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18 Feb

India Reaffirms its Commitment to End the Pandemic

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, IndiaHarsh Vardhan Shringla

On the 14th of February, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken convened a virtual Global Action Meeting on COVID-19 with the objective of coordinating global action on pandemic response. India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla represented India, given the absence of India’s EAM who was on an official visit to the Philippines. The meeting was attended by Foreign Ministers and senior officials from different countries and international organisations. India produces four vaccines – COVAXIN, COVISHIELD, COVOVAX and JANSSEN that have been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). But three other vaccines - CORBEVAX, ZyCov-D and Gennova are due…

18 Feb

Hiranandani Group Announces Its New Venture With Tez Platforms

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaHiranandani Group

the Hiranandani Group has focused on broader technology-led consumer services with its new venture - Tez Platforms. Tez Platforms will focus on large opportunities in the arena of social media, entertainment, gaming and e-sports, e-commerce, personal mobility, artificial intelligence and blockchain linked solutions. The new venture will introduce a wide gamut of services including social media, gaming & e-sports, blockchain and other emerging tech services. Darshan Hiranandani, CEO-Hiranandani Group, says, “Tez Platforms will leverage synergies and talent from various Hiranandani Group entities but also has aggressive plans to hire over 250 employees in FY 2023. Tez’s initial outlay to launch…

18 Feb

LIC Policyholders have to update PAN details

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaLIC

The market leading insurer and financial conglomerate Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has mentioned that every policyholder shall have to ensure that his / her PAN details are updated in the policy records of the Corporation on or before 28th February 2022 in order to be considered an Eligible Policyholder for application in the forthcoming Public Issue. The aggregate of reservations for Eligible Policyholder(s) shall not exceed 10% of the total Offer size. LIC and the Government of India, in consultation with the BRLMs, may offer a discount to the Offer Price to Eligible Policyholder(s), subject to necessary approvals…

18 Feb

Satellite images show new military bridge near Ukraine amid Russian buildup

editor0 CommentsInternationalukraine

The Russian Army has begun building a tactical bridge and a new road across the important Pripyat River in southern Belarus. Commercial satellite images uploaded on social media on February 16 claimed to show a military-style pontoon bridge at the Pripyat River, just 4 miles from the Ukrainian border and 14 miles northwest of the number 4 nuclear reactor, which notoriously melted down in the 1986 Chernobyl accident. "There's what Russia says. And then there's what Russia does. And we haven't seen any pullback of its forces," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview. "We continue to…

18 Feb

Ranji Trophy 2022: Ajinkya Rahane hits 36th first-class hundred, returns to form ahead of Sri Lanka Tests

editor0 CommentsSportsCricket

Ajinkya Rahane hit a hundred on return to Ranji Trophy cricket as he led Mumbai's fightback against Saurashtra on Day 1 of their Group D opener at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, February 17. Rahane took his time and got to his 36th first-class hundred in 212 balls for Mumbai. Rahane got to 99 with a big six against left-arm spanner Dharmandrasinh Jadeja. When he got to the 3-figure score with a single, his batting partner Sarfaraz Khan also punched his air in delight. It was tough conditions on a hot day but Rahane used all…

18 Feb

‘Uncalled for’: India objects to Singapore PM’s remarks on democracy

editor0 CommentsInternational, Political

Discussing how a democracy should work in Singapore, the country's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on Tuesday, 15 February, during a Parliamentary session, invoked Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister. Starting with what actions the parliament should debate on, having received the report of the Committee of Privileges (CoP) on complaints about untruths spoken by the previous lawmaker of the Workers' Party Raeesah Khan, he put forth three fundamental questions to discuss. Delivering a speech in Singapore’s Parliament on February 15 on a report by the Committee of Privileges, which was looking into charges of lying by members of the…

17 Feb

Jeep® India announced 7-seater SUV as the Jeep Meridian

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaJeep®, suv

The Jeep Meridian—First 7-Seater SUVThe ‘Made in India’ Jeep Meridian of Jeep® IndiaGuwahati: Jeep® India today announced the name of their most anticipated offering for the Indian market, a 7-seater SUV –the Jeep Meridian. The name is inspired by the vastness and diversity of India and embodies the Jeep DNA in its design philosophy.The ‘Made in India’ Jeep Meridian will be the first 7-seater SUV for Indian customers and fulfils an important commitment to the Indian market. It recently traversed from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (K2K) taking the route through the Meridian 77-degree East in an intensive performance showcasing the K2K…

17 Feb

Ariel launches new campaign – #SeeEqual

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAriel, campaign

Over the last 7 years, Ariel India has continuously sparked conversations around the unequal division of domestic chores within households and urging more and more men to #ShareTheLoad. In the spirit of keeping this conversation going and furthering the cause of equality within households, Ariel launched the #SeeEqual film, to inaugurate the 5th edition of ShareTheLoad. Ariel raised a pertinent question – “if men can share the load equally with other men, why are they not doing it with their wives?” Ariel is urging men to be equal partners playing Equal roles, because when we see equal, we #ShareTheLoad.An exciting…

17 Feb

Meta adopts a comprehensive strategy to keep people safe

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaMeta

Meta is sharing an update on how Meta is prepared to protect people and its platform during this period.Meta has a comprehensive strategy in place for the elections, which includes detecting and removing hate speech and content that incites violence, reducing the spread of misinformation, making political advertising more transparent, partnering with election authorities to remove content that violates local law and helping people make their voices heard through voting. Meta we’ll be activating its Elections Operations Center so it can monitor and respond to potential abuses that emerge related to these elections in real time. Since 2018, Meta used…

17 Feb

UGC NET 2021 Result soon, here’s how to check

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, EducationUGC NET

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2021 exam result today through their official website – ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The provisional answer key was released on January 21, 2022. The objection window was opened till January 24, 2022. The University Grants Commission (UGC) had merged National Eligibility Test (NET) Examination for December 2020 and June 2021 cycles. The examination was conducted on November 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, December 1, 3, 4, 5 and January 4 and 5, 2022. The last UGC-NET was held in June 2020. Approximately 12.67 lakh candidates had registered for…