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Oct 2021

Jun 17, 2023

Mars Wrigley's Galaxy Chocolates Ropes in Kiara Advani as Brand Ambassador

Mars Wrigley's Galaxy chocolates signed Bollywood actress Kiara Advani as the brand ambassador. The company made the announcement in collaboration with the actress.
The announcement was followed by a television commercial where the actor is seen in a setting indulging in the chocolates in Istanbul.
The commercial has been conceptualised by the brand's creative agency, DDB Tribal.

Jun 16, 2023

Reliance Tira Signs Suhana Khan, Kiara Advani & More as Brand Ambassadors

Reliance Retail's beauty retail venture, Tira, is making strategic moves to enhance its presence in the booming beauty retail industry in India. With a focus on an omni-channel retail strategy and a range of products across different price segments, Tira is set to launch a nationwide marketing campaign. As part of this initiative, the company signed popular Bollywood actresses Suhana Khan, Kiara Advani, and Kareena Kapoor Khan as its first brand ambassadors. This move aims to leverage their star power and capture the attention of consumers across the country.

Jun 15, 2023

Epson India signs Rashmika Mandanna as brand ambassador

Printer company Epson India signed actress Rashmika Mandanna as its brand ambassador. The actress will collaborate with the company to promote its products in a multi-media campaign for its 'EcoTank' printers this month. In collaborating with the actress known for her performances across Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil cinema, the company said that it hopes to leverage her popularity to reach a wider audience across the country, particularly the younger generation.

Jun 13, 2023

Silvio Berlusconi, Former Italian Prime Minister Passes Away

Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian former PM who overcame various scandals to hold office four times, passed away at the age of 86.
The longest-serving Prime Minister in post-war Italy, he had bounced back from sex scandals and corruption cases.
After taking political office in 1994, the billionaire media tycoon led four governments until 2011 - though not consecutively.

Jun 09, 2023

Kerala's First 'Ashoka Chakra' Winner Havildar Alby D'Cruz Passes Away

Alby D'Cruz, Kerala's first Ashoka Chakra recipient, passed away. He was 87. Alby, received India's highest peacetime military decoration from the first President, Rajendra Prasad.
The country honoured him with the Ashoka Chakra for his extraordinary bravery during the civil strife with the Naga rebels in the 1960s. In a ceremony held in New Delhi on April 30, 1962, President Rajendra Prasad, presented the Ashoka Chakra to Alby. The then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru also congratulated him on the occasion.
While serving in Assam Rifles, Alby took part in the battle with Naga insurgents.

Award-winning DD Anchor Gitanjali Aiyar Passes Away

Gitanjali Aiyar, one of India's first English female news presenters on national broadcaster Doordarshan, passed away. She was in her mid 70s.
Graduated from Kolkata's Loreto College, Aiyar joined Doordarshan in 1971 and was awarded the best anchor four times. She also won the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for Outstanding Women in 1989. In her decades-long illustrious career, she was also associated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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