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17 Jul

Mahindra launches the new ‘Bolero Neo’

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Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., one of the leading automobile companies in India launched the newest member in its iconic Bolero SUV portfolio - the new ‘Bolero Neo’. Available at all Mahindra dealerships across India, the new Bolero Neo is launched at an introductory price of 8.48 Lakh for the N4 variant. With the launch of Bolero Neo, the Bolero SUV portfolio would now have the existing Bolero for the loyalist and the new Bolero Neo for the evolving customer who is looking for an SUV that is tough, authentic, go-anywhere capability yet modern and trendy. The Bolero Neo Packed with…

17 Jul

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Did the third wave hit the Olympics? Authorities said one person was attacked in the village

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, InternationalTokyo Olympics

There are six days left until the start of the Tokyo Olympics. Before that, Corona Hanna was in the Olympics Village. Authorities say a Corona was attacked in the Games Village. However, his identity has not been revealed yet. The Olympics are going to start from July 23. Many players have already reached there. A spokesman for the organizing body for the Tokyo Olympics said: This is the first corona infection in the village. Although it was planned to host the Olympics last year, it was not possible for Corona to do so. This year it has been organized. However, the authorities have to face protests in Japan again and…

17 Jul

Hospitals to get oxygen concentrators from ICICI Foundation

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, HealthCovid-19

The CSR arm of the ICICI Group, ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI Foundation) announced that it is donating over 350 oxygen concentrators to help augment critical health infrastructure in semi-urban and rural areas of the North Eastern states of the country. These high-quality oxygen concentrators have been procured by ICICI Foundation from BPL Medical Technologies and Phillips India. ICICI Foundation has signed a MoU with BPL Medical Technologies to co-create a specialised skill training module on installation and servicing of oxygen concentrators. ICICI Foundation is providing these machines free-of-cost to sub-divisional hospitals spread across 43 districts in Arunachal Pradesh,…

17 Jul

Kanwar Yatra would be in accordance with COVID-19 protocols: UP Government

editor0 CommentsIndiareligion, SUPREME COURT, uttarpradesh

Hours after the Supreme Court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision to hold the Kanwar Yatra scheduled to begin from July 25, the government maintained that “if” the yatra took place, it would happen in accordance with Covid-19 protocols and “with the consent of Kanwar associations”.The court had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter and served a notice on the Centre and the state governments of UP and Uttarakhand. While the Uttarakhand government has already cancelled the yatra, the court asked the UP government to reconsider its decision and inform it by Monday. A government spokesperson…

17 Jul

Maharashtra: Chopper crashes in Jalgaon; Pilot dead, co-pilot injured

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A helicopter crashed on Friday in Maharashtra's Jalgaon city killing the pilot on the spot. The co-pilot of the chopper sustained injuries in the crash. According to reports, police and local authorities have reached the spot. The incident took place near Wardi village in the district's Chopda area which is part of the Satpura mountain ranges, and information was received by authorities around 5.15 pm. “One occupant was declared dead on arrival by hospital authorities while the second person has sustained injuries," he said. One of the occupants was a woman but it was not yet clear who was piloting…

17 Jul

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province; India takes up matter at UNSC

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The body of Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar, has been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by the Taliban on Friday. "We have been informed that the body has been handed over by the Taliban to the ICRC," a source in the Indian Embassy in Kabul said. Danish Siddiqui, who was on a reporting assignment embedded with the Afghan Special Forces, was killed when clashes broke out between the security forces and Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city. The Indian Embassy in Kabul has informed…

16 Jul

Will the third wave of coronavirus enter the state through North Bengal, experts fear

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India, North Bengal, West BengalCovid-19

Corona infections are on the rise in northeastern India. And that is why the health camp of Bengal is seeing clouds in vermilion. Their only concern now is, 'Will the third wave enter the state through North Bengal?' State health officials met Thursday with the Global Advisory Committee on Corona. According to the source, this fear has been raised again and again. The members of the advisory committee of the world have also warned the health department of the state. Because, to reach any part of India by road and rail from North East India, you have to cross North Bengal. It is also possible to…

16 Jul

Indian economy to witness substantial slack in FY22

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIANECONOMY

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that there will be “substantial slack” in growth for the Indian economy, although it is poised to recover and witness positive growth in the current fiscal. The RBI Bulletin for July 2021 noted that the economy is struggling to regain the momentum of recovery that had started in the second half of 2020-21 but was interrupted by the second wave of Covid. “Even with a 9.5 per cent GDP growth in 2021-22, there will be substantial slack in the economy and demand pressures may take some more time to become evident,” it said.…

16 Jul

Rape case filed against Bhushan Kumar of T-Series

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DN Nagar police in Andheri on Friday registered a rape case against Bollywood producer Bhushan Kumar on the basis of a complaint lodged by a 30-year-old model and aspiring actor. According to the complainant, Kumar, the managing director of T-Series, raped her under the false promise of work in films. A police officer said the complainant, an Andheri resident, told them that she knew Kumar since August 2017, and the film producer sexually exploited her between 2017 and 2020, “We have registered a case under sections 376 (rape), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code,’ said…

16 Jul

Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik Granted Golden Visa by UAE Government

editor0 CommentsInternationalSania Mirza, Shoaib Malik, UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has granted Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her husband and Pakistan cricket star Shoaib Malik the much-coveted 10-year UAE Golden Visa. Mirza, 34, who hails from Hyderabad, and Malik, 39, a native of Sialkot in Pakistan, got married in 2010 and has been a resident of Dubai for several years. The much-loved sports couple has a three-year-old son named Izhaan. The UAE government instituted the Golden Visa in 2019 as a new system for long-term residence visas. It enabled foreigners to live, work, and study in the country without a national sponsor and 100…