New Delhi, November 18th, 2011: Sai Prakash Group, an eminent and diversified business group from Madhya Pradesh with businesses running across telecommunications, organic farming and financial services, and more, more today entered into the media industry with the launch of its News Network – “Khabar Bharti”. Keeping with its core philosophy of “by-for-of the common people”, the 24*7 Hindi News Channel was launched by three commoners (Aam Admi) from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, at Hotel Shangri-La, in the presence of Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Hon’ble Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
Present at the launch of the nouveau channel were many eminent personalities from Politics, Media, Arts & Culture. Accompanying Shri Azad, the “Chief Guest” of the occasion, were “Guests of Honour” – Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh, Shri Digvijay Singh, General Secretary AICC and Shri Syed Shehnawaz Hussain, Ex-Union Minister & National Spokesperson, BJP. The welcome address was given by Shri P. S. Baghel, Founder & Owner, Sai Prakash Group followed by keynote address Shri Azad.
The highlight of the launch event was a conclave on “Role of Media in Democratic Movements”. The list of speakers, on the occasion, included well-known names: Shri Punya Prasoon Vajpayee (Consulting Editor, Zee News), Shri Vishal Bhardwaj (Indian Film Director), Shri Sudhir Tailang (Eminent Cartoonist), Shri Rajender Singh (Water Conservationist & Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner) and Shri Nida Fazli (noted Indian Urdu Poet).

Speaking on the occasion, Shri P. S. Baghel, CMD, Khabar Bharti and Founder & Owner, Sai Prakash Group, said, “Excellence, reliance and prompt service has always been the forte of Sai Prakash Group. We are extremely happy with the launch of Khabar Bharti, our news network, which is based on the philosophy of striving hard for the establishment and sustenance of an environment of trust and service for our valuable customers.”
Shri Nazim Naqvi, Channel Head, Khabar Bharti, said, “Khabar Bharti’s mission is to reach the cutting edge of progress by reaching millions of homes and keep them updated every second via highly equipped news-rooms and transmission techniques. Our vision is that Khabar Bharti should become India’s No.1 News Channel covering the Hindi-belt of India. The channel has an interesting line-up of programmes and it will be showcasing the facts in an honest and unbiased style.”
The launch event climaxed on a high note with the ravishing performance of playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj and Bollywood actress Udita Goswami, Zenith Dance Troupe and Lazer Dancing Girls (Lazer Show).

About Khabar Bharti-

The 24-hour news channel aims at keeping the viewers well-informed and ahead by exposing the truth. Khabar Bharti’s unique style of passionate story telling and live coverage is bound to educate and amuse the viewers in a dynamic and futuristic format. Khabar Bharti’s content line up includes variety of other entertaining programmes such as Zindigi Subha Subha (morning show), Apradh (crime show), Khabar Talkies (entertainment show), Vikas Nama (developmental show), Shaharnama (city guide show), Janani (women show), Prabhu Tero Naam (devotional show) and Ye Hausla (inspirational show). These programs promise ample of local flavour for the semi-urban and rural audience, as well.

About Sai Prakash Group

Founded in 2009, under the able leadership of Mr. Pushpendra Singh Beghal, the Sai Prakash Group of companies is an eminent business group from Madhya Pradesh. The group has diversified business interests. The group’s Vision & Mission is to enhance and sustain an environment of trust and service for its valuable customers, through its growth as a leading company in the area of properties development, telecommunications, organic farming and other endeavors.
More information about the group is available on www.saiprakash.in

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New Delhi, November 8th, 2011: Sai Prakash Group, an eminent and diversified business group from Madhya Pradesh with businesses running across telecommunications, organic farming and financial services and more, is all set to launch a 24*7 Hindi News Channel – Khabar Bharti.

With the launch scheduled for 17th November 2011, the Sai Prakash Group will be venturing into the media industry, after being successful in other business verticals. Khabar Bharti will be initially available in three states viz. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The channel has been conceptualized specially styled to understand the urgency of news for its busy urban audience, who is generally unaware about the Rural India. It will showcase plenty of local flavour through its interesting and entertaining content.
The news channel’s mission is to reach the cutting edge of progress by reaching millions of homes and keep them updated every second via highly equipped news-rooms and transmission techniques. The news content on Khabar Bharti will be presented in a dynamic and futuristic format. Keeping in mind the demands of today’s era of interactive communication, the channel will stay clear of news programmes that state just the facts in an old fashioned manner. The channel aims at keeping the viewers well-informed and ahead by exposing the truth. The encompassing philosophy is to deliver news with unparalleled passion, accuracy and speed. Its unique style of passionate story telling and live coverage will become the hallmark of Khabar Bharti.

A variety of other entertaining content will also be on air on Khabar Bharti, such as morning show (Zindigi Subha Subha), crime show (Apradh), entertainment show (Khabar Talkies), developmental show (Vikas Nama), city guide show (Shaharnama), women show (Janani), devotional show (Prabhu Tero Naam) and inspirational show (Ye Hausla).
According to Mr. Pushpendra Singh Beghal, Founder & Owner, Sai Prakash Group, “Sai Prakash Group has always strived for establishment and sustenance of an environment of trust and service for our valuable customers. We are now venturing into the media industry with this same underlying philosophy. Our vision is that Khabar Bharti should become India’s No.1 News Channel covering the Hindi-belt of India. The channel has an interesting line-up of programmes and it will be showcasing the facts in an honest and unbiased style.”
Beginning with an expected connectivity of 6 – 7 million homes at the time of launch, Khabar Bharti aims to reach over at least 30 million homes covering more than 50% of industry share in years to come.

About Sai Prakash Group
Founded in 2009, under the able leadership of Mr. Pushpendra Singh Beghal, the Sai Prakash Group of companies is an eminent business group from Madhya Pradesh. The group has diversified business interests. The group’s Vision & Mission is to enhance and sustain an environment of trust and service for its valuable customers, through its growth as a leading company in the area of properties development, telecommunications, organic farming and other endeavors.

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“We want to strengthen our back end and invest in marketing and brand building,” said the company’s CEO Mithun Sacheti, who founded the venture in 2008 with Srinivasa Gopalan, founder-CEO of Lister Technologies. Tiger Global is betting big on Indian e-commerce.

In April, Tiger Global, along with IDG Ventures and Indo-US Venture Partners, invested $14 million in e-retailer Myntra. They also invested in online electronics retailer Lets-Buy and in online babycare products retailer BabyOye.com.

E-commerce in India has been booming, with the market expected to rise 47% to Rs 46,000 crore this year, according to a report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). However, e-retail constitutes just 8% of e-commerce, with personal items like jewellery, apparels, cosmetics, shoes and watches contributing 19% to e-retail.

While online retail has been popularly considered as driven by deals and low prices, CaratLane claims the average ticket size on their site is Rs 80,000.

But the company also claims its prices are upto 25% lower than retail store prices. Sacheti, a trained gemologist, said that in any nascent e-commerce market, low prices are the first step to attract customers. His family owns Jaipur Gems and Sacheti and he was able to leverage the connections and expertise in the area of gems and jewellery to build up CaratLane.

“We are able to keep prices low as we hold minimum stocks and are able to turn around pieces in 48 hours,” said Sacheti. While the company manufactures and retails jewellery, it acts as an aggregator for solitaires. “We source solitaires from all over the world and are able to guarantee the lowest prices,” he said. The company, which clocked revenue of Rs 50 crore in FY 2010-11, expects to expand to 100 cities by end of the year.

Notes to Editor
CaratLane.com is India’s first and the largest online diamond destination, which give one access to over 100,000 diamonds and over 2000 jewellery designs at price upto 25 % lower rates than traditional retail stores. CaratLane also offers Free shipping on every order within India.

4556 Kids participated. 23 schools represented. 27 winners selected.

Chennai, India, 9^th March 2011, Pollen Cubes, a multi-faceted edutainment company based in Chennai announced the winners of its maiden contest titled ‘Giant Quiz’, on Monday, 7^th March 2011.

The contest was a simple three question quiz that was distributed in the form of leaflets to kids in Chennai. The theme was ‘giants’ and the quiz was designed to be fun and witty. With a short story that encouraged them to imagine things in giant size, they were asked to come up with what giant things they thought would make life better. Some of the interesting answers are, to name a few:  ‘a giant tree that would give a lot of oxygen for all’ and ‘a giant repellent that would kill all the mosquitoes.’

4556 kids from 23 top schools in Chennai participated in the contest. A panel of judges selected 27 winners from the 1238 correct entries that were received. The prizes are as follows-

A Nikon Digital Camera for the First place winner (R. Shubhang, V Std, Chinmaya Vidyalaya)

A Ladybird Dreamz bicycle for the Second place winner (L. Vedavalli, V Std, D, Gill Adarsh Matric Higher Sec School)

The third prize is for 25 winners, who are to receive tickets to Kung Fu Panda Part 2 for themselves as well as two members of their family. (The entire list of winners is available in the website – www.pollencubes.com)

“Pollen Cubes is coming up with more exciting contests for kids with bigger and better prizes and as a sneak preview, we can reveal that the next one will definitely tickle some ribs!”, says Satish Chathanath, Chief Executive, Pollen Cubes.

NOTES TO THE EDITOR:

About Pollen Cubes: Pollen Cubes focuses on child entertainment and education with an emphasis on quality content. Our products and services are designed and developed with the singular goal of making childhood special and fun for kids. Firmly committed to enriching minds and capturing the imaginations of children, our line of contests, books, toys and events reflect our passion to enhance what is available to kids today. To us, helping kids develop their potential to the utmost, encouraging them to come out with their best is a large part of our vision. Much like the cube that is our mascot, taking kids on the journey to revealing sides of themselves that they never explored before is what we focus on.

For more information, please contact:

Satish Kumar

satishkumar@pollenwebcreatives.com

Phone: 9840020420

Website: www.pollencubes.com

Address:

Pollen Cubes

(Pollen Cubes is a division of Pollen Web Creatives)

13/54A, 3^rd Cross Street, Ganga Nagar,

Kodambakkam, Chennai – 24, India.

Important Link: http://pollencubes.com/winner_names.html

Jivox, India’s No.1 interactive online video advertising company, announces partnership with Jagran. Jivox to deliver interactive video advertisements on leading Indian portal Jagran

Bangalore, 2^nd March, 2011 – Jivox, India’s no. 1 interactive online video advertising company and Jagran, one of India’s leading media organizations, have signed a long term deal to deliver interactive online Video advertisements. The partnership enables Jivox to monetize inventory in all online properties of Jagran.

Jivox video ad units powered by interactive and social widgets add significant uplift to user engagement by allowing them to communicate with brands and advertisers. These interactive widgets can provide social sharing options, special offers, additional videos playlists,  and many other ways to interact with the brand without leaving the context of the the ad and the website. The end result is a better informed and engaged customer, improved ad performance & ultimately higher ROI on campaigns.

Jivox is the only interactive online video advertising platform that holds all five IAB certifications for all in-banner and in-stream video ad formats, as part of the IAB Compliance Seal Program. The Video Player-Ad API definition (VPAID) and Video Ad Serving Template (VAST) certifications standardize the process of serving in-stream online video ads, creating a universal communications protocol between ads and players. This help publishers standardize on a single, in-stream video advertising platform, ensuring optimal ad serving, placement and monetization. Previously, publishers hard-coded their video ads and content in uncoordinated ways, so there was no simple way serve ads and was a deterrent to scaling up.

“We are very pleased to partner with Jagran, a premier media organization to deliver both pre-rolls and video banners on their properties using Jivox Technology. We have successfully run major campaigns for the Telecom, BFSI and FMCG market sectors in the past on Jagran properties. The campaigns have delivered high levels of engagement and brand lift and have proven the effectiveness of the Jagran inventory and the Jivox video advertising platform“said Naren Nachiappan, Managing Director, Jivox India.

“Videos.Jagran.com and Jagran.yahoo.com have a huge reach and the other properties (onlymyhealth.com, Jagranjunction.com, etc) are seeing the increase in terms of traffic on a daily basis. Jivox is the leading technology platform, when it comes to serving interactive video banner ads and pre-rolls with interactions. We as a partner will ensure that the video ads reach the right audience”, said Arjun Yadav, Head of Product Management, MMI Online, the online division of Jagran Group.

About Jivox

Jivox is India’s number one interactive online video advertising platform that enables agencies, brand advertisers and publishers to deliver highly engaging online video advertisements yielding significant uplift to campaign performance via interactive and social sharing widgets. The Jivox technology combines a powerful online video ad creation tool, unique player customizations, proprietary targeting technology, and a growing network of premium Indian publishers to offer advertisers a complete service for online video advertising. Unique interactive features built into the Jivox video player foster higher engagement from viewers and allow for repurposing of television commercials (TVCs) for online consumption. Jivox advertising analytics tools provide accurate measurement of online video advertising campaigns using metrics such as the Interaction CTR that are substantially more evolved than just click-through rates.

Jivox is a privately held company headquartered in San Mateo, California with a development office in Bangalore and sales offices in Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai. For more information about Jivox, please visit www.jivox.co.in.

About Jagran

Jagran Prakashan Ltd (JPL) is India’s leading media and communications group with its interests spanning across Print, OOH, Activations, Mobile and Online, covers all of India as its footprint – and is arguably amongst one of the largest media conglomerates in the country. It’s newspaper operations alone with 6 titles sweeps across 18 states with over 79 editions and these include some veritable titles as the World’s largest read daily, India’s No.1 compact daily, India’s No.1 Afternoon daily, and India’s No.1 Urdu daily. MMI Online, the online division of Jagran Prakashan Ltd.

Bhopal Monday, 31 January 2011, The leading media house of Madhya Pradesh, Pradesh Today Media Group is going to launch its evening news paper “Pradesh today” soon in MP and CG. Apart from web news, Pradesh today media group is also involved in publishing daily journal. It is reported that Pradesh today is also going to launch regional TV channel after establishing a series of Pradesh today in MP and CG. Hradayesh dixit is CMD and editor in chief of this group.

Having a successful career in print and electronic media for nearly two decades, Hradayesh dixit, Editor in Chief, Pradesh Today said, “Evening daily journal of Pradesh Today probably will start from February”. Pradesh Today daily journal will be published from Jabalpur, Gwalior, Satna, Raipur and Bilaspur with the magazine after its publication from Bhopal. Sources said that it will be probably be the first evening daily which is going to be launched at such a large scale.

The media group has started putting together a team in the Capital. It has hired Satish Pimple as CEO, Devesh kalyani has moved from Raj Express, joined the group as regional editor. Dr Sudhir Sharma the chairman of VNS Educational Group also joined with the group. Ajit singh left the Patrika group, The New York Times Satna editor Biswatara, Bhaskar Jabalpur editor Puspendra Solanki and news editor of Naidunia Sumit Sharma also gave the influx.

The website responsibility of Pradesh today has been assigned to Paras nayak who had been closely associated with news portal conceptualization, implementation and worked as an I.T consultant from London. Mr Nayak said “http://pradeshtoday.com/ has many aspects related to media such as live TV, E-magzine, E-paper, World Cup Campaign, Citizen Journalism and language support in Hindi and English on a single platform”.

Madan Awasthi also has been included after his resignation from Jabalpur Bhaskar Group. Editor Vijay Shukla joined Pradesh today after his resignation from Gwalior Hindi Mail. After leaving the responsibility from Sahara TV, Tahsen zaidi will handle Raipur edition of CG. Apart from this, there are also various big names in circulation associated with Pradesh today from marketing sector. Updesh Awasthi, Mohit Srivastava from Patrika, Gufran from Bhaskar also included in the group. Source also says that some veterans from Delhi and other metros are also expected to be included shortly with the newspaper.

More than 200,000 Indians Speak Out for the Right to Education

New Delhi, January 13, 2010 – The first-ever digital awareness campaign, “Awaaz Do”, launched to raise awareness on the Right to Education (RTE), has generated an over-whelming response with more than 200,000 people joining the campaign in less than three months.

Prominent supporters include the Minister for Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal, and Bollywood superstar and UNICEF National Ambassador, Priyanka Chopra, who have signed up for the campaign through its website www.awaazdo.in to support the eight million children who are currently out-of-school.

“Every child in India is entitled to equitable and quality education. The RTE provides for that. The “Awaaz Do” campaign will help ensure it. If we want free, quality education for the eight million children who are out-of-school, let us be part of the “Awaaz Do” Champions campaign. I am part of it. You should be part of it.” said Kapil Sibal, in his video clip supporting the campaign http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GxxtkYk6Q0.

India is home to a growing young, urban population that are mobilising to demand the goals set forth in the Right to Education Act, 2009 (RTE). The Act guarantees free and compulsory education for every Indian child, in the age group of six to fourteen years, regardless of caste, religion or background.

The media also has a significant role to play by keeping RTE firmly in the national spotlight. Using new technology and social networking, the campaign allows citizens to get actively involved and demand the right for children who are excluded and marginalised. As part of getting all children into school, the campaign encourages people to know more about  RTE and also to take action in their communities by supporting schools in its implementation of the Act.

“We must continue to build the momentum that has been achieved in a short span of time and keep the public discourse focused on RTE, said Urmila Sarkar, UNICEF’s Chief of Education.” “The campaign has successfully forged partnerships among media, government, civil and corporate organizations and, most importantly, with citizens who demand that all children get the quality education they are entitled to and deserve.”

The campaign will reach its peak on 25 January with a symbolic presentation of all of the “Awaaz Do” Champions at an event hosted in Delhi with Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development, Karin Hulshof, UNICEF India Representative, and school children.

For media queries and more information:

Angela Walker                                                               Alistair Gretarsson

Chief, Advocacy & Partnerships                                      Communication Specialist

Tel: +91-98-1810-6093                                                    Tel: +91-98-7153-5586

E-mail: awalker@unicef.org                                             E-mail: agretarsson@unicef.org

Geetanjali Master                                                           Sonia Sarkar

Communication Specialist                                              Communication Officer

Tel: +91-98-1810-5861                                                    Tel: +91-98-1017-0289
E-mail: gmaster@unicef.org                                            E-mail: ssarkar@unicef.org

After Rajya Sabha member and former telecom entrepreneur Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrote an open letter to Ratan Tata and claimed that the Tata group benefited most from the government’s dual technology policy, Ratan Tata has hit back by writing an open letter to Rajeev Chandrasekhar

In this open letter, the Tata group chairman gives a point by point rebuttal on the various allegations. Tata says that TTSL was the only operator that returned spectrum when demanded by DoT, while other powerful GSM operators continued to hoard spectrum beyond their entitlement.

Tata claims that as an existing licensee, TTSL applied for spectrum under the dual technology policy after the policy was announced on October 19 2007. He alleged that TTSL is still awaiting allotment of spectrum in Delhi and 39 key districts for about three years whereas operators – who applied and paid the fee even before the policy allotment – were not only considered but were also allotted spectrum with amazing alacrity in January 2008 itself. Tata questions Chandrasekhar on how could this be advantageous to TTSL.

Source: http://www.tata.com/pdf/Ratan_Tata_Letter.pdf
Source: http://www.tata.com/pdf/Letter_from_TTSL_to_Rajeev_Chandrasekhar.pdf

New Delhi, December 1, 2010: Inc. India, the newly launched publication for India’s growth companies and a part of 9.9 media, has ranked Vuppalamritha Magnetic Components (VMC) 20th in its iconic survey of 500 best performing mid-sized private companies in India. VMC is India’s largest manufacturer of telecom and power-conversion equipment, and this award is a reiteration of its leadership in the industry. The award was presented at a formal ceremony organized by India Inc.

VMC, is a market leader in this segment with an annual revenue of Rs. 1250 crores. VMC’s product portfolio spans the entire gamut of telecom; from latest technologies such as such as 3G, WiMAX and GPON, to the standard Telecom and networking equipment ranging from customer premise equipment [CPE] such as FWP and ADSL Modems, to access products like Media & Ethernet/E1 converters to core telecom products related to like STM based ADMs and DWDMs [optical transmission equipment].

Mr. B. Venkataramana, Executive Director, VMC commented, “We are honored to be ranked in the top 20 on this list of India’s best performing mid-sized companies. The key to VMC’s success is the talent, passion and dedication of our employees, and our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional value to our clients. VMC has been growing multifold year-over-year since the company’s inception in 2002. We are honored by this recognition and look forward to reaching even greater heights in the years ahead.”

The Inc. India 500 is an annual list of the five hundred best performing mid-sized private companies in India, introduced in 2009. Almost 3,000 companies across 35 sectors with net sales between Rs. 50 Crore and Rs. 1,500 Crore in the most recent year were shortlisted. After a thorough analysis on various parameters as outlined in their report, the top 500 companies were chosen and ranked.

About VMC:

Vuppalamritha Magnetic Components Ltd. (VMC) is India’s largest manufacturer of Telecom & Power-Conversion equipment. VMC commenced operations in Hyderabad in 2002 and has been certified for ISO 9001:2000 compliance for its products and processes. In Oct 2008 Fidelity Capital invested in the company. In a short span of 8 years, VMC has emerged as a market leader in this segment with an annual revenue Rs. 1250 crores. VMC’s Telecom business unit provides an array of specialized telecom products and services to leading telecom companies and OEM customers. VMC has till date an installed base of 15 Lakh telecom equipments. Customer locations that exceed 300 in number, and technical support from 26 centres, denote a pan-India presence for VMC. Due to its strong emphasis on frugal engineering, and factories totalling 100K sqft, VMC is aiming to become a world class telecom product powerhouse.

Be the One is  the recently released book by Roy Sheppard. Here are excerpts from an interview with author taken by We Women Today – India’s leading online women magazine.

Be the One is the upcoming book on relationhsip written by – Roy Sheppard who is world class specialist Conference Moderator, Speaker, Coach, Networking expert. “Be the one” – looks on other side on relationships – as How to be the one? We Women Today fast growing online magazine for Indian Women has interviewed Mr. Roy Sheppard.

Here are the excerpts from the interview with Roy Sheppard

One personal journey from BBC to becoming an author:

After years of working in the corporate world, I came to realize that people’s insecurities and fears often drive their behavior and cause all sorts of unforeseen and in many cases, unfortunate consequences. As someone who had being married and divorced twice myself, and fully understood the personal price you pay when relationships go wrong, I became increasingly fascinated about personal relationships and why they fail.

On how this book Be the One is different from others?

There have never been so many single people or individuals in relationships that are not working as well as they might. Divorce rates are higher than they’ve ever been. Yet millions of young and older people want true intimacy and long-lasting, stable and loving relationships. Men want this too. But all too often they have NO idea how to express themselves.

In many cases the expectations of men and women are not being met. They may have long lists of ‘requirements’ from their existing partner, or for ‘The One’ they would want to marry. However, in so many cases, people simply don’t think too much about what THEY contribute to a relationship – it’s all about what they GET from a relationship. This isn’t helped by the media’s portrayal of relationships and love. You’d think that with so much talk about ‘love’, we’d all have a clear idea about what love is. Millions of people are confused!

AND on top of that so many so called relationship and dating books make recommendations that, quite frankly, you would only inflict on people you really DIDN’T like!!! And in the process, guaranteeing that YOU become an unappealing person! Not a good start for any meaningful relationship.

AND there have never been easier ways to FIND a potential partner via dating websites. But no one seems to tell you how to keep one (without being manipulative and dishonest!) or be someone that another would want to keep.

“How to be The One” is therefore different. It focuses entirely on how to become someone who is worth keeping. In the process, you become a ‘better’ person for yourself too.

I specialize in bringing people together – its my passion. I get an enormous sense of satisfaction helping people to get on better. Part of being able to do that, is developing a better relationship with yourself. I want “How to Be The One” to do that. Once this happens you will become a more appealing person to others.

To read full interview check the following link at the Online Magazine for Indian Women – We Women Today:

Be the One by Roy Sheppard – Interview with noted author

Media Contact

R Khanna
We Women Today
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and magazine celebrates the onset of summer with Esprit and welcomes the new SS10 collection by Esprit as worn by Chitrangada on the and cover

Mumbai: Esprit in association with and magazine, today announced the launch of their Spring Summer ’10 collection with actor Chitrangada Singh at the Esprit store in Bandra, Mumbai, over a wine and cheese soiree.

Looking stylish and chic as ever, Chitrangada who dons the March cover in Esprit SS10 collection of and magazine, unveiled the magazine’s latest issue.

Ushering the new season in inimitable style and panache, Chitrangada unveiled the Esprit SS10 collection which is high on fashion, full of colour and all things fine.

The evening began with a fashion show with models showcasing the SS10 collection by Esprit.

Glamour and sophistication dominate the three ranges by Esprit this season: the Casual wear for men and women, the EDC range and the special line offering a wide range for men and women which promises to dress you effortlessly for every occasion from boardroom to beach, from party to weekend getaway in style.

Esprit Women Casual makes a spring statement with oversized sweats, parkas or extra long blazers with slim leggings revealing a look of pure comfort that puts inspiration from distant lands into an urban-athletic context. The line gets a feminine statement with gypsy or tunic-style dresses as well as a revival of the skirt. Cropped pants, chinos and boyfriend jeans are absolute summer must-haves with feel-good appeal. Clear, rich colour combinations such as juicy orange, bright pink or tomato red with grass green help to beat the heat this summer.

Esprit Women collection got the theme inspired by global travelling; the 2010 Spring/Summer range is both contemporary and versatile, ranging from architecturally defined shapes to luxurious summer party looks. Experiments with feminine and masculine elements redefine business wear with elegant single-breasted blazers, trench coats, feminine blouses, and safari-themed jackets which give the line a cool sense of confidence for breezing through the summer heat. Colour for the season flows as smoky pastels, warm bicolours, tinted grays, and bright coral red make a fashion statement.

‘Style’ is the word for Esprit EDC this summer. It presents a cool culture clash for the season. The basic elements of the look include ethnic styles, Wild West accents, beach culture, and bohemian looks. Oversized soft jersey T-shirts, bandeaus, and leggings are this summer’s must-haves.

New denims take on the leading role for summer 2010 with slim silhouettes in bright, extra-light washings and vintage destroyed effects for that worn-in look. This summer may mean crisp whites – but innocent? When washed berry tones are paired together with light yellow and green nuances, not a chance!

Esprit Men Casual presents a season filled with adventure and cool outfits. ‘Relax in Style’ stands for looks that fit in where summer’s at its best when casual field jackets, innovative blouson shapes and denim jackets ensure a look that’s both athletic and smart, and serve as the perfect companions for the next open-air gig at the park. Used washings give round-the-clock basics such as Bermuda shorts and T-shirts an authentic, worn look. The colour scale plays with the latest green tones complemented by new shades of purple along with summer darks, brown and beige.

Esprit Men Collection presents an urban crossover look for the 2010 Spring/Summer season. Summery globetrotter touches give even business styles a relaxed look which includes blazers with fine stripes or cardigans. A contemporary take on the cruise ship theme makes for a fresh start in the summer with striped knit sweaters and smart single-breasted blazers. Madras checks and bright colours such as orange, purple, aqua and peppermint awaken vacation dreams. Men collection includes sea tones and coral red pair with smoky olive, beige and gray mélanges to add to the style quotient.

The theme for Esprit Men EDC is “Urban Road Trip”. A relaxed street style kicks off the season with items such as hoodies and athletic looks straight from the neighbourhood basketball court. Esprit Men EDC offers Bermuda shorts, shirts, and short-sleeved shirts in lightweight fabrics and light colours with added vintage finish. Shades of berry, yellow, green and blue make the range a guaranteed summertime hit.

So, make a cool style statement with the fun and flirty Esprit SS10 range.

The Esprit SS10 collection starts from Rs590 onwards.

For further information, contact:

Janet Arole

Media Relations – Esprit

Email: janet.arole@adityabirla.com

Tel: 97027 20666.

Tejaswita Sawant

Email: tejaswita@actimediaindia.com

Tel: 98338 66628

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Ek Apna Awas provides in print media an excellent local searching platform for businesses and users to meet at a common junction. An ideal platform for the product & service providers in Delhi and NCR in India, We are in on these locations East Delhi, West Delhi, North Delhi, Central Delhi, South Delhi, Dwarka, Faridabad, Gurgaon greater Noida, Noida, Ghaziabad. We are going to publish 50,000/- Copy which will increase reader ship at around 20, 0000/-, Reaching Delhi and NCR.

Ek Apna Awas web portal

Ek Apna Awas.com is Delhi / NCR based online commercial & residential premium real estate website, connecting property owners and brokers to tenants and investors. Real Estate Online offers products and services catering to the national and local needs of the Indian real estate industry. We specialize in all commercial and Residential real property categories including office space, Shops, commercial land, industrial property, House, Apartments, Villas and businesses for sale, rent and lease. We also feature premier real estate directory in Delhi/NCR for real estate agents, property dealers, builders and potential buyers of Indian property globally. Ek Apna Awas.com helps to search property in Delhi/NCR, buy and sell Indian property and also find useful information & resources to help you take wise and an informed decision about real estate in India.

Biggest Independent Summit for India’s IT Professional Ecosystem. Registration for Event Open.

Bangalore, February 24, 2010: Visual Studio has been the most favored IDE for developing applications in the .NET framework. Visual Studio 2010, codenamed “Hawaii”, is now slated to be released on 12 April 2010. VS 2010 is in focus this summer at India’s biggest summit for the software developer ecosystem – Great Indian Developer Summit (http://www.developersummit.com/). Sachin Vinod Rathi and Mehfuz Hossain are coming to GIDS 2010, to speak about putting the 2010 version to use, on 20th April at the Indian Institue of Science in Bangalore.

For those looking to build Visual Studio 2010 add-ins with ease, Mehfuz Hossain demonstrates how you can build a VS 2010 addin from ground up using the .Net 4.0 Features, Microsoft Extensibility Framework (MEF) and the Visual Studio 2010 Managed Addin Framework (MAF). Mehfuz will also indulge in an overview of how the new addin framework works and the key concepts that get you started. Sachin Vinod Rathi focuses on how VS 2010 eases the process of building SharePoint applications. With VS 2010′s out of the box support for SharePoint templates, it’s now easier to design, develop and deploy SharePoint Applications, Web Parts from within Visual Studio. Join Sachin’s talk to learn more about developing SharePoint applications with Visual Studio 2010 Beta.

Sachin Vinod Rathi is Architect Advisor with Microsoft India. Over the period of 12+ years, he has been leading and architecting enterprise products, provided architectural direction, technology assessment, and technical team leadership on legacy product re-architecture and modernization. Prior to Microsoft, he worked with SAP and led an IP initiative that resulted in the filing of four Patent disclosures and more than a dozen patent applications. Mehfuz is a core member at Telerik Corporation. He is a contributor and member at www.dotnetslackers.com and part of projects starting from university automation to personalized start page www.pageflakes.com.

About Great Indian Developer Summit

Great Indian Developer Summit is the gold standard for India’s software developer ecosystem for gaining exposure to and evaluating new projects, tools, services, platforms, languages, software and standards. Packed with premium knowledge, action plans and advise from been-there-done-it veterans, creators, and visionaries, the 2010 edition of Great Indian Developer Summit features focused sessions, case studies, workshops and power panels that will transform you into a force to reckon with. Featuring 3 co-located conferences: GIDS.NET, GIDS.Web, GIDS.Java and an exclusive day of in-depth tutorials – GIDS.Workshops, from 20 April to 24 April at the IISc campus in Bangalore.

At GIDS you’ll participate in hundreds of sessions encompassing the full range of Microsoft computing, Java, Agile, RIA, Rich Web, open source/standards, languages, frameworks and platforms, practical tutorials that deep dive into technical skill and best practices, inspirational keynote presentations, an Expo Hall featuring dozens of the latest projects and products activities, engaging networking events, and the interact with the best and brightest of speakers from around the world.

For further information on GIDS 2010, please visit the summit on the web http://www.developersummit.com/

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Review of the Economy – 2009-10 Highlights

India, February 19th, 2010 / IndiaPRLine / — Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister released the document ‘Review of the Economy-2009-10’ at a Press Conference in New Delhi today.

The documents highlights a strong rebound in the second half of 2009-10, which has driven the growth rate upwards, a strong rebound in the third and fourth quarter especially industry and an outcome in the farm sector much better than feared earlier in part due to proactive measures by government.

The document highlights a projected growth of 7.2 per cent in 2009/10, 8.2 per cent in 2010/11 and 9.0 per cent in 2011/12.

In 2009-2010: Agriculture was at -0.2 percent (1.6 per cent in 2008/09), Services: 8.7 per cent (9.8 per cent in 2008/09).

The document highlights that the growth may be even higher than 7.2 per cent, driven by strong revival in manufacturing and construction. Developed countries have come out of recession but it is a weak recovery with downside risks to growth.

The other highlights of the document are:

• Financial markets nervous about fiscal sustainability – massive increase in risk aversion.
• Worsening of budgetary positions in advanced economies.
• Speculative pressure on commodity prices, especially the sharp rise in crude oil prices Sharp fall in investment rate in 2008/09 reversed in 2009/10.
• Estimated investment rate in 2009/10: 36.2 per cent (34.9 per cent in 2008/09) that is expected to pick up with improvement in domestic conditions.
• Estimated savings rate 34.0 per cent in 2009/10 (32.5 per cent in 2008/09) – will improve in the subsequent years due to fiscal consolidation by government.

Damage to Kharif output restricted, Rabi output to be higher than last year:

• Wheat output will be almost equal and pulses slightly higher than last year.
• Output of Kharif rice lower by 12 million tones, but Rabi rice higher than last year.

Output of oilseeds, coarse cereals and sugarcane will be lower:

Government wheat and rice stocks to be comfortable.

Strong recovery in manufacturing output will drive growth:

• Recovery in manufacturing output from June 2009
• Q3 growth 14.3 per cent (0.5 per cent in 2008/09), Q4 will be higher at 14.6 per cent (0.3 per cent in 2008/09).

Current Account Deficit: – 2.2 per cent of GDP in 2009/10 (- 2.4 % in 2008/09):

• Export recovery slower than expected, projected at dollars 168.7 billion in 2009/10.
• Imports to show significant improvement in Q4. Projected at 296.8 billion dollars in 2009/10.
• Projected merchandise trade deficit for 2009/10: dollars 128.1 billion or 9.8 per cent of GDP.
• Projected net invisibles: dollars 98.6 billion. Strong growth in remittances and recovery in service exports.

Capital inflows of dollars 48.5 billion in 2009/10 (dollars 8.7 billion in 2008/09):

Net accretion to reserves: dollars 17.6 billion (-dollars 18.9 billion in 2008/09)

Surge in food inflation:

• Primary food inflation 17.9 per cent in January 2010, manufactured food products 26.4 per cent in December 2009. CPI-IW 15 per cent in December 2009.
• In the short run, government must ease supply by increased distribution from stocks and in the medium term by improving productivity.
• Energy index and manufacturing goods index (except food) did not rise much for most of 2009-10 but are now moving up.
• Danger of significant transfer of food price inflation to the general price level in 2010/11.
• Risk of rise in international commodity prices.
• Credit expansion pick up in second half and strong revival in mobilization from capital Markets:
• Recovery in economy necessitates a more neutral monetary policy.
• RBI action will depend on pick up in credit, liquidity conditions and further pressure on prices.
• Investment climate to see rapid recovery.

Need for fiscal correction:

• Projected consolidated fiscal deficit: 10.3 per cent in 2009/10 (10.4 per cent in 2008/09).
• Debt-GDP ratio 76.6 per cent in 2009/10 (70.6 per cent in 2000-01).
• Large revenue and fiscal deficits of past two years unsustainable.
• Possible reduction of fiscal deficit of centre by 1.0-1.5 per cent in 2010/11.
• Feasible to reduce expenditure-GDP ratio by 1 per cent.
• Expand service tax coverage. Unify the rate structure of CENVAT and service tax and peg it between the current and the previous higher level.

Some Policy Options – management of prices, focus on agriculture and power:o cool down food inflation:

Timely release of foodgrain in sufficient quantity below prevailing market prices:

1.Advance planning for timely imports at early signals of shortfall in production.

2.Develop a distribution channel to supplement the PDS.

Two major constraints to growth in the medium and long term – agriculture and power:

1.Technology and organizational factors major constraints to sustainable agricultural growth. Improve agricultural research by stepping up fund allocation, revamping content and extension systems.

2.Two constraints to capacity augmentation in power – shortage of domestic manufacturing capacity of power plant equipment and administrative issues like land acquisition and environmental clearances. (ANI)

Magazine Mall to Aggregate Leading Publications for Indian Readers
www.magazinemall.in Launches Aggregation Platform with over 150 Premium Publications

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, February 11, 2010 / IndiaPRLine / — Global Interactive Malls has launched its first e-commerce portal www.magazinemall.in to provide the dual benefit of flexibility of online magazine shopping and the reading pleasure of print publications. This is the first of its kind in India based on the products/services offered, the target demographics, the reach strategy, the portal design and functionality, with a full cycle delivery fulfillment model.

Said Sandeep Kumar, Founder and CEO, “Magazine Mall is an “aggregation platform for readers” which provides a ‘One-stop’ subscription management solution across interests, age groups and publication categories.” The solution entails an e and m- commerce platform targeting urban middle class Indians, aged 18-65 years.

While existing sales channels i.e. newsstands and book stores are severely challenged for space, making the entry of new and upcoming publishers much more expensive and difficult, intra-city parking and commute is making the news stand browsing behavior a thing of the past.

Says Jay Vikram Bakshi, mentor and evangelist, “We will encourage publishers to take advantage of the new ‘e-bricks’ distribution model that will aggregate various titles from different publishers, and ‘ship box’ a choice of publications ordered by an individual, family, institution or customized for a Corporate.”

Magazinemall.in has entered into agreements with more than 16 leading publishing groups covering over 150 leading publication titles and is in active discussion with more. The company has also tied up with various industry leaders as eco-system partners viz. Overnite Express, one of India’s largest delivery companies, for logistics and delivery, the site is powered by Pugmarks, India’s top portal developer and by CC Avenues, India’s largest third party payment gateway. The online customer acquisition and loyalty management is partnered with iMint, India’s largest online rewards company.

The first warehouse and logistics hub of Magazinemall.in is located at Gurgaon, a New Delhi suburb, 20 minutes from the New Delhi airport.

Sunaparant, Goa’s Konkani Daily, was begun in 1989 – the year Goa achieved its statehood. Beginning with 4 pages in black and white, the paper slowly transitioned to a 6 page format.

In 2004, Sunaparant then took another step forward and became a fully fledged colour newspaper.

Currently, it is the only Konkani daily in devanagri script in circulation. Sunaparant has a circulation of approx. 8,000 readers. The Goan diaspora overseas has always made known its demand for an online version which they could access with ease.  Sunaparant on Goacom now brings to the Goan reader internationally, an easy and user friendly means to read the daily Konkani news and also save a pdf version for detailed reading at leisure.

Sunaparant can now be accessed by going to http://www.goacom.com/

About GOACOM

Goacom is a free community website that offers news and services related to the state of Goa in India. It is Goa’s premier internet gateway! For the past twelve years Goacom has become a favourite with viewers around the world looking for Goa related News, Goa video news, information on Tourism in Goa, Goan recipes, Goan colourful feasts & festivals, and all things Goan. It is owned and operated by Demerg Systems Inc., a leading IT services and outsourcing provider based in Panaji, Goa, India.  Whether it is Goa related news in video format or text, Goan recipes, “What’s On in Goa” you will find it all on Goacom

Forbes India, the country’s most influential business magazine, has announced its first “Forbes India Person of the Year.”

Kolkata, West Bengal, December 22, 2009 / IndiaPRLine / — Forbes India, the country’s most influential business magazine, has announced its first “Forbes India Person of the Year.”

In the issue which hit the stands on the 19th December, the magazine features a special package of stories about the lives and work of 21 fabulously talented, vastly influential people and their credentials for being Person of the Year. To name just three: Karambir Kang, the General Manager of Taj Mahal Hotel who stood up and delivered even at the worst moment in his life; Jean Dreze, a development economist who has shown us how economic policy can be an instrument of deep social transformation and Rahul Bhatia, who’s built India’s most profitable low-cost airline.

Finally, there could be only one winner. And the team chose Rahul Gandhi.

As Indrajit Gupta, Editor, Forbes India, says, “In making our choice, we fully realise that we’re gambling partly on hope. But then, we reckon Rahul Gandhi represents the best chance India has to clean up the cesspool that politics and governance have become.” Views echoes by Dinesh Narayanan, the author of the profile of Gandhi, and guest columnist Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN18 Network.

Why a ‘person of the year?’ The purpose of the exercise isn’t to put an individual – or even a set of individuals – on a pedestal. Yes, their achievements and their contributions to our lives must be recognised. But the main goal here is to find something else. After 2007′s hype, 2009′s collapse and the year of sober introspection that was 2009, 2010 will be an inflection point in India’s history. It is a time in which we must find a new way of doing things. One that’s not borrowed from the West, not learned from management tomes; one that is rooted in our own culture, history and unique circumstances. Our way. An Indian Way. And through the profiles of these 21 remarkable people, we can find that way.

The year-end special issue also features a series of lists that will open up a world of possibilities. Lists that look ahead to 2010 and predict and influence the way we will think, compete, dream, watch, read, listen, eat, drink, plan, travel, splurge… The way we will live.

About Forbes India

Forbes India, a Network18 venture in partnership with Forbes Media LLC, is India’s leading business magazine that helps readers understand the phenomenon behind news, connect the dots and get cutting-edge perspectives. Its senior editorial team has more than 200 person-years of experience and produces a compelling package of short newsy features, in-depth articles and lifestyle stories every two weeks. Headed by Editor Indrajit Gupta, the team has made Forbes India the most sought-after and credible business magazine since its launch on May 21, 2009.