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  • Clove Oral Care bites into the toothpaste game with dentist-designed launch

    Clove Oral Care bites into the toothpaste game with dentist-designed launch

    MUMBAI — India’s largest dental chain has something fresh to smile about. Clove Oral Care has officially taken the plunge into the fast-moving consumer goods aisle with its new line of clinically developed toothpastes and toothbrushes—crafted by dentists, backed by Dabur, and now live on Amazon, Flipkart, and cloveoralcare.com.

    This isn’t just another shiny smile promise. Armed with insights from over a decade of chair-side experience and a sharp focus on Indian oral health issues, Clove’s new range tackles real problems—think enamel erosion, dry mouth, sensitivity, and even the brushing battles of fussy kids.

    The star-studded lineup of pastes includes:

    .   Hydrate, India’s first dry-mouth toothpaste powered by Optaflow technology

    .   Revive, a remineralising formula that gets tooth enamel back on track

    .   Sensitive, with Potassium Nitrate for that “ouch!” moment

    .   Kidz, a fun, colour-changing fluoride blend that’s all play and protection

    .  Ultimate, the everyday all-rounder for healthy gums and stronger teeth

    German fragrance and sensory tech company Symrise adds flair to function with patented OptaFresh and taste-boosting innovation, turning brushing into a sensory ritual.

    On the brush front, Clove’s dentist-designed models come fitted with ultrasoft DuPont Tynex bristles, promising precision, plaque-fighting power, and long life—no wobbly heads or marketing fluff here.

    Clove Oral Car founder & CEO Amarinder Singh said, “We’ve been very deliberate in how we’ve priced this range. Oral care that is scientifically backed and professionally developed shouldn’t be restricted to niche markets or luxury price tags. By positioning our products in the mid-premium segment, we’re ensuring that high-quality, dentist-approved solutions are within reach for a much wider audience. It’s about delivering real value products that meet clinical standards yet remain practical for everyday use across Indian households.”

    The brand’s hybrid ‘product + service’ model ups the game further. Each purchase comes with a complimentary dental consultation, redeemable at any of Clove’s 600-plus clinics across 26 cities—making it the only oral care brand offering clinical backup with your brushing routine.

    Backed by Dabur’s innovation team and German materials, Clove’s bold new move may just rattle the toothpaste tube in a category long dominated by cosmetic claims. Call it the dental seal of approval—packaged.

  • Retransmission law contravened: Sidhu, Fastway refutes ‘monopoly’ charge

    MUMBAI Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu intends to bring an ordinance for auditing the tax the previous government collected from cable operators. Putting the chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh in a fix, Sidhu has asked him to decide on recovering the ‘tax evaded’ by the MSO — Fastway Cable Network.

    The Punjab Government, he said, was committed to break the monopoly situation and to have a level playing field in cable TV industry.

    In the Indian states where there is competition among MSOs, Sidhu said, rates being charged from LCOs (local cable operators) are Rs 75 in Rajasthan, Rs 60 in UP, and a whopping Rs 130 in Punjab. It was being done without any legal agreement and without raising any invoices, whereby LCOs had no option but deposit the same — which is in contravention of the law of retransmission of cable TV signals. By creating the monopoly, Sidhu said, MSOs have an unequal bargaining power with the broadcasters but extracting huge carriage/placement revenue from the broadcasters.

    Sidhu said that he would procure a GPR (ground penetrating radar) to assess where cabled had been laid and whether the operator had paid due taxes. Since the subject related to excise and taxation is under the CM, he said, the matter would have to be taken to Singh and the cabinet.

    In 1995, Sidhu said, the entertainment tax in Punjab was Rs 50 per television set. But, the Badal government amended the provisions to keep Fastway out of tax net and imposed a tiny tax of Rs 15,000 per annum. A Fastway release later stated that the Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Bhagat (Sidhu’s advisor) was defeated by Fastway in several cases, and hence he had twisted the facts and presented figures to show the MSO in a poor light.

    Calculating the impact of the loss to the state exchequer by taking into account a conservative figure of 40 lakh Fastway connections (as stated in 2012 Competition Commission of India report, it would come to (40 lakh x 50 x 12 x 6) Rs 14.4 billion, the minister alleged. Sidhu said the actual figure could go up to Rs 200 billion. Despite having over 80 lakh connections today, Sidhu said, Fastway had grossly under-declared its connections at around 24 lakh to TRAI, continuing to short-change the regulator and the government.

    Refuting, Fastway CEO Peeush Mahajan said his company had no monopoly as Godfather Cable, Hinduja and MC Transmissions were operating in the state. Punjab had six DTH companies as well, he said.  Fastway, he said, had a tamper-proof system and it has been audited by broadcasters and the central government agency BECL (Broadcasting Engineering Corporation of India Limited).

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  • Punjab Government to pass anti-piracy bill in September

    Punjab Government to pass anti-piracy bill in September

    MUMBAI: The Punjab government has decided to pass a bill to prevent piracy in September. The decision was conveyed to film maker Yash Chopra, by the chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh, post a meeting between the two.

    In the meeting, Chopra apprised the CM of the grim scenario that the industry was facing because of the threat of piracy. Captain Singh took note of the points and declared his government’s resolve to take firm steps to combat the menace.

    Chopra said, “At Yash Raj films, we regard piracy as a cancer that is afflicting the whole industry. The Indian film industry loses a whopping Rs.17 bn annually due to piracy. If not checked right away, it will cause the eventual destruction of this great industry that provides livelihood to thousands of people. And for a creative person there can be no greater tragedy than seeing his labour of love debased in poor quality reproductions where hardly 10 per cent of the creative thought comes across in the manner it was intended.”

    Yash Chopra has been at the forefront of the anti-piracy movement in the industry for a while now. Through his efforts, and otherwise, various government and regulatory bodies, have begun to take note of the dangers of piracy and have passed regulation to combat the same.

    The Tamil Nadu government passed a similar bill in 2004, and since then Yash Chopra has been in talks with the Punjab CM, and finally his efforts have borne fruit. With the Punjab government taking a similar step, the anti-piracy movement has taken a significant step forward.

    Chopra adds, “I would like to thank the government of Punjab for having taken this significant step, and would request other state governments to lend their support to the anti-piracy movement. We are always on the alert to the threat of piracy, but only with support from state and national governments can we bring about the change that is so sorely required.”