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Zee News goes interactive for World Cup cricket
MUMBAI: As a special initiative to mark the cricket World Cup, Zee News has gone interactive by launching a two-way messaging contest via SMS for the first time.
With the launch of the “World Cup SMS contest”, viewers will also get the opportunity for a two way interaction by simply sending their answers through SMS to Zee News at the nationwide code: 6363.
The contest is in the form of a simple World Cup Quiz and the winner can walk away with a pot of 1 kg gold. The contest will be on till 23 March 2003, and the viewers can SMS their answers anytime between 7:00 am to midnight.
For the mega prize of 1 kg gold, one winner will be selected by random computerized draw, from the list of correct answers across all contest days. The winner will be contacted on the phone and his/her details will be collected. The winner’s name will be officially announced by 10:30 pm on 23 March 2003.
Besides this, the viewers can also win from a host of exciting prizes like a weekly bumper of four La Italia fashion gift hampers worth Rs 20,000 each. And daily five gift hampers from Donear worth Rs 4,900 each. For the weekly prizes, winner names will be officially announced by 10:30 pm on every Monday starting 17 Feb 2003 for six weeks. For the daily prizes, winner names will be officially announced by 10:30 pm on the day following the day of contest.
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Nester appoints Kunwarjeet Grover as cofounder & CBO
D2C home appliance startup strengthens leadership with 15 plus years consumer veteran.
MUMBAI: Nester just plugged in a powerhouse because when your air fryers need to fry the competition, you bring in the growth guru who’s already heated up the kitchen. Nester, the direct-to-consumer home appliance startup founded in 2025, has appointed Kunwarjeet Grover as cofounder and chief business officer. Grover brings over 15 years of experience scaling consumer brands across Himalaya Herbal Healthcare, Cavinkare, Philips Lighting, Havells India, and most recently Wellbeing Nutrition (where he was vice president of growth until June 2025). He also briefly headed growth at Pluck in 2023 and served as senior vice president at Honasa for over four years, overseeing its online marketplace.
Nester founder and CEO Abhinav Singh said, “Grover has a wealth of knowledge on how to build digital-first brands and his experience of disruptively scaling consumer brands truly aligns with Nester’s goal and vision.”
The Mumbai-based brand sells air fryers, toasters, juicers and other kitchen appliances, competing with players like Nuuk, Atomberg, Geek Technology and Wonderchef. It currently sells via e-commerce marketplaces and its own website, with plans to expand into quick commerce and offline retail. Manufacturing is handled through contract partners, though the company has indicated it intends to set up its own production facility soon.
The appointment follows Nester’s recent Rs 19 crore Pre-Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures and OTP Ventures.
Grover joins at a pivotal time for the D2C home appliances and consumer electronics category, projected to cross $30 billion by 2030 (growing at 7.2 per cent CAGR from $23.7 billion in 2025), fuelled by quick commerce and rising demand for premium, convenient kitchen solutions.
In a market where every appliance needs to cook up growth, Nester isn’t just adding a cofounder, it’s turning up the heat on ambition, one strategic hire at a time.
