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12 Nov

Extra delivery income from Flipkart Kirana

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Twenty-three year old Kuddus Ali is doing extra rounds this festive season, making deliveries of Flipkart packets around the city of Golaghat in Assam. When Ali could not complete his BA in Economics due to the pandemic and financial difficulties at home, he decided to join Flipkart’s kirana delivery program to augment family income. With every delivery, he is contributing to his family income which is primarily driven by his father’s vegetable store. “Flipkart’s kirana program has helped me gain financial independence and several of my friends have also joined the program part time along with managing their studies.” said…

12 Nov

Vi successfully conducted a 5G trial in a rural area

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India5G, Vi

Vodafone Idea (VIL) along with its technology partner, Nokia, has announced that it has successfully conducted a 5G trial in a rural area. The trial utilized 5G in the 3.5GHz spectrum band allocated by the Govt. for 5G trials, to provide rural broadband connectivity in Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Using Nokia’s solution, Vi successfully trialed providing 5G connectivity across an area covering 17.1 km while delivering speeds of more than 100Mbps. This 5G trial by Vi along with Nokia, supports the Indian government’s Digital India vision of providing reliable and high-speed connectivity in rural areas. Jagbir Singh, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone…

12 Nov

India vs New Zealand Tests announced,Rahane to lead; Rohit, Pant, Bumrah rested

editor0 CommentsSportsbcci, India, new zealand, Sports

Ajikya Rahane will lead India in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, starting November 25, before skipper Virat Kohli returns to take charge from the second Test in Mumbai. Newly appointed T20 captain and opener Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, and pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have all been rested as part of BCCI's workload management policy. "Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team," BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a statement. Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer made a comeback in the Test squad along with off-spinner Jayant Yadav. The Test series will be preceded by a three-match…

12 Nov

Minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius in Delhi

editor0 CommentsIndiaDELHI, India Meteorological Department

On Friday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, reported the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city recorded a minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the season so far, on Thursday too. The maximum temperature is likely to remain around 26 degrees Celsius, the IMD said, adding that relative humidity recorded by the weather department at 8.30 am was 93 per cent. Delhi records a minimum temperature of 12.6 Degrees Celsius today: India Meteorological Department (IMD) pic.twitter.com/xR48TfWjx1— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2021 Visibility recorded at 5.30 am at the Safdarjung and…

11 Nov

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh moves privilege motion over ex-BJP MP’s appointment as NMA chief

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The Congress has sought to move a privilege motion over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Vijay’s appointment as the National Monuments Authority (NMA) chairman, saying the appointee does not meet the criteria laid down under a law passed by the Parliament for the post. Congress’s chief whip in Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh wrote a letter on Thursday to Venkaiah Naidu, the chairman of Parliament’s Upper House, for the privilege motion. He pointed out that Vijay, a former editor of the weekly Panchajanya of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP’s ideological fountainhead, is ineligible for the post. Ramesh said the appointment…

11 Nov

Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Required if Virus Gets Mutated: Bharat Biotech CEO

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In view of COVID-19 and the ongoing vaccination drive, on November 11, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech, Dr Krishna Ella stated that people will need a COVID-19 booster dose of the vaccine if SARS-CoV-2 mutated. In addition, he validated that vaccine manufacturers are working on strategies that can be contained. On India surpassing the 100-crore vaccination milestone, the Bharat Biotech CEO said, "India has done an amazing job. I think that is significant and we appreciate the commitment of the government and healthcare workers. Honestly, I salute the citizens of this country and who believe in Indian science…

11 Nov

Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee quits BJP

editor0 CommentsPoliticalBJP, Srabanti Chatterjee

Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee has announced her exit from the BJP. She in a tweet said that she is severing all ties with the BJP as she cited the party's 'lack of initiative and sincerity to further the cause of Bengal' as the reason for her resignation. Srabanti had joined the saffron party just before the Assembly polls earlier this year. "Severing all ties with the BJP, the party for which I fought the last state elections. The reason being their lack of initiative and sincerity to further the cause of Bengal..." she tweeted. Severing all ties with the BJP,…

11 Nov

22 year old boy dies in police custody in Kasganj; police calls it suicide

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Boy called for questioning at Kasganj police station in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh in a kidnapping case died in custody. According to police, Altaf aged 22 hanged himself using a string from his jacket hood in the washroom of the police lock-up. "One Altaf was called for questioning in Kasganj police station in a case related to IPC kidnapping and kidnapping, abducting or inducing a woman to compel her marriage on Tuesday morning," narrating the sequence of events, Superintendent of Police, Kasganj, Rohan Pramod Botre said on Wednesday. During interrogation, he requested the policemen to go to the washroom and was allowed to use the washroom inside the lock-up. "He was wearing…

10 Nov

Lava launches the first Indian 5G smartphone- AGNI

editor0 CommentsSikkim5G smartphone- AGNI, Lava

Lava International Limited, has launched the first Indian 5G smartphone- AGNI. This super smartphone is powered by Mediatek’s latest chipset- Dimensity 810. This power packed chipset, running cores with maximum clock speed of 2.4 GHz, provides lightning fast speed to perform tasks and supports multiple applications and games simultaneously. Lava AGNI 5G comes with 8GB RAM (uMCP) for a high end & lag free user experience and 128 GB ROM based on the latest Universal Flash Storage (UFS) standard to store your important documents & pictures. The Lava AGNI 5G has 16MP front camera, 64MP primary camera, along with a…

10 Nov

Amazon Pay’s new campaign #AbHarDinHuaAasan

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAmazon Pay’s new campaign

Amazon Pay has announced the launch of #AbHarDinHuaAasan– a digital-led campaign that highlights the convenience and safety of digital payments on the platform and its positive impact on millions of customers across India. The campaign unfolds with a digital film that celebrates the evolution of money and various business activities, from cash to digital, across generations. It further showcases how Amazon Pay can be used to pay anyone, anywhere, effortlessly, and instantly. The campaign film captures an array of use cases, i.e., shopping in a marketplace or online, recharges and utility bills, and more to showcase the convenience of payments…