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27 Apr

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd divest its 96.42% equity stake to Worldone Pvt Ltd.

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The Board of Directors of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) approved a binding offer from Worldone Pvt Ltd to divest its entire equity stake (96.42 %) in Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) in an all-cash offer of Rs 3,015 crore. This divestment plan includes 3,400 MW coal fired power plants in Chhattisgarh and other non-core assets owned by JPL. JSPL is a leading Indian infrastructure conglomerate with a presence in steel, power and mining sectors. JSPL’s Managing Director V R Sharma said, “It is yet another step towards our vision to reduce debt substantially and create a robust balance sheet…

27 Apr

Australia has suspend passenger flights from India until May 15 due to the covid-19 increase

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Australia has suspended all flights connecting it to India due to the country's oversight of the Covid-19 case. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said all direct passenger flights from India will be suspended until May 15, according to news agency ANI. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet National Security Committee to consider what equipment and assistance could be sent, as well as steps to temporarily restrict flights from India. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the flight suspension is expected to affect direct flights to Sydney and two repatriation flights to reach Darwin. According to the…

26 Apr

Pt. Rajan Mishra passes away: Acclaimed Banaras gharana exponent’s loss will be keenly felt in Indian classical music

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Classical singer Rajan Mishra has died due to Covid-19 related complications in Delhi on Sunday. He was admitted to Delhi’s St Stephen Hospital for Covid-19 where he suffered two heart attacks on Sunday. He was 70. “Pandit Rajan Mishra had been battling the coronavirus for the last four-five days,” a family source told indianexpress.com. “He suffered a heart attack in the morning, which worsened his health. By the time we could arrange for a ventilator, the second heart attack happened in the evening and he couldn’t survive that. He passed away around 6.30-7 pm. He had no other health issues.…

26 Apr

India has enough medical oxygen stock: MHA

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Centre on Monday appealed to people to not panic and assured that India has enough stock of medical oxygen, but the issue is its transportation."We have enough stock of oxygen. The issue is transportation which we are trying to resolve by active involvement of all stake holders," additional secretary in the ministry of home affairs Piyush Goyal told a press conference. Home Affairs Piyush Goyal also said the turnaround time of oxygen-carrying tankers was reduced to 1-2 hours from 4-5 days by taking the help of the Indian Air Force transport aircraft which have been ferrying empty tankers. Amidst increasing…

26 Apr

COVID-19 vaccine: Centre asks Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech to lower prices of Covishield, Covaxin – Sources

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The central government on Monday asked the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to lower prices of their Covid-19 vaccines amid criticism from various states who objected to profiteering during such a major crisis.The issue of vaccine pricing was discussed at a meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba.Now the two companies are expected to come up with revised pricing for their vaccines.The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has fixed the price of its Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, at Rs 600 per dose for state governments and at Rs 1,200 per dose for private hospitals. The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s…

26 Apr

Murder charges should probably be imposed on the Election Commission: Says The Madras High Court

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Criticising the ECI for not stopping political parties from violating the Covid protocols, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said, “You (ECI) are the only institution responsible for the situation that we are in today.” The Madras High Court on Monday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is singularly responsible for spreading Covid-19 and murder charges should probably be imposed on it for its “irresponsible” behaviour. Criticising the ECI for not stopping political parties from violating the Covid protocols, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said, “You (ECI)…

26 Apr

Reeldrama’s new web series ‘Fisaa’ breaks stereotypes, challenges conventional Assamese web content

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Reeldrama’s latest release, Assamese web series ‘Fisaa’, has managed to challenge the stereotypical content making in the web genre with its unique and engaging murder investigation plot. Starring actors Barsha Rani Bishaya, Prasenjit Bora and Rajiv Goswami, Sankalpajit Hazarika’s ‘Fisaa’ has initiated a dialogue amid viewers and critics alike for being a game-changer in the Assamese web industry. ‘Fisaa’ depicts the investigation of murder of a renowned social activist. The storyline unfolds various strings of events that led to the murder of the person. While it looked like an “open and shut case” in the beginning, ‘Fisaa’ shows how ACP-Crime…

26 Apr

Covid-19: Salman Khan’s ‘Being Haangryy’ initiative to feed Mumbai’s front line workers

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan has taken steps to help Mumbai's frontline workers as the crisis of covid-19 escalates in India. Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation has revived its ‘Being Haangryy’ initiative from last year, which employs a food truck that travels across Mumbai, providing meals to police officers and frontline workers. covid-19: Salman Khan begins 'Being Haangryy' initiative to feed frontline workers in Mumbai Under this initiative, the Foundation is able to provide food to more than 5,000 people every day, including frontline workers and the poor. Today, the actor himself came to support the front line staff and distribute…

26 Apr

There are 284 candidates in the fray in 34 seats for the 7 phase voting in the Bengali elections

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On Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Swadesh Bhabanipur and 34 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, more than 86 million voters will decide the political fate of 264 candidates, vote in the seventh phase in the second wave of COVID-19. Security measures have been taken the violence has escalated in the wake of earlier levels of violence, particularly in the wake of the April 10, 4th round of voting in cooch Behar, an Election Commission official said.

24 Apr

Akshay Kumar donates Rs 1 crore to Gautam Gambhir Foundation: ‘Wish we get out of this crisis soon’

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Actor Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 1 crore to former cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir’s foundation. Gambhir on Saturday evening thanked Akshay via Twitter. He called him “a ray of hope” in the current situation. “Every help in this gloom comes as a ray of hope. Thanks a lot @akshaykumar for committing Rs 1 crore to #GGF for food, meds and oxygen for the needy! God bless,” the tweet read. In response to Gambhir’s tweet, the actor replied, “These are really tough times, @GautamGambhir. Glad I could help. Wish we all get out of this crisis soon. Stay Safe.” Delhi MP also…