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11 Mar

India Accidentally Fired Missile Into Pakistan, Says Defence Ministry

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India on Friday stated that a technical malfunction led to unintentional firing of a missile into Pakistan and the incident is "deeply regretted". "On 9 March 2022, in the route of events maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. The Government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry," the defence ministry stated in a statement. It introduced that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan and the incident is "deeply regrettable". The ministry stated it is a matter of relief that there has been no loss of…

11 Mar

RBI Stops Paytm Payments Bank From Onboarding New Customers

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd to give up onboarding of new customers with instantaneous effect. The bank has also been directed to appoint an IT audit firm to behavior a complete System Audit of its IT system. The RBI took the choice in exercise of its powers beneath part 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. "Onboarding of new customers through Paytm Payments Bank Ltd will be challenge to specific permission to be granted via RBI after reviewing document of the IT auditors. This motion is based on positive fabric supervisory worries…

11 Mar

Castrol launches all-new BS-VI Ready MAGNATEC Engine Oils

editor0 CommentsIndiaBS-VI Ready, castrol

India’s leading lubricant brand Castrol announced the launch of its latest range of Castrol MAGNATEC, featuring India’s widest offering of BS-VI-ready engine oils for cars and SUVs. The new range also features India’s first 0W-16 engine oil for retail aftermarkets and the all-new Castrol MAGNATEC SUV that provides SUVs with proven protection from heavy-load wear. The new Castrol MAGNATEC has reduced SAPS content and is BS-VI ready as per industry specifications of ACEA C2/C3. It also meets API requirements to control the problem of low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) in gasoline direct injection (GDI) and turbocharged GDI engines. Each of the variants…

11 Mar

Rare Albino Zebra seen on Tanzania

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Animal videos go viral for their free-spirited nature or cuteness in social media. Recently in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, a rare albino zebra has been discovered without any black and white stripes that the species is known for. His name is Ndasiata. Although the foal’s neck, head and torso have a few minor black and white stripes the remaining body is covered in white fur. The video is posted on instagram where Ndasiata is seen with another zebra. The uncommon zebra is estimated to be eight months old, sighted on the eastern section of the park. This incident has raised…

11 Mar

Delhi AIIMS takes new initiative for booster dose

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India, Lifestyle

Delhi AIIMS is going to start a booster dose trial of Indian firm Bharat Biotech’s Intranasal Covid-19 vaccine from this week. This booster dose is for those who got vaccine shots of Covaxin or the Covishield atleast five months ago. The objective of the trial — titled as ‘Phase 3, Randomized, Multi-Centric, Open-labeled Study to Evaluate Immunogenicity and Safety of BBV154 Booster Dose in Participants Previously Vaccinated with EUA Vaccines’ — is to comprehend the best mix of heterologous helping. The purpose of this is to evaluate the safety of three vaccines as a booster dose in individuals previously vaccinated…

11 Mar

Ather Energy’s 31st Experience Centre in India

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India’s leading electric scooter brand Ather Energy began its retail operations in the North East region in the capital city of Guwahati, Assam. The new retail outlet, Ather Space, located at Bharalumukh, will retail the Ather 450X, one of India’s quickest and smartest scooters, alongside the Ather 450 Plus. It will provide a unique ownership experience along with complete service and support for the owners. The company launched India’s first truly intelligent electric scooter - Ather 450 in 2018 in Bangalore. It registered 20% month-on-month sales growth over the past year. The company has 30 experience centers across India, and…

11 Mar

Indian Army helicopter crashes in Kashmir’s Gurez

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An Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed in the Gurez Sector of Kashmir. The chopper was on its way to pick up sick BSF personnel, news agency reported quoting officials. Rescue operations are underway with teams being despatched on foot while air reconnaissance teams are looking for survivors. The cause of the crash and casualties were not known immediately. According to an official, the chopper was about to land but “drifted away” because of the weather conditions.

11 Mar

Mastercard shares the ways to help women entrepreneurs

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E-commerce in India has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. Many women in tier 2 and 3 cities have begun to adapt and reap the benefits of selling online. The worst hit is women business owners in inner cities and rural areas who also must fight societal gender barriers. It is critical to break the bias and empower women through focused education and training interventions about business and technology. Mastercard shared the top three ways how technology adoption can help women entrepreneurs to succeed—(1) Making businesses more efficient - Initiatives such as Project Kirana by Mastercard and USAID…

11 Mar

Ladakh standoff: India, China hold 15th round of military talks

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India and China on Friday are holding another round of high-level military dialogue to resolve the 22-month-long standoff in some friction points in eastern Ladakh, two months after the last round of such talks failed to yield any significant outcome. The 15th round of Corps-Commander level talks was scheduled to begin at 10 am at the Chushul-Moldo border point on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the dialogue said. The 14th round of talks had taken place on January 12 and did not result in any significant headway in resolving…

11 Mar

Air India flight carrying students evacuated from Sumy lands in Delhi

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An Air India flight from Poland's Rzeszow carrying students evacuated from northeastern Ukrainian city Sumy landed in Delhi this Friday morning. The flight had taken off from Rzeszow around 11.30 pm on Thursday and landed in Delhi at 5.45 am on Friday. India has sent three flights to Poland to bring back 600 students evacuated from Sumy. According to the officials, another flight is expected to land in Delhi around 8.40 am. According to the details shared by the students, the first flight was for first, second, and third-year students. The second flight is for fourth and fifth-year students and…