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10 Aug

Whirlpool of India Q1 net profit rises 61.9% to Rs 25.51 crore

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Consumer durable maker Whirlpool of India on Tuesday reported a 61.96 percent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 25.51 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 15.75 crore during the April-June quarter of the previous fiscal, Whirlpool of India, a subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations rose 30.53 percent to Rs 1,340.61 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 1,027.05 crore a year ago. Whirlpool of India’s total expenses surged 30.09 percent to Rs 1,321.92 crore in Q1 FY22 compared…

10 Aug

Steady increase in lion population: PM Modi on World Lion Day

editor0 CommentsIndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi, World Lion Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of World Lion Day on Tuesday said the big cat population in the country has seen a steady increase in the last few years. “The lion is majestic and courageous. India is proud to be home to the Asiatic Lion. On World Lion Day, I convey my greetings to all those passionate about lion conservation. It would make you happy that the last few years have seen a steady increase in India’s lion population,” Modi said in a series of tweets. Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav also tweeted, “A…

10 Aug

5 civilians injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

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Five civilians were injured on Tuesday in the capital city Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir in a militant grenade attack. Police said 5 civilians were injured when militants hurled a grenade at the security forces in Hari Singh High street market in Amira Kadal area of Srinagar city. Police said, “The grenade missed the target and exploded on the road injuring 5 civilians. The injured have been shifted to hospital and the area has been cordoned off for searches”.

10 Aug

The Calcutta High Court has ordered parents to pay half of the required school fees

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AGENCY: The court ordered the educational institutions involved in this public interest litigation (PIL) to send each defaulting guardian a notification stating the outstanding fees as of March 2020 within a week. The Calcutta High Court on Friday (August 6, 2021) ordered that defaulting parents pay at least half of their students' due school fees within three weeks, failing which it will consider allowing the institutes involved in the litigation to take punitive action, such as removing the students' names from the school's roll. The court also stated that for pupils who have passed their board exams for grades 10…

10 Aug

Saif Ali Khan’s second son’s name is Jehangir, not Jeh, according to Kareena Kapoor Khan

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STAFF REPORTER: While Kareena Kapoor Khan has yet to share the face of her second kid, her father Randhir Kapoor has confirmed that the name of her second son is Jeh. Bebo, on the other hand, has revealed his real name in her newly released pregnancy book. Last year, the actress made the revelation on the fourth birthday of her son Taimur Ali Khan. In the book, Kareena discusses her journey as a mother and how she balanced career and family life. According to sources, the actress referred to her young son 'Jeh' as 'Jehangir' in the caption of one…

10 Aug

Adani Group likely to take over Guwahati airport in October

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The Adani Group on Monday began its “Observation Period” at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport in Guwahati as part of its mandate to develop and modernise northeast India’s main airport, officials said. An Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said that a nine-member team of the Adani Airport Holding Ltd (AAHL) led by Chief Airport Officer Utpal Baruah, an aviation industry expert who also hails from Assam, on Monday formally started its “Observation Period” and is likely to take over charge in October. An AAI official on condition of anonymity said that as per the agreement with the…

10 Aug

BJP Member, 5 Others Arrested For Anti-Muslim Slogans At Delhi Rally

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BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and five others have been arrested over violent anti-Muslim slogans raised at a protest held at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Sunday. "Five people including Ashwani Upadhyay to be examined in connection with inflammatory sloganeering near Jantar Mantar on Sunday," said Delhi Police. The matter will be handled as per the law and no attempts to spread communal disharmony will be tolerated, the Delhi Police said. A video showing anti-Muslim slogans being raised during a protest at Jantar Mantar here is being widely circulated on social media, following which the Delhi Police registered a case in connection…

10 Aug

After UNSC maritime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation

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Pakistan has threatened to continue militarising citing what it claimed was a “geo-strategic competition and the pursuit of military dominance by some states”, while mentioning India. After Monday’s high-level meeting on maritime security at the UN Security Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Munir Akram sent a written statement to the Indian Mission to be included in the record of the session. India is the current President of the Council and the meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Akram asserted that “India has nuclearised the Indian Ocean and continues to induct advanced weapons systems and naval delivery platforms” with…

09 Aug

Biopic can wait, want to focus on the game for now: Neeraj Chopra

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Neeraj Chopra, who made history on Saturday by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Olympics, is now setting sight on next year’s Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and the World Championships. Excerpts from an interview with the star Indian athlete: Q: What does it feel like to be India’s first-ever track & field medallist?Ans: Feeling great to win the first medal in track and field for India, that too gold. It has been a very fantastic start. Can’t express it in words. It was a very proud moment when our country’s national anthem was playing and I was…

09 Aug

BJP leader, wife shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag

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Kulgam district president of BJP Kisan Morcha, Ghulam Rasool Dar, and his wife Jawahira Bano were on Monday afternoon shot dead by terrorists in the busy Lal Chowk area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag. The critically injured couple was taken to the hospital where they succumbed. Security forces have cordoned the area and launched a search for the terrorists. Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the incident and said that the perpetrators of violence will be brought to justice very soon. He tweeted; “I strongly condemn brutal terrorist attack on the Sarpanch GH Rasool Dar and his wife Jawhara Banoo of Redwani…