Priyanka Bhowmick

Clear Premium Water has completed one year in partnership with actor Hrithik Roshan as its brand ambassador. The partnership has seen success and is assured to soar through 2024, extending to 2025. Hrithik Roshan has been an integral part of Clear Water's mission to provide safe and clean drinking water to all. "Our partnership with Hrithik Roshan has played a crucial role in establishing CLEAR as the preferred choice nationwide. With his endorsement, we have garnered trust among the masses and expanded our reach significantly. Moving forward, our ongoing collaboration with him will further bolster our position as a trusted…

India's largest dairy brand Amul is set to introduce its renowned "fresh milk" range to consumers in the United States for the first time in the history. The decision was taken at the 108th annual general meeting of the Michigan Milk Producers Association.  The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the apex body representing milk cooperatives in Gujarat and the marketer of Amul products, has forged a strategic partnership with the Michigan Milk Producers Association to introduce fresh milk offerings across the East Coast and Midwest regions of the US. "This marks a significant milestone for Amul as we embark…

The Government of India has requested all agency banks to keep their branches dealing with government receipts and payments open for transactions on March 31 that is Sunday. The move aims to facilitate the timely processing of government receipts and payments, contributing to the efficient management of public finances as the fiscal year draws to a close. As per the Reserve bank of India, this move comes with the aim of ensuring that all government transactions related to receipts and payments for the fiscal year 2023-24 are accounted for within the stipulated timeframe. “The Government of India has made a…

The Gujarat High Court Justice Vaibhavi D Nanavati on March 15 issued notices to Google, the Central and state governments returnable on March 26 after the tech giant blocked the email account of the petitioner, Neel Shukla, a computer engineer, for nearly a year citing 'explicit child abuse" after he uploaded a nude childhood photo on Google Drive. The photo was of his grandmother bathing him when he was two years old. Shukla's account was blocked by the tech giant in April 2023. He filed a petition in the high court on March 12 after the company was unable to…

Zomato, an Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company has got entangled in a problem after Goods and Services Tax (GST) penalty notice from the Deputy Commissioner of State Tax of Gujarat. The penalty has been imposed in relation to the audit of the company's GST returns and accounts for the FY 2018-19. The demand order Zomato has received is due to the huge availment of input tax credit and short payment of GST. According to the regulatory filing to the stock exchanges,''The company has received an order for FY 2018-19 pursuant to the audit of GST returns and…

McDonald an American multinational fast food chain has faced an outage in IT system due to which on Friday morning, customers in the UK, Japan, Australia and New Zealand complained about issues they faced while buying from the fast food giant on social media. Seeing this, McDonald apologised to customers and confirmed that the issue has been resolved at its sites in the UK and Ireland. The company blamed the issue on a "technology outage" and said that it was not linked to any cybersecurity issues. A McDonald's spokeswoman said: "We are aware of a technology outage which impacted our…

Hospitality and travel-tech firm OYO on March 14 (Thursday) announced its plans to establish 50 homestays in Odisha, specifically in Puri and nearby areas, in the upcoming year with an aim to make profit after watching a surge in religious tourism. The company, which has recently inaugurated 65 homestays in Ayodhya, had stated that it plans to open 400 hotels and homestays across major religious hotspots in India.  “The company has partnered with Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) to open these homestays and equip locals with the necessary skills and training to successfully manage homestays, fostering entrepreneurship and creating an…

The Kolkata Metropolitan Region has witnessed a 5 year high in property registrations in February 2024, with over 4,800 properties registered, according to global property consultant Knight Frank India. Following a decline in property registrations in January 2024 due to the Pausha period, a buoyant uptrend was seen in February 2024, marking a 306% month-on-month (MoM) growth.  On an annual basis, this represents a strong 64 % year-on-year (YoY) growth, it said. Despite lesser working days in February, a total of 4,806 apartments were registered this month. The data includes transactions in both primary (fresh sale) and secondary (resale) markets…

PM Modi on March 10th (Sunday) virtually inaugurated the new terminal buildings of the Pune and Kolhapur airports in Maharashtra which will be furnished with different modern facilities. The facility will also include 10 aerobridges and 72 check-in counters. The new terminal building of the Lohegaon international airport in Pune, is expanded over 7,50,000 square feet and have a strength of controlling more than one crore passengers per year. The new terminal building at the Kolhapur airport is being built in an area of 4,000 square metres. It will be furnished with all modern amenities and 10 check-in counters for…

Tata Motors on March 7(Thursday) announced that it will increase prices of its commercial vehicles by up to 2 % from April 1, 2024. The price hike is to balance out the residual effect of the past input costs, the auto major said in a statement. While the price hike will be applicable as per individual model and variant and the increase in price is for across the all range of commercial vehicles, the statement further read. Tata Motors Limited is a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, including vans, trucks, cars and buses, in India.