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Rejecting reports on the detention of a joint patrol party detained by Chinese forces in Ladakh, the Indian Army said on Sunday that these were "inaccurate". It was claimed that an Indian patrol party comprising Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel was detained by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) last week after skirmishes in Ladakh. On Friday, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General M M Naravane visited the headquarters of the 14 Corps based in Leh in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh amid growing tensions between the Indian and Chinese armies at multiple locations along the Line…

Even more than three years after demonetisation and all-out efforts to make most transactions through electronic, cash is still king, as it thrives in a digital India, said fintech start-up Paytm founder Vijay Sekhar Sharma. "While cashless economy is not possible in India, less cash economy will be in the future. Less cash is the only solution, not the elimination of cash," Sharma told IANS in an interview after unveiling an all-in-one payment gateway on Tuesday. India’s leading financial services company Paytm has today announced that‘Business Khata’ has become India’s fastest-growing e-ledger service. As more kiranastores are adopting digital transactions to avoid cash, Paytm has recorded…

Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited is the largest industrial paint and third largest decorative paint company of India based in Mumbai. It is a subsidiary of Kansai Paint of Japan. As of 2015, it has the third largest market share with 15.4% in the Indian paint industry.  Kolkata, 22nd May 2020: Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (KNPL) has recentlyannounced a first of its kind industry-wide initiative, titled #PaintTheirFuture, toextend a helping hand to the painter community in India. As part of this initiative, acrowd sourced fund has been created to provide financial aid to painters and theirfamilies in case they get infected…

Cyclone Amphan made landfall in West Bengal, India, near the Bangladeshi border. Amphan became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal on Monday night, though it has since weakened slightly. Indian officials said that up to 300,000 people in coastal areas are in immediate danger from potentially deadly storm surges and flooding. Evacuations across the region have been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, as authorities attempt to maintain strict social distancing rules. Affected families are suffering through the aftermath of the most intense cyclones, risk ofspreading coronavirus pandemic is looming large. Maintaining social distance is getting difficultat this hour of crisis.…

Nilkamal Limited is a plastic products manufacturer based in Mumbai, India.It is the world's largest manufacturer of moulded furniture and Asia's largest processor of plastic moulded products. Kolkata:India's favourite furniture brand,Nilkamal has rolled out a wide range of exclusiveproducts such as the Covid Quarantine Bed, 7 position isolation bed,VirusGUARD partition,TravelGUARD partitionand Hand Wash Stations.The brand has further introduced theQuick Covid bed that is most economical and takes less than 3 minutes to assemble andinstall.Commenting on the innovation, Mr. Ajay Agarwal, VP Operations, Nilkamal Limited. said,“Thecoronavirus pandemic has augmented the necessity of innovative and applicablesolutions to meet the emerging need gap…

Electric vehicles produce less carbon dioxide than petrol cars across the vast majority of the globe – contrary to the claims of some detractors, who have alleged that the CO2 emitted in the production of electricity and their manufacture outweighs the benefits. Researchers from Radboud University in the Netherlands found that under current conditions, driving an electric car is better for the climate than conventional petrol cars in 95 per cent of the world. The only exceptions are places like Poland, where electricity generation is still mostly based on coal, the researchers said. Average lifetime emissions from electric cars are…

A good physique and a well-toned body are achieved by following a strict diet and an intense exercise routine. The small tweaks you do in your diet can help a lot in improving your metabolism and burn belly fat. Jaggery and lemon juice water is one such magical Ayurvedic concoction that you must consume daily if you aim to come in shape and burn belly fat. Loaded with the benefits of Vitamin C, lemon juice keeps you hydrated, increases your metabolism and satiety. Research suggests that polyphenol antioxidants that are commonly found in lemons can help to manage weight efficiently.…

When the whole world is in the grab of very dangerous and life taking virus. Times which we had not ever foreseen or can even quite comprehend. Times which have made us distance ourselves physically from one another even as we value and understand the importance of the human connection. This is also a time when we turn to the hope-instilling powers of literature. The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival has always celebrated the glory of the word and the spirit of the community that books build. The Festival believes in linking people through the universal language of art and literature…

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has left the world with no other options except to being in a state of trauma. What once was thought to be only a fiction — quarantine and social distancing — has now become commonplace globally as governments make concerted efforts to fight the spiralling coronavirus outbreak. According to a study by ‘The Lancet’, a well-known medical journal, the psychological impact of such a scenario can be great leading to mental health concerns from anxiety and anger to sleep disturbances, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). With the each passing day , the significant…