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07 Jul

President Xi promotes PLA commander overseeing India border to the rank of general

editor0 CommentsIndiaCHINESE, Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promoted Xu Qiling, Commander of the People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre Command which oversees the borders with India, to the rank of a General, amid the continued standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Xi, who is also Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) - the overall high command of the PLA, promoted 58-year-old Xu to the rank of General - the highest rank for officers in active service in China. The other officers who were promoted to the rank of General included Commander of the Southern Theatre Command Wang…

07 Jul

‘Ministry of Co-operation’ created by the Modi Government

editor0 CommentsPolitical‘Ministry of Co-operation’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

In a historic move, a separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ has been created by the Modi Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. The ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country. It will help deepen Co-operatives as a true people based movement reaching upto the grassroots. The Ministry will work to streamline processes for ‘Ease of doing business’ for co-operatives and enable development of Multi-State Co-operatives (MSCS). In our country, a Co-operative based economic development model is very relevant where each member works with a spirit of responsibility.…

07 Jul

Dilip Kumar passes away at 98, the legend lives on

editor0 CommentsBollywood, Breaking NewsActor, Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar, India's enduring film legend through the decades, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday after a prolonged illness, his family and doctors treating him said. He was 98. He passed away due to prolonged illness at 7.30 am, Dr Jalil Parkar, who had been treating Kumar. "With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago. We are from God and to Him we return," family friend Faisal Farooqui posted from the actor's Twitter handle at 8.01 am. The actor, known to generations of film-goers as 'tragedy king' for his portrayal…

06 Jul

Home sales and new launches decline in Kolkata

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Home sales and new launches both declined in Kolkata during the April-June period of 2021 due to the impact of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, shows Real Insight (Residential) – April-June (Q2) 2021, a quarterly analysis of India’s eight prime residential markets by leading online real estate company PropTiger.com. With the launch of 1,017 new units, new supply in Kolkata declined 49% quarter on quarter in the three-month period. This was, however, an increase over the supply numbers in the same quarter in 2020. Only 183 units were launched in Kolkata in Q2CY2020, data show. With 70% share…

06 Jul

Kalyan Jewellers reopens showrooms

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Kalyan Jewellers is preparing to reopen its showrooms across India, in a phased manner. While the company will continue to focus on providing a safe shopping environment for returning customers, discounts and offers announced as part of the ‘Big Discount Mela’ will be an added incentive. There will be instantly redeemable vouchers worth a total of Rs 100-crore. Shoppers will also be able to avail discounts, up to 25% off on making charges of gold jewellery and 25% discount on diamond jewellery. Additionally, on purchase of uncut and precious stone jewellery, customers can avail up to 20% discount. For shopping…

06 Jul

Protests against fuel price rises in Siliguri

editor0 CommentsIndia, West BengalFuel Price Hike, SILIGURI

On Monday CPIM and Trinamool Congress held separate protest demonstration in Siliguri against the oil price rises. In the Darjeeling hills, petrol is now priced at Rs 101 and while in Siliguri Rs 99.61. Trinamool Congress protested by cutting a cake where it was written that petrol had crossed 100. Even they also burnt a image of PM Narendra Modi as a token of protest against the fuel price . The Darjeeling district Left front has been continuing protest against the price increse for the past few days. On Monday the DYFI staged protest demonstration in front of the Gandhi…

06 Jul

Mamata writes to PM Modi, urges him to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal@petrol price, Mamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi

Expressing concern over the rising fuel prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to lower the taxes charged by the Centre on petrol and diesel "to check the overall inflation" in the country. Noting that petrol and diesel prices were hiked eight times since May, of which six times were in June alone, she said the fuel price hike have adversely affected common people and directly impacted the inflation in the country. "I would like to draw your attention to the government of India policy which has brought great distress…

06 Jul

Plane with 28 on board goes missing in Russia’s Far East: Reports

editor0 CommentsInternationalRussia

Contact has been lost with a passenger plane carrying 28 people in Russia's Far East, news agencies cited emergency services as saying on Tuesday.The An-26 was flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana in the Kamchatka Peninsula when it did not make a scheduled call-in, the Interfax, RIA Novosti and TASS agencies quoted local officials as saying. The report said the 28 on board included six crew members and that there were one or two children among the passengers. The plane lost contact with air traffic control while attempting to land, TASS separately cited a source as saying. Russia, once known for…

06 Jul

CBSE Board Exam 2022: Board’s new scheme splits academic session into two terms, focuses on internal assessment

editor0 CommentsEducation#CBSE

With continuing school closures and examination disruptions due to COVID-19, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a new assessment scheme for Class 10 and 12 students this year. In 2021-22, it will reduce the syllabus, hold board examinations twice during the year in different formats, and ensure continuous recording of internal assessment scores in order to have a variety of options to calculate a final score at the end of the year, according to a notification issued on Monday night. This comes after widespread uncertainty during the 2020-21 academic year, when the second wave of COVID-19 caused…

06 Jul

Brazil beat Peru 1-0 to advance to Copa America final

editor0 CommentsSportsBrazil, Copa America 2021, Peru

Brazil reached the Copa America final after a first-half goal from Lucas Paqueta -- his second in two games -- gave them a 1-0 win over Peru on Monday. “I want Argentina in the final,” Neymar said after the match at the Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. “I am cheering for them because I have many friends there. In the final, Brazil will win,” he added, laughing. Argentina and Colombia will play the other semifinal on Tuesday. Only Lionel Messi’s team can match Brazil’s campaign so far with five wins in six Copa America matches. Neymar made the…