by Faizan Rizwan & Shaheen Raaj

Premium Men’s innerwear company, VIP Clothing Ltd embarked on a new journey with the launch of VIP Regal & Frenchie Casuals designed to cater to the sensibilities of the Modern Indian man. Both collections cater to 2 unique consumer segments. VIP regal is a contemporary classic brand, crafted for the sophisticated taste whereas Frenchie Casuals targets the fashion oriented youth. The collections are designed keeping “FIT” as the most important factor while retaining its aesthetic appeal and was unveiled by V. V. S. Laxman, cricketer and currently a cricket commentator also known as “Very Very Special”, for his initials V. V. S & splendid performance during his tenure, Yogesh Tiwari, CEO, VIP Clothing Limited & Sunil Pathare, CMD, VIP Clothing Limited along with the attendance of more than 450 distributors of VIP clothing ltd.

VIP Clothing Ltd reincarnates its youthful charm with the launch of VIP Regal & Frenchie in Bangalore. VIP Clothing Ltd accentuates its youthful appeal with the launch of VIP Regal & Frenchie Casuals in Bangalore. VIP Clothing Ltd represents its youthfulness with the launch of VIP Regal & Frenchie Casuals in Bangalore.

Bangalore is one of the most vital consumer market for VIP. The event was held at Sheraton Grand, Bangalore commenced with an interactive session with the distributors followed by a speech by the CMD of the company and finally unveiling of the two premium collection exclusively for the Bangalore market.

“VIP Clothing Ltd is constantly developing products to suit the needs of the modern consumers and the launch of the 2 new collections, VIP Regal & Frenchie Casuals is going to define the brands direction in the coming years. We are bringing international designs & fits while reviving the tone of the brand. As Bangalore being one of the most important market for us, we are launching our new collections exclusively in this regions and aims to strategically maximize the outreach at PAN India level in the days to come. The launch embarks the beginning of a new era in the company’s life,” averred Yogesh Tiwari, CEO, VIP Clothing Ltd.

“VIP as a company has been at the edge of excellence when it comes to fit, fabric & quality factors. Both our collections are refreshing in terms of design and accustomed to the modernized feel. We have infused different flavors to cater to varied sensibilities of modern man who is not just fashion conscious but also comfort savvy. We hope our customers will love our new offerings like they have always loved our previous ones,” averred Sunil Pathare, CMD, VIP Clothing Ltd.

“It’s a pleasure for me to be associated with VIP as this is one of those time – travelled brands I have grown up with and still have some of the promotional jingles fresh in my mind. It’s an honorable gesture to be a part of the timeline of such a renowned & heritaged brand” averred V. V. S. Laxman, Cricket Commentator & former Indian Cricketer.

Bengaluru: Chill maadi! Namma Porter now speaks Kannada. Porter, India’s leading app-enabled intra-city logistics player, will now speak in your language as the company celebrates the festival season with new add-ons and attractive offers for drivers on the platform.

Porter’s new Kannada interface is a tech solution to a frequent problem associated with local logistics— language barrier. Porter’s language feature will help the team of drivers to operate in the language they are comfortable with, which means smoother trips and faster delivery for you.

“If you are new to Bangalore, navigating on and off the road can be tough. Besides the traffic, you have to navigate the language barrier too. Our driver partners also need to navigate the language besides the traffic. Porter helps you with both,” said Mr Pranav Goel, the co-founder of Porter.

“Most of the partners on our platform are comfortable using Kannada and the app will act as a bridge to users, ensuring smoother work flow and faster delivery,” said Mr Goel.

Rolling out the local language interface simultaneously in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, the multilingual function of the app will ensure easy communication between the partner driver and customer, leading to a better understanding of the requirement and delivery.

Keeping up with the festive spirit, Porter had also rolled out special schemes for the driver partners earlier last month to better their profit margins. Driver partners who login for 250 hours during the period September 7 to October 17 were entitled to festival incentives which ranged from 45k to 55k depending on the city. The objective was to promote better work-life balance as well as to help the driver community maximise their profits during the festive season.

Pranav further added, “Porter is constantly striving to create opportunities that benefit our driver partners. We want to empower more individuals and create an ecosystem that will help create new business owners”.

About Porter:
Founded in 2014 by IIT alumni Pranav Goel, Uttam Digga and Vikas Chaudhary, the company aims to provide economical, efficient and reliable logistics solutions to its customers, while empowering partnered drivers, by utilising technology.

Porter currently has 6500+ vehicles on its platform and has done 15,00,000 deliveries in the last 3 years. The company currently operates in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai & Hyderabad and plans to expand to 15 other cities including Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Lucknow and Coimbatore.

vNativea performance marketing analysis technology has helped around 800+ organizations for having a smooth tracking experience of their digital spend over on various channels and affiliates, with scalability of tracking about 1.5 Lakhs clicks at an Instance.

Measuring the ROI of the marketing activities done by any organization has remained a top-notch marketing challenge year-over-year. Tracking the Return of the Digital Investment of every single marketing activity isn’t easy, especially if you do not have two-way communication between your marketing activities and the reporting. They provided a SaaS-based solution for the brands, Affiliate/Ad networks, and Digital Agencies.

After discovering the importance and challenges of the sector two alumni of Delhi Technological university, UditVermaand FaizanAyubi formed vNative, India’s first innovative performance marketing analysis technology to manage and track performance of various digital marketing campaigns at any level that too in a cost-effective way.Launched in December 2016, this Delhi based startup started with only 2 clients initially and now serves clients from more than 17 countries and working with 800+ partners across the globe. The software from vNative has been listed in‘Top 50 Campaign Management Solutions’ available in the world. It has also received ‘The Great User Experience Award’ after review by one of the software reviewing portal.

Talking about how the idea of vNative stick them,Udit Verma, CMO, native says,“Our enthusiasm to apply our learnings took us to Ad: Tech 2016, Which is an annual meet of marketers and developers working on digital marketing, after interacting with some industry players we realized the operational obstructions in the existing softwares available in the world. It was then we decided to simplify the working for marketers by creating robust platform for them. We worked on our goal religiously and made a technology which is not only user-friendly but also cost-effective. The excellence of our technology led us win our user’s trust on the brand”.

The platform is having the robust and straightforward dashboard. Following the three steps rule, daily based work is reduced to fewer steps ensuring simplified working. The platform is Integrable to hundreds of technologies which helps people to automate the platform. Their in-house developed processes such as anti-fraud filter, real-time robust reporting, campaigns Importing has strengthened the brand’s position in the ad-tech space.

“The main challenge we faced during the setup was in shifting a business from existing technology to new technology. No one was ready to shift their technology, but luckily we got a client who had his own In-house panel. We pitched him our new Technology, the team liked it. Providing best technology with support within their budget is the key attraction of the people with our Technology.” says FaizanAyubi, CEO, vNative.

In less than a year, vNative has noticed 21% of growth rate month on month. The company reached its break even within 4 months of its launch and $5000 MRR within the first 6 months. Udit Says, “We have been operating on a self-funded model so far and It’s amazing that we were able to generate lead without spending money on Ads. That’s the power of Inbound Marketing for us. Now, we are also planning for the expansion in the international market by making the presence in Next Affiliate Summit events.”
Such revolutionary products in the Indian market will not only help digital marketing boost in the country but also will help the fellow countrymen to manage their digital marketing spend wisely. More such technologies are expected in the coming years as the country marks its digital presence in the world.

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After the LG Q6 launch, which created a milestone for its high sales in India through online partner Amazon, LG Electronics has launched its new variant called the LG Q6+ which is available across all leading retail outlet stores starting 20th Sept, 2017.

Upgraded to a 4GB RAM & 64 GB in – built storage, LG Q6+ is a perfect device for multi – tasking. The device is an amalgamation of great features such as 18:9 wide screen, facial recognition & military grade durability and will give the consumers a renewed & latest smartphone experience.

LG’s Q series is the company’s latest lineup of powerful, mid – range smartphones boasting features which are present in premium phones, but at an affordable price points. Q6+ has redefined the viewing experience for Indian users via its best in class Full Vision Display technology as well as 1 time free screen replacement within 6 months.

Commenting on the occasion, Amit Gujral, Chief Marketing Officer – LG Electronics India averred, “The new LG Q6+ sets the benchmark in bringing the best of technology at an accessible price point to the consumers in India. Now more than ever, mobile devices are at the center of consumers’ lives as they look for a synthesis of usability & best technology & Q6+ is sure to offer them the same.”

For the selfie lovers, Q6+ offers a wide 100 degree selfie camera & instant social share features which allows to takes great selfies and also share it with friends & family. LG Q6+ features some of the most desired innovations from LG’s premium G6 smartphone & packages them in a sleek, stunning body highlighted by its Full Vision display with minimized bezels.

Some of the key features includes – Wide Display with Full Vision, The unique 5.5 – inch FHD+ FullVision display in the LG Q6+ with its 18:9 aspect ratio makes video browsing, gaming & multi – tasking more immersive. The smartphone’s “bezel – less” form factor was designed to maximize the screen while still preventing accidental touching of the screen when being held.

Durable Build: The G6 is top notch in its league when it comes to reliability. The metal frame surrounding the Q6+ is constructed of ultra – strong 7000 series aluminum, one of the highest strength aluminum alloys available and used extensively in industries such as aerospace.

Beautiful Design with comfort to hold: And the LG Q6+ looks good with its minimalist & sleek design. With no unsightly camera bump & sleek appearance, the Q6+ features attractive curves with rounded corners of the body matching the corners of the display. Packaged in a stylish metallic frame, the Q6+ manages to be both lightweight & sturdy for a more durable day – to – day usage experience. And not only does the Q6+ look good, it is extremely easy to use. Benefiting from ergonomic research during the development of LG G6, the Q6+ is also comfortable to hold and use with one hand.

Safety Guaranteed: In another nod to user convenience, LG’s proprietary Face Recognition feature allows owners to unlock the Q6+ faster and with less hassle than other facial recognition technologies currently available.

Experiential Camera: LG Q6+ carries on LG’s heritage of excellence in optics. The smartphone incorporates a 100 – degree wide angle selfie camera that allows shutterbugs to include a large group of friends & family in the shot without effort. The camera’s improved LG UX 6.0 takes full advantage of the 18:9 aspect ratio of the FullVision display. Square Camera Mode makes it easy to “share your squares” or create photo collages using multiple square images.

LG Q6+ is available across retail outlets, priced at INR 17,990/- and LG Q6 is available exclusively on Amazon at INR 14,990/-.

Key Specifications: Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 435 Mobile Platform – Display: 5.5 – inch 18:9 FHD+ FullVision Display (2160 x 1080 / 442ppi) – Memory: o 4GB RAM / 64GB ROM – Camera: Rear 13MP Standard Angle / Front 5MP Wide Angle – Battery: 3,000mAh (embedded) – Operating System: Android 7.1.1 Nougat – Size: 142.5 x 69.3 x 8.1mm – Weight: 149g – Network: LTE / 3G / 2G – Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g, n / Bluetooth 4.2 / USB Typeb – B 2.0 – Colors: Astro Black & Ice Platinum – Other: Face Recognition / Google Assistant / Square Camera / Steady Record / FM Radio

About LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd: LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Electronics, South Korea was established in Jan, 1997 in India. It is one of the most formidable brands in consumer electronics, home appliances, IT hardware & mobile communications space. In India for a decade, LG has earned a premium brand positioning and is the acknowledged trendsetter for the industry. LGEIL’s manufacturing unit at Greater Noida is one of the most eco – friendly units amongst all LG manufacturing plants in the world. The 2nd Greenfield facility is located at Ranjangaon; Pune has the capacity to manufacture LED TV’s, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators & monitors.

AboutAmazon.in: The Amazon.in marketplace is operated by Amazon Seller Services Private Ltd, an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Amazon.in seeks to build the most customer – centric online destination for customers to find & discover virtually anything they want to buy online by giving them more of what they want – vast selection, low prices, fast & reliable delivery, and a trusted & convenient experience; and provide sellers with a world – class e – commerce platform

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New Delhi/Bangalore: HCL Infosystems today announced it will offer the new generation iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus beginning 22nd September 2017 at our partner stores, and both will be available in stores starting on Friday, 29th September 2017.

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are a new generation of iPhone featuring a new glass and aluminum design in three beautiful finishes – space gray, silver and a new gold – made with the most durable glass ever in a smartphone, Retina HD displays, A11 Bionic chip and is designed for the ultimate augmented experience. The world’s most popular camera gets even better and wireless charging brings a powerful new capability to iPhone. iPhone 8 Plus features dual 12-megapixel cameras and introduces Portrait mode with Portrait Lighting, bringing dramatic studio lighting effects to iPhone, allowing customers to capture stunning portraits with a shallow depth of field effect in five different lighting styles.

Additionally, iPhone X, the future of the smartphone, will be available to pre-order at partner stores on 27th October 2017. iPhone X features a gorgeous all-glass design with a beautiful 5.8-inch Super Retina display, A11 Bionic chip, wireless charging, an improved rear camera with dual optical image stabilization and Face ID, enabled by the new TrueDepth camera.

The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will launch on Friday, 29th September 2017 at 1,500+ stores across India. The launch will be supported by high-decibel events and marketing activations through various media vehicles.

For more details on iPhone please visit www.apple.com

After booking cabs, grocery and food online, there appears to have been a shift in the mindset of the Indian investors too. If one considers the download pattern of on financial market mobile apps of Google Play Store the numbers reveal a clear shift in the trend.

Traditionally, the traders and retail investors were thought to be a conservative lot when it came to choosing the mode of their stock market investments, often involving huge monies or their life savings. However, the trend of mobile trading apps of broking houses being preferred over banks and exchanges, as indicated from Google Play data, indicate the growing trust factor of investors for their brokers. BSE app ranks No. 2 while leading brokerages like ICICI Direct and Edelweiss rank No. 3 and No.4 as per data from Google Play.

India’s top Fortune 500 listed broker, India Info line Ltd, said, its stock trading application IIFL Markets has crossed 1.2 million downloads, the most downloaded and used application in the financial markets applications category in India. India Infoline Ltd a part of the leading diversified financial services entity, IIFL Group.

IIFL Markets is also the highest rated app in Indian financial markets space with 4.4 star rating from over 20,000 users, IIFL Markets enjoys a 4 star or 5 star rating by about 90%+ users. The app is the fastest to reach the 1 million download feat in the financial markets application space and remains one of the most used app anywhere in the world.

IIFL Markets app has 3 lakh monthly active users, contributes to about 30% of IIFL’s broking revenue and caters to 40% active clients. In FY17, IIFL Group’s income from capital market segment and related activities was Rs 622 crores. The app also brings about financial inclusion in truest sense. It’s highest penetration is in smaller cities like Ranchi, Ananthpur, Visakhapatnam, Ludhiana, & Vijaywada. This is the one of it’s kind app in the world, which provides access to free research on 500 companies.

“Considering the fast adoption of stock trading through our mobile application, we expect the IIFL Markets app downloads to cross 2 million mark by end of 2018 fiscal,” said, Mr Chaitanya Shahare, Head, IIFL Markets app. His team of over 50 people take pride in developing and managing the app.

“We have designed the app separately for android, windows and IOS platform, which helps the native app to perform the best according to the users’ mobile platform. We assume the old as well as new customers will love the experience and trade through their mobile,” Mr Shahare said.

IIFL Markets boasts a hamburger styled menu and state of the art dashboard, which provides user with all information required in one screen. IIFL Markets provides exclusive features like Watchlist, Price Alert, Buy/Sell Stocks/Mutual funds, Market Buzz, IIFL View, Videos/Live TV and IIFL Ideas. Being a native application, IIFL Markets is faster and more stable than any other such application. IIFL Markets is the only such application, with widget functionality, fundamental research

San Francisco: Living up to the hype it generated on the 10th anniversary of iPhone, Apple on Tuesday unveiled iPhone ‘X’ with facial recognition system, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, new Apple Watch Series 3 and Apple TV 4K.

The device can be pre-ordered from October 27 will be available from November 3 for Rs 89,000 in India.

Hosting the event for the first time at the opulent Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, the tech giant introduced iPhone ‘X’ – an ultra-premium model.

iPhone ‘X’ sports a unique “FaceID” facial recognition system to unlock the device. Just look at your phone to unlock it. The feature is enabled by a ‘True Depth’ camera system in the A11 neural engine.

Wearing a hat, glasses or new hairstyle will not fool the FaceID system that also works with Apple Pay.

The device with 2046 X 1125 resolution supports HDR in Dolby Vision, HDR10 and True Tone and comes in Space Grey and Silver colours with ‘Super Retina’ display.

Users can tap on the screen to wake up iPhone X that has 12MP dual-camera system with deeper pixels and dual optical image stablisation at the rear. iPhone ‘X’ does wireless charging via Qi technology.

The iPhone 8 features a new 6-core A11 Bionic processor which is 70 per cent faster than the previous A10.

Apple also introduced Animoji where users can animate an emoji and share it on social media.

Apple also showcased a charging mat called ‘AirPower’ that charges iPhone, Watch and AirPods. The mat would be available from next year.

The tech giant also introduced iPhone 8 and 8 Plus (in Silver, Space Grey and Rose Gold colours) that house wireless charging technology with an improved retina displays.

iPhone 8 64GB price costs Rs 64,000 while 256GB variant will be available for Rs 77,000.

iPhone 8 Plus starts at Rs 73,000 for 64GB. The 256GB variant will cost Indian users Rs 86,000. People can pre-order the devices from September 15 and the phones will be available from September 29.

The iPhone 8 features a new 6-core A11 Bionic processor which is 70 per cent faster than the previous A10.

iPhone 8 and 8 Plus – both still have home button intact — feature new sensors. The lenses feature f1.8 and f2.8 apertures (which is brighter than the 7 Plus telephoto) in the iPhone 8 Plus.

According to Philip W. Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, the iPhone 8 cameras and the A11 Bionic chip have been calibrated for Augmented Reality (AR).

Jeff Williams, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, unveiled Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular connectivity built in.

Apple Watch Series 3 will cost Rs 29,900 with cellular connectivity. Series 1 is now priced at 21,900.

“You can keep the same number as your iPhone to make and receive calls. Maps will work on Series 3. Location will switch over to your watch automatically,” Williams told the gathering.

Apple Music will come to Apple Watch, allowing you to stream directly 40 million songs. Ask Siri to find your favourite track.

“With 50 per cent year-on-year growth, Apple Watch is the number one watch brand in the world, eclipsing Rolex, with 97 per cent customer satisfaction,” CEO Tim Cook announced.

Cook also introduced the new Apple TV 4K, designed to deliver a stunning cinematic experience at home.

With support for both 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR), Apple TV 4K features unbelievably sharp, crisp images.

With Apple TV 4K, viewers can enjoy a growing selection of 4K HDR movies on iTunes.

“Bring the magic of the cinema straight to your living room with the new Apple TV 4K,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services.

Netflix and Amazon Prime 4K videos are coming to Apple TV as well.

Apple TV 4K starts Rs 15,900 for 32GB or Rs 17,900 for 64GB, joining Apple TV (4th generation) 32GB at Rs 12,900, available through select Apple Authorised Resellers.

Customers will be able to order both Apple TV 4K models beginning September 15, with availability beginning September 22 in the US and 21 additional countries and regions, and worldwide soon after.

Earlier, dedicating the theatre to Jobs “because we loved him and because he loved days like this,” Cook said: “Jobs’ vision and passion lives here on Apple Park and everywhere around us”.

(IANS)

by Rizwan Asad & Shaheen Raaj

Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan, hailing from Bangalore happens to be a highly qualified woman having acquired her Master’s degree (graduate) in Economics from Bangalore University.

During the period of going through her academics qualification Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan also happened to be a junior under officer in NCC and successfully completed 12 NCC camps and also holds a “C” certificate.



That apart, Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan before becoming an entrepreneur was also an active social worker and was even an executive board member of an NGO. Fathima Tabassum later on joined an NGO as a co – founder & chairman of NAARI FOUNDATION for the women’s in conflict areas such Victims of social abuse, rape, acid attacks, welfare of literate, illiterate & downtrodden women in fact women from all strata of life as well as children.

Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan’s portfolio also includes, being the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Agni Leadership Centre, besides she is also the managing partner of an FMCG trading firm running under the brand of “FAIZA FOODS”.

NAARI Foundation being recognized by Indian Economics Trade Organization (IETO) along with Asian Arab Chambers of Commerce(AACC) and Diplomatic Council Corps of Karnataka (DCCK) and British South India Council of Commerce (BSICC). Was facilitated by the Member of Parliament UK from Ealing Southall Mr.Virendra Sharma along with the President of IETO Mr. Asif Iqbal & Christy Paul – General Secretary & Director of Commercial Trade – IETO. It was an honor and privilege for Fathima Tabassum Founders of NAARI Foundation in acknowledging our work for the women who are in distress in Bengaluru – Karnataka.

Elaborating about the need to start an active NGO namely NAARI FOUNDATION Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan avers, “Starting an NGO for women was the need of the hour. You see many women from the lower strata of society and for that matter even from the upper strata of society find it impossible to voice their opinion or even fail to express their grievances openly. They are so meek sometimes that they quietly give in to the dominating power of their husbands, in laws & sometimes even the society at large. So I sincerely felt that there should be a strong platform for all these women. And this platform is NAARI FOUNDATION.”



Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan further explains on how it was difficult to make these women come under the roof of NAARI FOUNDATION, “Initially it was quite an uphill task to convince these women but I stuck to my guns and slowly, slowly and with a more consistent efforts I succeeded in making them see the reason for their suffering and how NAARI FOUNDATION can come to their rescue and help them to solve their problems and sometimes even the day – to – day ones.”

Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan continues by stating, “To be very frank as far as funding NAARI FOUNDATION is concerned 50% of my earning from my own business of FAIZA FOODS under FMCG.

Then Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan goes ahead to clear the air regarding certain confusions as far as NAARI FOUNDATION is concerned, “I joined this organization mainly to teach the girls on how to lead their life following the right path and fight for their rights and this in no way means that we are making them a rebel. No we are not!!! Besides there is no restrictions on the age limit too, to be a member of NAARI FOUNDATION as we have members ranging from the age of 18 to 80. Not only these we also enlighten them about the proper teachings of the way of living and the over – all response is very good. And come to think of it, it’s only a year since NAARI FOUNDATION has been started. First of all we help these women by counseling them on varied aspects and problems of their life which also includes domestic violence and their marital issues too.”

Fathima Tabassum Nawab Jaan says this in conclusion, “These women were also helped during the phase of demonetization, the scheme which was implemented by our honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. We rushed towards a small bank opposite Amaanat Bank in Bangalore. There was a long serpentine queue in front of the Bank and the women were complaining that “we poor women are standing here since hours and none of the rich people are seen here and we need money which we are not getting.” So we helped them in all possible ways.