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  • Trivandrum set for UST Marathon with Milind Soman

    Trivandrum set for UST Marathon with Milind Soman

    MUMBAI: Ready, set, go! Trivandrum is set to sprint into the record books. The Kerala capital will host its largest-ever marathon on 12 October 2025 with the second edition of the UST Trivandrum Marathon. Organised by tech giant UST in collaboration with NEB Sports, the event promises four action-packed categories: full marathon, half marathon, 10,000 run and 5,000 run, starting from the UST Thiruvananthapuram campus.

    Adding star power to the race, actor, model, fitness icon and film producer Milind Soman will serve as the brand ambassador, joined by sports legends including former Indian badminton star Pullela Gopichand, athlete Reeth Abraham, and badminton player U Vimal Kumar.

    With over 10,000 participants expected, the total prize pool tops Rs 22 lakh, making it Kerala’s most ambitious marathon yet. Registrations are open online at bit.ly/3ZnARUv and the official website trivandrummarathon.com.

    UST, president, Alexander Varghese said “This marathon is our way of promoting a healthy society and raising awareness of physical and mental well-being. Marathons are a powerful tool for inspiring communities, and we are proud to host this annual event in Trivandrum.”

    NEB Sports, cmd, Nagaraj Adiga added, “We are thrilled to host over 10,000 runners and welcome Milind Soman as our brand ambassador, adding extra charm to the event. Training runs earlier this year saw overwhelming participation, setting the stage for an unforgettable marathon.”

    From fitness enthusiasts to seasoned athletes, the UST Trivandrum Marathon 2025 promises to blend endurance, excitement and community spirit in the heart of Kerala.

     

  • Swiggy Instamart delivers big as smaller cities set new shopping records

    Swiggy Instamart delivers big as smaller cities set new shopping records

    MUMBAI: In a move as swift as its deliveries, Swiggy Instamart has expanded its quick commerce footprint to 100 cities across India, catering to the surging demand for 10-minute doorstep convenience beyond metro hubs. The expansion brings over 30,000 products from groceries and gadgets to fashion and festive essentials closer to millions of new customers in Raipur, Siliguri, Jodhpur, Thanjavur, and beyond.

    “India’s love for instant convenience isn’t just an urban trend, it’s a nationwide phenomenon,” said Swiggy Instamart CEO Amitesh Jha. “As quick commerce evolves, we’re thrilled to bring its benefits to underserved geographies, empowering local businesses and delivery partners while meeting growing consumer needs.”

    Swiggy’s expansion reflects a broader shift in shopping behaviour, with one in four new users in 2025 hailing from tier 2 and 3 cities. Riding this momentum, the platform is ramping up operations with ‘megapods’ large-scale dark stores spanning 10,000-12,000 sq. ft. These hubs can stock 50,000 plus products, tripling inventory and offering an expanded selection of FMCG, D2C, and local brands tailored to regional preferences.
    As Swiggy Instamart reshapes retail in smaller cities, unique shopping trends are emerging, Patna raced to 1,000 plus daily orders in just four days, while Raipur set a launch-day record with 300 orders. Thiruvananthapuram even outpaced Mumbai in demand for hot & sweet flavoured chips. Onions, tomatoes, and coriander remain the most ordered items, while one Dehradun shopper spent a staggering Rs 3.34 lakh in total, and a Thiruvananthapuram resident set a single-day record of Rs 69,993.  
     

  • Kerala’s Biggest Onam Celebration is at Thriuvananthapuram

    Kerala’s Biggest Onam Celebration is at Thriuvananthapuram

    Mumbai: This Onam, ensure your brand stands out at Onakkoottayma 2024 — Kerala’s premier Onam festival! From September 13th to 22nd at Kanakakkunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram join thousands of Malayalees for vibrant entertainment, captivating performances, exciting competitions, and diverse cultural showcases.

    With guaranteed footfalls of minimum 2.5 lakhs, this is the best opportunity to showcase your brand and connect with a wide audience during the Onam festivities. Don’t miss this chance to make a lasting impression!

    Entry Fee of Rs 50 will be collected, a part of which will be contributed to Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund for Wayanad.

    For brand associations:          98460 61164  /  97428 88438

  • Percept Sports & Entertainment manages the spectacular ‘Vanitha Awards 2016’

    Percept Sports & Entertainment manages the spectacular ‘Vanitha Awards 2016’

    MUMBAI Percept Sports & Entertainment, the Strategic Business Unit of Percept One, managed the ‘Cera’s Vanitha Awards 2016’ event. The gala awards ceremony was held in spectacular style on the evening of Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the sprawling Greenfield stadium, Karyavattom in Thiruvananthapuram. 

    Given the massive scale of the event and the caliber of the high profile celebrities attending the show, the Percept Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) team seamlessly managed the massive task of effectively consulting closely with the Manorama management team and administered the entire event. Percept Sports and Entertainment’s scope of work encompassed managing the entire event right spanning every element from the planning to the execution stage, effectively overseeing the show run including artist management, logistics and watching over the technical production.

    To continue the momentum of last year’s popularity of the Vanitha Awards, this year PSE focused on making this extravaganza bigger and better, in terms of artist performance and the overall presentation of the event. Mega highlights of the event included the dance numbers of Sunny Leone, Zarine Khan, Bipasha Basu, and cricketer Sreesanth. Kavya Madhavan dazzled with her Baahubali number, and popular Southern actresses Hansika Motwani and Tapsee Pannu also performed to some popular numbers. In addition to the dance numbers, the immensely talented Shakthisree and Vijay Yesudas performed a duet sequence.

    The evening saw over 10,000 guests attending the colossal live event. The Vanitha Awards, which has been considered as one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies, witnessed the gathering of almost all stars of the Malayalam entertainment industry including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Parvathy, RS Vimal, Nivin Pauly, Namitha Pramod, Jayasurya, Rima Kallingal, and Chemban Vinod.

    Speaking on the success of this mega event,  Percept Sports and Entertainment  AVP Sameer Sethi said, “It’s an honor to work closely with the Manorama management and administer the Vanitha Awards gala ceremony. We have been associated with Vanitha Awards South for over 12 years now and every-time the challenge lies in raising the bar.” He further elaborated, “The work on this project commenced over 8 months ago and involved a detailed analysis of the 2015 event to help us draw up a wish list with goals and expectations for the 2016 event. The crucial part of this ceremony is not just the planning process, but the perfect show run. Our complete dependency on the availability of the presenters and winners forces us to ideate out of the box and change the cue on ground by the minute. The Percept Sports & Entertainment team executed a phenomenal job of ensuring a seamless flow and a flawless show.” 

  • Percept Sports & Entertainment manages the spectacular ‘Vanitha Awards 2016’

    Percept Sports & Entertainment manages the spectacular ‘Vanitha Awards 2016’

    MUMBAI Percept Sports & Entertainment, the Strategic Business Unit of Percept One, managed the ‘Cera’s Vanitha Awards 2016’ event. The gala awards ceremony was held in spectacular style on the evening of Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the sprawling Greenfield stadium, Karyavattom in Thiruvananthapuram. 

    Given the massive scale of the event and the caliber of the high profile celebrities attending the show, the Percept Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) team seamlessly managed the massive task of effectively consulting closely with the Manorama management team and administered the entire event. Percept Sports and Entertainment’s scope of work encompassed managing the entire event right spanning every element from the planning to the execution stage, effectively overseeing the show run including artist management, logistics and watching over the technical production.

    To continue the momentum of last year’s popularity of the Vanitha Awards, this year PSE focused on making this extravaganza bigger and better, in terms of artist performance and the overall presentation of the event. Mega highlights of the event included the dance numbers of Sunny Leone, Zarine Khan, Bipasha Basu, and cricketer Sreesanth. Kavya Madhavan dazzled with her Baahubali number, and popular Southern actresses Hansika Motwani and Tapsee Pannu also performed to some popular numbers. In addition to the dance numbers, the immensely talented Shakthisree and Vijay Yesudas performed a duet sequence.

    The evening saw over 10,000 guests attending the colossal live event. The Vanitha Awards, which has been considered as one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies, witnessed the gathering of almost all stars of the Malayalam entertainment industry including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Parvathy, RS Vimal, Nivin Pauly, Namitha Pramod, Jayasurya, Rima Kallingal, and Chemban Vinod.

    Speaking on the success of this mega event,  Percept Sports and Entertainment  AVP Sameer Sethi said, “It’s an honor to work closely with the Manorama management and administer the Vanitha Awards gala ceremony. We have been associated with Vanitha Awards South for over 12 years now and every-time the challenge lies in raising the bar.” He further elaborated, “The work on this project commenced over 8 months ago and involved a detailed analysis of the 2015 event to help us draw up a wish list with goals and expectations for the 2016 event. The crucial part of this ceremony is not just the planning process, but the perfect show run. Our complete dependency on the availability of the presenters and winners forces us to ideate out of the box and change the cue on ground by the minute. The Percept Sports & Entertainment team executed a phenomenal job of ensuring a seamless flow and a flawless show.” 

  • Empowered Committee recommends re-drafting of Cinematograph Act 1952

    NEW DELHI: The empowered Committee under the chairmanship of retired Punjab and High Court Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal has submitted a fresh draft of the Cinematograph Act 1952 to incorporate its recommendations related to certification of films and piracy issues.

    In its report submitted to Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today, the Committee has also dealt with issues such as advisory panels, guidelines for certification and issues such as portrayal of women, obscenity and communal disharmony, classification of Films and jurisdiction of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT).

    The Committee also gave its views on advisory panels in different parts of the country to the Central Board of Film Certification; apart from ways to deal with video piracy.

    A thorough review of the Cinematograph Act has also been undertaken in the light of developments over the last six decades.

    The Censorship Guidelines were last amended on 6 December 1991. The Board presently consists of non-official members and a chairman (all of whom are appointed by Central Government) and functions with headquarters at Mumbai. It has nine Regional offices/Advisory Panels, one each at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Cuttack and Guwahati. The Regional Offices are assisted in the examination of  films by Advisory Panels. The members of the panels are nominated by Central Government by drawing people from different walks of life for a period of two years. 

    The committee was constituted by the Ministry on 4 February 2013 and held several meetings during its eight-month tenure with various stakeholders. These meetings were held in Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Eminent persons connected with the film sector were invited by the Committee to present their views. The Committee also held discussions with members and officials of CBFC, officials of the Animal Welfare Board of India, Chairperson of BCCC, representatives of the Film Federation of India, the Films and Television Producers Guild of India and the Multiplex Association of India.

    Other members of the Committee are former I and B Secretary Uday Kumar Varma; FCAT Chairman Lalit Bhasin; former CBFC Chairperson Sharmila Tagore; eminent film lyricist Javed Akhtar; CBFC Chairperson Leela Samson; South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce Secretary and former Film Federation of India President L Suresh; Supreme Court advocate Ms Rameeza Hakim, and I and B Joint Secretary (Films) Raghvendra Singh who was the member convener.  

  • Emirates Invites Travellers to Explore Dubai

    Emirates Invites Travellers to Explore Dubai

    Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines is inviting passengers from India to visit its home city by announcing a range of fares. The return economy class fare including taxes from Chennai to Dubai is INR 19,869. The fares are valid for sale and travel until 31st March 2014.

     

    The fares are on offer from all 10 Emirates gateways: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Kochi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kolkata and have been specially designed to give travellers from India the chance to experience Emirates’ award-winning product and service and the airline’s home city at an even more attractive price.

     

    An added benefit is that until 7th October 2013 Indian nationals can apply for a Dubai “Express Tourist Visa” at the cost of the “Normal Tourist Visa” for only Rs 5150, a saving of 25% from the normal price.

     

    “We are extremely pleased to give our passengers across India the opportunity to experience Emirates’ renowned product and service at even better value for money”, said, Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, Vice President India and Nepal. “As the fares are valid until March it allows people to plan their trip and visit our home city when they wish. With so much to see and do in Dubai there is always a reason to visit and there are plenty of upcoming attractions in the coming months.”

     

    Emirates offers many features on its flight to and from India which have been specially tailored for its passengers from India. The award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice offers up to 1500 channels and includes programming in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Telegu, Gujurati, Punjabi and Urdu. Some highlights onboard this month include:

     

    30 Hindi movies including 4 New Movies in Sept- Go Goa Gone, Shootout at Wadala, Race 2, Jolly LLB

     

         *   4 Kannada movies  including Bheema Theeradalli
         *   4 Marathi movies including Premachi Goshta
         *   6 Malayalam movies including Businessman
         *   6 Tamil movies including Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga
         *   4 Telegu movies including Mr. Nookaiah
         *   4 Gujariti movies including Ver Ni Vasulat – Ek aag
      *   A large selection of TV channels including dedicated channels to Bollywood Pop     Videos, Hindi Classic Songs, Comedy and many more.
      *   Hours of dedicated music & audio channels featuring today’s most popular including:
         *   The soundtrack to Chennai Express (movie soundtrack)
         *   Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (movie soundtrack)
    In addition the airline offers three regional menus onboard designed to cater to the Indian palate and a generous baggage allowance of 30 kilogrammes in Economy Class, rising to 40kgs in Business Class and 50kgs in First Class.

     

    Once in Dubai, there are many activities to keep visitors entertained. The Dubai International Film Festival in December features many movies from Bollywood. The ever-popular Dubai Shopping Festival will start in January and the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature follows in March.
    Dubai is also home to a number of world-famous sites and attractions for visitors to enjoy. From experiencing skiing indoors on year-round snow, experience the view from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, a walk around the gold and spice souks or enjoying the world-class shopping and hotels; Dubai has so much to offer.

  • Mathrubhumi Goes Live on Atex Editorial Content Management System

    Mathrubhumi Goes Live on Atex Editorial Content Management System

    Reading UK – Mathrubhumi, one of India's leading Malayalam language media companies with more than 80 daily publications producing over 370 pages daily, is live on the Atex Editorial Content Management System (CMS). Mathrubhumi is based in Kerala, India and has a total circulation of more than 1.3 million, with approximately 7.5 million readers. The company's website, www.mathrubhumi.com provides online content covering diverse topics such as entertainment, sports, health, education, women, and astrology.

    Atex (www.atex.com) is one of the media industry's largest and longest serving suppliers of Content Management, Multi-Channel Advertising and Audience Management software platforms. "With all users on a relational database-centric system, we look forward to obtaining efficiencies and increasing the collaborative effectiveness of our personnel," said Shreyams Kumar, Mathrubhumi's Director of Marketing and Electronic Media. "We will utilise the power of the system to publish across any media type in the near future. With the Atex CMS solution we will be able to react quickly to a rapidly changing and challenging marketplace and bring innovative offerings to our valued customers." Mr. Kumar is also second term M.L.A. from Kerala State.

    Babuprakash Kalathil, Mathrubhumi Project Manager, adds: "Atex has a wide-ranging platform intended to help multi-channel newsrooms create, manage and deliver content to any print or digital channel while keeping firm deadlines and the highest quality editorial values." Mathrubhumi's Deputy General Manager of IT, Baiju Madhavan, concurs: "Pagination is fast and flexible and that yields increased efficiency. We will use the remote entry capability of the Atex system for our bureaus so reporters can be very productive."

    Founded in 1923, Mathrubhumi now has 15 editions published from different cities inside and outside India, including the United Arab Emirates. The nine editions of Mathrubhumi in Kerala are published from the publication centres in Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kannur, Palakkad, Malappuram, and Kollam. There are also another four editions of Mathrubhumi published in Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi.

    Jerome Laredo Atex Asia-Pacific CEO, said, "We are very proud of our association with Mathrubhumi and we are pleased with the combined team effort that was necessary to make this a successful project. We look forward to the next stage, which will include the implementation of our leading Atex Polopoly Web Content Management platform to support multi-channel publishing across digital and print channels."

  • Rat Race wins at Kerala Intl. docu and short film fest

    Rat Race wins at Kerala Intl. docu and short film fest

    MUMBAI: Miriam Chandy Meenacherry’s The Rat Race has been named the ‘Best Long Documentary’ at the 5th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.

    Bombay Snow, directed by Chinmay Nagesh Dalvi, was also declared the ‘Best Short Fiction’.

    In the short fiction category, the ‘Jury Special Mention’ awards was given to Deepthi Kurana’s Rizwan and Sattu´s Goggles by Shaheen Muhammed.

    In the Long Documentary category, the Jury Special Mention award was lapped up by Akansha Joshi for Earth Witness: Reflections on the Times and Timeless.

    I am Micro, directed by Shumona Goel and Shai Heredia, won the Best Short Documentary while the Jury Special Mention award was bagged by Mohan Kumar Valsala’s The Five Elements by Walter D´Cruz’s Girl with the Kite.

    While Tushar B.More’s Karim Barber was adjudged the Best Animation film award, Viveka Chauhan’s Inspiration won the award for Best Music Video. The prize for Best Campus Film went to One Rupee by Rojin Thomas. The Navroz Contractor Award for best cinematography was lapped up by Sunny Lahiri for The Five Elements.

    The Festival was held from 8 to 12 June in Thiruvananthapuram.

  • 100 short films to screen at docu fest in Kerala

    100 short films to screen at docu fest in Kerala

    MUMBAI: Over 100 short films and documentaries would be screened in the fifth International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK-2012) to be held at Thiruvananthapuram from 8 to 12 June.

    Chosen from among 620 entries, the films would be screened in six categories in the competition section. The event is organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy.

    Short films and documentaries from various countries would be screened at the festival.

    Eight films of eminent documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock would be screened in the Homage section.