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< Back 45-day Mahakumbh begins today 13 Jan 2025 Over six million devotees took a holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, today. January 13th marked the beginning of the 45-day-long Mahakumbh, organised every twelve years. It will end on February 26th. This year’s Mahakumbh is notable for the rare celestial alignment occurring every 144 years. Visitors from across India and different countries will take a dip in Sangam, the convergence point of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mystical Saraswati rivers. The Mahakumbh is the largest peaceful gathering of people globally. Around 400 million devotees are expected to attend the festival. In 2017, UNESCO inscribed the Kumbh Mela on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a collection of cultural practices recognised by communities and individuals. A million devotees will observe the Kalpvas ritual by fasting, planting Tulsi, bananas, and barley, and embracing a disciplined lifestyle. Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell, is attending the Mahakumbh for a month and has been bestowed with a Hindu name, “Kamala”, out of respect. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram. Previous Next

< Back AI-created model Kenza Layli becomes the world’s first Miss AI 6 Aug 2024 The robot lady competed against 1500 AI models in the contest organised by Fanvue World AI Creators Awards. In what may come as a surprise, the AI creator platform Fanvue organised a beauty pageant in April, inviting AI creators to register their creations. The participants had to compete in technology, beauty, realism, and social media presence rounds. A panel of human and AI experts picked Kenza Layli from Morocco as the winner. The hijab-wearing AI model Kenza won a $20,000 cash prize for her Moroccan creator, Meriam Bessa, the 40-year-old CEO of Pheonix AI. Kenza has over 2.1 lakh Instagram followers that she connects with 24x7 in seven different languages. She posts to generate awareness about women's empowerment and environmental issues and to bridge the gaps between human beings and AI. French AI Model Lalina Valina, known for her kindness-inspired Instagram content, became the first runner-up. Olivia C, the Portuguese model, won third place for bridging the gap between humans and humanoids via her social media posts. Previous Next

< Back Reliance planning to buy a 29.8% stake in Tata Play 15 Feb 2024 If all goes well, it will be the first deal between Tata Group and Reliance Industries. It will allow Reliance to offer all JioCinema content on Tata Play. Reliance Industries plans to buy Walt Disney’s 29.8% stake in the subscription-based television and video streaming platform Tata Play. Besides Walt Disney, Tata Sons owns 50.2% of Tata Play, and Temasek, a Singapore-based fund, owns 20%. The Mukesh Ambani-led group is also about to merge its India business with Walt Disney, with the deal expected to be finalised this month. Reliance will acquire a 51% stake in the merged entity, and Walt Disney will hold around 40%. The remaining 9% will be owned by Bodhi Tree, a joint venture between James Murdoch and former Disney top boss Uday Shankar. Walt Disney plans to sell its TV content and OTT to Reliance for around $3.9 billion. Its valuation dipped after Zee Entertainment withdrew from a cricket rights deal worth $1.4 billion. With this, Reliance aims to strengthen its share in the $28 billion Indian media industry and TV distribution market. Previous Next

< Back Accor to open 30 hotels in India within 5 years 3 Apr 2024 Luxury hotel brands like Fairmont, Sofitel, and Raffles planned. Accor may consider launching luxury brands like Orient Express, too. European hospitality chain, Accor plans to launch 30 more luxury hotels in India within three to five years, and one hotel every week in Asia this year. In India, it currently operates 62 hotels under 9 brand names from its portfolio of 40 brands worldwide. It will open Raffles in Jaipur this year. The other cities on its radar are New Delhi, Mohali, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Bhubaneswar among others. Novotel, Ibis, and Pullman make up 70% of its entire business. It develops Ibis hotels in India in partnership with InterGlobe Aviation, the owner of IndiGo Airlines. IndiGo's aircraft order last year fueled its plans for expansion in India. Accor launched its luxury and lifestyle division a year and a half ago, offering 24 brands like Delano, Mama Shelter, Mondrian, 25hours, and MGallery. It already offers hotels, trains, and yatchs under Orient Express and is considering launching it in India. Previous Next

< Back Noida Int’l Airport to begin flight testing from Nov 30 17 Nov 2024 The airport in Jewar postponed aircraft landing tests to November 30th. Touted Asia’s largest airport, Noida International Airport in Jewar, will begin testing aircraft landing from November 30th. The trials initially scheduled for November 15th were delayed as the airport did not get permission from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). As part of the testing, three flights each of IndiGo and Akasa Air will land at the airport daily. After completing the testing phase, DGCA will issue the aerodrome license, thus preparing the airport for commercial operations. The official opening for commercial operations is set for April 25th, 2025. Flight bookings will begin in January 2025, three months before the inaugural flight. The authorities have partnered with Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa and the first flights will depart for Dubai and Singapore. Developed by Yamuna International Airport, a subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG, Switzerland, this airport has six runways, twice as many as Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. Previous Next

< Back Trump’s $5 million Gold Card may replace EB-5 visa 27 Feb 2025 It will be implemented if the Trump administration receives Congress and the Senate approval. The EB-5 visa introduced by the Congress in 1990, allows foreigners to invest $800,000-1 million in incorporating a company in the US and employing at least 10 people. Between September 2021-22, 8,000 people obtained this visa. However, the EB-5 visas carry the risk of fraud and difficulty in verifying the source of funds. The Trump administration plans to introduce the ‘gold card’ to replace EB-5 within two weeks. It is a green card offering permanent legal residency, or US citizenship, and cancels any taxes on foreign income earned outside the US. The $5 million citizenship fee will ensure only the ultra-rich apply. For business owners, tax savings on significant foreign income can easily cross the $5 million threshold within a few years. Trump aims to reduce the $35-trillion government deficit with it. However, EB-5 is a law. He will have to amend the citizenship law to introduce gold cards. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Health & fitness brands’ sales spike on New Year's Day 9 Jan 2024 HealthifyMe reported ₹2.5 crore in sales on January 1st compared to ₹70 lakh per day sales on average. Boldfit recorded sales up to 25% higher in the first week of 2024. Health and Fitness apps and many subscription-based companies cashed in massive sales on New Year due to resolutions. HealthifyMe, which offers fitness coaching and diet and nutrition plans, broke its previous records. 66% of its revenue came from subscription renewal compared to 50% in January 2023. Curefit-owned Cultsport, a sportswear and equipment seller, witnessed a similar hike but expects a downward spiral by the end of the month and a further 30% drop in February. Boldfit, which sells fitness products and nutritional supplements, saw up to 22,000 orders daily, or one order every four seconds, comparable to the Prime Day sale in 2023. The January-March quarter sees the highest industry sales, especially in nutritional supplements, health equipment like yoga mats, sports shoes, and fitness coaching. The trend is visible worldwide, with American companies like New York Sports Club offering a $1 joining fee and complimentary membership for a month. Previous Next

< Back India’s first 1,080-acre aerial system testing facility opened in Nagpur 2 Apr 2025 It also features a 1.27 km-long runway used for developing Medium- and High-Altitude Long-Endurance drones for the Indian Army. PM Modi inaugurated India’s first private sector aerial technology development facility in Nagpur on Sunday. The site is run by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL). The facility will test advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), including loitering munitions, as well as Medium and High Altitude Long Endurance (MALE and HALE) drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Loitering munitions are aerial weapons that hover over a target for a set period before striking with precision. The SDAL facility also features Pinaka rocket systems, counter-drone systems, anti-tank guided missiles, the Bhargavastra (a counter-drone system), and the Bhaumastra (a mine detection system). Its MALE UAVs can fly up to 30,000 feet with a capacity for staying in flight for up to 48 hours. HALE UAVs can fly for days at an altitude of up to 65,000 feet. SDAL has submitted a proposal to the Indian Air Force for the adoption of its UAVs. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

Après décembre 2024, le lancement était prévu le 26 février, puis le 3 mars. < Back Le lancement d’Ariane 6 est reporté au 6 mars Après décembre 2024, le lancement était prévu le 26 février, puis le 3 mars. Les défis rencontrés pour acheminer le satellite jusqu’au pas de tir ont retardé le lancement de la fusée Ariane 6 de décembre a février, puis au 3 mars. Mais, un dysfonctionnement d’une valve détecté à la dernière minute dans un tuyau de ravitaillement a repoussé le lancement au 6 mars. Le premier vol commercial d’Ariane 6 prévu pour 2020 a eu lieu le 9 juillet 2024, après plusieurs retards. Ariane 6 est le nouveau lanceur européen de charges lourdes. L’Agence spatiale européen la développée en collaboration avec des centaines d’entreprises de 13 pays européens. Le principal contractant est ArianeGroup. Le CNES, l’agence spatiale française, a développé et entretient les installations de lancement d’Ariane 6 au Port spatial de l’Europe, en Guyane française. Ariane 6 déploiera le satellite CSO-3, dernier élément de la constellation CSO. Airbus Defence and Space a développé ces constellations pour soutenir le système multinational d’imagerie spatiale (MUSIS). Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , et Instagram . Previous Next

< Back PM Modi to launch Mera Yuva Bharat Platform on Oct 31 for the under 29 Ishita Nigam 30 Oct 2023 MY Bharat will be an autonomous body focusing on youth development and enhancing their leadership skills. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch an autonomous body, Mera Yuva Bharat, on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary on October 31st. The Union Cabinet approved the establishment earlier this month. Its website, called MYBharat, will be a platform to connect ministries with the Indian youth. It aims to enable youth between 15 and 29 years of age to learn social innovation and leadership skills through experiential learning. It will focus on programmatic skills instead of isolated physical interaction. The initiative seeks to harness youth’s energy in nation-building. Creating a centralized youth database will offer access to resources and opportunities. It will build a physical-digital ecosystem to empower youth and help them be a bridge between the government and other citizens. The Department of Youth Affairs recently hosted the ‘Meri Maati, Mera Desh’ program, which saw 50 million youths plant 23 million saplings to create Amrit Vatikas across India. Previous Next

< Back JSW MG Windsor breaks EV market records with 15,176 bookings in 24 hours 2 Dec 2024 The motor company offers the Battery as a Service (BaaS) model, thus allowing customers to rent the battery. Launched in September, JSW MG’s Windsor runs at an ex-showroom price of ₹9.9 lakh without the battery. It outsold its competitors in October 2024 with 3,116 unit sales compared with Tata Nexon at 1,593 units and Tata Curvv at 1,542 units. What’s driving this trend for JSW MG is their newly launched Battery as a Service (BaaS) model, which allows customers to buy the vehicle, lease the battery, and pay only for the kilometres driven. Consumers can swap the rented battery at a network provider for an average rent of ₹3.5/km, a maintenance cost of ₹0.5/km, and a charging price of ₹1/km, where charging is offered free for the first year. Ultimately, a Windsor SUV costs ₹4.75/km without GST to the consumers. The other Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars cost ₹8-9/km. The BaaS model helps users save the running cost by up to 40% compared to the other ICE models. Previous Next

< Back Kevan Parekh named Apple’s new CFO 2 Sept 2024 From January 1st, 2025, Kevan will succeed Luca Maestri, the outgoing CFO, who will continue to head the corporate services, information systems and security, IT, and real estate and development. Under planned succession planning, Kevan Parekh will join Apple’s executive team as the CFO on January 1st, 2025. Parekh joined the tech major eleven years ago, providing financial support for Apple’s product marketing, engineering, and internet sales and marketing teams. He then led their global sales, retail, and marketing finance. He is currently Vice President of financial planning and analysis, G&A and benefits, market research, and investor relations. Before Apple, Parekh assumed senior leadership positions in General Motors and Thomson Reuters. The change comes just before the new iPhone's launch this fall. Expected to be the biggest software upgrade for the phone maker yet, Apple will roll out new AI features to compete with brands that have recently launched their AI upgrades, like Samsung’s Gemini. Under Maestri’s leadership, Apple made some critical investment decisions, which more than doubled its revenue and over five-folded its services earnings. Previous Next