New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI/SRV): The Indian Business Council (IBC) announced the winners of the 5th Digital Dragons Awards (DDA) at a grand ceremony held at VITS Mumbai on October 14, 2022. Reliance Jio, Bajaj Finserv, Disney, Westside, Viacom 18's Voot Select, Amazon India, Natgeo India, Pocket Aces, Tata Communications, and ICICI Prudential bagged some of the top awards in the digital advertising, marketing strategy and web/app excellence categories. The most prestigious awards of the evening, the Digital Enterprise of the Year and the Digital Agency of the Year awards were bagged by Reliance Jio and White Rivers Media respectively. Talking about the award, Mitesh Kothari, Cofounder and CCO at White Rivers Media said, "For an agency that believes in hacking internet subcultures, we could not be more thrilled about winning the most coveted recognition for digital excellence in India. This award belongs to our talent - they have brought our vision to life through passi
Leaked documents now show the Home Secretary pressed ministers and officials intervened to give a previously unreported £28.8million contract to a firm represented by Samir Jassal.
Priti Patel is accused of a glaring and flagrant breach of the code by Labour THERE are calls for an inquiry after Priti Patel was accused of a “glaring and flagrant” breach of the ministerial code over PPE lobbying. The Home Secretary lobbied fellow minister Michael Gove on behalf of a healthcare company trying to secure a £20 million PPE deal. The Daily Mail revealed that in April 2020, Patel lobbied Gove over a £20m contract for masks for Pharmaceutical Direct Ltd after being approached by former adviser and Tory candidate Samir Jassal.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the surgical masks were not suitable for the NHS. Weeks later, the company secured a deal worth £102.6m to supply a different kind of mask.
A Daily Mail investigation revealed:
Miss Patel lobbied Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove in April last year over a £20million contract for surgical masks for Pharmaceuticals Direct Ltd (PDL) after an approach from her former adviser Samir Jassal;
Her efforts failed after Health Secretary Matt Hancock decided the masks were not suitable for the NHS ;
Weeks later the firm was awarded a no-bid, no-competition deal worth £102.6million to supply a better type of mask;
The Home Secretary made no declaration about Mr Jassal s approach, or mention his links to PDL;
Mr Jassal, a two-time parliamentary candidate and Tory councillor in Kent, played a key role in negotiating the more lucrative deal, with the masks priced at almost twice the Government s benchmark rate;