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DHL to present designer Pria Kataria Puri at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013
Mumbai, 31st July 2013: DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, will present the very savvy fashion designer Pria Kataria Puri at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013. DHL’s partnership with Lakmé Fashion Week dates back to 14 seasons and is part of a global relationship as the Official Logistics Partners for IMG Fashion Weeks across the world spanning 15 countries across four continents.
Mr. RS Subramanian, Country Manager, DHL Express India, said, “Over the years DHL has proved to be a strong partner for garment manufacturers, wholesaler, retailers and designers, offering speedy, on-time, customized logistics solutions and access to international markets. Supporting Lakmé Fashion Week for the 14th season is a perfect way to demonstrate our capabilities in the complex and demanding nature of the fashion industry. Expert logistics support ensures that the latest fashion creations are brought to the runway – right on time.”
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Chandrashekhar Pitre, Senior Director, Marketing, South Asia, DHL Express says, “Fashion Week is the biggest event in the fashion calendar and DHL’s services cover the entire logistics value chain of the fashion industry – from material purchasing to the sampling business, to quality control of production and direct delivery to the boutiques of international fashion companies. This season we are very excited to partner Pria whose vibrant and creative collection will be designed to represent DHL’s theme ‘Speed.”
DHL’s customers include both large retail groups with complex distribution requirements as well as small, independent fashion boutiques requiring a one-off service. In India, DHL has been working with fashion, textile and apparel manufacturers for over three decades, providing the logistics support they need to ensure they remain cutting edge in a vibrant marketplace. Within this partnership, DHL positions itself as the leading logistics company for the fashion industry -one of the world’s most creative, innovative and possibly fastest industries.
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CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
