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17 Apr

Amway strengthens its nutrition portfolio

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Amway India, one of the country’s leading FMCG direct selling companies announced the launch of Chyawanprash by Nutrilite, under its flagship brand Nutrilite. Chyawanprash by Nutrilite is a concentrated blend of nutrient-rich 32 herbs authenticated by DNA fingerprinting made with 16 certified organic ingredients, and with no preservatives. Inspired by classical Indian recipe, the Nutrilite Chyawanprash formulation primarily aims to support immunity, rejuvenation of the body, boosts strength and stamina, besides helping fight the day-to-day infections.This launch marks Amway’s foray into the Chyawanprash segment. The company forayed into the traditional herb nutrition space with Nutrilite Traditional Herbs Range in 2018. With just…

17 Apr

Smarter preparations for exams, with almonds

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With the exam season right around the corner, preparations in every household are in full swing. Exam preparations require lots of meticulous planning and adequate time management. The kind of food students eat during this time is also likely to pay an important role during this preparation. Students need a proper sleep schedule, a regular exercise routine, consuming healthy and balanced diets, and adequate breaks in between long periods of studying. During exam preparation, a lot of students also tend to rely on snacking on high calorie food, as a stress reliever. But instead of binging on unhealthy high calorie…

17 Apr

COMED K- entrance exam for UGET2021

editor0 CommentsAssam, North BengalCOMED K, entrance examination, private engineering exam, UGET2021, Uni-GAUGE

COMEDK UGET and Uni-GAUGE entrance examination will be held on June 20, as a combined examination. The entrance test will be held for admissions to B.E/B. Tech, for colleges affiliated with the Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation Trust and Uni-GAUGE member universities. The exam will be conducted online in over 150 cities across India, in over 400 test centres. This year, it expects over 80,000 students to appear for the examination. Applicants have to register at www.comedk.org or www.unigauge.com. The application process is open online from 22 March to 20 May. ComedK - Uni-GAUGE has become the second-largest multi-university private engineering…

16 Apr

Shaan reacts to 1,700 people testing Corona positive at Kumbh Mela

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Singer Shaan on Friday reacted to a news report on Twitter stating over 1,700 people have tested positive for Covid-19 at Kumbh Mela, Haridwar between April 10 and 14. "Why would God save us.. ??? if we are just not interested in saving ourselves and our families.. Please Please #StayHomeStaySafe," tweeted Shaan. Several Bollywood personalities have reacted to the Kumbh Mela being conducted amid the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. "The kumbh mela and political rallies clearly prove that politicians care only about VOTES and not about PEOPLE.In other words they don't care about the people DYING once…

16 Apr

PM Modi calls for ramping up production of medical grade oxygen

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a “comprehensive review meeting” to ensure adequate supply of medical grade oxygen in the country amid a surge in daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Friday. Taking a review of the current situation of oxygen supply and projected use in the next 15 days across 12 high-burden states, including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, the Prime Minister also assessed the data on allocated oxygen to these states. As per officials, the estimates for projected demand of medical grade oxygen on 20th…

16 Apr

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa tests positive for Covid-19 twice in 9 months

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today tweeted to say that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a brief post on Twitter, Mr Yediyurappa said that he was fine but had been hospitalised on the advice of doctors. The 78 year-old Yeddiyurappa was earlier hospitalised on August 2, 2020 after he tested positive for coronavirus."Upon having mild fever, today I got tested for Covid-19 and my report has come out positive. Although I am doing fine, I am being hospitalised based on the advice of doctors. I request all those who have come in my contact recently to…

15 Apr

Amit Shah’s remarks “create misunderstanding” says Bangladesh Foreign Minister

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Healthamit shah, bangladesh, INDIA, POLITICS

Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments that the poor people of Bangladesh come to India as they don’t have enough to eat in their own country, Bangladesh foreign minister A K Abdul Momen on Wednesday said that the minister’s knowledge of Bangladesh is “limited”. He also said such remarks are “unacceptable especially when relations between Bangladesh and India are so deep. Such remarks create misunderstanding.” Momen’s remarks came on Tuesday night when he was asked about Shah’s comments published in the Indian media. In comments to Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily, Prothom Alo, the Bangladeshi minister said, “Prithibi-te onek…

15 Apr

Curfew on weekend: Delhi government has imposed weekend curfew in the national capital to tide over Covid-19 crisis.

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The Arvind Kejriwal government has imposed weekend curfew in Delhi to tide over Covid-19 crisis. Addressing the media here, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal adding that essential services and weddings will not be affected during the weekend curfew. He also assured that there is no dearth of beds in hospitals and that measures are being taken to ensure adequate supply of drugs. He said that the motto is to break the transmission chain.

14 Apr

CBSE cancels Class 10 board exams, postpones Class 12 exams scheduled for May-June;

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The revised dates will be announced after June 1, officials said. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of rising cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The meeting was attended by Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', education secretary and other officials. In a statement issued after the meeting, the Union education ministry said, "Looking to the present situation of the pandemic and school closures, and also taking in account the safety and well-being of the students, it is decided as follows. The Board Exams for Class 12 to be held…

14 Apr

Russia describes India as ‘trusted partner’ also says they have ‘limited cooperation’ with Pakistan

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Describing India as a “trusted partner”, Russia on Wednesday said there were no divergences or misunderstandings between the two countries and that it has “limited cooperation” with Pakistan based on “independent” relations. Deputy Chief of the Russian mission Roman Babushkin also welcomed the recent commitment by India and Pakistan to follow the 2003 ceasefire on the Line of Control and said these are “very important steps” for regional stability. At a joint media briefing with Babushkin, Russian ambassador Nikolay Kudashev criticised the Indo-Pacific strategy by the western countries describing it as “dangerous” and an effort to revive the cold war mentality. Babushkin…