Blog - The Purbottar

20 Jun

Delhi becomes second city to cross 50,000-mark after Mumbai

editor0 CommentsNorth East

New Delhi: With a spike of 3,137 new cases in last 24 hours, the number of coronavirus in Delhi crossed the 50,000-mark, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare while adding that 66 fatalities were reported during the same period, taking the city’s fatality rate to 3.8 per cent. According to the Union Health Ministry, the national capital has reported 53,116 cases of the highly contagious coronavirus and 2,035 deaths due to the virus. With this, Delhi has also become the second city in India after Mumbai to report more than 50,000 cases of the novel coronavirus. The number of…

20 Jun

International Yoga Day 2020

editor0 CommentsHealth

New Delhi: The world is all set to mark the sixth International Yoga Day on June 21. International Yoga Day is celebrated since 2015 after it was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2014. The idea behind the date was explained by PM and he said that the day is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, having special significance in many parts of the world. The objective of the celebration of Yoga Day is to raise awareness of the many benefits of practising yoga. The theme…

20 Jun

PM Modi launches Rs 50,000 crore ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’

editor0 CommentsNorth East

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, the Rs 50,000 crore mega scheme to provide jobs to the migrant workers who returned to their respective villages during the coronavirus-mandated lockdown. The mega job scheme will roll out 116 districts across the country, in which the maximum number of migrant workers have returned. Under the Garib Kalyan Rojgaar Yojana, 25 other existing schemes were brought together to provide livelihood for migrant workers for 125 days and create assets for these districts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while unveiling the mega job scheme from Khagaria district in…

20 Jun

26/11 attack plotter Tahawwur Rana arrested in Los Angeles

editor0 CommentsNorth East

New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: In a major breakthrough for the Indian security agencies, Pakistan-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana has been rearrested in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack in which 166 people were killed. Tahawwur Rana, 59, who was serving a 14-year sentence at a Los Angeles federal prison, was recently released from jail on compassionate ground after he told a US court that he has tested positive for the COVID-19. He was rearrested following an extradition request by India, where he is a declared fugitive. Rana was arrested…

20 Jun

BMW appoints Vikram Pawah as new president

editor0 CommentsBusiness

German luxury car maker BMW on Saturday appointed Vikram Pawah as the president of BMW Group India effective August 1, 2020, in addition to his current role as chief executive officer of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand. Following the sudden demise of Rudratej Singh, the then president and chief executive officer in April this year, Chief Financial Officer Arlindo Teixeira has been carrying out the role as acting president of BMW Group India. Pawah has been with the BMW Group since 2017, when he joined BMW Group India as the president. In 2018, he was appointed the chief executive officer…

20 Jun

Petrol, diesel prices raised again

editor0 CommentsBusiness

Petrol price was increased on Saturday by 51 paise per litre and diesel by 61 paise a litre in Delhi, taking the cumulative increase in rates to Rs 5.88 and Rs 6.50 respectively in two weeks in the national capital. Petrol will now cost Rs 78.88 for a litre and diesel Rs 77.67 per litre from Saturday after they were raised for the 14th day in a row. Oil marketing companies have been adjusting retail rates in line with costs after an 82-day break from daily rate revision amidst the coronavirus pendemic. These firms restarted revising prices on June 7.

19 Jun

Bhumi Pednekar writes beautiful verse on how Sushant Singh Rajput showed her stars, became her teacher on Sonchiriya sets

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentBollywood, SSR

Actor Bhumi Pednekar is heartbroken over the death of her co-star Sushant Singh Rajput. On Friday, she shared a verse dedicated to him, in which she talked about how he would show her stars from his telescope, and teach her about scientists and thinkers. Bhumi and Sushant worked together on Abhishek Chaubey’s Sonchiriya. They shot the film in the ravines of Chambal, where Sushant took his telescope to gaze at stars and planets. With her poem, Bhumi also shared a picture of all the notes she took when Sushant would introduce her to fascinating concepts of space, science and philosophy. Her…

19 Jun

BCCI to review IPL sponsorship deals including Vivo

editor0 CommentsSportsBCCI, IPL, VIVO

The BCCI on Friday said it will review IPL’s sponsorship deals, including the one with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo, in a meeting next week As a direct fallout of the violence in Ladakh’s Galwan valley that claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to review its IPL sponsorship deals originating from China. The BCCI has convened an IPL governing council meeting next week where its mega title rights deal with Vivo, worth - 440 crores per year will be reviewed.IndianPremierLeague✔@IPL “Taking note of the border skirmish that resulted in…

19 Jun

Jobs, Facilities For Transgenders At Noida Metro’s Special ”She-Man” Station

editor0 CommentsNorth EastDelhi, LGBTQ, METRO

The step is being taken by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) for the "inclusion and meaningful participation" of the members of the transgender community, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said. In a special initiative, the Noida-Greater Noida Metro has decided to convert its Sector 50 station into a "She-Man" station, that will have special facilities, and provide employment for the transgender community. The step is being taken by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) for the "inclusion and meaningful participation" of the members of the transgender community, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said. Earlier in 2017, the Kochi Metro…

19 Jun

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale Calls For Ban On TikTok To Impact China Economically

editor0 CommentsNorth EastBAN, TIKTOK

His remark comes after 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent clash with the Chinese Army in Ladakh's Galwan Valley. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday called for a ban on TikTok to impact China economically, saying 15 crore Indians use the Chinese app due to which the neighbouring country makes crores in profit. His remark comes after 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent clash with the Chinese Army in Ladakh's Galwan Valley. "Ban Chinese video app TikTok in India. 15 crore people of India use TikTok due to which China gets profit of crores.…