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06 Jul

Delhi CM Kejriwal announces India’s biggest shopping festival in Delhi from Jan 28

editor0 CommentsBusinessArvind Kejriwal, DELHI

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced 'the biggest shopping competition in India' that will be held in the country wide capital from January 28 to February 26 next year.Kejriwal said, "A 30-day Delhi Shopping Festival will be organised from January 28 to February 29 (next year). This will be the largest buying competition in India." "We are starting it now. I assume that in a few years, we will make it the biggest buying competition in the world," he said. The biggest' buying competition will enhance the city's financial system and assist the nearby businessman, the Delhi CM…

06 Jul

BJP’s Roopa Ganguly Meets Trinamul Leader Kunal Ghosh, Fuels Speculation in Bengal Political Circles

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal, PoliticalBJP, TMC

BJP chief Roopa Ganguly, who has lately been criticised by the state leadership on a variety of issues, has met TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh at a social gathering, fuelling speculations in political circles in West Bengal. However, each Ganguly and Ghosh have claimed that it was a “courtesy meeting" and there used to be nothing political in it. A graphic of each having a conservation at a recent social gathering went viral on social media. “We met at a gathering. We are from extraordinary political events but she is like my elder sister. During our teenage days, she used to…

06 Jul

Yogi launches tree plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a tree plantation drive, under which 25 crore saplings will be planted across the state. The chief minister launched the drive by planting saplings of peepal, banyan and pakd (harishankari) in Manikpur development block of Chitrakoot district and said that 35 crore saplings would be planted in the state this year. The state ministers participated in the campaign by planting saplings in different districts. Many more ministers were supposed to receive development programs. As per the official statement, the Chief Minister said while addressing the function at Chitrakootthat that the state government…

06 Jul

Puducherry records fresh COVID-19 cases

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Union Territory of Puducherry reported 91 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. Fresh 9 COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday. 91 cases were detected during the testing of 2,520 samples, Health Director G Sriramulu said in a release. Puducherry region accounted for 65 of the 91 cases, followed by Karaikal with 19 and Yanam (7). Mahe, an enclave in Kerala's Puducherry, has not reported any new cases, the director said. The Union Territory's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,66,923 with 91 new infections added. Fifty patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the overall number of recoveries…

06 Jul

Himanta and President to have discussion over flood situation occured Assam

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On Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind called up Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma to inquire about the prevailing flood situation in the state. The Chief Minister said he was honored to receive a call from the President who inquired about the flood situation in Assam and the ongoing relief and rescue operations. The CM, Assam tweeted, ‘extremely grateful for his concern. It will boost our morale in overcoming this situation.' According to the report, Assam has faced severe flood situation this year which has affected 90 lakh people in the state so far.

05 Jul

SpiceJet Double Trouble: Windshield Cracks On Mumbai Flight

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A SpiceJet flight, flying from Kandla in Gujarat, made a priority touchdown in Mumbai after its outer windshield developed a mid-air crack, the airline said. This is the 2d incident in days involving a SpiceJet aircraft.The SpiceJet Kandla-Mumbai flight was at an altitude of 23,000 feet when the outer pane of the windshield cracked, officials said. All passengers and members are safe, the airline informed in a statement. “During cruise at FL230, the P2 aspect windshield outerpane cracked. The associated non-normal guideline actions are carried out. The pressure was once normal. Priority landing was done once and the aircraft landed…

05 Jul

Film Producer Karan Johar donates ₹11 lakh for Assam flood relief, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma thanks him

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Film producer Karan Johar on Tuesday donated Rs 11 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Relief Fund for flood relief. The state chief minister shared the information on his Twitter handle praising Karan. Many Bollywood celebrities like Arjun Kapoor, Rohit Shetty, Sonu Nigam have contributed to the cause. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma tweeted "Grateful to film producer @karanjohar and Dharma Productions for donating ₹11 lakh to CM Relief Fund." He also acknowledged the initiative taken by Bollywood director Rohit Shetty to "unite the entire film industry due to #Assamflood". Earlier, Rohit Shetty and actor Arjun Kapoor contributed…

05 Jul

TMC condemns party MP Mahua Moitra’s ‘Kaali’ remarks

editor0 CommentsPolitical, Entertainment, West BengalTMC

Trinamool Congress (TMC) condemned party MP Mahua Maitra's comments on Goddess Kali in which she referred to the Hindu deity as a "meat-eating, wine-drinking goddess". “The comments made by @MahuaMoitra at #IndiaTodayConclaveEast2022 and his views on Goddess Kali are made in his personal capacity and not endorsed by the party in any way or shape. All India Trinamool Congress strongly condemns such comments,” read the tweet, which is in a respectful agreement with TMC. Speaking at the India Today Conclave East 2022 on Tuesday, Mahua Maitra responded to a controversy over a film poster showing Goddess Kali smoking a cigarette.…

05 Jul

Shiprocket-CII-Praxis report reveals D2C sales hit new high

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaPraxis Global Alliance, Shiprocket-CII-Praxis

India’s largest eCommerce enablement platform Shiprocket has released a report on the D2C market in India in collaboration with CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) and Praxis Global Alliance, a global management consulting and advisory services firm. As per the report, Direct to Customer (D2C) is a $12 billion market and is witnessing remarkable and rapid growth. The report states that several D2C brands in India have crossed INR 100Cr revenue in 3-5 years after the launch. The latest report reveals that D2C brands are estimated to be $60 billion industry by FY27, registering a CAGR of about 40%. The numbers…

05 Jul

Jindal Stainless lodges FIR against the local manufacturer for trademark infringement

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIndia, Jindal Stainless, stainless steel products

Jindal Stainless has lodged an FIR against the owner of Malda (West Bengal)-based Maheshwari Steel for infringement of the JSL and Jindal trademarks. The FIR has been registered under IPC Sections 420, 482, 486, 120B, Sections 63 and 64 of the Copy Right Act, and Sections 103 and 104 of the Trademark Act. The local police, acting on a complaint made by Jindal Stainless, raided the premises from where the accused was operating and found large quantities of goods with logo of fake JSL/Jindal trademarks. The investigating team has also seized around five dyes of Jindal logo attached to the…