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Maharashtra’s Jennifer and Pritha win gold in UTT Cadet and Sub-Junior National TT

by Ria Dharamshala- Maharashtra paddlers Jennifer Varghese and Pritha Vartikar emerged as the heroes in the UTT Cadet and Sub-Junior National Championship 2019, cornering the gold medal in their respective categories here on Friday. While Pritha and Jennifer claimed the national title in Sub-Junior Girls and Cadet Girls event respectively, Taneesha Kotecha and Havish Asrani also excelled in the tournament winning the bronze in the Sub-Junior Girls’ and Boys’ category. Pritha and Taneesha combined together to win the silver medal in the Sub-Junior Girls’ Doubles event as well. Pritha who won the title in Gujarat last week, was at her imperious best once again as she registered a dominating 4-2 (11-8, 9-11,11-6,11-9,6-11, 11-6) victory over Delhi’s Lakshita Narang to run away with the Sub-Junior Girls title. She had earlier beaten Suhana Saini of Haryana 4-0 (11-5,11-5,11-8,11-7) to qualify for the finals. Taneesha had to settle for bronze after she stumbled in the sem...

Furtados School of Music raises another round of funding of INR 20crled by IAN Fund

by Ria  Mumbai :   Furtados School of Music  ( FSM ) , one of the pioneering music institutions in the country secured INR 20CR Funding from IAN Fund and DSG Consumer Partners .  This round of funding will help FSM, to further expand their presence across major cities in the country and also enhance their offering aimed to make quality music education accessible to children and individuals .   Speaking on this strategic move  Tanuja Gomes, Co - CEO &Co - Founder, Furtados School of Music  said ,  “ We began FSM with the aim to make quality music education accessible to every individual  –  young and old .  Since inception we have meticulously built our proposition to scale, today we are imparting music to over 60,000 students, across14 cities which include tier 1,2 and 3 .  We are now looking to expand our business and reach a student base of over 500,000 .  We are also looking at en...

Maruti Suzuki S-PRESSO debuts as one of India’s top 10 bestselling cars within a month of its launch

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by Ria National :  Maruti Suzuki’s bold and powerful, Mini-SUV  S-PRESSO,  marks its presence amongst country’s top 10 bestselling cars within a month of its launch.  The Company sold 10,634 units of S-PRESSO in October 2019. S-PRESSO  offers its customers best design, technology and safety. It comes with  a proven 1.0 L K10 engine with BS6 compliance. Expressing gratitude to customers for their overwhelming support,   Mr Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Limited,  said , “Today, Indian buyers have a clear inclination towards feature-loaded, safe, comfortable and easy to own entry level cars. S-PRESSO has been able to carve out its own niche in the entry segment. S-PRESSO stands apart to offer unique experiences to its distinct customers in the segment. We are enthused with the response and thank our customers for their confidence in S-PRESSO.’ Built on Maruti Suzuki ARENA values, the S-...

HDFC Life Introduces Video Life Certificate - An Industry First – for its Annuity Customers

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Completely online - offers convenience to senior citizens by eliminating multiple processes   Life certificate can be submitted via video recording             by Ria HDFC Life,   one of Indias leading life insurers, has been an innovator when it comes to life insurance products and services. Through its offerings, HDFC Life has not only managed to simplify life insurance but also made the customer journey easier thereby providing them with a superior experience. HDFC Life, announced the launch of Video Life Certificate facility for its corporate and retail Annuity customers. This is an industry-first initiative and aims to offer greater convenience to customers.  A life certificate is a critical document that needs to be submitted by annuitants to continue receiving their Annuity, without interruption. The life certificate needs to be submitted at specified time intervals. Fur...

Atul Nishar's Azent Overseas Education Ltd acquires Admission Table.com

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by Ria  Mumbai, 22 November 2019 : Azent Overseas Education Ltd, an online offline EdTech Startup founded by Atul Nishar (Founder Hexaware Technologies Ltd and Aptech Ltd ) and his daughter Priyanka Nishar has acquired Bangalore based, Admission Table.com, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven online platform for overseas University admission counselling.   With its unique online offline business model, Azent aims at adopting digital means to transform education advisory and student guidance. In line with the Company’s plan to invest INR 250 Cr in cutting edge technologies, building of products and offerings, acquisition and centre infrastructure, this strategic acquisition will extend the Company’s reach beyond the Tier 1 cities and establish a pan India presence. This will further enhance Azent’s market positioning and opportunity to make a positive impact on its students. “This acquisition is in line with our investment and growth strategy. We continue to ...

Xiaomi launches the India-only Mi Smart Band 3i

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by Ria Bengaluru, INDIA,  – Xiaomi, India’s number one smartphone and smart TV brand, announced Mi Smart Band 3i, successor to Mi Band HRX.   Xiaomi remains India’s number one wearables company, with a market share of 39% as per Canalys Wearable Band Analysis, Aug 2019. With Mi Smart Band 3i, a whole new set of smartphone users are expected to enjoy the fitness benefits and convenience that the device offers. Mi Smart Band 3i - Made for India:  Xiaomi’s Mi Smart Band 3i is a device made specifically for Indian consumers. It features a slew of upgrades over its predecessor, Mi Band HRX. The display size goes up from a 1.2cm (0.42) unit to a 1.9cm (0.78) one, with AMOLED technology and touch support. Users can expect the similar  battery life they have come to expect from the Mi Band series, with battery capacity bumped up from 70mAh to 110mAh for upto 20 days of usage.  Besides tracking steps and calories, Mi Smart Band 3i also enables viewi...

Google Cloud and Deloitte Launch Cloud Solutions and Services Focused on Solving a Variety of Complex, Cross-Industry Problems

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by Ria India, November 21, 2019:   Google Cloud and Deloitte today announced the development of new solutions and services offerings to address significant opportunities and solve difficult problems for customers leveraging the cloud. Google Cloud and Deloitte formed a strategic alliance in 2017 to jointly build solutions and services on behalf of enterprise organizations and help them succeed in their journeys to the cloud. The solutions announced today are being built as a part of this alliance, and span multiple industries and focus areas, including: Improving the storage and sharing of massive amounts of data for clinical research organizations; Helping supply chain-reliant organizations accelerate value capture for internal finance and procurement teams through AI-powered spend analytics; Providing property insurers with a platform to view data on virtually any commercial property, anywhere in the world; and Supporting large-scale migrations of SAP workl...