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12 Nov

Sonowal launches second phase of Assam Darshan Scheme Disburses financial assistance to 377 religious

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today launched the second phase of ‘Assam Darshan Scheme’ at a programme held at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra where he presented approval letters to 377 religious institutions under the scheme. It may be noted that under Assam Darshan Scheme steps were undertaken to give financial assistance to develop infrastructural and other essential amenities of the religious places of different religions across the state. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sonowal said that the spiritual and cultural edifice of Assam is very strong. Therefore, the places of religious importance should be built in such a way to reverberate…

12 Nov

Investment in Digital Gold with Flipkart and SafeGold

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Flipkart (India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace) has partnered with SafeGold (India’s leading digital gold platform) to make investing in Digital Gold available to customers. Customers can buy 99.5 per cent pure, 24 karat gold, starting from as low as Rs. 10 on the Flipkart app, providing a transparent and efficient way of buying gold online. Leveraging technology, Flipkart will enable investing in gold, buying and selling it in a seamless manner helping reach millions of customers in metros and across the country including tier 3 cities and beyond. The purchased Digital Gold can also be sold on the platform with the…

12 Nov

L&T to construct 20KM, 4-lane road bridge

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Larsen & Toubro will construct a 20 km, 4-lane road bridge across the River Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Phulbari on NH 127B for the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. L&T has emerged as the lowest bidder at Rs 3166-Crore for the project. The proposed bridge will connect Assam and Meghalaya. It will be the longest road bridge (18.36 km) over a river in the country. The project is being financed by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) is the executing agency. The bridge is expected to be completed by 2026-27. The…

12 Nov

Maruti Suzuki Super Carry offers S-CNG BS6 variant

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Maruti Suzuki Super Carry is the first light commercial vehicle to upgrade to BS6 engine. Now, Maruti Suzuki India Limited launched BS6 compliant S-CNG variant of Super Carry. The launch is aligned to the Company’s Mission Green Million announced at Auto Expo 2020. Having already sold one million green vehicles (including CNG, Smart Hybrid vehicles), Maruti Suzuki, under its ‘Mission Green Million’, aims to sell the next one million green vehicles in the next couple of years. Maruti Suzuki S-CNG vehicles are equipped with dual interdependent ECUs (Electronic Control Units) and intelligent injection system. It is priced at Rs 507,000.…

12 Nov

Sony launches 4K HDR OLED TV

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Sony came out with its new 4K HDR OLED televisions A8H series in India. The A8HOLED TV is available in164 cm (65) in a very slim form factor. The TV is powered by self-illuminating pixels which are precisely and individually controlled by the picture processor X1 Ultimate. It provides crisp, high-contrast and true-to-life picture. This processor showing amazing versatility also scales up SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition) content to near 4K picture quality. BRAVIA A8H will be available across Sony retail stores (Sony Centre and Sony Exclusive), www.ShopatSC.com portal, and major electronic stores and exclusively on Amazon e-commerce…

12 Nov

Perfect gift option for Diwali – Almonds

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Diwali can be an opportunity for people to look out for the health of their loved ones. Instead of regular options, they should look at more thoughtful and mindful gifts like healthy and nutritious foods like Almonds. Almonds are known to be the gift of good health, as they provide a variety of benefits across heart health, diabetes and weight management. Bollywood actress, Soha Ali Khan, said, this Diwali the first item on her list of gifts is almonds as they contain a variety of nutrients. Madhuri Ruia, Pilates Expert, and Diet & Nutrition Consultant said, “Instead of sweets or…

10 Nov

India’s most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim’s six properties auctioned today

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Six properties of underworld don and India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim at his ancestral place Ratnagiri were auctioned by the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Authority (SAFEMA) on Tuesday. While four of the properties were successfully bid by Delhi-based lawyer Bhupendra Bhardwaj in the virtual auction held today, the other two bids were won by advocate Ajay Srivastava. "We had an excellent response in the auction. The six properties at Ratnagiri and Goregaon have been sold. While four bids were won by Bhupendra Bharadwaj, two were won by Ajay Shrivastava," SAFEMA Additional Commissioner RN D'Souza told…

09 Nov

Stand-up comedian Rajeev Nigam’s son Devraj passes away

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Rajeev Nigam’s son Devraj has passed away. Rajeev took to Facebook to share that Devraj died on the comedian’s birthday on Sunday. “What a surprise birthday gift… mera beta devraj aaj mujhe chod ke chala gaya.. bina birthday cake kaate… pagle aisa gift koi deta hai….,” wrote a heartbroken Rajeev alongside a picture of himself and Devraj. Rajeev Nigam, who rose to fame with the Great Indian Laughter Challenge, was later seen in Har Shaakh Per Ullu Baithaa Hai.

09 Nov

Narendra Modi gifts Rs 614 crore projects to Varanasi ahead of Diwali

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation of 30 projects worth Rs 614 crore in Varanasi via video conferencing on Monday, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said on Sunday. At a press conference on Sunday, Kashi region BJP president Mahesh Chandra Srivastava said that PM Modi will inaugurate 16 schemes worth over Rs 219 crore and lay the foundation of 14 projects worth over Rs 394 core. BJP unit chief in Uttar Pradesh Swatantra Dev Singh and four ministers will attend the ceremony at different venues in the city, he said. Srivastava said the transformation taking…

09 Nov

Bombay HC to pronounce order on Arnab Goswami’s bail plea in suicide abetment case today

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The Bombay High Court is pronouncing today its order on the bail plea moved by Republic TV Editor-in-Chief, Arnab Goswami following his arrest in a 2018 case concerning the suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother. The case was closed after the police filed an "A Summary" report in 2019, citing insufficient evidence to proceed against the accused which includes Goswami and two others. Earlier this year, the Maharashtra Government re-opened investigation in the case. Goswami and others were arrested last week. After his production before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alibaug, Goswami was remanded to 14 days' judicial…