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Timex launches “iConnect Calling” with Aashim Gulati as the brand face
Mumbai: Timex global brand in watchmaking, is excited to launch its newest creation, the iConnect Calling smartwatch range, further diversifying its smartwatches line up that effortlessly combines style and functionality. iConnect Calling allows users to answer calls from their wrist and keeps a detailed record of important health data, making it a perfect blend of fashion and fitness.
Actor Aashim Gulati, known for his fitness, timeliness and signature fashion style is the face of the latest collection and resonates perfectly with what the collection has to offer.
Commencing at an enticing price, the watch is available online and offline across 8 SKU’s and equipped with features such as smart notifications, a full-color touch screen display, activity tracking, water resistance and more. Enabling multi-day battery life, one full charge lasts for 7 days on normal usage.
iConnect Calling Fact Sheet-
Bluetooth calling
changeable watch face – more than 100+ watch faces available on the app cloud
100+ sports modes to measure key data (heart Rate, Blood pressure, sleep Tracker)
AI Voice for intelligent dialogue and QnA
8 SKU’s
240*284 screen resolution
TFT screen provides a crystal-clear image that is viewable even in bright sunlight
4 Games
The new range also has more than 100 sports modes to measure every vitals, be it heart rate or calories burned with the feasibility of saving data on the Timex Fit 2.0 app. Every watch comes with a one-click AI VOICE interconnection to be paired with a mobile phone voice assistant for intelligent interaction and instant question and answer. Available in contemporary colours such as rose gold, gun-metal blue and many more. The latest collection features easily detachable straps for added convenience
Speaking on announcement, Timex India managing director Deepak Chhabra said, “We are very excited about our latest iConnect Calling smart watch range. In recent years, watches are no longer seen as a mere timekeeping device but also a distinctive fashionable accessory with functionality. We are thrilled to have Aashim Gulati as the face for our new range as he reflects the perfect combination of fashion and fitness. His impressive work has earned him widespread recognition, particularly among the youth, who constitute our target consumers. We know we’ve made a ‘smart’ choice’.”
Online availability: https://shop.timexindia.com/collections/men-smartwatches
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Trump announces $300bn Texas oil refinery with Reliance, calls it the biggest in US history
First new US refinery in 50 years planned at Brownsville port with Reliance
WASHINGTON: The United States may soon see the first brand-new oil refinery built on its soil in half a century.
Donald Trump announced a proposed $300 billion refinery project in Texas, calling it a landmark moment for American energy production and jobs.
Posting on Truth Social on 10 March, Trump said the facility would be built at the Port of Brownsville and developed by a company called America First Refining, with major investment from India’s Reliance Industries.
The announcement frames the project as a centrepiece of the administration’s push for “energy dominance”, with Trump claiming it would deliver thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity to South Texas.
If realised, the plant would mark the first all-new major refinery constructed in the United States since the 1970s. In recent decades, oil companies have largely chosen to expand existing facilities rather than build new ones, citing high costs, regulatory hurdles and environmental scrutiny.
Trump described the proposed investment as the “biggest in US history”, positioning it as proof that policy changes such as streamlined permits and lower taxes are drawing large-scale energy investments back into the country.
The refinery is planned for the Port of Brownsville, a strategic Gulf Coast location that provides easy access to shipping routes and export markets.
A key partner in the project is Reliance Industries, controlled by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani. The company already runs the world’s largest refining complex in Jamnagar, India, making it one of the most experienced operators in large-scale petroleum processing.
The Texas venture would mark a significant step for the group into America’s domestic refining sector, potentially strengthening industrial ties between the US and India.
The proposed refinery is being promoted as a next-generation facility capable of processing American shale oil while maintaining high environmental standards. Trump said it would be “the cleanest refinery in the world”, although the specific technologies behind that claim have not yet been detailed.
Industry observers also note that the $300 billion figure is unusually large for a refinery project, and analysts are waiting for more clarity on whether the number reflects total construction costs, long-term infrastructure investment, or broader economic impact estimates.
As of 11 March, Reliance Industries had not publicly confirmed the investment size or the structure of its involvement.
For now, the announcement has sparked equal parts excitement and curiosity in energy markets. If the plan moves from promise to pouring concrete, the refinery could reshape the Gulf Coast energy landscape, and reopen a chapter in American refining that has been quiet for nearly fifty years.
