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Apollo Gleneagles Times Half Marathon concluded amidst much fun fare

Apollo Gleneagles Times Half Marathon concluded amidst much fun fare

The much awaited Apollo Gleneagles Times Half Marathon was flagged off today in the presence of Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, GOC, Eastern Command, Ms Nusrat Jahan,MP, INDIA, MR Debasish Kumar, MMIC, KMC, Mr Prasenjit Chatterjee, actor & Ms Ritabhari Chakraborty, actor. Thousands of runners participated in the marathon for clean & fresh air in the city. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kolkata was recorded at 343, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category, at the green zone Fort William automated air monitoring station recently. According to WHO, murky air kills an estimated 7 million people worldwide every year and…
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Two-wheeler industry need more time for positive turnaround as Hero MotoCorp reports revenue of Rs. 6,997 Crore in Q3 of FY’ 20

Two-wheeler industry need more time for positive turnaround as Hero MotoCorp reports revenue of Rs. 6,997 Crore in Q3 of FY’ 20

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters today reported it’s financial performance for the third quarter (October-December 2019) of the financial year 2020. The company’s Revenue from Operations for the quarter stood at Rs. 6,997 Crore as compared to Rs. 7,865 Crore in Q3 FY’19. Consolidated Revenue and PAT stood at Rs. 7075 Crore and 905 Crore respectively for the quarter.  EBIDTA margin for the quarter stood at 14.8%. Hero MotoCorp today also announced an interim dividend of 3250% amounting to Rs. 65 per share. Niranjan Gupta, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Hero MotoCorp, said, “The two-wheeler industry continues to face challenges amidst an…
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Shikara: The Untold Story of Kashmiri Pandits

Shikara: The Untold Story of Kashmiri Pandits

Shikara – The Untold Story of Kashmiri Pandits is an upcoming Indian Hindi language historic drama, Romantic operate movie produced and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra beneath his private banner, Vinod Chopra Motion pictures. The movie is based on the Kashmiri Pandit exodus from Kashmir. This full movie based mostly totally on precise incidents. Nonetheless screenplay and dialogue creator took an very important place. With dialogues and screenplay, it makes it easy to know real-time situations. Abhijat Joshi is an expert creator. He works in a number of movies. Abhijat Joshi was moreover with Vidhu Vinod Chopra. three Idiots, Sanju,…
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Petrol Price Cut By 23-24 Paise Per Litre, Diesel By 25-27 Per Litre In Metros

Petrol Price Cut By 23-24 Paise Per Litre, Diesel By 25-27 Per Litre In Metros

Petrol and diesel prices were reduced in metros on Saturday, February 8 - a third straight day of downward revision. While the price of petrol was lowered by 23-24 paise per litre in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, the rate of diesel was brought down by 25-27 paise per litre, according to data from Indian Oil Corporation. The prices of petrol and diesel have been lowered more than 3 per cent each in the four metros so far this year.
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Importers Call Strike Against Toy Duty Hike, Say 1 Lakh Retailers To Be Impacted

Importers Call Strike Against Toy Duty Hike, Say 1 Lakh Retailers To Be Impacted

More than one lakh retailers across the country will be hit by a three-fold hike in duty, according to toy importers who went on strike on Saturday. In the Union Budget for financial year 2020-21, the government proposed to raise the import duty applicable to toys from 20 per cent to 60 per cent, saying that the step would support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and promote local manufacturing.Protesting against the move, the toy wholesalers of the city went on a one-day strike, contending that the import duty hike will result in the closure of businesses and a spurt…
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How Stock Markets Read Budget 2020, RBI Policy Review This Week

How Stock Markets Read Budget 2020, RBI Policy Review This Week

Domestic stock markets rallied this week with benchmark indices clocking gains of nearly 4 per cent after the February 1 Budget announcements triggered their worst single-day fall in at least 17 months. The S&P BSE Sensex index registered a gain of 1,406.32 points (3.54 per cent) for the week while the broader NSE Nifty benchmark added 436.5 points (3.74 per cent). That marked the biggest weekly gain for the 30-scrip benchmark index since March 2019. Analysts say that the Budget may support the economy in the long term, even though it fell short of near-term market expectations.
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Lockheed Martin Inks Pact With BEL To Explore Opportunities For F-21 Fighter

Lockheed Martin Inks Pact With BEL To Explore Opportunities For F-21 Fighter

US defence giant Lockheed Martin on Friday inked an agreement with the state-run Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to explore opportunities in the F-21 fighter jet programme.Lockheed Martin has exclusively offered its F-21 military aircraft to India, with an eye to bag the Indian Air Force's $18 billion dollar deal to procure 114 jets."Lockheed Martin signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with defence PSU BEL to explore industrial opportunities in the F-21 programme at DefExpo 2020," the company said in a statement.
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LIC Valuation Yet To Be Decided, Will Speak To Staff On IPO: Chairman

LIC Valuation Yet To Be Decided, Will Speak To Staff On IPO: Chairman

The divestment of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) by the government will not cause any problems for the company's employees, chairman MR Kumar told NDTV on Friday. There will be a reaction by the staff but the company will talk to them, said the LIC chairman, assuring that the proposed stake sale will not lead to its privatisation of the insurer. In the Union Budget for 2020-21, the government proposed to divest a part of its stake in LIC in a move that could result in the partial listing of the country's largest insurance company, which led to protests by the…
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Sensex, Nifty Snap Four-Day Winning Streak Led By Losses In Reliance Industries, HDFC

Sensex, Nifty Snap Four-Day Winning Streak Led By Losses In Reliance Industries, HDFC

S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes snapped their four-day winning streak dragged by losses in Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, Larsen & Toubro, IndusInd Bank and Bharti Airtel. Since the Budget, which was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, the Sensex has and Nifty have surged 4 per cent each. Concerns about the economic impact from a coronavirus epidemic led to a downturn in global sentiment which impacted Indian stocks as well. Asian share markets fell on Friday and oil price gains stalled, as the growing death toll and economic damage from the coronavirus…
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Free online learning for everyone as National Skill Development Corporation announces its partnership with Salesforce

Free online learning for everyone as National Skill Development Corporation announces its partnership with Salesforce

National Skill Development Corporation has announced its partnership with Salesforce, the global leader in customer relationship management. It will help to enhance NSDC’s skill development and capacity building initiatives through Salesforce’s Trailhead with free online learning platform that empowers anyone to skill up and increase one’s job prospects in the digital economy.  The explosion of technological innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is creating a massive demand for new-age skills. By 2022, more than 120 million workers will need reskilling due to advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. According to the World Economic Forum, on average, an Indian worker today needs about 100 days for…
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