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26 Sep

BSF Meghalaya organized Fit India Movement run

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On 26th Sep’ 2020, BSF Meghalaya organized Fit India Movement run on the occasion of one year anniversary of ‘Fit India movement’. ‘Fit India movement Run’ is scheduled from 15th August - 2nd October 2020 by Govt. of Indiawith the motto “RUNNING: The human body’s most raw form of FREEDOM”, to encourage fitness and help all to get freedom from obesity, laziness, stress, anxiety, diseases etc. The run was flagged off from umpling Campus and covered 05 Kms. 200 BSF personnel and their families enthusiastically participated in the run.This occasion apart from fitness, provides an opportunity to re-affirm the inherent strength…

26 Sep

BoroPlus ropes in Juhi for its Hygiene Range

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BoroPlus, the trusted antiseptic brand from the house of Emami Limited, takes on board Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla for its newly launched Hygiene Range. After a successful entry into the hygiene space with the launch of BoroPlus Hand Sanitizer in April this year, BoroPlus Hygiene Range followed it up by adding Toilet Soap Bars (BoroPlus Antiseptic + Moisturizing Soap) in June. The range is now set to hit the retail market with Hand Washes (BoroPlus Antiseptic + Moisturizing Handwash). A TVC featuring Juhi Chawla will be on air across channels and platforms mid-September onward. Ms. Priti A. Sureka, Director, Emami…

26 Sep

Wooden Street’s store at Salt Lake

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Kolkata, September 2020: With USD 1 Million in investments, custom furniture startup Wooden Street is expanding into the markets of West Bengal by opening two new Experience Stores in Kolkata – beginning with the launch of the first-ever store in the residential area of Salt Lake. This will later be followed by another store in the next 6 months. This newly-launched store is a one-stop-shop for furniture, furnishings and décor accessories. Furthermore, the company plans to take its expansion further within East and South-East India. These experience stores will serve as a touch-and-feel point for consumers to experience the quality…

25 Sep

Vodafone wins decade long Rs 20,000 crore retro tax battle in international arbitration.

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Telecom giant Vodafone on Friday won a significant ruling against the Indian government in an international court over Rs 20,000 crore in dues which it had described as unfair.The international arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled that the Indian government's imposition of a tax liability on Vodafone is in breach of the investment treaty agreement between India and the Netherlands, sources told news agency Reuters. The tribunal, in its ruling, said the government must cease seeking the dues from Vodafone and should also pay over Rs 40 crore to the company as partial compensation for its legal costs, the source…

25 Sep

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale rocks Ladakh, tremors felt in Leh.

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale struck on Friday in Ladakh, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremors were felt at 4.27 pm (IST) at a depth of 10 km and 129 km northeast of Leh in Ladakh. The quake took place at a latitude of 34.96 N and longitude of 78.59 E. There have been no reports yet of any injuries or damages to properties. Several locals also shared posts about the tremors having caused cracks in buildings. Meanwhile, no loss of life has been reported so far. This is the second earthquake…

25 Sep

Yes Bank Founder : ED Attaches London Flat Worth Rs 127 Crore of Jailed Rana Kapoor.

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a Rs 127-crore flat of Yes Bank co-promoter Rana Kapoor in London in connection with a money laundering investigation against him and others, the central agency said on Friday. The agency issued a provisional order for attaching the property — Apartment1, 77 South Audley Street, London — under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). "The market value of the flat is 13.5 million pound (about Rs 127 crore). The property was purchased by Rana Kapoor in 2017 for 9.9 million pound (Rs 93 crore) in the name of DOIT Creations Jersey Limited and…

25 Sep

GU Vice- Chancellor facilitates NSS Awarded Nipamoni Deka

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Gauhati University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Pratap Jyoti Handique facilitated NSS National Award winner for the session 2018-19 to Nipamoni Deka at Gauhati University VC conference hall today with a flower bouquet, gamosa and a cheque an amount of rupees ten thousand. In his speech he congratulated Nipamoni Deka for bringing glory to Gauhati University in National level. Prof. Handique has initiated a VC welfare fund after taking over charge as Vice –Chancellor of Gauhati University and she is first beneficiaries to achieve the amount. Vice Chancellor also congratulated Dr Ranjan Kr Kakati, DSW, GU for providing guidance to NSS volunteers and…

25 Sep

Farmers’ protest: Northern Railway cancels trains citing nationwide agitation.

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As farmers gear up for nationwide protests on Friday against the Centre's agriculture bills, rail and road transport will be affected due to the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the farmers' organisations. The 'Bharat Bandh' comes a day after farmers’ bodies in Punjab and Haryana began a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation to mark their protest against the farm bills. A total of 31 farmers’ organizations have extended their support to the call of a Bharat Bandh on Friday. Keeping in view the farmers' agitation in Punjab against agriculture bills, some trains operated by Northern Railway will remain cancelled or partially cancelled,…

25 Sep

Pandemic makes 90% Indians careful with expenses: Survey.

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Even as Indians increase their spending with the easing of lockdowns, over 90% of respondents in a survey said that the pandemic has made them more careful with expenditure as against 75% of global respondents.Indians are being increasingly careful with money despite many of them (56%) reporting a spike in spending in July compared to global peers (46%). According to a survey conducted by Standard Chartered Bank, 76% of survey respondents in India said that the economic impact of Covid-19 has made them more likely to track their spending. The examine of 12,000 adults throughout 12 markets — Hong Kong,…

25 Sep

WhatsApp’s Defence Secrecy Measures Amid Row Over Leaked Chats In Drugs Probe.

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Social community platform WhatsApp in the present day stated that its messages are protected and no third get together can entry them — an assertion that got here amid hypothesis about how the Narcotics Management Bureau managed to entry previous messages throughout its investigation into the Bollywood drug angle, an offshoot of the Sushant Singh Rajput case. The central company has summoned actors Deepika Padukone and Shraddha Kapoor on foundation of chats relationship again to 2017, accessed from the cellphone of expertise agent Jaya Saha, Jaya Saha was the expertise supervisor of Sushant Singh Rajput, who was discovered useless at…