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27 Sep

Mamata vs BJP in Bhabanipur: Dilip Ghosh claims ‘attack’; Trinamool hits back

editor0 CommentsWest BengalBJP, TMC

West Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh has demanded the postponement of the Bhabanipur bypoll. The BJP has pitted Priyanka Tibrewal against Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee in the September 30 bye-election crucial for her to retain her chief ministership. Addressing a press conference on Monday, BJP's national vice president Dilip Ghosh alleged that he and other party workers were attacked on the campaign trail by TMC cadre. Ghosh said he was distributing leaflets in Bhabanipur when TMC workers started raising slogans against the BJP. "Then I entered a vaccination centre. They gheraoed me. That attacked me. Started beating up…

27 Sep

‘Young doctors cannot be treated like a football’: SC slams Centre for last-minute changes in NEET exam pattern

editor0 CommentsEducationSUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Centre, National Board of Examinations, and National Medical Commission for making the last-minute change in the exam pattern of Post Graduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Super Specialty (NEET-SS) 2021. The Supreme Court said young doctors cannot be at the mercy of the insensitive bureaucrats and should not be treated like a football. "Don't treat these young doctors as footballs in the game of power…We can't put these doctors at the mercy of insensitive bureaucrats…Put your house in order…Just because somebody has the power, you can't yield the power in any manner," Justice…

27 Sep

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

editor0 CommentsIndiaPM Modi

A campaign of strengthening health facilities that had been going for the last seven years was entering a new phase today, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission via videoconferencing on Monday. “Today we are launching a mission that has the potential of bringing a revolutionary change in India’s health facilities”, he stated. The Arogya Setu app helped a lot in preventing the spread of corona infection, he noted and lauded Co-WIN for its role in making India achieve a record administration of about 90 crore vaccine doses, under the free vaccine campaign. Currently, the…

27 Sep

India’s biggest fashion destination enters Agartala

editor0 CommentsBusinessV-Mart

V-Mart Retail Ltd., India's leading value fashion retailer and the biggest fashion destination, in an expansion spree, has entered Agartala, the capital city of Tripura. Launching on 22nd September 2021 in Agartala, it's a composite store (Fashion+Kirana) spread over an area of 18000 Sq. ft. V-Mart has brought one of the best offers in Industry for the people of Agartala. On the shopping of ₹1500, they are getting 2 kg sugar at the rate of ₹9 per Kilogram. 5 Kilogram Aashirvaad Atta with a MRP of 235/- is offered for 209, 1 Liter Dhara Mustard Oil is being offered for…

27 Sep

Afghan airline flew out relatives

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAfghan airline

A private Afghan airline flew out at least 155 family members of the company's leadership to Abu Dhabi instead of evacuees, including journalists, according to a media report on Monday. Citing the Bloomberg report, TOLO News said the Kam Air flight was intended to evacuate journalists and other qualified persons out of the country following the Taliban takeover, but families of the airline's leadership were crammed into the half-empty plane at the last moment. After the flight landed in the UAE capital, the US State Department found out that the evacuees were not on the list, according to the report…

27 Sep

Tagore’s Visva Bharati likely to be part of UNESCO World Heritage Site

editor0 CommentsWest BengalUNESCO, Viswa Bharati University

A 30-member delegation team from UNESCO is likely to visit Santiniketan between September 28 and October 3 brightening up the prospect of Rabindranath Tagore-envisioned prestigious university Visva Bharati being included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. This comes 11 years after the Union Culture Ministry appealed for the second time to secure the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site for Santiniketan to get recognition for Tagore’s cultural ark in the run-up to his 150th birth anniversary in 2010. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) with the help of Viswa Bharati University has prepare a fresh dossier and has…

27 Sep

Bharat Bandh: Centre asks states to ensure law and order

editor0 CommentsNorth EastBharat Bandh

The Centre has asked all state governments to ensure the safety of the public property and maintenance of law and order in wake of the nationwide strike call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha for 10 hours which began at 6 a.m. on Monday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been monitoring the situation and also was in touch with the state governments. They have been instructed to take strict action against the protesters or those who attempt to violate the public order, the officials said. They also said that adequate central forces have been provided to the state…

27 Sep

Ayushmann-starrer ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’ to release on Dec 10

editor0 CommentsEntertainment‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’, Ayushmann Khurrana

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana’s upcoming film ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’ is all set to hit the big screens on December 10. Ayushmann posted two pictures on Instagram. In one image, he is seen holding a clapboard and flaunting his washboard abs. The second picture has his co-star Vaani Kapoor and director Abhishek Kapoor posing for the camera with him. “Body dekh lo, Shakal baad mein dikhaayenge. Theatre khul gaye hain, dilon pe phir se chaa jaayenge (See the body, will show face later. Theatres are reopening, we will takeover the hearts once again.) #ChandigarhKareAashiqui, releasing on 10th December, 2021,” Ayushmann wrote as…

27 Sep

Flipkart launches Flipkart Xtra

editor0 CommentsBusinessBusiness, Flipkart

Flipkart is introducing a separate marketplace model ‘Flipkart Xtra’ with an aim to give flexible earning opportunities to individuals, service agencies and technicians. This new platform will also help bolster Flipkart’s supply chain to ensure seamless and faster delivery of shipments and service to consumers across India while creating part-time opportunities for individuals.Offered through the app ‘Flipkart Xtra’ available on the Google play store Flipkart will provide a simple and seamless onboarding experience to interested individuals. After background verification, individuals will be able to onboard themselves for various roles, including delivery executives to start with. The launch just prior to…

27 Sep

Flipkart Onboards 75,000 sellers on its platform

editor0 CommentsNorth EastFlipkart, msme

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace said it would onboard 1.2 lakh new sellers and medium, small and micro enterprises on its platform by December 2021. These new entrants would potentially create over 4 lakh direct and indirect jobs in the country. Flipkart has already on boarded around 75,000 sellers on its platform over the last few months. The new sellers and MSME base predominantly come from Tier 2 and 3 markets such as Agra, Indore, Jaipur, Panipat, Rajkot, Surat, and many others.Currently, the Flipkart Marketplace supports digital commerce for 3.75 Lakh sellers and is steadily working towards taking this number…