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<keyword id="6406649" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Patanjali-Ayurved">Patanjali Ayurved</keyword>, yoga guru <keyword id="6355107" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Baba-Ramdev">Baba Ramdev</keyword>'s homegrown FMCG company, has come out with a new advertising campaign, comparing its multinational rivals to the East India Company. 
 
It’s not the first time that the yoga guru has played the ‘Made in India’ card, however doing that out in the open with <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Baba-Ramdevs-Patanjali-is-under-limelight-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-Heres-why/articleshow/52550015.cms">Patanjali's ads</a> is a first. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Toothpaste-fight-gets-fierce-as-Colgate-launches-herbal-toothpaste-to-counter-Patanjali/articleshow/53487115.cms">Toothpaste fight gets fierce as Colgate launches herbal toothpaste to counter Patanjali</a> 
 
"Though we got political freedom 70 years back, economic freedom is still a dream," reads the print ad. "The way East India Company enslaved and looted us, multinational companies are still doing the same by selling soap, shampoo, toothpaste, cream, powder and similar daily items at exorbitant price." 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Baba-Ramdevs-Patanjali-is-under-limelight-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-Heres-why/articleshow/52550015.cms">Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali is under limelight for all the wrong reasons. Here’s why</a> 
 
RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) also rolled out a protest against the new FDI policy on August 9, almost in line with the launch of this campaign. As per SJM, allowing foreigners to engage in food processing and marketing of agricultural produce will ultimately kill small shops and units in India. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Ram-Bharat-Patanjali/articleshow/52142568.cms">It takes two to tango and three to jive, so who’s the third wheel in Patanjali’s success?</a> 
 
On the other hand, All India Food Processors' Association (AIFPA), which has MNCs like Coca-Cola and Cadbury as its members, says that India is a free market which is open to everyone to do business. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Patanjali-rapped-for-misleading-hair-oil-other-advertisements/articleshow/52453185.cms">Patanjali rapped for 'false and misleading' hair oil, washing powder ads</a> 
 
"Every company whether MNC or homegrown has to operate in accordance (with regulations). It is a free market and every company can sell depending upon the trust of the consumer," AIFPA President Sagar Kurade told ET. "At the end, the consumer has to choose which product they believe in." 
 
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For Patanjali Ayurved, rival MNCs are nothing short of East India Company

New Delhi, Feb 3 () US fast food chain McDonald's has selected MMG Group chairman Sanjeev Agrawal as its new partner to operate its outlets in north and east India, the company said.
 The development comes almost nine months after McDonald's bought estranged partner Vikram Bakshi's 50 per cent stake in Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd (CPRL), a joint venture, which has the licence to run its restaurants in north and east India.
 A McDonald's spokesperson said Agarwal is the new partner of the company for the two markets.
 "Agrawal has a strong understanding and passion for the McDonald's brand, insights into the local market, and a proven track record of driving quality and innovation in the food and beverage and hospitality industries," said McDonald's Asia Director Corporate Relations Barry Sum.
 Agrawal (55) is the group Chairman of MMG Group, which has interests in bottling and marketing of soft drinks, oil and gas, hospitality, among others.
 MMG Group also controls Moon Beverages, which is among the key bottlers for American beverage maker Coca-Cola in north India from 1994 and is manufacturing and distribution of Coca Cola, Limca, Sprit, Maaza, Thums UP, Fanta, Minute Maid, Coke Zero &amp; Kinley.
 Sum added that Agrawal is the right strategic partner for McDonald's to grow its brand presence in north and east India.
 McDonald's, however, has not share the terms and condition of the agreement. 
 Agarwal could not be contacted till filing of the story.
 The company also refrained to comment on the ongoing matter between McDonald's and its former JV partner Vikram Bakshi before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), where state-run HUDCO has opposed sale/transfer of share by Bakshi to the fast food chain after settlement.
 "McDonald's remains a shareholder of CPRL, and continues to hold the shares that were acquired from Vikram Bakshi and his holding company in CPRL," said Sum, adding that Robert Hunghanfoo continues to head CPRL.
 In May last year, McDonald's had announced an out-of-court settlement agreeing to buy Bakshi's stake in their joint venture.
 The details of the pact, including financial terms, were not disclosed.
 They has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, to withdraw the suits, filed against each other, however, it was opposed by the state run Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO).
 HUDCO, which is claiming dues of Rs 194.98 crore from Bakshi and his related entities, in its intervention plea filed before the NCLAT, informed that notices regarding orders of the debt recovery tribunal (DRT) was already served to both the partner.
 HUDCO had contended that the said settlement is against the interim order passed by the DRT in a case pending against Vikram Bakshi.
 In September 2019, NCLAT had said it would review the settlement between fast food major McDonald's and its Indian partner Vikram Bakshi over the sale of his shares in Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd (CPRL).
 NCLAT had said the settlement reached between McDonald's and Bakshi was prima facie in violation of a DRT order. KRH ANS
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McDonald's selects Sanjeev Agrawal as new partner for north, east India markets

<ul><li>Vijaya Diagnostic IPO is the second diagnostic lab chain to list publicly in recent times after <keyword id="11265915" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="krsnaa-diagnostics" source="Orion">Krsnaa Diagnostics</keyword>.</li><li>The IPO of the company will open on September 1 and close on September 3 with a price band of ₹522 to ₹531 per share.</li><li>The company aims to deepen its presence in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and is looking to acquire good diagnostic firms in eastern India to explore business opportunities there, said Sunil Chandra Kondapally, executive director at Vijaya Diagnostic in an interview with Business Insider.</li></ul>Vijaya Diagnostic, which is to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, is looking to acquire more diagnostics firms in eastern India to expand its business. The company has a strong presence in southern India in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and now looks to expand in some eastern states primarily through acquisition. The company offers a “one-stop solution” for pathology and radiology testing services through its 80 diagnostic centres and 11 reference laboratories across 13 cities and towns in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and in the National Capital Region and Kolkata. “We are a debt free company and due to our strong margin we also have liquidity on the balance sheet. We have built up a ₹250 crore cash on the book so priority is to use that corpus for the growth of the business. So we are definitely open for acquisition opportunities in any markets of interest,” said Sunil Chandra Kondapally, executive director at <keyword id="182111" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vijaya-diagnostics" source="Orion">Vijaya Diagnostics</keyword> in an interview with Business Insider. The diagnostics company’s business model is different from that of similar listed diagnostics companies -- <keyword id="122279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="metropolis" source="Orion">Metropolis</keyword> Lab, <keyword id="122277" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dr-lal-pathlabs" source="Orion">Dr Lal PathLabs</keyword>. “Right from inception our focus has been to offer both radiology, pathology and imaging all under one roof so that the patient does not have to visit any other place. In that sense we are quite different as all our centres offer these services. 93% of our revenue comes from business-to-consumer (B2C) business whereas other players have more of [a] business-to-business (B2B) model,” added Kondapally. Further, the company is in hunt for diagnostics firms that have a similar kind of B2C business model with brand visibility. Vijaya Diagnostic Centre’s IPO is an entire offer for sale (OFS) from existing promoters of 3.56 crore equity shares. The company’s founder Dr. S. Surendranath Reddy will sell 50.98 lakh shares, Karakoram Limited will sell up to 2.94 crore shares and Kedaara Capital will sell partial stake of up to 11.02 lakh shares. The private equity investor and the promoter company are not exiting completely from the firm as post-issue Kedaara Capital will hold 10% stake in the company and the promoter will have 55% shareholding and remaining 35% will be available publicly for investors. Vijaya Diagnostic says it has a market share of 7% in its home market -- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Going forward, it looks to capture close to 20% of it. The market size of the business in both states is worth ₹5,100 crore, Kondapally said in the interview. The diagnostics company’s revenue and profit have also been increasing consistently. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Particulars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY21 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY20 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY19 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Net profit (in ₹ crore) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">84.9 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">62.5 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">46.2 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Revenue (in ₹ crore) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">388.5 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">354.1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">302.9 </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> The latest acquisition by the company in east India was listed firm Medinova Diagnostics Services in 2014, which had established centres in Kolkata. The subsidiary now contributes 3.7% (June quarter) of revenue to the company. Hence, Vijaya Diagnostic plans to add more centres in that region. Over 96% of the Vijaya Diagnostic’s revenue comes from Hyderabad, the rest of Telangana, and the Andhra Pradesh region. 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IPO-bound Vijaya Diagnostic is planning more acquisitions in east India to expand business

<ul><li>The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 is one of the primary issues in the north east states that are going to vote today. </li><li>While the BJP is playing the development card, Congress is stressing how they can stop the bill from becoming a reality. </li><li>It’s an obstacle for BJP since they even reiterate wanting to enact the bill in their election manifesto.</li></ul> As the first phase of India’s general election begins, the north east states of India will be voting against the backdrop of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 and the ongoing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-citizenship-bill-assam-protests-rise-conrad-sangma-and-aribam-syam-sharma-join/articleshow/67830987.cms">protests</a> in Assam. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) first introduced this bill in the lower house of parliament — the Lok Sabha — during the winter session, but it is still pending approval from the upper house, the Rajya Sabha. Despite severe opposition, in its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/bjp-manifesto-for-lok-sabha-election-2019-on-data-privacy-and-protection/articleshow/68775987.cms">election manifesto</a>, the BJP <a href="https://www.bjp.org/en/manifesto2019">reiterated</a> its commitment towards the bill saying that it is “for the protection of individuals of religious minority communities from neighbouring countries escaping persecution.” There are two facets to why some people have an issue with the new amendment. First off, Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Bhuddists and Parsis from the neighboring countries of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan will be able to apply for citizenship provided they’ve been in India for seven years. In contrast, the currently provision requires 12 years of residence in India in order to eligible for citizenship. Secondly, it’s in contradiction to the Assam Accord. The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 wants to grant nationality to non-Muslims who have come into India upto December 31, 2014. But, the Assam Accord dictates that all immigrants to have entered the country illegally after 1971 have to be deported — irrespective of religion. The fear is that in relaxing the norms around citizenship, as many as 20 million Hindus will migrate from Bangladesh to India and wipe out the local communities. Not to mention that the new amendment completely ignores Muslims. Nearly 4 million are, more or less, illegal immigrants since the final draft list of the National Registry of Citizens (NRC) was <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45082757">released</a> to determine the citizenship of nearly 15 million migrants in north east India. India’s current prime minister and a member of the BJP has repeatedly asserted that illegal Muslim immigrants will be deported. Some feel that Bangladesh is <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45002670">unlikely</a> to accept such a request, and thus, this may end up being another Rohingya where a large amount of people will be left stateless. Congress has played that card to their advantage backing the voters and assuring them that the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 is a serious threat to their existence. The BJP has cautiously stated that they will “not take any step that hurts the interests of Assamese and other indigenous communities” and has switched gears to focus on development in the north east states highlighting how the Modi government has been able to complete multiple infrastructure projects in the area. Nonetheless, the continuous tensions have had a polarising effect in the north east states. On April 7, a Muslim man was heckled and abused for ‘selling beef’ and also made to eat pork, even though that goes against his religion. Fourteen out of 25 north east’s parliamentary constituencies are going to go to the polls today and the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 is one of the major issues in these states.

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Cyclone 'Fani' makes landfall in Puri near Odisha on Friday morning at 08.00 Hours with speed of gusting 180-200 kmph. </li><li>According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), as at 6.30am on Friday Fani was around 70 km away from the south-southwest of Puri.</li></ul>The ‘extremely severe’ Cyclonic storm 'Fani' has begun making landfall in Puri near Odisha as of 8 am on Friday morning with speed of gusting 180-200 kmph. Despite the government disaster management measures, The cyclone is going to affect as many as 10,000 villages. 
 
 
 
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At 5.30pm on Thursday ‘Fani’ was located at a distance of 320 km South from Puri. It hit Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali around Puri. The cyclone is expected to move towards West Bengal with a speed of 115 Kmph. Moreover, the cyclone is expected to move towards north-east region and emerge into Bangladesh on Saturday Evening, said IMD. Storm surge of about 1.5 metres height above astronomical tide is very likely to inundate low lying areas of Ganjam, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha at the time of landfall. 
	
	
	
	
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 The affect of landfall has already begun. North Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha are receiving light. The IMD said sea conditions are "very likely to be very rough" to high off north Tamilnadu, Puducherry, along and south Andhra Pradesh coasts till Friday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into deep sea areas. It warned that the cyclone is likely to cause damages to all types of houses, communication and power poles, road and rail infrastructure. The Odisha government said that around 900 cyclone shelters have been made ready to house the evacuees. "It is estimated that a total of 1150,000 people will have to be moved to safer areas, of which about 330,000 people have already been evacuated," a statement said. 
	
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 Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) have been put in place. Sinha directed establishment of a central toll free helpline for the general public and asked the Central ministries to set up control rooms to coordinate rescue and relief operations. The Civil Aviation Ministry informed that flight operations from Bhubaneswar were suspended from midnight of Thursday, while operations from Kolkata airport also will remain suspended from Friday morning until conditions improve. The railways have already suspended operations of trains in Odisha and all trains in Bhadrak-Vizianagaram section (of the Kolkata-Chennai route) has been cancelled till Saturday. A total of 140 trains including 83 passenger trains have been cancelled so far. The Indian Coast Guard and the Navy have deployed ships and helicopters for relief and rescue operations while the Army and Air Force units in the states have also been put on standby.

Cyclone 'Fani' makes landfall on India’s East coast

In Pics: The devastation caused by Cyclone Fani in India’s East Coast

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Mumbai, Dec 17 () Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India is in talks with Russia's oil giant Rosneft to invest in Far East Russian cluster for ensuring energy security.
India has already made its biggest energy investments in Russia in the past with state-owned firms having spent close to USD 10 billion in acquiring stakes in oilfields such as Sakhalin-1, Taas-Yuryakh and Vankor and Siberia-focused company Imperial Energy.
"In Russia, we are also negotiating with state-owned company Rosneft to invest in their eastern cluster. With the change in geopolitical situation, the eastern part of Russia is coming as a promising proposition and we are concentrating on that," Pradhan said at the India Economic conclave 2019.
He said the government is interested in investing in producing oil fields in the interest of India's energy security.
On the challenges faced by the country in terms of energy security, he said, "Due to the current geopolitical scenario, there is uncertainty which is affecting the commodity price of energy. For a price sensitive country like India, the emerging economy, with a lot of poor and lower middle class population, where energy is an inevitable part of life, volatility of price is a challenge."
Accepting that nearly 70-80 per cent of our energy requirements are still met through imports, he said the government is also taking various initiatives to switch to cleaner gas and increase the production of gas.
"Through all these initiatives, we are confident we will be reducing our import dependency. Not only that hydrogen is new form of energy we are focused on. India is bound to grow and we will have our own path of energy route which will be self sufficient," Pradhan added. PSK MKJ

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