In an Industry First move, the Lodha Group has signed in Mr.Amitabh Bachchan as the First Citizen of the Palava City, the New City for the New Generation developed by the Lodha Group. The Lodha Group has absolute ambitious plans to make the city a dream for each Indian. Lodha group has not left any stone unturned to ensure that they have a huge success to Palava City – also knows as The Rise currently. Worlds finest Town Planning Companies, Architects and Professionals who have studied the development across the globe. This project will give an average of 60 to 90% returns to the Investors and Home Buyers across a time frame of 5 years plus. With a staggered payment approach and Bank Funding there is no other project available with a ticket size of 40 Lacs plus to match the infrastructure with this project. With Mr.Bachchan being the Brand Ambassador, it brings the added confidence to the home buyers and investors who have grown up seeing the Shahenshah of Bollywood and with him being the First Citizen would mean a lot to them. Sandeep Sadh – Managing Director and Founder – Mumbai Property Exchange Pvt Ltd. Lodha Group has introduced a new residential project Lodha Palava city. The group has successfully completed a number of prestigious projects. Lodha group has currently executed four projects named Lodha Casa Rio, Lodha Casa Rio Gold, Lodha Casa Bella, Lodha Casa Bella Gold.The project consist of 1BHK, 2BHK, 3BHK flats which combine design value and architectural elegance at an affordable prices 42 Lakhs.Strategically located at the junction of Navi Mumbai and Dombivali. Lodha The Rise is a good investment for people with an investment scenario of 3-7 years as it'll take some to realise the full potential of this investment. The project is good with location and connectivity favoring it and it'll be an area to lookout in the future. The rates in this prelaunch is set amidst the recessionary pressures in indian real estate that is very good for long term investors. Lodha The Rise Palava also has options of 2 and 3 bhk available with it. 2 bhk starts from 50 lacs onwards. The Prices around the location of Palava The City are hovering between 5000 to 7000 per square feet which is for ready to move in residential project minus the amenities in proportion to Lodha The Rise. If the rate of this project opens between 4000 to 5000 price band, the project must be very reasonably priced and this prelaunch opportunity must be grabbed by end users and long term investors. With Rupee performing weak against international currencies like against dollar, rupee is floating at 63.20 now and recessionary pressures has corrected indian real estate market prices, "Lodha The Rise" is set to open at a rate that will be in lower limits of prices. The prices in this project will be attractive for end users and investors both. With all these factors in mind "Lodha The Rise" must be a good bet for future capital appreciation.Source: mumbai-property, over-blog.com/, kiran-kaur, Images: mumbai-property-exchange, lodhatherise, palava-by-lodha-casa, poojakare, propimages-apartments, palava, property-wala, casa-rio-gold, lodhathe-rise, lodha-the-rise, casa-rio-dombivali......................
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Amitabh Bachchan becomes First Citizen of the Lodha Group – Palava City, Dombivali (2020-02-13T21:31:00+05:30)
Akshay Kumar turns designer for 'The Shaukeens' (2016-11-13T09:34:00+05:30)
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Mumbai, October 14, 2014:Akshay Kumar has styled his own look for his extra special appearance in the upcoming film 'The Shaukeens'. In the film, Akshay is making an appearance as a spoilt version of himself. It comes as no surprise that Akshay decided to create his own style statement by designing his wardrobe himself. Since he is playing himself, the actor decided to keep it simple and dress the way he usually would for the film. Director Abhishek Sharma points out,"Because he is playing himself, he wanted to be comfortable in whatever he wore. And I thought it was a great idea, mainly because he is anyway so well-dressed and dapper in real life too. So I knew there was no way we could go wrong." Some of Akshay Kumar’s outfits in the film have been picked out from his personal wardrobe. For all the other outfits, he personally picked up international designer wear on his trips to Dubai and London. 'The Shaukeens' is a remake of 1982 comedy movie ‘Shaukeen’ directed by Basu Chatterjee. It stars Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra and Lisa Haydon along with Akshay Kumar in his most special appearance. Produced by Cine1 Studios, Cape Of Good Films & Ashwin Varde Productions and directed by Abhishek Sharma, the film is set to release on November 7, 2014. Source: Article
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Deepika Padukone turns designer for Van Heusen (2016-05-30T11:30:00+05:30)
 Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has joined hands with Van Heusen Woman to create a ‘Limited Edition’ collection. She has co-created the new range with the brand. The actress known for her minimal yet classic style, has pitched ideas for the collection, which revolves around old Hollywood glamour where classic meets contemporary. The palate of this co-created line features monochromatic shades like dusty rose pink and cobalt blue. In a statement Padukone said “Well, I’m hardly a designer. I think I am someone who has ideas but I’m not very good at executing. I’m very open to seeing new things and sharing my ideas, and then of course I need people to help me put it all together.” She says the collection is a little bit of what she already has and what she would like to see herself wearing. The collection is about wearing your own personality. The campaign for the clothing collection has been shot in Milan. “These dresses are an ultimate combination of style, class, modernity and substance. Women fashion followers have been quite influenced by Deepika’s overall charisma, & these creations sparkle with her elegant style,” said Vinay Bhopatkar, brand head of Van Heusen. Source: Article, Reference-Image:https://upload.wikimedia.org |
Myntra unveils Hrithik Roshan’s brand HRX - Apparel (2014-03-13T23:33:00+05:30)
 Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan joined hands with Myntra.com to exclusively launch and manufacture his active lifestyle apparel and casual wear brand HRX – Push Your Extreme. The collection is a combination of style and substance with inspiration drawn from the actor’s active lifestyle. The range includes casuals and easy active wear in apparel along with sports footwear for men. These products are lightweight and made of premium fabrics crafted with a contemporary slim fit. The entire collection sports vibrant colours and brings the active lifestyle fashion on par with global fashion trends. On partnering with Myntra.com, Roshan says, “I always envisioned HRX to be a platform that could inspire people to bring out their best and to never give up. My team, Afsar Zaidi from Exceed and Sid Shah from The Wild East Group have taken my philosophy and turned it into a brand. Speaking on the launch, Mukesh Bansal, CEO and Co-Founder, Myntra says, We are very excited about the opportunity to build original indigenous brands in India. Hrithik Roshan has massive fan base and is widely respected for his passion for fitness. HRX is a very innovative brand with leading edge fashion that seamlessly merges active lifestyle, global fashion trends & Indian tastes. Source: Article, Reference-Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org |
Kareena Kapoor to design signature 'Bebo' denim line (2014-03-06T10:36:00+05:30)
Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor has been approached to design a signature denim collection that will be called ‘Bebo’ for an international couture brand. Keeping her popularity as a fashionista through Bollywood films and brand endorsement deals in mind, the international couture brand approached her to design a signature line ofdenims. The diva will have her signature denim line in some of the biggest stores abroad, says a press release. “Kareena was approached by the brand as her appearances have impressed several people. Whenever Kareena has associated herself with a fashion or health initiative it has always gone to be very successful. Apart fromthat she is always impeccably dressed and has international appeal, qualities that the brand is looking for,” a source added in the statement. Kareena lends her face and name to 22 brands. Source: Article, Reference-Image: Source: flickr.com
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Katy Perry Killer Queen Fragrance Review (2014-03-04T21:08:00+05:30)
By Smaranda: Katy Perry has just launched her 3rd fragrance yet: Killer Queen, the first done in collaboration with Coty. Personally, I wasn't a fan of Katy's previous two scents; the good news for me is that Killer Queen marks a departure from its predecessors and it is a definite improvement. The new licensing partnership with Coty is a good move for Katy;when it comes to celebrity scents, Coty is the biggest player on the market. Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Moss, David Beckham are some of the big names included in Coty's ever-growing portfolio of celebrity fragrances. Killer Queen has been announced as a playful, powerful, edgy and delicious fragrance, with top notes of wild berries, dark plum and bergamot, middle notes of red velvet flower (Celosia), Sambac jasmine and rainbow plumeria, over a base of cashmeran, patchouli and liquid praline. (Plumeria is a sweet tropical flower, also known as frangipani and cashmeran is a synthetic musky note designed to replicate the texture of cashmere.) Citing some of the influences that inspired her in choosing the right scent and packaging, Katy Perry mentions fragrances like Thierry Mugler's Alien and Tom Ford's Black Orchid:“I wanted some floral [notes], like jasmine...it does have a bit of a gourmand thing to it. I wanted the scent to have a little bit of ambiguity. I was attracted to scents in the last couple of years like Alien by Thierry Mugler and Black Orchid from Tom Ford. They’re too strong for me to wear all the time, and I didn’t want to them to be [copies], just to have a hint of ambiguity like they do. It’s sophisticated, but it’s not alienating my main group of people. The patchouli heart gives it ambiguity and this thing called cashmeran is really cool. It has this real curve ball in it that I think is sophisticated but still super sexy.” (WWD) As far as the packaging goes, Katy was inspired by the quirky, non conventional presentation of Jean Paul Gaultier's fragrances: “One thing I was really inspired by was Jean-Paul Gaultier’s fragrances, time after time after time,” said Perry. “There was the snow globe [Fragile], he was doing a bust [Signature], he was doing this or that. But he always did something that made me want to keep the bottle as a keepsake afterwards. I felt cool if I had one on a shelf in my room, even if there was no juice left in it. That inspired me. There isn’t any point for me to put out something that doesn’t stand out — because that is so not like me.” (WWD) Upon first spray, Killer
Queen opens with fruity notes, mainly a mix of plum and berries, although I can pick up some citrus accord right at the beginning as well (coming from the bergamot). This is not an extremely fruity scent and you don't have to wait too long for the middle and base notes to shine through: the mix of florals and the patchouli base with added sweetness (from the praline note) are noticeable right from the start. It is actually well blended and more grown-up than Katy's previous scents. Killer Queen is not a fruity floral, and I wouldn't call it a floral oriental (floriental) either. I would say it follows the current trend of the 'fruitchouli", that is scents that have a fruity opening over a prominent sweet patchouli base (with the middle often being a combo of floral notes). It is a fun, potent scent, with good lasting power on my skin. If you are wondering what other scents I would compare it to, just to give you a better idea about how it smells, I would say it falls in the same category with Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb and Jimmy Choo Eau de Parfum. If sweet, patchouli-based scents are your thing, then Katy Perry Killer Queen should go on your list. Katy Perry's Killer Queen is available as 15 ml, 30 ml, 50 ml and 100 ml Eau de Parfum and you can find it in stores now, Source: Smartologie.com
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Madhuri Dixit is the new face of Dabur Chyawanprash (2014-01-14T10:30:00+05:30)
Dabur Chyawanprash, the iconic health care brand from the House of Dabur, earlier announced the signing of Bollywood celebrity Madhuri Dixit as its new brand ambassador. The Diva of Indian Cinema would now be seen endorsing the brand in all television, print and digital campaigns.Commenting on her association with the brand, an elated Madhuri said, “I am really excited to get an opportunity to endorse an iconic healthcare brand like Dabur Chyawanprash, which has been trusted by millions of Indians, generation after generation. With its Immunity strengthening properties, Dabur Chyawanprash protects my family from common day to day ailments.” The new campaign, featuring Madhuri Dixit, would communicate the message of providing 3-times more immunity to consumers and the role of the product in maintaining good health. A new TVC and print campaign featuring Madhuri would be launched soon. “Madhuri Dixit exemplifies the modern day Indian mother who successfully balances herprofessional and family life. While successfully managing her career on the one hand, she also is a doting mother who ensures that her kids grow up with good health. This makes her a perfect choice as the brand ambassador for Dabur Chyawanprash, a brand that promises 3 times more immunity and thereby better health all members of the family, and children in particular. With Madhuri herself being a consumer of the brand for years now, we believe she would be able to connect better well with the consumers and spread the message of building immunity for better health and well-being,” said Mr. Rajeev John, Marketing Head – Health Supplements, Dabur India Ltd. About Dabur Chyawanpras, Dabur Chyawanprash is packed with 47 potent Ayurvedic ingredients that build your immune system. It is an over 60-year-old brand for Dabur and enjoys over 65% share of the Chyawanprash market. In the 1940s, Dabur had pioneered the concept of branded Chyawanprash and since then has invested heavily in product development, clinical studies and consumer awareness. Over 128 years of Dabur’s experience in Ayurveda ensures selection, processing and quality control of right herbs along with scientific and clinical studies, making Dabur Chyawanprash a trustworthy offering for consumers. Dabur Chyawanprash does more than help boost your child’s immunity, 90% of the mothers trust Dabur Chyawanprash in protecting their kids not only from cold but from common ailments & infections (Basis: research conducted across the country amongst mothers who give Dabur Chyawanprash regularly to their kids). Dabur India Ltd is one of India’s leading FMCG Companies. Building on a legacy of quality and experience for over 125 years, Dabur is today India’s most trusted name and the world’s largest Ayurvedic and Natural Health Care Company. Dabur India's FMCG portfolio includes five flagship brands with distinct brand identities -- Dabur as the master brand for natural healthcare products, Vatika for premium hair care,Hajmola for digestives, Réal for fruit-based beverages and Fem for fairness bleaches, skin care. Source-Article, Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org
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CEOs endorse Make in India initiative (2013-09-26T18:04:00+05:30)
By KR Sudhaman, KA Badarinath: New impetus to boost share of manufacturing in GDP from 16% to 25% over next 10 years: Prime minister Narendra Modi kicked off the Make in India campaign to turn the country into a global manufacturing hub in a grand function on Thursday attended by the who’s who of India Inc. The gathering was also addressed by Indian honchos, including Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, who shared their plans and flagged certain critical policy issues that needed to be tackled to get back to the doable 8-10 per cent economic growth. Promising to focus on physical infrastructure, a major bottleneck that acted as a dampener, Modi said, “This government is dedicated to growth. This is not a political agenda but an article of faith.” "I do not only talk about good governance. I talk about effective governance and easy governance," he said, launching the campaign that is expected to take the share of manufacturing in GDP to 25 per cent from the present 16 per cent in the next 8-10 years. In China, manufacturing already accounts for 31 per cent of GDP. The galaxy of industrialists who attended the mega event at Vigyan Bhavan included Azim Premji, Kumar Mangalam Birla, YC Deveshwar and CEOs from multinationals Suzuki and Lockheed Martin. Industry leaders from both India and abroad pledged their support to the government's Make in India campaign, at the same time asking for stable tax structure, labour reforms, ease of doing business and quick decision-making. Speaking in support of the initiative, Ambani said in order to succeed in this campaign, it was important to be open to capital and expertise from all over the globe. Implementation of GST will make India one market and strengthen the programme overall. “Our aspirations on the global manufacturing arena will be fulfilled if we address certain challenges on priority,” Cyrus Mistry said in his speech, adding, “These factors will include the build-up of critical infrastructure across the country supported by stable policies, transparent and competitive tax and duty structure, efficient and time-bound administration through the use of e-governance, cost-effective and reliable energy coupled with logistics, critical for the competitiveness of industry.” “Make in India is about the present and the future, made is always in the past...” Mukesh Ambani said. “We commit ourselves to the Make in India movement that was given to a billion Indians by our PM.” Announcing that Reliance Industries would create 1.25 lakh jobs in the next 12-15 months, Ambani said it was also important for villages to stay connected to be a part of the growth story. “It is important to connect village clusters with international markets and not only domestic markets by building physical infrastructure and virtual infrastructure so that all our goods and services are connected to all markets,” Ambani said. Asking Indian honchos and MNCs to turn India into a global manufacturing hub, Modi said, “We want the Indian companies to shine as MNCs. This is your country, the happiness of succeeding here and then taking it abroad has its own taste.” Job creation has been an issue in the past several years, as
pointed out by some of the speakers. As against the need to create 10 million jobs annually to cash in on the demographic dividend, only two million jobs were created annually, giving credence to allegations that the country was pursuing jobless growth. The Modi government wishes to pursue labour-intensive manufacturing to deal with this problem. “We have to move towards next-gen infrastructure. Not only do we need highways but also I-ways (information ways),” Modi said adding Make in India is not a slogan but an invitation to set up units here. He recalled that in the last three-and-a-half years, companies were looking to move out of country but this has been reversed in three months of his government taking charge. Congress, the main opposition party, was not amused. Party spokesperson and former commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said the high profile launch by Modi was just a restatement of the objectives and provisions of the UPA’s national manufacturing policy. Sharma was also critical of what he called “partisan narrative” and uncharitable references to the tenure of the previous government. Modi “has not shown the grace of acknowledging India’s recent achievements and national policy initiatives of UPA government with similar objective in mind. Invest India campaign was launched by UPA as early as 2010. “An impression is sought to be created that this is prime minister Modi's grand vision. The entire state machinery has been mobilised to showcase this in India and throughout the world. All Indian missions are under instructions for simultaneous launch worldwide,” Sharma said. Modi said global companies want to come to Asia but they do not know where to look in Asia. “India is the only country which has democracy, the demographic dividend and demand,” the prime minister said, adding India ranks low on ease of doing business and that his government has sensitised officials in this regard. Along with its 'look east' policy, India needed to ‘link west’ to have a global vision. Investment cannot just be attracted by invitation, Modi said, adding, “The most essential factor is trust. Let’s start with trust and the government will intervene only if it sees any deficiencies.” The apex chambers were quick to welcome Modi’s launch. CII president Ajay S Sriram said the prime minister’s observation that India is ideally placed to look east and link west, will help products manufactured in India to enter the global chain. “It is interesting that the PM has equated FDI to the notion of First Develop India. Digital India should lead to much better governance. That will help India improve its rank in the ease of doing business.” The prime minister’s emphasis on skill development and mapping of skills to industries is an important endeavour that must be pursued. CII has taken many initiatives in this area and trained many workers with specific skills across sectors by adopting ITIs and developing skill gurukuls, he said. “As mentioned by the prime minister, consistency and stability in government policies is important to build trust between the industry and the government. Integral to developing and maintaining this trust is re-defining the way the Centre and state governments work by bringing
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good governance principles to the fore,” Ficci president Sidharth Birla said. "The Make in India campaign promises to fast-track India's growth trajectory by making it a manufacturing hub. Made in India, Made by India but Made for the World, with the vision of empowering Indians by creating job opportunities, the campaign is the PM's ingenious formula to position India as the centrepiece of Asia's next growth story. With the promise of effective and easy governance enabled by IT, this campaign will be a game changer to facilitate true convergence of innovative ideas – both from within India and from overseas," Assocham president Rana Kapoor said. Harish HV, partner, Grant Thornton India said, “India desperately needs to grow its shrunken manufacturing sector to create jobs for its huge population, particularly those of the youth, to prevent the demographic dividend from becoming a social disaster. Hence the Make in India campaign is critical. This needs to be more than a slogan -- it must become the key mantra for the central and state governments." 'Make in India' plan welcomed by S African business: The 'Make in India' campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been widely welcomed by the South African business sector which is eager to create more bilateral trade opportunities. Heads of Indian missions in South Africa shared the ambitious plan at a briefing in Johannesburg. Addressing concerns that the South African government's approval of an industrial development action plan could be seen as competition for India's campaign, Consul General of India, Randhir Jaiswal said, "But then every country is looking for investment to grow, so the whole idea would be to determine which areas India and South Africa could collaborate on so that both countries could benefit." India has potential to become world's biggest car maker: Maruti: By PTI, Stating India has the potential to become the biggest car manufacturer of the world, country's top car maker Maruti Suzuki today hoped factors adversely affecting competitiveness of manufacturing will be removed quickly, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to make India a manufacturing hub. "Costs of production in India increase because of various government policies, procedures, regulations and the way some of the laws are implemented," said Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, at the 'Make in India' campaign. Stating that India is not the easiest country to do business in, he said, "We are fully confident that, under the Make in India programme of the Prime Minister, factors that adversely affect the competitiveness of manufacturing will now be removed quickly," he said adding India will then become one of the most competitive manufacturing countries in the world. Source: mydigitalfc.com, copy Images url to check its source of sharing..........
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