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22 Nov

DMK to raise abolition of NEET in Parliament during winter session

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The DMK will raise the issue of abolishing the NEET exam in the winter session of Parliament. The party which had promised the people of Tamil Nadu to abolish NEET once it assumes office, has been trying to create awareness that the examination leaves out bright students who are from rural backgrounds. It has been stressing that those who get proper entrance coaching classes are benefitting from the test. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin chaired a meeting of the DMK parliamentarians on Sunday and stressed the need to take up the issue of NEET in the Lok Sabha and…

22 Nov

Harpic Mission Paani launches India’s first ever sustainable sanitation on World Toilet Day

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Harpic Mission Paani launched India’s first-ever ‘Sanitation for All Pledge and Preamble: Clean Water, Sustainable Sanitation’ with Honourable Minister of Jal Shakti – Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and five prominent women leaders- Kausar Munir (Lyricist),Savita Punia (Indian Hockey Player), Smriti Mandhana (Indian Cricketer), Bhavina Patel (Indian par athlete and table tennis player) and Lovlina Borgohain (Indian Boxer, Olympian) at the Mission Paani Sanitation Forum on World Toilet Day. Aligned to Swachh Bharat Mission and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Harpic Mission Paani is committed to work towards raising awareness and mobilizing action that ensures ‘Leaving No One Behind’. India’s first ever…

20 Nov

CEO asks for active youth participation in electoral process

editor0 CommentsIndiaChief electoral officer Dr. Ranbir Singh, Delhi

Emphasizing the need for youth awareness Chief electoral officer Dr. Ranbir Singh said that students from several colleges/schools/institutions in Delhi took an online pledge to raise voter awareness and participate responsibly in the electoral process. He further added that the office of CEO Delhi is encouraging young people to register to vote with the theme “Chalo Voter Bane Hum” as part of the campaign “Delhi ka Voter Utsav.” Dr Ranbir Singh further said that the Office of the CEO Delhi is encouraging all newly eligible and left out voters to register to vote with the theme “Chalo Voter Bane Hum”…

20 Nov

No evidence of conspiracy: Bombay HC in bail order of Aryan Khan, 2 others

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The Bombay High Court, in its order, has said that there is “hardly any positive evidence” against Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha, who were arrested in the drugs-on-cruise case, for the offence of conspiracy under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. “There is hardly any positive evidence on record to convince this Court that all the accused persons with common intention agreed to commit unlawful act,” the High Court said in its 14-page order while granting bail to three including Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha. “Court has already observed that there is no material on…

19 Nov

Govt. to award India’s cleanest cities

editor0 CommentsIndiaPresident Ram Nath Kovind, Swachh Survekshan

President Ram Nath Kovind will honour the awardees of Swachh Survekshan (SS) 2021 at the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ organised by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at Vigyan Bhawan. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a Garbage Free India under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, the ceremony will also award cities certified under the Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free Cities. The ‘Mahotsav’ will also pay tribute to the sanitation workers by recognising top-performing cities under the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge earlier initiated by the Ministry. This is a major landmark since the launch of Swachh Bharat…

19 Nov

PM Modi’s Gurpurab gift for farmers

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a masterstroke, has today announced the government’s decision to repeal all three farm laws that had stirred countrywide farmer protests. The PM’s decision comes as a gift to farmers on the occasion of Guru Purab (Guru Nanak’s birthday) and has successfully drawn a positive response from farmers, especially from the state of Punjab and Haryana. In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Modi said there might have been some lacking in the government’s efforts that it could not convince the farmers how beneficial are the three farm laws but today is ‘Prakash Parv’ and…

17 Nov

India’s Chandrayaan-2 avoids collision with NASA’s moon orbiter

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For the first time in its space exploration mission, a measure was carried out recently to avoid the collision between Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and US' Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) LRA were predicted to come very close to each other on October 20, 2021, near the Lunar North pole. Calculations by ISRO and NASA's JPL showed that the radial separation between the two spacecraft would be less than 100 m and the closest approach distance would be only about three km on October 20, 2021, at 11.15…

17 Nov

Schools, colleges closed in Delhi reports NCR; construction activities are halted

editor0 CommentsIndiaDelhi, pollution

All schools, colleges and educational institutions in Delhi have been asked to remain closed until further notice in view of air pollution. On Tuesday night, the Commission for Air Quality Management issued an order wherein it directed that schools, colleges and educational institutions remain shut. It said that institutions can hold classes through online mode. The CAQM in its nine-page also directed NCR state governments to allow at least 50 per cent of staff to work from home till November 21. It said that private firms must also be "encouraged" to allow at least 50 per cent of their staff…

16 Nov

Renee Cosmetics launches10 brand new stores in Guwahati

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Renee Cosmetics, is all set to make a difference for all the beauty connoisseurs in Assam, with its ten brand new stores. Famed actress Barsha Rani Bishaya was present for the inauguration at four of the ten outlets Henna Agencies, H L & Sons, Upahar and Beauty Zone, located in Fancy Bazar, Guwahati. With a robust online presence, the brand new physical stores go a step further in enhancing customer experiences, by presenting a superior shopping experience that is unique and new age. With a motive to combine the daily needs of women into concise packaging and empower them with…

16 Nov

Delhi govt suggests work from home policy due to high air pollution

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Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said implementing work from home policy in Delhi-NCR and closing down industries are some of the steps suggested by the Delhi government in a meeting of the Commission for Air Quality Management. The meeting was held today. On Saturday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced various emergency measures, including the closure of schools for a week, a ban on construction activities and work from home for government employees, to deal with the pollution crisis faced by the city. "On Monday, DPCC teams went to see whether the measures are being implemented and they found that…