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15 Sep

Oil India to invest Rs 25,000 cr in net-zero push by 2040

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

State-run Oil India Limited (OIL) plans to invest Rs 25,000 crore to achieve its net-zero emissions target, Oil and Gas Explorer Chairman and Managing Director Ranjit Rath said on September 14. Rath said at a press conference that OIL is committed to investing in the use of green hydrogen, 2G ethanol plants, compressed biogas plants, carbon capture. Explorer, which has recently been elevated to the status of a Maharatna company, plans to invest around Rs 8,000 crore in setting up a 2G ethanol plant. connected with the government's plan to increase the share of natural gas in India's energy mix…

14 Sep

BJP thanks SRK for exposing ‘corrupt Congress rule’ through ‘Jawan’

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hailed Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's latest film "Jawan" and said it exposed ten years of "corrupt and policy-paralysed" Congress rule. BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia tweeted in his X(Twitter) account, "We must thank @iamsrk for exposing the corrupt, policy paralysis ridden Congress rule from 2004 to 2014 through "?? #JawaanMovie, reminds all viewers of the tragic political past during the UPA government. As he puts it, "Hum jawaan hain, apni jaan hazaar baar daon par laga sakte hain, lekin sirf desh ke liye ????; tumhare jaise desh bechne walo ke liye hargiz nahi." It's…

13 Sep

Vivek Agnihotri reacts after Naseeruddin Shah calls success of Gadar 2’disturbing’

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBollywood, Entertainment, India, North Eastentertainment, INDIA

Vivek Agnihotri attacked veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah when he said that it is disturbing that movies like The Kashmir Files and Ghadar 2 are becoming massively popular. In an exclusive interview, when Vivek was asked to react to Naseeruddin's comments, the director said that the actor probably feels 'exposed' to the truth of The Kashmir File and 'likes to support terrorists' but he doesn't. Vivek Agnihotri said, "I am a huge fan of Naseer Saab so I cast him in The Tashkent File. But I don't know late why he is old and if so I shouldn't say anything. Sometimes,…

13 Sep

Sholay actor Satinder Kumar Khosla dies at the age of 84

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Veteran actor Birbal Khosla aka Satinder Kumar Khosla who is known for his perfect comedy time in many of his films, has passed away at the age of 84. The cause of his death has not yet been confirmed yet it's coming to know that it happened due to cardiac arrest. Birbal Khosla was born on October 28, 1938 in Gurdaspur, Punjab. His father appointed him in charge of the family business "Khosla Printing Press" but soon realized that his son was not cut to sit behind a desk and was reassigned to take orders and deliver orders. Birbal Khosla…

12 Sep

Know the educational qualifications of UK PM Rishi Sunak, wife Akshata Murty

Business Correspondent0 CommentsIndia

Prime Minister of UK Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy recently visited India on the event of G20 Summit held in New Delhi. The couple also visited historical places including Akshardham temple in Delhi. Rishi Sunak was born in Punjabi family in Southampton, England. He did his schooling at Winchester college and graduated from the renowned Lincoln college in Oxford in Economics, Politics and Philosophy. After that he pursued his MBA degree from Stanford University. Akshata Murty, the only daughter of Narayana Murthy(Infosys founder) and Sudha Murthy, did her schooling from Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Later on she…

12 Sep

Naseeruddin Shah calls Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 ‘regressive’

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBollywood, Entertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Actor Naseeruddin Shah considers the popularity of "jingoistic" films like The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story and Gadar 2 to be "detrimental". He also feels that filmmakers make films that unnecessarily put "other communities" down. In a new interview, veteran actor expressed concern over the popularity of these films compared to films by directors like Hansal Mehta, Anubhav Sinha and Sudhir Mishra. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, Naseeruddin was asked if the purpose of filmmaking in Bollywood has changed. "Now the more jingoists you are, the more popular you become, because this is the country that rules," he replied.…

12 Sep

Nipah alert: Health Department reports 2 ‘unnatural’ deaths in Kerala

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealth, IndiaHealth, INDIA

The Kerala Health Department on Monday issued a health alert in Kozhikode district after two deaths were suspected to be due to Nipah virus infection, which it described as "unnatural".As reported by PTI, the state's health minister, Veena George, conducted a high-level meeting to assess the situation, as the health department said in a statement on Monday night. It said two "unnatural" deaths following fever were reported from a private hospital and suspected to be due to the Nipah virus. Additionally, it has been learned that a relative of one of the deceased has also been admitted to the Intensive…

11 Sep

ISRO successfully conducts third earth-bound manoeuvre

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, Science & Tech, TechnologyINDIA, science

Aditya L1, India's first mission to study the Sun, took pictures of itself as well as the Earth and the Moon from the high elliptical orbit around Earth where it currently resides. “Onlooker! Aditya-L1, destined for the Sun-Earth L1 point, takes a selfie and images of the Earth and the Moon,” the space agency informed in a tweet on Thursday morning. https://twitter.com/isro/status/1699663615169818935?s=20 The video posted by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows an image of a portion of the spacecraft captured by its onboard camera. It features the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) which will study the solar corona,…

11 Sep

Dengue patient numbers rising in Bengal

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaHealth, INDIA

Dengue seems to be taking a toll every day in West Bengal, especially in rural pockets of the state, with the number of cases crossing 15,000 by Sunday afternoon. According to state health department statistics, the total number of victims so far this season is 15,272, of which 10,321 are reported from rural areas, while the remaining 4,951 are from urban areas. After Nadia, the maximum number of cases were reported from North 24 Parganas district. The total number of dengue deaths in the state is 24. The latest death was reported from Dakshin Dum Dum in North 24 Parganas…

09 Sep

Chandrababu Naidu arrested in corruption case

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalINDIA, POLITICS

The Andhra Pradesh Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said on September 9 that former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was the main conspirator and "accused number 1" in the ₹ 371 crore skill development scam. The agency also said that the government order was issued at the behest of Mr. Naidu, with the intention of unjustly damaging the public exchequer and profiting private individuals. The former chief minister was arrested by the CID around 6 am from RK Function Hall in Gyanapuram in Nandiyala town in connection with the scam. In its remand report, the CID said that as per the…