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20 May

Kolkata shops affected in fire

editor0 CommentsSikkim

A fire department official said a fire gutted several shops in the Newmarket area of central Kolkata early on Friday morning. No loss was reported in the fire. The officer added, Five fire tenders took around 30 minutes to take the fire in control which took place around 3 am. The shops affected by the fire are on the ground floor of the building and some families live on the first floor.

20 May

Madhya Pradesh WCD team prevents a girl from marriage

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A women and child development group in Madhya Pradesh has managed to prevent a 16-year-old girl from getting married in the Indore district. The Prevention of Child Marriage Act, 2006 prohibits the marriage of girls before the age of 18 and men below the age of 21. Officer-in-charge Mahendra Pathak said, the WCD team reached Hatod town and asked the girl's parents to sign a bond that they will not marry her till she turns 18, said .

20 May

Chennaiyin FC retain Anirudh Thapa

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Two-time Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC have retained Indian midfielder Anirudh Thapa on a deal two-year. The 24-year-old will remain with the club he joined in 2016 until the summer of 2024. Since Marina Machans' joining, the Dehradun-born footballer has been an integral part of the team's set-up, playing a key role in Chennaiyin FC's success over the years including two ISL final appearances — once winning the title in the 2017-18 season. “Thapa came here young. And during that time, he won an ISL title, established himself as one of the best in the country and captained Chennaiyin…

20 May

One new Covid-19 case in Ladakh

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Ladakh recorded one new Covid case taking the number of infections to 28,258 on Friday. Of the total caseload, 22,977 infections were reported from Leh and 5,281 from Kargil. The death number remains unchanged at 228. So far, 28,025 COVID-19 patients already have recovered.

20 May

The 181 Women’s Helpline Quick Dial Feature

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness181 Women’s, India

The Delhi Commission for Women’s Helpline – ‘181’ received 200% more calls by integrating the 181 Women’s Helpline Quick Dial Feature within the Truecaller App. Truecaller started displaying the women’s safety helpline number -181 - on its dialer, as part of its campaign on crimes against women and girls - #ItsNotOk. The Commission’s helpline 181 received around 2000 calls per day which has now grown to more than 4,000 calls per day resulting in almost a 200% increase in total calls received per day. A significant portion of the 65.5k calls received in March were to enquire about the role…

20 May

KL Deemed-to-be University establishes new Business School

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIndia, KL Deemed-to-be University

KL Deemed-to-be University has inaugurated KLH Global Business School, an ultra-modern B-School dedicated to its internationally normative business courses. Located amidst the corporate houses at Kondapur, Hyderabad, KLH GBS offers a range of top-ranking programs and holds prestigious accreditations from NAAC and NIRF.The contemporary business school focuses on nurturing entrepreneurial and vision-driven students from its undergraduate and post graduate courses. It offers a spectrum of promising concentrations such as Global MBA, Executive MBA, PG Programs, Management Development Programs, Leadership Development Programs and custom programs. The Vice Chancellor was speaking about the need for such qualitative education in the country, backed…

20 May

CBI searches against Lalu Prasad Yadav at multiple locations, RJD protests

editor0 CommentsPoliticalbihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav

A fresh case has been filed through the CBI in opposition to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and searches had been said at 16 locations - throughout several cities - on Friday morning. The case is associated to alleged corruption linked to recruitments when Lalu Yadav served as the union railways minister, officers said. Delhi, Patna and Gopalganj have been among the places where the searches were on. The 73-year-old leader was currently granted bail in the fifth fodder case in opposition to him. This used to be the last of the corruption instances linked to the fodder scam in…

20 May

Sony launches BRAVIA 32W830K Google TV

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBRAVIA 32W830K, Google TV, SONY

Sony India launched the BRAVIA 32W830K television with attractive picture quality and life like sound. The all-new 80 cm (32) HD ready Google TV offers the viewer to enjoy movies, games and shows from apps or broadcast in an instant with advanced voice controls and built-in Chromecast. The viewer can experience an incredibly smart user experience with Google TV voice search powered by Google Assistant offer endless entertainment, works seamlessly with Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit. Sony’s new BRAVIA 32W830K is enabled with HDR picture processor to deliver enhancing contrast, detail and color. The TV delivers exceptional Full HD clarity…

20 May

Air India Made Emergency Landing After Airbus Engine Shut Mid-Air

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An Airbus A320neo aircraft of Tata Group-run Air India lower back to Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources stated today.Air India spokesperson stated the passengers were flown to the vacation spot – Bengaluru after a change of plane on Thursday. Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating the incident, sources advised the Press Trust of India. Air India's Airbus A320neo planes have Leap engines from CFM International. The pilots of the A320neo plane acquired a warning about excessive exhaust gas temperatures on…

20 May

Poll Strategist Prashant Kishor predicts electoral rout for Congress in Gujarat, Himachal

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal, Political

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has made but any other stinging criticism about the ballot potentialities of the Congress, a birthday celebration which he used to be keen to be a part of until last month. On Friday, the ballot strategist, while tweeting his views on the three-day Congress Chintan Shivir, predicted electoral rout for the grand historical celebration in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh meeting elections.The two BJP-ruled states will go to polls later this year. Sharing his views on the just-concluded Congress Chintan Shivir, which mentioned the way forward for the grand ancient birthday party after a string of…