As lanterns light up and colourful rangoli adorns the houses, Vodafone India customers will experience a silent dhamaka this Diwali. As a gesture of gratitude for the love and support from 188mn customers, this Diwali, Vodafone India will offer free 100MB Data to its customers to celebrate the festival of lights with their loved ones. This special offer is available to all Vodafone customers on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 and they can avail the free 100MB data by just sending a SMS ‘DIWALI’ to 199. Customers can enjoy the web browsing experience; send Diwali e-greetings, and Diwali e-messages to wish their friends and family on the occasion for free. Speaking about this gesture, Sunil Sood – Managing Director and CEO, Vodafone India said, “At Vodafone, we are driven with the singular objective of delivering superior experience to our customers. Data is increasingly driving usage pattern, more so during important festivals like Diwali. Offering free data on Diwali is our way of gratifying our valued 188 million customers for their love and trust in the brand and our service experience. We take this opportunity to wish all our customers Happy Diwali and will continue to delight them with such differentiated offerings in the days to come.” Enhancing customer experience and offering greater value, Vodafone India had recently launched Vodafone Doubles - Double Data and Double Validity packs for its customers rewarding them with additional voice and data benefits.
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The Ambience Mall, VasantKunj, a part of Ambience Group, is set to enthrall Delhiites when Swedish fashion retail giant Hennes and Mauritz AB, popularly known as H&M, launches its store on 7th November 2015with a gala ceremony. H&M’s biggest store in India will be spread over an area of 28,000 sq. ft. and three floors at Ambience Mall. Given the huge following for H&M in India, Ambience Mall is expecting a huge rush one night prior to the store launch. To entertain the enthusiastic customers and keep their spirits high, there will be a slew of performances with live bands, guitarist, percussionist and famous radio jockey (RJs). In addition to these, a DJ will keep the energy going through the night with a fun playlist. As part of its plans to celebrate the store opening, H&M will offer gift cards of Rs.7000 to its first 7 customers, giftcards of Rs.700 to next 300 customers and a limited edition H&M India tote bag on the opening day. Speaking prior to the event Mr. Arjun Gehlot, Director, Ambience Malls, said, “We are excited to have one of the best international fashion retail brand ‘H&M’ in our mall. This is part of our commitment to offer International and Domestic premium quality brands to our customers under one roof. We will continue to bring best quality brands in the future as well.”
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Maruti Suzuki, one of the leading passenger vehicle maker, recently organized one of the most challenging motorsport rallies, Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya2015, fromShimla. In its 17th edition, the 6 day motorsport event covered a total distance of 2000 km travelling through some of the most picturesque and peaceful locations in the Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. The rallyists crossed places like Shimla, Dalhousie, Srinagar, Manali and Rangdum in the wake of the rocky Himalayas and freezing weather locales. Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya ended in Srinagarwith Raj Singh Rathore and his co-driver Amber Udasi taking top position followed by Tsering Lakhpa and his co-driver Venu Ramesh Kumar at the second position and 9 times Raid De Himalaya winner, also famously known as manali man, Suresh Rana and his co-driver Parminder Thakur stood third. This year the rally saw around 250 driving enthusiasts in about 167 teams covering 2000 kms in six days. The last phase of the rally ended finally in Srinagar while traversing through Rangdum with a distance of approximately 300 km in the last leg. In the Adventure Trial category, the top slot was bagged by Jagmeet Gill along with his co-driver Chandan Sen who completed the race with a total penalty scores of 16 minutes and 58 seconds followed by theAjgar Ali who emerged as first runner up and Karthick Murthi and S Sankar Anand at the third spot.There were in total 55 teams in the adventure category. Arvind K.P was crowned the champion in the extreme two wheeler category followed by Natraj R and Ashish Saurabh Moudghil at the second and third position respectively. The17th edition of the motorsport event stood out in the number of highest women participants with Bani Yadav returning to give a tough competition while Anu Rana and her navigator Poonam Rana won the title of Coup – De – Dames. Amidst adverse weather conditions and challenges of the rough terrain, theenthusiasm of the rallyists never faded. Speaking on the prize distribution ceremony, Mr R S Kalsi, Executive Director, Marketing& Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “We are overwhelmed to see the response received by our flagship motorsport event Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya. This year has been exciting to follow, to see the passion of the rallyists even against the toughest conditions. This participation and excitement raises the bar making the rally more eventful with every season” On winning the champions trophy, Raj Singh Rathore said, “This is an extremely overwhelming moment for me. I have been dreaming the entire year to lift this trophy and I am extremely happy that my dream has come true. Hope to keep the adrenaline rush going in the next year’s Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya. It only gets more challenging every year and I am looking forward to maintaining my title”. After a display of sheer grit and passion for driving, the final winners were announced during the closing ceremony held in Centaur Lakeside SKICC, Srinagar, on Saturday 17th October 2015. Final results: Extreme category (4x4) Raj Singh Rathore and Amber Udasi Tsering Lhakpa and Venu Ramesh Kumar Suresh Rana and Parminder Thakur Extreme Category (motorcycles) Arvind K. P Natraj R Ashish Saurabh Moudghil Adventure trial category Jagmeet Gill & Chandana Sen Ajgar Ali and Mohd. Mustafa Karthick Murthi and S. Sankar Anand
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After IPL, ISL, Pro Kabaddi, IHL and IPTL it’s time to welcome a promising new entrant to the list of sporting leagues- the PRO Wrestling League- an initiative by ProSportify in association with the Wrestling Federation of India. The tournament scheduled to be held from December 10-27, 2015 hosted its player auctions yesterday at Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, amidst obvious excitement. Over 50 Indian and international players were put under the hammer at an auction by international auctioneer Bob Hayton. The event was hosted by Anchor Kubra Sait along with Cyrus Broacha who kept the audience entertained with his signature comedy. Present at the event were Kartikeya Sharma, CMD of ProSportify and Vishal Gurnani, Director, ProSportify along with Bollywood actor Dharmendra. The format of the auction suggested that every team will have a marquee player and the bid for each player started at the base price of INR 30 lakhs making it the richest wrestling league in the world. What followed was an assessment of business skills and a tough fight between the franchises to pick the players of their choice from a gamut of Indian and international wrestlers. Kartikeya Sharma, CMD ProSportify& founder of PWL said, “PWL is a major event towards the development of wrestling in India and we are thrilled to be organizing it. It is going to be a game changer in the non-cricket leagues. We had some of the best wrestlers in the world as part of our auction and we hope that each team emerge as a strong competitor to give an action packed event to the fans. It will be our endeavor to focus on the essence of the sport without any compromise and keep the culture and heritage of the sport alive. It is most definitely going to be the most watched sport other than cricket in India.” Speaking on the eve of the auction, Vishal Gurnani, Director ProSportify said, “We are proud that the world’s first ever professional wrestling league is being launched in India. Over the next few seasons, PWL is all set to emerge as the most successful non-cricket sporting league in India.The tournament will have a strong focus on experiential elements. We will decide, in the next five days, which event agency partner we would want to bring on board to execute the tournament in all 6 cities- Haryana, UP, Mumbai, Bangalore, Punjab, Delhi and, therefore, invite all prospective agencies to please come forward with their respective proposals”.
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More than 10,000 music and motorcycle lovers from across India celebrated the coming together of rock music and roaring Harley engines, at the 6th season of the Harley Rock Riders music festival. Hosted at the Richardson & Cruddas Foundry in Mumbai, the festival witnessed some of the best talent from both Indian and International bands, a display of the recently launched Harley-Davidson MY16 Dark Custom motorcycles, a dedicated Harley-Davidson museum showcasing the journey of motorcycles & rock music over the years and official Harley-Davidson merchandise enhancing the whole experience. Pallavi Singh, Director Marketing, Harley-Davidson India said, “This has been by far the biggest season of Harley Rock Riders. Together with our partner Guvera, Jameson and Only Much Louder we would like to thank all the music and motorcycle enthusiasts and fans for their ardent display of energy which made both the days so memorable! A special thanks to the independent bike builders who unleashed their creativity and built terrific custom Harley-Davidson motorcycles and to the Harley owners who rode down in unison to be a part of the festival.” Tushar Jaitley from TJ-Moto was awarded the coveted ‘Custom Champion’ title, judged by veteran Japanese custom bike builder Kaichiroh Kurosu of Cherry’s Company (a leading private custom motorcycle shop based in Japan that mainly deals with Harley-Davidson motorcycles) and has been working with the brand’s products for over 20 years and Claes Loberg, founder and director of innovation for Guvera. The contest featured 5 of India’s best independent motorcycle customizers, namely – EIMOR Customs, TNT Motorcycles, Godspeed Customs, MotoMiu, and TJ Moto. Kaichiroh Kurosu of Cherry’s Company said, “Taking this competition as an opportunity, I hope many more people explore customization and nurture the culture of customization of Harley-Davidson motorcycles in India.” Metal fans from across the country enjoyed Megadeth while Reggae fans grooved to the tunes of popular international band The Wailers. Megadeth also responded to the love of their fans from Bangalore in a truly rocking fashion and because of popular demand, performed in the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ on October 28th, as a pre-cursor to the rock music festival. Arjun S. Ravi, Co-founder OML said, "It's been another amazing year hosting the festival in Mumbai. Harley Rock Riders has been the perfect platform for fans to connect their love for motorcycles and rock music. We saw a fantastic turn-out this year especially with icons like Megadeth and The Wailers headlining the festival along with some great rock and metal acts from across India. We couldn't have asked for a better response from the crowd. We now look forward to revving up your experience for next edition of the festival." Earning the chance to play for a live audience not only at HRR Season VI but also at next year’s edition of the music festival, Celestial Teapot were crowned the winners of the ‘Find your Freedom’ contest. As the audience chanted Megadeth, the symphony of music and motorcycles came alive as Harley owners created a special ‘mega rev’ by revving up their motorcycles as Megadeth went up the stage to perform. Following HRR, on November 1st, the Harley-Davidson motorcycle Boot Camp was carried out in Mumbai where riders experienced the Harley-Davidson culture and took their dream Harley for a ride.
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Known as one of India's first Rhythm festival, Damru has been initiated by Gladpeople Management Company in 2011, bringing together percussion artists from all genres from India and across the world. With 20 world-renowned drummers, 15 percussion acts, 3 workshops, a drumming flea market, mass drumming, drum jams, regional drummers coming together in one arena, this year, the festival is going a notch higher to becoming India’s Premier Rhythm Festival. Since its first and second season in 2011/2012 with an all Indian percussive line up the festival has received a positive response from rhythm lovers with more than 36,0000 people thronging the grounds over three days. The 2015 edition of the Dumru will witness global collaborations for the first time. World-renowned and Grammy award winning percussionists from USA, Europe and India will collaborate to come up with new sounds, entertain the audience as also inspire and educate enthusiasts. Importantly, Dumru Rhythm Festival will be donating their entire profit from ticket sales towards eradication of malnutrition in India via their initiative ‘Music for Food’. The initiative aims to eradicate malnutrition in India by 2025 and for the same will be donating 100 per cent of their profits to Impact India Foundation, an NGO launched by the United Nations and supported by the Government of India. Some interesting features of Dumru 2015 will be-A talent stage where 10 deserving artists will get a chance to showcase their percussive talent, a bonfire drum jam with all artists, media personnel and fans, a drumming flea market that will have 25 stalls full of percussion and drumming instruments, showcasing world rhythm cultures and sound systems, to provide young musicians and drummers a rich learning atmosphere, there will be three Masterclasses by world renowned percussionists in Conga, Cajon and Drum Kit, Live graffiti and caricatures by artists, traditional drumming by Chenada players from Kerala, Dhak players from Kolkata, Dholki, Dhol and Lejim players from Maharashtra and Punjabi Dhol players from Punjab and on the second day of the festival, a Rhythm Excellence Award will be awarded to a percussionist who has spread awareness and education about f Indian Rhythm globally Damru is scheduled to be held on December 18, 19 and 20 at the Showtime Arena, Mundhva Road, Koregaon Park, Pune.
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In the run-up to the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, runners can gauge their fitness levels with the Cigna TTK Treadmillion Challenge. The 25-day activity is spread out over 18 locations in the city including malls, large corporate offices, resident welfare associations and joggers’ parks – encouraging people from all across the city to get their running shoes on. One winner from each touch point moves forward to battle it out for the ultimate prize. Winners from each touch point will face-off in the grand finale to be held at the ADHM Get Active Expo on 21st November at NSIC Grounds. Winners stand a chance to win prizes worth INR 5,00,000. Apart from the grand prize, in the second edition of the challenge participants can look forward to exciting contests by ADHM partners – win vouchers from Retail Partner Jabong, get your BMI checked with the Health Insurance Partner Cigna TTK and quick relief after your sprint with Recovery Partner Volini. Launching the Cigna TTK Treadmillion Challenge 2015, Dilip Jayaram, CEO, Procam International said, “As we eagerly look forward to another edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, the Cigna TTK Treadmillion Challenge opens up the experience of running and fitness to Delhiites. It gives us a chance to show people that it is never too late to join the running movement. Wishing the city’s fittest all the best!” Sandeep Patel, MD & CEO, Cigna TTK Health Insurance said, “We’re delighted to be the Official Health Insurance Partner of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2015. At Cigna TTK we believe ‘Health hai toh Life hai’ and activities such as the Treadmillion Challenge are a great way to encourage healthy behavior in communities. I’m sure citizens of Delhi will actively participate in this fun challenge and promote health and wellness.” Catch the 2nd edition of Cigna TTK Treadmillion from 7th November, TGIP Mall – Noida followed by Shipra Mall – Ghaziabad, as well as select corporate office and resident welfare association and jogger’s parks across the city.
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Zubin Mehta recently conducted the Australian World Orchestra for the first time in New Delhi at the Jawaharlal Nehru Weight lifting Indoor Stadium in an evening of filled by classical music enthusiasts and supporters. The 79-year-old virtuoso received a standing ovation for an over three-hour-long performance. Mehta swished his baton with a theatrical flourish to herald the first composition of the evening 'Overture' from Wolfgang Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro". The highlight of the evening also included the powerful voice of soprano Greta Bradman, granddaughter of Australian cricket legend Sir Don Bradman. The musical performance commenced with the Overture from Wolfgang Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro as the first composition and was set to a soaring crescendo of violins trumpets and drums from a strong musical team comprising of musicians from Berlin, Vienna and Israel Philharmonic, the Chicago, London, Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. The two-day concert was produced by Showtime Group.
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