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14 Aug

Actress Madhumita Sarcar Inaugurates Siliguri’s First D’SIGNIA Store

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Entertainment, North Bengal, West Bengal

Senco Gold & Diamonds have launched their premium luxury showroom - D’SIGNIA in Siliguri, West Bengal on 13th August. The new showroom is located at Sevoke Road and is the first D’SIGNIA store by Senco Gold & Diamonds in North Bengal and fifth such store nationally. Renowned actress and model, Madhumita Sarcar inaugurated the new store at a glittering event at the city. Mr. Dhaval Raja, CGM – Sales, Senco Gold & Diamonds was also present on the occasion. The new D’Signia store, spread across 3000 sq. ft area, will offer a wide range of elegantly designed jewellery collections for…

14 Aug

Myntra to strengthen its position as Fashion Expert

editor0 CommentsBusinessBusiness, fashion, myntra

In one of India’s biggest celebrity-led marketing associations for an e-commerce brand, Myntra has roped in Hrithik Roshan, Vijay Deverakonda and Dulquer Salmaan as its newest brand ambassadors, alongside the existing celebrity ambassadors, Kiara Advani and Samantha Akkineni. Myntra has evolved over the years to being the fashion expert for millions across the country, with the largest catalogue of domestic and international brands, along with unique value added services, customized to cater to specific needs of the fashion-conscious consumers. An aspirational brand among young shoppers looking at having a personal style guide that represents their individuality while being stylish, Myntra…

14 Aug

Lucky Ali, Sonu Nigam in Unacademy Unwind

editor0 CommentsBusiness, EntertainmentBusiness, entertainment

With an endeavour to celebrate the unparalleled beauty of music through the gift of magical concoctions and different genres of music, MTV, in association with Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform, presents Unacademy Unwind with MTV. Starting August 13, every Friday at 7:00 PM, the show will see some of the most prolific musicians collaborate and create pure play magical renditions, across 10 episodes, 10 genres of music and unlimited reasons to unwind. Unacademy Unwind with MTV will be graced by extremely talented musicians like Lucky Ali, Sonu Nigam, Kailash Kher, Badshah, Darshan Raval, Arjun Kanungo, Benny Dayal, Papon, Armaan Malik-…

13 Aug

Doctors delivers baby girl grown inside abdominal cavity instead of uterus

editor0 CommentsHealth, Indiapregnancy

In a rare occurrence, in new Delhi doctors at a private facility here delivered a baby girl who had grown inside the abdominal cavity instead of the uterus.In most pregnancies, a fertilised egg grows inside the uterus with the placenta, which provides nutrients and oxygen to the growing baby, attached to the uterus wall, but in this case, it was attached to the bowel. Aarogya Hospital’s Dr Anjali Chaudhary was quoted as saying “In cases where the fertilised egg grows inside the abdominal cavity, it does not survive beyond four or five months, but in this case, it was a…

13 Aug

Drones being used by police in Srinagar for smooth Independence Day celebrations

editor0 CommentsIndiaindependence day, Srinagar

Amidst the spike in terror attacks in Kashmir ahead of Independence Day, the J&K Police has pressed into service drones to keep a watch over the Lal Chowk and stadium in Srinagar. J&K police on Thursday carried out a successful trial of drones being used for aerial surveillance on 15 August in Srinagar. At least 10 high-end drones will be used in and around the main venue for the I-Day celebrations to be held at the Sher-i-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar’s Sonwar. Police said the drones were tested within the 2-kilometre radius of the Lal Chowk that is the commercial hub…

13 Aug

Landslide in Lahaul-Spiti blocks Chenab river

editor0 CommentsBreaking NewsChenab river, Himachal Pradesh

With no letup in incidents of landslides in Himachal Pradesh, yet another huge landslide on Friday, has blocked the flow of river Chenab near Nalda village in Lahaul-Spiti district. While no loss of life and property has been reported so far, however there is looming threat to the human settlement downstream, as a natural dam has been created due to the collection of water. Amid fears of flooding owing to the sudden burst of the natural dam, the people living along the banks of Chenab river downstream have been moved to safer places. State Disaster Management Authority Director Sudesh Kumar…

13 Aug

PM Modi launches vehicle scrappage policy, urges youth, startups to join

editor0 CommentsBusinessPM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched vehicle scrappage policy and said that the policy is a significant milestone in India`s development journey. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi informed about the launch and urged youth and start-ups to join this programme. "The launch of Vehicle Scrappage Policy today is a significant milestone in India`s development journey. The Investor Summit in Gujarat for setting up vehicle scrapping infrastructure opens a new range of possibilities. I would request our youth and start-ups to join this programme," tweeted PM Modi. He further said that the vehicle scrapping will help to phase out unfit…

13 Aug

Taliban Forcing Afghan Women To Marry Terrorists: Report

editor0 CommentsInternationalAfghanistan, Taliban

As the Taliban is gaining ground in Afghanistan by capturing many key cities in the country, the terror group is now forcing women to get married to its terrorists, a media report said on Thursday.Afghans are also witnessing the execution of captured soldiers and unprovoked attacks on civilians by the Taliban in its recent captured areas. Afghans pouring into Kabul and those still in Taliban-held areas say they have witnessed unprovoked attacks on civilians and executions of captured soldiers. In addition, they say, Taliban have demanded that communities turn over unmarried women to become "wives" for their terrorists-a form of…

13 Aug

Muslim man assaulted, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram in Kanpur

editor0 CommentsIndiareligion, uttarpradesh

A Muslim man was assaulted in the public and allegedly asked to chant “Jai Shri Ram” even as his minor daughter tried to save him, said police here on Thursday. A one-minute video of the incident surfaced on social media on Wednesday. The 45-year-old man is seen being assaulted by some men, who ask him to chant “Jai Shri Ram”. The victim’s daughter is seen trying to save her father, crying and asking the attackers not to beat him. Later, some policemen took the man to their Jeep. The footage also shows the man being hit while in police custody.…

13 Aug

Asian Granito divests 18.87% stake in Astron Paper

editor0 CommentsBusinessBusiness

Its entire18.87% stake has been divested by Asian Granito India Limited (AGIL) in its associated company - Astron Paper and Board Mills Limited (Astron Paper) for Rs. 46.94-crore. AGIL sold 87.75-lakh equity shares of Astron Paper through block deal at Rs. 53.5 per share on 10 August 2021. Proceeds of Rs. 46.94-crore from the sale of Astron Paper shares will be utilised to meet long term working capital and business development of AGIL. The capital gains from the sale of shares of Astron Paper will be tax free at the hands of Asian Granito India Limited. AGIL has recently announced…