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“Akkarai Seemai Azhaginiley”, his hit composition 40 years ago for the movie “Priya”, serves as background score for Isainyani’s experiences in Singapore Mumbai, Nov 28, 2018: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) collaborated with legendary Indian musician maestro, Isainyani Ilaiyaraaja for a song video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Nk3uXOpZw , when he visited Singapore in August 2018 to conduct a sell-out concert for his fans from the region. At the concert, he performed with a full orchestra, including members of the Budapest orchestra, one of his iconic songs 'Akkarai Seemai Azhaginey (English translation: “my heart dances in the beauty of an overseas metropolis”) from the movie “Priya”. This song was about and filmed in Singapore and was a hit about 40 years ago.   The STB and its travel trade partners had the pleasure of hosting Mr Ilaiyaraaja to travel experiences across the city. Some of the city’s iconic precincts, landmarks and attractions featured in the vid...

Mumbai, November 27: Actor  Ashish Sharma , known for his varied roles on the small screen had recently invited  Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip , better known as the No. 1 transgender millionaire in Asia to Mumbai for the signing of the deal of a global release of his latest movie based on the transgender community called ' Khejdi '. In conversation with us, the duo shared their thoughts on the film, the LGBTQ community and how Khejdi and Anne's own journey are interlinked.  Based on the short story Sanjha, Khejdi is loosely a true story of a transgender under Ashish's own home production which he recently launched along with actor wife Archana Sharma called Rachayita Films Pvt Ltd.     Sharma says that the seeds of the film were planted in him when he had read the short story a few years back. "The story left a few questions inside me and I wanted to ask the same questions to the world." The actor further elaborates that everyone has a place i...

The sponsorship of Mina Guli’s #RunningDry journey- 100 Marathons in 100 Days, is part of Colgate’s commitment to Save Water encouraging people to conserve water by turning off the tap as #EveryDropCounts Mumbai, 27 November 2018 : Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited, the market leader in Oral Care, is proud to sponsor Mina Guli’s  #RunningDry journey - a global initiative by water advocate and global athlete Mina Guli. As a brand, Colgate is committed to encourage people to Save Water by turning off the tap while brushing, as #EveryDropCounts; this sponsorship is part of Colgate’s global Save Water campaign.   In a study that Colgate conducted with YouGov after Earth Day 2018, it was found that, globally, the Save Water campaign can lead to a potential reduction of 50 billion gallons of water per year. “Water scarcity is a global issue that effects everyone on the planet. Globally, 4 billion people face water scarcity for at least one month in the year. I am proud ...

THE POP OF BEVERAGE FACILITATES COLLABORATION BETWEEN SUPERSTAR RAPPER BADSHAH AND THE GLOBAL POP GROUP Artists to create a new song that Pepsi will debut November 29 th . Mumbai, 26 th  November 2018:  Lights. Camera. Music. For generations,  PEPSI®  has had an intrinsic connection with music, working with legendary artists and discovering and supporting emerging talents. The iconic brand today announced a partnership between  Simon Fuller’s new project, global pop group NOW UNITED, and BADSHAH, one of India’s favorite rappers.  Badshah, managed by Sony Music India and the group comprised of 14 singers and dancers from all across the globe will record a song titled “[ How We Do It]” that will be released [November 29th.] Pepsi will also support Now United’s first trip to India beginning November 26 th . The group will visit Mumbai, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, sharing their experiences with their fans in India and around the world as they go. ...

~ The third edition returns even bigger and better with new brands participating and will be held in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore ~ ~ 40 wines & 15 spirits from 14 different countries brought to you under one roof ~ 14 th November, 2018 : Raising a glass to the world’s best spirits, Sula Selections’ annual road show property – ‘Globe in a Glass’ is back with its third edition. A perfect platform for those with an affinity towards the finer things in life, liquor aficionados have the best of the best, on a platter served to them. An exciting endeavour to introduce the novelties of the mammoth spirit world, this initiative brings together the finest wine and spirits of the globe. Bringing together connoisseurs of the wine and spirit industry and travel enthusiasts with spirit manufacturers and product ambassadors, the upcoming edition of Globe in a Glass literally promises to deliver exactly that. Making the globe a smaller place, the glasses at this edition promise to d...

·           Galaxy Surfactants wins the Green Process Innovation recognition for the manufacture of amino acid surfactants ·           The Best Process Innovation category was won for novel catalytic route to amino acid surfactants ·           The winning innovation enables a more environment-friendly production of surfactants Mumbai, November 26, 2018:  Galaxy Surfactants Limited, one of the fastest growing speciality chemical companies has been awarded Green Process Innovation Award at the 15 th  ICIS Innovation Awards which were held recently. ICIS is the world’s largest petrochemical market information provider. Galaxy Surfactants wins the Green Process Innovation recognition for the manufacture or novel catalytic route to amino acid surfactants. Dr. Nirmal Koshti, Director of Innovation at Galaxy Surfactants Lim...

Cologne – Bettina Blottko (41) will take over as head of the Liquid Purification Technologies business unit at specialty chemicals group LANXESS effective October 15, 2018. She succeeds Jean-Marc Vesselle (54), who will take on new challenges outside the company. Bettina Blottko has held various positions at Bayer and LANXESS since 1996. Most recently, she headed the Actives and Disinfection business line within the Material Protection Products business unit. LANXESS board member Rainier van Roessel: "Jean-Marc Vesselle has made a significant contribution to the strong growth of our water treatment technologies business in recent years and at the same time created a very good basis for future growth. I would like to thank him sincerely for this. With Bettina Blottko, we were able to recruit a proven in-house expert in the chemicals business to lead the business unit into the future. I wish her every success in this endeavor."