Udaipur : Seven persons were injured when a leaking LPG cylinder caught fire, exploded and ignited combustible material in the house, resulting in a blaze that engulfed the house. The explosion was so intense that a portion of the building collapsed.There were multiple blasts after the fire broke out around 9 am in a double storey house in Madri area. Seven people including 3 children sustained burn injuries who are admitted in the civil hospital. Timely arrival of the fire fighters averted a more serious situation as there were 2 more cylinders inside the house when the mishap took place.

The house belonged to one Shankarlal Meghwal who lived in the upper portion while his tenant Narayanlal and family occupied the ground floor. Narayanlal’s wife was cooking in the kitchen and perhaps didn’t realize the gas cylinder was leaking. Suddenly the cylinder exploded with a large noise and caught fire. Electronic and household appliances have been charred to ashes, police said.

There were two more cylinders in the house, luckily the flames were doused in time by the fire fighters who arrived on time. The explosion caused the ceiling to collapse which came crashing on two vehicles that were parked inside. Shankarlal, his wife Kesar Bai, daughter Sonu and son Ashok, Narayanlal, his wife and 13 year old daughter Paras sustained burn injuries who were rushed to MB hospital and admitted in the burn ward. Two people are said to be serious. Collector Bishnu Charan Mallick, Mayor Chandra Singh Kothari visited the victims in the hospital.

Udaipur : A sub-inspector (SI) posted at the Pratapnagar police station here, fled away from station on Friday night when he came to know that the ACB sleuths had caught his agent red handed taking bribe of rupees thirty thousand from a woman, against releasing her scooter that had been illegally seized by the SI some days ago. The woman had been accused in a theft case  who had been arrested and jailed.

When she came out on bail, she demanded her scooter back but the SI refused to do so unless she paid the bribe money of 50 thousand, authorities said. The middleman Mohammed Salim resident of Pratapnagar was produced before the ACB court here on Saturday who have been sent to judicial custody. “ We had received a complaint from Lakshmi wo Sandeep Parihar resident of Gandhinagar who said that she had been accused in a theft case some time back. SI JagdishChandra Sen had been the investigating officer in the case . Sen arrested her and even seized her scooter for no reasons and kept the vehicle in his illegal custody” Dr Rajesh Bharadwaj, additional SP-ACB told Udaipur Kiran.

The woman was sent to jail and latter released. After being freed the woman contacted the SI and requested to return her scooter but the SI threatened her that the case is yet pending and that even her husband would be booked if she didn’t give him a sum of 50 thousand rupees. The SI asked the woman to strike a deal with his close aid Saleem who conducted the dealings on the cop’s behalf. The deal was agreed at 30 thousand rupees. Meanwhile, the complainant approached the ACB and revealed the details. After verifying the conversations, the sleuths laid a trap. Lakshmi called Salim at her house on Friday night to give him the promised money and as Salim received the money, the ACB sleuths nabbed him. Salim confessed to have taken bribe on the cop’s behalf. Later they made him call the SI to tell that he had collected the payment. The SI told Salim to wait till he reached there to take the money.

The ACB team waited for the SI, however the latter smelled the danger and fled from midway. He didn’t go back to the station and had been absconding since. “ The SI had demanded the bribe for taking no more action against her and her husband in the theft case. He had even received 40 thousand rupees earlier from the woman through Salim for not using third degree in the police custody and to produce the challan at earliest” HarishChandra Singh, the circle inspector of the ACB team said. The ACB has ceiled the SI’s room at the police station and a team had been sent to locate him at his ancestral village, Bharadwaj said.

Leonardo DiCaprio, a dedicated environmental activist, has joined hands with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to protect marine ecosystems in the upper Gulf of California.

Pena Nieto signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oscar-winning actor’s foundation to save the rare species of porpoise from imminent extinction.”Now more than ever, the world is looking for bold leadership at every level to tackle climate change and environmental conservation issues,” DiCaprio said.

Daddy cool Hrithik Roshan has sailed away with his boys – Hrehaan, 11, and Hridhaan, 9. After sneaking out on exotic skiing getaways, to tropical holidays and trying out various adventure sports, it now appears that the hunky star has hopped onboard a private yacht and sailed away into the sunset with his sons.

Zaira Wasim, a Kashmiri actor who was seen in Aamir Khan’s blockbuster movie “Dangal”, was miraculously rescued by locals here after her car fell into the Dal Lake on Thursday.

Saumya Tandon, who plays the role of Anita Bhabhi in Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai, was robbed on her vacation to Turkey last week.

The incident has left the actress shaken as she said,”The taxi driver stole 800 euros (Rs. 57, 672) from my purse, it was very disturbing but it has made me wiser and more informed and cautious. Police couldn’t help me because I dint have the receipt of the travel so no license plate number. The lesson for all tourists travelling is always take the taxi receipt for safety.”

PARIS: French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko will head to Wimbledon as the sport’s newest star admitting that she once believed grass courts were suitable only for football and not tennis. The 20-year-old Latvian stunned favourite and world number four Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to become tennis’s most unlikely Grand Slam champion.

It was her first career title as she became the lowest-ranked winner in Paris, taking the trophy in just her eighth major appearance. Next up on the Grand Slam circuit is Wimbledon where Ostapenko was junior champion in 2014.

However, she admitted that when she came across a grass court for the first time, it was hardly love at first sight. “When I first played on grass I didn’t like it, I really didn’t understand it,” she told a small group of reporters following her shock Paris win as she recalled playing on grass at Roehampton in England as a 15-year-old.

“I didn’t see how people could play tennis on it. I thought grass is for soccer. But then I learned how to play on it and understood the movement. Now I really like it.”

Ostapenko said she was more than comfortable with dealing with her sudden fame which will be under a harsh spotlight when Wimbledon starts in four weeks’ time. Her home town of Riga got in the mood on Saturday when thousands of her compatriots watched her victory on a giant TV screen erected in front of the city’s iconic Freedom Monument.

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Sundaes have become synonymous with celebration since its launch in 1881. It could be a family get-together, a meet-up with long lost friends or an impromptu party for having aced the exams; sundaes have added sweetness to a lot of occasions. Also, it’s not like you always need a reason to treat yourself to this delightful dessert. Sometimes you just want to indulge your sweet tooth or add that dose of excitement to a slow day, and what better than a sundae to do this for you!

A new range of sundaes that is sure to transport you to sundae heaven is Cafe Coffee Day’s new overloaded and super delicious ‘Over The Top Sundaes’ with ‘Toffee Surprise’, ‘Cocoa Mocha’, ‘Rasgulla Royale’ and ‘Cocoa Fudge’. The four sundaes are full right to the brim with generous scoops of ice-cream, rich sauces, nuts, cookies, whipped cream, popcorn and hot fudge and more. They are creamy, superior in texture and a sheer delight for your taste buds.

Let’s start with Cocoa Mocha that brings together two all-time favourites – cocoa and coffee – and ups the yum quotient by several notches. Take cocoa fudge with an espresso twist on top of a crunchy cookie base. Top that with two scoops of ice-cream, whipped cream, a crispy choco-stick and you have a mouth-watering concoction right in front of you!

Toffee Surprise Sundae is a combination of rich vanilla ice-cream on honey oat cookies, butterscotch nuts, toffee sauce, and Caramel popcorn, frothy whipped cream and a choco-stick. Did your eyes just light up?

If you have a weakness for Bengali sweets, then the Rasgulla Royale Sundae is just for you. It serves the classic roshogulla with three generous scoops of ice-cream, rich rasmalai syrup with frothy whipped cream, almond flakes, and a choco-stick. This king-sized sundae sounds like the perfect tribute to one of India’s much-loved mithais.

Next up is Cocoa Fudge. This is a mixture of rich cocoa fudge and vanilla ice-cream with a layer of cocoa. Giving it that summer twist is mango juice with frothy whipped cream. A sprinkling of almond flakes and a choco-stick makes this sundae even more delectable.

Speaking on the new sundaes Venu Madhav, CEO, Cafe Coffee Day said, “All through the summer to the special rainy months ahead, the sundae appeal at CCD reaches a new high with the well-crafted, all new ‘Over The Top Sundaes’’. Loaded with extra scoops, the four sundaes – Rasgulla Royale, Cocoa Mocha, Toffee Surprise and Cocoa Fudge have that little extra one can look forward to at their favorite CCD. Dessert specialists from Italy and India brought their ‘best in dessert love and expertise’ forward to create these offerings. After all, there’s always something new brewing at Cafe Coffee Day.”
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So head to your nearest Cafe Coffee Day, pick your favourite sundae and before you finish it off, make sure you Instagram a few pictures. After all, it’s always a good idea to spread delight!

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Expedia®, a leading full service online travel company, today released the results of the 2017 millennial survey, an annual study of millennials across multiple countries and continents. The survey highlights that 62% of the Indian millennials prefer to book their tickets through an online travel agency whereas 19% of them prefer to book through airline and/or hotel websites directly. According to the survey, 34% of the millennials are most likely to travel to Asia within next five years whereas 18% of them would travel to Europe.

“According to Expedia Millennial Survey 2017, great deals and customization are the keywords for millennials. Over 56% register with online travel agencies to avail exclusive discounts and 47% millennials do so to receive personalized packages and deals. The cash and deal savvy Indian millennial is also eventually moving towards loyalty programs, where-in 33% have used loyalty points for bookings and over 45% would like to use it in future. They are also picking up, when it comes to cryptocurrency like Bitcoins, with 12% having used bitcoins already and 41% would like to use it in future. Going against the popular fad of solo travel, the Indian millennials prefer to travel to spend quality time with family (50% – Multigenerational), partner (42%), friends (37%), Children (20%) or alone (7%). Getaway from work (50%) and busting stress (46%), remain the highest motivation factors for millennials to travel” said Mr. Manmeet Ahluwalia, Marketing Head, Expedia in India.

DETAILED SURVEY FINDINGS:

Tech – the only constant in a millennial’s life!                              

• 94 % use a smartphone (a phone that connects to the internet e.g. iPhone, Blackberry, Android phones such as Samsung Galaxy)
• 56% use a tablet computer (e.g. iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, BlackBerry Playbook)
• 23% use a wearable device that connects to the internet (e.g. a smart watch, a smart wristband)
• 21% use an e-reader (e.g. Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader)
• 21% use a handheld game device (e.g. PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, PSP, Nintendo DS)
  • 24% women use handheld gaming devices (e.g. PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, PSP, Nintendo DS) v/s a mere 15% men using the same

 
The holidaying millennial!

 
Trotting through Asia is on the bucket list of majority millennials!
Within the next 5 years, they would like to travel to

• Asia -34% | Europe -18% | United States 14% | Australia – 11%

 
We love to compare!
While planning the last holiday…

• 46% Took advice from family
• 46% Took advice from friends
• 43% Used price comparison websites  
• 42% Used travel company websites e.g. hotel/ airline websites
• 36% Read travel blogs
• 35% Used consumer review websites              
• 34% Used online travel forums
• 34% Browsed travel images online
• 33% Used websites which make available expert opinion
• 23% Used travel related magazines
• 23% Went to a travel agent
• 22% Browsed travel videos online
• 20% Requested advice on social media

 
Biggest influencers (for those who have taken steps to plan holiday)   

• 13% go through Travel company websites e.g. hotel/airline websites
• 12% go through Websites which make available expert opinion
• 12% go through Advice from family
• 11% go through Advice from friends
• 11% go through Consumer review websites
• 9% go through Price comparison websites
• 7% go through online travel forums
• 5% go through Travel blogs

                       
We prefer multigenerational holidays!
Travel Buddies for last holiday

• Multi generation holiday (50%) | with his/her partner (42%) | with his/her friends (37%)
• With his/her parents (37%) | with his/her children (20%) | Alone (7%)

                                   
Overall 66% Millennials have registered with an online travel agency, out of which:

• 58% registered to receive exclusive holiday discounts
• 47% registered to be able to access my booking information more easily
• 46% registered to receive improved customer service
• 45% registered to receive personalized holiday offers
• 42% registered to receive alerts when the holidays I am interested in change in price
• 42% registered to be able to save details of holidays that I’m interested in
• 42% registered to be able to save their holiday preferences
• 40% registered to receive help more quickly if there is a problem while I am travelling
• 32% registered to be notified when I need to complete important steps before my holiday e.g. organize my registered Visa, vaccinations
• 32% registered to access exclusive travel forums       

 
The digital millennial!                                              
We Book travel/holidays:

• Online travel agency (62%) | through airline and/or hotel websites directly (19%)
• Over the phone (8%) | in an offline travel agency (7%)

 
We prefer to book through OTAs because it’s more user-friendly (58%), convenient (56%), secure (45%), cheaper (41%), the information is more up-to-date (56%) and I’m able to book everything in the same place (48%).
 
We just love customization!
We like to share our personal information to get:

• Special offers/discounts relevant to holidays I might like (53%)
• Helpful travel/holiday advice and tips relevant to me personally (52%)
• Personal recommendations for holidays I might like to purchase (45%)
• Better tailored services to me as a result of learnings from my previous purchases/behaviours (37%)
• Funny or amusing content (22%)

(By personal data we mean information such as browsing or purchase history more than just your personal details like name, email address)
 
Dear office. I need to break-up!
Our motivation for last holiday was to:

• Have a break from work (50%)
• Find more excitement in my life (48%)
• Reduce stress (46%)
• Fulfil my dream of travelling to a new destination (42%)
• Send quality time with my partner (36%)
• For a change in weather (36%)
• Spend quality time with friends (36%)
• Treat myself to something exclusive (31%)
• Have a truly authentic cultural experience (34%)
• Spend quality time with my children (17%)
• Be alone (18%)

 
We would love new services

• A service that allowed you to split the cost of a holiday (e.g. travel, accommodation) online between different payment options- 85% interested
• A service that allowed you to split the cost of a holiday (e.g. travel, accommodation) online with another person-76% interested
• Wearable technology that automatically adjusted your hotel room temperature according to your own body temperature- 75% interested
• A suitcase that connected to the internet, which you could track using a smartphone app- 84% interested
• A service that provided surprise holiday recommendations based on your personality – 84% interested
• A service that provided surprise holiday recommendations based on your budget – 89% interested

 
We wield influence…

• Holiday photos posted by my contacts on social media influence where I decide to go on holiday – 59% Agree; 17% Disagree
• I would like to use virtual reality (VR e.g. Oculus Rift) to discover which holiday destinations I will find the most interesting – 60% Agree; 12% Disagree
• I would be willing to interact with a brand on social media (e.g. tweet about a brand, follow a brand) in order to receive holiday discounts/ off – 63% Agree; 14% Disagree
• The thought of going on holiday alone intimidates me – 50% Agree; 22% Disagree
• I have posted a photo/video of my holiday on a social network while I’m away – 64% Agree; 18% Disagree           
• It’s important to me that people comment on the holiday photos I post on social media – 57% Agree; 18% Disagree
• If I use a travel company’s services, I would be happy for them to rate me as a customer – 70% Agree; 7% Disagree     
• I worry for my safety on holiday abroad more than I do when I’m on holiday in my own country – 64% Agree; 13% Disagree
• When I go on holiday, the most important thing for me is to experience the authentic culture of the place- 83% Agree; 4% Disagree
• I often make holiday plans at the last minute – 40% Agree; 39% Disagree    
• When researching a holiday, I enjoy saving links and images to refer to at a later stage – 74% Agree; 7% Disagree

 
Methodology

Expedia has worked with Foresight Factory, a leading global consumer trends and forecasting consultancy, in the design and delivery of this study. Drawing on established and emerging trend research tracked by Foresight Factory, this report further explores the key trends that pose changes and pressures for the millennial vacation and booking process. A 10 minute questionnaire was undertaken online in March 2016 with a sample of 1,000 consumers per country, 18-64, UK, Germany, France, USA, China, Australia, Brazil and South Korea. A similar 10 minute questionnaire was undertaken online in November 2016 to include a further 13 countries – with a sample of 1,000 consumers per country, 16-64, UK, Germany, France, USA, China, Australia, Brazil, South Korea, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Spain, Thailand, Mexico and Canada. In parallel, qualitative research was undertaken via Foresight Factory’s global network of Trendspotters. Feedback on a number of questions around travel behaviours, needs and attitudes was received from 9 consumers from the UK, USA and China. Six of these respondents were Millennials, aged between 25 and31, and have been quoted throughout this report.

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Exclusive Group, the value-added services and technologies (VAST) group, today announced the launch of its unique brand of ‘Disruptive Distribution’ to the US market with the appointment of highly successful channel operator Patrick Huth as VP Alliances Americas. Pat will have responsibility for growing vendor and partner alliances across the world’s largest IT market. This latest chapter in Exclusive Group’s worldwide expansion is set to deliver significant value to major vendor and GSI partners and complements Exclusive Group’s extensive presence throughout EMEA and APAC where total revenues of $1.5bn (1.3bn€) were achieved in 2016.

“The US is a key objective in our global expansion and we see great opportunities for our business alongside key vendor, service provider and systems integrator partners. As VP Alliances, Pat will play a major role in converting those opportunities into results,” said Barrie Desmond, COO at Exclusive Group. “We are the only European headquartered global VAD, but it almost feels like we’re coming home. Many of our partners are US-based and understand our unique worth in delivering accelerated market success, combining global scale with a genuine commitment to value. The near-term plan is to harness Pat’s market expertise and phenomenal record, so that we ensure local relevance as our successful formula is applied.”

Exclusive Group’s new VP, Patrick Huth, is an accomplished IT channel sales leader with almost 40 years’ experience in distribution, both across the US and globally. Having held a variety of management roles during a stellar career in the channel, his latest position was as Senior Director of Partner Management for Westcon-Comstor Group where he led efforts to grow revenue and profitability for several top vendors and managed a portfolio worth more than $1bn.

“Exclusive’s reputation is known and admired as a major force in delivering a different type of distribution and I’m excited about the opportunity we have to expand our global partnerships,” said Huth. “Both our cybersecurity and datacentre IT vendor portfolios are heavily biased toward highly innovative technologies that disrupt the market and provide a platform for generating immense value. US-HQ’d partners now have a new choice when looking to deliver global deals and enhanced value.”

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IBC announces the IBC2017 Leaders’ Summit, an exclusive invitation-only event in partnership with the City of Amsterdam and IBM Global Business Services for broadcast, telco, media and entertainment industry leaders.

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Industry leaders gather at IBC Leaders’ Summit to discuss transformation, growth and reinvention (Photo: Business Wire)

This year’s event focuses on how businesses are transforming for the future, where speed and agility are two key components to any forward-thinking strategy.

A prestigious line-up of speakers has been assembled to explore the theme of “Informing the Future” at this year’s Summit, including Carsten Schmidt, CEO, Sky Deutschland who will discuss the current and future face of the company’s business and give an exclusive insight into Sky Deutschland’s co-produced drama Babylon Berlin, the most expensive non-English-language drama series ever made.

Wim Ponnet, Group Director Strategy and Commercial Development, EndemolShineGroup and Aksel Van der Wal, EVP Digital Ventures & Innovation, International, for Turner will also join the line-up to discuss “How to Engage with Gen Z Audiences”.

Sponsored by Aspera, HGST, Prime Focus and Sony, the IBC Leaders’ Summit blends penetrating insights from influential speakers and facilitated networking along with independent and exclusive research provided by IBC’s research partner IBM GBS.

IBM GBS is reprising its role as IBC’s research partner and will present valuable new findings at the IBC Leaders’ Summit.

Daniel Toole, Executive Partner, Media and Entertainment Industry Leader, IBM GBS, said, “IBM provides the IBC Leaders’ Summit with consumer insight, strategic business analysis and technology trends. We also bring unique research and qualitative analysis through the knowledge and personal experience gleaned from CEOs across the world, which will inform and inspire future technological and strategic developments.”

Designed specifically to bring together the most influential and visionary people at the top of the industry, the IBC Leaders’ Summit provides a programme that facilitates high-powered discussion and lively debate. It takes place behind closed doors, allowing delegates to speak their minds, address the issues and highlight their concerns in an open and inspiring environment.

This two-day event is held in Amsterdam on 14-15 September 2017.

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AerSale^®, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, engines, used serviceable material (USM), and MRO services, announced today the addition of Jacqueline Fernandez as Senior Vice President Materials Group. Fernandez will be responsible for the day-to-day management of AerSale’s global airframe and engine materials sales, and product-line groups.

“We are delighted to have an industry veteran like Jacqueline lead this critical division of AerSale,” said Basil Barimo, Chief Operating Officer at AerSale. “We are confident her in-depth experience across the entire USM supply-chain spectrum will serve to grow AerSale and enhance supply-chain efficiencies for our customers worldwide.”

Fernandez is a well-seasoned aviation professional with over 20 years of industry expertise covering all aspects of aircraft component sales, mergers and acquisitions, product-line management, marketing, and business development. Past positions have included key roles at Aero Technologies, GA Telesis, Kellstrom Aerospace, and most recently XTRA Airways. In her new capacity, Fernandez will be responsible for strategic and operational oversight of AerSale’s Used Serviceable Material business units, which currently service the company’s global customer base from facilities and regional offices located in Miami, Dallas, Singapore, and Cardiff.

A global aviation leader, AerSale specializes in the sale, lease, and exchange of used aircraft, engines, and components, in addition to providing a broad range of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial aircraft and components. AerSale also offers asset management services to owners of end-of-life aircraft and engine portfolios. Headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, AerSale maintains offices and operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

For more information, visit our website at www.aersale.com or contact AerSale Media Relations by calling (305) 764-3200 or via e-mail at media.relations@aersale.com.

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Nakamuraya Co., Ltd., operator of the Nakamuraya curry restaurant, will commemorate the 90^th anniversary of Japan-India Friendly Exchanges and the company’s Indian-style curry with the “Thank you for curry” campaign beginning on Monday, June 12. Ahead of the campaign, the company has placed a billboard in Gurgaon saying “Thank you” in Japanese.

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Nakamuraya Co., Ltd., operator of the Nakamuraya curry restaurant, is commemorating the 90th anniversary of Japan-India Friendly Exchanges and the company’s Indian-style curry with a billboard in Gurgaon saying “Thank you” in Japanese. (Photo: Business Wire)

Over the past 90 years, curry has become a staple of the Japanese diet. Now, more than 6 billion helpings are served annually. As a pioneer of Indian curry in Japan, the company is spearheading a campaign to thank the Indian people for curry.

As part of the two-part campaign, scheduled to run from June 12 to September 30, the company will first launch a site (http://curry-arigato.jp) that collects images with the hashtag, “#CurryDhanyavaad”, to show Japan’s appreciation for curry to people in India. Diners who post pictures along with the hashtag on social media at one of the company’s restaurants or one of several other curry restaurants in Japan also taking part in the campaign will receive a sticker depicting curry and the campaign hashtag.

Later, a portion of proceeds raised during the campaign will be donated to the Japan-India Association. In doing so, the company hopes to contribute to the continuing growth of relations between the two countries.

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• Felix Rosenqvist wins race with home hero Nick Heidfeld in third on Day 1
• Second place podium for Felix on Day 2 at Berlin

It was a historic weekend for Indian motorsport as Mahindra Racing won its first ever Formula E race in Berlin on June 10 with a double podium finish. Swede, Felix Rosenqvist took first place while German teammate, Nick Heidfeld came in third. Felix followed this up with a blistering second place finish in Sunday’s race, leading from start to finish, but falling back a place due to a 10 second penalty.
 
For Mahindra Racing, its improving results position the team as a genuine contender in the highly competitive all-electric championship with its M3Electro racecar. After two days of trophy collecting, Rosenqvist lies third in the Drivers’ Championship with Heidfeld a little further back in fifth. Mahindra Racing has further consolidated its third position in the teams’ standings and lies just 22 points shy of second-placed ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport.
 
Dilbagh Gill, Team Principal, Mahindra Racing Formula E Team said, “This is a moment of great pride not only for the team but for India as well! It was an amazing feeling to see the tricolor flying high on both days and hearing the Indian national anthem playing in Berlin! Felix did an amazing job both days, his driving was perfect and to put his M3Electro on a pole after winning less than 24 hours before was magnificent to watch. I will always be in awe of Nick as well. His progress through the field from 20th to the points was a master class in wheel-to-wheel racing. Now, as a team, we will look forward to preparing for the final races of the season!”
 
The two drivers began Saturday’s race from third and fourth positions respectively after an intense Super Pole qualifying shootout. It setup a thrilling race with both Rosenqvist and Heidfeld vying for the win from the outset. By the exit of the first corner, they had taken second and third, holding those positions until just before the optimum pit stop window.
 
Rosenqvist overtook competitor Lucas di Grassi for the lead at the exact halfway point of the race on lap 22. It was a lead he would not lose, despite di Grassi deploying his extra 100kJ of energy awarded by public vote in the series’ unique FanBoost initiative.
 
Heidfeld, wearing a special Berlin ePrix Sparco race suit created by #DrivenByDesign competition winner Tejas Manek, was able to put pressure on di Grassi in the later stages of the race. Despite not being able to overtake, third place is his third consecutive podium after Monaco and Paris last month.
 
On day two, Felix led from start to finish at the Tempelhof Airport circuit, however, a ten-second penalty for an unsafe release into the pit lane relegated the #19 racer to second place behind competitor Sébastien Buemi. A superb Super Pole performance saw the Swede take the second Pole Position of his short Formula E career, while a sensor malfunction in qualifying had his teammate Heidfeld start from the exact opposite end of the gird.
 
But Heidfeld’s progress through the field was unrivaled. Within five laps he had moved up eight positions to P12. Energy conservation and regeneration then came into play, as the race became the longest Formula E race on record and two laps longer than yesterday’s competition. Finishing in tenth provided some consolation with one championship point.

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Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of an abstract presented at the recent International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. In the study, researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine evaluated the potential clinical utility of Masimo Oxygen Reserve Index™ (ORi™) as an early warning of arterial hemoglobin desaturation in critically ill patients.¹

ORi is a relative indicator of the partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO₂) in the range of 100 to 200 mmHg. ORi is intended to supplement, not replace, oxygen saturation (SpO₂) monitoring and PaO₂ measurements. As an “index” parameter with a unit-less scale between 0 and 1, ORi can be trended and has optional alarms to notify clinicians of changes in a patient’s oxygen reserve.

In the prospective, collaborative, observational study, Dr. Leonard Lee and colleagues enrolled 40 adult critically ill patients who were scheduled for elective surgical procedures requiring endotracheal intubation and planned arterial pressure monitoring catheter placement prior to induction of general anesthesia. The patients’ ORi values were measured using a Masimo Radical-7^® Pulse CO-Oximeter^®. The researchers recorded the time elapsed from the start of ORi alarming (triggered by decrease in the absolute value and rate of change in ORi) to 94% oxygen saturation, as well as the time elapsed from 98% to 94% saturation. The average time interval between the start of ORi alarming and 98% saturation was considered to be the average increase in warning time provided by ORi.

The researchers found that among the patients, the average time from the start of ORi alarming to 94% oxygen saturation was 80±38 seconds (ranging from 29 to 227 seconds). The average time from 98% to 94% saturation was 46±23 seconds (ranging from 12 to 108) seconds. Therefore, the average increase in warning time provided by ORi was 34±23 seconds (ranging from 4 to 119) seconds. On a percentage basis, the increase provided by ORi was 96%±92% (ranging from 5% to 479%).

The researchers concluded that the study “demonstrates the potential utility of ORi as an advanced warning of arterial desaturation and as an adjunct to SpO₂.This additional warning time can potentially translate to improved patient safety by allowing earlier calls for help, assistance from a more experienced person, or modification of airway management. For this analysis we defined the advance warning to end at 98% SpO₂. In clinical situations this SpO₂ might not be considered to be critical. Using a lower SpO₂ as the alarm level would increase the advance warning provided by ORi. Further analysis of the correlation of ORi and PaO₂, the use of ORi as a guide to pre-oxygenation, and its utility in the morbidly obese are areas for future study.”

In another recent study, researchers at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas concluded that ORi could provide clinicians with a median of 31.5 seconds advanced warning of impending desaturation in pediatric patients with induced apnea after pre-oxygenation.²

ORi has not received FDA 510(k) clearance and is not available for sale in the United States.

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About Masimo

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) is a global leader in innovative noninvasive monitoring technologies. Our mission is to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care. In 1995, the company debuted Masimo SET^® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry, which has been shown in multiple studies to significantly reduce false alarms and accurately monitor for true alarms. Masimo SET^® has also been shown to help clinicians reduce severe retinopathy of prematurity in neonates,¹ improve CCHD screening in newborns,² and, when used for continuous monitoring with Masimo Patient SafetyNet™* in post-surgical wards, reduce rapid response activations and costs.^3,4,5 Masimo SET^® is estimated to be used on more than 100 million patients in leading hospitals and other healthcare settings around the world,⁶ and is the primary pulse oximetry at 16 of the top 20 hospitals listed in the 2016-17 U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll.⁷ In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow^® Pulse CO-Oximetry technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring of blood constituents that previously could only be measured invasively, including total hemoglobin (SpHb^®), oxygen content (SpOC™), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO^®), methemoglobin (SpMet^®), and more recently, Pleth Variability Index (PVi^®) and Oxygen Reserve Index (ORi™), in addition to SpO₂, pulse rate, and perfusion index (PI). In 2014, Masimo introduced Root^®, an intuitive patient monitoring and connectivity platform with the Masimo Open Connect™ (MOC-9™) interface, enabling other companies to augment Root with new features and measurement capabilities. Masimo is also taking an active leadership role in mHealth with products such as the Radius-7™ wearable patient monitor, iSpO₂^® pulse oximeter for smartphones, and the MightySat™ fingertip pulse oximeter. Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com. Published clinical studies on Masimo products can be found at http://www.masimo.com/cpub/clinical-evidence.htm.

*The use of the trademark Patient SafetyNet is under license from University HealthSystem Consortium.

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GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced today the appointment of Kieran Murphy as president and CEO of GE Healthcare, effective immediately. Murphy is currently president and CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences. Murphy succeeds John Flannery who has been appointed CEO and chairman elect of GE.

Murphy, 54, was appointed CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences in September 2011. Since then, he has overseen significant revenue growth and geographic expansion of the molecular medicine business, which now accounts for more than $4 billion in annual sales with 11,000 employees in more than 100 countries. GE Healthcare Life Sciences provides a broad range of industry-leading technologies and services for drug discovery, pre-clinical and clinical development and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as molecular tools for diagnostics, therapy selection and treatment monitoring in patient care. The business is a leader in organic growth, margins and cash generation.

Immelt said: “In his career at GE, Kieran has demonstrated the right combination of talent and drive to step into this key leadership role at the company. Having led the strategic combination of GE’s Life Sciences and Medical Diagnostics units, Kieran is universally respected across GE and has distinguished himself as a strong customer advocate with great commercial instincts. Alongside the outstanding team at GE Healthcare, we anticipate that the business will experience continued global growth under Kieran’s leadership.”

“Kieran has proven to be a natural leader and has been instrumental in the tremendous growth we’ve seen across GE Healthcare Life Sciences,” said Flannery. “I am confident that under his leadership the GE Healthcare team will continue to innovate and execute, introducing new products and driving cost productivity.”

GE Healthcare, a $20 billion business, is the world’s leading manufacturer of medical imaging devices; life sciences tools to enable the next generation of biotherapeutics; medical diagnostic agents that enable personalized medicine; and healthcare IT and software tools to digitize and industrialize the healthcare industry. Healthcare is a key GE business now and in the future.

Murphy joined GE Healthcare in 2008 from Whatman plc, a global supplier of filters and membranes for laboratory research, life sciences and medical diagnostic applications. He has over 20 years’ experience in the global life sciences and biotechnology industry, beginning his career with Janssen Pharmaceutical, a division of Johnson and Johnson, followed by leadership roles with Mallinckrodt, veterinary medicines provider Vericore, Novartis, Adprotech, ML Laboratories and Innovata plc. Having earned his bachelor’s degree in 1984 from University College, Dublin, he subsequently graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology with a master’s degree in Marketing.

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GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the “GE Store,” through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry. www.ge.com

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GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services to meet the demand for increased access, enhanced quality and more affordable healthcare around the world. GE (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter – great people and technologies taking on tough challenges. From medical imaging, software & IT, patient monitoring and diagnostics to drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and performance improvement solutions, GE Healthcare helps medical professionals deliver great healthcare to their patients. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com.

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Dimension Data today launched a set of endpoint lifecycle management services, and dedicated Apple practice to help companies deliver an anywhere, anytime mobile experience for apps, voice, and collaboration on iOS devices.

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“Our clients need a strategic approach to mobility that merges the world’s best user experience through Apple devices with full enterprise capabilities” Joe Manuele, Dimension Data Group Executive – CX and Collaboration (Photo: Dimension Data)

Leveraging Dimension Data’s global footprint, the new service simplifies the secure deployment and management of iOS devices around the world so users can seamlessly access corporate apps and data across Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch. The offerings address configuration, control, support, and security, and will include world-class support from installation throughout the life of the product, allowing companies to meet corporate compliance requirements.

Dimension Data will also establish a dedicated Apple practice focused on delivering strategic consulting, implementation, full management, and support for a wide range of enterprise solutions such as Cisco video and collaboration solutions on iOS. Apple and Cisco have already been working together to optimise iOS devices and apps on Cisco networks.

“We understand that our clients need a strategic approach to mobility – one that merges the world’s best user experience through Apple devices with full enterprise capabilities,” said Joe Manuele, Dimension Data Group Executive, Customer Experience and Collaboration. “As a global systems integration partner for Apple, our services and dedicated practice will free companies from integration and management complexities so they can focus on their business and unleash the full potential of the mobile enterprise.”

Dimension Data’s Apple practice will include a worldwide team of network and systems engineers, client service and support teams, and will have the full guidance and support of Apple’s experts.

Other Dimension Data enterprise mobility services will include resale, configuration, provisioning, logistics, and help desk support. Ongoing device management for a wide range of functions will also be provided from application provisioning and reporting to device repair and mobility analytics.

Dimension Data will also open a Center of Excellence (CoE) in the U.S. designed to showcase Apple products and demonstrate Apple and Cisco solutions, as well as highlight how Apple products can be managed and maintained through Dimension Data’s endpoint lifecycle management solutions. Additional CoE locations will open as part of a phased rollout globally.

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Founded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group. Visit us at dimensiondata.com

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Business Wire IndiaAxisDirect, the retail broking arm of leading BFSI player Axis Securities Limited, has won Gold at DMA Asia ECHO® 2016 for Real Time Email Marketing in “Insurance & Financial Products & Services” category. DMA ECHO® Awards is one of the most coveted prizes that celebrate strategy & creativity in the field of marketing. The awards honor the world’s most innovative, creative and effective data-driven marketing campaigns. AxisDirect has also won the DMA International Gold in 2016, DMA India Gold in 2016 & DMA Asia Bronze in 2015 for first in the industry marketing innovation.
 
Real Time e-mailers by AxisDirect overcome the challenges faced in traditional email communication where data is static, by providing market information and news as it happens. Real-time personalization technology addresses the most critical factor of providing live information at the right time, creating a real value for customers. This innovation is most relevant to stock markets as news, indices and stock prices change every second and real-time data is critical to make investment decisions. The email displays live content e.g. live stock/index rates, live portfolio value, live portfolio actionable, current research picks, market open & close countdown whenever a customer opens the email. AxisDirect has seen significant increase of ~ 50% in the open rates and ~100% in click rates of the real time emails. AxisDirect’s customer rating on these emails is 4+ out of 5 stars.
 
With nominations across 9 countries China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand & Vietnam, DMA Asia ECHO® 2016 honored AxisDirect with the Gold award.
 
Commenting on winning the award, Mr. Arun Thukral, MD & CEO, Axis Securities said, “Email with its wide reach & cost effectiveness is an extremely significant medium to reach out to customers. Our aim was to empower users with real-time market data to enable them to make smart investing decision. As DMA Asia ECHO® Awards serves as a benchmark for recognizing creative excellence, we are elated by the appreciation of our efforts towards providing better customer experience. It’s a testimony to our innovative customer centric approach recognized at global level.”
 
AxisDirect has been at the forefront of product innovation and customer experience. AxisDirect has also made some interesting innovations in its web-portal as well as it’s mobile app. The web-portal www.axisdirect.in is amongst one of the most simplified web portals, which is not only user friendly but also highly informative for the retail investors. The website is intuitive and features rich with in-built filters to help customers find the desired and accurate information. The layout on the website is neat, clutter-free and smartly designed to keep customers’ investment journey simple. It has a very interesting take on learning investment concepts with short animation videos explaining the complex market terminologies. The whole learning experience is gamified and fun-filled where the user can take quizzes, cross levels and win badges on finishing courses. Customers can also access the latest news from the best sources through live tweets, video, live TV, RSS feeds from the web-portal without having to shuffle to various websites to seek information. AxisDirect has also introduced a revolutionary mobile app with an industry first feature of trading via voice commands. This innovation makes trading from a Smartphone or tablet highly intuitive and hassle free.

Telecom operator Vodafone India announced new Ramzan offers for its prepaid users. The new plans, called “Ramzan 342 and 442”, are valid for users in Karnataka, Vodafone India said in a release. Under the offer, users can avail of unlimited 2G data at Rs. 5 per hour and unlimited 3G/4G data at Rs. 19 per hour. They can download the Vodafone Play App, which allows them to watch Makkah and Madinah live, the release added.

Vodafone also said it will offer unlimited voice calling, unlimited national roaming and 1GB data per day in plans priced at Rs. 342 and Rs. 442. While Vodafone’s “Ramzan 342” pack comes with a validity of 28 days, the “Ramzan 442” will have a 70-day validity. The company is also offering a “Ramzan 12” pack, which facilitates calls at Rs. 30 paise per minute and comes with a validity of 90 days.

Amit Kapur, business head, Karnataka, Vodafone India said, “The holy month of Ramzan is a month of giving and doing good deeds that benefit all. As a symbol of our endeavour to bring happy times to the lives of our customers, Vodafone has introduced a choice of plans that give them the best of talk time and data, at very attractive price. Starting from unlimited 2G data at Rs. 5 per hour to Vodafone Ramzan 442 that allows unlimited Local and STD calls, plus 1GB data per day, our plans have been designed to enhance the festive spirit and promote bonding with family and friends during this holy month.”