse to settle for less. In the same vein, pet owners should not compromise when it comes to their pet health, grooming, spa time, or food and products.

Godrej Appliances, a business unit of Godrej & Boyce, has awarded the contract to build and manage the pan-India supply chain for their air-cooler business to Delhivery Ltd., India’s largest fully integrated logistics provider. Through this partnership, Delhivery will deploy its integrated warehousing and distribution solution to drive market penetration of Godrej air coolers. Delhivery and Godrej Appliances have jointly inaugurated a new warehouse in Ghaziabad(NCR) to handle all fulfillment needs at a Pan India level. Integrating Godrej systems with Delhivery’s Endto-End Supply Chain Platform will ensure end-to-end supply chain visibility through a single, technology-enabled platform. Godrej was the first to introduce Inverter Technology into air coolers to drive power savings

KEI Wires & Cables Strengthens Ambitions of Young India In Its New Ad

Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad presence, Kartik didn’t miss a chance to shake leg on peppy track Munda Sona Main from his upcoming family entertainer that is set to hit theatres on 10th February 2023.

Aditya Birla Health Insurance unveils its new brand campaign

“KyaPeecheChhodaHai”

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Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Ltd. (ABHICL), the health insurance joint venture of Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. (ABCL), holding company for the financial services business of Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest diversified conglomerates in India, today unveiled its latest brand campaign, “KyaPeecheChhodaHai”, to promote the role of health insurance in changing lives of people by empowering them to lead healthier lives. “KyaPeecheChhodaHai” campaign, encapsulates the importance of how positive health behaviour such as walking 10,000 steps daily can help an individual leave health concerns behind.

The uniqueness of this campaign is that it celebrates real ABHICL customers who have successfully managed to change their lifestyle by inculcating the simple habit of walking 10,000 steps regularly and have left behind health related issues. These customers from across the walks of life, who are at the

Talks about reallife stories on how individuals have transformed their lives and managed their health by walking 10,000 steps and thereby leaving behind unhealthy habits heart of the TVC and the digital campaign, narrate their stories about how walking 10,000 steps have helped them do away with concerns like mental stress and weight issues, diseases like diabetes, asthma etc.

The essence of the campaign is to spread awareness on the importance of following a disciplined health regime and how ABHI is an active partner in this transformation.

Speaking on this campaign, Mr Mayank Bathwal, CEO, of Aditya Birla Health Insurance.

In an attempt to reinforce the importance of strength and resilience, this legacy wire brand speaks to the youth of the nation through its new commercial. Just like the brand’s commitment to its customers, the film thoughtfully throws light on instances where every character is determined to work towards their goal, despite facing numerous tensions. The key elements in all the instances are supported by an appliance/device that runs smoothly with KEI wires and cables. Being a conglomerate with 5+ decades of experience, KEI aims to connect with the younger generation and urges them to not lose sight of their goals. With rising aspirations of this generation and the usage of heavy electronic gadgets, the brand commits to supporting its customers with reliable wires that are long-lasting and can take heavy amounts of load, circling back to the tagline of the brand - Har Tension Sahe, Chalti Rahe While launching the campaign.

Celebration of 74th Republic Day at Indus University, Ahmedabad

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To commemorate the commencement of the 74th Republic Day of India, Indus University celebrated the day with utmost pride in their eyes and patriotism in their hearts. With all the honour and dignity, our Chief Guest, Dr. Sandeep Chakravorty sir, Honourable Executive President of Indus University unfurled our National flag which was followed by National Anthem and NCC song. The NCC Nirikshan and parade of the NCC Cadets left the audience with love and respect for their country. In his address, Dr. Sandeep Chakravorty sir briefed the audience about progress, achievement and new benchmarks set by Indus University. Tribute was paid by bestowing a garland of flowers to Goddess Saraswati and efficiency and is designed to provide relief to consumers, particularly in the northern and central belt where summer temperatures soar. The brand has plans to scale up its presence in the category with a slew of new offerings. Commenting on the announcement, Amit Jain, Product Head – Air Coolers, Godrej Appliances, said, “Along with high brand trust, Godrej also enjoys a strong sales and service network. While we leverage the same to get into newer spaces , we must have partners who can seamlessly and cost-effectively support our vision to make our products available quickly, across the country including upcountry territories. Air Coolers is a highly seasonal category and hence.

COLORS ‘Bigg Boss 16’ is one of the best shows that captures human chemistry, emotions, and relationships across the Indian television industry. After spending 16 weeks inside the coveted house, the contestants have received the audiences love and popularity. Throughout the season, the show has favoured the contestants by providing them with exposure and making them household names. Undoubtedly those who win the audiences’ hearts also earn stellar opportunities with powerhouses of the entertainment industry. One such housemate to have bagged a golden chance to shine is Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia. On ‘Weekend Ka Vaar’ Ekta Kapoor and Dibakar Banerjee graced the Bigg Boss house as special guests to announce their upcoming movie LSD 2 and revealed

‘Tridev’ Fame Sonam Makes A comeback!

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Star Health and Allied Insurance, one of the leading Health Insurance companies in India, renewed its strategic corporate agency tie-up with Punjab National Bank (PNB) for a long-term period. Punjab National Bank, one of India`s oldest and second largest nationalized bank, will continue to distribute Star Health’s insurance products across all their branches pan India. This long-term partnership is a testament to Star Health’s customer service, goodwill and track record. Under this strategic agreement, Star Health’s best-in-class health insurance products.

IDFC FIRST Bank Q3 FY23 Profit After Tax up 115% YoY at Rs. 605 crore

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The Board of Directors of IDFC

FIRST Bank, in its meeting held today, approved the unaudited financial results for the quarter and the nine months ended December 31, 2022. The Bank continues to deliver a strong performance on all fronts including profitability, customer deposits, capital adequacy at 16.06% and asset quality {Gross NPA improved from 3.96% to 2.96% ,and Net NPA improved from 1.74% to 1.03 %}. Mr. V Vaidyanathan, Managing Director and CEO, IDFC FIRST Bank, said, “We are happy to state that we have now built a strong foundation for the bank with CASA ratio at 50% and strong retail deposit franchis contributing 77% that it will be an anthology of three different yet connected stories. The guests were on a quest to find a fresh face for their upcoming project. The auditions for it were carried out by contestants who were given a script from COLORS’ cult shows and Ekta Kapoor’s film ‘Dream Girl’. In a pair of two, the housemates had to recreate the scenes and perform in front of Ekta Kapoor and Dibakar Banerjee. Impressed with Nimrit’s act from Naagin Season 1, the czarina of television and Bollywood Ekta Kapoor and National Award.

From today, Indian equity markets move to T+1 settlement cycle for all stocks, shortening the settlement cycle by a day and making availability of funds a day sooner than at present. To pass on this benefit to mutual fund investors, it has been decided all Asset Management Companies will move to T+2 redemption payment cycle for equity schemes, and implement this uniformly with effect from February 1, 2023,after allowing a couple of days for the settlement cycle /process to stabilise. Mr. A Balasubramanian, MD & CEO Aditya Birla Mutual Fund and Chairman, AMFI commented that “T+1 settlement cycle for Indian equity markets is a global first. As an industry, we want to pass on the benefit to our mutual fund investors and hence we are proactively.

Star Health and Allied Insurance and Punjab National Bank enter into long term Bancassurance Tie-up

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Star Health and Allied Insurance, one of the leading Health Insurance companies in India, renewed its strategic corporate agency tie-up with Punjab National Bank (PNB) for a long-term period. Punjab National Bank, one of India`s oldest and second largest nationalized bank, will continue to distribute Star Health’s insurance products across all their branches pan India. This long-term partnership is a testament to Star Health’s customer service, goodwill and track record. Under this strategic agreement, Star Health’s best-inclass health insurance products will be available through the Bank’s extensive distribution network of around 10,000+ branches across the country, providing customers with a one-stop solution for all their health insurance needs. Mr. Biju Menon, Joint Executive Director, Star Health and Allied

Star health is so far associated with 34 Bank Partners for distribution of their products

Insurance Co. Ltd, said, “We are pleased to renew our partnership with Punjab National Bank which is India’s second largest public sector bank. This long term partnership is a rarity in the industry and substantiates Star Health’s commitment to customer centricity and product offerings. With this strategic tie-up, we endeavor to expand our reach to offer quality health insurance products and services to PNB’s customers. This initiative will be a significant milestone in empowering customers to financially safeguard themselves from rising healthcare costs.” The partnership will enable both Punjab National Bank.

Did you know Shagun Pandey took 3 months to transform his body for his post-leap character in Zee TV’s Meet?

Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad of the overall customer deposits.

The deposit franchise continues to grow strong at the bank based on our customer friendly products & services, excellent customer service, strong brand known for corporate governance, ethics and digital innovations. We are now confident of growing our loan book in a stable manner on this strong platform. We are happy to share that our asset quality continues to remain strong.

On the retail side, where our Bank particularly specializes in, the Gross NPA has come down to 1.87% and the Net NPA has come down to 0.70%, against the guidance of GNPA and Net NPA of 2.0% and 1.0% respectively. Even at the overall bank level, both the Gross and Net NPA improved to 2.96%.

Bharat Raksha Manch celebrates Parakram Diwas to commemorate Netaji’s birth anniversary

Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad by Dr. Sandeep Chakravorty on the occasion of Vasant Panchami. Thereafter, Rank Ceremony was conducted for NCC cadets followed by beautiful musicals and dance performances by the wonderfully talented students of the university. This memorable day was brought to an end by our National Song and a flag-off to the bikers of the Rotaract club and Photography club of Indus University for “Patriot on Wheels” for their ride on motorcycles from Indus University to the Gulf of Kambhat.

The country celebrated the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who gave the popular slogan “Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom” during the independence struggle. Bharat Raksha Manch, an organisation dedicated to the country, held special events at Maninagar on Monday and celebrated Netaji’s birth anniversary. Amul Bhatt, MLA from Maninagar seat, was the chief guest on the occasion. Laxminarayanji Sharma, the national vice president of Bharat Raksha Manch was the guest of honour. Brahm Samaj leader Navinbhai Sevak, Kabir Panth’s Mahant Tulsidasji, Arunsinh Rajput, Ilevan Thakar, President of the Gujarat unit of Bharat

Raksha Manch, and Parth Pandya were among those who graced the occasion, besides other office bearers of Bharat Raksha Manch.

MLA Amul Bhatt felicitated the office bearers of Bharat Raksha Manch in recognition of their contribution to the country. The dignitaries and speakers also paid glowing tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and remembered his invaluable contribution to the freedom struggle. Bharat Raksha Manch’s activities are aimed at strengthening various Hindu organisations.

Zee TV popular fiction show, Meet, has made a special place for itself in the audience hearts, presenting the story of Meet Hooda (Ashi Singh), who questions societal norms of gender roles and proves that there’s no work or responsibility that a woman can’t take on! While Ashi Singh has been acing the role of Meet Hooda, recently viewers witnessed the death of their favorite character Meet Ahlawat in the show and now after the leap of 1 year, Meet will be seen fulfilling her ex-husband dream project. Meet has reached ‘Sarkarpur’ in her own dhaakad style and is crushing through all the problems coming her way. However, amidst all of this, she will be shocked to witness the uncanny resemblance between Manmeet (Shagun Pandey) and her ex-husband Meet Ahlawat at an ‘akhada’ in the village. With Shagun Pandey’s re-entry in the show as Manmeet, Meet’s life will be turned upside down which will keep the audience intrigued to know what will happen next.

Hero of the Nation Sonu Sood’s fan sets a world record by making a 87,000 SQ feet astounding portrait of the star on the eve of 74th Republic Day!

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Sonu Sood woke up to a pleasant surprise on the eve of 74th Republic Day as news came in that an astounding portrait of the actor had been created in Kolhapur city of Maharashtra as a part of Republic Day celebrations. It took artist and fan of the actor Vipul Shiripad Mirajkar a few days to make this astounding portrait at a public park, using over 7 tons of rangoli powder. Overwhelmed by the work of art, the actor said, “I’m at a loss of words. I’m overwhelmed by this love and adulation. I’m full of gratitude.” The rangoli is now attracting thousands of visitors every day. The work of the actor through his foundation Sood Charity Foundation started with helping migrants reach home during COVID lockdown and is now into multiple endeavours across fields like public health and education. The 87,000 sq ft portrait set against the Indian flag was made with 7 tons of rangoli colour.