New Delhi, April 17: E-commerce player giant Flipkart and Taiwanese electronics company ASUS on Tuesday announced a long-term partnership under which Flipkart will become ASUS' premier partner and seller for smartphones that have been customised to address Indian customers' needs.
On the marketing front, both companies would extensively support each other in the planning and execution of marketing activities for ASUS ZenFones.
The partnership would kick off with the launch of "ZenFone Max Pro" on April 23, the company said in a statement.
"With ASUS, we are multiplying our efforts by collaborating to leverage our individual strengths -- data-driven research and insights, and technological prowess -- to build smartphones truly customised for India," said Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy.
ASUS also announced aiding the digital education of the needy through its CSR initiatives.
"We see tremendous opportunity in creating products and services that address India's special market needs. With Flipkart's partnership, we aim to gain more insights about Indian consumers' needs which can help us develop even more suitable products for the Indian market," added Jerry Shen, ASUS CEO.
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Iran president death: India announces one-day state mourning on May 21
New Delhi, May 20: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced.
The national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly flown across India and there will be no official entertainment during the period of state mourning.
The Iranian president, the country's foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest, Iran state media reported.
A home ministry spokesperson said Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Hossein Amit-Abdollahian, the country's foreign minister, passed away in a helicopter crash.
"As a mark of respect to the departed dignitaries, the government of India has decided that there will be one day's state mourning on May 21 (Tuesday) throughout India," the spokesperson said.
"On the day of mourning, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India on all buildings where the national flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on the day," the official added.
