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12 Feb

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of Bombay HC resigns

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Bombay High Court judge Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who faced judgments that was deemed as controversial for the interpretation of 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, has resigned.Justice Ganediwala, who presently presides at the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, tendered her resignation on Thursday, a day before her tenure as additional judge was to end as she was neither given extension nor elevation by the Supreme Court collegiums.After her problematic judgments given in January and February 2021, the apex court collegium had withdrawn its recommendation to appoint Justice Ganediwala as a permanent judge…

12 Feb

MSDE and IGNOU inaugurated 33 Extension Centres

editor0 CommentsEducation, IndiaIGNOU, MSDE

The Secretary of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India Shri Rajesh Aggarwal and the Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Professor Nageshwar Rao inaugurated 33 Extension Centres, aimed at strengthening the vocational and technical training framework in the skill ecosystem. The inauguration of the IGNOU-MSDE Extension Centres at National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) will help in meeting the aspirations of the country’s youth who are undertaking skill and trade-based programmes. Professor Rao highlighted the importance of skill training and elaborated on the programmes being offered through 33 NSTIs across the country. Prof. R.P. Das,…

12 Feb

Fresh Covid-19 cases come down to 977 in Delhi

editor0 CommentsCovid-19Covid-19

The number of fresh Covid-19 cases in Delhi dipped to 977 on Friday from 1,104 on Thursday with 56, 444 tests conducted during the past 24 hours across the national capital. According to the latest Delhi government’s health bulletin, the infection positivity rate stood at 1. 73 per cent. The positivity rate was 2.09 per cent. The city lost another 12 lives due to the virus infection, taking the cumulative count of such fatalities to 26,047, it said. There were 12 such casualties yesterday.

12 Feb

Railway Ministry to undertake survey, prepare DPRs for High-Speed Rail corridors

editor0 CommentsIndiaIndian Railways

Indian Railways has decided to undertake a survey and prepare a detailed project report on the construction of a new bullet train corridor between Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Howrah in West Bengal. The Varanasi-Howrah bullet train corridor will be besides six other newly identified corridors for which the Railways Ministry will undertake survey and prepare the DPRs or detailed project reports, according to Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The six other bullet train corridors are: Delhi-Varanasi, Mumbai-Nagpur, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Hyderabad, Chennai – Bengaluru – Mysore and Delhi-Amritsar corridors, the Minister informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Friday.

12 Feb

India beat West Indies by 96 runs in third ODI, win series 3-0

editor0 CommentsSportsCricket, INDIA, odi, west indies

India beats West Indies by 96 runs in third ODI to complete a 3-0 series whitewash here on Friday. India scored 265 all out against West Indies after a top-order failure. Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant scored 80 and 56 respectively bringing India to a recovery. Pacer Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies, taking four wickets for 34 runs in eight overs. In response, the Indian pace trio of Deepak Chahar, Mohammad Siraj and Prasid Krishna ran through the West Indies batting line-up, dismissing the visitors for 169 in 37.1 overs. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav also made a successful comeback…

12 Feb

PM Modi slams Congress over dynastic politics

editor0 CommentsPoliticalPrime Minister Narendra Modi

In a severely critical attack at the grand old party on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that not a single Congress leader is visiting Uttarakhand only the siblings are campaigning because they don't want to save the country, they only want to save The Gandhi family. "Such an old party, but did any of their leaders come here? Only a brother and sister come at times; because they don't want to save the country, they only want to save a family. Today, their own leaders do not want to be with the party. Then, how can they give anything…

11 Feb

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Goodness of Almonds

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Health, IndiaAlmonds, Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is marked with the grand gestures, fancy dinners and gifts to pamper and cherish the loved ones. This much awaited day is a perfect occasion to express your love and affection as well as spend some quality time with those special one in your life – it could be your friend, lover or even family. For Valentine’s Day one such gift can be Almonds which is full of goodness and nutrients. Almonds are a source of 15 nutrients such as vitamin E, magnesium, protein, riboflavin, zinc etc., and offer a host of benefits to support heart health, skin…

11 Feb

Fimamaker Ravi Tandon, Raveena Tandoon passes away

editor0 CommentsBreaking NewsRaveena Tandon

Actress Raveena Tandon lost her father, filmmaker Ravi Tandon at the age of 86. Due to respiratory failure, Raveena mourned the demise of her father by sharing a carousel of adorable moments of them on her social media, with a heartfelt message. In the post, we see a childhood picture of Raveena. She captioned the post and said, "You will always walk with me. I will always be you. I`m never letting go. Love you papa." Many of her contemporaries expressed their condolence with the actress.Juhi Chawla also consoled Tandon and said, "Heartfelt condolences to you & your family Raveena.May…

11 Feb

Express your love with Amazon.in’s Valentine’s Day Store

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAmazon.in, Valentine’s Day Store

Celebrate the season of love this Valentines’ Day on Amazon.in with exciting deals and offers on a wide selection of specially curated products across categories ranging from fresh flowers, chocolates, gift sets, electronics, home décor, kitchen appliances, fashion and beauty essentials, large appliances, smartphones, accessories, Amazon Devices and much more. Amazon.in’s Valentines’ Day Store is one-stop destination for customers to fulfill all their shopping and gifting needs from the safety and comfort of their homes. Customers can shop from brands such as Ferrero, Hershey’s,Bombay Shaving Company, Renee, Myglamm, Maybelline, Sugar Cosmetics, iQOO, OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, amongst others.Customers can also use…

11 Feb

IEX ACHIEVES 8652 MU VOLUME IN JANUARY’22

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIEX

The Indian Energy Exchange achieved 8652 MU volume in January’22 comprising 7245 MU in the conventional power market, 280 MU in the green power market and 1126 MU (11.26 lac Certificates) in the REC Market. Overall, the Exchange achieved 16% YoY volume growth across all its market segments during the month. According to the power demand data published by the National Load Dispatch Center, the energy consumption at 112.67 BU saw 2.43 % YoY growth while the national peak demand at 192.07 GW saw 1.09 % YoY growth during Jan’22. The consistent growth in volumes in Real-time Electricity Market indicatives…