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01 May

Why The Long Summer Vacation In Schools In The State of West Bengal: Subhas Sarkar

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

Union Minister of State for Education, Subhash Sarkar on Friday wondered why colleges in West Bengal have been given long summer vacations this 12 months when offline instructions are in place in states where heat wave conditions are worse. States, where the weather conditions are hot, have not declared any summer holidays so far, he told reporters here. “The heat wave conditions are more acute in many different states but they have no longer taken any step like Bengal. Then why are faculties being closed for summer time vacation for such a long time from May two to mid June?”…

01 May

Actress Angelina Jolie’s presence in war-torn Ukraine gives citizens a reason to smile

editor0 CommentsInternationalhollywood, Russia-Ukraine crisis

Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie was recently stranded in the Ukrainian metropolis of Lviv as the war with Russia continued. The Eternals actress was clicked in the western metropolis of Lviv sporting a plain outfit, with a bag on her back. She congratulated fans who admitted to stopping her by saving her at an espresso. Maya Pidhorodetska posted Jolie's photo from the cafe on Facebook and captioned it, “Nothing special. Only in Lviv. I just went for coffee. Only Angelina Jolie," she wrote in Ukrainian after filming the actress, who waved at him from the counter. "Ukraine is clearly supported using…

30 Apr

Robotic Surgeons Society Formed ARIS’s Society in Guwahati

editor0 CommentsAssam, Health

ARIS (The Association of the Robotic and Innovative Surgeons) is formally launched here today in Guwahati by Shri Chandra Mohan Patowary, Honourable Minister of Transport, Parliamentary Affairs, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Industries and Commerce in Government of Assam. The Hon Minister was joined by renowned Robotic Surgeon Dr. Subhash Khanna who has been unanimously elected as President and other founding members from all over India and abroad. Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Director IIT and Prof. Bhabesh Chandra Goswami, V.C Cotton University were the other invited Guest of Honour apart from various other dignitaries. ARIS – the Association of Robotic & Innovative…

30 Apr

BJP holds massive protest outside Kejriwal’s residence, demands reduction of fuel tax

editor0 CommentsPoliticalarvind kejriwal, BJP

Amid rising fuel prices, the Delhi unit of the BJP on Saturday staged a huge protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, traumatic that VAT be reduced on fuel. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first reaction to rising gas prices, had said some states had not reduced gasoline taxes. He asked these states to decrease taxes now. He said, "States like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra, Kerala and Jharkhand did now not limit tax on fuel, and should do it now." "Centre decreased the excise obligation on fuel costs closing November and also requested states…

30 Apr

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

editor0 CommentsIndiaArmy

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

editor0 CommentsBusinessChina

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

editor0 CommentsIndiaKiren Rijiju, NV Ramana, PM Modi

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

editor0 CommentsworldUN chief

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

editor0 CommentsEducation, West BengalHeatwave

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

editor0 CommentsIndiapassenger trains, power plants

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…