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14 Feb

Rhino Express launches its Official Poster & Trailer

editor0 CommentsAssam, Entertainment

Rhino Express has launched the first official poster & trailer in a gala event at Central Mall, Guwahati. The event was attended by the cast & crew of the film and also witnessed the presence of noted personalities from the Assamese film industry. Rhino Express is an Assamese comedy entertainer. The first of its kind event showcased the biggest poster launch for any Assamese film so far. It will set a new standard of movie marketing for the Assamese film industry. A huge poster was unveiled on the facade of the Central Mall Guwahati and the trailer of the film…

14 Feb

National Crime Records Bureau publish the PSI report 2020

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaNational Crime Records Bureau

National Crime Records Bureau has published the Prison Statistics India (PSI) 2020, the latest official statistics on the state of India’s prisons and their inmates, published in December 2021. According to the reports Access of prisoners to courts fell by 65%, and to hospitals by 24%. PSI 2020 presents data from January 2020 to December 2020. The India Justice Report (IJR), which, since 2019, has been reporting on justice delivery in India, has analysed PSI 2020. The analysis shows prisoners’ visits to courts came down nearly a third, from about 44.5 lakhs in 2019 to 15.5 lakhs in 2020. Impacted…

14 Feb

Centre to ban 54 Chinese apps posing threat to national security

editor0 CommentsIndiaChinese apps

The Centre is all set to ban 54 Chinese mobile applications which are posing threat to national security, the sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Monday. According to sources, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has identified these applications which belong to major Chinese tech companies like Tencent, Alibaba and NetEase and the applications include such as Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera, Equalizer & Bass Booster, Tencent Xriver, ect. The MeitY had banned 59 Chinese apps in June 2020 referring to them as being ‘prejudicial’ to India’s sovereignty, integrity and national security.…

14 Feb

Mamata Banerjee Announces Goutam Deb as Siliguri Mayor

editor0 CommentsPoliticalGoutam Deb, Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, announced former State Minister Gautam Deb as the next mayor of Siliguri after Trinamul wrested the Siliguri Municipal Corporation board from the Left Front after seven years, making it a defeat 4-0 lead in this round of the civic polls before leaving for North Bengal on Monday. Goutam Deb won from ward 33 of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation by over 3,000 votes. The timing of Mamatas’s visit to North Bengal, the visit when the Trinamul has wrested the only municipal corporation run by the Left in the state, could not have been better. Seven…

14 Feb

3 years of Pulwama Attack also known as The ‘black day’ for India

editor0 CommentsIndiapulwama attack

The entire world celebrates Valentine’s Day on February 14, but today at the same time India mourns as a ‘black day’ on account of the brutal Pulwama attacks, which is one of the deadliest attacks on Indian security forces till date, when 40 CRPF bravehearts lost their lives. The Pulwama attack took place on February 14, 2019, making the third anniversary of the terror attacks. On this day three years ago, the nation was brought to a standstill as the news of 40 CRPF officers losing their lives broke out on worldwide TV screens. On the fateful ‘black day’, as…

14 Feb

ISRO successfully puts radar imaging satellite, two others into orbit

editor0 CommentsTechnologyTECHNOLOGY

Thick orange exhaust from the Indian Space Research Organization's PSLV C-52 momentarily illuminated the pre-day break dim sky and Pulicat Lake as it took off into the skies with the quietness of the morning broken by the thriving commotion of the send off vehicle that conveyed three satellites ready. ISRO's first send off of 2022 and under the new Chairman S. Somanath went off without an error, setting every one of the three satellites into their planned circle with accuracy. The PSLV C-52 was the 54th trip of the PSLV and the 23rd mission utilizing the PSLV-XL arrangement. The progress…

14 Feb

CBI arrests advocate, businessman for demeaning judges, judiciary

editor0 CommentsIndiacbi

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday said that they have arrested three people, including an advocate and a businessman, for posting derogatory remarks on social media against judges and the judiciary. A senior CBI official said that they had lodged several FIRs against the accused after receiving the complaint from the authority concerned. The CBI official said, “The FIRs were lodged against the accused allegedly involved in intentionally targeting the hon’ble judges and judiciary through interviews, social media posts, and speeches in online platforms, maliciously attributing ulterior motives in delivery of orders/judgments.” The CBI official said that after…

14 Feb

Tata Trusts’ Parag Initiative Announces Parag Honours List 2022

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaParag, Tata Trusts

Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts has announced the 3rd edition of the Parag Honour List for the year 2022. This robust list features a wide range of original writings across categories like picture books, chapter books, and young adult books. With a focus on curating a comprehensive collection of remarkable literature in English and in Hindi, the list aims to promote access to good quality children’s literature that librarians, teachers, parents and children can refer to and read. The work of Parag spans over sourcing, publishing, disseminating and promoting good quality children's literature in India. This year, Parag received books…

14 Feb

Amway India introduces new range of supplements

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Indiaamway

Amway India, has introduced a range of nutrition supplementsin trendy, tasty, convenient and simplified formats like flavorful gummies and mouth dissolving jelly strips under its flagship brand Nutrilite. Amway has formulated the on-the-go nutrition solutions to meet their everyday nutrition needs. Currently, the range comprises three products - Seize the Day, strawberry flavored gummies containing vitamins and minerals to support overall health and immunity, D-fence – mouth dissolving jelly strips containingVitamin D3 to support bone health and immunity, and I Candy gummies containing Lutein & Zeaxanthin to support eye health. Announcing the launch, Mr. Anshu Budhraja, CEO, Amway India said,…

14 Feb

NSDC signes MoU with CSC

editor0 CommentsEducation, IndiaNSDC

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Common Services Centers recently. This collaboration is for the delivery of services related to various skill development programmes to youth in rural and remote areas of the country.Under the partnership, CSCs at the village level will act as a Skill Desk, creating awareness about the various available skill development programmes. Registrations of the candidates will be carried out under the available programme for skill development training, along with Aadhaar seeding of candidates and certificate distribution. Since 2010, NSDC has trained over 3 crore people through its…