Designer Neeta Lulla, Rina Dhaka announced United Couture Weekend 2018 in New Delhi

United Couture Weekend, presented by Nine Hill Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Is a platform encapsulating variegated fashion ideology aimed to ginger up the business of fashion and luxury.  Therefore, the well-known designers of fashion industry came along to announce the upcoming fashion week out here in Delhi. UCW 2018, is a conscious attempt to advance the reach of fashion and designers. The press conference was graced by Neeta Lulla, Rina Dhaka, Anjalee Kapoor, Amir Raza, Director at Nine Hills & more in the majestic ambience of hotel The Grand, Vasant Kunj.

UCW premiers its first season in country's fashion capital, Delhi on 30th of September 2018 and concluding the festival on 1st of October, 2018. UCW with its debut season promises eminent talent, incredible shows and the biggest bash. It is a camouflage of luxury, fashion and business with celebrated names from the designer pool also including Arjun Khann, Soumitra Moudal Payal Singhal, Anjalee & Arjun Kapoor, Aslam Khan, Mayyur Girotra and more.

UCW 2018, offers a bouquet of fine talent from country's best show directors and choreographers -Anu Ahuja & Ravneet Goraya, top make-up and hair team and fashion photographers.

The glamour quotient is scaled up with top models walking the ramp. Some of the prominent names in the lists are Deepti Gujeal, Kanika Dev, Hemangi Parte, Soni Kaur, Mitali Rannorey, Archana A Kumar, Candice Pinto, Lakshmi Rana, Noyonika Chatterjee.

Well, UCW has been a sincere piece of work and planning by NINE HILL ENTERTAINMENT PVT LTD. A Clique set up in 2018, by bringing 3 established entrepreneurs together to toss this blazing fashion event. "Nine Hills resonates a cohesive passion towards fashion"- Says Amir Raza, Director at Nine Hills. Young tycoons known for his transportation legacy across industries. He has gotten together with other two directors to shelf an event company to afloat potential in fashion events.

"We are going to shift the status quo, by furnishing opportunities for budding talents and making presence in major cities nationally and internationally as we pronounce our plans with upcoming seasons OF UCW." Quoted by Mr Zoravar Rajput, a young entrepreneur and a fitness freak.

Fashion Industry is about to experience a drift and the designers to get more and better opportunity to display their fashion stories and outfits. With UCW season 2, new talents will be given a major spots to demonstrate and scale their business.

Aprilia & Vespa India launches 5 new products including technologically advanced mobile Connectivity as brand Vespa completes 6 years & Aprilia 2yrs in India.

•                     Aprilia brand of racing DNA introduces new SR 150 Race, Aprilia SR150 Facelift & limited-edition Carbon SR 150 for Aprilia enthusiasts.

•                     Vespa introduces facelift with new colours, new range of accessories, merchandise and limited edition all black Vespa Notte.

•                     Innovative mobile connectivity technology with Vespa & Aprilia to empower you to operate and control features of your scooters at a click

Mumbai, 18th September 2018: Piaggio India today launched the new Aprilia SR 150 Race, Aprilia SR150 Facelift, Limited edition Carbon SR 150, Vespa facelift and innovative connectivity for Vespa and Aprilia range.

The new Aprilia SR 150 Race is inspired from flagship superbike RS-GP, specially designed for MotoGP. It brings in a fresher look in line with the RS-GP theme, the scooter sports a white base with red and green body graphics along with red 14 inch alloys- first of its kind in the category, adjustable suspension, 220mm disk brake, golden caliper, digital console and tall wind screen, with specially designed race theme helmet and factory fitted mobile connectivity feature. The SR 150 Race has a 150cc- 3 valve engine, map sensor technology and is also equipped with enhanced CVT gearbox delivering an exceptional riding experience that reflects the true characters of brand Aprilia in SR range. New Aprilia SR 150 Race facelift is available at all Vespa and Aprilia showrooms at an ex-showroom price of Rs.80,211 (ex-showroom Pune).

The iconic Vespa with its classy Italian appeal has added three new attractive colours in its facelift -Matt Rosso Dragon, Matt Yellow and Azzuro Provenza with machine cut alloy periphery wheels. Embedded with factory fitted connectivity feature, the new Vespa joins the league of technologically advanced vehicles. The new Vespa inspired range of merchandise reflects the vibrancy and the true Italian style. Vespa facelift will be available at an ex-showroom price of INR 91,140 for VXL 150cc & INR 97,276 for SXL 150cc (ex-showroom Pune).

In line with Piaggio India’s strategy to reinvent mobility for future generation, it has introduced a mobile connectivity that empowers customers to connect with their Vespa & Aprilia scooter’s and control its features. This user-friendly innovation can be accessed via mobile and adds to the convenience of the customers with features such as accurate GPS information, emergency contact details and also will be able to locate nearby service centres. It is also equipped with a panic alert feature, wherein riders can reach out to the registered number configured with the current location and seek help in case of an emergency. Riders can find, navigate and follow their bikes using smart connectivity. Through its Find Me feature, user can identify and locate their scooter in ignition off mode in a busy parking area.

Through smart connectivity, riders can access the vehicle status, locate petrol pumps and connect with customer care executives. This smart app can be installed on iOS & Android phones. 

The Aprilia SR 150 Facelift gets four new trendy colours – matt black, blue, glossy red and white, and is also accompanied by adjustable suspension. The new limited-edition Aprilia Carbon SR 150, inspired by carbon components in high-performance Aprilia track bikes represents the theme through Carbon design and aesthetics. It comes in all black theme, complemented with carbon graphics and new adjustable suspension. The SR 150 facelift and Carbon 150 have 14-inch large wheel, 220 mm disk brake, new digital cluster, USB option, connectivity feature in Carbon and an option to fit connectivity feature in SR 150 facelift.

Aprilia SR 150 Carbon and SR 150 Facelift are available at all Vespa & Aprilia showrooms at an ex-showroom price of INR 73,500 (ex-showroom Pune) for Aprilia SR 150 Carbon & INR 70,031 (ex-showroom Pune) for SR 150 Facelift.

Additionally, the sophisticated all black limited-edition Vespa Notte with its powerful 125 CC engine is available to the Vespa enthusiasts for INR 68,829 (ex-showroom Pune).

Commenting on this occasion, Mr. Diego Graffi, Managing Director and CEO, Piaggio India said, “We will continue to explore creating premium differentiated products for the youth of the country. With the launch of the new bikes under the Aprilia and Vespa brands, we are only deepening our footprint across the country.”

Mr Ashish Yakhmi, Head of Two-wheeler business added, “It is a matter of immense pride for us to celebrate six years of Vespa and two years of Aprilia in India. We have received great response for both our brands and the growth in our two-wheeler business is a testimony to that. We are excited to launch our new range of scooters to fulfil the needs of our customers also aligning our strategy of pursuing global innovations. By end of 2018 will also witness successful launch of 300 Motoplexes in India.”

With festivity in the air, Piaggio India has launched the ‘5X Fun Offer’ for the first time on its Vespa and Aprilia range of two-wheelers from September to October. Under the ‘5X Fun Offer’, customers can enjoy free five years mandatory insurance, five years free warranty which includes two years of standard warranty and three years of extended warranty. Additionally, the customers can avail free service for the first year, and two years of ‘On Road Assist’ clubbed with PayTM benefits worth INR 5000 or lucrative payment methods like zero cost EMI or low down-payment of INR 3,999.

About Vespa:

Piaggio invented the Vespa in 1946. Having successfully established itself in the world-wide two-wheeler segment, Vespa was launched in India in April 2012. The Company has a state-of-the-art plant in Baramati, Maharashtra, where it manufactures the iconic Vespa alongside Aprilia SR and also manufactures a range of 3 and 4 wheeled commercial vehicles at a separate manufacturing facility in Baramati.

About Aprilia:

Aprilia was born into racing and is the real sporty flagship brand for Piaggio Group. With 294 Grand Prix races won in Road Racing World Championship, Aprilia holds the record for the most wins of any European manufacturer in the history of maximum motorcycle competitions. These are joined by an impressive 54 world titles: 38 in Road Racing World Championship, 7 in Superbike and 9 in Off Road disciplines.

KAJOL & RANI MUKERJI'S  NORTH BOMBAY SARBOJANIN DURGA PUJA SAMITI TO SHIFT VENUE THIS YEAR TO GOLDEN TOBACCO. 

The oldest Durga Puja in Mumbai, popularly known as North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti is all set to change its venue from Tulip Star, Juhu to Golden Tobacco Limited, Tobacco House, S.V. Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400056

They have been organising this grand puja celebration for the last 71 years.  North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti who have been organising Durga Puja since the last 5-7  years at Tulip Star were compelled to change its well-known venue due to Tulip Star property dispute.

Veteran actor & organiser of Debu Mukherjee & Krishna Mukherjee says "We had to shift the venue because, with Maa Durga's blessings Tulip Star has settled their dispute &  re opening as V Hotels very soon. Years back it was shut down due to legal dispute, which is why we decided to keep our Durga Puja at Tulip Star, Juhu. Now since they are in the process to reopen the venue, we decided to shift our venue" 

Over the years, the celebrations have grown by ten folds, and with maximum participation from people, the organisers felt the need to shift the venue due to space constraint "Also over the years the footfall has increased. Thankfully, the new place is bigger and will be able to accommodate more devotees" adds Debu Mukherjee & Krishna Mukherjee.

एचपीसीएल को राजभाषा कीर्ति सम्मान - नया कीर्तिमान

हिंदी दिवस के अवसर पर विज्ञान भवन, नई दिल्ली में, भारत के माननीय उप राष्ट्रपति श्री एम. वेंकैया नायडू ने अपने कर-कमलों से एचपीसीएल के अध्यक्ष एवं प्रबंध निदेशक, श्री मुकेश कुमार सुराणा को वर्ष 2017-18 में ‘ख’ क्षेत्र के सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के सभी उपक्रमों में श्रेष्ठतम राजभाषा निष्पादन के लिए ‘राजभाषा कीर्ति प्रथम पुरस्कार’ तथा गृह पत्रिका एचपी समाचार-तकनीकी हिंदी विशेषांक हेतु एचपीसीएल के निदेशक-मानव संसाधन, श्री पुष्प कुमार जोशी को राजभाषा कीर्ति द्वितीय पुरस्कार देकर सम्मानित किया।

ये पुरस्कार माननीय गृहमंत्री, भारत सरकार, श्री राजनाथ सिंह, माननीय गृह राज्यमंत्री, श्री हंसराज गंगाराम अहीर, माननीय गृह राज्‍य मंत्री, श्री किरेन रिजीजू तथा सचिव राजभाषा, श्री शैलेश की गरिमामयी उपस्थिति में प्रदान किए गए।

उल्लेखनीय है कि एचपीसीएल को राजभाषा कीर्ति प्रथम पुरस्कार लगातार दूसरे वर्ष प्राप्त हुआ है।

TIPS MUSIC Consents to RECREATE "RUK RUK"

On reinventing the magic that Tabu & Ajay Devgan created back in the '90s with chartbuster "Ruk Ruk" from the movie 'Vijaypath',  Kumar Taurani of Tips Music says,"It’s a different take on the song. It’s completely different”

Recently, Tips Music crossed 1 crore subscribers on youTube/tipsofficial channel, has decided to give the popular song a new twist in Kajol starrer Helicopter Eela. The recreated version of "Ruk Ruk" is crooned by Raghav Sanchar..

Producer Kumar Mangat said, we have changed the lyrics, but the hook line remains the same. Infact the plot of the original video is completely different than the recreated one