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Dr Hemant Garg makes PU proud by managing InFinity Forum, to be launched by PM on Dec 3

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Chandigarh : Panjab University (PU) alumnus Dr Hemant Garg has once again made Chandigarh proud by managing the two-day thought leadership InFinity Forum event, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 rd December, 2021. Dr Garg, PhD, LLM from PU, is the Nodal Officer (social media) of International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and also Incharge - social media of this global event. With diverse achievements, he has kept the Indian flag high at international level. He is inviting every student, Fintech professionals and anyone interested to learn, listen to global business leaders, intellectual giants and speakers coming together for this online thought leadership event. To register visit www.infinityforum.in or https://go.bloomberg.com/events/infinity-forum-2021 Dr Hemant Garg, PhD, MBA The event is being hosted by IFSCA, Govt of India, in collaboration with GIFT City and Bloomberg on December 3 and 4, in virtual mode. Indonesia , South A

'Spencer' film on Princess Diana, to release in India

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Impact Films announces the theatrical release of the current year’s one of the most talked-about and highly rated English language films, titled SPENCER by Pablo Larrain across the  Nation on 19 th Nov. It features Kristen Stewart in the lead role of Princess Diana and Jack Farthing as Prince Charles, beautifully supported by Sally Hawkins and Timothy Spall.   Spencer concentrates on three turbulent days in the life of Diana during the Christmas of 1991  where Diana and her family are staying at Sandringham , a well known royal tradition. Over  Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Diana realises that her marriage is breaking down and doesn’t want to be the future queen. The biopic gives the audience a glimpse into the character of Princess Diana whizzing through many official engagements she attended, a frosty dynamic with the royal family, and plenty of emotional scenes exploring the late Princess’s vulnerability and how she struggled to fit in.  The film debuted at the Ve

Mika is always first, whether its hit songs or setting a new trend

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  Ever since the pandemic hit us things seemed to be at halt for a long period. Meanwhile everything is slowly picking pace post lockdowns, Bollywood’s hit machine, singer Mika Singh recently visited Jammu . Aiming to revive the tourism in Jammu and Kashmir , a celebration of various events has been organized by Jammu Tourism. Mika with his daunting voice enthralled more than five thousand people with his superhits at the ‘Bollywood Nights’ event. The singer said, “I feel so grateful to Jammu Tourism and Police Department for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I am also thankful to my lovely fans for giving me their precious time even in the chilling weather. For me, it is truly a blessing to make people dance and have a good time at my shows.” “I also feel really glad and honourd that I’m the only one in India to do the first outdoor public show post Covid. The feeling I get after performing live, making people happy, getting them to dance and enjoy is just incomparable,” adde

Galaxy of literary luminaries take part in Indo-Irish art & literary fest

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  Chandigarh :  The two-day long BPTA Festival-2021, a rare convergence of great Indian-Irish cultural and literary traditions, concluded on a scintillating note with a host of literary personalities and artists showcasing their talent and regaling the audience online. “Nearly 25 artists and literary personalities from India and Ireland participated in the two-day long virtual BPTA Festival-2021. A large number of art lovers and littérateurs from two great nations joined Macèdoine, a medley! BPTA Festival-2021 which concluded on a positive note,” said Nisha Luthra, Founder Director, Macèdoine, A Medley BPTA Festival-2021. Cauvery Madhavan  from Ireland had a live chat about books, while Dr Nita Mishra regaled the audience by reciting her poetry. There were live chats and performances by Danish Iqbal and Fauzia Dastango, Alpesh and Aniket, while there were recorded videos from Aifric Mac Aodha, Ashwathy Plackal, Kutle Khan, and Revanta. Nisha added that the virtual festival w

Hope is in the Air, But Don't Forget the Mask

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By Narvijay Yadav :  The winter chill is knocking on the door. Festivals have filled the atmosphere with hope. Restrictions are being lifted. Tourism is returning to normal. Foreign flights have got green signal. Movement of people between states has begun. Markets are buzzing with activities. The festivals of Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, Dussehra and Durga Pooja were celebrated with pomp and show. Now Diwali is coming. Students are returning to their schools and colleges. There was a fear of power crisis due to shortage of coal, that too was averted by the promptness of the government. Minor problems remain in the power stations, which are likely to be resolved soon. Overall, Diwali will be bright and the markets will light up. A fashion party in progress at NUA Cafe, Mohali People roaming outside are no longer afraid of the Corona virus. Earlier the medical fraternity had expressed the fear of a third wave of Covid. It was expected during August-September, then in October-Novembe

It was a dream come true moment for me: Shital Verma on getting recognition by Creative Gaga

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The Art Circle :   Despite being a deep and ancient culture of art, Indian art still needs more recognition at the world level. To make it easy for everyone to receive, the Creative Gaga started a series of carefully selected lists of Indian creatives and artists. The publication has showcased some of the most talented illustrators through its book - Best Indian Illustrators, shedding light on the skilled creatives hailing from various parts of the country.  Shital Verma, one of the most talented and creative illustrators of the country, has been honoured by Creative Gaga (CG), a highly talked about magazine in the art circles, for his extraordinary designing skills. His profile and art work has got featured in the first volume edition of the CG’s “Best Indian Illustrators”. Shital is the National Design Editor of Nav Bharat Times.  Shital Verma (right) with Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic Champion   On this recognition, Shital smilingly said, “It was a dream come true moment for me, feel

Pushkar Singh Dhami is a very down to earth person: Mika Singh

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Mika Singh with Pushkar Singh Dhami, CM, Uttarakhand Dehradun: Bollywood’s hit machine singer Mika Singh is known for a swanky and grand lifestyle. Whether it is about expanding horizons for Punjabi music industry to Bollywood or wearing sunglasses day and night, Mika has never been shy of striving for something new in every aspect. However, this lifestyle of living king size does not affect the true nature of this superstar. He is known as a true friend among his close circle. Recently during his short visit to Mussoorie, he invited a few of his close friends for a mini-break from the hectic everyday life. The singer was seen enjoying leisure time on his ‘workcation’ while playing snooker at Welcomhotel The Savoy, with Vindu Dara Singh, Akanksha Puri, Mansi Bagla, Varun Bagla and more. Whilst this time during the trip, he was also seen with Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand. Mika said, “I had an exceptional time in Mussoorie. We had a show and while at it, I though

Despite pandemic City entrepreneurs to setup French five-star hotel

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  Chandigarh : City’s young and dynamic entrepreneur brother duo – Akshay and Karan Grover – will be bringing a whiff of fresh air in tricity’s hospitality sector, with the formal unveiling of French hospitality behemoth Accor's Novotel Hotel, Tribune Chowk on October 1st. The hotel in all its grandeur  qualifies to be a landmark feather in the cap of City Beautiful, & the iconic  facility is going to offer better times for the hospitality sector, while providing many direct and indirect jobs to hospitality industry professionals. “A good hotel creates a chain of opportunities for everyone -- for owners, for employees and also for the people associated with the hotel as business partners. The hospitality sector was the first to get affected by the huge impact of pandemic following cancelled weddings, conferences and travel, we are hopeful that Novotel will have a role in providing impetus to growth of tricity's hospitality sector” reflect Akshay and Karan. “The social

Textile body HEWA lauds PM Modi for back to back decisions to promote Indian Exports

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  New Delhi : The Home Textile Exporters' Welfare Association (HEWA) whole heartily thanked the Modi Government for giving patient hearing to various woes of Indian Textile exporters that were brought to the cognizance of various ministries and govt departments by HEWA. The Union Minister for Textile & Commerce, Piyush Goel and Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur declared during a press briefing recently that Government of India has approved disbursal of a hefty amount of Rs 56,000 crore arrear to the exporters under various schemes such as MEIS, RoSL, RoSCTL and RoDTEP. The declaration is a very big relief for the entire Export Industry, which includes MEIS worth Rs 33,000 crore, RoSCTL and RoSL worth Rs 5,500 crore and few other schemes aggregating Rs 5,000 crore. An amount of Rs 12,500 crore for RoDTEP and Rs 7,000 crore for RoSCTL has been sanctioned this year, which is over and above that of Rs 56,000 crore. As liquidity will be made av

‘Emergence: Out of the Shadows’ - a film on LGBTQ rights coming soon to India

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The Supreme Court of India had struck down the draconian Article 377, that criminalised gay sex, on 6th September, 2018,. The judgement was widely welcomed, but prejudices remain. Life is harsh for the LGBTQ community in India . However, some Indo-Canadians are coming out of the shadows, breaking the taboo and living a life they aspired for. All this encapsulated in a new feature documentary ‘Emergence: Out of the Shadows.’  The film has caught the fancy of the North American media. The film, set to hit the Indian screen space soon, is relevant, as all characters have an India connection. Overpowering emotions, shocking revelations, sombre moods, teary eyed narrative eventually meet a ray of hope as parents accept children unconditionally, the way they are. Giving a new tone and tenor to the whole idea of love.   For Kayden, Jag, and Amar, awakening to and expressing their sexuality within conservative South Asian families was a lonely and terrifying experience. Heart-wrenching and

Togethring App launched : Offers instant, synchronous, collaborative socialization

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  Mumbai: Pune-based Togethring Media Labs Private Limited has announced the launch of Togethring, a revolutionary Super App, a social entertainment and social commerce platform, where you can do everything online together. It’s an instantaneous, synchronous, real-time and collaborative socio-business platform, which requires no screen/ device sharing. It’s the first ever launch of an Indian communication Super App, that is far and beyond the offerings by the existing world majors. Right from watching media (video/ pictures), watching games, listening to music, shopping, socialising and ordering food to book tickets, study and read together – users can do all at the same time, while chatting or video chatting, but still maintaining privacy. The App is available for Android OS and web browsers. Togethring is the world's first and industry-first unique idea embedded into one application. It's a purely Indian platform, built by Indians for Indians and the world. The Togethr

Shooting for Mika Singh’s song ‘Sheher Ghumawa’ held in Punjab, Chandigarh

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    Chandigarh : Bollywood’s hit machine and Superstar singer Mika Singh shot the video of his upcoming new song in Chandigarh and nearby locations recently. The title of the song is ‘Sheher Ghumawa’. The singer posted a video on Instagram riding an auto rickshaw in a very swanky mood. He wrote in his post, “Having the best time in Chandigarh . The most stunning City! Shot a beautiful song with such a talented group of people. Guys stay tuned only on Tips Music.” It was a three days shoot in Chandigarh and Punjab . Mika was seen in full energy rehearsing for the new video at the Piccadilly Mall. Post wrap up, the star was also seen enjoying with his singer pals at The Brew Estate in Elante Mall. He came live through his Instagram account while chatting and singing alongside popular Punjabi singers like Kulwinder Billa, Alfaz, Navraj Hans and many more. The star was all praise of City Beautiful. Mika said, “Due to the pandemic, travel was very restricted and limited too. We wer

Admission Overseas: Admit Offer Annual Networking Meet held

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  Chandigarh : A student recruitment Agent Networking Meet for study in Canada and UK was jointly organized by AdmitOffer.com, a software company based in Canada , and Admission Overseas - a leading overseas student immigration company in India . A colorful Mahfil-e-Qawwali of music was held on this occasion to entertain the recruitment agents and guests. The event was supported by top Canadian colleges including Niagara College Toronto Campus, St. Lawrence College, Cambrian College , CDC Laval and Tamwood International College . Himanshu Barthwal, CEO, Admission Overseas and Admit Offer, said that the global student demand and international student recruitment market is rebounding since falling dramatically in response to the pandemic, it is predicted that the market will witness an exponential growth of students applying to study abroad specially in Canada and UK after the vaccination drive. Barthwal specially thanked Bhavika Soni, Regional Director (India), Sunny Mehra

Silambam with fire: Aarrush creates sensation with his martial art act

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  Chennai : Aarrush Ashok, 8-year school boy from Rajapalayam (Tamil Nadu), has got his name featured for performing Silambam,   a traditional Tamil martial art, with fire burning on both the poles for 50 seconds, as confirmed by the India Book of Records (IBR). Expressing his happiness over getting the record in his name, Aarrush said, “I have always wanted to do our traditional martial art with a twist and have managed to perform it by doing Silambam with fire burning on both poles. When the World is running towards westernization I wanted to excel in one of India ’s famous martial arts 'Silambam', adding a bit of thrill with fire, accomplishing the task at ease and make India proud. I even hope that someday soon, Silambam would be introduced in the Olympics.” He practiced twice a week. Otherwise also, he had been learning the basic Silambam for the past two years at school, as an extra curricular activity. On asking what was the main challenge, he said, “We tried to d

Daikin India set to establish expansive factory, focus on manufacturing climate-friendly ACs'

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  “Daikin, is looking to make India its manufacturing hub, and is in the process of expanding its India operations—setting up its third factory, ramping up its R&D facility and planning to manufacture climate-friendly ACs. Daikin India aims to expand into East Africa by exporting from its Indian subsidiary and the planned India factory is expected to cover 40 to 45 acres; boosting capacity to meet any requirements for growth,  regardless of economic impacts from the COVID-19 crisis.” Said Sandeep Rekhi, Regional Director(North), Daikin India in a press meet organised by Daikin India here. Despite the ongoing COVID 19 waves and bumpy lockdowns across the country, Daikin has emerged as the most preferred & No 1 AC brand across Chandigarh , Punjab & HP in the first quarter of 2021. With a shift in lifestyle, the need for hygienic & useful living spaces has gone up. Work from home demands smart air-conditioning that technologically supports your daily needs in additio

Kottayam’s little Zac makes city proud by setting a record

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Zac Tenny Thomas has set the record of fastest skip counting done by a child. Zac is currently four years and ten months old. He has performed skip counting from the number 2 to 100 in just 3 minutes and 41 seconds. The talented young child originally belongs to Kottayam, Kerala but currently he is based in London, UK. In math, skip counting can be defined as the method of counting forward by numbers other than 1. To skip count, we keep adding the same number each time to the previous number.   Proud and joyous parents of the young boy said, “Zac has always been fascinated by numbers and picked up skip counting on his own by watching TV videos like Number blocks. Honestly, we were quite amazed by the way he picked up skip counting without any actual training. When he started doing it from numbers 1 to 15, we then encouraged him to go further.”   The amount of time required by Zac to learn and practice skip counting was not much. With a zest to learn the child was able to quic

Network18 and Federal Bank drop a motivational Anthem ‘#TikaLagayaKya’

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Network18, India’s most diversified media conglomerate, and Federal Bank have showcased cause above self and a sense of purpose towards creating awareness about vaccination in the country. Their nine-month campaign - Sanjeevani - A Shot of Life, that sees actor and activist Sonu Sood as its campaign ambassador, has played an instrumental role in becoming a people’s movement by reaching out to them and dispelling myths about vaccine hesitancy. Amplifying its underlying message to one and all, on 21st June, the day that sees the commencement of a nationwide free vaccination drive for all adults as well as celebrating World Yoga Day, the purpose-led campaign launched its anthem ‘#TikaLagayaKya’ across all Network18 channels and its digital platforms.  Composed by Shankar Mahadevan, who has also sung the song alongside his sons Shivam & Siddharth and Harshdeep Kaur, the track, penned by Tanishq Nabar, is an earnest appeal to people to get immunized. The three-minute anthem brings a ray