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08 Jul

Suvendu Adhikari, a BJP leader has asks not to attack Mamata Banerjee

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Staff Reporter: According to the recently concluded assembly election, TMC ministers Rajib Banerjee and Adhikari left the party and joined the BJP. BJP leader Rajib Banerjee on Wednesday (July 7) urged party colleague and West Bengal assembly Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to stand by people affected by rising petroleum prices rather than targeting Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who has the people's mandate to rule the state. Before the recent assembly election, Rajib Banerjee and Adhikari, both ministers in the TMC government, left the party and joined the BJP. Adhikari won the election, although Banerjee ran unsuccessfully. "Instead…

08 Jul

Blood was dripping from the ankle, yet Messi became the goal stain hero

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We got to see on Tuesday an example of how captain Lionel Messi is eager to win the Copa America 2021 Semi-Final title to Argentina. In the semi-final match of the tournament against Colombia (Argentina vs Colombia), not only did he play despite an ankle injury, but he also scored a goal while opening the penalty shootout. The argentine team has reached the final (Argentina beat Colombia), registering a 3-2 win in the shootout. He will face Brazil (Argentina vs Brazil Final). goal scored from an injured ankleLionel Messi, one of the best strikers in the world at the historic…

07 Jul

Tide announces newest campaign #TideforTime

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Tide, the biggest laundry brand globally and the leading fabric care brand in India from P&G, has announced their newest campaign #TideforTime with the launch of a new film. With this campaign, Tide is shining the spotlight on the story of many households across the country, where everyday tasks take up most of the hours, leaving little time for anything else. The new #TideforTime film has already garnered more than 3MM views. Tide is also showing the way by highlighting simple ways in which families can make time. With its Double Power, Tide can provide superior cleaning in the soak…

07 Jul

Her&Now drives women-led entrepreneurship

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the ongoing project ‘Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs and Start-ups by Women (Her&Now)’ in India, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and in partnership with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India. In a bid to identify and capitalize on the key sectors driving the women-led microenterprises in various geographical areas of India, and the top interventions that may be introduced to support and catalyse the ecosystem in these sectors and regions, GIZ’s Project Her&Now has come out with a…

07 Jul

Afghan Troops Struggle To Replace Americans At Key Bagram Base

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After American troops withdrew without notifying them, Afghan soldiers guarding the Bagram Air Base have been left with thousands of Taliban prisoners and a certainty that the enemy will attack.Following the September 11 attacks and the US invasion of Afghanistan, the Americans took control of the base and used it as the launching pad for air strikes against the Taliban and to protect Afghan forces. But the last of the American soldiers quietly left the base last week, effectively completing their withdrawal from Afghanistan and leaving a massive security vacuum that the Afghan military will struggle to fill. The new…

07 Jul

Former Union Minister’s Wife Killed at Home in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, Washerman Nabbed

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Wife of former Union minister Rangarajan Kumaramangalam was killed allegedly by a washerman at her residence in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Tuesday evening. The accused has been identified as 24-year-old Raju Lakhan, a resident of Bhanwar Singh camp in the same area. According to a complaint by the househelp, the family’s regular washerman (dhobi) came to the house around 9 pm. But this time he overpowered the maid, dragged and locked her in one of the rooms. In the meantime, two other men entered, overpowered deceased Kitty Kumaramangalam and smothered her using a pillow, following which they fled, a police…

07 Jul

HC: Govt free to act against Twitter for IT rules violation

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The government is “free to take any action” against Twitter Inc. for not complying with the new India IT rules, Delhi High Court said on Tuesday, ruling out any judicial protection to the US-based microblogging website. A bench of Justice Rekha Palli, however, gave Twitter time until Thursday to get back on the issue of compliance with the new social media intermediary guidelines. “From June 21 till July 6, you could have appointed a new person (a resident grievances officer). How long will your process take? Does Twitter think it will go on taking as much time as it wants…

07 Jul

Siliguri: Fire in a small factory

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Siliguri: On Tuesday morning, a fire broke out in Siliguri at a plant backed by the West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation. The factory has suffered some damage. Steel and iron products, including iron cupboards, were created in the plant, according to reports. A fire broke out there on Tuesday morning as the workmen were working. The workers alerted their boss and attempted to put out the fire using the factory's fire extinguisher. The fire department was notified by the factory owner. After a lengthy struggle, the fire was brought under control. A major portion of the factory had been…

07 Jul

Mamata Banerjee vs. Suvendu Adhikari: The Calcutta High Court fined the Bengal government Rs 5 lakh for portraying the judiciary in a bad light

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Mamata Banerjee had already addressed a petition to Rajesh Bindal, the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, pleading with him to reassign her Election Petition to a different judge (not Justice Kausik Chanda) in order to avoid prejudice against herself. The Calcutta High Court fined West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Rs 5 lakh on Wednesday for "casting a bad light on the judiciary." The order was issued by a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court led by Justice Kausik Chanda, who recused himself from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's election petition challenging BJP leader…

07 Jul

Two Army personnel arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan ISI

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The Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested two Army personnel and busted a major cross-border espionage network that was allegedly involved in providing classified documents to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency of Pakistan. The breakthrough and recovery of secret documents came while Jalandhar Rural Police, led by SSP Naveen Singla, was investigating a Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case. One of the arrested suspects was identified as Sepoy Harpreet Singh (23) — who hails from village Cheecha in Amritsar — and was posted in Anantnag. He joined the Indian Army in 2017 and belongs to the19 Rashtriya Rifles. The second…