MUMBAI: E-commerce store Myntra was forced to revamp its five-year brand after a social worker and some social media users found the letter “M,” designed with overlapping shades of pink and orange to serve as a logo for the fashion and lifestyle electronic retailer, was “indecent, derogatory and demeaning to …
Read More »Tanishq under fire again for an ad with an actor who says he will not burst cookies for Diwali
The ad featured four women discussing their Deepavali plans, with one of them saying she’s not going to pop cookies and she doesn’t think the others shouldn’t either. A month after Tanishq was attacked by an ad showing a Hindu-Muslim interfaith marriage with a message of communal harmony, the jewelry …
Read More »How lagging behind Bangladesh hurts India’s global image plus nine more weekend readings
How lagging behind Bangladesh hurts India’s global image plus nine more weekend readings The daily solution Ten must-read pieces for your Sunday chosen by Scroll.in. Bangladeshi nationals pull their luggage after crossing the Indian side, following an announcement about the closure of the border between India and Bangladesh as a …
Read More »Actor Rasika Agashe, other interfaith couples post in the middle of the line
Actress and director Rasika Agashe, who is married to actor Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, shared her baby shower photo. New Delhi: Titan’s jewelry brand Tanishq, which pulled an ad showing a Hindu-Muslim couple and their families after a ruthless drag, received support on social media from users who have shared their …
Read More »What is the position of the TN government’s ‘majority shareholder’ in the Tanishq rank, asks Kanimozhi?
The DMK MP took to Twitter to point out that the Tamil Nadu government is a “majority shareholder” in Tanishq. DMK Member of Parliament Kanimozhi questioned the Tamil Nadu government about its position on the recent controversy over Tanishq’s ad which was withdrawn after the Twitter right wing and trolls …
Read More »Why hate Tanishq? These tweets are testimony of loving families in interreligious marriages
The ad for jewelry brand Tanishq that featured an interfaith couple sparked a social media storm earlier this week, so much so that the commercial was pulled. The backlash had escalated to threaten the lives of its employees. A shop in Gujarat’s Gandhidham was forced to present an apology. The …
Read More »Police cover of the Tanishq showroom in Kutch
By: Express News Service | Rajkot | Updated: October 15, 2020 12:28:32 am The “apology” sign taped to the door of the Tanishq showroom AFTER a group of men allegedly broke into a Tanishq showroom in the Kutch town of Gandhidham, following backlash on social media to a company ad …
Read More »No mafia attack on Tanishq store in Gujarat: police
Gujarat police dismissed reports of the attack on a Tanishq brand jewelry store in the Kutch district. Reports had emerged earlier in the day that, angered by an interfaith ad launched by the brand, some people attacked the store in Gandhidham. The reports began circulating after an image of an …
Read More »Tanishq’s ad showing a Hindu-Muslim couple did not end in a ‘boycott’. Threatened the lives of employees
Image Credits: Tanishq / YouTube / Twitter. Tanishq’s Brand Manager was hunted down on Linkedin, dragged to Twitter, and bombarded with death threats. News18.com Last update: October 14, 2020 11:59 am IST FOLLOW US: An ad showing an interfaith marriage of jewelry brand Tanishq has become the talking point of …
Read More »Tanishq ‘deeply saddened’ by reactions to ad: Kangana Ranaut claims promoting ‘love jihad’, Swara Bhasker criticizes ‘fragile spine’ – bollywood
Jewelry brand Tanishq has reportedly pulled its advertisement for the Ekatvam (Oneness) jewelry line after it was brutally tracked online. The 45-second ad showed a Muslim family holding a traditional South Indian baby shower ceremony for their pregnant daughter-in-law. Tanishq in a statement said it withdrew the ad “with … …
Read More »