Author Chaitanya Upadhyay Launches Maiden Novel ‘The Devil Don’

Author Chaitanya Upadhyay recently launched his maiden novel titled ‘The Devil Don’. Published by Blue Rose Publishers,one of India’s leading publishing houses, the book is a fast paced thriller and is priced at Rs.111/-

‘The Devil Don’ is a suspense filled thrilling love story that documents the struggles of the protagonist and the role destiny plays in his life. The book is filled with twists and turns, making it a very interesting and upbeat plot.

Speaking on the launch of the book, Chaitanya Upadhyay, author of ‘The Devil Don’ said “I’ve always been a fan of this genre. It could be books, movies, TV series etc. If it has anything to do with mystery, thrill, suspense, you already have me hooked on. For me, personally, this book was a lot of fun to write. I absolutely love getting lost with these ideas and just writing myself into a corner. It’s a book I’ve put a lot of thought into, and if you’re into this genre, it's a book you wouldn’t wanna miss out on.”

‘The Devil Don’ is a story of a street fighter, scarred with a burned face for life, and how he undergoes tough situations that come his way. The book is an easy-read, taking your mind on a roller-coaster of emotions, plots and scenarios, keeping the reader hooked till the end.

Grab your copy of 'The Devil Don' at : https://tinyurl.com/ChaitanyaUpadhyaya

Syed Asad Hassan, Managing Director of Blue Rose Publishers, said “It was a pleasure working with Chaitanya on this book. As there are many hardcore thriller and suspense fans, we were confident that the book would be well received by readers interested in the genre. ‘The Devil Don’ is a must read and we are sure that it will enthrall all those who read it."

Chaitanya is currently a part-time teacher who has always had the burning desire to be an author. He says “I’ve always loved to write, ever since I was a little boy. I still remember the first line I’d ever written "Mere ye pal ki Zindagi" in class 5 in the back of my social science notebook. Ever since, it’s always been a dream of mine, to author my own book” ‘The Devil Don’ is Chaitanya’s first venture as an author.

200K People Across 50 Countries Attend Online Sahaja Yoga Meditation During Lockdown

As many as 200,000 people across 50 countries have attended online meditation sessions during last 20 days of lockdown, according to information from H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahaja Yoga Trust (National Trust).

The Youtube channel - Pratisthan, Pune of the Trust has seen around 2 million views with 7.31 lakh watch hours and over 13.2 million impressions in the lockdown period. Each viewer attended an average of 8.6 session and spent average of 23 minutes per visit, which is substantial as people look towards meditation to overcome anxiety during COVID19 lockdown.

On the Facebook Page - India SahajaYoga, 61,000 people watched over 16 thousand hours of meditation video. Additionally, everyday 1200 new people are joining new seekers sessions, run only for new seekers by Sahaja Yoga National Trust.

“Technology has enabled this unique way of collective meditation across countries. This will ensure sound physical and mental health of people. It will also help people in overcoming stress and anxiety, while attaining the wider objective of awakening the divine power within.” Dinesh Rai - Vice Chairman, HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahaja Yoga Trust (National Trust) said.

Interestingly, the visitors who attended Sahaja Yoga meditation collective sessions on their Youtube channel spread over 50 countries converted the sessions in their local languages for ensuring the benefits reach all people across the globe.

The free of cost meditation initiative has been taken up by volunteers through Kundalini Awakening and Self Realisation and is being conducted daily twice through various social media platforms like YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Mixlr and National TV which overcome geographic boundaries.

“We will continue to meditate collectively twice a day for forthcoming weeks for the protection and spiritual ascent,” he said.

The world is highly connected at the physical level as the spread of COVID19 has demonstrated. However, we as a human race are also connected at metaphysical level through our collective consciousness and this has been felt virtually by the followers of Sahaja Yoga.

Daily meditation sessions are conducted live at 5.30 AM and 7.00 PM (Indian Time) for Sahaja Yoga practitioners and at 5.30 PM for new seekers through Youtube, Facebook and Mixlr. The new Seeker session is joined daily by around 1200 new people. The queries are answered by the India tollfree helpline 1800 30 700 800 by volunteers across the country. Sahaja Yoga volunteers from across India manned 24*7 phone lines to provide adequate meditation related guidance to the new seekers for stay at home and meditate which saw number of contacts growing to over 500 calls per day by new unique contacts.

Emirates Updates Covid-19 Travel Waiver Policies Globally

Emirates puts customers first with flexible COVID-19 waiver policies. Keep your tickets for 760 days, get travel vouchers valid for 2 years or get full refunds. We’re with you every step of the way.

As a part of this revamped travel system, the Dubai-based carrier is offering three options:

Keep the ticket: All Emirates tickets booked before May 31 for travel up to August 31 will be automatically extended for 760 days. Customers holding such tickets can rebook when they decide to travel again. Their ticket will be accepted for any flight to the same Emirates destination or to another city within the same Emirates region with no fees for changes.

Get a travel voucher: Travel vouchers are valid for one year from date of issue and can be extended for a second year. Customers can use for any Emirates product or service, thereby availing it to offset charges for flights to any destination in any cabin class, or other services.

Refund: Those who have decided to keep their ticket or the travel voucher can also apply for a refund, if they are unable to travel.

Get access to the above-given options by filling this form or visit emirates.com

Adnan Kazim, chief commercial officer, Emirates said, “We sincerely hope that our customers will choose to rebook and fly with us again at a later time, and that is why we’re offering up to two years validity on their current tickets, or travel vouchers which can be redeemed for any Emirates product or service.

“Any fees for making a change to the tickets will be waived for tickets issued until May 31, 2020, for travel up to August 31 2020. However, if they would still like to opt for a refund, we will process that. We would just like to seek our customers’ understanding that refunds will take time as we have a significant backlog to manage.”

Brookfield Properties Launches ‘Positive Pulse, A Wellness Initiative’ to Promote Workplace Engagements & Events, Online

Keeping spirits high during work from home, Brookfield Properties is engaging with its occupiers, stakeholders and employees digitally to promote wellness and good health. The company has rolled out a month-long program titled ‘‘Positive Pulse, A Wellness Initiative’,  to host a series of engagement activities, interactive sessions with industry experts, creating engagement videos and running rewarding contests  across its Commercial Real Estate portfolios, Candor TechSpace in Gurgaon, Noida and Kolkata;  as well as for Powai Business District and Equinox Business Park in Mumbai.

According to a recent JLL report, social distancing, health challenges and absenteeism are likely to present a potential impediment to business operations across various sectors. This puts wellness at the forefront, as a basic corporate duty for leaders to ensure the health and safety of their employees while they work from home during the unprecedented lockdown.

As part of its latest initiative, Brookfield Properties will be hosting several special webinars  and the first two are already online - one on Health with Dr Shweta Fageria, MBBS – General Physician, where she will drive awareness around various precautionary measures to stay immune to the coronavirus and another on financial health with  Monika Halan – best-selling author of “Let’s Talk Money” & Consulting Editor, Mint Money that will cover effective financial management to ride  the lockdown and turbulence.

This program will also comprise a series of cooking sessions with celebrity chef Abhishek Gupta & Indian MasterChef Vinod Saini of The Leela Palace Hotel Resorts, who will be posting live videos of diverse easy-to-prepare delicacies. Also, there will be a virtual skill-based CSR volunteering adding value and balance to the work-life of professionals even when they are away from their workplace.

Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Alok Aggarwal, MD & CEO India Office Business, Brookfield Properties, said, “At Brookfield Properties, we have always kept employee engagement at the forefront of our operations. Not only does it help them stay connected with the organization and its culture, but it also gives a major boost to their productivity levels while ensuring balance and wellness in their stressful schedules. In line with this vision, we have been conducting various offline engagement activities including sports and entertainment meets, workshops, and inter-corporate tournaments, among others. However, since it is not possible at the moment while we ensure compliance with social distancing, we have taken the online route to continue with our journey. We hope this program will help them survive these challenging times with fun and energy, and also keep them fit and healthy – both physically and mentally – during the lockdown period.”

Discovery Plus Launches Campaign Urging People to Stay Indoors & Stream the Outdoors

Key Pointers

* #SafetyExtended offer valid till mid-night of April 16 gives users an annual subscription at the cost of a monthly plan.
* Will release anthology of Covid-19 documentaries which can be streamed without a premium account in light of widespread curiosity about the pandemic

Discovery Plus, India’s first ever real-life entertainment OTT platform, with an aim to engage audiences in the period of extended lockdown, has launched a limited time annual subscription package at an unbelievable price of INR 99. The offer gives users an annual subscription at the cost of a monthly plan.  The #SafetyExtended offer can be availed on the Premium page of the app and is available till 11:59 pm, April 16th.  To drive home the message, Discovery Plus has launched digital campaign urging people to stay indoors with a film titled ‘The outdoors can wait’.

Further, Discovery Plus will be releasing an anthology of three Covid-19 documentaries this week, which can be streamed without a premium account in light of widespread curiosity about the Pandemic. Among the specials to be released is Pandemic Covid 19, a 45-minute probing documentary where experts reveal why COVID-19 is unique, why the world was so unprepared for it and what could have been done differently to contain its spread. 

The streaming service, which was launched earlier this year, offers thousands of hours of exclusive content across 40+ genres, including Science, Adventure, Food and Lifestyle, in 8 languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali & Marathi.

Issac John, Business Head – Digital (South Asia), Discovery, said, “Our campaign film drives the message of urging audiences to stay indoors while bringing alive the most picturesque outdoors on earth – outdoors which can be seen through myriad shows that are available on the app. The idea of the #SafetyExtended offer is to help families across the country enjoy and engage with premium and high-quality real-life entertainment during the extended lockdown period. Alongside, given the huge interest amongst audiences about Covid-19, we’re releasing three documentaries on Covid-19 which will be available for free consumption on the platform.”

The content on Discovery Plus has been carefully curated from the world’s most trusted content brands such as Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, BBC, TLC, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo, ID, Food Network, HGTV, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel, DIY Network, Motortrend and VICE.

Developed and curated especially for the Indian audience, Discovery Plus has seen a strong rise in consumption since its launch last month, with shows on science, adventure and lifestyle receiving a phenomenal response from viewers.

To download the app, please click here  https://dplus.onelink.me/x8pk/a15

Zenfold Ventures Takes Equity Stake in Esperer Onco Nutrition

Esperer Onco Nutrition Pvt Ltd (EON), a pioneer in bringing  comprehensive nutritional portfolio to oncology, announced significant amount of fund raising from Zenfold Ventures.

Talking about the stake sale Mr. Raktim Chattopadhyay, Founder & CEO Esperer Onco Nutrition Pvt Ltd said, "Onco-nutrition is one of the critical complementary therapy for cancer patients. EON has several patentable products that are used to bring optimal efficacy to the main therapy by complementing it with nutrition to add  better quality of health and life. Esperer nutri-therapies provide the much needed body strength for onco-patients to overcome the side effect of primary treatment providing better outcomes for onco-patients. We are thrilled to have Zenfold Ventures as a strategic investor in EON, and this infusion will help us reach more cancer patients in a shorter time.”

Explaining the rationale behind the investment, Mr. Arun Dubey Managing Partner at Zenfold Ventures said "Zenfold's investment & partnership outlook is sector and stage agnostic. At present some of the ventures we are building ,are in the space of Nutraceuticals. We believe EON has a very scientifically backed approach to nutrition and has strong capabilities to execute of the vision." 

“We plan to use the latest funds to expand our reach to the US and European markets and also to build a world-class talent pool”, added Mr. Chattopadhyay. Esperer nutrition has already expanded its team of experts in scientific and R& D departments and will also be adding key people in finance and marketing and supply chain.

The strategy of EON is based on clinical validations of nutraceutical elements which are used for both onco-management and prevention. Over the next two years EON plans to have  more technical collaborations with international technical authorities to expand its research and product portfolio.

Mr. Chattopadhyay explained, “EON takes responsible nutrition very seriously and studies it with respect to the science of biochemistry. With the scientific platform in place, the discovery of modified nutraceutical portfolio has been developed to suit different conditions of patients undergoing chemo. Esperer nutrition takes pride in having developed the world's first condition-specific nutrition for oncology to impact quality health outcome.”

About EON
Esperer Nutrition strives to champion the role of nutritional therapies that have proven clinical & health economic value, & improve the quality of people’s lives. EON is destined to understand, treat & help prevent a range of medical conditions by leveraging nutrition and life sciences. 

Company  aims to address specific health conditions with special emphasis on Onco Nutrition &  intend to provide a 360 degree solution to global cancer portfolio right from Preventive Oncology to Cancer Disease Management using Nutraceutical as complementary therapy to stage & region specific cancer patients.

EON aspire to become global pioneer  considering Drug-Nutrient  Interaction as major factor in chronic  disease management. 

Yamaha New Fascino 125 FI is Complete Makeover with Bigger BS VI-Compliant Engine

The all new Fascino 125 FI sets its impression as the style statement for young riders. The new Fascino is a complete makeover with a bigger BS VI-compliant engine and exciting features. Slimmed waistline, finely textured look, high class exterior design, the body of the new Fascino has those flow lines and surfaces that revs in style. A complimenting headlight with concave lens sets a sharp looking gaze to the overall appearance of the Fascino and shapes its noble attitude. The new Fascino 125 FI from Yamaha is street-ready to rev hearts.

Yamaha’s unique style brings metallic accents surrounding the headlight and the front panel on the scooter body only to define its classic European style. High on making an impression along with unique technologies, the new Fascino barges into the city rides or hangouts of the style conscious tandem riders emphasizing their regal lifestyle.

Yamaha Fascino’s European design rests on curvy & higher quality bodywork, dual core treatment, newly designed headlight, new gauges and other features producing the never-before elegance and status. The Fascino’s sharp looking gaze is accentuated by its wide range of colour models including Vivid Red, Metallic Black, Yellow Cocktail, Matte Blue, Dark Matte Blue, Suave Copper and Cyan Blue tailored for the assorted lifestyle of young riders.

High performance of 30% more power and 16% more fuel economy due to the new Blue Core enabled 125 Fuel injected engine, Fascino’s lithe physique and the sleek manoeuvrability is reminiscent of the new dazzling streamer with an improved drive force, less fuel consumption and cleaner emissions. Available in both Disc and Drum brakes, along with UBS and Side stand switch, the new Fascino is all set to earn its nobility from the young fashionistas of India. The price of the new Fascino 125 FI starts from Rs. 67,230 (Ex showroom Delhi).