This Mother’s Day, Indulge in a Travel Holiday Unique Experience

Mothers are amazing and so should be your plan for Mother’s day. Break the cliché and move past the usual greeting card and ‘cook-your-mom-a-meal’. Hop onto an adventure to capture some blissful mom-ents! Make her feel truly special by planning a much-needed vacation to the North-East or a short getaway closer home. This Mother’s Day, here are five amazing ideas to spend some quality time with your mom! Go on, celebrate with your Mother beyond one day!

Escape to the lands of Darjeeling for a view of the Kangchenjunga

If your mom loves getting her endorphins pumped and craves to travel, make sure to go on a scenic trip to Darjeeling with your mom. The landscapes in Darjeeling are beautiful. Travelling with your mom through East India has so much to offer that it would be a lifelong memory to cherish. Surrounded by lush tea estates you can explore the colonial-era architecture, pay a visit to the Buddhist monasteries, and ride on the 140-year-old well-known Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Try out theatrical dining….. some drama for the queen!

If other than the perfect taste for food, your mom also enjoys a bit of drama, then the immersive theatrical dining is the next thing to try out. Visit paChaak, where dinner will be part of a dramatic experience. Combining gourmet and some dramatic gusto, the meal will satiate your palate while keeping you engaged and entertained.  For more details, visit @Pachaaked.

Visit the Winter Wonderland, Vivid Sydney!

Beat the hot summers in India and head ‘Down Under’ for your next trip. Partake in the gorgeous sensory indulgence at Vivid Sydney 2019. Vivid Sydney is the ‘Biggest Winter festival’ in the Southern Hemisphere, which allows you to embark on a journey and witness the different avenues of light, music, art and ideas! Sydney shines during winter each year when Vivid Sydney warms up the city with a celebration of light, music and ideas. The creative heart of Sydney comes to life in a program of amazing light art and music. Vivid Light takes you to another world, with shadows that spring into colour and building facades that reveal a hidden world of magic. The city transforms into a nighttime wonderland through large-scale illuminations, laser lightshows and 3D-mapped projections. Vivid Music spotlights the city’s live music culture by both bringing in influential overseas acts and placing a firm focus on local talent. Dynamic electronic act RÜFÜS DU SOL and genre-bending popstar FKA Twigs headline this year’s Carriageworks program. British alternative rock pioneers The Cure mark the 30th anniversary of their landmark album Disintegration

A relaxing spa to ward away all worries

With a list of activities that would even put the mightiest super-heroes to shame, our mothers take on several tasks everyday with much ease! However, every mother needs some pampering and what better occasion than Mother’s Day to shower her with some love! Gift your mother a rejuvenating spa for a perfect detox. While we do have a couple of options to choose from in the cities, the state of Kerala will present you with several luxurious options to choose from. She can take a break from hustle-bustle of everyday life and partake in the immersive experiences at meditation centers and aruyvedic spas. With the help of the professionals and wise instructors, she can explore the several benefits of yoga as well.

The perfect ending to a finale! Day-out with your mother at the IPL 2019 match

If your mom is a sports enthusiast, take her out to watch the IPL Finale match this Mother’s Day. The game is definitely going to be exciting and she would totally appreciate the effort. Even if your team loses, you sure will win her heart!

Weekend wine-getaway

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Take a journey to the vineyards of Nasik. Partake in some lovely wine-tasting sessions and relax against a scenic backdrop. Watch your mother turn into a child and get messy as you both smash, stomp, crush, and tramp some grapes!

Gift your Mother CK’s Bakery’s Scrumptious Choco Butterscotch Cake for Mother’s Day

Like buttons, Mothers hold everything together and here is a chance to celebrate the strong women in your life with CK’s Bakery’s latest Choco Butterscotch cake. On the occasion of Mother’s Day, CK’s Bakery, youngest bakery chain in the country has introduced a scrumptious choco butterscotch cake that is filled with love and compassion, just like our mothers. Layered to perfection, the newly launched choco butterscotch cake is priced at Rs. 499/- and is the perfect surprise for your mother in every bite.

Baked to perfection with a marble sponge, the cake is layered with a delectable combination of decadent choco truffle and rich butterscotch cream. Covered in mouth-watering molten chocolate and garnished with crunchy butterscotch nuts, the bespoke cake exudes richness that one can relish in every bite. With chocolate and butterscotch being the most favourite flavours enjoyed by Indian mothers, the fusion of the two would make an ideal amalgamation of tastes.

The Choco Butterscotch cake is available in stores from 11th May onwards and is priced at Rs.499/-. Customers can now visit any of the neighbourhood CK’s Bakery outlets located across Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Bangalore and Kochi to buy these cakes. For more details please visit the official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cksbakery/

Mindtree Awarded for Best Compliance Practices at Compliance Leadership Summit & Awards 2019

Mindtree, a global technology services and digital transformation company, has been recognized today with the ‘Best Compliance Framework of the Year’ award at the Compliance Leadership Summit & Awards 2019 by UBS Forums. The accolade recognizes Mindtree’s focus on transparency, accountability, integrity, and independence as the core elements of its Compliance Framework, and how it elevates the organization’s corporate responsibility index.

Commenting on the achievement, Erwan Carpentier, SVP and General Counsel, Mindtree said, “Mindtree has always approached compliance issues with zero tolerance and we always take pride in our strong compliance structure. It is not only helping us to be consistent with our high standards of integrity, transparency and ethos, but also inspiring us to evolve as a better and more responsible organization each day. The recognition only reiterates Mindtree’s high standards in corporate governance.”

Ajit Dive, Conference Producer, UBS Forums added, “Mindtree has time and again demonstrated that the supreme quality of leadership is its unquestionable integrity. Mindtree has set an industry benchmark with highest standards of integrity, honesty, and values. It has become a core feature of their organizational fabric. We commend their effort and our recognition is a small token of appreciation.”

Mindtree has established a unique systematic compliance framework that is fully prepared for any change that impacts the compliance structure. It is a highly preventive rather than curative system, which allows Mindtree to seamlessly engage in relevant markets without compromising on ethical standards, resulting in enhanced brand integrity and deeper connect with governments, investors, clients, partners and Mindtree Minds.

The award recognizes the work done by enterprises from all over India in developing a comprehensive compliance framework that enables the organization with strong compliance and regulatory policies. UBS Forums is India’s largest platform to conceptualize, organize, and execute business transformation events and sessions to unlock the latent potential of enterprises.

Host Fleetwood Shows Amazing Consistency to Win in the Hero Challenge

Tommy Fleetwood, the host this week, emerged victorious at the Hero Challenge yesterday amonsgt a large number of fans lining up the waterside at the iconic Liverpool Waters Princess Dock.

Fleetwood playing his third Hero Challenge showed amazing consistency as he made sure that he was right on target with each of his shots from the customised tee to the floating green in the middle of the water to score with each of his 22 shots and won the title in the innovative event ahead of the British Masters beginning Thursday.

Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Hero MotoCorp, presented the trophy to Fleetwood.

The fast-paced event featured tournament host Fleetwood, fellow Englishman Matt Wallace, two time Major Champion Martin Kaymer, Ladies European Tour star Charley Hull, reigning Hero Indian Open champion Stephen Gallacher and Frenchman Alexander Levy, who won the inaugural  Hero Challenge in 2016.

Even though he found the target with each of his shots, Fleetwood at one point was one shot away from being eliminated by Charley Hull, the first woman to play the Hero Challenge.

Meanwhile, the Hero Challenge, was a high-scoring contest with players showing great ability to stop the ball on a floating target. Fleetwood totalled up a hige 250 points in the final to beat Wallace, the Hero Indian Open winner in 2018.

“I’ve not done well in these before, so if I had to pick one to win it would definitely be this one,” said Fleetwood, who plays host at the British Masters this week.

“Charley really pushed me in that semi-final - I was one shot away from being out. She was relentless, I knew it was going to be hard work when she was disappointed that she only scored 25 points with her first shot.

“I didn’t miss the target once in 22 shots, so I’m really happy with that. It was great having the home support in the final too.”

In the earlier matches, Kaymer got the event going in the first round with Wallace and Fleetwood. The players had 90 seconds to hit a maximum of ten balls at a target with four rings worth five, ten, 25 and 50 points, and the player with the lowest score was eliminated.

Kaymer hit a bullseye with his third shot en route to scoring 65 points but he was soon eliminated as Wallace (230) and Fleetwood (160) were in terrific form. Wallace had three bullseyes while Fleetwood registered 160 as he scored with every shot.

In the other first round match, Gallacher, the reigning Hero Indian Open champion, scored 100 points from his last three shots but he hit his final shot after the hooter to total 105.

Levy scored 110 to progress and while Hull only hit eight balls in her 90 seconds, but that was enough with four 25s and a bullseye that hit the pin giving her 150 points.

In the semis, the players were gven six shots each, hitting alternately. Wallace applied early pressure with three 25s in his first four shots, beating Levy. The second semi-final was a classic, as Hull put the pressure on with a bullseye with her third ball but Fleetwood made one with his fourth. Hull aced her final ball and Fleetwood needing to do the same did just that.

In the all-English final against Wallace, Fleetwood won a hit to spare after 25-25-50-50-50 in his first five shots.

Castrol India with Zee Announces Third Edition of Castrol Super Mechanic in 20 Indian Cities

Castrol, India’s leading international lubricant company, launched the third edition of its highly successful and much awaited Castrol Super Mechanic contest, India’ largest mechanic testing and training initiative. This event supports car and bike mechanics across India to test their skills and gain recognition nationally by displaying their knowledge and talent.

The programme, which saw an overwheliming participation of more than one lakh mechanics in 2018,  commenced with the computerized Interactive Voice Response round (IVR). This round will further select 40 mechanics each in the cars and bikes category.  The final round in Mumbai will have the top ten mechanics in each category vie for the top slot on national televisionand will encompass challenges that will test their theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Stepping it up this year, Castrol India will be conducting learning sessions endorsed by Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) for close to 5,000 mechanics in 20 cities doubling the cities they are being held in, compared to last year . To broaden the reach and amplify the exposure of this event, Castrol India has associated with Zee Media Corporation to conceive and curate it, making it the largest Castrol Super Mechanic competition to date.

Passionate about the success and growth of the mechanic community, Omer Dormen, Managing Director, Castrol India Limited said, “The Castrol Super Mechanic programme accentuates Castrol India’s commitment to elevate the skills of the mechanic community and recognises their talent and huge contribution to the society through a public platform. It is extremely delightful and gratifying to help the transformation of these mechanics who help keep India moving.” He further added, “We hope the programme and previous winners of the Castrol Super Mechanic contest inspire many more this year to script their winning story.”

Zee Media Corporation will be airing various segments from the Castrol Super Mechanic programme across various Zee channels thus giving an opportunity to many mechanics to be on national television. Speaking on the occasion, Ashish Sehgal, Chief Growth Officer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises said, “Bringing alive the stories of the mechanic community for our audience is something never seen before on Indian television. In the true spirit of Zee’s culture of transforming ordinary people into extraordinary heroes, we are delighted to join hands with Castrol India for this project to build pride in their profession.”

The programme will conclude with Super Mechanic winners announced at a glittering red carpet finale in Delhi and it is slated to go on-air on Zee Anmol starting July 2019. The show will also be aired on various Zee network channels including Zee News

Speaking on his wonderful journey, Super Mechanic Ravish Siddegowda, winner of Castrol Super Mechanic 2018, said, “Castrol Super Mechanic transformed my life. Being on national television helped me get social recognition. My business has grown, and today I have a team that works with me. People in the city want to get their vehicles checked and repaired at my garage. Becoming a Castrol Super Mechanic was the biggest moment in my life!”

To participate:
To participate, the applicants can dial 1800-120-1401 and follow further directions.

Dates and registration details regarding the mechanic learning sessions will be announced shortly. Mechanics will also be informed through SMS and can stay updated by visiting www.castrol.co.in 

Nutanix Hyperconverges Secondary Storage with Nutanix Mine Open Platform Solution

Nutanix, Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced Nutanix Mine, a new open solution that integrates secondary storage operations with the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform, delivering a complete platform for primary and secondary storage within the private cloud. Through native integration with industry-leading backup vendors Veeam, HYCU, Commvault, Veritas and Unitrends, customers will be able to manage their HCI environment and backup operations from a single management console, reducing the operational cost and complexity of standalone back-up and recovery solutions. Mine will streamline overall deployment, and simplify the full lifecycle of data backup operations, including on-going management, scaling and troubleshooting - all while preserving the customer’s freedom to choose the right back-up service for their particular infrastructure environment.

According to Gartner,

“There are many challenges with current backup and recovery solutions deployed today. The top concerns are most often related to the cost, complexity and capability.” Gartner goes on to state, “These costs often continue to rise despite overall cost improvements in the IT industry, and many organizations continue to perceive backup as an expensive insurance policy.”1

As companies modernize their datacenter with HCI to realize the simplicity, performance and scalability needed to run modern applications, their backup and data protection strategies have remained siloed from their core datacenter environment. With Nutanix Mine, customers will be able to converge secondary storage operations into the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform to deliver intelligent data backup services for all business applications. Integrated with Nutanix’s native HCI data fabric that provides intelligent tiering and advanced data reduction capabilities, Mine will enable enterprises to choose the best data backup software for their organization, optimized for their Nutanix HCI environment; reducing the time and expense of configuring standalone secondary storage solutions.

Embracing an open platform strategy, Nutanix Mine will integrate with popular back-up solutions from Veeam, HYCU, Commvault, Veritas and Unitrends. Through tight integration with Nutanix’s HCI data fabric and advanced Prism management console, Mine will provide:

A reduction in the complexity of separate systems to back-up and recover business data, so secondary storage can be managed as easily as primary data storage
The simplification of the full lifecycle of data backup operations, including initial sizing and procurement, streamlined installation, and easy provisioning of the full solution, and
The ability to easily scale-out both primary and secondary storage to accommodate business growth

“The hyperconverged market’s rapid growth is largely attributable to its promise of modernizing infrastructure and reducing complexity by eliminating silos within the datacenter. But even as customers embraced HCI, the secondary storage silo persisted,” said Sunil Potti, Chief Product and Development Officer, Nutanix. “With Nutanix Mine, customers will get all the benefits of collapsing this silo into a single platform - reduced management complexity, simplified operations and reduced TCO - without the requirement that they forgo the backup solution best suited for their business needs.”

Availability
Nutanix Mine with Veeam, sold by Nutanix, and Nutanix Mine with HYCU are expected to be available in calendar Q3 of 2019. Nutanix Mine with Commvault, Veritas and Unitrends is expected to be available in a future release.

(1) Gartner, “Report Highlight for Market Trends: Expand Your Software-Defined Storage Market by Leveraging Backup and Archiving”, by Santanu Patro, July 2018, ID G00367503

CSS Corp Conducts Computer Literacy Training Program for Autistic Students in India

CSS Corp, a new-age IT services and technology support company, organized a ‘Computer Literacy Training program’ for students of Jayam Special School, Chennai from March 14th to April 26th, 2019. The program equipped autistic students with essential IT skills such as word processing and computer safety. To ensure students have ongoing access to IT equipment, CSS Corp also set up the school’s first computer lab.

The initiative is a part of CSS Corp’s ‘Digital Literacy’ CSR program, which aims to equip students with the computer skills necessary for modern life.

During the program, CSS Corp employees worked closely with school authorities to conduct engaging training sessions that equipped students with vital digital skills. Highlights included:

Introduction of a computer literacy program as part of the school curriculum
Students with speech impairments learned to communicate with teachers using technology
Students participated in fun activities such as envelope and cover making, and were invited to display their art skills at the CSS Corp facility in Chennai

CSS Corp has organized IT training programs for close to 2,200 students across a variety of Chennai schools, including a ‘Computer Literacy Program’ at a Government Girls Higher Secondary School during 2018. Students attending these programs are trained in word processing, spreadsheets, and Internet safety, and also receive career and development counseling.