Month: March 2024

Only Vimal could leverage the ‘looks of a winner’ to become an undisputed clothing brand

Reliance ventured into the textiles business with the introduction of Vimal in 1975. The brand was named Vimal, after Dhirubhai Ambani's nephew, and son of his elder brother Ramnikbhai Ambani, co-founder of Reliance Industries. The operations of the business were looked after by Dhirubhai's son, Anil. (Image source: Only Vimal website)

It was 1987 when India was witnessing a transformation in the advertising industry. Reliance Industries, the principal sponsor of the Cricket World Cup at the time, rolled out a campaign where the talent of filmmaker Shantanu Sheorey and the onscreen persona of cricketing greats Sir Vivian Richards, Ravi Shastri and Allan Robert Border catapulted Vimal Suitings to become a market leader.

Info Edge apps back on Google Play store: Sanjeev Bikhchandani

“Many of the Info Edge apps are back on the play store. An effort very well led by Hitesh and the entire Info Edge team. People were up all night for this. Great crisis management,” Bikhchandani said (Image sourced via Forbes India)

Info Edge’s apps Naukri India jobseeker, 99acres and Naukrigulf are back on the Google Play store.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to meet Google and app developers to solve delisting dispute

On March 1, Google announced it would remove apps from 10 Indian developers, including Shaadi.com, Naukri.com, jeevansathi.com, and Bharat Matrimony, from its Play Store in India for non-compliance with its billing policies.

“India is very clear, our policy is very clear…our startups will get the protection that they need,” Vaishnaw said in an interview with PTI. He added that the government will be meeting Google and other app developers who have been delisted next week to try and resolve the dispute.

Anant Ambani pre-wedding celebrations: Mark Zuckerberg dressed for ‘jungle-fever’ theme on day 2

The second day will host "A Walk on the Wildside" with "jungle fever" the suggested dress code for the day. This event would be held outdoors in the Ambanis' animal rescue centre in Jamnagar. (Image source: @zuck via Instagram)

The second day of the pre-wedding celebrations for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant has “A Walk on the Wildside” with “jungle fever” as the suggested dress code for the day.