October 2023 – Page 20

Puma onboards Mohammed Shami as its brand ambassador

PUMA has created a new bowling spike with a mid-sole meant for runners, to support fast bowlers.

Under this partnership, the Indian pacer will endorse PUMA’s footwear, apparel and accessories through multiple activities and campaigns throughout the year.

Why Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath avoids Hermes and Louis Vuitton

The WTF Fund heralds a new chapter in the Indian creator scene, dedicated to discovering and nurturing promising talent.

According to Kamath, brands like Hermes and Louis Vuitton play the customer. Their entire marketing strategy seems to be to offend and get some kind of a reaction out of you and then buy from them.

McDonald’s, Domino’s, KFC, Paper Boat, Licious, Starbucks are some of India’s favorite food brands: YouGov

Of the QSR/ fast food chains that they have heard of, McDonald’s and Domino’s top the rankings, with almost half (46 percent) choosing them as their favourite brands. KFC comes in next (42 percent), followed by Pizza Hut and Burger King (27 percent and 24 percent, respectively). (Representative Image by Vit Ch via Unsplash)

On the occasion of World Food Day, YouGov India surveyed urban Indian respondents to know their most preferred cuisines and food brands. Results from the survey show that Indian cuisine ranks first among urban Indians, with eight in ten saying it is their favourite cuisine.

Net Neutrality: Telcos urge TRAI to ignore letter signed by Nithin Kamath, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, other startup founders

The consultation paper on the new broadcast policy will be released within the next few days, said the TRAI chairman. He added that Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has completed the process of pre-conversation for a broadcast policy. (Image sourced from Moneycontrol)

COAI letter to TRAI claims that telecom companies are advocating for exempting start-ups, smaller OTT players from paying network usage fee to telcos.

Digital adoption in Indian industry will gather momentum: Siemens

The German engineering major sees decarbonisation as a major theme globally. In India, it sees more opportunities in the digitisation of small and medium enterprises. (Representative Image: NordWood Themes via Unsplash)

Peter Körte, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Siemens AG, and Sunil Mathur, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Ltd, spoke to Moneycontrol at the Siemens India Innovation Day 2023.

Zee-Sony merger: NCLAT defers hearing of Axis Finance’s plea challenging deal

The NCLAT will be hearing a challenge to the Zee-Sony merger on May 17. (Source: Moneycontrol)

Axis Finance’s lawyer asked the tribunal to defer the hearing of the plea as IDBI’s appeal against the same order is expected to come up for hearing tomorrow.

19 percent switching to four-wheeler EV; 60 percent willing to spend up to Rs 15,000 on mobiles

Total mobile data traffic is estimated to grow threefold between the end of 2023 and end of 2029 - attributed to factors such as improved device capabilities, an increase in data intensive content and continued improvements in the performance of deployed networks. (Representative image by Mika Baumeister via Unsplash)

40 percent buyers are choosing two-wheelers, 36 percent are upgrading to a more advanced vehicle, and 24 percent are switching to an electric vehicle (EV).

Gaming firms may use grey area in GST law to challenge ‘retrospective’ taxation: Sources

According to Dua, while initial concerns remain regarding the regulations, cautious optimism is emerging. Data is being analyzed by officials to understand the impact on businesses and consumers. This, along with the Finance Minister's commitment to review, fuels hope for a potential revision that fosters continued industry growth.(Representative image via Unsplash)

Officials say the centre will leave it to the courts to decide whether the notices sent for the period prior to October 1 for 28 percent GST are valid or not.

Publicis Groupe’s Q3 organic revenue up 5.3 percent

Earlier this month, Sadoun announced the company's return-to-office plan, which will be effective from January, 1, 2024. As per the new mandate, the network's employees are expected to work in the office three days a week and be present every Monday. (Image: Publicis Groupe via YouTube)

Publicis Groupe chairman and CEO Arthur Sadoun focuses on the company’s return to office mandate and AI plans.

SEBI’s Ananth Narayan G: We need investor education programs so people rely less on finfluencers, charlatans

Narayan said that its important for people to rely less on finfluencers who are giving them ‘get rich quick tomorrow’ kinds of philosophies and inducing them into the market, (Representative Image: Mark Duffel via Unsplash)

SEBI member Ananth Narayan G bats for risk education, awareness in mutual funds, says the industry needs to make retail investors understand what risk is.