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28 Jul

18 Labourers, Sleeping On Road, Killed As Truck Rams Bus In UP

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Eighteen labourers were crushed to death after a truck rammed into a double-decker bus on the Lucknow-Ayodhya National Highway under the Ram Sanehighat police circle in Barabanki. The deceased were sleeping on the roadside when the accident took place. Nineteen people have been seriously injured and have been referred to the Trauma Centre in Lucknow. The accident took place in the wee hours of Wednesday. "A truck rammed into a bus near Ram Sanehi Ghat in Barabanki, late last night. About 18 casualties with many passengers sustaining injuries;19 hospitalized. Rescue operation to recover the dead bodies stuck under the bus…

28 Jul

Iodex launched “Iodex Rapid Action Spray”

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GSK Consumer Healthcare made an announcement, the launching of Iodex Rapid Action Spray, a body pain relief solution for modern day costumers. Synonymous with treating body pain, Iodex is a household name in India believed by millions of buyers for over 100 years. Iodex now has an exhaustive collection of pain relief products -Iodex Balm, Iodex UltraGel & Iodex Rapid Action Spray. The newly recommended by-products from Iodex contains five active components that are known to deeply creep into the skin, and lessen down the internal inflammation as well as provide deep pain relief. It has a power packed formula…

28 Jul

Amazon launches Spotlight North East storefront

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Amazon India launched the Spotlight North East storefront on its marketplace. This storefront will bring together a range of unique local products and hidden gems from the region and showcase them to millions of Amazon customers across India. Inaugurated in a virtual event by Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, the storefront launch comes close on the heels of the announcement of the Spotlight North East program at Amazon Smbhav in April 2021. The North-East Indian region is known for its unique GI products. Amazon will enable participation of artisans and weavers from the region…

28 Jul

SHARP enhances A4 color line-up with a new MFP

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SHARP Business Systems (India) Private Limited, a wholly owned Indian subsidiary of SHARP Corporation Japan, launched a new compact color multifunction printer, as a part of its A4 color line-up, available in the market. The new A4 MFP 'MX-C357F' offers a host of productivity functions, best-in-class security enhancements, and an intuitive user interface that delivers the productivity, performance, and reliability needed for new-age work environments. High speed and affordable 4-in-1 MFP with range of advanced performance and security features, MX-C357F is specially designed for Customers to improve the productivity and efficiency, where space is a premium. With MX-C357F, sharp has…

27 Jul

Assam declares 3-day state mourning

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Tuesday to condole the death of five policemen and one civilian ,The Assam government declared a three-day state mourning . The grave incident happened in a border clash with Mizoram on the previous day, a source said. At least six persons were killed and 60 others, including an SP, injured in a bloody clash along the Assam-Mizoram border on Monday. During this period, the national flag will fly at half-mast and there will be no public entertainment, the order issued by the General Administration Department said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken to the chief ministers of Assam and…

27 Jul

Krunal Pandya tests Covid positive, 2nd T-20 postponed

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The second T20 International between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday was postponed after all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19. Krunal, who tested positive on Monday, has been quarantined and the entire contingent's RT-PCR test reports are awaited. "Yes, Krunal has tested positive and today's T20 international has been postponed. The RT-PCR test reports of others in the Indian contingent are awaited," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The match was to be played at the R Premadasa Stadium. India won the first T20 international by 38 runs and it is quite baffling…

27 Jul

Over 75,000 children lost either one or both parents in COVID-19 pandemic: NCPCR tells SC

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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that over 75,000 children have either lost one parent or became an orphan during the Covid-19 pandemic and are in need of care and protection. In an additional affidavit, the child rights body said the number of children who have lost either their mother or father or both parents between April 1, 2020, to July 23, 2021, is based upon the information uploaded on “Bal Swaraj” portal up to July 23. The child rights body said a total of 75,320 children have become orphans or lost…

27 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: India’s Manu Bhaker reacts during the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team shooting event

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Indian shooters endured yet another forgettable outing at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday as they crashed out in the qualifying stages of the mixed team events in both pistol and rifle. Considered the team's best bet for a podium finish, the duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Thy finished seventh in Qualification 2 after topping the first phase with 582 at the Asaka Range. Both the 19-year-old shooters lost the plot completely when the top eight teams battled it…

27 Jul

Mamata meets PM Modi: More vaccine for the state, Bengal name change discussed

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier in the day, she had met Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma and is also likely to meet Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday. Mamata arrived in Delhi on Monday on her first visit to the national capital after assuming office for the third term. Speaking to the reporters after the meet, the CM said that she has urged the PM for more Covid vaccines for West Bengal. "It was a courtesy meeting with PM today. During the meeting, I raised the issue of COVID & the…

27 Jul

Odisha police busts newborn trafficking racket, 7 arrested

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Five women are among seven people arrested from Odisha’s steel city Rourkela as police cracked a newborn babies trafficking racket flourishing across interstate borders, officials said on Tuesday. The officials of Plant Site police station in Sundergarh district cracked the racket, following a complaint filed by one Seema Khuntia who alleged that her one and a half year-old granddaughter was abducted. Rourkela Additional SP, Bikram Keshari Bhoi said, “Eight out of seven involved in the crime have been arrested and their mobile phones have been seized. We found a lot of pictures of new born babies in their mobile phones,…