At a time where there is an abundance of content on social media, Shiv Pratap Singh, the Chief Operations Officer at Animated Times, has reached the pinnacle of content direction and creation. Having created and posted more than 1,000 videos which have garnered millions of views from all across the globe, Animated Times is now among the world’s leading entertainment portals, amassing a cult following in less than 2 years since its inception.    

Entertainment has always been a crucial part of humanity, With the advent of social media, many publishers were given the platform to showcase their abilities. Singh has always been a pop-culture and comic book fanatic. Born in the town of Lucknow, India, he always had a way of channeling his love for art and storytelling in a productive outlet.    

Singh also has an immense love for music, performing as the lead vocalist in a rap-metal band called Teddy and The Snails for years, “My love for music and performing has inspired my work and my life in an extremely positive manner,” says Singh.   

There’s one more name in online media that’s creating a lot of buzzes. Reilly Johnson, CEO, and founder of Johnson Concepts is best known as the Editor-In-Chief at FandomWire, a subsidiary of Johnson Concepts under their Johnson Newsroom division. Something which began as a mere passionate idea has now seen immense progress, reaching millions around the world each month. FandomWire has been featured in various global publications like Forbes.    

Born in Pennsylvania, he enrolled at Penn State to study business management. Throughout his life, Johnson has faced various challenges, being born with a progressive, neuromuscular disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. He is about 95% physically disabled.  

However, this didn’t bend his will to do what he wanted. After undergoing surgery, he got back home and in 2017, he founded FandomWire, which is a worldwide phenomenon now with millions of followers all across the globe. FandomWire also includes many sub-category pages like FandomWire Gaming, FandomWire Movies & TV, FandomWire Trailers, Marvel on FandomWire, DC on FandomWire, Star Wars on FandomWire, Disney on FandomWire, Wizarding World on FandomWire, Star Trek on FandomWire, and even FRIENDS on FandomWire.    

He also recently started AthleticWire, a media outlet dedicated to sports fans across the world, as well as Inside Animals for animal lovers. Soon he will own pages like NBA on AthleticWire, NFL on AthleticWire, NHL on AthleticWire, MLB on AthleticWire, AHL on AthleticWire, MLS on AthleticWire, UFC on AthleticWire, College Football on AthleticWire, College Basketball on AthleticWire, Premier League on AthleticWire, AFL on AthleticWire, UEFA on AthleticWire, Formula 1 on AthleticWire, eSports on AthleticWire, and NASCAR on AthleticWire.     

“There are things I’d love to talk about but unfortunately can’t just yet. It will be very big and exciting when we do announce though,” said the Pennsylvania entrepreneur who currently resides with his family including Johnson Concepts COO Neal Johnson and his Service Dog Dexter.   

Reilly has brought on numerous creative people in the industry including Sean Steele, Simeone Miller, Mike DeAngelo, Brian Farvour, James Troughton, Jai Howlett, Ariane Cruz, Chris Nugent, Joey DeAngelis, Steven Gurman, Collier “CJ” Jennings, Maxwell Mantik, and Weston Gehman. “Finding great talent is very important to the success of a business,” said Reilly.

‘Modello Domani’ is an Italian name, meaning “style of tomorrow.” Having an international ring to the brand name, they are surely one of the best footwear brands in today’s time. Digging further into the brand; they specialize in handmade shoes primarily for men and have now introduced a division for women as well. With having a variety of 200+ ready to wear designs on their website and store, the quality of the footwear is what makes them unique. They offer both zardozi & thread embroidery options and their latest hand-painted custom designs will leave you mesmerized. Furthermore, the brand recently launched India’s first “Shoe Sanitizer Spray” which is a revolutionary product keeping your shoes/feet odor free & bacteria-free. 

As far as customization is concerned, they have a “Picture to Product” customization where a customer can create a pair just by sharing a picture of the shoes or even sharing their own fabrics. Their products are 100% handmade with vegan options available. The best thing is they offer products at all price points which make them the most affordable fashion luxury brand. Moreover, they are the only brand to enjoy a 5* rating and reviews on Google & Facebook.  Not just this, several celebrities have been in awe of the brand. 

The man behind the brand is none other than Ayush Diwan Khurana. The journey started back in 2010 when ZARA had launched its loafers in the Indian market. It was a rage amongst the youth despite being priced at ?4500-?5500 then. Ayush got a pair and joined the hype, and soon realized they were actually manufactured in India. 

Since his college, he was intrigued about the manufacturing of shoes. The most shocking thing he learned was that our country manufactures for international brands at a low-cost and ends up buying them at expensive prices. That triggered Ayush with the idea of starting his own homegrown brand of footwear with an international appeal and quality at affordable pricing. 

‘Modello Domani’ was launched in 2015 with the humble motto of “Happy Feet For All” aiming to provide world-class luxury fashion shoes at affordable prices. Ever since the birth of the brand, it has been focusing on quality designs worldwide. Offering the largest variety of designs across all price ranges and full customization services, the brand has been featured in several publications like Forbes India, Economic Times, Business World, Business Standard among others. The brand was also the winner of the ‘Franchise India Show’ which was aired on TIMES NOW News Network.

The Emirati poet Abdulrahman Al-Mraisi wrote with heartbeat and ink feelings the story of man and the homeland with its fine details, and painted in his letters the labyrinths of the human soul, and had what he wanted from success.

He began his poetic career at an early age when he began organizing evenings and poems in Dubai, particularly in schools and universities, until he reached the role of culture in Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah and Abu Dhabi.

He received a diploma in public relations and another diploma in the media field. 

He started writing poetry by spreading his poems in Emirati, Gulf and Arab poetry magazines until he registered a strong presence

Abdul Rahman Al-Mraisi is one of the most important poets of Nabatean poetry in the UAE, especially since he began to organize his poems early in his life.

He considers that the poetic scene lacks renewal in the ideas of the poem and the poetry in circulation that have become known and kept pace with the past eras, but he said, “we are living a new era and every poet is entitled to renewal in his language and poetic images while maintaining the basics of the language of the poem.”

He completes his speech by asking poets who have a mass base and have a hand in developing the poetic arena to take the hands of the new poets, and guide them properly, and the choice of poets in practice depends on testing the talent and ability of the person regardless of age, although the poem is greater than the age of the person or the poet , And this point is very important to raise the level of the local poetic scene.

Basketball player and fashion enigma Mizo Amin launches his brand Punchy Store on October 2019, in Qatar. The retailer, which is becoming part of Qatar’s fastest-growing new business online, announced its launch at maiden stores last Wednesday.

“I am happy to announce that Punchy Store is coming to Qatar,” said Executive Director and CEO Amin. “My brand allows you to express yourself and show the world your own taste in fashion.”

The store launch in Qatar will help fuel the retailer’s online strategy as it tries to grow into an established brand name like Spain’s Zara or Swedish H&M retails, in order to sell more apparel globally.

“The opening of our first store, Punchy Store, is a significant step in my life because it marks a milestone in my global strategy,” Amin noted. “Punchy Store does not just benefit me or the people of my company, it honestly benefits customers foremost since it rolls out a new style of services that is geared with and intelligent edge-cutting technologies and lots of creativity.”

The first time the retailer announced setting up the store in a launch market was via an Instagram post from Amin’s personal account, where the post’s caption read “Given the size and vast growth of the online market, I think it is time to make a physical launch to be able to offer live-wear to as an option to as many people as possible. Please look forward for the Launch in October,” Amin wrote.

Other Instagram posts noted that the store brings its full collection for women, men, kids and infants in all sizes and colors. Even though, the format is different in nature than its competitors in the market. The retailer also shared a preview collection through a number of other posts, which received lots of loves and purchase pre-order requests from die-hard fans.  

An estimated preview was shared by the company’s Instagram account, where it stated that there is a $2500 worth of t-shirts for women and men that were priced between $ and $. Its iconic designs regarding hoodies and vests are a little more on the expensive side, however, the company wrote that it would not facilitate sales for now. 

Commenting on its pricing strategy, Amin added that the retailer is within the regular pricing markers for Qatar, especially for the quality it provides. 

“We have to do our best about prices, but based on our quality, I have confidence that the consumer will not find it expensive or out of value,” Amin said. “Of course, we know maybe our price point is slightly more expensive than the local market, but at the same time, we have confidence that once they buy it, they won’t be let down.” 

Nationally, Punchy Store is definitely on the rise in markets, as the brand’s population is steadily growing between the youth on social media websites. This makes everyone on edge, waiting for it to launch this October at local shopping malls.

Non-availability of Medical Abortion (MA) drugs is threatening women’s access to safe abortion, especially in a scenario where even today an estimated 10 women die in India due to unsafe abortions, the third leading cause of maternal mortality in India. 

According to a study, conducted among 1008 chemists across Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, chemists in Rajasthan and Maharashtra are not stocking MA drugs anymore and only 37.8% are stocking in Bihar and 66% in Uttar Pradesh.  Those who are not stocking identified legal/regulatory barriers as the main reason for non- stocking. 

Conducted by Pratigya Campaign for Gender Equality and Safe Abortion, the study ‘Availability of MA drugs across four Indian states’ found that Medical Abortion (MA) drugs are rapidly vanishing from the shelves. It found that provision of safe, effective and accessible abortion services including Medical Abortion (MA) Drugs is a priority for promoting women’s health and reproductive rights. Medical Abortion (MA) has emerged as the preferred method of abortion care in India with an estimated 81% of the 15.6 million annual abortions being performed using MA drugs. Yet, abortion drugs seem to have started vanishing from chemists shelves.

The study found that of the chemists who are not stocking MA drugs in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, regulatory/legal barriers was the primary reason for not stocking the drugs. Bihar was the only exception, where low demand was cited as a reason for not stocking.  Chemists have been informally asked not to sell MA drugs and there have been MA specific visits by regulatory authorities. Specific visits related to MA drugs were high in Rajasthan at 14.3% and Maharashtra at 17.4%. As high as 56% chemists reported that MA drugs are overregulated as compared to other schedule H drugs.

Speaking at the launch of the report, Mr. V.S Chandrashekar, Pratigya Campaign Advisory Group member and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Reproductive Health Services India said, “India has achieved great success in improving access to safe abortions, thanks to the proactive steps taken by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare over the past decade and a half. Availability of MA drugs, particularly combi packs has been instrumental in the decline of unsafe abortions. The non-availability of MA drugs can potentially reverse the gains made over the past few years.”

The study attempted to capture chemists’ awareness, knowledge and attitudes about abortions and MA drugs.  43% of chemists thought abortions were Illegal; and only 26% were aware that it is legal up to 20 weeks gestation.  In Rajasthan, a whopping 60.7% chemist said abortions are illegal followed by 51.8% in Bihar. 15% felt that availability of combi pack MA drugs contributes to gender biased sex selection with Maharashtra topping with 42.5%. “This is a wrong perception since combipacks are indicated only for use up to nine weeks gestation and the commonly used and affordable technology to identify the sex of the fetus, Ultra Sonography can detect the sex only around 13-14 weeks gestation” says  Dr. Kalpana Apte, Pratigya Campaign Advisory Group member and Secretary General, Family Planning Association of India.  “This misconception seems to be resulting in overregulation of MA drugs, significantly affecting availability of a safe, simple and affordable method of safely terminating a pregnancy, compromising the health, wellbeing and reproductive rights of women in India” she added.

The study estimates that very few, 9.6% of women who purchase MA drugs actually return to the chemists for advice to manage complications or contraception.  This indicates that for a large majority of women who purchase MA drugs from chemists the drugs seem to be effective and those who do face complications seem to be seeking care from health facilities.  Almost all chemists who have clients coming back with perceived complications refer women to a doctor, which is heartening.  The study findings show that 50% of buyers came with prescriptions as against a common perception that a majority of MA drugs are purchased without prescriptions.  “Allowing all allopathic doctors to prescribe MA drugs will definitely increase prescription and med`ical support for women seeking MA.  As law and rules stand now, only Obstetrician and Gynaecologists and allopathic doctors who are approved abortion provider under the MTP Act can prescribe MA drugs.   It is estimated that only 60-70,000 doctors, largely in urban areas, can prescribe MA drugs in the India which is woefully inadequate for a country of our size” says V.S. Chandrashekar.

 Given the number of abortions estimated annually in the country, if chemists stop stocking MA drugs, a black market for MA drugs could emerge, pushing up prices and creating economic barriers for women to access their preferred method of abortion.

MA drugs are safe and even if it is incorrectly used, it is unlikely to create an emergency situation or seriously impact the health of a woman.  The World Health Organisation in its recently published list of essential medicines has moved MA combipack to core list, it was part of the complimentary list previously.  More importantly the previous list had an asterix (*) against MA drugs which indicated that MA drugs require close medical supervision.  “The removal of this asterix implies that MA combipacks can be used even without close medical supervision and the risks it poses are minimal.” Dr Apte added.

The study clearly indicates that MA drugs are under greater scrutiny by drug control authorities and their non- availability in retail chemist shops is a major cause of concern in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. 

To ensure that MA drugs are easily accessible Pratigya Campaign recommends that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Drug Controller General of India should send an advisory/guidance to all State Drug Controllers clarifying that cracking down on combipack does not help in curbing sex selection and that MA drugs should be subjected to the same standards/scrutiny as other schedule H drugs, the study recommends. 

Secondly, there is inconsistency with the MTP rules and the DCGI approval regarding the gestation up to which MA can be used (rules say seven weeks and DGCI approval is for nine). This needs to be harmonised.  MoHFW/DGCI should consider increasing the gestational limit for MA drugs up to 12 weeks, in line with WHO guidelines.  The MTP rules should be amended to allow all allopathic doctors to prescribe MA drugs (after undergoing a short online/face to face course) increasing  the number of doctors who can prescribe MA drugs and enabling women to seek medical support while using MA.  Further, Government, in partnership with MA drug marketing companies and Chemists and Druggists association should focus on improving the knowledge of retail chemists on abortion and MA so that they provide correct information, the study says.  

Every opportunity is grasped with the utmost care and driven along the path of success. One such Driver of life is Kris Gomez, who is planning to enter the world of fame with a small name. He is considered to be one of the sensational YouTubers, with a great fashion sense who is a travel freak. Adding up to his achievements, he is a lifestyle photographer who has always been supportive of the rising talents. He has been playing his role well, but this time, he is not just supporting, but being a part of the same. Yes, upcoming short movies are said to be directed by Kris. Not just this, he is also going to play a role in it. “India Discovered” is the upcoming short movie by this rising star. The movie has been shot in some of the major cities of India, describing and depicting the culture of the country by giving a strong connection to it with the “Street of all”.

But will this movie be liked? I mean the names, they show something about what India Discovered. On being asked the same question to Kris he says, “I have directed varied movies internationally but being a part of Bollywood, it was like among my one such dreams which are now getting shape. It’s been a while since I said someone how much I am in love with the culture, the taste and the people of India. I know the movie title makes you guys wonder this to be something which the Youth might demand but it takes along all the sections of society and covers all the age groups. There’s something I would like to give a hint about it before the release. The movie, the country, demands freedom. No, no, I don’t mean it to be the rights of citizens, it’s something beyond that. Something which will show how people are trying to get up, to believe and to get along the New rising India. Well, this is not just what is depicted, there’s hidden a lot of it, which will surely be appreciated by all. Trust me, it will.”

His movies, they are not just based on the story but will also provide opportunities to some Young Punjabi talents. He says, “Being a YouTuber has its benefits but something which I learned from it is to find the faces which are still uncovered to that extent. Somewhere along I meet them and there it goes.”

His aim is not just to be a part of the Bollywood because he aims to become one of the well-known YouTuber of the world with all the increasing likes and views over his already success making channel. His contents in the Digital market are attracting a lot.

Kris was once asked how does he manages his life while traveling to which he answered, “I don’t manage while traveling, traveling manages me by all means. For me, it’s a way to success, a way to get some great ideas and to learn the uniqueness of the world which can be well depicted by my art. Los Angeles, San Diego, Spain, Greece etc are among the best of places I made to and of-course all of it has helped me to become what I am today”.

This young talent is going to get the people wow by his movie which is all set to be released by the end of this year and not just excited, it is awaited to see how the 2 words movie title is going to create a sensation among all.

Music sensation HideMiyabi is lately getting a lot of fame. He is an American record producer and a songwriter. His real name is Felix Xavier Rodriguez and he was born in Bronx, New York to a Dominican father and a mother. As a child, he was completely into music that during his school days, he wrote and performed on his own songs. However, at the age of 7, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along with his parents.

In the year 2016, he began his career as he started working as a full-time radio programmer at La Mega, Philadelphia. Apart from his work, he also worked part-time for music projects. His love for music never lessened and that saw him leaving his job and focusing on music became his only goal. His immense musical talent saw him working with soon to be Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Lil Uzi Vert. After that, he worked in several projects thus establishing his name in the music industry.

The turning point in his career was when he worked as a co-producer in Chris Brown’s hit single ‘Pills & Automobiles’. The song became an instant hit and in August 2017, it was certified platinum by the RIAA. The song trended for a long time and ranked #46 in the Billboard Hot 100. The chartbuster single is certified 2x Platinum and has crossed more than 247 million views solely on YouTube.  

HideMiyabi in his short career span has worked with many big celebrities from the music industry. Right from Rae Sremmurd to Yo Gotti, he has worked majorly with all the prominent personalities. Apart from this, he has also co-produced Lil Baby’s ‘Freestyle’. With more than 286 million views on YouTube, the song is certified with 3x Platinum.

The younger generation of the present time is well aware and awake about their personal growth and career. The rise in entrepreneurship in recent time has given everyone the exposure and a vision of self-development and growth. Mandeep Saini is one such young lad who is self-aware and dedicated to self-growth. He is the young influencer from Australia who has been quite a noise in the market.
In such a young age of 22, he has achieved quite a lot of things as a person accomplishments. He is very renown Digital Marketer, Graphic Designer, Web developer, and personal branding expert.
The professional life of Mandeep Saini has been fascinating as he has worked very versatility. He currently works for the world’s biggest software company Microsoft as Sales Representative and Website Designer and Manager for famous artists like Pav Dharia, Maz Bonafide, Armaan Bedil and many more. He has done a lot of work as a Graphic Designer and has created merchandise for @katapa.tv. He’s creative style makes him one of the best branding experts, and he is quite known for his unique custom merchandise ideas.
Mandeep Saini is also known as Manny Saini in his personal life. His professional life has been quite versatile, and he does multitask. From designing Youtube Banner ads to Web designing, Website Management, Graphics Designing, Merchandise Ideas, a lot A-list artist looks for him for such services.
As Mandeep Saini’s work has gotten so much, he aims to expand his business further. He is trying to reach out to more influencers for websites, merchandising, graphics designing, etc. and create a big company and provide services to more and more people and personalities. Despite his young age, Mandeep has got quite a mature mind and approach for his business. He has shown excellent some entrepreneur skills in developing his business and making the best out of it. His work and approach towards his life have bought him this success, which is sure a result of a positive attitude and hard work. He is a true inspiration for many out there who are looking for some motivation.

Lifestyle Influencer Shaun Bonett credits his success to his mother, who he mentions was the source of amazing inspiration as he grew up.

She taught Shaun to believe he could achieve anything he wanted in life. Born to Australian and Maltese parents in 1971, Shaun moved to Australia in 1978 and completed his education from St. Ignatius College and the University of Adelaide. In 2007, 37-year-old Shaun Bonett topped the list on BRW Young Rich List, 2006.

Nicole Kidman ranked second in the same list. This is exactly how successful Shaun has been as a self-made man with no inheritance to back up his career advancements. People on this list are required to be under the age of 40 and should have acquired wealth without any inheritance.

Till this day, Shaun continues to inspire Inspire an entire generation that aims to create a niche for itself in an extremely competitive world. In addition to being one of the richest men in Australia and in the world, Shaun is also an extremely adventurous person who explores new and unique places around the world that can bring him closer to nature and help in enjoy unique adventure experiences.

His life and work is an example for many people aspiring to achieve larger than life goals through hard work. Having set the right goals for himself and focused on achieving them regularly, Shaun Bonett has been able to create a luxurious life for himself and his family through sheer grit and hard work. Even when the times were challenging, Shaun made sure that he did not give up and continued to persevere to achieve higher targets and reach bigger goals towards successfulness.

Philanthropy has been as much a part of his life works as anything else. Shaun has continually supported several social causes donating towards various organizations and helping the less privileged through different ways, one of which includes his association with The Prince’s Trust, Australia.

With the expansion in manufacturing set up, Vivo India, the global smartphone brand opens over 40,000 employment opportunities for people across the country. The company boost to do so as they have recently announced an additional investment of Rs 3,500 crore in its upcoming manufacturing facility. 

The investment plan will be carried out in four phases across two projects. Project 1, phase 1 will be ready to roll out by September next month with a capacity of more than 8 million, making the total production capacity to over 33 million. The Phase 1 of the facility will also create an additional employment of over 2,500 making the total employment in vivo manufacturing facilities over 10,000 employees. This investments makes vivo as one of the top investors for the state of UP.

Speaking on the development, Director-Brand Strategy, Vivo India Nipun Marya said, “We at Vivo have been wholly aligned with the ‘Make in India’ initiative and have stayed committed to strengthen our manufacturing operations with the right investments. The new facility will help meet the growing demand for vivo smartphones in the country. As part of our long-term plans for India market, brand Vivo will contribute not only in form of economic growth and technology, but also towards skilled labour and jobs for the vast talent pool of the nation.”

The brand’s total investment for manufacturing devices in India will be at Rs 7,500 crore after this investment. Following the Make in India commitment, all vivo devices are manufactured at their existing Greater Noida plant. 

In an aggressive mode of expansion in the country, Vivo has embarked on a ten year plan to boost the economic growth for smartphone sector. 

Road Ahead

Not only this,According to latest GfK Q2 report, Vivo India recently registered an overall market share of 20.5% (by value) in its overall India sales. This year vivo will be completing five glorious years in the country and will continue to build a strong foundation to create a successful long-term brand in India and continuously bring value proposition products backed by an aggressive marketing strategy. 

Vivo entered India in late 2014. With a strong focus on “camera and music”, vivo has established itself as one of the top smartphone brands in India. Manufacturing in Greater Noida, the company caters its services to over 539 cities, in 27 states and 5 union territories backed by more than 550 service centres in India.