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Celebrate valentine’s day with exciting offers on eBay India
Mumbai, February 7, 2006: eBay India (www.eBay.in), India’s leading online marketplace, announces a variety of products that you can gift your loved ones this Valentine’s. There is also a special contest open to all users who shop this Valentine’s. Answer two simple questions and win 40 iPod Shuffles or the grand prize of a 5 Day, 4 night Super Star Libra cruise to Goa and Lakshadweep for the lucky couple.
eBay India has introduced a unique Gift Picker product finder for those of us who find it tough to choose the perfect gift.
Four easy steps to find the Perfect Gift:
1. Is the gift for a boy or a girl?
2. Age group
3. Relationship: Colleague, Acquaintance, Friend, Lover, Spouse
4. Personality: Chilled v/s Hyper, Fun v/s Functional, Extravagant v/s budget, sophisticated v/s No frills, Arty v/s Practical.
Voila, the large heart on the right showcases a few selected gift categories. And you end up with the Perfect Gift!
There are thousands of Valentine’s gifts on offer on eBay India.
eBay India’s Top 10 Gifting Ideas
1. Gift Hampers
2. Romantic Movies
3. Branded Perfumes
4. Camera Mobiles
5. Beauty & Bath
6. Watches
7. Jewellery
8. iPods & MP3 Players
9. Lingerie
10. Flowers & Gifts
Jewellery continues to remain a hot favourite this Valentine’s and brands like Orra and D’Damas are listing an exclusive range of pendants, rings and earrings. D’damas is offering cuddly teddy bears on all purchases of gold or diamond jewellery worth Rs. 1500/-. Orra is offering a ten percent discount on all the jewellery listed during the Valentine’s period.
To celebrate your special day, Grand Hyatt, Mumbai is offering an exclusive Valentine’s Day dining experience for a couple.
In conjunction with Grand Hyatt, Mumbai eBay India offers an exclusive dinner package in open air set up for a couple that comprises of the following:
” Limousine pick up and drop from the guests’ residence
” A gazebo set up in colors of red and pink beautifully decorated with flowers, candles, etc
” A candle lit pathway leading to the gazebo
” 5 course set menu with an option for vegetarian or non-vegetarian along with a live food station
” Live romantic music
” Champagne Dinner: Appetiser to be accompanied with Moet Chandon Rose while the main course is complemented by Chateau Lattur
” Special Giveaways to include a box of Chocolates from The Gourmet Store, A bouquet of roses, Perfume and a bottle of fine wine, packaged as a special Valentine’s Day hamper from Grand Hyatt Mumbai.
So log onto www.eBay.in and make this your most memorable Valentine’s ever.
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About eBay India
eBay India (www.eBay.in), India’s leading online marketplace, is India’s biggest online trading community where anyone can sell or buy almost anything. eBay India is a trading platform offering auctions, fixed price and classifieds modes of person-to-person trading. There are a wide range of products listed on eBay India in an array of categories including Apparels & Accessories, Beauty & Health, Bollywood Memorabilia, Books & Magazines, Cameras & Optics, Cars & Bikes, Coins & Stamps, Computers & Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Fitness & Sports, Home, Tools & Appliances, Jewellery & Watches, Mobiles & Accessories, Movies & Music, Musical Instruments, Services & Real Estate, Toys, Games & Baby, Travel, Tickets & Vouchers, Video & Computer Games & Everything Else. eBay India is a 100% subsidiary of eBay Inc., The World’s Online Marketplace®.
About eBay.com
Founded in September 1995, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) is The World’s Online Marketplace® for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of individuals and small businesses. Today, the eBay community includes more than a hundred million registered members from around the world. People spend more time on eBay than any other online site, making it the most popular shopping destination on the Internet.
People from all over the world buy and sell on eBay. Currently, eBay has local sites that serve Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand Poland, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition, eBay has a presence in Latin America through its investment MercadoLibre.com.
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Beacon Group appoints Dr Rajesh Patel as Group CEO
36-year healthcare veteran to lead Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek, Biogeny.
MUMBAI: A new chief, a fresh diagnosis and a sharper prescription for growth. Beacon Group has appointed Dr Rajesh Patel as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026, signalling a decisive push to scale its presence in the diagnostics and IVD space. Patel steps into the role with 36 years of experience across the healthcare and diagnostics industry, bringing a career shaped by leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, business development and operational strategy. His mandate is both expansive and precise: to steer the group’s overall strategic direction while tightening coordination across its three core entities Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek and Biogeny Diagnostics.
In practical terms, that means driving cross-company synergies, accelerating market expansion and strengthening organisational capability areas increasingly critical as diagnostic players compete for scale in a fragmented yet rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem. The group is positioning itself to capture unmet demand across chain laboratories, key accounts and standalone labs, segments that remain underserved despite growing diagnostic needs.
The appointment comes at a time when the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) sector in India is entering a more competitive and innovation-led phase, with companies focusing not just on product pipelines but also on service delivery, integration and customer-centric models. Beacon’s leadership appears to be betting that Patel’s execution-focused approach can help translate ambition into operational momentum.
Welcoming the appointment, Chairman Dr D K Joshi described Patel’s induction as a strategic move aligned with the group’s long-term vision, emphasising the role of leadership depth in navigating the next phase of growth.
For Beacon Group, the message is clear, in a sector where precision matters, leadership is the new differentiator—and this appointment is intended to set the tone for what comes next.
