ASICS India name cricketers Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar as brand ambassadors
New Delhi, Aug 21 : Sport performance brand, ASICS have roped in Indian fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as their first brand ambassadors in the country, it was announced on Tuesday.
The partnership will see Jasprit and Bhuvneshwar join hands to underscore the company's commitment towards India.
Commenting on the brand association, Managing Director of ASICS India Rajat Khurana said: "We are extremely delighted to bring on board leading cricketers of our Indian cricket team, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar as the brand ambassadors for ASICS India."
"This partnership is also an extension of the Global ‘I Move Me' campaign for ASICS. Their commitment to fitness on and off field leading to team India's success is commendable, they truly resonate the brand's core value. As a part of this partnership we are looking forward to inspiring others to join us in our initiative of making India fit," he added.
Sharing his excitement on being the brand ambassador for ASICS, Bumrah added. "I am extremely happy to represent ASICS in India. Being an ASICS athlete gives me the pleasure of working with a brand that I have been a fan of since my early years.
Echoing Bumrah's words, Bhuvneshwar said: ""I am absolutely thrilled about representing one of the leading brands in the world. As an athlete and a fast bowler, shoes are very important part of our lives. ASICS is one brand that I completely trust and believe in, given the best in class technology that it offers.
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Karnataka caste survey report likely to be submitted by April-end, says Minister Tangadagi
Bengaluru: The report of the caste survey conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is in the final stages of compilation and is likely to be submitted to the state government by the end of April, Backward Classes Welfare Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said.
Tangadagi said the Commission is currently analysing the collected data. “Based on its findings, recommendations will be made to the government,” The Indian Express quoted him as saying.
The latest Socio-Economic and Educational Survey was conducted between September and October last year, making it the second such exercise commissioned by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during his two terms in office.
On the implementation of the survey report, which was one of the assurances in the Congress manifesto, Tangadagi reportedly said that it would be implemented once it is submitted to the government. “We are hopeful that it will be submitted to the government by the end of March or early April,” he said.
Earlier, the government had expected the Commission to submit the report by the end of February.
The 2025 survey was commissioned after the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government decided to scrap the findings of a caste enumeration exercise carried out in 2015 under former Commission chairman H Kantharaj. The government had stated that the data from the earlier survey had become outdated, making its recommendations difficult to implement.
However, there had been speculation that the findings were dropped owing to pressure from dominant communities such as Lingayats and Vokkaligas.
The survey carried out last year was marred by protests from a section of teachers who objected to carrying out the survey. Mid-term school vacations were also extended for schools to allow teachers to complete enumeration. The latest survey covered around 6.14 crore people, compared to 5.98 crore people covered in the previous exercise.
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