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by Shrutee K/DNS Bengaluru : Pixel pictures, one of the leading media production house in the Kannada entertainment industry has been awarded the mandate to produce Super Minute for the 2nd season. This will be the 3rd variant of the previous sucessful game show, which had a mid season Champions format, played for charity.  Pixel, who first entered the TV Production Industry in 2013, has been best known for adapting international game-based reality shows to regional audiences. The company has produced Super Minute and Dancing Star (BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing) for Colours Kannada, as well as the game show for Malayalam. The Celebrity episode of Super Minute 3, hosted by Sandalwood Star Ganesh like the earlier shows will consist of sandalwood celebrities like Jagan C, Kavya Gowda, Niranjan, Anupama Gowda, Sheetal Shetty will be aired from 27th of this month.  Super minute, the most watched shows on Kannada Television, is the Kannada adaptation of shine internationa...

by Shrutee K/DNS Strong Revenue Growth Drives Record Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Company’s 2017 Booked Position at Historic High Growth Trajectory Strengthened with Recent New build Order for Norwegian Cruise Line MIAMI, Florida – February 22, 2017 – Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: NCLH) (together with NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings”, “Norwegian” or the “Company,”) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016, as well as provided guidance for the first quarter and full year 2017. Full Year 2016 Highlights The Company generated GAAP net income of $633.1 million or EPS of $2.78 compared to $427.1 million or $1.86 in the prior year. Adjusted Net Income was $776.3 million or Adjusted EPS of $3.41 compared to $662.7 million or $2.88 in the prior year. Total revenue increased 12.2% to $4.9 billion. Gross Yield increased 0.7%. Adjusted Net Yield increased 1.8% on a Constant Curren...

by Shrutee K/DNS Vista Car Care™, an automotive detailing brand from the house of Resil Chemicals Pvt. Ltd, aims at beautifying your car. The bird-dropping or dirt settled on your car’s windshield is an eyesore. Vista introduces a hassle-free and convenient solution for your dirty windshield. Vista Kleenview is a concentrated windshield cleaner with effective cleaning properties which are safe on laminated and toughened wind screens.  Kleenview is added to the automated windshield water cleaner reservoir within an individual’s car. On every application, Kleenview ensures that the car windshield gets free of dirt and grime. It effectively cleans road grime, tree sap and insect spatter. Vista Kleenview is completely safe on laminated and toughened wind screens. It is also haze, halo and streak free. Driving your car with dirty, hazy windows not only strains your eye-sight but is a driving impairment. In addition to being a hazard, the effects of dirty glass can quickly...

Launches Spring Summer 17 Collection showcasing runway styles and global trends by Shrutee K/DNS New Delhi, February 28, 2017 :  Forever 21, a leading fast fashion brand from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd strengthens its foothold in Mumbai with the launch of its 4 th  store, taking the total count to 15 stores in India. The brand has gained immense popularity amongst the young and fashion conscious consumers and is bullish on retaining its position as the most preferred fashion destination. Having established a strong affinity with fashionable Indians in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad, Forever 21 creates a new fashion destination for the uber-stylish Mumbaikars with its 4 th  store at Phoenix Market City. Bringing global trends and runway fashion closer to the fashionistas, Forever 21 promises to provide a fashion journey with the latest looks and Spring Summer 17 collection. On adding the 15 th   store to its folio, Mr...

     'Descendants of the Sun airing on the premium Indian entertainment channel Zindagi by Shrutee K/DNS Korea Tourism Organization is proud to be  presenting sponsor of the currently airing South Korean drama 'Descendants of the Sun'.    This blockbuster hit in South Korea has been immensely popular across Asia.  The romantic love story has gained top ratings with Korean heart throb Song Joong Ki as the lead actor, who is also the Brand Ambassador of Korea Tourism Organization. According to Mr. Byungsun Lee, Director Korea Tourism Organization, "It has been a great opportunity to be the presenting sponsor of one of the biggest hits amongst the Korean Drama, brought to India on their leading media conglomerate, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd premium Hindi entertainment channel, Zindagi. Korean Dramas are extremely popular in Asia and with the positive response from this series, I am confident  that more Korean Dramas can be p...

Country’s finest men’s fashion brand in pursuit of ‘Coolest Gang of India’ reaches millions digitally by Shrutee K/DNS John Players, the quintessential men’s fashion brand, announces the third season of its youth centric campaign #Buddiez to discover the ‘coolest gang of India’. In collaboration with Zoom TV, John Players is providing an opportunity to every young at heart to register on #Buddiez Season 3 with their group of friends for a fun filled activity to win a chance to shoot an exclusive music video with a celebrity Bollywood composer along with a paid expense trip to Goa with friends.  John Players, renowned for trendy and innovative fashion wear for young men, reached out to youth across colleges and communities to identify the coolest gang of friends in India. John Players Zoom #Buddiez Season 3, extended its reach to 40 prime colleges across 6 cities and also roped in with popular youth icons Aradhana Nayar, Varun Kapoor and Yuvraj Thakur.   Anyone ...

by Shrutee K/DNS  Purplle.com launched in 2012, grew to becoming India’s largest beauty product and service destination in under 5 years. Founded by IITians Manish Taneja and Rahul Dash, it was created to make beauty products available in the deepest pockets of the country, at the most reasonable prices. Consistently delivering on this promise has made Purplle.com the most preferred beauty portal by buyers across the country. Keeping this vision alive, Purplle.com has partnered with Gillette for the launch of its immensely popular Venus Breeze, the top-selling women’s razor in the world. After its grand unveiling by Brand Ambassador Deepika Padukone in Mumbai, it will be available on Purplle.com. Here’s a chance for all the ladies to grab their Venus right away! For many years, Gillette has been synonymous with women’s razors. In India, as more and more women are looking at convenient and safe alternatives to their current hair removal methods, shaving at home has been fast...

by Shrutee K/DNS Mumbai, Maharashtra: Imarticus Learning, a leading Financial Services and Analytics firm, presents an online forum with an aim to engage with leading industry experts in the area of Financial Technology.  On March 2, 2017, prominent leaders and stalwarts from related industries will discuss the potential of Technology to transform important areas of the Financial sector such as Retail Banking, Lending, Financing, Payments, Markets, Exchanges, Insurance and Currency. These panelists include:  Vishal Tulsian, CEO, Tunaiku Anil Gudibande, Co-Founder, 1Crowd Neha Punater, Partner & Head, Fintech, KPMG Bhavesh Gupta, Senior EVP & Head, IDFC Bank The main agenda of the session will be:  Discussion 1: The rise of Fintech in the Indian context Discussion 2: Global Fintech – Leveraging their experiences Discussion 3: Trends in Fintech – will they disrupt traditional financial services? Discussion 4: Fintech startups – a buzz o...

by Shrutee K/DNS  Chandelier is a light fixture which enhances the actual beauty of any home. Adding a bit of sparkle to your home can offer that charm and elegance in the form of sparkling lighting to your dwelling The Great Eastern Home introduces its stylish Chandeliers that assures a touch of elegance and pride that will leave your guests awe struck. The chandeliers give you the most needed ambience by adding a bit of sparkle to your home. Chandeliers come in various designs – crystal, Moreno glass, Mission, Antler, Beaded, Iron, Victorian, Antique chandeliers. Many chandeliers, including brass, wrought iron, and crystal comes with gorgeous glass shades. These elegant opal or frosted glass shades are great at giving the chandelier a neat and beautiful appearance and giving your room a uniform illumination.  The use crystal chandelier shades and put an extravagant touch around the house which not only looks good but also very...

by Shrutee K/DNS New Delhi, February 27, 2017 : Haier the global leader in consumer electronics industry and World’s Number 1 Brand* in Major Appliances for 8 consecutive years, has introduced a series of 9 washing machines for the Indian market. The launch of the new models is expected to give consumers a wide array of choice in the new range of products. With the expansion in the category, the launch will help Haier augment its existing range of washing machines in the Indian market.  The new variety of machines consists of models in the regular as well high end-premium segment, with a washing capacity in the range of 6 Kgs to 8.5 Kgs.  The models are equipped with superior design, the best in class features, craftsmanship and technological abilities, keeping in mind the urban and modern contemporary family and their constant evolving lifestyle based requirements.  With state of the art technology, the washing machines are armed with competent features su...

by Shrutee K/DNS Mumbai, 27 th  February 2017:  After a tremendously successful cycle ride last year, Neerja & Ananya Birla’s  movement  for mental health – MPower, announces the second chapter of the event that will take place in the city on 26 th  March 2017. Titled, Aditya Birla Health Ride to MPower, the event aims to bring together fitness aficionados to spread the crucial message that a person’s wellbeing expands beyond physical attributes and extends to mental wellness as well. Powered by Aditya Birla Health, the second edition of Ride to MPower aims to bring in over 2000 participants from across the city to champion the cause. Speaking about the initiative, Mrs. Neerja Birla, Founder and Chairperson, MPower, said that the general perspective towards mental health is changing through such continuous efforts. “Though people are slowly getting vigilant on the importance of mental health, there are still a large number of people that focus only o...