India's First Sailing Lit Fest which will kick off in Mumbai tomorrow, January 29, 2019

Acclaimed filmmaker, actress and activist Nandita Das joined for a special session with Former First Lady of Britain Cherie Blair opened the fest and bat for India's widows on behalf of the Loomba Foundation. The revenue generated at this festival was donated to the widows of the country.

The Irrawaddy Literary Festival takes place in a Buddhist Stupa that houses the world’s largest book written in gold.
The Shanghai International Literary Festival uses one of the world’s most photographed backdrops – its skyscrapers.

The Mountain Echoes Lit Fest is held in one of the world’s cleanest landscapes of Bhutan.

The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival takes place in the 14 ethereal villages immersed among lush green paddy fields.

And now Mumbai is all set to have a Lit Fest that uses its most famous citizen as its venue – The Arabian Sea.

India’s Maximum City hosted India’s first ever Lit Fest on the sea – The Queensline Lit Fest - three days of incredible dialogue and debate by some of the world’s greatest minds – with the spectacular views of Mumbai’s imposing skyline at a distance and sunsets to die for.

Queensline Lit Fest, India’s first literary festival on the sea, took place from 29-31 January 2019 in Mumbai.

It was inaugurated by world-renowned barrister and former first lady of the UK, Cherie Blair, on 29 Jan at 12.30 pm.

The festival takes place on board Mumbai’s brand new addresses on the sea — Queensline Neverland and Queensline Sea YAH — ships that can each accommodate 400 people.

Queensline owner and founder of the QLF Shripriya Dalmia Thirani said, "Space is vital for any sort of intellectual discourse. India is a place for debates and literature. Queensline isn't a cruise ship or just a floating restaurant. It is Mumbai's  brand new address on the sea - its deck the venerable new spot for everything creative. This is the first of out large creative events - the first ever Lit Fest on the sea. We have some of India's greatest minds talking about the issues of the present - from faith and religion to women and widows. It will be a massive draw and we already have a major interest in the festival."

Originally from Turkey, these ships have been visited by Queen Elizabeth, too. They have now been converted into Mumbai’s largest dining rooms on the sea.

This unique Lit Fest will feature some of the best minds from the literary world. The participants and guests will be able to listen to the stalwarts from the world of books and also witness Mumbai’s sensational views.

On 30 January, India’s most renowned photographer Raghu Rai will be in a conversation with festival director Kounteya Sinha, from 4 pm to 6 pm. On 31st January, 5 pm Manisha Koirala is in conversation with veteran writer and critic Uma Nair. Boats will carry VIPs and passengers from Gateway of India to the ship all the three days.

Quotes:

"CEREBRAL DISCOURSES have become common in India - it definitely shows how debate and discussions are intrinsic to the DNA of a common Indian. Mumbai is a Mecca for such incredible festivals. Queensline which is now Mumbai's largest dining room on the sea is clear of its intention - it wants its deck to be Mumbai's latest cultural hub - a place people can engage, talk about arts and culture, watch performances under an open sky glistening with stars and come up with brilliant solutions to our urban and rural needs through debate and dialogue. QLF 2019 will open Mumbai's greatest asset - the Arabian Sea as a place where great minds meet and engage says, Kounteya Sinha - internationally renowned curator and QLF festival director."

2 kg Baby born with ‘Transposition of the great arteries’ congenital heart disease, successfully operated at Jupiter Hospital

A serious & rare open heart surgery performed on 6 days old baby boy with the aid of donation from Mukul Madhav Foundation, Jupiter Foundation and Have a heart Foundation.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Abhijeet Naik, Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Dr. Rahul Saraf Paediatric Cardiologist, and managed in a dedicated paediatric ICU under the guidance of Dr. Shrinivas Tambe, Consultant Neonatalogist and Paediatric Intensivist. 

A 6 days old baby born with congenital heart disease underwent an open heart surgery. The baby born with the condition ‘Transposition of the great arteries’ at a government hospital and then was shifted to Jupiter Hospital as an emergency case. The surgery (Arterial switch) was performed on 8th December under ‘Hruday Sparsh’, an initiative by Jupiter Hospital.

Transposition of the great arteries is serious and rare heart defect present at birth due to abnormal development of fetal heart.  In condition of ‘Transposition of the great arteries’, the aorta is connected to the right ventricle, and the pulmonary artery is connected to the left ventricle — the opposite of a normal heart's anatomy. That changes the way blood circulates through the body, leaving a shortage of oxygen in blood flowing from the heart to the rest of the body. Without an adequate supply of oxygen- rich (red) blood, the body cannot function properly and patient faces complications or death if not operated.

Dr. Abhijeet Naik, Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon said, “This baby had a condition ‘transposition of the great arteries’, which requires an emergency surgery called as ‘Arterial Switch Operation’. The risk factor in this surgery around 10 percent in babies who weighs less than 2.5kg, the good thing is we are able to do such complex cases in Pune”.

Dr. Rahul Saraf Paediatric Cardiologist said, “Hruday Sparsh, an initiative by Jupiter Hospital with Jupiter Foundation and other trusts, we are trying to help as many patients for their treatment in congenital heart diseases. This is the unique case where with the help of Mukul Madhav Foundation, Jupiter Foundation and Have a Heart Foundation it was done successfully.”

“This is the second life for my baby. For which, we are very thankful to the Jupiter Hospital and doctors who helped and saved our baby from this dangerous disease”. Said patient’s father Shri Padam Manharek Bhujel

The surgery was performed by Dr Abhijeet Naik and his team including Dr Rahul Saraf Paediatric Cardiologist, and managed in a dedicated paediatric ICU under the guidance of Dr. Shrinivas Tambe, Chief Intensivist at Jupiter Hospital, Baner.

The parents of the baby are from Nepal and his father works as a security guard in Pune. They are from a very poor socio-economic background so the surgery was performed under ‘Hruday Sparsh’, an initiative by Jupiter Hospital to spread awareness and providing medical and surgical treatment to the patient in the lower socio-economic background, so they can lead a healthy and happy life.

Harrassment” despite clear guidelines by Ministry of Consumer Affairs: QNET

QNET, a leading multinational company in the e-commerce direct selling space has come under scanner by the authorities in the last few days. With over 60 arrests being made various questions are being raised by the Commissioner of Police in Cyberabad.

The company has now however issued a statement expressing disappointment over the police action. QNET in India operates through its sub-franchisee Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Russel Stamets, Legal Advisor to Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Pvt Ltd in a statement said, “We are disappointed to know of the arrests of our Independent Representatives (IRs) which have taken place in Hyderabad.”

He added that “The action goes entirely against the Stay granted to Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Pvt Ltd by the Supreme Court in March 2017 and the requirement that all States first ensure their compliance with the Direct Selling Guidelines issued by Ministry of Consumer Affairs in September 2016, to which Telangana is no exception.”

According to the company officials, Vihaan Direct Selling is in full compliance of the direct selling guidelines issued by both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. In the past, various courts from the State of Karnataka have passed orders quashing complaints against Vihaan and stating that the ‘QNet business is not a Ponzi scheme’.

Expressing surprise by the conduct of authorities in Hyderabad, he said that “Such actions which undermine what the Court(s) have ordered and damages inevitably the brand image of the company.”

Terming the acts/conduct as “harassment” he added that, “in Hyderabad certain consumer complaints date back to October 2018, and well after the 30-day refund period has passed. The company has commenced internal investigation and taken all necessary action in this regard.

The company has a grievance redressal mechanism to address any complaint for any products bought from it. This also has to comply with the requirements of the terms of purchase and in law by complaints/returns being made within a 30-day buy-back period as stipulated by the model Guidelines. Any consumer is expected to directly approach the company for a resolution of his grievance.”

As per the Direct Selling Guidelines which have been adapted by the state, Consumer grievances ought to be treated under The Consumer law and not as wrongful criminal action resulting in arrests.

In the direct selling industry, the Independent representatives (IRs) are not officers or employees of the company. The companies operating in Direct Selling have policies and procedures which they are supposed to adhere to. 

Atul and Rahul Kirloskar under SEBI Scanner for Insider Trading

Eight years ago, on 6 October 2010, some members of the Kirloskar family including Atul Kirloskar and Rahul Kirloskar had sold 13.5% of Kirloskar Brothers Limited shares worth about ₹275 crore before financial results were reported on 8 October 2010. In 2012, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) sent a letter to the company seeking transaction details.

Following this, Kirloskar Brothers Limited hired law firm AZB and Partners to conduct a forensic audit to verify allegations of insider trading. The audit found that few members of the Kirloskar Family, including the two brothers, mis-stated in a regulatory disclosure that they were not in possession of unpublished price-sensitive financial information while seeking clearance to sell Kirloskar Brothers shares. The code of conduct for promoters and other key management personnel requires them to take the board’s clearance before transacting in the company’s shares.

“The financial performance of Kirloskar Brothers was discussed collectively by the promoter group individuals on a regular basis,” the AZB report said.

When AZB went through the pre-share sale clearance declaration, it found that the promoters had declared they did not possess any unpublished price-sensitive information at the time of share sale.

“However, while examining records of Kirloskar Group-Management Operating Board (KG-MOB), annual operating plan (AOP) and other relevant financial information circulated or discussed with the promoters or board of directors in meetings, it was found that financial performance of the company was discussed collectively by the promoter group on a regular/periodic basis. Contrary to the disclosure made by the promoter group individuals, the information could be constituted as price sensitive,” AZB said in its report.

Sebi norms for insider trading mandate that a share sale cannot be done while in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information or UPSI.

The audit report added that the relevant AOP providing forecasts for fiscal 2010-11 was circulated to the directors by the finance department of Kirloskar Brothers on 31 March 2010.

In response to media queries, a spokesperson for Atul and Rahul Kirloskar said: “As far as we are aware, no investigation is pending in respect of the said transaction undertaken in 2010.” The person added that they reserve legal rights on factually incorrect statements.

Sandeep Phadnis, associate vice president and head secretarial at Kirloskar Brothers declined to comment on the forensic audit, but added that they were unable to comment on any query at this stage as the issues are sub judice.

Encourage young minds to think critical, challenge themselves in chess and life: Viswanathan Anand

•          Grandmaster played with 12 students simultaneously

•          Top 10 participants were honoured with Prize money, trophy and certificate.

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand won the Edify Chess Tournament against the 12 champions in 1:12 match, a unique tournament organised by Edify International School and Pune District Chess Association held at Edify International School Hinjewadi.

This was the unique chess tournament for school student aged between 5 and 16 years. The preliminary rounds were held on November 17- 18, 2018, which witnessed around 486 participants from Pune.

While interacting with media Grandmaster said, “I am very happy, that Edify International School is focused and passionate in building these critical skills by encouraging the young minds to think critically, to challenge themselves to do things every day they couldn’t do before, both in chess and life to accept winning and losing outcomes gracefully.”

Ms Priya Anand, Head of School said, “This was the most unique opportunity for students of Pune as it gave them an experience to play with the Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. Huge thanks to everyone who participated in this event. It was an exhilarating experience to compete with fellow competitors.”

Mr. Joseph D’Souza, Chairman, Pune District Chess Association said, “It is a Golden opportunity for the budding youngsters of Pune, who have qualified to pit their skills with the legendary five times World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. For others it was the witnessing the games and learning from the nuggets of wisdom given by the Legend himself.  Kudos to Edify International School & Pune District Chess Association for providing this excellent opportunity to the Chess fraternity of Pune.”

The top 10 participants Kashish Jain, Shivraj Pingle, Digambar Jail, Keval Nirgun, Advait Patil, Prem Mhetre, Sahil Dhobale, Yuvraj Patil, Aryan Singla and Dhiren Mor were honoured with prize money, trophy and certificates. And Atharva Bagul and Chhavi Bafna were felicitated with a medal by Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. The prize money for top 10 participants was 1) Rs.10, 000/- 2) Rs.6000/- 3) Rs. 4000/- 4) Rs. 2500/-, 5)2500/- 6) Rs. 2000/- 7) Rs 2000/- 8) 2000/- 9)2000/- and 10) 2000/-

The Edify International School offers a broad, rich and challenging curriculum based on the world-renowned IB programmes. It promotes a strong foundation in the academic disciplines, a broad exposure to the liberal arts, and selective opportunities to pursue individual interests.

Media contact: Aspire PR & Strategies Pvt. Ltd, Shekhar Wagh  9967348414, 9689966141-020 24488778

Indian developers contribute actively to open source projects: DigitalOcean Currents Report

Developers in India are more likely to contribute to open source than developers from other countries, with more than two-thirds (68 percent) actively participating.

23rd Nov, Bangalore India: DigitalOcean, the cloud services platform designed for developers brings out key developer cloud trends through its quarterly Currents report. In the fifth edition of Currents, they focused entirely on open source, to coincide with the movement’s 20-year anniversary. They asked more than 4,300 respondents around the world about the state of open source, including how they and their companies use it and what inspires them to support the community.

The following are some key findings from the report: 

• Twenty years in, just over half of developers surveyed are contributing to open source projects (55 percent). However, that is less than what companies expect from their employees: three out of four respondents said their companies expect them to use open source software as part of their day-to-day development work.

• Two of the most prominent barriers preventing developers from getting involved in open source are not knowing where to begin, and doubting they have the right skills. Companies not giving their employees time to contribute is also a large factor.

• Of the five major tech companies — Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — developers overwhelmingly said Google is most supportive of the open source community, followed by Microsoft. Apple ranked last.

• There’s a disconnect between companies’ encouragement of open source within their organizations, and their actual investment. Only 18 percent of respondents said their company is a member of an open source-related organization, and 75 percent said their company invests $1k or less every year in donations to open source.

• Newer developers actively contribute more to open source than veteran developers: While 55 percent of respondents said they actively contribute to open source projects, developers with five or fewer years of experience were significantly more likely to contribute (60 percent) than developers with six or more years of experience. This participation boost from newer developers aligns with the overall perception that the open source community is healthy and growing (89 percent).

Prabhakar Jayakumar, Country Director, DigitalOcean India says “This year marks both the 20th anniversary of the open source movement, as well as the 5th year of Hacktoberfest, our annual month-long celebration of open source. DigitalOcean Currents highlights the latest trends among developers in the cloud and our latest edition carries interesting insights on the potential of open source software”.

• Developers want an easier entry point into the open source community: 45% of developers listed “difficulty knowing how to get started” as the primary barrier preventing them from contributing to open source projects. Other key challenges included developers feeling they don’t have the right skills to contribute (44%) & companies not offering time for employees to contribute (30%).

• Companies expect developers to use open source technologies at work, but don’t invest as much in the broader community: Nearly three out of every four respondents said their companies expect them to use open source software as part of their day-to-day development work, but only 18 percent of employees said their companies actively participated in open source organizations (e.g. Apache Foundation, Node.js Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation). The cost of participating in these organizations is the biggest barrier (38 percent), and 75 percent of respondents said their companies also donated just $1k or less to these organizations in the last year.

• Javascript, Python and PHP are among the top 3 programming languages that developers primarily use when engaging with open source

• Companies evaluating open source technologies look primarily for ones that are widely used, and have great documentation and active maintainers. At the same time, poor documentation and security concerns are a few reasons why companies opt against open source.

About DigitalOcean:

Founded in 2012, DigitalOcean provides the easiest cloud platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications of any size, removing infrastructure friction and providing predictability so developers and their teams can spend more time building software that customers love. DigitalOcean has a $200 million run rate and a community of 3.5 million developers with 12 data centres across the globe. In addition to its headquarters in New York, DigitalOcean has an office in Cambridge, Mass. and remote employees around the world. For more information, simply visit http://www.digitalocean.com or follow @digitalocean on Twitter.

Truefitt & Hill - World’s oldest luxe barbershop from London comes to Koregaon Park

• First outlet in Pune
• Total 19 outlets in India

Pune: 29th November, 2018: Having groomed the Monarchs of Great Britain for 200 years through nine consecutive reigns, Truefitt & Hill (T&H) continues the legacy by bringing their sophistication to the most prestigious address in Pune, Koregaon Park. The uber millennial of KP can now dedicate a day to themselves for all their grooming needs as T&H brings their world renowned grooming services along with its first spa service in the city of Pune.

Brought to India by the Lloyds Luxuries Ltd., which has acquired the Master Franchise License for not just India but also Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar and Vietnam, the venture looks promising.

Started by Krishna Gupta & Istayak Ansari in 2013, Lloyds Luxuries Ltd aims at creating an atmosphere of total relaxation and ultimate comfort for their male guests. Through this, they wish to encourage grooming for men greatness. “Our aim is that the customer should ultimately feel revitalized and renewed when it’s time to leave. We don’t just offer a service; we offer an experience. Grooming yourself is a daily necessity, we provide you with the most luxurious atmosphere and highly skilled barbers and staff to turn that into a luxurious experience. The highlight of our Pune store is Spa services which we have recently introduced at some of our stores and will add in more of our future stores”, says Krishna Gupta.

The store at Koregaon Park is spread over 2000 sq. ft., with Retail Section, a Royal suite, Barbering section, Pedicure suite, Foot Spa suite and two Massage rooms. Offering a quintessential feel with its classy interiors in mahogany wood adding chic blue wallpaper creating a contrast, makes for a complete relaxing environment.

Truefitt & Hill worldwide is in 12 countries including India and present in cities: London, Canberra, Baku, Toronto, Beijing, Shanghai, Salmiya, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Chicago, Washington and Indian Cities.

Speaking on the occasion, Istayak Ansari said “We currently have 19 operating stores across India in 11 Cities. We have 7 Truefitt & Hill stores in Mumbai, 3 in Bengaluru and one each in New Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur,  Kolkata, Chandigarh, Chennai & now in  Pune.  We are also opening our first International store in Dhaka, Bangladesh in affluent neighbourhood of Gulshan Avenue.”

About Truefitt & Hill

The prestigious history of Truefitt & Hill began in 1805 during the reign of H.M. King George III. Since then, the clientele has included members of the male like of the Royal Family, as well as members of visiting Royal households. Their barbers hold Royal Warrant to H.R.H., The Duke of Edinburgh. It has provided discerning gentleman with the finest grooming products and services. The elite clientele also include the Business leaders, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors and Diplomats and visiting Dignitaries. Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Lord Byron, Frank Sinatra, Winston Churchill, Alfred Hitchcock and Laurence Olivier are few of their renowned clients. Apart from London T&H, they now have the luxe barber shop in Chicago, Toronto, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Baku, Canberra, Beijing, Seoul.

Superior and distinct services offered by Truefitt and Hill are The Royal Shave and Haircut, Classic Shave and Haircut, other hair treatments, Royal manicure & pedicure, head massage, facials, etc. and offer complimentary valet service, Wi-Fi, refreshments with every visit.

They also have an exclusive VIP Room called Royal Suite for that special engagement, business meeting, or simply just to relax and unwind!

Truefitt & Hill Koregaon Park

Address: 5, Galaxy Garden, North Main Road, Koregaon Park (Next to Starbucks), Pune

ALLEN Career Institute launches study center in Pune

• Two New Study Centers launched in Pune
• Students of Maharashtra will get India’s highest result producing academic system from the session 2019-20

ALLEN Career Institute, Kota is a trendsetter in the field of coaching for IIT-JEE & Pre-Medical and it has several records in its name. With the legacy of 30 years and trust of more than 9.25 lac students taught in classroom courses so far, today ALLEN is the most-refined learning platform with the strength of 6900+ team members and 22 study centers across India. Adding to the pan India presence with 23rd study center, ALLEN has expanded in Maharashtra State by launching two study centers in Pune. First Study center is located At A&T House, 1205/01/10, NanaSaheb DeshPande Path, Near Apte Road, Off Jangli Maharaj Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune 411004. The second center is situated at Multi Planet, 711/C, Shankar Sheth Road, Opp. Kumar Pacific Mall, Pune 411002.

During the launch, Sh. C. R. Chaudhary, Senior Vice President, ALLEN Career Institute said, “Students of Pune and surrounding areas, who are aspiring for success in reputed entrance exams like IIT-JEE, NEET-UG, AIIMS, NTSE & Olympiads, will surely get an advantage as well as students of class 8, 9, 10, will also be empowered with stronger foundation through our classroom courses commencing from April 2019.”

Sh. Chaudhary added “There will be an adaption of Kota coaching system at ALLEN Pune center so that the students could be benefitted by the same and could produce great results in engineering and medical entrance examinations”. He further added that this year, more than 1.58 Lac students took admission in classroom courses at ALLEN, including 96,000 at Kota alone, which is a testimony of the top level trust on ALLEN courses among science students across India.

The meritorious students will be given “ALLEN Sharp” Scholarship. The scholarship exam will be held on 16th December. Sh. Tushar Parekh (Vice President, ALLEN Career Institute), Sh. Pankaj Agarwal (Vice President, ALLEN Career Institute), Sh. Pankaj Birla (Vice President, ALLEN Career Institute), Sh. Yogesh Malav (Core Team Member Pre Medical Division) and Sh. Mohit Chorasiya (Core Team Member Pre Medical Division) and other senior faculties from Allen were present during the inaugural ceremony of the Pune centers.

ALLEN has proven its supremacy with the historical and unique record by producing 7 Times All India Rank 1 in Pre-Medical (AIPMT/NEET) and IIT-JEE (Advanced) from its yearlong classroom courses. The classroom course students of ALLEN have proven their strength through the results by securing All India Rank 1 in both IIT-JEE (Advanced) and NEET (UG) in the year 2014, obtaining All India Rank 1, 2 & 3 in both IIT-JEE (Advanced) and NEET (UG) in the year 2016 and in the year 2017 bagging All India Ranks 1 to 10 in AIIMS, which was recognised by Limca Book of World Records.

While in the year 2018 students of ALLEN secured 9 ranks in Top 10 in AIIMS, 30 ranks in Top 100 AIR in JEE (Advanced) and 55 ranks in Top 100 in NEET. Total 81230 ALLEN students qualified cut off of NEET, which is the highest in India.

Digit Insurance Crosses 1mn Customers

Bangalore, INDIA, November 09, 2018 – Digit Insurance—a new age insurance company which aims to “Make Insurance Simple” today announced that they have crossed 1mn customers within 1^st year of their business.

An important aspect of growth so far that helped Digit Insurance achieve this customer milestone has been the super-fast and easy claims settlement across all products. Digit’s claim process is completely paperless:

• 100% of travel flight delay claims are automated and are settled via customers’ smartphone
• Digit is also the first company to launch Advance Cash facility. 85% people opt for advance cash during mobile claims.

Commenting on the achievement, Digit’s Chairman, Kamesh Goyal said, “Digit’s mission from the very beginning is constant ‘Simplifying Insurance’. In order to achieve this, we have made the claims process completely digital so that its fast and provides seamless customer experience. Additionally, we have reduced the documentation process and de-jargonized the language so that it’s easy to understand for our customers.”

Talking about the company’s focus, Kamesh Goyal, Chairman, Digit Insurance said, “Our focus in the coming years would be on customer experience. In the coming quarter we will be launching video calls for better customer experience. Alongside, we will also be empowering our partners to do business real time by creating multiple-technology solutions.”

Digit started its operations in Oct 2017 and have expanded their distribution through their direct channel partners including e-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart, Cleartrip and offline players like Tanishq from the house of Tata. They also have 1500 strategic partners including agents, brokers and dealers. They had been recently featured in the Linkedin Top 25 Startups India and featured in CB Insights top 250 fastest growing fintech companies globally 2018. 

About Digit:

Digit is a new-age General Insurance company started by Kamesh Goyal, and backed by Fairfax Group, one of the largest financial services groups in the world. With a mission to ‘Make Insurance, Simple’, Digit is reimagining products and redesigning processes to provide simple and transparent insurance solutions that matter to consumers. Digit is building a technology driven platform that can offer customized products at reduced cost and provide a great customer service. They recently raised $44 million from Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Holdings. With the second round of investment Digit’s total funding amounts to $94 million.

Headquartered in Bangalore, Digit has successfully partnered with some of the leading companies, PayTM, Cleartrip, Sterling Holidays, SOTC, Policy Bazaar & Tanishq with unique products.

Digit started with a capital base of around 350 cr which is one of the highest that any insurance company has started with.  It is also one of the fastest to market, having launched products across 3 categories (Motor, Travel, Personal accessories). Digit Insurance has been ranked #5 as the most attractive startups to work for in India by Linkedin in 2018 and featured in CB Insights top 250 fastest growing fintech companies globally 2018. 

For more information please write to mediarelations@godigit.com

‘VIRSAA FEST 2018’ TO ENTERTAIN PUNEKARS WITH MUSIC SENSATIONS SHIRLEY SETIA AND HARRDY SAN

Pune November 2018: For the first time in Pune, Trustfort Events is bringing not one, but two days of back to back foot tapping music with ‘Virsaa Fest 2018’. The two-day concert will be held at Phoenix Market City on 24^th and 25^th November, as a part of their 100 days of Phoenix Festival. The event is presented by Vinay Aranha in association with Vivek Bidgar.

The first day will have internet sensation, Shirley Setia who will be coming to steal the heart with her top hits like ‘Koi Vi Nahi’, ‘Jab Koi Baat’ and many more covers. The second day will witness the king of Punjabi Music, Harrdy Sandhu who has won the hearts of millions with his charm and transfixing music. MH43 India and Monks Inc will be the opening act for these days respectively.

The crowd-pulling event, VIRSAA Fest 2018 will be filled with some amazing performances and a showcase many of their renowned cover songs. Directed and scripted by Trustfort Events, this event will prove to be a bespoke package of entertainment with live performances by Shirley Setia and Harrdy Sandhu.  

Date: 24th and 25^th November, 2018

Venue: Liberty Square, Phoenix Market City, Viman Nagar

Time: 7:00 pm Onwards.

Tickets can be bought online from Ticketexpress, BookMyShow, Meraevents, eventshigh, insider, paytm, Townscript

The Ticket pricings are as below:

Shirley Setia:

·         Gold(Standing):Rs 600

·         Diamond(Standing):Rs 800

·         Platinum(Seating):Rs 1200

Harrdy Sandhu:

·         Gold(Standing):Rs 600

·         Diamond(Standing):Rs 800

·         Platinum(Seating):Rs 1200

Shirley Setia and Harrdy Sandhu

·         Gold(Standing): Rs 900

·         Diamond(Standing):Rs 1200

·         Platinum(Seating): Rs 2000

KPIT Wins ‘Distinguished Partner Award’ – ‘Process Innovation – Complement JDE with SaaS’ at the Oracle JD Edwards Summit

Pune, India, November 14, 2018: KPIT Technologies (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a global technology company and Oracle Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced that it has won the Distinguished Partner Award in the ‘Process Innovation – Complement JDE with SaaS’category at the 9^th Annual Oracle JD Edwards Summit.

The award recognizes KPIT's leadership role in process and technology innovation and its capability of maximizing customers' existing Oracle JD Edwards investments by implementing cloud technologies that complement the existing systems. The amalgamation can equip users to gain a competitive advantage, and rapidly respond to evolving business conditions and capture opportunities in their industry.

“KPIT is honored to be recognized with the much-coveted Oracle Distinguished Partner Award for our capabilities and innovations around Oracle JD Edwards and Cloud technologies. The award demonstrates our innovation and technology expertise to strengthen Oracle JD Edwards systems by deploying cloud, so our customers can get the best out of their existing Oracle JD Edwards investments and achieve their business objectives," said Baljeet Chhazal, Senior Vice President and Global Head, IES Business Unit, KPIT Technologies.

"We congratulate KPIT on achieving Oracle’s Distinguished Partner Award in the category 'Process Innovation – Complement JDE with SaaS’,” said Lyle Ekdahl, senior vice president Product Development, Oracle. “This achievement is a testament to their innovation excellence that drives real value for the customer."

KPIT is one of the world's largest Oracle JD Edwards service providers with 150+ global implementations under its belt. The company helped businesses of multiple domains implement and manage Oracle JD Edwards for over three decades in 77 countries. With a team of 2000+ Oracle professionals, KPIT holds more than 20 Oracle Specializations and 5 Oracle Advanced Specializations.

About KPIT Technologies Ltd.

KPIT (BSE: 532400, NSE: KPIT) is a global technology company specializing in providing IT Consulting and product engineering solutions and services to automotive, manufacturing, energy & utilities and life sciences companies. Together with its customers and partners, it creates and delivers technologies to enable creating a cleaner, greener and more intelligent world that is sustainable and efficient. For more information, visit www.kpit.com.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) is Oracle’s partner program that provides partners with a differentiated advantage to develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle’s products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle’s growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to be recognized and rewarded for their investment in Oracle Cloud. Partners engaging with Oracle will be able to differentiate their Oracle Cloud expertise and success with customers through the OPN Cloud program – an innovative program that complements existing OPN program levels with tiers of recognition and progressive benefits for partners working with Oracle Cloud. To find out more visit: http://www.oracle.com/partners.

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