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28 Feb

Deeply saddened by conflict in Ukraine: Dalai Lama

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Globetrotting Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he has been deeply saddened by the conflict in Ukraine. “Our world has become so interdependent that violent conflict between two countries inevitably impacts the rest of the world." He believed problems and disagreements are best resolved through dialogue. “Genuine peace comes about through mutual understanding and respect for each other’s wellbeing. “We must not lose hope. The 20th century was a century of war and bloodshed. The 21st century must be a century of dialogue.” The elderly monk prayed that peace is swiftly restored in Ukraine.

28 Feb

An open-ended hybrid scheme invest in debt instruments

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Jointly managed by Mr. Vikrant Mehta and Mr. Pradeep Gokhale, ITI Mutual Fund has announced the launch of ‘ITI Conservative Hybrid Fund’ and the NFO opened on February 21, 2022 and closes on March 07, 2022. The Fund will invest into an array of high quality Debt Instruments and also into leading Nifty50 Index stocks. The Fund seeks to generate regular income through investments in debt & money market instruments along with capital appreciation through limited exposure to equity and equity related instruments. This is the 16th fund being launched by the ITI AMC in its 2+ years of journey.…

28 Feb

Facebook restricts several social media accounts in Ukraine

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Access to several social media accounts in Ukraine has been blocked by Meta. The social networking giant also said it is reviewing other governments' requests to restrict access to the accounts in their countries. In a tweet, Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Meta , on Monday wrote that the company has been in contact with the Government of Ukraine. "At their request, we have also restricted access to several accounts in Ukraine, including those belonging to some Russian state media organization. We are also reviewing other government requests to restrict Russian state-controlled media," he said. The Ukrainians…

28 Feb

U.N. Security Council votes to talk about Ukraine at General Assembly, India abstains

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India abstained from a procedural vote taken in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to name for a rare distinctive emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, even as New Delhi welcomed Moscow and Kyiv’s selection to keep talks at the Belarus border. The resolution was once adopted with 11 votes in favour, paving the way for the General Assembly to meet on the crisis as quickly as Monday night (India time) or Tuesday morning. India, China and the UAE abstained, while Russia voted in opposition to the resolution. This will be only the 11th…

28 Feb

India equal world record for most successive wins in T20Is after defeating Sri Lanka in 3rd T20I

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India, after defeating Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I, Rohit Sharma-led Team India equalled the world record for registering the most consecutive T20I victories. With this victory over Sri Lanka, Team India registered their 12th consecutive win in the shortest format and they have now equalled Afghanistan's record for most consecutive T20I wins by a Test-playing nation. India is currently the No.1 ranked team in the shortest format of the game. India won the third and final T20I match against Sri Lanka by six wickets. Shreyas Iyer starred with 73* not out as Team India chased the target of…

28 Feb

Ranjivjit Singh— Chief Growth Officer of Hero MotoCorp

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The world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters Hero MotoCorp has created a new position, titled Chief Growth Officer, integrating the Marketing, Sales and After-Sales functions. Ranjivjit Singh – who has been heading Marketing - is being elevated to this newly constituted role of Chief Growth Officer, with immediate effect.Ranjivjit joined Hero MotoCorp in July 2021 and has contributed immensely towards enhancing the brand salience and customer affinity of Brand Hero. Naveen Chauhan, who has been heading the SAS function since April 1, 2020, has decided to move on and pursue opportunities outside of the Company. He will stay on…

28 Feb

Vinod Kambli, ex-India cricketer, arrested for drunk driving; launched later on bail

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Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli, 50, was once arrested for allegedly riding under the influence of alcohol after he rammed his car into any other auto which belonged to cricketer Ramesh Powar's wife, before smashing into the gate of his residential society in Bandra on Sunday afternoon. According to police sources, Kambli tried to velocity away but was once caught by way of a police patrol van close to the Lilavati Hospital and observed to be in an inebriated condition. He was said via Powar's wife, who witnessed the incident and known as the police manipulate room. Kambli used to…

28 Feb

PM Modi on a Post Budget Seminar

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Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said at a Post Budget seminar that it is imperative to prepare the ‘demographic dividend’ of the country as per the demands of the changing job roles. The discussion was a part of a series of seminars inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He addressed the first session themed — Digital University: Making World Class Higher Education Accessible for All. The panellists shared their views on the recent announcements made by our finance minister in the Budget 2022 including deliberations on DESH stack e-portal that aims to empower citizens to skill, reskill…

28 Feb

Tata Motors launched special Kaziranga edition of its SUV

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India’s leading automotive brand Tata Motors has introduced the ‘Untamed Kaziranga Edition of SUVs’, inspired by India’s rich geographical and biological diversity while also paying homage to India’s great national parks. This will include India’s first and safest sub compact SUV – the Punch, India’s first GNCAP 5star rated car – the Nexon, the company’s premium SUV with the Land Rover DNA – the Harrier and its flagship 7 seater SUV – the Safari. It comes with a series of interesting additions to enhance the overall design of the cars. All models come with a Grassland Beige Exterior Body Color…

28 Feb

Anil Kapoor’s Judaai turns 25; Actor says he at first said no to the film: Intention was to do it for family

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The 1997 hit film, Judaai, starring actors Anil Kapoor, Srivedi and Urmila Matondkar, obtained significant reward when it launched on February 28. Despite having an unconventional storyline, the place a money-minded wife (Sridevi) consents to have her husband (Kapoor) marry some other girl (Matondkar) in alternate for money, the movie won the hearts of the audience. Kapoor tells us that he used to be originally reluctant to sign the movie. “I stored on saying no to the movie as I ought to now not connect with my character. I had a lot of stress from household and the family production…