Land Rover Announces Sale of Locally Made Range Rover Velar

Jaguar Land Rover India announced the start of sale of the locally manufactured Range Rover Velar with prices starting from INR 72.47 Lakh in India. Available in two powertrains, 2.0 l Petrol (184 kW) and 2.0 l Diesel (132 kW), the locally manufactured Velar offers a seamless blend of reductionism and elegance The Velar’s local manufacturing will now enable Jaguar Land Rover India to gain a competitive edge within the Indian luxury SUV segment.

Rohit Suri, President & Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd. (JLRIL), said:
“Since its launch in 2018, the Range Rover Velar has received an overwhelming response from customers across the country. Now, with the introduction of the locally manufactured Range Rover Velar, we are able to offer this iconic, award winning product at a very attractive and compelling price than before. This will enable more Range Rover fans in India to own and drive this striking, good looking and distinctive vehicle.”

AESTHETIC APPEAL REDEFINED

The Range Rover Velar has optimised proportions that beautifully harmonise automotive refinement, elegance and modernity. The powerful volumes of the vehicle’s front end, visible through a flowing, continuous waistline that culminates into a taut and elegantly tapered rear, exhibits the Velar’s proud Range Rover lineage. The Range Rover Velar sports a distinctive design, owing to a mix of striking features like All-LED lights, deployable flush door handles and integrated rear spoiler on the exterior. Collectively, these features drape the Velar with a compelling design that also translates into improved aerodynamic efficiency.

EMPOWERED WITH TECHNOLOGY

The interiors host the revolutionary Touch Pro Duo technology, which enhances the Velar’s assertion of luxury and innovation. Further elevating this high-tech character is the presence of two seamlessly integrated 25.4 cm (10) Touchscreens and minimalist controls as standard. Interactive Driver Display allows access to a vast amount of driving information and active safety data. It allows viewing of the full screen map, as well as usage of phone and control of other media.

The vehicle also stays true to Land Rover’s luxurious pedigree of unparalleled capability under any circumstance, owing to the state-of-the-art All Terrain Progress Control (ATPC) system. This enables the driver to maintain a steady speed in challenging conditions that entail slippery surfaces like mud, wet grass and dirt roads, thus enabling a sense of luxurious refinement through seamless composure and control.

LUXURIOUS REFINEMENT

The Range Rover Velar’s interior design architecture comprises of strong, elegant horizontal lines that complement its high-tech features. The configurable ambient interior lighting, sliding panoramic roof, four zone climate control and the elevated sports command position enhances the driving experience by an appreciable margin. The Activity Key wristband promotes the ease of accessibility, which negates the need to carry the conventional key fob.

Land Rover Product Portfolio in India

The Land Rover range in India includes the Discovery Sport (starting at ₹ 44.68 Lakh), Range Rover Evoque (starting at ₹ 52.06 Lakh), All-New Discovery (starting at ₹ 76.94 Lakh), the New Range Rover Velar (starting at ₹ 72.47 Lakh), Range Rover Sport (starting at ₹ 103.74 Lakh)  and Range Rover (starting at ₹ 181.86 Lakh) . All prices mentioned are ex-showroom prices in India.

Jaguar Land Rover Retailer Network in India

Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are available in India through 26 authorised outlets in Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kochi, Karnal, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Pune, Raipur, Vijayawada and Surat. 

Adani Group Commits Rs. 25 Crore to Odisha for Rehabilitation in the Aftermath of ‘Fani’

Adani Group has committed INR 25 crore to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, to support the people affected by the recent spate of devastating cyclone, ‘Fani’. Demonstrating its philosophy to work with people and partners for upliftment of communities, Adani Group will extend full support to the government’s rehabilitation efforts towards the affected areas of Odisha.

Speaking to media persons, Karan Adani, CEO, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone said, “We are deeply pained by the devastation caused by Cyclone Fani in Odisha. The Adani Group stands united with the state administration and the people of Odisha during this hour of despair. For immediate relief, we commit to contribute INR 25 crore to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Going forward, we also plan to provide key resources for the massive rehabilitation work underway. We want to reassure the people of Odisha that the Adani Group will work shoulder to shoulder to rebuild this beautiful state.”

The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL), a 100% subsidiary of Adani Ports and SEZ, is situated between Haldia and Paradeep. After receiving the forecast regarding the landfall of cyclone Fani from IMD; officials of DPCL met Sarpanches of adjoining Gram Panchayats and assured all support in case of any eventuality.

To minimise the impact from the cyclone, Adani Group had engaged all resources to ensure the safety of their staff and clients. Arrangements for medical support, dry relief, restoration of communication, drainage and providing specialised marine services; was placed on priority. As a safety measure people from areas likely to be hit by the cyclone were shifted to the Adani DAV School.

In the ongoing rehabilitation work, Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) is coordinating with government officials and their on ground staff for distribution of food, water and medical supplies.

CSS Corp Secures a Win for Best Use of Emerging Technologies at IMC Digital Technology Awards

CSS Corp, a new-age IT services and technology support company, recently bagged the SmartTech Award under the “Best Use of Emerging Technologies” category at IMC’s Digital Technology Awards. The event was hosted by IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry at St. Regis Marriott Hotel in Mumbai. The company was recognized for its innovative adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Customer Service Management.

CSS Corp’s homegrown customer experience solution helps simplify complex business processes and streamlines customer life cycle management. By using artificial intelligence, the solution leverages real-time data to effectively deliver personalized and context driven customer engagement. Additionally, in a customer support ecosystem, CSS Corp’s platform uses AI and analytics to identify issues, analyze the best course of action and guide customers through specific solutions.

Speaking about the win, Manish Tandon, Chief Executive Officer, said,” It is an honor to be recognized for our innovation in digital capabilities and excellence. This accolade strongly reaffirms our expertise and nimbleness in understanding our customers’ needs and delivering fulfilling experiences through cutting edge technologies. We will continue to invest in using emerging and agile technologies to further innovate, and empower businesses to achieve their business outcomes while delivering unparalleled customer satisfaction.”

Omkar Music Festival 2019 - Amit Kumar to Perform for Elderly Care on May 10-11 in Bangalore

Bangalore will be treated to a 2-day musical extravaganza – Omkar Music Festival on May 10 & 11, 2019 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at the MLR convention Centre, Whitefield.

Shilpi’s Voice & Visuals is delighted to collaborate with Omkar Music Trust to bring you the Omkar Music Festival, second edition. This collaboration focuses on one of the most neglected social causes - elderly care. The idea is to inspire the youth to value their elders, be aware that we are following suit, and instil a sense of gratitude.

Omkar Music Festival is being co-sponsored by YouthPhoriya and Manipal’s American University of Antigua, College of Medicine with the venue MLR Convention Centre being sponsored by Celebrations Senior Living, Brigade Hospitality. Marriott International, Whitefield’s commitment to philanthropy brought them on board as the Hospitality Partner hosting celebrity artists for the event - Amit Kumar as well as Ustad Sabir Khan and his sons. Manasum Retirement Homes and Portea Home Healthcare joined the bandwagon as Gold Sponsors. The Hindu – Metroplus, Radio Fever FM and TV5 supported by becoming the media partners in their respective capacities. Bogineni Coffee a premium coffee experience zone, Indian Music Experience Museum and Cupcake Noggins offered their generosity to be the gift partners for the artists and guests. Silver Talkies chipped in to be the Elderly Care Partner by deciding to anchor the event and moderate the panel discussions on both days. The creative material wouldn’t have been possible without the dedicated efforts of our digital promotion partner BrewMyBrand.

This edition of the festival will see a plethora of of eminent music personalities who have come together to perform and support the cause. A part of the proceeds from this event will go to ‘Omashram Trust’, a charitable trust that provides senior care.

The star-studded performance will feature:

Pt. Iman Das: Internationally acclaimed classical vocalist.
Shri Amit Kumar: Celebrated Bollywood singer & son of playback legend Kishore Kumar.
Smt. Sromona Chakraborty: Renowned singer from Satyajit Ray movies, daughter of the acclaimed Indian actress Smt. Ruma Guha Thakurta.
Shri Shanker Sett: Renowned Western Cello player who has performed alongside maestros like Iliya Raja, Ricky Kej & A.R Rehman.
Forty Fingers of Farrukhabad: Ustad Sabir Khan, celebrated tabla maestro and his three sons.
Monali Dash: Bengaluru Big FM Champion, playback singer - Kannada & Odiya films.
Ankita Kundu: Zee Kannada SaReGaMa Little Champion & a popular name in the Kannada playback industry.
Anand Gopinath: Skilled flautist and a digital sculptor.

This festival sets the platform for panel discussion on the “Importance of music for health and wellness of elders” on both days. Mr. Vineet Verma [Executive Director & CEO at Brigade Hospitality], Mrs. Sumathy Anantharam [Partner, Manasum Retirement Homes], Ms. Geeta Shankar [Co-Founder, Omashram Trust Old Age Home], Dr. Uday Kumar Maiya [Medical Director, Portea], Mr. Gopal Devanahalli [CEO, Manipal Education Americas] & Dr. Vani Rao [Cell rejuvenation therapist, healer, philanthropist, Co-Founder & MD, Youthphoriya], Dr. Elizabeth Cherian [Director, Lakeside Centre for Health Promotion], Dr. Githa U Badikillaya [Founder-Director, Destination Heritage], Chhaya Rajput [Ex-Scientist, DRDO], Dr. Parimala Jaggesh [Founder-Director, Alamirap Nutrition Centre] will form the esteemed panel.

Omkar Music Trust is the brainchild of Pt. Iman Das who, has helped hone the skills of over 150 music learners, aged between 3 and 78 yrs in Bangalore, Delhi, Seattle & California. He is a disciple of the celebrated Maestro Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, Shri Shantanu Bhattacharya [Patiala Gharana] & Pandit Kalyan Basu [disciple of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Saheb]. He has made his mark as a classical vocalist across the globe with performances across India as well as countries like Germany, Belgium, Austria, Holland, UK, France & Dubai.

The festival is promoted, marketed and put together by Shilpi’s Voice & Visuals along with Omkar Music Trust. SVV is an organization that endeavours to promote performing arts and support social causes. SVV aspires to promote Indian arts, artists as well as bridge the gap between artists and philanthropists.

Shilpi’s Voice and Visuals invites you to be a part of Art & Philanthropy.

Date: 10th & 11th May 2019 (6:30pm to 9:00pm)
Venue: MLR convention Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru
Book Donor Passes online at:
https://www.eventshigh.com/detail/Bangalore/612c42306361c3c70986651321da0a37-omkar-music-festival

Tata Motors Introduces ‘Women Assist’ Service Programme’ in Association with TVS Auto Assist

Tata Motors Limited along with TVS Auto Assist (TVS AA) - part of the $ 8.5 bn TVS group - today, announced the introduction of Women Assist Program. An industry first service initiative, catering to the urgent service requirements of a woman driver on the move, the companies will commence this service starting 1st June, 2019. This program will include quick service related solutions pertaining to accidents, rundown of battery, flat tyre, empty fuel tank issues or mechanical breakdowns.

Through the introduction of the Women Assist Program both companies want to empower the women drivers by minimizing the hassles a woman goes through during unforeseen vehicle breakdown incidents during late hours at night. For the same, Tata Motors has created an infrastructure in association with TVS Auto Assist and is confident that this will bolster the company’s commitment to enhance its after sales service. Supported by TVS Auto Assist, this dedicated women centric service assistance will be available in 14 locations currently and will apply to women drivers of Tata Motors passenger vehicles, between 8pm to 5am on all days.

According to Mr. Mayank Pareek – President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors - “Customer centricity remains as one of our core strategies at Tata Motors and we are constantly innovating to provide an unparalleled after-sales experience to our customers. We are happy to associate with TVS Auto Assist to introduce this one of a kind Women Assist Program to help provide women drivers with exclusive breakdown assistance services during late hours. This industry first service program reflects on Tata Motors’ acknowledgement of the increasing number of women drivers and its commitment towards providing a world class after sales infrastructure to them.”

According to Mr. K. Mahesh Kumar, CEO, TVS Auto Assist, “There are more than 2 million women car drivers in key cities across India and we felt the need for a support system to back the Women drivers when they are out on roads during late hours. We are happy to launch ‘Women Assist’ programme for Tata Motors with whom we have more than a decade long association as Breakdown Assistance partner. Women Assist Programme is a home-grown service offering of TVS Auto Assist in the Breakdown Assistance space. Our support team will reach within 30-45 minutes from the time of receiving the breakdown call and will ensure the Women customer is back on the road at the earliest possible time.”

About Women Assist Service Programme:

Once a woman customer intending to avail Woman Assist Program, calls the Woman Assist service number  – 18002097979, a team of trained technicians (specifically trained under POSH - Prevention of Sexual Harassment), will be allocated to the customer who would endeavor to ensure that Mechanical Assistance or Towing Assistance reaches the customer in city limits within 45 minutes. Following a well-set protocol, these specially trained experts, on arrival at the incident spot, will attend immediately to the customer’s wellbeing by providing them with some refreshments, mobile chargers and Wi-Fi connectivity, if required.

In case the customer’s vehicle is detected with an issue beyond repair at that time, the vehicle will be immediately towed to the service station and if the customer agrees for a taxi service, the technician will arrange for a cab service in consultation with the call centre to ensure that the customer safely escorted to the desired destination.

Add a Suave Pair of Zippo Sunglasses to your Mother’s Collection in India

Mother’s Day is just around the corner. With the sun getting harsher by the day, what better way to show some love to the women who do so much for us than a pair of stylish sunglasses. Zippo brings to you its exciting range of sunglasses just for the occasion.

The stylish range of sunglasses offer a wide array of color options in a variety of contemporary yet bold designs to complement your mother’s unique personality. An integration of classic fashion with current trends, the collection pays homage to the brand’s commitment to cater to individual style. From the classic Aviator to more seasonal styles, there is a look to match every expression of individual style.

Versatile and individual designs are rooted in Zippo’s history – their windproof lighters have featured over 300,000 designs since the brand launched in 1932. Now, with its range of sunglasses, Zippo is providing its fans with another accessory to express their individuality. The line offers a unique freedom and style that is distinct to the brand.

Choose from an array of new designs available on the William Penn Online Shop https://www.williampenn.net/, and in 28 William Penn stores and 3 shop-in-shop operations across 10 cities.

Qlik Completes Attunity Acquisition to Offer Enterprise Data Integration and Real-Time Analytics

Qlik has announced the completion of its acquisition of Attunity Ltd. The deal closing brings together the leading provider of data integration and big data management software solutions with the market’s leading analytics and BI platform, accelerating enterprise ability to turn raw data into shared insights across the organization through real-time analytics.

In a competitive environment where trusted, real-time enterprise data is crucial to success, organizations are looking for a more holistic and agile approach to data integration and analytics. Bringing together Attunity’s data integration solutions with the data management and cataloging solutions of Qlik Data Catalyst™, Qlik now provides customers a comprehensive enterprise data integration platform to transform their raw data into a governed, analytics-aware information resource. This platform enables the movement of data in real time across multiple cloud environments and data lakes, which when combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence, scales real-time insights throughout an entire organization.

“Attunity’s agile and real-time data integration capabilities give Qlik a unique platform that perfectly aligns with an enterprise’s DataOps and analytics strategy,” said Mike Capone, Qlik CEO. “The ability to help customers better automate and manage the delivery of trusted data for insights will help them lead with data to solve their most challenging problems.”

By combining Attunity with Qlik Data Catalyst, Qlik will deliver the platform customers need to enable modern data architectures and DataOps for Analytics. Attunity extends Qlik’s breadth of enterprise data integration capabilities through cross-platform data streaming and automated delivery of analytic ready data sets that directly supports the market shift to cloud and real-time analytics. Consistent with Qlik’s vision for the 3rd generation of business intelligence, a modern data integration strategy creates the foundation for an enterprise analytics strategy that drives insights, improves decision-making and transforms organizations.

“Being able to quickly and confidently analyze enterprise-ready data is central to identifying and driving growth opportunities for Pekin Insurance,” said John Croft, Principal Architect, Pekin Insurance. “We’re thrilled to see Attunity and Qlik come together. The natural synergies between the products are significant, and together they will help us meet our current and future data integration and analytics needs.”

Qlik will ensure that Attunity products continue to support and integrate with all the market’s leading cloud, data, analytics and BI environments. The acquisition also builds on Qlik’s extensive partner ecosystem, and will pull in Attunity’s partner network to further expand Qlik’s go-to-market reach and strengthen its data lake management and cloud infrastructure partnerships, including Microsoft, Amazon AWS, Google, Cloudera and Snowflake.

Close Details

Qlik acquired all outstanding ordinary shares of Attunity for a total value of approximately $560 million. The acquisition was completed May 6, 2019, following the satisfying of all the closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement, receipt of all antitrust approvals and clearances, and the expiration of the mandatory 30-day waiting period following the shareholder approval on April 7, 2019 in accordance with Israeli law. Attunity shareholders will receive US$23.50 per share in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, for each ordinary share of Attunity owned immediately prior to the effective time of the acquisition.