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Van Heusen collaborates with Deepika Padukone
MUMBAI: Van Heusen, a premium lifestyle brand, has collaborated with actress Deepika Padukone to co-create Van Heusen Woman’s limited edition collection.
On the collaboration, Van Heusen brand head Vinay Bhopatkar said, “We are absolutely delighted to co-create a line with Deepika Padukone exclusively for Van Heusen. These dresses are an ultimate combination of style, class, modernity and substance. For the woman who is always on the move and wants to look good, our limited edition with its non fussy glamour is the perfect match – in one of our Limited Edition dresses, one could belong anywhere in the world. Women fashion followers have been quite influenced by Deepika’s overall charisma and this creation sparkles with her elegant style. We have shot the campaign with her at the most historical places in Milan like Piazza Del Duono, Di Viole Di Liquirozia, The Hallway – Galleria Vittorio, Mercato De Piazza and Park Bench – La Scala amongst others. Overall it’s a stunning collection that has been put together by Deepika and Van Heusen!”
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Pegged around old Hollywood glamour, classic meets contemporary is the over arching look of the collection. The exclusive line has already hit Van Heusen exclusive stores across the country.
Talking on her turning designer Deepika said “We’ll I’m hardly a designer, I think I am someone who has ideas but I’m not very good at executing. But I’m very open to seeing new things and sharing my ideas and then of course I need people to help me put it all together.”
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Uidai partners with Google to help users locate Aadhaar centres
Verified Aadhaar centres to appear on Maps with services and access info
MUMBAI: Finding an Aadhaar centre may soon be as easy as finding your favourite café. In a move aimed at making public services more accessible, the Unique Identification Authority of India has partnered with Google to display authorised Aadhaar centres on Google Maps. The feature, expected to roll out in the coming months, will allow residents to locate verified centres quickly and confidently.
More than 60,000 Aadhaar centres, including state of the art Aadhaar Seva Kendras, will be mapped. When users search on Google Maps, they will be directed to authorised facilities rather than unverified listings, helping curb misinformation and confusion.
The listings will do more than drop a pin. Users will be able to see the nature of services offered at each centre, whether it is adult enrolment, child enrolment, or limited to address and mobile number updates. Details such as operating hours, parking availability and divyang friendly infrastructure will also be shown wherever applicable.
Uidai CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar, said the collaboration is part of the authority’s continued effort to improve ease of living for Aadhaar holders by making authorised centres simpler and faster to navigate.
The partnership will deepen in its next phase, with Uidai using Google Business Profile to manage information and respond directly to public feedback. Looking ahead, the two organisations are also exploring the option of enabling appointment bookings through the Google Maps interface, potentially allowing residents to plan their visits with greater efficiency.
Google India country head, strategic partnerships Roli Agarwal, said integrating verified Aadhaar centres would help millions access trusted services with confidence, bringing essential government infrastructure closer to the people who need it most.
If all goes to plan, a routine Aadhaar update may soon begin not with a queue, but with a search bar.
