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17 Jul

Maharashtra: Chopper crashes in Jalgaon; Pilot dead, co-pilot injured

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A helicopter crashed on Friday in Maharashtra's Jalgaon city killing the pilot on the spot. The co-pilot of the chopper sustained injuries in the crash. According to reports, police and local authorities have reached the spot. The incident took place near Wardi village in the district's Chopda area which is part of the Satpura mountain ranges, and information was received by authorities around 5.15 pm. “One occupant was declared dead on arrival by hospital authorities while the second person has sustained injuries," he said. One of the occupants was a woman but it was not yet clear who was piloting…

17 Jul

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province; India takes up matter at UNSC

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The body of Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar, has been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by the Taliban on Friday. "We have been informed that the body has been handed over by the Taliban to the ICRC," a source in the Indian Embassy in Kabul said. Danish Siddiqui, who was on a reporting assignment embedded with the Afghan Special Forces, was killed when clashes broke out between the security forces and Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city. The Indian Embassy in Kabul has informed…

16 Jul

Will the third wave of coronavirus enter the state through North Bengal, experts fear

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Corona infections are on the rise in northeastern India. And that is why the health camp of Bengal is seeing clouds in vermilion. Their only concern now is, 'Will the third wave enter the state through North Bengal?' State health officials met Thursday with the Global Advisory Committee on Corona. According to the source, this fear has been raised again and again. The members of the advisory committee of the world have also warned the health department of the state. Because, to reach any part of India by road and rail from North East India, you have to cross North Bengal. It is also possible to…

16 Jul

Indian economy to witness substantial slack in FY22

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that there will be “substantial slack” in growth for the Indian economy, although it is poised to recover and witness positive growth in the current fiscal. The RBI Bulletin for July 2021 noted that the economy is struggling to regain the momentum of recovery that had started in the second half of 2020-21 but was interrupted by the second wave of Covid. “Even with a 9.5 per cent GDP growth in 2021-22, there will be substantial slack in the economy and demand pressures may take some more time to become evident,” it said.…

16 Jul

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes

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Indian photojouralist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city on Friday. He was on a reporting assignment embedded with the Afghan Special Forces.Condoling Danish Siddiqui's demise, Farid Mamundzay, the Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India, tweeted: "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night. The Indian Journalist & winner of Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces. I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters."Danish Siddiqui, a…

16 Jul

No fuel price hike on Friday

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Oil marketing companies kept the retail price of petrol and diesel unchanged on Friday to analyse the global oil price movement before making further revisions. Accordingly, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 101.54 a litre and diesel 89.87 a litre in the national capital. On Thursday, oil companies raised the price of petrol and diesel by 35 paise and 15 paise per litre respectively in the National capital taking the fuel rates to new highs. Across the country as well the fuel prices remained unchanged on Friday but the rates varied depending on the level of local taxes in…

16 Jul

Heavy rains pound Mumbai, local trains hit

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Heavy overnight rains lashed Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) hitting road and rail traffic, though flight operation at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport was normal. Water-logging was reported from chronic spots of Dadar, Parel, Wadala, Sion, besides low-lying areas in Malad, Santacruz, Dahisar. While the suburban services on the Central Railway were hit badly with delays of over 30-minutes due to speed restrictions, Western Railway traffic has not been affected. K.S. Hosalikar, Head of Climate Research and Services, Pune shared the latest satellite images at 8.30 a.m. indicating intense clouds over Mumbai suburbs and Thane leading to…

15 Jul

Raju Bista appointed as BJYM’s National General Secretary

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Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) has released the list of its new executives. In the new team, special importance has been given to Bengal. A statement issued by BJP on Wednesday said that during a meeting with the party's president JP Nadda, Raju Bista has been appointed as the National General Secretary of the party.Apart from Raju Bista, Anup Saha, MLA of Dubrajpur in Birbhum district, has been appointed as the national vice-president of the BJP's youth wing.

15 Jul

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant tests positive for COVID-19

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India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not travel with the Test squad to Durham, where Team India will reassemble to begin preparations for the England series. A BCCI source confirmed that it was Pant who tested positive and was in isolation for the past eight days. He is, according to the source, asymptomatic at this point. "He is in quarantine at an acquaintance's place and won't be travelling with the team to Durham on Thursday," he said without divulging when the 23-year-old will join the squad. A few weeks earlier the player was spotted with…

15 Jul

Mastercard ban: RBL Bank’s credit card issuance to take hit, switches to Visa

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RBL Bank said that its credit card issuance rate will be impacted post the Reserve Bank barring Mastercard Asia Pacific from onboarding new credit, debit and prepaid card customers with effect from July 22. RBL Bank, which currently issues credit cards on the Mastercard network only, said it has entered into an agreement with Visa Worldwide on Wednesday to issue credit cards enabled on the Visa payment network. The bank expects to start issuing credit cards on the Visa payment network post the technology integration, which is expected to take 8 to 10 weeks. “Our bank’s current run rate of…