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26 Nov

Nissan AMIEO Chairperson visits india

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Nissan Magnite, the first global product to launch under the Nissan NEXT transformation plan, has recently achieves the milestone of 30,000th delivery and receives 72,000 bookings so far. Nissan Magnite representins the company’s shift towards quality products that deliver higher value to customers. Mr Guillaume Cartier, Nissan AMIEO Chairperson, for Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania region in his visit to India, handed over the keys of the 30,000th Nissan Magnite to the customer in a ceremony at a Dealership in Gurgaon. The chairperson also presented Nissan Global President’s Award to the Nissan India team for the launch of…

26 Nov

Delhi records 30 cases of Covid-19

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Delhi recorded 30 fresh cases of Covid-19 out of 55,930 tests conducted for the purpose, according to the Delhi government’s latest health bulletin. The national capital has been identifying less than 50 positive cases of the virus for the past many days, showing that the coronavirus situation remains well under control. The positivity rate stood at 0.05 per cent. The recovered patients, discharged by different hospitals, numbered 32. As many as 9,041 hospital beds were reserved for coronavirus patients, but only 144 beds were occupied. The number of virus-infected persons getting treatment under the home isolation system was 131 and…

26 Nov

Strong earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits India-Myanmar border; tremors felt in Kolkata, Guwahati

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A shallow and strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 was felt in India-Myanmar border. The quake was reported at 5.15 am with its epicentre at a depth of 73 km southeast of Thenzawl, Mizoram, according to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS). The tremors were felt as far away as in West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam in eastern India. The depth of the quake was 12 km. So far, no reports of any damage have surfaced.

24 Nov

Vande BharatamNrityaUtsav – Dance Competition at the Republic Day Parade 2022

editor0 CommentsIndia75 years of independence of India, Vande BharatamNrityaUtsav

Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi has launched ‘VandeBharatam-NrityaUtsav’ as part of AzadiKaAmritMahotsav to commemorate 75 years of independence of India. Top selected 480 dancers from the All India Dance Competition will perform during the cultural programme at Republic Day Parade 2022 at Rajpath, New Delhi.The prime objective of this competition is to select the top dancing talent from across the country and provide them the opportunity to perform during the cultural programme at the Republic Day Parade 2022. This final performance will take place on January 26, 2022 at Rajpath, India Gate (New Delhi). The VandeBharatam…

24 Nov

PM to lay foundation stone of Noida airport on 25 November

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Uttar Pradesh will become the only state in India to have five international airports when Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar on 25 November. The development of the airport is in line with the vision of the Prime Minister towards boosting connectivity and creating a future-ready aviation sector. A special focus of this grand vision has been on the state of Uttar Pradesh that is witnessing the development of multiple new international airports, including the recently inaugurated Kushinagar airport and the under-construction international airport at Ayodhya. This…

24 Nov

Jobs platform apna.co now live in Guwahati

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apna.co has announced its first North-East expansion with entry in Guwahati. Through this, apna.co aims to strengthen its presence across the country and continue with its mission of empowering a billion lives by helping them find verified, hyperlocal opportunities. apna is already getting popular with job seekers in the city and has enabled more than 1 lakh interviews within the first few days of its entry in Guwahati market. Users from all walks of life, education qualification: 10th pass, 12th pass, graduates, post graduates, diploma, ITI etc, different levels of experience including freshers can find jobs on apna. Users in…

24 Nov

Physical classes in schools, colleges to resume from November 29 in Delhi

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Suspended due to high pollution levels, physical classes in schools, colleges and other educational institutions will resume from November 29, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday. He said all government offices will open from Monday. Rai urged government staff to use public transport and said special buses will be deployed for them. The minister said only CNG and electric vehicles, barring those engaged in essential services, will be allowed to enter Delhi from November 27. The Delhi government on Monday lifted the ban on construction and demolition activities in view of an improvement in the air quality and…

24 Nov

Modi extends free ration scheme till March next year

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The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till March next year, sources told India TV. Last year, the government had announced PM-GKAY for all beneficiaries covered by the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the wake of economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. The scheme was slated to end on November 30. Under this scheme, the government provides 5 kg of food grains free of cost to around 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries.

22 Nov

When Abhinandan Varthaman shot down Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jet

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Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft in February 2019 as a Wing Commander, has been awarded the Vir Chakra for his service today in an investiture ceremony by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind. In 2019, when Abhinandan Varthaman was a Wing Commander, he got involved in a ruthless battle with a Pakistani fighter jet amid the aerial conflicts that were underway between Indian and Pakistan at the time, following the Pulwama attack. Amid the fight between the two fighter planes, Abhinandan Varthaman brought down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in aerial combat, after which…

22 Nov

STA sets speed limit barrier for motorists, motorcyclist on the highways to reduce road accident fatalities

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With over-speeding and rash driving contributing to a sizable chunk of road accident fatalities in Odisha, the State Transport Authority (STA) set the speed limit ceiling on the motorists and motorcyclists on the National and State Highways. While close to 1.5 lakh people lose their lives in road accidents across the country every year, Odisha contributes annually to around 5,000 road accident fatalities despite the apex court’s directives to reduce road accidents deaths by 10% every year. The latest notification issued by STA the speed limit for motorcycles at 60 kilometres per hour (kmph) on the four-lane and above divided…