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Ducati 959 Panigale races to India shores      Ducati 959 Panigale in showrooms  from July 2016   The super-mid Ducati to be priced at  INR 14,04,000 (ex-showroom Delhi NCR)    Ducati to announce a new dealership expanding its presence in India Goa, 19 February, 2016:  Ducati unveiled its new superbike Ducati 959 Panigale amidst Ducatisti and motorcyclists from around the country at the India Bike Week (IBW) today. The Ducati 959 Panigale shares the same innovative stylistic features that characterise the 1299 Panigale - but with an engine designed for a more accessible, everyday riding experience and equally thrilling on the race track. Ravi Avalur, Managing Director of Ducati India said:  We are very excited to bring the new super-mid Ducati Superbike to India. The Ducati 959 Panigale is the perfect balance between impressive design and breath-taking performance and it embodies Ducati premium spo...

  BIG Magic launches Naya Mahisagar ~ The light hearted family entertainment show is back to enthrall viewers with a brand new season~ ~Household name Ketki Dave joins the cast as Ansuya’s Saas Diwadiben~ Mumbai, February 16:  BIG Magic’s light-hearted family show Mahisagar is back as  Naya Mahisagar . With an amalgamation of fun, fantasy and humour, the hilarious show which took the entertainment quotient to another level with its stellar cast and execution returns with fresh characters will be telecast from  February 22 on BIG Magic at 7.30 pm, every Monday - Friday.  Set in the backdrop of Gujarat, Naya Mahisagar will not only focus on the life of Mahi, a sweet, carefree small-town girl and her modern, sarcastic and hypocritical mother-in-law Ansuya Mehta, but also introduce renowned television actress and household name  Ketki Dave  as Ansuya’s mother-in-law  Diwadiben . Ketki aka Diwadiben will be seen in an ...

KC College to organise Media Summit  on Digital Democracy Mumbai, January 12, 2016 : The Department of Mass Media, Kishinchand Chellaram College, will be organizing the third annual media summit – ‘ Media Summit 2016 - an International Conference on Digital Democracy’ to be held on college campus on February 19-20, 2016. Addressing the mediapersons here today, Ms Manju Nichani, Principal, KC College said, “ The theme for this year’s media conference is Digital Democracy, which is relevant to the existing means of expressions on various digital media. The keynote speakers for the conference will be Dr Andrew Hacker, former Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar – a well-known writer and media specialist who has been critically tracking the Indian media and entertainment industry for many years now. The conference will be inaugurated by Mr. Sachin Kalbaug, Resident Editor of the Hindu. Mr. S...

Mumbai FC force Bagan to share honours  in goalless draw Mumbai, February 10:  Mumbai FC ground out a honourable goalless draw with defending champions Mohun Bagan in a sixth round match of the 2015-2016 AIFF Hero I-League football tournament, and played at the Cooperage ground. There was not much of constructive play from either team in the first half. Mumbai FC, starting with N.P. Pradeep who came into the team and was give the added responsibility of stand-in captain in place on the injured Taisuke Matsugae, played at a slow pace and was content on holding on to ball possession and denying the Kolkata outfit from trying to force the pace. Pradeep along with Izumi Arata and Eric Brown were not creative and instead worked in tandem with the defenders and did well to keep the ball away from the rival attackers. During the opening there was just a couple of clear attempts at goal. In the 15 th  minute Brown with a scorching 35-yard free-ki...

Usha Inter natio nal launc hes a new power- packe d cooki ng appli ance -Usha Halog en Oven 360 R & a conte st for culin ary lover s Mumbai, Feb 10, 2016:  USHA International, one of India’s leading consumer durable company launched theUSHA InfinitiCook Halogen Oven 360R, at ITC Grand Central-Mumbai, today. The multifunctional oven was unveiled by none other than five times Michelin starred chef and Brand Ambassador for USHA Kitchen appliances, Vikas Khanna. He said “The  USHA Infiniti Cook Halogen Oven 360R  is an amazing product that is designed for smart kitchens and allows food lovers to experiment with their cooking skills. With increased consciousness towards health and well-being, appliances like  Usha InfinitiCook Halogen Oven 360Rencourages foodies to cook & enjoy healthy yet scrumptious food without any compromise.” The event included the launch of a unique contest for the USHA Family Cook Book .  Every family has a special r...

“LIBRA LEGENDS” The First franchise under  Masters Champions League (MCL) unveiled 30 th  November, 2015, Mumbai:  Presence of sports, Bollywood,television and business pioneers marked the launch of  “LIBRA LEGENDS”  which is the first franchise unveiled under Masters Champions League (MCL). Pooja Jhunjhunwala, Lalit Kiri and Hanwant Khatri of Popcorn Sports& Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. the biggest patron of sports & entertainment in the country became the proud owners of  “LIBRA LEGENDS”- The First Franchise unveiled under  Masters Champions League (MCL).  Touted as one of themost successful youngest entrepreneur,  Pooja  feels privilegedto be the owner of the 1 st  franchise under MCL “ Mycompany’s ultimate aim is to never let the sports and entertainment feverdie. We wish to give quality entertainment to the masses. Owing a team underMCL is an honor. Our reason to be associated with MCL is their unique conce...

Mumbai 26 th November2015 : Keeping pace with the Govt.’s Vision of “Digital India”, Union Bank of India and Govt. of Maharashtra have today joined hands for collection of taxes & receipts under more than 30 heads. This venture will provide reach and convenience to the tax payers of Maharashtra at over 500 branches of Union Bank of India located even at the remotest corner of the state. Under this arrangement, Union Bank of India has integrated their Core Banking with Maharashtra Virtual Treasury (GRAS) to facilitate Over the Counter collections to provide yet another mode of payment under GRAS for the convenience of tax payers & state Govt. The facility will benefit the Tax payers in Maharashtra the convenience of payment at the branch through their account or by cash with online generation of challan and real time updation of records through GRAS. This will further benefit the Govt. hassle free collection of revenue, daily reconciliation, real time updation o...