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Myntra.com Announces Exclusive Tie-Up with Indian by Manish Arora
MUMBAI: In a move to further strengthen its presence in the premium designer apparel segment, India’s leading fashion portal, Myntra.com, today marked the official launch of the new clothing collection ‘Indian by Manish Arora’ on its platform. The recently launched designer wear by Manish Arora will be featured exclusively online on Myntra.com starting December 17, 2013.
This association highlights Myntra.com’s continuous efforts to make fashion more accessible not only to the existing consumers of premium and affordable luxury brands, but also tap into the aspirational clientele in Tier II & III cities, who are increasingly shopping online.
Aficionados of the designer will be now be able to access 16 exquisite designs, delicately crafted in Chanderi, Crepe and other rich fabric blends only on Myntra.com. Indian by Manish Arora’ ranges between Rs 2,200 to Rs 14,950.
Speaking on the association, Ashutosh Lawania, Co-founder, Myntra said, ‘Indian by Manish Arora’ is the latest addition to the vast range of products Myntra.com offers to fashion lovers across India. The trust and enthusiasm that customers have demonstrated on Myntra.com makes it a natural choice for world class designers like Manish Arora, allowing them to reach out to every aspiring Indian woman who seeks contemporary, colorful and vibrant apparels.”
Manish Arora during the official unveiling said, “I am very excited to launch my contemporary Indian wear brand Indian by Manish Arora on Myntra.com as this will enable a much larger audience to view and purchase my collection online. I can see a very long term relationship with Myntra to offer something very special to the online customer.”
Access to popular designer wear which was until now restricted to people living in metros is now at the fingertips of consumers across 480 cities in India through Myntra.com. Last month, Myntra.com joined hands with renowned designer, Rohit Bal to launch Biba by Rohit Bal and more recently with Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan to exclusively manufacture and retail his active lifestyle brand HRX.
To shop for the latest collection, visit – ‘Indian By Manish Arora’.
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Senior media executive Madhu Soman exits Zee Media
Former Reuters and Bloomberg leader says he leaves with “no regrets” after brief stint at WION and Zee Business
NOIDA: Madhu Soman, a veteran of global newsrooms and media sales floors, has stepped away from Zee Media Corporation after a short stint steering business strategy for WION and Zee Business.
In a reflective LinkedIn note marking his departure, Soman said his time within the network’s corridors was always likely to be brief. “Some chapters close faster than expected,” he wrote, signalling the end of a nearly two-year spell in which he oversaw both editorial partnerships and commercial strategy.
Soman joined Zee Media in 2022 after more than a decade abroad with Reuters and Bloomberg, returning to India to take on the role of chief business officer for WION and Zee Business. His mandate was ambitious: bridge the newsroom and the revenue desk while expanding digital and broadcast reach.
During the stint, Zee Business reached break-even for the first time since its launch in 2005, while WION refreshed programming and strengthened its digital footprint across platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
But Soman suggested the cultural fit proved uneasy. Describing himself as a “cultural misfit”, he hinted at deeper tensions between editorial instincts shaped in global newsrooms and the realities of India’s television news ecosystem.
Before joining Zee, Soman spent more than seven years at Bloomberg in Hong Kong as head of broadcast sales for Asia-Pacific, expanding the company’s news syndication business across several markets. Earlier, he held senior editorial roles at Reuters, overseeing online strategy in India and managing Reuters Video Services from London.
His career began in television and wire reporting, including a stint with ANI during the 1999 Kargil conflict, before moving into digital publishing as India’s internet media landscape took shape.
Now, after nearly three decades in broadcast and digital media, Soman is leaving Delhi NCR and returning to his hometown, Trivandrum.
Exhausted, he admits. But unbowed. And with one quiet line that sums up the journey: he didn’t sell his soul — because some things, after all, are not for sale.
