Alexa Gets Smarter with Hindi

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Chandigarh 25^th Feb:- Amazon Alexa, a voice assistant that can be accessed on Echo range of smart speakers, has become more Indian since the launch of Hindi language support. Lakhs of users in India interact with Alexa in English, Hindi and Hinglish every day for listening to music, controlling smart appliances, setting reminders, watching movies, playing nursery rhymes, asking for information and more.

Today, Alexa’s jokes, songs, stories and conversations in Hindi come with a desi flavor. This has resulted in increased engagement with the voice assistant. Some of the most popular questions that users ask Alexa in Hindi are "Alexa, kaisi ho?", "Alexa, kahani sunao", "Alexa, I love you", "Alexa, mujhse shaadi karogi?", and "Alexa, ek sher sunao".

Many Indian brands and developers have developed Alexa skills to engage with users in Hindi. Alexa skills are voice activated apps that add capabilities to your Echo Smart speakers. Today, there are over 800 Hindi skills ranging from Sanjeev Kapoor Recipes, Pearson Hindi Vyakaran and Chu Chu TV to Jungle Safari and Impossible Bollywood Quiz that users can enjoy with the entire family.

Puneesh Kumar, Country Manager for Alexa Experiences and Devices, Amazon India, said that at home, customers love to speak in Hindi or their regional language with a mix of English. This insight helped us launch Hindi language support for Alexa. He added further that our Hindi customers are more interested in Alexa’s original content such as jokes, songs, shayaris and ask questions inclined to history, politics and religion as compared to our English-speaking customers. It is very encouraging to see such high engagement with Alexa.

The Alexa Hindi experience is available on all Echo family of voice-controlled smart speakers such as the new Echo Show 8, All new Echo, Echo Dot with Clock, Echo Studio, Echo Flex and Echo Input Portable. The recently-launched Echo Show 8 smart display comes with an 8-inch HD screen, stereo sound and a camera with a built-in shutter for Rs.12,999. It is a perfect gadget for your home to watch shows, movies, news briefs, sports highlights, listen to music, sing along with on-screen lyrics, make hands-free calls, and even entertain your child with nursery rhymes. The Echo family includes 12 devices ranging from Echo Flex, available for Rs.2,999 to Echo Studio, available for Rs.22,999.

Customers can enjoy asking Alexa for diverse Hindi content such as jokes, shayaris, games, Kabir kedohe, Panchatantra stories, Bollywood dialogues, more than 800 Alexa skills, and even spellings of words in Hindi. To learn more about Alexa in Hindi capabilities just say "Alexa, tum kya kar sakti ho?" or visit www.amazon.in/alexainhindi.

Swaraj Tractors Recognizes Heroes of Indian Agriculture at the 3rd Edition of Swaraj Innovation Awards

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Chandigarh 25^th Feb:- Swaraj Tractors, a part of USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group announced the winners of Swaraj Innovation Awards 2020 at an Agriculture Conclave held in New Delhi today. The awards were bestowed upon farmers and institutions, recognizing noteworthy contributions made by them in the field of agriculture. Union Minister of Agriculture, Narendra Singh Tomar was the chief guest at the awards function. N S Tomar appreciated the contribution of Swaraj tractors towards the welfare of farmers.

Centering around the theme of ‘Transforming Indian Economy through Agriculture’ the daylong event was organized in association with The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Government of India.

In his keynote address, Harish Chavan, CEO Swaraj Division said that at Swaraj we take pride in hosting the annual Swaraj Innovation Awards, which gives us the opportunity to recognise the achievements and contributions made by individuals and organisations in the agri sector. The awards offer participants and award recipients a platform to share best practices in farming and related sectors, for the larger benefit of the community.

Harish Chavan further added that agriculture plays a crucial role in economic growth of India and we need to adopt sustainable agriculture practices while ramping up our production.

Present at the award function were various dignitaries and key government officials from the field of agriculture, who participated in panel discussions and technical sessions held during the day. Participants got an opportunity to listen to renowned experts in the field of agriculture on diverse topics such as sustainable & technology driven agri practices.

Karan Nath Ready to Play an Effective Innings in Hindi Cinema with Guns of Benares'

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Chandigarh 25^th Feb:- Talented actor, Karan Nath, who debuted in Bollywood world with the blockbuster 'Yeh Dil Hai Aashiquana', directed by veteran director Kuku Kohli, is all set to play an impressive innings in Hindi cinema by his new movies 'Gangs of Benaras'.

The film is directed by young and promising director Shekhar Suri. Originally hailing from a Punjabi family, Karan’s father Rikku Rakesh Nath is considered to be a well-known personality in Bollywood, under whose guidance many stars like Madhuri Dixit could touch the sky.

With a deep love for Punjab and Punjabiyat, Karan arrived in City Beautiful Chandigarh today in connection with the release of his new film. He said the film will exhibit his action and effective emotions and will also depict the mood of the young victims of social
situations.

He further revealed that Nathalia Kaur will be seen in the film as his opposite. The other prominent faces include Abhimanyu Singh, Ganesh Venkataraman, Shilpa Shirodkar, Zarina Wahab, Mohan Agashe and Tej Sapru. Karan, who started his career as a child artiste from Mr India, made his debut as a lead actor in the film - Madness (2001). His acting in the film was appreciated; however he got special recognition from the next movie–‘Yeh Dil Aashiqana’ in 2002.

The music of Yeh Dil Aashiqana also played an important role in making it a big success. It proved to be the biggest hit of his career. It was a musical blockbuster. Almost all of its songs were hit at that time. The story of the film was based on love. Jividha Sharma was his
heroine in the film and  Sandesh Kohli had directed it. Karan has also played good roles in movies like Sssshhh (2003), Tum-e-Dangers (2004), LOC Kargil (2003), Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (2008), Jabardast (2008). Karan is quite excited with the response his new film’s trailer is getting. He has also produced two movies i.e. Dil Tera Aashiq (1993) and Madhuri Ki Mohabbat (1997).

एस एस पी-नीलाम्बरी जगदाले ने सिया के वर्ष-2020 के कैलेंडर का किया विमोचन

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Chandigarh 25^th Feb:- चंडीगढ़ इंडस्ट्रियल यूथ एसोसिएशन (सिया) का वर्ष 2020 कैलेंडर का चंडीगढ़ एस एस पी-नीलाम्बरी जगदाले द्वारा विमोचित किया गया। इस अवसर पर एसएसपी नीलाम्बरी जगदाले ने चंडीगढ़ इंडस्ट्रियल यूथ एसोसिएशन के प्रधान हरिंदर स्लैच, वरिष्ठ उपप्रधान दीपक अरोड़ा, उपप्रधान दीपक शर्मा व एजुकेटिव मेंबर गुरप्रीत सिंह को बधाई दी। इस अवसर पर विशेष रुप से नवीन कोचर भी उपस्थित रहे।

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