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03 Mar

“Can We Ask Putin To Stop War?”: Chief Justice On Plea To Rescue Indians

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Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, whilst hearing a petition on rescuing Indian college students stranded in Ukraine, referred to a social media submit that wondered him on what actions he had taken to convey again Indians from the war-torn country, and questioned if he may want to ask the Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war."On social media, I noticed some video announcing what is CJI doing! Can I give directions to President of Russia to quit the war," the Chief Justice remarked. The Chief Justice made the observation while listening to a plea to rescue greater than…

03 Mar

Dhaniakhali gets new Trends store

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaDhaniakhali, TRENDS

Trends (India’s largest and fastest growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail) inaugurated its new Store in West Bengal – at Dhaniakhali town of Hooghly district. The Trends store at Dhaniakhali boasts of modern looks and ambience featuring an exciting range of good quality and fashion merchandise that is relevant to the consumers of the region and at prices that are affordable and seen as high value for money. Clients of this town can anticipate an interestingly extraordinary and standout experience of looking for popular Women's Wear, Men's Wear, Kids Wear and Fashion Accessories, at brilliant costs. The…

03 Mar

7up®’s Mascot Fido Dido is Back

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The thought-provoking concept of the brand’s new campaign launched as part of 7UP®’s ‘Think Fresh’ series, is to find witty and fun solutions to address curveballs through a fun attitude. The quirky film features the much-loved, curly-haired 7UP® mascot Fido Dido who addresses everyday googlies through in a playful and ice-cool manner.The 7UP® creative campaign opens with an old lady who’s trying to cross the road sees cars stopping over the zebra crossing and block her path. In a ‘Think Fresh’ move, Fido is seen taking a swift sip of 7UP® and coming up with a fresh idea. The film…

03 Mar

The Counter Speech Fellowship in Siliguri by Instagram

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In association with the Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC), Instagram announced a new edition of their flagship youth program - the Counter Speech Fellowship in Siliguri. The program will engage young people on topics that matter to them and encourage them to lead conversations about them online.The Counter Speech Fellowship engages creative teenagers to use the power of visual storytelling to start meaningful conversations on issues that are important to young citizens around the world. The fellows have gone on to start non-profits like the Global Voluntary Action network, worked with organizations like Nyaaya that focus on legal rights,…

03 Mar

Esha Singh mesmerizes everyone with her glorious performance

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Esha Singh made a firm statement about her arrival in the senior place with a silver in the women’s 10m air pistol event in the ongoing World Cup shooting championship in Cairo, Egypt. The 17-year-old, Esha Singh, is the first woman shooter from Telangana to win a World Cup medal. “Now the goal is to keep winning as many medals as possible for India in all major events and bring laurels to the country,” Esha believes. “Hopefully, this can be just the beginning of many more success stories at the highest level. I will continue to work really hard and…

03 Mar

PM Modi urges people of UP to participate in ‘festival of democracy’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people of Uttar Pradesh to actively take part in polling as the State entered the sixth phase of voting on Thursday. In a tweet the Prime Minister termed the ongoing elections in UP as ‘festival of democracy’. Urging people to turn up in large number to cast their ballots, he said each of their ballots would add to strengthening of democracy. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s fate will be decided in today’s polling. He is contesting from his hometurf in Gorakhpur city, for the first time for a seat in the State assembly. In 2017…

03 Mar

ICICI Bank to offer special banking services to Assam Rifles

editor0 CommentsAssam, Business, IndiaAssam Rifles, ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam Rifles, to offer a range of specially curated banking services to the serving as well as retired personnel. The MoU was signed at the headquarters of Assam Rifles at Shillong by Lt. Gen. P.C. Nair, AVSM, YSM, Director General, Assam Rifles and Mr. Vishal Batra, Regional Business Head & Head of Defence Ecosystem, ICICI Bank. As part of the MoU, the Bank offers a comprehensive bouquet of benefits like a zero balance account, preferential allotment of lockers, unlimited free transactions at any ATM in India, and life-time free credit card…

03 Mar

India denies its students being held hostage in Ukraine

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The government today denied reports that Indian students were being held as “hostage” in Ukraine, saying it was in constant touch with Indian nationals in the war-torn country. “Our embassy in Ukraine is in continuous touch with Indian nationals in Ukraine. We note that with the cooperation of the Ukrainian authorities, many students have left Kharkiv yesterday. We have not received reports of any hostage situation regarding any student,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said. He said India has requested the support of the Ukrainian authorities in arranging special trains for taking out students from Kharkiv and neighbouring…

03 Mar

Brent crude soared above $112 per barrel because of the Ukraine crisis

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The benchmark Brent crude soared above $112 per barrel as fighting intensified in Ukraine. The decision by the International Energy Agency to release crude from its reserves also failed to dampen prices. Higher energy prices could worsen the inflation that is already threatened the economies everywhere and created concern among the central banks. After the state elections are over in India, state-owned oil retailers are prepared to raise the fuel prices. As per the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry, the Indian basket of crude rose above $102 per barrel compared with $81.5 per barrel when the…

03 Mar

798 Indians evacuates in four flights from Ukraine

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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi requested the Air Force's involvement in the evacuation process which helped in increase daily evacuations. An Indian student died in Kharkiv shelter. Kharkiv is the second largest city of Ukraine. Naveen Shekharappa from Karnataka was killed while he was trying to buy food. Another student from Punjab died in Ukraine after suffered from stroke. 800 Indians nearly stuck in Ukraine. They were brought back to India in four flights operated by the Air Force. The evacuation process has been coded as 'Operation Ganga'. It has been co-ordinated in each country by deputed Union Minister.…