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17 Feb

UGC NET 2021 result likely to be declared soon

editor0 Commentsbreaking news, EducationUGC NET

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2021 exam result today through their official website – ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The provisional answer key was released on January 21, 2022. The objection window was opened till January 24, 2022. The University Grants Commission (UGC) had merged National Eligibility Test (NET) Examination for December 2020 and June 2021 cycles. The examination was conducted on November 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, December 1, 3, 4, 5 and January 4 and 5, 2022. The last UGC-NET was held in June 2020. Approximately 12.67 lakh candidates had registered for…

17 Feb

Asian Football Confederation confirms India’s bid to host AFC Asian Cup China 2023 third round Qualifiers in Kolkata

editor0 CommentsSportsAsian Football Confederation

The AFC has approved India's bid to host the third round of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers that will take place from June 8. The AIFF will be hosting the leg at the VYBK in Kolkata. “While 13 teams, including host China PR, have already qualified by virtue of their earlier performances in the second round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers, the final 11 places remain up for grabs for 24 teams in the decisive Group Stage to be held in June across all five AFC zones in six host nations – India, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia…

17 Feb

Amarinder Singh on Indo-Pak Relation

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The former chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said he was not against the people of Pakistan but their rulers and the Army who were fomenting trouble here and killing Indian soldiers on the borders. Before independence, about 40 per cent of the population of Patiala was Muslim and most of them migrated to Pakistan, Singh said as he recalled how he was honoured and felicitated in the neighbouring country during his visit there in 2004 as the Punjab chief minister. Addressing public meetings in support of party candidates Farzana Alam from Malerkotla and Sardar Ali from Amargarh here, Singh…

17 Feb

Dr. Lachlan Henderson named as new chairman of Cricket Australia

editor0 CommentsSportsDr. Lachlan Henderson

Lachlan Henderson replaced interim chair Richard Freudenstein and became the new chairman of Cricket Australia on Thursday. Henderson, a former first grade player and current group chief executive of Epworth HealthCare, is the third chair announced in the last five months and will permanently hold the position vacated by Earl Eddings after his resignation in October last year. "Dr Henderson, who will commence immediately, signalled his first priorities would be ensuring a strong, sustainable financial future for cricket, increased participation, particularly among girls and women, improved consultation with state and territory chairs and all stakeholders, and continuing to drive high…

17 Feb

New FD rates for HDFC customers

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India’s leading private sector bank, HDFC Bank has recently raised the interest rates on FDs worth less than Rs 2 crore. The new rates will be effective from February 14, according to the bank’s official website. If you are putting money in fixed deposit for a year, the interest rate will be 5 per cent. Your fixed deposit will fetch the same amount of interest for the tenure up to two years. Long term fixed deposits maturing in two years one day to three years, will attract an interest rate of 5.30 per cent. The private lender is offering an…

17 Feb

MEA trains employees to ensure cyber safety

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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has trained 500 plus employees across 90 missions in Europe and Africa. It aims to ensure the personnel are equipped to deal with both malicious malware and targeted attacks. The Ministry also conducts regular audits to assess how sensitive data centres in different missions can be protected. It has been said that, “These audits were earlier conducted by visiting the site, but now we are focused on training as we couldn’t visit the centres due to Covid-19.” India is working on a cyber security policy like the UK and Australia and roll out a…

17 Feb

Delhi records 766 fresh Covid-19 cases

editor0 CommentsCovid19Covid-19, DELHI

A total of 766 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in Delhi out of 56,112 tests conducted during the past 24 hours across the national capital. The number of fresh Covid-19 cases in Delhi recorded yesterday were 756 while the positivity rate was 1.52 per cent. According to the latest Delhi government’s health bulletin, the infection positivity rate stood at 1.37 per cent. The city lost five lives due to the virus infection, taking the cumulative count of such fatalities to 26,086, it said. In all, there were 3197 active cases of the virus in the city, the bulletin pointed out.

17 Feb

Hundreds of Indian Students in crisis-hit Ukraine

editor0 CommentsEducation, India, International, Travel, World

20,000+ Indians are presently in Ukraine out of which 18,000 are students. Ukraine to India flights have become costlier and are only available after 20th February. The latest updates are as following:- According to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 24% of overseas students in Ukraine are from India.Around 25 students from Indore, Madhya Pradesh are stuck in Ukraine. The MP of Indore's Lok Sabha Shankar Lalwani said, “He has written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.”Around 1,000 students from Rajasthan are in Ukraine out of which 40 students are from Kota. Bundi's Congress leader Charmnesh…

17 Feb

94 killed in heavy rainfall, landslides in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro

editor0 CommentsWorldBrazil, LANDSLIDE, rainfall

At least 94 people were killed in the Brazilian town of Petropolis north of Rio de Janeiro due to heavy rainfalls and subsequent landslides. Heavy rainfalls hit Brazil on Tuesday, triggering landslides and flooding. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tasked his ministers to assist the victims of floods in Petropolis, as per Sputnik. Sputnik News Agency citing media reports stated that about 80 fatalities. While 54 houses were destroyed as a result of the disaster. Citing G1 broadcaster, the Russian News Agency said that the civil defence service rescued 24 people, while 35 more remain missing.

17 Feb

ABHI’s Partnership with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAditya Birla Capital Limited

The health insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL) Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited (ABHICL) announced its bancassurance partnership with one of the leading Small Finance Bank in the country Utkarsh Small Finance Bank for the distribution of health insurance products through the Bank’s network of branches Pan-India.Its comprehensive suite of Health insurance plans, including protection health plans, will be available for purchase to 2.7 million+ customers of the Bank across 642 branches in 214 districts spread across 19 states and 2 Union Territories in the country. The company has 175 branches located in India and it has…