INDIA, Chennai - 19th June 2013 - Cementing its place as one of the world?s leading international airlines, Emirates has today been awarded the highly coveted ?World?s Best Airline? award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards.

In addition to winning ?World?s Best Airline? Emirates scooped up a further two awards including; ?Best Middle East Airline? and for a record ninth year in a row, ?World?s Best Inflight Entertainment?. The awards were collected today by Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline at the Paris Airshow. The Skytrax World Airline Awards polled over 18 million business and leisure air travellers from more than 160 countries

"Being honoured with these awards is testament to our unrelenting effort to be the world?s best airline," said Mr. Clark. "We are constantly striving to offer our customers consistent, world-class service that extends from the moment they make their booking to the moment they arrive home at the end of their journey."

"These awards are widely regarded as the industry?s benchmark for excellence. For us, the awards clearly reflect a vote of confidence from global travellers, who acknowledge and appreciate our continuous drive to deliver high-quality service. To be voted ?World?s Best Airline? by millions of discerning travellers really is something for our 60,000 strong workforce to be proud of," added Mr. Clark.

Since launching in 1985, Emirates has grown into one of the largest and most dynamic airlines in the world and has transformed Dubai into a major connecting hub for global air travel.

Last year over 39 million customers flew with Emirates, connecting across the airline?s global network and enjoying the airline?s extensive onboard innovations, including the industry leading inflight entertainment system ice, offering over 1,400 channels of entertainment.

Emirates has been, and continues to be, a leader in revolutionising air travel, working closely with manufacturers and suppliers to ensure all aspects of the customer experience are second to none. It is the many advances by Emirates in the area of aviation that have resulted in the airline winning more than 500 international awards.

Karnal, June 19, 2013: Gobol (Go BIG on Life) has entered Haryana, with the launch of its Surplus Electronics Store in Karnal, through its franchise Radhey Radhey Electronics. Gobol is a retail initiative of Attero Recycling Pvt. Ltd., India?s largest electronic asset management company. The Karnal store will be the seventh Gobol store in India. Gobol, the Surplus Electronic Store, deals in branded surplus electronics and offers a wide range of electronics and gadgets to choose from at unbelievably low prices.

With the launch of the seventh store in Karnal, Gobol has now expanded its presence in the tier 3 market, giving consumers access to branded surplus electronics from the world?s top companies including Samsung, Panasonic, Toshiba, Philips, Orient, Haier, Whirlpool and Sharp. The wide range of electronics that consumers can purchase at Gobol include LED/LCD TVs, home theatre systems, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, microwaves, mobile phones, laptops and even personal care and kitchen appliances.

Consumers can choose to buy surplus electronics by visiting their neighbourhood Gobol store or log on to www.gobol.in to shop for their favourite gadgets right from the comfort of their homes, and have the product delivered at their doorsteps. Consumers can choose from a huge collection of branded surplus, factory seconds, refurbished, carton damaged and new electronics goods at prices they can easily afford.

Gobol was conceptualized as a solution for the surplus inventory in the consumer durables, mobile and IT sector. As per industry estimates, the surplus electronics industry in India is worth US$ 1.5 bn. Speaking about the concept, Alok Mathur, Director & CEO, Gobol said, "In my industry experience, I encountered excess inventory or surplus as a big concern. There wasn?t any direct channel for the sale of such surplus inventory to consumers. The market was highly fragmented. Besides, players in the unorganised sector didn?t even communicate the right message to the buyer, nor do they deliver a quality customer experience. This triggers the need to build a dedicated channel to bring these products within the reach of the end consumer." This organized channel was established by Gobol, through tie-ups with electronics brands for their surplus electronics inventory. This model offers a win-win solution for both the brand and the consumers. While brands can sell surplus goods, consumers can have access to first-class products at markdown rates.

Priced about 25 to 40 percent lower than their new counterparts, products on Gobol offer a good deal for consumers who are looking to upgrade to high end electronics without putting too much pressure on their wallets. Besides the lower rates, consumers also benefit from similar consumer experience as while buying new goods and the Assured Warranty offered. Gobol also has national service tie-ups and customer helpline to ensure best after sales service. 

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Alok Mathur said, "I am extremely happy to inaugurate our 7th store in Karnal which gives us an opportunity to serve the households and consumers of Haryana. This would be our debut in the tier-3 market, and provide us with the opportunity of catering consumers who aim at possessing luxurious products, but have to hold back due to the price barrier. Through GOBOL they would have the liberty to choose between a variety of products at a price which would suit their pockets and at the same time fulfill their desires. Our earnest mission at GOBOL here is to educate people about recycled and refurbished products, and clear the myth which they have about the image of these products."

MUMBAI: Mind Your Language, the classic British comedy television series focuses on immigrants staying in Britain nursing a desire to learn English. The show stars Barry Evans as Mr Jeremy Brown, who portrays the English teacher and holds a degree from Oxford University.

Inspite of being warned that the previous teacher was driven insane by the students, Mr Brown decides to take up the challenge of teaching the motley group the English language. A tickle ride begins as he often has to put up with the students? literal, creative interpretations of the English language. With students from India, France, China, Italy, Russia and many other countries, his lessons do not always go as planned!

MUMBAI: Cheil Worldwide SW Asia (Cheil India) today announced an expansion to its team in India. This announcement comes close on the heels of Cheil?s celebration of its 40th anniversary where it unveiled a new corporate identity - ?Ideas that move? that reflects its vision.

The agency has brought in Anupama Ramaswamy and Simran Sahni as Group Creative Directors. The much-awarded duo has moved from JWT where both were working as Senior Creative Directors.

Recently, Navin Theeng and Somenath Chakraborty moved from Contract Advertising to join the Cheil creative team as Group Creative Director and Sr. Creative Director, respectively. On the digital front, Shveta Singh moved from Euro RSCG, to join as Senior Planning Director and Siddhartha Deshaprabhu from FASHOS.com, a direct-2-consumer ecommerce footwear e-tailing brand joined as General Manager -Digital Advertising & Media. The creative teams report into Nima Namchu, while the digital teams report into Rajesh Bhatia.

Speaking on the appointments, Hari Krishnan, COO, Cheil Worldwide, SW Asia said, ?The creative bar is raised at Cheil across the globe. Our aim is to populate the organization with top quality talent who will make a difference and contribute to our global wins. We are fortunate to have on board a talented set of people who are passionate about creating ideas that traverse effortlessly across mediums and consumer touchpoints. They all bring to the table the right mindset to integrate, which is rare in most agencies today. I am sure with these bright stars joining us the right energy will be created and exchanged within Cheil to deliver exceptional work for our clients.?

Mumbai, 17th June 2013: India?s most talked about creative platform Kyoorius Designyatra will be home to the Kyoorius Awards starting this year. The Kyoorius Awards have been conceptualised by Kyoorius in partnership with D&AD and the International Advertising Association (India Chapter).

A specialist jury panel has been selected for these awards, comprising of some of the best and most inspirational creative professionals from across the globe. In a never before format for India, all jury members will gather in Mumbai or Delhi for an onground and open conversation jury session. Together they will discuss, debate and decide the winners via private voting.

The jury will review entries from 9 professional categories including ? identity, packaging, communication, digital, space, books, editorial, craft and design for good. The jury will also review and nominate winners in the 6 student award categories ? Identity, typography, publication design, open brief, illustration and packaging. Each student winner would receive one free student pass to the 2014 Kyoorius Designyatra along with being featured in the annual awards showcase book.

Judging of entries would be based on key three criteria:

1) The originality of the concept and visualization
2) The quality of execution
3) The relevance and context of the idea

This year?s jury comprises some of the biggest names in the creative industry across the world.

• Elsie Nanji, Managing Partner, Red Lion, Mumbai
  Hansen Ho, Founder and Creative Director, H55 - Sinagpore
• Jeremy Leslie, Creative Director, MagCulture - London
• Simon Sankarraya, Founding Partner and Creative Director, AllofUs - London
• Tania Singh Khosla, Founder and Design Director, TSK Design - Bangalore
• Gabor Schreier, Executive Creative Director of Saffron, Madrid
• Ton Van Bragt, Founding Partner and Creative Director, Design Team, Kuala Lumpur
• Kyoorius, D&AD and IAA India Chapter have worked closely on defining a clear process and understanding of India for the jury members. The jury has been carefully selected keeping this understanding and exposure in mind ? to reward the best in design ? for India.

?We at Kyoorius aim to recognize and honour outstanding creative work across the country. It is an extended effort to follow international standards and gather all jury members in Mumbai to review, discuss and elect the best of the best over three intensive days." said Mr. Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder CEO, Kyoorius.

The deadline for entries has been extended to 2nd July, 2013. The awards ceremony will be held in Goa on the 29th of August 2013 at Kyoorius Designyatra. Winners in the professional categories get one free entry of their choice to the next D&AD awards and one for the winning studio to Kyoorius Designyatra 2013. All finalists and winners get space in the special beautifully crafted Awards Book ? 5000 copies will be printed and distributed across corporate world, agency and studios, all schools, institutions, etc.

MUMBAI, June 18, 2013 - Abbott, India?s leading health care company, today announced that it was honored with the Golden Peacock Global Business Excellence Award for 2013 at the recent Global Convention on Business Excellence in Dubai.

The Golden Peacock Global Business Excellence Award recognizes Abbott?s strong foundation of stakeholder engagement, a commitment to transparency, a workplace environment that enables its employees to achieve their greatest potential, high standards of ethics and compliance for the company and its partners, and the quality of its involvement with communities. It also recognizes Abbott?s broader economic, social and environmental performance.

"Abbott is committed to advancing healthcare and improving the lives of millions of patients and customers by partnering with healthcare professionals, governments, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders," said Bhaskar Iyer, Divisional Vice President, Established Pharmaceuticals, Abbott in India. "Being a responsible corporate citizen involves more than health care innovation and outreach. Good citizenship also extends to the way we run our business in a sustainable manner to benefit our many stakeholders."

The Golden Peacock Global Business Excellence Award was created by the Institute of Directors to encourage Business Excellence achievements in both manufacturing as well as service organizations globally. This category of award recognizes companies in areas such as leadership, vision, financial performance, managing risk and corporate sustainability.