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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…

09 Nov

Rohanpreet Singh opens up about Neha Kakkar says that it was love at first sight

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Newlyweds singer Neha Kakkar and Rohanpreet Singh have revealed the initial moments of filming their song “Nehu Da Vyah,” were enough for them to know that they were made for each other. The much-in-love couple, who tied the knot on October 24, have opened up about their courtship. Talking about her first impression of Rohanpreet, Neha said that she was moved by his kind behaviour towards everyone on the set. The singer added that she felt such a strong pull towards Rohanpreet. “My first impression of him was that he was so good to each and every person on the…

07 Nov

Court to hear cops’ plea on Arnab Goswami’s judicial remand on Nov 9

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Bombay High Court is hearing a habeas corpus plea by Republic TV Managing Director and Chief Editor Arnab Goswami, challenging his arrest by the Maharashtra Police in an abetment of suicide case and seeking interim bail. The court also hearing a plea filed by Adnya Naik, daughter of the architect Anvay Naik, who along with his mother Kumud Naik, had committed suicide at their bungalow in Alibaug, Raigad, on May 5, 2018. She has sought a reinvestigation into the case or transferring it to an independent agency. The Alibaug district sessions court passed the order after it was informed that…