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by Shrutee K/DNS Mumbai, September 28, 2017 : Dr. Sushil Shah , Chairman and Founder, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd., was awarded the prestigious Maharashtra Gaurav Award for his significant contribution to the pathology industry. The award was bestowed by Mr. Ram Kadam, Member of Assembly and Mr. Kirit Somaiya, Member of Parliament at a function held in Ghatkopar. On winning the award, Dr. Shah said, “It is an honour to receive The Maharashtra Gaurav Award. This award is a testimony for the hard work we put in at Metropolis Healthcare. I would like to thank my entire team for their dedication and continuous support towards making our vision comes true.” A champion of turnarounds in the Indian Pathology Industry: Dr. Shah was honored for his distinguished services to the state and for his outstanding individual achievements. The company’s DNA for quality comes from Dr. Shah’s acute focus on quality lab processes and customer care. Dr Sushil Shah is credited with buil...

by Shrutee K/DNS Mumbai, 29th September 2017 : Piaggio and (RED) are proud to announce an expansion of the partnership with the launch of the (VESPA)RED  in India. To be launched only in the Indian Market, every sale of the (VESPA)RED  will generate money to finance Global Fund grants that support the fight to end AIDS in India. Vespa, a model born to celebrate the beauty of a mode of transport that has achieved legendary status, was the first (RED) partner to bring an automotive product to market. The partnership was first unveiled at a Global Fund event attended by Bill Gates and Government Minsters in Rome in June 2016.  (RED) has been raising money and awareness for the fight to end AIDS since 2006, generating more than $475 million dollars to date with a focus on supporting Global Fund grants. For the first time, money raised through sales of all (VESPA)RED products in India will go to support Global Fund grants right in India – programs with a specific f...

Pergo  Living Expression Collection Make your floor alive, with living expression collection by Shrutee K/DNS  Pergo  is recognized around the world as a leading innovator of high quality laminated flooring brand.  The Pergo Living Expression Collection will make your floor come alive. Pergo has always aimed at being simply the best when it comes to flooring. Pergo Living Expression highlights the natural character of wood, even down into the bevels. The matt finish brings out the best of wood. Living Expression collections are equipped with Pergo’s trademark technology TitanX TM and PerfectFold™ 3.O that not only keep its elegant finish year in and year out but also fast and easy to install. Pergo Living Expression is the perfect combination of beautiful design and performance to revamp a place with the finest flooring with easy maintenance and care. The Living Expression collection features with Pergo Genuine™ wood texture, a lightly pol...

Home Credit India to Expand Operations in Greater Mumbai Aims 5,000 Distribution Points by 2018 - Plan ops in Panvel, Alibaug, Pen and Karjat - To ramp up point-of-sale network, employee headcount by Shrutee K/DNS  Mumbai September 28, 2017:  Home Credit India Finance Pvt. Ltd., one of India’s fastest growing non-banking financial company is aiming to expand its presence in the Greater Mumbai area. The company plans to expand its presence in key markets of Panvel, Alibaug, Pen and Karjat in an effort to make its products and services available to a larger customer base. As part of the expansion plans, Home Credit is aiming to nearly triple its point-of-sale(PoS) network in Greater Mumbai to 5,000 from the current 1,380 by end of 2018. By December 2017, the company is targeting to have 2,000 PoSs to its network in the city. To support this expansion, the company plans to ramp up its employee base by hiring 2500 more people next year. With this, the total headcount...

by Shrutee K/DNS Boston, Massachusetts, and Mumbai, India – September 28, 2017:   Topcoder , the world’s largest workforce marketplace for data scientists, programmers and designers, and ConsenSys , the leading Ethereum incubator announced that they have entered into a partnership to create an Ethereum engineering community on the Topcoder platform. Topcoder became a part of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) in November 2016. The partnership between Topcoder and ConsenSys is driven by a growing demand from Fortune 500 companies to leverage Ethereum, one of the fastest growing blockchain technologies, to radically transform themselves. Some of the world’s biggest enterprises across government, food & drug, healthcare and finance industries are looking to build out and scale blockchain’s potential via Topcoder engineers. The new community hosted at blockchain.topcoder.com , will provide Topcoder members access to the Ethereum code and...

Mumbai  – Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global business consulting and IT outsourcing company that accelerates business outcomes for its clients , and WorkFusion, the leading provider of intelligent automation , t oday announced the launch of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sanction screening solution that helps banks reduce operational effort and manage false positives. A bank’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) program plays a critical role in supporting government sanctions lists for preventing payments to designated countries, corporate entities, or individuals. There are multiple government lists and they evolve daily as the number of transactions continues to rapidly rise. Banks are required to continuously retune their sanctions monitoring software to keep pace with these changes. However, the number of permutations that exist to account for misspellings, pseudonyms, abbreviations, and phonetic similarities creates trillions of possibilit...

 by Shrutee K/DNS Everybody loves a surprise gift! William Penn understands the joy of giving and receiving, the excitement of unwrapping the gift and finding something precious. So, here is a pen with accents of gold! Hugo boss is known as the epitome of style, an inspirational brand for the elegant gentleman. Hugo Boss reinvented their classic, well – balanced “Essential” pen to give it a more masculine feel: bringing you a classic, much – loved pen with a new modern persona. Plated in rich ebony black, with a technically clever matte diamond cut texture, the pen is set off with luxurious yet subtle rose gold accents. Elevate your writing experience with the sensuous feel, look and smooth flow of the essential rose Gold ballpoint pen. You will enjoy the touch of class of this premium Hugo Boss product. Imagine the surprise and delight of the recipient when you gift this black beauty: to a loved one, a colleague or a client. Make this festive seasons extra specia...

by Shrutee K/DNS Mumbai, 28 September 2017 :  “Donear Industries Ltd.” has been felicitated and awarded the title of “70 Most Trusted Power Brands.”   “The Most Trusted Power Brand awards” is one of the most prestigious Awards for brand positioning & recognition. Recently, t he Power Brands Mumbai Summit took place here in Mumbai . Mr. Ajay Agarwal – Executive Director has received the Award from Shaan and Divya Dutta. The guests from various fields such as Government, Corporate and Entertainment industry were present to grace the occasion. On this occasion Mr. Agarwal Said, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers, trade fraternity, channel partners and well-wishers for their support and encouragement which has guided us through our journey. I firmly believe that this would most definitely increase & further strengthen our credibility amongst consumers and suppliers. Power Brands, thus is a distinctive enterprise, a mega cel...

by Shrutee K/DNS Sustainable Tourism will be the main focus as Seychelles celebrates another Tourism Week. The 2017 Tourism Week will be celebrated from Tuesday 26 th September to Tuesday 3 rd October. The Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board, Mrs Sherin Francis and the Tourism Department’s Director for Tourism Human Resource Development, Mr Gerard Port-Louis, unveiled the programme of activities on Monday. This was during a press conference held at the STB Headquarters in Seychelles. The annual Tourism Week in Seychelles is an extension of the annual World Tourism Day celebrated on September 27 and initiated by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Sustainable tourism – A tool for development is the theme chosen for the 2017 World Tourism Day, in line with the International Year on Sustainable Tourism for Development, declared by UNWTO. One of the activities, which will be centred on sustainable tourism is a lecture themed ‘Tourism and the planet – How...

With an Amazing 11-hour Battery Life, The Compact Featherweight Powerful Bluetooth ® Headphones Are Designed Specially for Active Urbanites and Sports Enthusiasts Mumbai, India – 28 September 2017 – Creative Technology Ltd announced the Creative Outlier Sports Sweatproof Wireless In-Ear Headphones. The Creative Outlier Sports is specially engineered and acoustically tuned to deliver clear detailed audio with powerful bass.  The high-performance sweatproof Bluetooth headphones personify the ideal headphone audio experience for the active lifestyle enthusiast who draws inspiration from music while free from wires.  The headphones also support high-definition aptX ® Bluetooth codec, ensuring that users experience the highest quality wireless playback when Creative Outlier Sports is used with smartphones. The headphones also feature and invisible built-in microphone that supports HD Voice and ClearSpeech Engine technology for excellent phone calls. Designed f...