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Oct 2021

Oct 12, 2021

Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Bomb A. Q. Khan Passes Away

Abdul Qadeer Khan, a scientist known as the father of Pakistan's clandestine nuclear programme, passed away. He was 85.
The nuclear physicist faced criticism in 2004 when he was forced to accept responsibility for nuclear technology proliferation and was forced to live a life of official house arrest.
Khan was born in 1936 in Bhopal and migrated to Pakistan along with his family after the Partition in 1947.

Oct 10, 2021

Suchetha Sathish Sets Guinness Record by Singing in 120 Languages

While there are many singers who have been mesmerizing the audience with their melodious voice, 16-year-old Suchetha Sathish stands apart for her ability to sing flawlessly in as many as 120 languages.
A native of Kannur, she achieved the Guinness record for singing in most languages at an event held at the Indian Consulate in Dubai. She received the certificate and citations in Dubai.

OnePlus Ropes in Shahid, Mira Kapoor as Brand Ambassadors for TV Category

Tech major OnePlus roped in Bollywood's celebrity couple Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput Kapoor as brand ambassadors for its TV product category.
In 2019, OnePlus entered the smart TV industry with its Q1 series, and expanded the portfolio in the following year with the launch of the U series and Y series.
The collaboration (with Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput Kapoor) reiterates the brand's philosophy of Never Settle', while highlighting the company's vision towards building a seamless connected experience.

Oct 08, 2021

Fire-Boltt Appoints Virat Kohli as its Brand Ambassador

Fire-Boltt appointed of Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador. Kohli will participate in different marketing, ad, and endorsement campaigns of the homegrown brand. "Virat Kohli is a role model for not just Indians but cricket lovers around the globe.
Fire-Boltt is a wearable, gaming, and audio brand offering a bouquet of premium quality audio, fitness, and fashion products. The products by Fire-Boltt include smartwatches, bluetooth earphones, bluetooth headphones, true wireless earbuds, bluetooth speakers, sound bars, lifestyle shoes, among others.
It is founded by Arnav Kishore and Aayushi Kishore.

Oct 07, 2021

Renowned Cartoonist C. J. Yesudasan Passes Away

Renowned cartoonist C. J. Yesudasan passed away at the age of 83.
Famous for his political cartoons, Yesudasan received the best cartoonist award from the Kerala government several times.
He also bagged honours like Swadeshabhimani Award, BM Gafoor Award, V Sambasivan Memorial Award, PK Manthri Memorial Award and NV Pylee Award.
Born in Bharaikkavu in Alappuzha district in 1938, Yesudasan had a long stint as a cartoonist with Malayala Manorama. He had also worked with Janayugom and Shankar's Weekly in the beginning of his career.
Yesudasan popularised the art of cartooning and was the author of the first pocket cartoon in Kerala.

Shailesh Dobhal Succeeds Shyamal Majumdar as Editor of Business Standard

Business Standard announced that Shailesh Dobhal has taken over as its new Editor.
Mr. Dobhal succeeded Shyamal Majumdar, who has retired.
Mr. Dobhal joined Business Standard in 2011 as Resident Editor in New Delhi, and has played a key role in building the newspaper and strengthening its digital operations as Digital Editor. Earlier, he was Senior Editor at The Economic Times and Associate Editor at Business Today.

Oct 05, 2021

CoinDCX Ropes in Amitabh Bachchan as its First Brand Ambassador

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX roped in actor Amitabh Bachchan as its first-ever brand ambassador. With this association, the crypto exchange wants to increase crypto awareness and popularise crypto as an emerging asset class. Bachchan will be the face of CoinDCX's new campaign. Being a crypto investor himself and having launched his own NFT (Non-fungible token), Mr. Bachchan is well-versed with crypto space.
CoinDCX is India's first crpto unicorn established in 2018.

Former Bureaucrat Shakti Sinha Passes Away

Shakti Sinha, former bureaucrat and an academician who was also the Private Secretary to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away.
Mr. Sinha, a 1979-batch IAS officer, was also former Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML).
Mr. Sinha worked closely with Vajpayee between 1996 and 1999, and had written a memoir titled 'Vajpayee: The Years That Changed India'.

Amrutanjan Healthcare Ropes in Mirabai, Punia as Brand Ambassadors

Amrutanjan Healthcare signed the Tokyo Olympic weightlifting silver medalist Mirabai Chanu and wrestling bronze medalist Bajrang Punia as brand ambassadors for products in its pain management range.
Chanu and Punia will endorse the company's portfolio of advanced body pain management products, which includes Back Pain Roll-On, Joint Muscle Spray, and Pain Patch.
As part of the partnership, the brand ambassadors will feature in a series of campaigns, including television and digital commercials for these products.

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