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Apple’s First India Store Is Finally Here
Apple has chosen a prime location for its first retail outlet in India. Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), which is morphing into the city’s main business district, houses offices for multinational companies and banks. BKC recently made headlines for hosting what is being touted as India’s answer to the Met Gala: the opening of the multi-disciplinary Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Arts Centre (NMACC). The launch of the first-of-its-kind cultural arts space was flanked by both Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities — from Shahrukh Khan to Zendaya. “Hello Mumbai,” says Apple on their website. “We are getting ready to welcome you aboard our first store in India. And raring to see where your creativity takes you at Apple BKC.”
The Apple Mumbai store promises to offer one-on-one support with a Specialist, expert service and support at the Genius Bar, and product exchanges for credit towards a future purchase.
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Apple’s first retail store in India is opening soon
Apple will be opening its first retail store in India in Mumbai, according to a short notice on the company’s website.
“Hello Mumbai,” the notice reads. “We are getting ready to welcome you aboard our first store in India. And raring to see where your creativity takes you at Apple BKC.” Apple’s website says the new store is “coming soon,” but the company didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment for more details.
The store will be at the Jio World Drive mall and is reportedly 22,000 square feet. You can see a few exterior pictures of the new location in this Reuters article.
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Horror as temple floor collapses sending worshippers plunging into well leaving 34 people dead in India
AT least 34 worshippers have been killed after plunging into a deep well as a makeshift floor collapsed at a temple in India.
Emergency services raced to the scene in Indore after the floor caved in while more than 40 people were performing a fire ritual to celebrate a Hindu festival.
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At least 34 people, mostly women and children, have died.
The army was called in at 11pm as the desperate rescue operation continued into the night.
Underwater cameras from divers revealed grisly images of bodies floating in the muddy waters, Times of India reports.
Witnesses said they heard a massive crack followed by the crashing of concrete and bricks as the floor collapsed.
As cops cordoned off the scene, families rushed to the temple waving photographs of their loved ones at rescuers.
A member of the rescue team said: “We found a lot of water, so it was difficult to pull people out. We used ropes, ladders, but finally had to dive with oxygen cylinders.
A senior police officer said: “At night, more bodies could be seen, divers entered the well and used cameras to look in the muddy water.
“The images they sent back were spine-chilling.
“Over 40 people were taking part in a havan on the platform covering the well when it caved in.”
Temple authorities had stopped using the well years ago and covered it with the makeshift floor.
Witnesses said a large crowd had flocked to the temple to celebrate Rama, one of the most widely worshipped Hindu deities.
The state’s top elected official, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, has ordered an investigation into the tragedy.
Building collapses are common in India because of poor construction and a failure to observe regulations.
In October, a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river in Gujarat, killing at least 132 in one of the worst accidents in the country in the last decade.
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AIRO Group subsidiary and BLADE India sign MoU to launch eVTOL services in India
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India won’t tolerate abusive, obscene content on streaming services, minister warns
India will not tolerate use of abusive language in movies and TV shows on on-demand video streaming services, a key minister has warned in a move that illustrates how the nation’s IT rules have “handed over direct ministerial power for censorship.” Anurag Thakur, Union Minister of Information Broadcasting and Sports and Youth Affairs, said at […]
India won’t tolerate abusive, obscene content on streaming services, minister warns by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Foxconn to Make AirPods for the First Time, New Factory Planned in India
The Taiwanese contract manufacturer plans to build a factory in India to produce the earphones, underlining efforts by the key Apple supplier to diversify production away from China.
According to the report’s sources, Foxconn will invest more than $200 million in a new AirPods assembly plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana.
Construction of the facility is expected to start in the second half of this year and begin production by the end of 2024 at the earliest.
Foxconn officials are said to have debated internally for months about whether to assemble AirPods, due to the relatively low profit margins, but they ultimately decided to go ahead with the deal to “reinforce engagement” with Apple.
The decision to set up production in India was requested by Apple, according to one of the report’s sources. Besides the Telangana facility, Foxconn reportedly plans to ramp up its investment in India with a view to manufacturing smartphones, EVs, and semiconductors.
It’s not clear which model(s) of AirPods are included in Foxconn’s order, but there’s a high chance they will include a USB-C connector instead of a Lightning connector, as Apple is rumored to be planning to introduce iPhone 15 models with a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port in 2023.
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