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  A celebration of creative expression, glamour and above all ‘Pride’ with designer Archana Rao and showstopper Pragya Jaiswal   India, May, 2022: Blenders Pride Fashion Nights, a unique travelling experiential property, arrived in the City of the Nizams – Hyderabad, celebrating the authentic spirit of the city through fashion and style. A spirit that echoes with Pride and inspires the creators of today to become icons of tomorrow. Hyderabad’s “Made of Nizami Glam” edition for Blenders Pride Fashion Nights, brought together an eclectic evening that blended fashion, culture and music, celebrating the glamour of the legendary Nizams with the contemporary style of modern-day Hyderabad.   Romancing the city through the curated evening at the urban chic Air Live, Gachibowli was Hyderabad-based designer Archana Rao, whose ensembles drew inspiration from the multicultural city and its colourful history . The designer collaborated with Hyderabad born-and-raised singer...

    Bank to open over 1,060 branches in semi-urban and rural areas this FY   India , 2022: HDFC bank today announced it has carved out Rural Banking function to penetrate deeper into Bharat. Tasked to take banking products further in the hinterland, Rural Banking will consolidate the bank's existing initiatives in this direction, and take it closer to the last mile.   Carved out of Retail Branch Banking as part of the bank’s ‘Future - Ready’ project, the Rural Banking business to focus on semi urban and rural areas, a large part of which remains untapped.   Mr Anil Bhavnani, who has been with the bank for over 19 years, has been appointed National Rural Banking Head. The Bank has at present 50 per cent of its 6,342 branches in semi urban and rural areas, and remaining 50% in metro and urban areas. The bank also works with Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE) of Common Service Centres (CSC) as an extension of the bank's branches in far flung areas. ...

  Gear up for the Zee Mahotsavam on 22nd May from 6 pm, only on Zee Telugu Zee Telugu, one of the most sought-after TV channels in the Telugu TV industry, has always aimed at providing its viewers with inspirational and clutter-breaking content. The channel that started in 2005, shot to instant limelight with its unique approach that stirred clear of being restricted to just the usual TV dramas. Over the years, Zee Telugu has received a lot of love and respect, and it has now achieved yet another milestone as it completes 17 glorious years in the industry. As a part of this mega 17th anniversary celebration, the channel is all set to treat its audience to a fun-filled yet emotional evening - Zee Mahotsavam, which will air on 22nd May, 6 pm onwards, only on Zee Telugu. The special episode has been curated to enthral Zee Telugu viewers, who have showered the channel with their love and appreciation for the past 17 years and show the channel’s gratitude towards them. The epic celeb...