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Audi cars to get costly in India from 2024

Delhi and Mumbai were the biggest markets for Audi in the festive season. Good demand was also registered from Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad. (Representative Image: Blake Meyer via Unsplash)

The luxury car maker recorded 88% growth, with 5,530 units retailed between January and September. Audi saw a huge demand for the A4, Q3, Q3 Sportback, Q5, and S5 Sportback this festive season.

Income tax raid at Stove Kraft ends, kitchen appliance maker resumes operations

Despite the challenges, Stove Kraft announced that manufacturing operations at the Bengaluru plant resumed fully on November 27, and the Baddi plant restarted on November 24. (Representative Image: Markus Winkler via Unsplash)

In an evening update on November 27, Stove Kraft said the I-T Department completed its search, with the company’s manufacturing plants in Bengaluru and Baddi experiencing disruptions on November 22-26 and November 21-23, respectively.

Maruti Suzuki to hike prices in January due to increased cost pressure

The automaker had in October reported its highest-ever monthly sales at 1,99,217 units, a 19 per cent year-on-year growth. The country's largest carmaker had dispatched 1,67,520 units in October 2022.

This price increase shall vary across models, Maruti added.

Apple tops list of Best Global Brands for Apple remains; Microsoft sees highest brand value rise

The rate of growth in the overall brand value of the table slowed sharply after last year's significant increase - rising 5.7 percent this year compared to last year's 16 percent increase, taking the total brand value to $3.3 trillion ($3.1 trillion in 2022). (Representative Image: Congy Yuan via Unsplash)

Apple became the first brand to cross half a trillion USD in brand value. Highlights from Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2023.

ASCI urges brands and influencers to be transparent after Orry’s post with CRED violated social media influencer rules

The absence of disclaimers on Orry’s video (has been rectified now) was noteworthy as it violates Advertising Standards Council of India's (ASCI) social media influencer rules. (Image sourced via Instagram - @orry1)

Manisha Kapoor, CEO and secretary general of ASCI thanked vigilant consumers and the media for calling out non disclosures.

Subway India ends exclusive deal PepsiCo; partners with rival Coca-Cola

Established in 2019 by IITians Anurag Kedia and Gagandeep Makker, Pilgrim is one of the fastest-growing Beauty and Personal Care brands that offers 100+ SKUs across facecare, haircare & skincare products, makeup, and fragrances. The brand’s diverse selection of beauty products is made with ingredients sourced from various parts of the world, all of which are approved by PETA and the FDA, highlighted the company. (Image source: Claudio Schwarz via Unsplash)

All 570-plus Subway stores in India will now sell only Coca-Cola’s soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea and water.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw: 99.2 per cent of mobiles ‘Made in India’

Ministry of Info & Broadcasting and MeitY have pushed for the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in media and technology sectors, as concerns about misinformation, deep fakes, and biased algorithms continue to emerge.

The growth of the mobile sector has strengthened the domestic manufacturing ecosystem and reduced India’s dependence on foreign imports.

How India’s alcohol industry is changing

Strategic International Brands are in very strong growth, notably Jameson, Absolut and The Glenlivet. The company also saw Good growth on Seagram’s whiskies. Pernod Ricard sait it expects strong growth in H2. (Representative image by Adam Wilson via Unsplash)

Andrew Holland, CEO of Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies, discussed with CNBC-TV18 about the shift in trend in the beverages industry particularly in the context of travel and entertainment.

Press Council of India sends notices to editors of multiple newspapers for “camouflaged” advertisement

Reliance BP Mobility and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra were the top exclusive advertisers in 2024 compared to the last year, according to the TAM Adex report.

The elections in Rajasthan will be held on November 25. Its results will be declared along with those of polls in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh on December 3.

MAdtech Point: UPI, ONDC, OpenAI and all things open in the world internet

The year 2025, according to the study, will cement AI as an "enabler" rather than a mere disruptor.

Open Network Protocols are difficult to build. More so it is difficult to populate. Unless and until other participants beyond the buyer and the seller viz., discovery and delivery join the network, it is going to be difficult to scale up.