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30 Jun

India logs 45,951 new COVID-19 cases, 817 deaths

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, HealthCovid-19, healthy

India on Wednesday recorded 45,951 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 817 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours. The country crossed the mark of over three crore caseload of Covid on Wednesday. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 5,37,064. Active cases constitute 1.94% of total cases. In the last 24 hours, 60,729 patients recovered from the infection. The total tally of people who have recovered so far from the disease is 2,94,27,330. The recovery rate has increased to 96.75%. 33.28 crore. vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination…

30 Jun

Asian Granito subsidiary completes major expansion

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Asian Granito India Limited (AGIL) has completed a major expansion at its subsidiary, Crystal Ceramic Industries Private Limited (Crystal Ceramics). Crystal Ceramics added brown field expansion of 12,000 Square meters per day in a new production line of Glazed Vitrified Tiles at its Mehsana Plant in Gujarat. Crystal Ceramics Industries Limited has invested Rs. 25-Crore for this expansion. Asian Granito holds a 70% equity stake in Crystal Ceramics. This expansion will increase the total capacity of Crystal Ceramics to 36,000 Square meters per day. The capacity addition will add an incremental sales of around Rs. 70-75-Crore per annum in Crystal…

30 Jun

Nissan India launches ‘COVID 2.0’ campaign

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As the country gradually unlocks, Nissan India launches an integrated general awareness and safety campaign with Kapil Dev that aims to educate & empower India against COVID-19 through Cricket, a force that unifies the country. The campaign hopes to amplify the message of safety by urging Indians to come together as the country faces one if its toughest matches yet on health and safety. The 7-video series campaign is available on all digital-led platforms, with a new video going live every third day. Nissan India has chosen the iconic Cricket ambassador of India, Kapil Dev, as the voice of the…

30 Jun

PayPoint launches Micro-ATMs

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PayPoint India has launched a series of 'Micro-ATMs' (m-ATMs) in North-East India. The m-ATMs can be deployed in rural areas from where people travel long distances just to access the nearest ATM or a bank. The handheld machines can be set up at local Kirana shops and use the same cash box of these shops. The m-ATMs are an ideal backup and a pivotal resource for enabling essential cash transactions when the bigger ATMs run dry. They can be easily paired with a mobile or laptop for instant delivery of cash through retail shops. Advanced and portable m-ATMs with modern…

29 Jun

Natasa Stankovic, actor’s ex-girlfriend, notices Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin’s amorous photos and videos

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Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin, one of television's cutest couples, are having a blast in Goa, where they travelled to celebrate the actress' birthday. A few days before the important occasion, the two of them flew to the spot with their close pals. Since then, they've been exchanging lovely photos and videos on their individual social media accounts. In addition, he stated, "I'm uploading this film because this show was unique in that we were together 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and we learned a lot. Thank you for always being there for me. @jasminbhasin2806 wishes Meri…

29 Jun

HC warns Mumbai police: Don’t spare the ‘big fish’ in fake vaccine cases

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The Bombay High Court stated on Tuesday that the Mumbai police must find the "big fish" in cases of COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the city and should not spare them. A court-appointed panel of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni also ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to inform the court of any steps the civic body plans to take to test those duped by such camps for antibodies and any negative health effects caused by the fake vaccine. The court was hearing a number of public interest litigations (PILs) aimed at improving citizen access to COVID-19…

29 Jun

FOGSI and USAID spearhead ‘Pankh Initiative’

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The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the ‘Pankh Initiative’ to generate greater awareness about reproductive health issues among youth. Pankh, which means “wings'' in Hindi, aims to create awareness about safe sexual behaviour and proper contraceptive use without stigma or judgment. The Initiative will introduce the ‘Talk Bejhijhak’ (talk without hesitation) campaign to facilitate non-judgemental, technically accurate conversations between FOGSI member physicians across India and youth. The campaign will include an anonymous helpline (1800 258 0001) where trained counsellors can answer questions and help facilitate…

29 Jun

ŠKODA KUSHAQ comes in India

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Renewing commitment to India, ŠKODA AUTO takes a strong stride forward as the company opened bookings and announced the prices for its most-anticipated SUV under the India 2.0 Project –ŠKODA KUSHAQ. Since its world premiere in India earlier this year, KUSHAQ has created a strong presence and stands out as an entirely new ŠKODA. The KUSHAQ comes with numerous active and passive safety features along with ESC as standard across all variants. With the KUSHAQ launch, the company will penetrate deeper in the country by expanding its network to Tier II and III cities. ŠKODA AUTO India currently has120 sales…

29 Jun

Uttarakhand govt issues COVID guidelines for Char Dham Yatra despite HC’s stay on pilgrimage

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As per the Covid guidelines issued by the Uttarakhand government says that the Char Dham Yatra will commence from July 1. However, this doesn't sit right with Uttarakhand High Court's recent order against holding Char Dham Yatra this year. The Uttarakhand HC had on Monday stayed state Cabinet's decision of arrange the pilgrimage with limited number of people. The Uttarakhand High Court had instructed the state government to make a standard operating procedure for the Char Dham Yatra,and asking not to do like Kumbh Mela . The court had observed SOPs were submitted before Kumbh Mela was responsible for the spike…

29 Jun

Armed forces ready to meet any challenge, says Rajnath Singh

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In a clear message to both China and Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today declared India’s commitment to resolve issues with neighbouring countries through peaceful talks but made it clear that the Indian armed forces were fully geared to meet any challenge from their adversaries. “India is a peace-loving nation that never resorts to any kind of aggression. At the same time, it is always prepared to give a befitting reply, if provoked,” he asserted while interacting with the officers and jawans of the Indian Army’s 14 Corps at Karu Military Station in Ladakh. Singh’s comments came even as Indian…