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22 Mar

DGCA enhances Surveillance of Boeing 737 fleet in India after the crash in China

editor0 CommentsNorth East

The China Eastern Airlines grounded all its Boeing 737 to 800 aircraft after the crash. It is one of the three major carriers in China. The 737 aircraft was on a flight from Kunming to Guangzhou. It crashed then in Wuzhou in the Tengxian County. The Chairman of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Mr. Arun Kumar said that, “The Indian aviation watchdog has increased the monitoring of the Boeing 737 fleet operated by SpiceJet, Vistara, and Air India Express after the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 with 132 people on board.” He also said that,…

22 Mar

CUET Compulsory for UG admissions to central universities: UGC

editor0 CommentsEducationUGC

All central universities will have to admit students to undergraduate courses based totally on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) and not Class 12 marks, the University Grants Commission (UGC) stated Monday. This rule will come into effect from the upcoming session (2022-23) year. UGC chairperson M. Jagadesh Kumar said it will be obligatory for the 45 central universities to adopt CUET for admission to their undergraduate courses. However, for postgraduate admissions, universities will have the flexibility to use CUET scores as of now. The frequent test, CUET, for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses, will be conducted in the…

22 Mar

Hindu girl shot dead in Pakistan’s Sindh province

editor0 CommentsCrimePAKISTAN

An 18-year-old Hindu girl was shot dead in Pakistan's Sindh Province during a failed abduction attempt, on Tuesday. Her name was Pooja Oad and was shot in the middle of the street in Rohi, Sukkur after she put up resistance to the attackers. This is not a stand-alone incident in Pakistan. Human rights activists say hundreds of Christian and Hindu girls are forced to convert their own religion to Islam every year. Women belonging to minority communities are regularly converted against their will. Rights group says Pakistan’s minority communities have long faced the issue of forced marriages and conversions. Multiple…

22 Mar

TMC panchayat leader killed in bomb attack in Birbhum District

editor0 CommentsWest BengalTMC

A Trinamool Congress (TMC) panchayat leader was killed in an alleged bomb assault in Birbhum, almost a week after two councillors had been gunned down in West Bengal. Unidentified assailants hurled crude bombs at TMC's Bhadu Pradhan in Birbhum's Rampurhat on Monday. According to sources, Pradhan was getting closer to State Highway 50 when miscreants hurled crude bombs at him. He used to be rushed to Rampurhat Medical College, the place he was reported dead. This comes simply a week after two councillors in West Bengal had been shot through unknown assailants. Last Sunday evening, a TMC councillor was once…

22 Mar

“Someone Recognised My Work”, Says Ghulam Nabi Azad On Receiving Padma Award

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Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad, who received the Padma Bhushan award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today, said, "It feels excellent when the us of a or the authorities recognises a persons work"."I like that any one acknowledged my work. Even throughout my ups and downs in exclusive phases of my life, I constantly strived to work for the people, be it in the social or political sphere or as a (former) Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir," news agency ANI quoted him as saying. "Keeping this in view, I am comfortable with the award given by…

21 Mar

China reports 1,947 new local COVID-19 cases

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China reported 1,947 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the new local infections, 1,542 were reported in Jilin, 154 in Fujian, 51 in Hebei, 38 in Guangdong, 35 in Liaoning, 27 in Heilongjiang, 24 in Shanghai, 18 in Tianjin, 14 in Shaanxi, 13 in Shandong, 10 in Hunan, Xinhua reported. For other provincial-level regions, Gansu reported six cases, Beijing and Yunnan each reported four, Inner Mongolia and Zhejiang each reported two, and Jiangxi, Henan and Chongqing each reported one, as per Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that Beijing will stick to its…

21 Mar

Second India-Australia virtual summit to kick-off today

editor0 CommentsIndiaSecond India-Australia virtual summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison will hold talks today on the occasion of the Second India-Australia virtual summit to lay the roadmap on new initiatives and enhance cooperation in a diverse range of sectors between the two countries. The summit is expected to witness the largest ever trade pact by the Australian government in India with Canberra set to announce investments worth Rs 1,500 crore in the country across multiple sectors. An early harvest agreement is aimed at liberalising tariffs on the trade of certain goods between two countries or trading blocs before a comprehensive…

21 Mar

Frank Torres appointed President of Nissan India

editor0 CommentsBusinessFrank Torres

Senior Nissan executive Frank Torres has been appointed Region Divisional Vice President for Business Transformation in the AMIEO region and the new President of Nissan India. Torres will be responsible for leading the brand across its operations in the country as Nissan continues to build on the success of the locally produced Magnite. Torres replaces Sinan Özkök, who has overseen the successful launch of the Nissan Magnite in India and its export to overseas markets and has been appointed Vice President for Marketing and Sales Transformation and Managing Director for Independent Markets in the Nissan AMIEO region. Atsushi Najima, currently…

21 Mar

The name of next Goa Chief Minister announce by BJP

editor0 CommentsNorth East

BJP won 20 assembly seats in the Goa elections and it secured the support of two MLAs of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and also three independents. Central observers of BJP such as union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and L Murugan will arrive in Panaji to participate in the crucial legislature party meeting. After the legislature party meeting BJP announced the name of Goa’s next Chief Minister. For the CM post BJP leader and caretaker chief minister Pramod Sawant is the clear front-runner. But some other names also surfaced as BJP delayed in announcing the name. The names of Himachal Pradesh governor…

21 Mar

After smoke in cargo hold Qatar Airways Delhi-Doha flight diverts to Karachi

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The airline said that a Qatar Airways was diverted to Karachi, Pakistan after it declared an emergency due to indication of smoke in the cargo hold. It was a Delhi to Doha passenger plane. Qatar Airways said that, “On 21st March its flight (passenger plane) QR579 from Delhi to Doha diverted to Karachi after declared an emergency due to the indication of smoke detected in the cargo hold.” In Karachi the aircraft landed safely. There it was met by emergency services and passengers disembarked it in an orderly manner using stairs. The incident is currently under the investigation. Then a…