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20 Dec

Sri Lanka arrests 55 Indian fishermen

editor0 CommentsIndiatamil nadu

As many as 55 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and 8 boats seized by Sri Lankan Naval personnel on Sunday, an official here said. Chief Minister M K Stalin spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over phone and requested him to take immediate steps to get the over 50 fishermen and their 8 boats released from Sri Lanka. "The Union Minister assured immediate action," an official release said. Stalin, writing to Jaishankar, took up the issue of continuing harassment of fishermen at the hands of Lankan Naval personnel. A total of 73 boats, including the 8 seized now, is…

20 Dec

Goa Would Have Been Liberated Sooner If Sardar Patel Lived Longer: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Goa would have been liberated from Portuguese rule much earlier had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel lived for some more time.PM Modi was speaking at an event to celebrate Goa Liberation Day, observed on December 19 every year to mark the day Indian armed forces freed the coastal state from Portuguese rule in 1961. Modi said the delay in Goa’s liberation meant that several freedom fighters continued to lose their lives in the struggle to free Goa. “Thirty one satyagrahis lost their lives in 1955, including youngsters like Karnail Singh Banipal of Punjab. These…

19 Dec

Case filed in sacrilege bid at Golden Temple, CM Channi orders probe

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The police in Punjab's Amritsar have registered a case in connection with the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple. The incident, that took place on Saturday, saw a youth lynched by angry devotees after he tried to barge into the reserved area where the Guru Granth Sahib is kept. The police said they have registered a case against an unidentified person. Meanwhile, the autopsy of the deceased youth will be conducted on Sunday, the police added. The incident took the state by storm as politicians cutting across party lines condemned the sacrilege bid at the holy place. Chief Minister…

18 Dec

594 km long, worth Rs 36,000 crore: PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in UP

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday lay the foundation stone of the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur, his office said today.The 594-km long six-lane expressway will be built at a cost of over Rs 36,200 crore, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. The foundation stone will be laid at around 1 pm on December 18 in UP's Shahjahanpur. The inspiration behind the expressway is the vision of the Prime Minister to provide fast-paced connectivity across the country, the Prime Minister's Office said on December 16. The 594-kilometre long six-lane expressway will be built at a…

18 Dec

India Successfully Testfires Nuclear Capable Strategic Agni Prime Missile

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Under a significant development, India’s strategic Agni Prime Missile has been successfully test-fired off the coast of Odisha with the capability to hit targets between 1,000 to 2,000 kms on Saturday."India today successfully testfired the Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha in Balasore. Agni Prime is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. It is a canisterised missile with a range capability between 1,000 and 2,000 kms," government officials told ANI. A lot of new features have been added to the nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni Prime during this test. The missile test met all…

18 Dec

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Marks its Entry in Jorhat

editor0 CommentsHealth, IndiaJorhat, Niva Bupa Health Insurance

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Pvt. Ltd. has announced its entry in Jorhat, as part of its next phase of growth. Niva Bupa is starting its operations in Jorhatand aims to provide health coverage to around 10,000 people in the next five years. Niva Bupa is on a strong growth journey with presence in 350 cities and recently marked the opening of 100 offices across the country. In the current financial year, the company has opened 1 office in every 3.5 days and aims to cover 600 cities by FY 24.

17 Dec

UpHealth Opens India’s First Digitally Enabled Acute-Care Hospital

editor0 CommentsHealth, IndiaAcute-Care Hospital, UpHealth

UpHealth, Inc. (NYSE: UPH) has opened the first digitally enabled hospital in the Indian state of Nagaland. The hospital, called HelloLyf HX, is the first facility of its kind and a revolutionary re-thinking of traditional hospitals with a state-of-the-art climate resilient design vetted and approved by the acclaimed Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. The hospital was officially inaugurated on Nov. 12, in Nagaland, India, by the state’s Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio. The Nagaland hospital represents the first such hospital that UpHealth constructed. Many such hospitals are planned across India, with many more scoped for Africa with aggressive timelines. UpHealth is…

16 Dec

Minimum Age For Marriage Of Women From 18 To 21: Cabinet Clears Proposal

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Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to increase the age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, sources said. This comes a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement during his Independence Day address from Red Fort in August 2020. At present, the minimum age of marriage for men is 21 and for women is 18. Now, the government will bring amendments to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act to give the new proposal a shape. The proposal was recommended by the task force headed by Jaya Jaitley…

16 Dec

The Meghalayan Age Store opens at Delhi

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaDelhi, Meghalayan Age Store

Meghalaya is well known for its arts, crafts, textiles and agri-produces. However, the State’s artisans and farmers have not been able to command a premium price for their products due the lack of an overarching marketing platform. In this regard The Meghalayan Age Store was inaugurated by Shri. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Union Minister for Textiles and Commerce & Industries, in the presence of Shri. Conrad Sangma, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The store is located at the Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhavan at Baba Kharak Singh Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The store is poised to be this overarching platform that…

14 Dec

The launch of ‘Nikori Miri Vikas Kendra’ -a flood-resilient Shelter

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PwC India Foundation (PwCIF), in collaboration with Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS), has inaugurated the Nikori Miri Vikas Kendra - a flood-resilient shelter on 8 December 2021 in Nikori village, Golaghat district, Assam. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Guest of Honour Ms. Satyavati Berera, COO, PwC India; Mr. Jaivir Singh, Vice Chairman, PwC India Foundation; and other officials are also present in the inagration. PwCIF, in collaboration with SEEDS, has supported the establishment of a flood-resilient shelter in Nikori village under the Disoi gram panchayat, Golaghat district of Assam, where the Mising tribal community faces the…