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Cox & Kings opens Algeria visa centre at six locations
MUMBAI: Cox & Kings Global Services (CKGS), today announced the opening of Algeria Visa Application and Information Centres (AVAIC) at six different locations including Mumbai. The main centre in Mumbai is located at Dalamal Towers, A Wing, 4th Floor, Unit No: 410 – 412, Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point. The other AVAIC s are based in Pune, Ahmedabad, Goa, Indore and Chennai respectively.
The Centres will cater to all categories of Visa such as tourist, business, work, family, cultural and press, accepting applications from states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. With this move, CKGS will become the main service provider for Algeria Visa in West and South India.
The Mumbai VAC was inaugurated on Monday by Algeria ambassador to India Hamza Yahia-Cherif in presence of the senior CKGS officials. Yahia-Cherif said, “We are pleased to appoint CKGS as our representative to manage the Algeria Visa Application centre in India. We want to encourage more and more Indians to consider travelling to Algeria and at the same time provide a seamless experience in applying for visas.”
CKGS COO Venku Murthi said, “All six centres will be committed to ensure excellent visa services to applicants who want to travel to Algeria. We are confident, this partnership will make visa processing quicker and easier for travellers.”
The visa application form can be filled online but the applicants would have to visit the AVAIC to submit printout of the duly signed application form along with other required documents and collect them once the visa has been issued. Applicant can also opt for passport return at doorstep through courier service. The applicants have an option to submit the applications at the AVAICs in Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Ahmedabad, Indore and Chennai or send across to Mumbai AVAIC through courier service. All the centres are open between Monday to Friday and the timings are 09:30 – 16:30 hours for Ahmedabad, Chennai and Pune and 09:00 – 16:00 hours for Mumbai, Indore and Goa.
Embassy takes 3 to 7 days for issuance of visa on receipt of application. The total turnaround time may be approx. 2 weeks. The Embassy of Algeria in New Delhi accepts application only on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and returns the passports only on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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Myntra revives ‘Fashion ki Adalat’ to put social judgments on trial for International Women’s Day
Courtroom satire stars Lisa Ray and Archana Puran Singh
NATIONAL: Ahead of International Women’s Day, fashion e-commerce platform Myntra has revived its social campaign Fashion ki Adalat, expanding the idea of societal judgment beyond clothing choices.
The latest instalment of the campaign features actor and model Lisa Ray in a satirical courtroom drama that puts everyday scrutiny of women’s choices on trial. Veteran actor Archana Puran Singh reprises her role as the presiding judge, delivering the verdict in a humorous yet pointed narrative.
Set inside a stylised courtroom, the campaign frames the case as “Society vs Her Choices,” turning familiar criticisms into formal accusations. Through humour and satire, the film examines how women’s decisions, ranging from fashion and career to marriage and identity, are frequently judged across different stages of life.
The narrative traces three phases of Lisa Ray’s life. At 18, her independence is framed as defiance. Later, after marriage, her decision not to change her surname is questioned. In midlife, her ambition and bold self-expression are again scrutinised. Each moment is met with sharp retorts that challenge social expectations and reinforce the campaign’s central message: personal expression should not be subject to public approval.
With Fashion ki Adalat 2.0, Myntra is attempting to broaden last year’s conversation from defending individual fashion choices to questioning the impulse to judge them altogether.
“Self-expression is often met with unsolicited scrutiny,” said Myntra head of social media marketing and creator ecosystem Monalisa Panda. “Through this campaign we wanted to spotlight that reality and celebrate individuality across life stages.”
Created and produced by Ideaz Farm, the film was directed by Yash Danak, with creative direction by Katya Mohan and Rishi P Ekta Taak and Prasanna Shetty served as producers, while P Kalyani Sunil handled cinematography.
The campaign forms part of Myntra’s wider push to position fashion and beauty as tools of personal identity and self-expression for younger consumers across India.
