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As one of the prominent accounting bodies worldwide, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has achieved recognition for its contribution in the fields of education, professional development, maintenance of high accounting, auditing and ethical standards. Starting with a handful of about 1700 members, today, the strength of Chartered Accountant fraternity has grown to over 2.45 lakh members. On the education front, the ICAI began with mere 259 students and today more than 8.75 lakh active students are a part of ICAI. The ICAI has 5 Regional offices and 153 branches all across the country. The ICAI overseas Chapters continue to spearhead ICAI work program in 27 important jurisdictions globally. Companies Act and Companies Law Committee Report In view of difficulties in smooth implementation of the Companies Act 2013, ICAI is regularly making representations on the issues in the Companies Act 2013 related to the profession. ICAI representations have inspire...

by Shrutee K/DNS Gurgaon,  29  March 2016:  Indus Towers, the country’s largest telecom tower company today strengthened its commitment towards contributing to the highest standards of health and safety for the communities it operates in. Indus Towers has announced its association with Gurgaon Traffic Police to ensure road safety by disbursing 4000 traffic cones. The occasion was graced by Mr. Navdeep Singh Virk, Commissioner of Police in Gurgaon, and Mr. Saurabh Singh, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police, Gurgaon .  Being a socially responsible corporate, Indus Towers has time and again been devoted towards the well-being of the environment and the local citizens. Indus Towers, previously has undertaken various safety initiatives to protect the Environment, Safety and Health of all its stakeholders; whether its employees, associates or the people in the society, directly or indirectly involved in its operations and physical assets.  The company or...

by Shrutee K/DNS March 29, 2016, Hyderabad:  Universal Sportsbiz Pvt Ltd (USPL), the celebrity fashion lines company founded by Anjana Reddy with equity participation by Sachin Tendulkar and co-owned by Virat Kohli launched, its first standalone store for its flagship brand WROGN at Forum Sujana Mall, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. Expanding its footprint across India, the launch of the brand’s first store marks its emerging foothold in Hyderabad. Hyderabad, the city of Nawabsis a very important market for Wrogn in terms of brand positioning and sales. The modern retail penetration for brick and mortar retail stands at 9% with a space occupancy of 5 million sq ft and a growth rate of 14.5% allowing the brand to an exposed space of a large target market. The brand intends to continue investing in this region through innovative business strategies to mark its dominance in the retail market, which is set to grow rapidly in the next 3-5 years.  Anjana Reddy, Founder and...

by Shrutee K/DNS Revolutionizing bathroom fittings in India, VitrA, the leading bathroom solutions brand of Eczacıbaşı Building Products Divisionin Turkey launches its first bathroom fittings store in Gurgaon, India.Located at life ’n’ style in DLF Phase -1 , Gurgaon the franchise showrooms displays approximately 800 sqft of VitrA products,is a sheer visual treat offering a variety of bathroom solutions of internationally acclaimed standards that have inspired architects and interior contractors across the world. VitrA’s  bathroom products offer its customers some of the most superior quality bathroom solutions. The range of products by VitrA,are technologically advanced yet stylish.VitrA is the only brand in global markets offering every component of the bathroom. The premium bathroom brand now brings this internationally acclaimed range of bathroom solutions to the Indian consumers with its l...

  IDA HO to observe 1st April 2016 as Condolence Day to condole the death  by Shrutee K/DNS Indian Dental Association (IDA) is deeply shocked and saddened by the gruesome killing of Dr Pankaj Narang allegedly beaten by a group of people at his residence in West Delhi’s Vikaspuri area on 23 March, 2016. This incident has considerably disturbed the dental fraternity across the country. It is unfortunate that the dentist lost his life due to this gruesome act of violence. IDA strongly condemns the brutal attack and demands that strong action be taken against the culprits and justice be delivered. IDA HO has also appealed to the Prime Minister, the Union Home Minister and Health Minister, Delhi State Chief Minister and the Delhi Police Commissioner to take strong action and bring the propagators of this henious crime to book. IDA H. O will observe Friday, 1st April 2016 as condolence day to condole the death of our colleague and to express solidarity with the family ...

AUTOMOBILES Exclusively premiered the recently unveiled carlines from Delhi  Motor Show for customers in Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune Received an overwhelming response by engaging  with nearly 1200  customers through the platform Reiterates Volkswagen’s commitment towards  India and its  customers by Shrutee K/DNS  Mumbai, March 29, 2016:  Volkswagen, Europe’s leading carmaker showcased their recently unveiled new carlines from the Delhi Auto Expo 2016 for customers in Mumbai, Bangalore & Pune.  This one of a kind new engagement platform, brought customers closer to Volkswagen by enabling them a first-hand experience of safety, build quality, technological prowess and superior engineering carried in our most awaited carlines. On display were the made for India and made in India Ameo, the GTI, Tiguan, Passat GTE and the recently launched 21 st Century Beetle.  Witnessing an excelle...

FINANCE / EDUCATION by Shrutee K/DNS Union Minister of Finance, Government of India, the Hon’ble Mr Arun Jaitley, spoke at the SP Jain School of Global Management’s Sydney campus.  The Minister was leading a high-powered business delegation from Confederation of Indian Industry. The speech at the SP Jain Business School was the Finance Minister’s first official engagement in Australia.  Welcoming the Finance Minister, Nitish Jain, President, SP Jain School of Global Management said, “We are a global B School of Indian origin with campuses in Dubai, Singapore, Mumbai and Sydney and will shortly be opening our 5th campus too." Naturally, when speaking at  a business school,  FM Jaitley focussed on education and the need to skill up India. “As far as skills are concerned, it is tough for the government as well as the private sector to accommodate everyone. Therefore it is imperative for have schemes which will help people generate jobs for themselves...