AQAD 23: We are Back

Identify this investment banker ?
British Business minister Shriti Vadera

No Business Like Shoe Business !!!

Ramazan Baydan, owner of the Baydan Shoe Company in Istanbul holds a newly produced copy of the shoe that was thrown at President Bush.
The entrepreneur wants to rename the model, a brown leather shoe with a thick sole, as the Bush shoes.

Rajasthan Royals unveils new logo

New Logo


Old Logo


Royalty and team spirit is the core values of the modified logo, which has been designed to evoke pride and grandeur. It also retains the colours of the earlier logo - blue and gold.

60 Years of Soles and Stripes

Adidas Originals is celebrating "60 Years of Soles and Stripes" by creating its largest global brand campaign. The Originals currently accounts for 20% of Adidas sales and in the collection are evergreens such as the classic Stan Smith tennis shoe. Adidas brought out its stars from the worlds of music, fashion and sport to take part, including: David Beckham, Missy Elliott, Kevin Garnett, Ilie Năstase, Kimora Simmons, Katy Perry and Mark Gonzales and Russell Simmons.

Tintin turns 80

Tintin, the young Belgian reporter whose adventures have delighted children and adults worldwide, has turned 80. Created by Belgian artist Georges Remi, this comic strip first appeared in a children's supplement to Belgian daily ‘Le Vingtième Siècle’ on January 10, 1929.
Tintin, who was born graphically to the public in 1929, is designated by the single name. In 1978, Hergé has suggested that "Tintin" is rather a name or a nickname (freely chosen by parents) and not a family name (dictated by descent).
Profession: Tintin is presented as a reporter working for Le Petit Vingtième, the newspaper which also publishing his adventures.

ASIN New Brand Ambassador for TANISHQ

Tanishq, India's most desired jewellery brand unveils their new line of exquisite gold jewellery collection "Blush"- For the girl in you.
Brand Ambassador:
brand ambassador of Tanishq is south Indian actress Asin. This is the first time that a South Indian actor will endorse the brand.
About Tanishq:
Owned by the house of Tatas, Tanishq has around 115 exclusive boutiques in 75 cities, making it India's first and largest jewellery retail store chain.
Name trivia:
The name Tanishq has been formed by combining "Tan" (body in Hindi) and "Ishq" or (love in Hindi)

Religion in a Hi-Tech Era

The Vatican is endorsing novel technology which will bring the book of daily prayers used by priests straight onto iPhones, via iBreviary, an iTunes application.
This iBreviary is a book of prayer created by the Italian priest Paolo Godfather along with few programmer, it contains all the prayers of the church year, and is available in Italian, English, Spanish, Latin and French, but later will launch versions in Portuguese and German.

Google also goes green

Few days back I reported about IBM’s Project Big Green, which was energy efficient and cost saving solutions to manage data center. Now how can Google left behind on such projects, they have also designed and built the most energy efficient data centers in the world.

Most of our work is focused on saving resources such as electricity and water and, more often than not, we find that these actions lead to reduced operating costs. Being "green" is essential to keeping our business competitive. It is this economic advantage that makes our efforts truly sustainable.

Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited

Today I was asking Lokesh, is there is no microfinance institution (MFI) in Nepal , he replied they have and infact bank’s name is quite interesting, and the name of Nepal’s biggest MFI is Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited.

Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited, "the bank for upliftment of the poor" is a microfinance bank established in November 1998 under Company Act of Nepal 1997 (now Company Act 2006). Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal granted a license in April 1999 to undertake banking activities under the Development Bank Act 1996. It started its formal operation from July 1999

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Adidas Predator Pulse Icon boots and Predator Power Swerve TRX

England captain and Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham personally delivers the first 23 pairs of his new adidas Predator Pulse Icon boots at the east London sports store where he was bought his first pair of football boots by his father in London.

About the shoe: This stylish design is the first Adidas Predator Pulse 2 boot to not feature the trademark Red on any part of the boot and will be David Beckham's own and personal signature boot.

Brand Update: Adidas Predator Power Swerve TRX

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Adidas launch the revolutionary new Predator Powerswerve developed with the help of the French winning World Cup legend Zinédine Zidane. After ending his career in the 2006 World Cup final, he worked with the Adidas innovation team in creating the new football boot. Zidane tested the Predator PowerSwerve using his knowledge and experience to improve the quality and fit of this football boot.