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by Suman Gupta New Delhi, March 31, 2017: Even as the Telangana state CM K Chandrasekhar Rao is seen trying to woo the Gods with gold, the people who fought for the creation of Telangana, India’s 29th state have decided to take to the streets again. They claim that the CM and his government are turning a blind eye to the woes of the people and the goals that propelled the movement have not been met.  This week on Off Centre, Anuradha SenGupta spoke to M. Kodandaram, the Chairman of the Telangana Joint Action Committee who is deeply disappointed with K Chandrasekhar’s government’s performance and behavior. According to Kodandaram, unemployment is the main reason of protest. He said, “Government should have allowed us to take out the rally highlighting the problems. We are asking for more jobs and the government should have accepted it as one of the priority items in the policy making that were not happening at all. Over 650 people committed suicide and most of the suicide lett

· Business unit Advanced Industrial Intermediates    expands production capacities for intermediates      · Investment program scheduled for completion by     2020  by Suman Gupta Cologne – Specialty chemicals company LANXESS continues to target growth. During the next three years, its business unit Advanced Industrial Intermediates will be investing some EUR 100 million in expanding production facilities for chemical intermediates. Around EUR 40 million each will be invested in the Leverkusen and Krefeld-Uerdingen sites in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The rest will be used to expand the facilities in Brunsbüttel (federal state of Schleswig-Holstein), and Antwerp (Belgium). The expansion project is scheduled for completion by 2020. “Organic growth is a key success factor as new LANXESS heads forward. This investment program accompanies the dynamic development of our customers and their sectors. A high proportion of the planned new capacities is already

by Suman Gupta Mumbai, March, 2017: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar today unveiled a unique digital application “100MB” to mark the beginning of his digital innings at a Strategic announcement held in Mumbai, today.   100MB is an app that is conceptualized and developed by JetSynthesys one of India’s most innovative digital & technology companies with Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan as its Non-Executive Chairman. The app and the platform was envisioned by Sachin himself who led the development of the platform along with the team at JetSynthesys.  The announcement was made by Mr. Rajan Navani- Vice Chairman, Managing Director and CEO, JetSynthesys Pvt. Ltd. in the presence of the cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and Mr. Mrinmoy Mukherjee- CEO and Director, SRT Sports Management (SRTSM). 100MB, is a joint venture between JetSynthesys and SRTSM, has redefined the binary numbers 100 by launching “100MB”. The name 100MB comes from, “100” dedicated to the hund

RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT AND AMBLIN PARTNERS’ FILM “ADOG’S PURPOSE” CROSSES US$ 175 MILLION (RS. 1,100 CRORE) AT GLOBAL BOX OFFICE RELEASES IN INDIATODAY by Suman Gupta Mumbai, 31st March 2017: Anil D. Ambani led studio Reliance Entertainment, and Steven Spielberg’s partnership venture, Amblin Partners’ film “A Dog’sPurpose”, is set to release in India today. The movie is an American comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the best selling 2010 novel of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron. The film is about a dog that looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners. It turns out that human beings are not the only ones that have existential thoughts such as the meaning of life. Man’s best friend is also looking for purpose, hence the title A Dog’s Purpose. The caveat here is that these beloved canines are able to reincarnate into new bodies, sometimes switching breeds and genders. A Dog’s Purpose, which releas

A colorfully  attractive  pack of the film’s DVDs & VCDs is available now in an  affordable price of Rs 299 / - and 125 /- respectively You can find it in all the organized retail and other stores in India One can even get it home delivered in a very short time by ordering it through ecommerce sites like Flipkart,Snapdeal , Amazon & Infibeam by Suman Gupta March 2017, Mumbai: Ultra Group launched an attractive DVD & VCD Pack of the action flick “Force 2”. Produced by Vipul Shah, JA Entertainment and Viacom 18 Pictures. The film is directed by Abhinay Deo.. Force 2 is a family film high on action and drama for all age-groups. It stars John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha and Tahir Raj Basin. All songs of the film like the track "Laal Rang”, “O Janiya”, and “Ishaara” were chartbusters even before the release of the film. It is a complete action-packed film. The film is set in China and India and a major part of it is being shot in Budapest. Force 2 brings

    by Suman Gupta What: ISHQ 104.8 FM brings Arijit’s European Symphony Concert with 60 musicians performing live on stage When: Sunday, April 2, 2017 @ 6:00 PM onwards Where: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi ISHQ 104.8 FM invites the die-hard fans of Arijit Singh to witness the magic of the voice behind super-hits like 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, 'Channa Mereya' and 'Roke na Ruke Naina’. Come groove to the melodious voice of Arijit Singh as ISHQ 104.8 FM promises an unforgettable musical evening for Delhiites. For more information & to book your tickets visit:   https://in.bookmyshow.com/ events/ishq-with-arijit-singh- live-in-concert-with-grand- symphony/ET00054617

by Suman Gupta Delhi, 30.03.2017: Radio City 91.1 FM, country's leading radio network, is all set to pay a retro tribute through its most loved retro music show, Radio City 91.1 FM’s Kal Bhi Aaj Bhi,  to the city’s 84 year old cinema hall – Regal Theatre, which will bring down its curtains today.  Radio City’s RJ Ayaz on his show Kal Bhi Aaj Bhi will do a special feature highlighting the journey of Regal Theatre,  opened in 1932. It is the city’s oldest and majestic theatre that started as a venue for ballets, plays and talkies and then became the most celebrated theatre for red carpet premiers for both Hollywood and Bollywood movies. Regal theatre will bring down its curtains today, by showcasing a grand premiere of two iconic blockbusters of the yesteryears “Mera Naam Joker” and “Sangam”. Radio City’s RJ Aadi will go LIVE from the theatre and share the audience reactions and sentiments and memories about the cinema hall.  On this event, Mr. Kartik Kalla,EVP

Dr. Lalit Kanodia to be President Elect & Mr. Raj Nair to be Vice President Elect of IMC for 2017-18 by Suman Gupta Mumbai, March 30, 2017: Dr. Lalit Kanodia, Vice-President of IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been elected as the Chamber's President for 2017-18. Mr. Raj Nair has been elected as Vice-President for the year.    Dr. Kanodia will take over at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Chamber to be held in June 2017 while the current President, Mr. Deepak Premnarayen, will step down from office after completing his distinguished one-year term.  Dr. Lalit Surajmal Kanodia is the Chairman of Datamatics Global Services Limited which he founded in the year 1975.  He is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT, Mumbai, an MBA and Ph.D. from MIT, USA.  Dr. Kanodia was awarded the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award in 2015 for outstanding and exemplary achievements in Entrepreneurship. Dr. Kanodia is a Ford Foundation Fellow, National President of

Runs off seamless Dynamic QR solution architected by Innoviti with support from Axis Bank ·Reliance Retail becomes the first organized retail chain in India to offer customers the option of NPCI’s mobile-based UPI app payments at its stores.   ·New Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Payments facility currently live across more than 200 Reliance Retail stores across various formats including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Trends, Reliance Digital, among others in Mumbai. To be progressively extended to all Reliance Retail stores across the country. ·In-store UPI Payment is enabled through an innovative Dynamic QR-code interface architected by Innoviti, which runs off merchant’s existing POS terminal. ·New solution allows individual cashiers in multi-lane retail to get UPI payment confirmation charge slip directly on their POS terminal – removing a long standing implementation issue for UPI spread in large multi-lane retail stores. ·Launch opens a path for faster ramp u

· Introducing a range of inverter ACs with energy saving and instant   cooling capabilities · Designed for the internet generation with WiFi and 1 touch LED      system by Suman Gupta New Delhi, March 29, 2017: Haier, the global leader in Home Appliances & Consumer Electronics and  World’s Number 1 brand in Major Appliances for the 8th Consecutive Year*, recently announced the launch of its Dawn air conditioners along with a series of other air conditioners. The air conditioners have been introduced and designed particularly taking inspiration from the needs and requirements of the consumers and keeping in mind the weather conditions of the country. The launch is aimed at maintaining Haier’s position as a leader in the industry, specifically in the segment of air conditioners and provides consumers with a wide variety of products in the category. The new lineup of air conditioners comes with inverter technology resulting in electricity saving capabilities

by Suman Gupta Mumbai, 30 th  March 2017:    The process for   2017 MHT-CET  has already started   and to help aspirants, Navneet education has launched a new portal   www.topscorer.com/mht- cet.  To offers extensive test preparation packages. All for free! The MHT CET exam is conducted to admit candidates to the full-time undergraduate degree courses in Engineering/ Technology (BE/BTech) and Pharmacy (BPharm/Pharm D) in various recognized institutions in Maharashtra.   Unlike the board exams, this competitive entrance test has to be given   in one day . Navneet's sister concern, eSense Learning Pvt. Ltd’s Director Mr. Harshil Gala says, “MHT-CET entrance test is most important exam for students who aspire to become doctors, engineers. The exam is very competitive and challenging for students. The focus of our dedicated and newly launched portal  www.topscorer.com/mht-cet. is to extensively highlight the concept of   ‘Practice Makes You Perfect’. The use of this port

by Suman Gupta On Wednesday, March 2017, Toshiba's Westinghouse nuclear division filed for Chapter 11 bankrupcy protection. Amit Bhandari, Fellow Energy and Environment Studies, discusses in detail the impact of this development on India. He will be available to comment and provide analysis on this. The bankruptcy filing of Toshiba’s subsidiary Westinghouse may potentially save India from tying up tens of billions of dollars in expensive and wasteful assets. Under the terms of the India-US nuclear agreement of 2008, Westinghouse was one of the four vendors short-listed to build nuclear power reactors in India – funded by Indian money. Westinghouse was to build six units of its AP 1000 design in Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh, for which it submitted a techno-commercial offer. But the bankruptcy filing will affect implementation of the project. This is an opportunity for India - make the best use of this delay to reconsider the financial costs of imported nuclear p

Becomes India’s most played music streaming app with highest daily active users and the largest share of category time ·     Now plays close to one billion songs per month; sees 200%      growth in daily streams over last year ·     25% growth in daily time spent per user, highest user      engagement rate among music apps ·    Over 100,000 daily installs underlines the growing popularity      of Wynk by Suman Gupta New Delhi, March , 2017:  Wynk Music (“Wynk”), the OTT music app from Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), today said that  it has crossed the 50 million app installs mark, underlining its growing popularity amongst music lovers in India. Wynk music now plays appx. one billion songs per month. The app has seen number of daily songs streamed grow by 200% over the last one year and its users are spending more average daily time on the app. As per App Annie data, Wynk now has the highest* number of active daily users in its category. It also has the largest* share