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10 Oct

Schools in UP Shut Today Due To Heavy Rain

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBreaking News, Climate & Environment, EducationINDIA, Rain, Uttar Pradesh, Weather

Schools for all children up to class 12 will remain closed on Sunday as per the district administration's order. Due to heavy rains forecast warning by the Meteorological Department on Monday in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Several districts of Uttar Pradesh declared holidays in all schools today. Traffic police warned motorists to be careful while driving, especially under flyovers, as many roads were flooded. Authorities in a dozen districts, including Lucknow, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Aligarh, Meerut and Ghaziabad, have ordered the closure of schools today in view of heavy rains. Officials said, in Aligarh, all schools up to Class 12…

23 May

Citizens can now access Digilocker services on WhatsApp

editor0 CommentsBreaking NewsDigilocker service, WhatsApp

In a major initiative to make government services accessible, inclusive, transparent and simple, MyGov today announced that citizens will now be able to use the MyGov Helpdesk on WhatsApp to access the Digilocker service. This includes creating and authenticating their Digilocker account and downloading documents such as PAN card, driving license, and vehicle registration certificate, among others, all on WhatsApp. An official note said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been working for “Ease of Living” through Digital India. In this context, the MyGov Helpdesk on WhatsApp is a major step to ensuring governance and…

19 May

1988 road rage case: SC sentences Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year jail

editor0 CommentsBreaking NewsNavjot Singh Sidhu

In a setback to former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced him to one-year in jail in a 1988 road rage case. A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar allowed the review petition by the family of victim Gurnam Singh against the top court’s 2018 verdict, which let off Sidhu with a mere Rs 1,000 fine. The top court enhanced the sentence to Sidhu to one year. The top court said, “We have allowed a review application on the issue of sentence…we impose a sentence of imprisonment of one year to be undergone by…

18 May

SC grants bail to Indrani Mukerjea in her daughter Sheena Bora murder case

editor0 CommentsBreaking NewsSheena Bora, SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea accused in her daughter’s, Sheena Bora, murder case. A bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao noted that she has been in jail for over six years and the trial won’t be concluded in near future. The bench also noted that the case is based on circumstantial evidence and that even if 50 per cent of the witnesses are given up by the prosecution, the trial would not get over soon. During the hearing, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Mukerjea, submitted before the top court that his client has been…

18 May

Skill India International Centre to be set up at Varanasi

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBreaking News, IndiaMoU, Shri Ved Mani Tiwari, Skill India International, Varanasi

An MoU was exchanged between Shri Ved Mani Tiwari, Director, NSDC International and Mohammed Al Muallem, Executive Vice President, DP World and Director, Hindustan Ports Private Limited in the presence of many other dignitaries to develop a Skill India International Centre at Varanasi. The centre will impart skilling as per international standards, preparing the candidates for global markets. Skill India Mission aims to bring economic prosperity and provide novel opportunities to the country’s youth. The MoU signing was preceded by bilateral discussions chaired by Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship &…

05 May

4 Suspected Khalistani Terrorists Caught In Haryana Toll Booth

editor0 CommentsBreaking NewsHaryana Toll Booth, Khalistani Terrorists

Four suspected Khalistani terrorists have been arrested at a toll plaza in Haryana, the police said today, adding a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives have been recovered from them. They were going to deliver explosives to Maharashtra's Nanded and Telangana's Adilabad. Gurpreet and the three others, who were arrested today, used to deliver consignments of explosives across India, the police said, adding the four have links with Pakistan's espionage agency Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI. They were arrested at 4 am at Karnal's Bastara toll plaza while they were on their way to Delhi in a white Toyota Innova…

06 Apr

Jaguar Land Rover will reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBreaking News, BusinessJaguar, Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 46% by 2030. The company will cut average vehicle emissions across its value chains by 54%, including a 60% reduction throughout the use phase of its vehicles.The goals, which are approved by the Science-Based Targets initiatives, confirm the company’s pathway to a 1.5°C emissions reduction in line with the Paris Agreement and aim for net-zero carbon emissions across the supply chain, products, and operations by 2039. The commitment by the company meets the most ambitious goal set in Paris. It has introduced the new role of…

23 Mar

Telangana: 11 people Dead In Massive Fire In Timber Godown In Secunderabad

editor0 CommentsBreaking Newsfire, Telangana

A huge furnace incident used to be reported at a trees godown in Telangana's Secundrabad in the early hours of Wednesday. At least eleven people have been charred to death in the main furnace accident. The exact cause for the blaze is but to be ascertained. Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services dispatched numerous personnel and its motors to douse the hearth at the timber godown in Secunderabad area. Mohan Rao, Gandhi Nagar SHO, informed that of the complete 12 humans who had been inside the godown when the fire broke out, solely one character survived.The deceased had been…

17 Mar

CAP launched its first academy in North East India

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Business, SportsCAP, North East India, Yusuf Pathan

Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) announced the grand launch of its center in Itanagar in the presence of ace cricketers Mr. Yusuf Pathan and Mr. Harmeet Vasdev, Managing Director (CAP). The academy will employ coaching techniques to teach and develop budding cricketers in the region. CAP uses technology tools to help leverage the performances of all the students. It has tied up with the UK-based cricket technology partner- Pitch Vision to track students’ performance in real-time which also bridges the gap between the Pathan brothers, coaches, and the students. A recent addition has been of CAP-StanceBeam, a smart cricket bat…

24 Feb

Arshad Warsi posts meme on Russia-Ukraine war in Twitter

editor0 CommentsBollywood, Breaking News, EntertainmentArshad Warsi, Russia Ukraine

Amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi share a meme in Twitter from his film Golmaal which has gone viral. After sharing the meme which was a video featuring himself along with Ajay Devgn, Sharman Joshi and Rimi Sen and tagged them as America, Russia, Ukraine and rebel held areas of Ukraine, lot of people called him insensitive, abhorrent. Some user has said, "People are dying and you are laughing." For the unversed, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared war on Ukraine and gave a chilling warning to its allies in the West, Daily Mail reported. Explosions…