Mumbai 1st July 2013: The serpentine queue that had gathered at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai on 1st July 2013, was evident enough to prove how eagerly the youth of Mumbai were waiting for India?s 20 ? 20 Dance Championship Grand Finale. The versatility, the intensity, the attitude, the wow factor that the Masters Saroj Khan, Terence Lewis and Remo D?Souza witnessed at the Mumbai recognized every contestant?s dedication and passion to win the Trophy. What touched the Masters was not how they performed but their sincerity towards dance as an art form.

Bollywood Hollywood Dresswalla Mr. Shafiq Ahmed introduced a unique concept of 20-20 Dance championship and to resource the talent the company organized talent hunt in various cities of India. Mr. Shafiq Ahmed, Owner of Bollywood Hollywood Dresswala said ?I am delighted to organize this talent hunt. This is the first time ever such live performance talent which was open to public to watch the real talents from all over India. Hope we continue to do this show next year on the larger platform? Participants came from 10 cities and 20 performances were performed from the young talents. Approx 10, 000 people had gathered to watch the show and in the history of Talent Hunt this was the 1st time Live talent hunt performance was organized.

Doha, QATAR - Let the games begin! Qatar Airways has been named the official title sponsor of the FC Barcelona Asia Tour 2013 to be held in Thailand and Malaysia next month.

The exhibition games will give FC Barcelona football fans in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur an opportunity to see the Spanish La Liga Champions, also known as Bar?a to their fans, in action when they take on the Thai National Football Team in Bangkok on August 7, and an all-star team of the Malaysian League?s best players in Kuala Lumpur three days later on August 10.

The club will be making their first ever appearance in Malaysia and returning to Thailand for the first time since 2002. The matches, to be held in Bangkok?s Rajamangala National Stadium and Kuala Lumpur?s Bukit Jalil National Stadium, are expected to reach capacity at 50,000 and 100,000 spectators, respectively. 
To help bring Qatar Airways? 1.2 million Facebook fans closer to the "Blaugrana", the airline has launched a contest giving a few lucky fans the chance to win a trip of a lifetime to watch the best footballers in the world in action. Facebook fans can sign up for a chance to win great prizes, from signed T-shirts to VIP tickets to one of the games, to an invitation to meet two players during a private autograph session.

The contest runs until July 31st. Fans can find more information on Qatar Airways? Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/qatarairways

With over 43 million fans worldwide, FC Barcelona is the most liked team, of any sport, on Facebook, with the majority of their fans based in Southeast Asia.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said it was only natural that the airline supported its new partner in a region that has such a large fan base for both organisations.

"Qatar Airways and FC Barcelona both have a large and loyal fan base in Southeast Asia," said Al Baker. "We have been flying to the region for over 12 years, and are continuing to expand at a rapid rate. We are pleased to work with our new sports partner FC Barcelona, to take the tour to a region with the most Bar?a fans in the world.

"There is no doubt in my mind that the friendly matches will be a pure adrenaline rush for every fan who has dreamt of watching FCB in action on the pitch. This is just a taste of what is to come as we move forward over the next three years with our partnership with FC Barcelona," added Al Baker.

"Fans of both Qatar Airways and FCB can expect to see passion and pride as we strive to be the best at what we do, both as individual organisations and as partners. We are excited to be part of the FC Barcelona family, and to welcome them into ours."

Sandro Rosell, President of FC Barcelona said: "We are pleased that the Club is returning to Asia this summer with Qatar Airways, our travelling companion from July 1. We very much look forward to seeing our Thai friends again and returning to their country for the first time in more than 10 years.

"This tour will also enable us to visit Malaysia for the first time, where we know we have a lot of dedicated supporters. We want to feel close to them, especially the children, and for them to enjoy the team and our players, and get to know our club better, a club unlike any other in the world, and also our country. We thank Qatar Airways for the chance to visit these fans that have dreamed for long to see our players live."

Qatar Airways? network in Southeast Asia has grown significantly over the years, and now includes four flights daily to and from Bangkok, and three flights daily to and from Kuala Lumpur in addition to routes in China, Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam.

The airline will launch new routes to Chengdu in China and Clark International Airport in the Philippines later this year. The current routes connect passengers with Qatar?s capital city of Doha to scores of destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 125 aircraft to 128 key business and leisure destinations worldwide.

Qatar Airways has so far launched six destinations this year - Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Najaf (Iraq), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Chicago (USA), Salalah (Oman) and Basra (Iraq).

Over the next few months, the network will expand with the addition of further destinations - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (August 20), Chengdu, China (September 3), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 18), Clark International Airport, Philippines (October 27) and Philadelphia, USA (2 April 2014).

Mumbai, July 1st, 2013: India?s first entertainment theme park, Adlabs Imagica has tied up with travel giant Cox & Kings Ltd to further increase its reach pan-India. This partnership is a result of the on-going travel and trade programme run by the company to maximize footfalls and make it a must visit tourist destination in India. Cox & Kings Ltd, one of the premier travel and tour operators with operations in over 20 countries makes the tie-up a lucrative route to increase ticket sales and introduce customized packages across the country. This association is a part of Adlabs Imagica?s long term strategy to create a strong travel and trade eco system for the brand.

Talking about its extensive marketing programme, Pooja Shetty Deora, Joint Managing Director at Adlabs Entertainment Limited said, ?We are happy to associate with Cox & Kings. The company is one of the market leaders in India and their expertise in MICE along with its widespread network will help us establish a national presence.? ?It has just been over two months since we launched Adlabs Imagica and the response from all our stakeholders has been phenomenal. We have received queries and seen interest from customers across the country eager to experience the park. This alliance is our gateway to cater to the audiences pan India and bridge the gap.? adds Pooja Shetty Deora.

Adlabs Imagica already works with a network of PSAs that cater to Maharashtra and Gujarat markets. With this association Adlabs is looking at constructing a strong pan India set-up that will further generate business offline. Commenting on this tie-up, Yusuf Poonawala, Vice-President, Bharat Deko, Cox & Kings Ltd, said, ?We are pleased to partner with Adlabs Imagica which has amazing rides and attractions that appeals to people across age groups.??Adlabs Imagica?s PSAs also include Neeta Tours & Travels, Pathfinders Holidays Pvt. Ltd. from Ahmedabad, Bhagyashree Travels Pvt. Ltd. from Pune and Lohanas Tours Pvt. Ltd. from Mumbai among others. All the travel and trade partners of Adlabs Imagica have been provided an API link on its B2B portal and a B2B reselling module which allows travel agents to resell tickets and Imagica packages on a real time basis across the length & breadth of the country. Adlabs Imagica recently launched Deep Space - India?s first dark roller coaster and is soon to unveil India?s biggest roller coaster ? Nitro. With such interesting attractions to offer, it is not surprising that people from across the country will be eager to embark on a voyage to Adlibs Imagica, where stories come alive!

New Delhi, June 26, 2013: This August, Discovery Kids? celebrates its first anniversary in India andinvitesall its young viewers to celebrate their birthday together with their favouritecharacters. Children between the ages of four and eleven, born in the month of August, can participate in Discovery Kids? birthday contest by sending their birth datesvia SMS to 56161 in the format <DDMMYYYY>.Contestants must then share the unique code generated from the SMS with friends to garner as many votes as possible. Theten lucky children residing in Indiawith the highest votes will winthe chance to celebrate their birthday with Discovery Kids. The contest is now open and the will close on 15 July, 2013.

Rahul Johri, Senior VP and General Manager - South Asia and Head of Revenue, Pan-Regional Ad Sales and Southeast Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific,said, "We are excited to celebrate Discovery Kids? first birthday with children from across India. In ourongoing commitment to foster curiosity, exploration and smart fun amongst children, the channel makes engagement more intimate with the young audience."

Discovery Kids? popular characters like Tintin, Sally and Maya will knock on young viewers? doors with the most exciting birthday plan imaginable. Join forces with Transformers Prime and The Amazing Spiez, enter the marvellousadventures of Tintinand Maya the Bee, andhave the celebration of a lifetime with Discovery Kids.

In its first year, Discovery Kids has offered thrilling experiences, nurtured curiosity and ignited the imagination of millions of children in India. The channel has made a remarkable performance with an iconic combination of entertainment and intellectually stimulating content. Discovery Kids celebrates the bond it has built with children and the trust it has earned of parents by providing a safe platform that they can rely upon.

The channel has established a strong foothold which is evident from its availability across India on analogue, digital and DTH platforms including Tata Sky, Dish TV, Reliance DTH, Airtel Digital and Videocon D2H.

Mumbai, July 1, 2013: Imagine you are taking a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata with your 12 years old child. You have reached the airport before time. What do you do to engage and entertain your child?

Simple! Send them to Radio Mirchi?s and ZeeQ?s kiosk to interact with Astronauts and Scientists and walk away with interesting freebies by answering easy questions.

Radio Mirchi has partnered with ZeeQ in launching an innovative campaign beginning June 27, which will endeavor to educate and entertain you and your child. As a part of the campaign, people dressed up as Astronauts, Scientists and various other interesting characters will surprise the children by giving away prizes on answering simple questions at the ZeeQ kiosk in Terminal 1C of the domestic airport.

This event will offer an opportunity for children and parents to interact with ZeeQ through an array of fun and educational activities such as Jenga, Lego, Rubix cube, Rummikub, Mini Golf, Buzzer circuit game and puzzles. Keeping in line with ZeeQ?s focus on learning the fun way, these games are helpful in strengthening a child?s reasoning and analytical skills. The ZeeQ kiosk inside the airport will provide guidance for parents and children to enable learning skills.

Announcing their partnership with Radio Mirchi, Subhadarshi Tripathy, Business Head of ZeeQ says, ?ZeeQ is India?s first edutainment channel for kids launched with an intention to make learning enjoyable. Through direct engagement with parents and children at the airport, we intend to create an experience for our audience about the ?learning the fun way? programming that our channel shows.?

Talking about the initiative Sarvmeet Oberoi, Head IP Business, ENIL says, ?We at radio mirchi always endeavor to provide our advertisers and consumers something that is exciting and engaging. With this innovative campaign we aim to provide ZeeQ?s edutainment message to children in our own mirchidaar style. We are delighted to partner with ZeeQ in this interesting initiative and look forward to many such associations in the future. We would also like to thank the Mumbai airport for their support?

Says Vaibhav Tiwari, Spokesperson, GVK CSIA.? Radio Mirchi?s campaign is very timely, given the fact that traveling parents are constantly on the lookout for ways and means to keep their children engaged at the airport. I am confident that the young travelers would respond positively to this exciting initiative from Radio Mirchi while waiting for their flights.?

Mumbai July 1, 2013: India is blessed with a 400 million middleclass population but a mere 5 % of these are contributing to NGOs and charitable organizations. Equally there is a large number of High Net worth Individuals. Most of the above two are more than willing to share their resources with causes but there is no one approaching them, much less professionally. There is a dearth of skilled Fundraisers with NGOs who can access the above in a professional manner to optimize on their efforts.

Without skills NGOs find it difficult to strategies, plan, communicate and raise resources they require. It is only with skills that NGOs will be able to involve people with their causes and work and move towards sustainability, this is where the pivotal role played by the widely recognized International Workshop on Resource Mobilization Asia 2013 (IWRM) comes in.

The workshop helps in providing comprehensive training in all aspects of resource mobilization and sustainable fundraising techniques. NGOs, Charity trusts, government institutions and individuals involved in fund raising work stand to gain from the IWRM which will be held in Jaipur from August 20 to August 23, 2013.

The IWRM conceptualized by Resource Alliance will offer a comprehensive and customized capacity development service that equips NGOs with the strategy, skills and knowledge that will help them build fundraising capacities and improve longer-term financial sustainability.

General Sandhu, Chair Resource Alliance India, a development professional of 16 years said, ?Most of the NGOs in India are doing good work and making an impact on society, but do not have the skills to communicate and involve people with their work.? The large number of benevolent giver thus remains untouched or inaccessible. How to raise funds and remain sustainable is a dilemma faced by most NGOs today. This is where Resource Alliance steps in as a trusted intermediary in helping raise sufficient funds by bridging the gap between NGOs and the large pool of untapped donors. Speaking about the workshop, he said, ?Each session of our workshop is designed in such a way that it has something for everyone, both beginner and experienced practitioners alike. We also know the importance of networking which IWRM offers along with a unique opportunity for skill-sharing and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange. We have also set a clear strategy for dialogue with institutional donors, governments and business communities in your country to strengthen support for civil society and your own organization?.

IWRM 2013 offers an even greater selection of topics and speakers to set the participants on their way towards fundraising success. The best speakers/trainer from the world over with good understanding of Asian situations gather to educate, inform and inspire delegates who go back armed to give off their best on return to their NGOs.

Delegates are equipped on drafting strategic fundraising and marketing plans, with emphasis on hands-on ?how to? workshops and high-energy plenaries The delegates will also get access to a global network of fellow fundraising professionals from non-profit organizations around the world.