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28 Sep

Govt. introduces 50-year bond to meet life insurance companies’ demand

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaINDIA

The central government will sell 50-year bonds for the first time to meet demand for long-dated securities from the country's life insurance and pension fund sectors. This comes as a major development in the country's financial sector as a rapidly growing middle class seeks long-term financial security and retirement planning through such investments. The new 50-year bonds announced in the borrowing plan released by the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday will add to the 30-year and 40-year tenor bonds currently offered. “Investor demand has strengthened, supported by the expansion of the formal sector, with households allocating a higher share…

27 Sep

Indians have just 4days to exchange ₹2000 currency note

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaINDIA

Only four days left for the deposit/transfer of ₹2,000 currency notes. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordered the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes on May 19, giving people till September 30 to exchange or deposit them in banks.There are still about 240 billion rupees ($2.9 billion), about 24,000 crore rupees worth of notes in circulation, Bloomberg reports. 93% of the ₹2,000 notes have either been deposited or exchanged in banks, the central bank said earlier this month. "As per data from banks, the total value of ₹2,000 banknotes withdrawn from circulation is ₹3.32 lakh crore as on August 31,…

25 Sep

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is buying an iPhone 15 for camera

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Apple iPhone releases have always been fashionable on social media. They tend to make headlines at any given time, especially now that Apple's iPhone 15 series is as fresh as a mint. It is clear that it will be in the news. X, formerly Twitter, boss Elon Musk expressed interest in buying an iPhone 15 after the Apple CEO shared some photos with photographers Stephen Wilkes and Reuben Wu on the platform. Tim Cook posted photos with photographers at X. He wrote,“World-renowned photographers Stephen Wilkes and Reuben Wu show us creativity is limitless with iPhone 15 Pro Max. Their vivid…

23 Sep

How Varanasi’s International Cricket Stadium will look like

editor0 CommentsIndia, Sports

The International Cricket Stadium in Varanasi is expected to be complete in 2025. Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi visired Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and laid the foundation stone of the International Cricket Stadium. The stadium will be constructed in more than 30 acre area in Ganjari, Rajatalab. The cost to build the whole stadium is about 450 crore rupees. This stadium is a amazing structure made in history of India and it will play a real role for development of India as everyone will see it will enjoying the wonderful sports cricket. The architecture of the Varanasi cricket stadium got…

23 Sep

PM Modi to flag off nine new Vande Bharat trains

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaINDIA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off nine new Vande Bharat trains on various routes on Sunday. These include two services of South Central Railway (SCR), two in West Bengal, as well as one each in Odisha, Gujarat, Rajasthan and others. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will also attend the inauguration ceremony, an official statement said. As the festive season begins, various trains are expected to offer passengers a smooth travel experience, providing a fast and convenient travel option. According to officials, the Kacheguda-Yesvantpur train service between Bengaluru and Hyderabad will be the fastest train between the two cities with…

23 Sep

Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Chandrayaan-3

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, TechnologyINDIA

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Friday said it has not received any signal from the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover. The space agency is continuing its efforts to establish contact and confirm their status. An ISRO official had earlier said that the ground stations would try to revive the lander and rover and their on-board instruments on Thursday or Friday after a dawn break on the Moon and optimal sunlight. There is very little chance of revival and it is possible that even if they both wake up, they are unable to regain full functionality. All…

22 Sep

CM Chouhan unveils 108-ft tall Adi Shankaracharya statue in MP

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaINDIA

India exists because Adiguru Shankaracharya existed, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday after inaugurated a 108-feet tall statue of the spiritual leader in his 12-year-old self.The perfectly sculpted 'Statue of the Oneness' against the backdrop of cloudy sky is an awe-inspiring sight on the banks of the Narmada. The Chief Minister inaugurated it with the chanting of slokas by thousands of saints and said that all disputes in the world could be resolved by Advaita philosophy propagated by Adiguru Shankaracharya."The solution to all disputes, all disputes and fights in the world lies in Advaita Vedanta. It's not just…

22 Sep

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is now streaming on OTT platform

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBollywood, Entertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani was one of the hits of this year. Star director, Karan Johar returned to the big screen with a bang and showcased what he is all about by making movies. The OTT rights of the film have been acquired by Amazon Prime for a hefty price and started streaming for rent on Amazon Prime Video on September 8 for Rs 349. Now, the film has finally landed on Prime Video for its subscribers. Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani stars some of the biggest names in Indian cinema. Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh played…

21 Sep

Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots Co-Star Akhil Mishra dies at 67

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Actor Akhil Mishra, known for playing librarian Dubey in Aamir Khan's '3 Idiots', died on September 21. The actor lived with his wife and actress Suzanne Bernert. The 67-year-old actor was shooting for a project in Hyderabad. Suzanne's publicist confirmed the news of the actor's death and revealed that he had slipped and died in the kitchen. "He was sitting on a chair in the kitchen trying to do something when he fell down and hit his head. He was found bleeding and was rushed to the hospital. Even after the efforts of the doctors, he could not survive and…

21 Sep

NVIDIA now partners with Infosys to train 50,000 on chipmakers’ AI tech

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Infosys Ltd stock was trading nearly percent lower at Rs 1,481 in early trade on September 21, with the Indian IT services player extending losses for a third straight session after announcing a partnership with NVIDIA to develop generative AI tools for the business. Infosys plans to set up an NVIDIA Center of Excellence where 50,000 employees will be trained and certified on the American chip giant's AI technology, the company said in a September 20 press release. NVIDIA's AI enterprise ecosystem of models, tools, runtimes and GPU systems will be brought to Infosys' AI-first offering Topaz as part of…