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30 Sep

Sony’s headphone with intelligent features

editor0 CommentsBusiness, EntertainmentHEADPHONE, SONY

Sony India introduced WH-1000XM4 headphone, along with industry-first intelligent features that allow personalizing and controlling music, improving noise cancellation and adjusting ambient sound automatically. The WH-1000XM4 headphones feature two microphones on each ear-cup, which are used for noise cancelling. The Dual Noise Sensor technology captures ambient noise and passes the data to the trusted HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1. Then a new Bluetooth Audio SoC (System on Chip) senses and adjusts to music and noise. Powerful 40mm drivers, with Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) diaphragms, make the headphones perfect. Its Speak-to-chat Smart listening technology enhances the user’s listening experience. From 18 September…

30 Sep

Kiss the Ground premiers on Netflix

editor0 CommentsBusiness, EntertainmentKISS THE GROUND, NETFLIX

A landmark documentary on climate crisis, Kiss the Ground, is set to hit screens, premiering on Netflix from September 22 onwards. Directed by critically-acclaimed documentarians Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, narrated by Woody Harrelson, distributed by Big Picture Ranch and Executive Produced by India-born, RJ Jain, Kiss the Ground unveils a game-changer to our climate crisis: the Earth’s own soil. Featuring the world’s leading scientists, experts, and activists, it artfully illustrates an accessible and relatively simple solution to humanity’s greatest challenge. “This science in this film offers an unprecedented opportunity for countries like Bangladesh to sequester carbon dioxide and…

30 Sep

Three gluten-free foods for the diet

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthGLUTEN

Gluten-free diets have gained a lot of fame in the last few years. For someone who has celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), a gluten-free diet is either a necessity or a preferred choice. A gluten-free diet is followed by people who want to manage the symptoms of celiac disease, NCGS or has wheat allergy. Nutrition & Wellness Consultant, Sheela Krishnaswamy talks about 3 foods that make for a great addition to the diet, if one plans on going gluten-free in the near future. These are almond, maize (corn) and rajma. Almonds are gluten-free and guilt-free. One can start…

30 Sep

Flipkart partners with Max Fashion

editor0 CommentsBusinessFlipkart, MAX FASHION

Flipkart has partnered with Max Fashion. This partnership assumes significance, as India prepares for the upcoming festive season and Flipkart prepares for its annual Big Billion Days, focusing on bringing India's best fashion brands and collaborating with them to bring the best styles for Indian consumers. Max is the single largest player in India with 375+ stores in 130 cities across the country. Through this partnership, Max Fashion will be able to get wider market access and make their products across categories including accessories, footwear, womenswear, menswear, and kids wear, available in newer geographies and pin codes. The Max Fashion…

29 Sep

“TRISSAM” a Value added products from the tribes of Assam under Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana

editor0 CommentsNorth EastPradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana or Van Dhan Scheme launched on 14th April, 2018 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ministry of Tribal Affairs as nodal department at central level and TRIFED as nodal agency at national level. This scheme is a well thought master plan for the socio-economic development of the tribal population of the country. TRIFED in Assam has sanctioned 50 Van DhanVikas Kendra (VDVK’s)under the scheme covering 13 Districts of the State. The Directorate of Welfare of Plain Tribes & Backward Classes, Assam (WPTBC) is the State Nodal Agency and Assam Plain Tribes Development Corporation Ltd.…

29 Sep

RPF rescues minor girl Arrests trafficker

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAssam, human trafficking

On 27.09.2020, at about 16.00 hrs, while constable / T. O. Singh of RPF Post, Guwahati was performing duty at CCTV Control Room of Guwahati railway station, he noticed one male person with one minor girl entering into the station suspiciously. Immediately, he informed the matter to on duty constable / L. Ramananda Singh who was performing duty at the circulating area. Acting swiftly, constable / L. Ramananda Singh along with on duty Chief Ticket Inspector / Guwahati detected them and found the minor girl with the person sitting in the concourse area of the station hiding their presence. During…

29 Sep

1200 grams of brown sugar is recovered in Siliguri

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Based on a tip-off, the Matigara police, on Monday night, launched operations at Siliguri City Center area and arrested three people along with 1200 grams of brown sugar.The arrested have been identified as Umar Farooq, Mohammad Akhtarul Haque, and Ratan Roy. Out of the three, Umar Farooq and Mohammad Akhtarul Haque are residents of Kaliachak, and Ratan Roy is a resident of Siliguri’s Baghajatin colony. The market value of the recovered brown sugar has been estimated to be around 1 crore rupees. According to police sources, Umar Farooq and Mohammad Akhtarul Haque reached Siliguri from Kaliachak in a pickup van.…

29 Sep

“multipurpose healthcare workers’ protest plan is hold by Police

editor0 CommentsNorth EastSILIGURI

The police stopped the multipurpose healthcare workers who were ready to stage demonstrations in front of Uttar Kanya today.The state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is on a 3-day North Bengal visit, reached Siliguri yesterday. An Administrative Review Meeting with the two districts has already commenced today in Uttar Kanya.Amidst this, the multipurpose healthcare workers of North Bengal had planned to stage a protest in front of Uttar Kanya demanding higher wages. However, the police stopped them beforehand.Reportedly, around 20 protestors were detained in Jalpai More when they were on their way to Uttar Kanya. They have been taken to…

29 Sep

In big push to clean Ganga, PM Modi to inaugurate 6 mega projects in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange .

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will inaugurate six mega projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission through video conference.He will also unveil the logo of Jal Jeevan Mission at 11 am today through video conference. He will release the guidelines for GPs and Pani Samiti for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). projects include the construction of a 68 MLD STP, up-gradation of the existing 27 MLD at Jagjeetpur, in Haridwar and construction of an 18 MLD STP at Sarai, in Haridwar. The Haridwar-Rishikesh zone contributes about…

29 Sep

Bengal Governor vs Mamta Banerjee again, this time over Raj Bhawan expenditure.

editor0 CommentsNorth East

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has complained that the Mamata Banerjee government is pulling the purse strings for the Raj Bhavan expenses so tight that he may not be able to offer biscuits with tea to the media at the next press meet.Mr Dhankar said he had asked for a fund of Rs 30 to 40 lakh beyond the budgetary allocation for the Raj Bhavan. But the home secretary wrote back denying the funds, he said, citing constraints because of the coronavirus pandemic and Cyclone Amphan to "a governor who is a teetotaler and a vegetarian." "Kya mazak ho raha…