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76 people killed after boat overturns due to rising floods in Nigeria

At least 76 people were killed in a boat accident in Nigeria's Anambra state on Sunday after a boat carrying 85 persons capsized following rising floods

At least 15 dead as two boats carrying 40 migrants sink in Greek waters

At least 15 people have died as two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters late Wednesday, and rescuers were looking for dozens still missing, authorities said early Thursday. The coast guard said 15 bodies had been recovered near the eastern island of Lesbos after a dinghy carrying about 40 people sank. Five people were rescued and three had been located on a rocky outcrop near the site of the sinking. A second rescue effort was launched several hundred kilometers (miles) to the west, near the island of Kythira, where a sailboat carrying about 100 migrants hit rocks and sank late Wednesday. Officials said 30 people had been rescued after that boat hit rocks off the village port of Diakofti on the east of the island. Winds in the area were up to 70 kph (45 mph). We could see the boat smashing against the rocks and people climbing up those rocks to try and save themselves. It was an unbelievable sight, Martha Stathaki, a local resident told The Associated Press. All the resid

E-commerce platform magicpin announces multiple leadership appointments

The new appointments are part of building the magicpin organisation as it prepares for its next phase of growth, and span product, marketing, technology and operations

IPO-bound boAt parent to scale up local manufacturing for global expansion

IPO-bound Imagine Marketing, the parent company of wearables brand boAt, has firmed up plans to become a made-in-India global lifestyle brand by increasing its overseas reach, according to a top company official. The company is awaiting regulatory nod for a Rs 1,100-crore public issue, of which Rs 900 crore will be fresh issue and the rest offer-for-sale. It expects to manufacture 60 lakh units (nearly double its present output) in H1 of FY23 under its make-in-India strategy and scale it further as the demand and market reach grow, which will also help it launch products faster and at lower prices, Aman Gupta, the co-founder and chief marketing officer, told PTI. Established in 2013 by Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta in Mumbai, Imagine Marketing offers a product portfolio ranging from audio gear and smart wearables to personal grooming products and mobile accessories. In the domestic market, it has been holding the pole position in the overall wearables category for the third consecuti

2 dead, 3 missing after boat in New Zealand hits whale and capsizes

Two people are reportedly dead and three more missing after a boat in New Zealand collided with a whale and capsized. News organisation Stuff reported that 11 people were aboard the boat and six were rescued Saturday morning near the South Island town of Kaikoura. Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle told Stuff there was a sick feeling among those waiting for more news. Police said in a statement they were responding to an incident in which a boat had reportedly capsized and they had closed off a boat ramp from public use, but they did not immediately provide further details. Vanessa Chapman told Stuff she and a group of friends had watched the rescue efforts unfold from Goose Bay, near Kaikoura. She said that when she arrived at a lookout spot, she could see a person sitting atop an overturned boat waving their arms. She said two rescue helicopters and a third local helicopter were circling before two divers jumped out. She told Stuff that the person atop the boat was rescued and a second

Hardik Pandya's brand value jumps after winning strike against Pakistan

Among the brands Pandya is endorsing currently are Monster Energy drink, Gulf Oil, William Lawson scotch, boAt, and Britannia

Suspicious boat with weapons found off Raigad coast in Maharashtra

A suspicious boat with three AK-47 rifles and bullets was found off the Raigad coast in Maharashtra on Thursday, a police official said

Boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Bahamas, killing 17; 25 rescued

A boat carrying Haitian migrants apparently capsized off the Bahamas early Sunday, and Bahamian security forces recovered the bodies of 17 people and rescued 25 others, authorities said.

Top headlines: Air India now a Tata property; Canara Bank Q3 net jumps 116%

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Thursday

Dixon, boAt form 50:50 JV to manufacture Bluetooth enabled audio devices

Electronics manufacturing firm Dixon Technologies and Imagine Marketing -- the parent company of earwear brand boat -- have formed a 50:50 joint venture to manufacture Bluetooth enabled audio devices. The company and Imagine have entered into a joint venture agreement to form a joint venture company for undertaking the manufacture of Bluetooth enabled audio devices, said a regulatory filing by Dixon Technologies. The proposed JV Company will undertake design and manufacturing of Wireless Audio Solutions in India & the JV partners will co-invest in the evolving Indian mobile accessory market, a joint statement said. The association will enable the companies to meet the evolving needs of customers by delivering high-quality and aspirational lifestyle-focused hearable solutions, backed by quality manufacturing and robust R&D, it said. Both the companies will nominate two directors each on the board of the JV. Both the JV Partners i.e. Company and Imagine shall have right to ...

Greece: 13 dead, others missing after a migrant boat capsizes in Aegean Sea

At least 13 people died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday

Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 31 people dead

The UK-bound migrants died on Wednesday when their boat sank

CIAL's solar boats to be used for Kochi Muziris heritage circuit tours

CIAL on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Muziris Heritage Project Ltd. for using its solar boats for the tours conducted in Kochi-Muziris heritage tourism circuit.

Homegrown brand boAt leads as India TWS market grows 68% in Q2

Homegrown audio brand boAt maintained its lead for the fourth successive quarter as India's true wearable market registered 68 per cent (YoY) growth during Q2, a new report showed on Friday

boAt launches XTEND smartwatch with Alexa, 7-day battery for Rs 2,999

boAt on Wednesday launched an Xtend smartwatch that offers seven-day battery life, over 50 Watch faces, heart rate, SPO2 and sleep monitoring

boAt forays into personal grooming category with sub-brand MISFIT

To introduce an exciting range of grooming and personal care products, lifestyle consumer tech brand boAt on Monday announced its entry into the personal grooming category with MISFIT.

boAt Rockerz 330 review: Affordable yet impressive neckband-style earphones

On paper, the boAt Rockerz 330 seems to be a value for money earphones. Are they? Let's find out:

27 dead as launch capsizes after collision with cargo vessel in Bangladesh

At least 27 people died after a small launch carrying over 100 passengers capsized after colliding with a cargo vessel in Bangladesh's Shitalakkhya river, officials said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday evening at Narayanganj district, about 16 km southeast of Dhaka. While five bodies were recovered on Sunday, rescuers retrieved 22 bodies on Monday as a salvage vessel pulled out the launch with the help of a huge crane around midday, rescue officials said. The rescue team comprised officials from Navy, Coast Guard, fire service and police. The salvage operation is ended, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Chairman Commodore Golam Sadek told newsmen here, while live TV footages showed wailing family members and relatives of the victims crowding at the scene. The passenger vessel, ML Sabit Al Hasan, sank after colliding with the cargo ship, SKL-3, at the mouth of the Syedpur Koyla Ghat on the Shitalakkhya River in Munshiganj. The launch was en route ...

Warburg Pincus puts $100 million in Indian consumer electronics firm boAt

US private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested about $100 million in India's boAt, the consumer electronics firm said on Wednesday

boAt's Make-in-India plans set sail after $100-mn funding from Warburg

Currently, most of the products that the company has to offer, including headphones, earphones, smartwatches, speakers, are manufactured in China