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03 Oct

“Jungle Raj In Goa”: Congress Leaders stage Midnight Protest to meet Javedkar.

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Several Goa Congress leaders, including the pradesh committee vice president, were detained Friday night after they protested in the lobby of a hotel demanding they be allowed to meet Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar. Javadekar is in Goa to attend a series of meetings on the new farm bills Saturday. The Congress leaders reached the hotel around midnight and demanded to meet the Union minister over the Mahadayi river water dispute with Karnataka. When the hotel management refused them permission, they sat on a protest in the lobby. Later, the leaders were detained and taken to a police station in…

03 Oct

“Our prayers are with them”: WHO after US First Lady Test positive for COVID-19.

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The World Health Organization on Friday wished US President Donald Trump a speedy recovery from Kovid-19 and avoided criticizing his disdain for advice on protecting against the virus. Trump has been a serious critic of dealing with the WHO and the coronovirus epidemic, accusing the United Nations health agency of responding to the crisis. The United States formally began its withdrawal from the WHO in July, making good on Trump’s threat to deprive the organization of its top donor. WHO Director General Tedros Adnom Ghebreyus congratulated Trump and his wife Melania, who are also infected, “a full and speedy recovery”,…

02 Oct

Mithuna: World’s third-finest whiskey made in India

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Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world, said John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world by esteemed whisky reviewer JimMurray.Mithuna by Paul John has been declared one of the best whiskiesin the world by the acclaimed “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2021”.The development was announced by John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Set to be released worldwide in November, Mithuna by Paul John isthe second expression of the Zodiac series of Paul John IndianSingle Malt from JDPL. It may be noted that JDPL…

02 Oct

Volvo Working On A New All-Electric SUV; To Sit Below The XC40.

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Swedish luxury carmaker, Volvo Cars, is reportedly working on a new compact SUV that will be positioned below the XC40. The new SUV, which is expected to be called the Volvo XC20, will be based on the new electric vehicle (EV) platform developed by its parent company, Geely. This means the car will be an all-electric SUV. It was just in September 2020 that Volvo's Chinese owner introduced the new EV platform - Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA), at the recent Beijing Auto Show. Introducing the platform Geely's President An Conghui had said that the new architecture will support small as…

02 Oct

Bronze Statue Of Mahatma Gandhi Inaugurated In Ukraine On Gandhi Jayanti

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Globally, Gandhi's birth anniversary is celebrated as theInternational Day of Non-Violence. Several events were held inIndia and across the world to mark the occasion.On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of MahatmaGandhi, a bronze statue of Bapu was inaugurated in Kyiv,Ukraine.The statue was inaugurated jointly by Indian AmbassadorPartha Satpathy, First Deputy Foreign Minister of UkraineEmine Dzhaparova, Deputy Minister for Education andScience of Ukraine Andriy Vitrenko and Professor PetroBekh, Vice-Rector, Taras Shevchenko National University ofKyiv.

02 Oct

IRCTC Latest News: Railways Plans to Introduce 200 More Trains This Festive Season

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At a time when the passenger, mail and express trainservices are suspended because of the coronaviruslockdown, the Indian Railways on Thursday said that it isplanning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15and November 30 to cater to passenger rush during thefestive season.In a good news for passengers who are planning to travelduring the festive seasons, Railway Board Chairman andCEO VK Yadav said that the railways has decided that it willtake stock of passenger services on a daily basis dependingon the needs of the state governments and the status of thepandemic.

02 Oct

NDRF OBSERVED GANDHI JAYANTI

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1st Battalion NDRF celebrated the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in a befitting manner today. Various physical and social activities were conducted by 1st Battalion NDRF on commemoration of 150th Birthday Anniversary of Mahatma Ghandi Ji in presence of Sh. R.S.Gill, Commandant, 1st Battalion NDRF. Unity Run conducted by this Unit at Patgaon, Company locations i.e Mirza, Changsari and Regional Response Centre, Agartala, Tripura and all NDRF Rescuers participated and completed 10 Kms Run as part of the event. This generated feeling of wellness among the troops & physical fitness for good health.“Tree plantation Campaign” was carried at Battalion…

02 Oct

Amazon’s delivery infrastructure expansion

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Amazon has notably ramped up its delivery infrastructure and added thousands of delivery partners to the network to serve the rising customer demand ahead of the festive season. The company augmented its delivery network and added about 200 delivery stations, including those operated by Delivery Service Partners across the country. These include in many remote northeastern towns such as Champhai, Kolasib, Lumding and Mokokchung. The company has also strengthened its delivery programs as well with its flagship ‘I Have Space’ (IHS) program, now comprising of more than 28,000 neighbourhood and Kirana in close to 350 cities. Under the ‘I Have…

02 Oct

PM Modi to inaugurate ‘VAIBHAV’ Summit through video conferencing today.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'VAIBHAV Summit' -- a platform which brings together overseas and resident Indian researchers and academicians, today. The summit aims to bring our Indian-origin luminaries in academic institutes, research organisations across the world, and resident counterparts on a single platform to debate upon collaboration mechanisms to strengthen academic and science and technology (S&T) base in India for global development, a Prime Minister's Office statement said. PM Modi will inaugurate Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit today at 6:30 pm via video conferencing. It is a global virtual summit of overseas and resident Indian researchers and…

02 Oct

Political storm over Hathras gang-rape intensifies; AAP leaders to protest at India Gate.

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In view of growing protests over Hathras gang-rape, the Delhi Police on Friday (October 2) cautioned against any gathering around India Gate due to imposition of Section 144 CrPC. Police also said that a gathering of up to 100 people is permissible at the Jantar Mantar, but with a prior permission of the competent authority. No gathering is permissible around India Gate due to imposition of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) which prohibits assembly of five or more people at a time, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) New Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said…