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02 Aug

‘Chai pe charcha’: held by Lalu and Mulayam, with Akhilesh also present

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political

STAFF REPORTER: On Monday, Lalu Prasad, the president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), met with Mulayam Singh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Over a cup of tea, the seasoned leaders got together. Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam's son and the leader of the Samajwadi Party, was also present at the meeting. "I met with Mulayam Singh ji, the country's most senior socialist leader, to check about his health. Ours is a united front against inequity, illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, and issues affecting farmers "Lalu posted a few photos from his meeting with Mulayam, who is 81 years old. Both…

02 Aug

Anu Malik gets trolled for copying Israel’s national anthem

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAnu Malik, Israel’s national anthem

Anu Malik had been trending on top of Twitter charts after Israel won its first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020. During the felicitation ceremony, when Artem Dolgopyat was presented his medal, the country's national anthem, Hatikvah was played, and a few Twitter users realised that the anthem sounded similar to Diljale's song Mera Mulk Mera Desh. The patriotic song was released in 1996 and was composed by Anu Malik. The song was crooned by Kumar Sanu and Aditya Narayan. The video featured Ajay Devgn. Netizens blamed Anu Malik for copying other country's national anthems and shared memes on…

02 Aug

Women’s Hockey: India create history, beat favourites Australia 1-0 to reach Tokyo Olympics semifinals

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsTokyo Olympics, Women's Hockey

The Indian women's hockey team created history, reaching their first-ever semifinal in Olympics after the side stunned World No.2 Australia 1-0 on Monday. Gurjit Kaur scored India's sole goal from the penalty corner to lead India to the final four of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Australia entered the quarterfinals as big favourites in the game against India, having topped in their group standings. India, meanwhile, had lost their first three matches before making an impressive comeback in the final two games against Ireland (1-0) and South Africa (4-3) in the group stage. Contrary to expectations, India made a dominant start against…

02 Aug

SpiceHealth’s mobile testing laboratory

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, IndiaRT - PCR, Spice Health

The first mobile testing laboratory has been launched by SpiceHealth in Guwahati to conduct Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and Rapid Antigen tests. SpiceHealth has partnered with National Health Mission, Assam to set-up the facility in Guwahati. The mobile lab will be stationed at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium whereas the sample collection set-up will be at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. SpiceHealth operates 23 labs and collection centers spread across ten cities in India. The Company operates seven vaccination centers in five states. SpiceHealth has emerged as the fastest growing diagnostic lab in the country having conducted 3.5 million…

02 Aug

StanPlus to expand its ambulance network

editor0 CommentsBusinessBusiness

StanPlus, India’s leading private patient logistics and emergency medical response company, has announced its expansion plans. Having created an expansive Red Ambulance network across Hyderabad and Bangalore, the company will now operate its own fleet across major cities including Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Pune. The move is in line with StanPlus’s aggressive expansion plans slated for the next 5 years, wherein it will expand its fleet to maximum cities in a bid to serve more people with advanced services across the country. The company is also looking to expand its market share while increasing its service territory bandwidth, adding…

02 Aug

Bandhan Bank’s growth journey continues

editor0 CommentsBusinessBusiness

Bandhan Bank announced its financial results for the first quarter of financial year 2021-22. The Bank continued to witness business growth, despite the challenging economic situation. The Bank’s total business grew 17% year-on-year to reach Rs. 1.57 lakh-crore as on June 30, 2021. The Bank serves 2.35-crore customers through 5,574 banking outlets. The total number of employees working at Bandhan Bank stands at 51,054. The branch network in areas outside the East and Northeast is also being expanded to bring world-class banking services to more Indians. During the first quarter of the current financial year, the Bank’s deposit book grew…

01 Aug

I am quite offended: Sania Mirza reacts after Yuvraj Singh shares sweet video to celebrate Friendship Day

editor0 CommentsSportsSPORTS

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has shared a wonderful post on his Instagram on Friendship Day that features several sports personalities. The delightful clip features Singh’s team mates Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Mohammad Kaif and several others. The clip has already accumulated several likes and views but one reply has caught the eye of netizens- it is by tennis star Sania Mirza. Singh shared the post with the caption, “To a lifetime of friendship #HappyFriendshipDay”. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and even Chris Gayle were spotted in the clip. Shared some two hours ago, the clip has already garnered…

01 Aug

Border dispute between Assam and Mizoram to be resolved

editor0 CommentsAssam, India, Mizoram, PoliticalBorder dispute

Assam and Mizoram have been at odds over the boundary for decades, but Monday's clashes flared up over an alleged construction by Mizoram in the disputed 198-square-mile stretch on the inter-state border Lailapur under Dhalai of Cachar district in southern Assam and Vairengte in Kolasib district of northern Mizoram. Seven people, including six Assam Police personnel, were killed. On the same issue the Mizoram Chief Minister said on Twitter "As per telephonic discussion with Union Home Minister and Assam Chief Minister, we agreed to resolve the Mizoram-Assam border issue amicably through meaningful dialogue," . According to sources The Centre has told…

01 Aug

PM Modi is expected to preside over the meeting of the UN Security Council on August 9

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalPrime Minister Narendra Modi

Syed Akbaruddin, India's former envoy to UN, said that For the first time in over 75 years, Indian political leadership has invested in presiding over an event of the 15-member UN body and this depicts that the country's leadership wants to lead from the front. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to preside over a meeting during India's presidency of theUnited Nations Security Council. According to sources Akbaruddin, who is a former permanent representative of India to UN, said, "Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister, who has decided to preside over…

31 Jul

BJP leader Babul Supriyo quits politics

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalBabul Supriyo, BJP

BJP leader from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, has hinted at quitting active politics. Calling himself a team player, the MP from Asansol in his Facebook post said that one doesn't have to be in politics to do social work. "If you want to do social work, you can do it without being in politics," he wrote. Clearing the air that he may join any other party, mainly the Trinamool Congress which is arch-rival of the BJP in WestBengal, the banker-turned-singer-turned-politician said, "Alvida. Am not going to any other party - TMC, Congress, CPIM, nowhere. I am confirming that nobody has…