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17 Sep

Dalai Lama greets PM Modi on 71st birthday

editor0 CommentsIndiaDalai Lama, PM Modi

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 71st birthday, saying the growing confidence he has brought about, despite challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter to Modi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, wrote: “I offer my heartfelt greetings to you on your birthday. May you continue to live a long and healthy life. “As someone who cares deeply about this country, I congratulate you on the growing confidence you have brought about, despite challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected people around the globe. As the most populous democratic…

17 Sep

Long Covid in kids rarely last beyond 12 weeks

editor0 CommentsCovid-19Covid-19

Long Covid symptoms rarely persist beyond 12 weeks in children and adolescents unlike adults, suggests a review. The review, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, analysed 14 international studies involving 19,426 children and adolescents who reported persistent symptoms following Covid-19. The findings showed that long covid among children is less common than feared. The most common symptoms reported four to 12 weeks after acute infection were headache, fatigue, sleep disturbance, concentration difficulties, and abdominal pain. “It is reassuring that there was little evidence that symptoms persisted longer than 12 weeks suggesting long Covid might be less of a concern…

17 Sep

The Wisdom Tree Café brings ‘Prelude with Prajna’

editor0 CommentsNorth EastPrajna Dutta

The Wisdom Tree Café has joined hands with the multi talented interdisciplinary artist Prajna Dutta for a series of Interviews by the name of ‘Prelude with Prajna’. The interview series will feature some of the most talented and prominent musicians. In the interview the musicians will talk about their technique, their journey and much more. The full length interviews will be available from this Friday, 17 September only on the official YouTube channel of Wisdom Tree. Come and join the likes of Ranajoy Bhattacharjee, Gaurab Chatterjee, Durnibar Saha, Jivraj Singh, Raja Narayan Deb, Rishi Chakraborty, Gourab Sarkar, Bachospati Chakraborty and…

16 Sep

I-T Department Raids 6 Places Linked To Actor Sonu Sood: Sources

editor0 CommentsBollywood, EntertainmentSONU SOOD

Income Tax Department officials descended on the premises linked to actor Sonu Sood in Mumbai and some other places on Wednesday in connection with an alleged tax evasion probe, official sources. They said the action is being carried out in at least half a dozen locations in the metropolitan city and Lucknow. It was not immediately clear if the action was being undertaken at Sood’s residence also. "A recent deal between Sonu Sood's company and a Lucknow-based real estate firm is under the scanner. The survey operation has been initiated on allegations of tax evasion on this deal," sources in…

16 Sep

Diwali Firecrackers Banned In Delhi This Year Too Over Pollution

editor0 CommentsIndiaarvind kejriwal, Delhi

Ahead of the festival season in India, the Delhi government has imposed a complete ban on the sale and storage of all types of firecrackers. The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi, " In view of the worsening condition of Delhi's pollution during Diwali for the last 3 years, like last year, a complete ban is being imposed on the storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers so that people's lives can be saved." In another tweet, Kejriwal said, "In view of the seriousness of pollution after the stocking of firecrackers by traders last year, a…

16 Sep

India, UK aim to start FTA talks by November 1

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, International

India and the United Kingdom plan to launch negotiations on a trade deal between the two nations by 1 November 2021, the commerce and industry said on Tuesday.Both nations are looking at an interim trade deal by March next year, which will be followed by a comprehensive FTA. The interim deal will involve early concessions on certain key high-priority products and services related to tariffs or market access Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that an interim trade agreement is the first step towards an FTA that would allow both nations to immensely benefit from the early gains of…

16 Sep

Telangana: Accused in minor rape, murder case found dead on the rail track

editor0 CommentsIndiamurder case, rape, Telangana

A man wanted in the case of the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Hyderabad was found dead on a railway track in Jangaon district on Thursday, Telangana Director General of Police M Mahendar Reddy tweeted. The accused was identified after the verification of identification marks on the body, he said. "The accused of "Child Sexual Molestation and murder @ Singareni Colony, found dead on the railway track, in the limits of #StationGhanpurPoliceStation. Declared after the verification of identification marks on the deceased body," Reddy tweeted. A senior police official from Janagaon said the body with head injuries…

16 Sep

Flipkart strengthens Kirana Delivery Program

editor0 CommentsBusinessDelivery Program, Flipkart

In view of the upcoming festive season andthe Big Billion Days, Flipkart announced the strengthening of its ‘Kirana Delivery Program’,which helps onboard local general trade stores as delivery partners. This festive season, Flipkarthas strengthened its Kirana delivery program with more than 100,000 Kirana partners fromacross the country that will deliver millions of shipments during the festive season. Last year,more than 10 million deliveries were made by these specially trained Kirana partners during thefestive season.Flipkart started the program to help local stores and shops in 2019, and since then, has investedconsistently to get these businesses ready for making deliveries. With a…

14 Sep

Virat Kohli Sent Letters To BCCI At Midnight

editor0 CommentsSportsBCCI, virat kohli

Former England captain David Gower has said the events that led to the cancellation of the Manchester Test need better explanation while claiming that skipper Virat Kohli sent letters to the Indian board at midnight, a day before the match, Gower made the claim in an interview with Cricket.com. The fifth Test was cancelled following a Covid outbreak in the Indian contingent. "Wow! No one, least of all I, saw that coming. It leads us into unprecedented territories," Gower told the portal. "I mean I know other matches have been abandoned... sometimes a few balls bowled and various other circumstances but…

14 Sep

Taliban today said that news of Mullah Baradar’s death is false.

editor0 CommentsNorth EastMullah Baradar, Taliban

The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul. Sulail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman, said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, former head of the Taliban political office who was named deputy prime minister last week, issued a voice message rejecting claims he had been killed or injured in a clash. "He says it is lies and totally baseless," Shaheen said in a message on Twitter. The denials follow days of rumours…