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30 Apr

General Manoj Pande Takes Charge As Army Chief As General MM Naravane Retires

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General Manoj Pande took place as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff these days after incumbent General MM Naravane retired from service.Gen Pande, who was serving as the Vice Chief, grew to be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to helm the force. Before taking incharge as Vice Chief of the Army on February 1, Gen Pande was previously heading the Eastern Army Command, tasked with guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh sectors. Gen Pande took charge of the Indian Army at a time India is going through myriad safety challenges,…

30 Apr

Over 5,500 crores of Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi captured by ED over forex violations

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 5,551.27 crore from smartphone giant Xiaomi India under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999. Xiaomi India is a wholly owned subsidiary of the China-based Xiaomi Group The ED had started a probe into illegal remittances made through business establishments in February this year. According to the Enforcement Directorate, Xiaomi started its operations in India in 2014 and started sending cash from 2015. “The business venture remitted foreign exchange amounting to Rs 5,551.27 crore to three foreign-based entities comprising a Xiaomi group entity under the guise of royalty. Such huge…

30 Apr

PM Modi to address joint conference of CMs, Chief Justices today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the inaugural session of the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Ramana, and Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju will also address the conference. According to Prime Minister’s office, the Joint Conference is an occasion for the executive and the judiciary to come together to create frameworks for simple and convenient delivery of justice and to discuss steps required to overcome the challenges facing the justice system. CJI Ramana said, “Due to our collective…

30 Apr

UN chief on Ramadan solidarity visit to Africa

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will begin a “Ramadan solidarity visit” to Senegal, Niger and Nigeria, said his Deputy spokesman. Guterres will meet and share an Iftar dinner with President Macky Sall of Senegal, who assumed the presidency of the African Union earlier this year. He will also take part in Eid celebrations with President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger and he is scheduled to meet President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria. In the three countries, the Secretary-General will have meetings with senior government officials as well as civil society representatives, including women, youth groups and religious leaders. He will meet families deeply…

29 Apr

Heatwave: Schools in Kolkata switch to online mode till summer break

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Several private schools have decided to move classes online till the summer break and some others will make a decision in the next few days. Many of the private schools that don’t want to go online said they would continue with in-person classes and not suspend lessons till the summer break. Many children were falling sick in school because of the heat. The summer vacation in government and government-aided schools has been advanced because of the heat spell and will start on May 2, the education department announced on Wednesday. The vacation will continue till June 15. The summer vacation…

29 Apr

42 Trains Cancelled To Make Way For Coal Carriages Amid Shortage

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Some 42 passenger trains have been cancelled across India to allow faster movement of coal carriages to tackle critically low stocks at power plants in the middle of blackouts and outrages in many states. These trains have been cancelled indefinitely, Railways officials said today, with coal stocks depleting rapidly in thermal power plants.Three Chhattisgarh trains cancelled earlier have been restored after protests by local MPs. Delhi Power Minister Satyendra Jain said crucial power plants were left with less than a day of coal, when they should have at least 21 days of reserve coal, and this could cause blackouts and…

28 Apr

DCW issues notice to Women & Child Development dept on the condition of shelter homes

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The Delhi Commission for Women on Thursday issued a notice to Department for Women and Child Development, Delhi Government seeking a detailed report on the condition of shelter homes housing women and girls in Delhi. The Commission over the past several years has been regularly visiting shelter homes and raising the shortcomings therein. DCW had shared the report of TISS on the condition of shelter homes in Delhi with the Department of Women and Child. A high – level meeting was held in the Delhi Secretariat in 2019 where in the Department was asked to take remedial measures for improving…

28 Apr

Calcutta University tops higher education ranking list, Mamata Banerjee expresses pride

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to express satisfaction at Calcutta University being ranked Number 1 among the central and state-aided public universities in India via the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022. "Glad to study that the Calcutta University has been ranked 1st in India among all Central and State aided public Universitites and Institues by using Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022," she wrote. Calcutta University has been awarded the 14th rank in the total work in the sub-category of 'Decent Work and Economic Growth'. "In sub-category 'Decent Work and Economic Growth', CU has been…

28 Apr

2 terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter identified

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Two terrorists killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at the Mitrigam area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have been identified. The encounter took place on Wednesday. The two terrorists killed were involved in several terror attacks on migrant labourers hailing outside Jammu and Kashmir in Pulwama district during March and April this year, police said. The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists. As the…

28 Apr

President Joe Biden to meet PM Modi at Quad summit in Tokyo next month: White House

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US President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan subsequent month and attend the Quad summit in Tokyo, at some stage in which he will also meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House has said. Biden’s time out to South Korea and Japan has been scheduled for May 20 to 24. "This time out will boost the Biden-Harris Administration’s rock-solid dedication to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday here. Biden will additionally keep bilateral meetings with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of…