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06 Sep

Asian Granito’s Rights Issue opens on Sept 23

editor0 CommentsBusinessAsian Granito India Limited

Asian Granito India Limited (AGIL), manufacturer of one of India’s leading tiles brand is scheduled to open its Rights Issue on September 23. The funds raised through the Issue will be used to repay/prepay certain outstanding borrowings, meeting working capital requirements for the company’s business activities and for general corporate purposes. Rights issue is offered at a price of Rs. 100 per Share. The Company will issue 2,24,64,188 fully paid-up Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 10 each for cash at a price of Rs. 100 per Equity Share (including a premium of Rs. 90 per Equity Share)…

06 Sep

Amazon ‘Super Value Days’ till 7 September

editor0 CommentsBusiness‘Super Value Days’, Amazon

‘Super Value Days’ are live on Amazon.in, bringing in up to 45% off on grocery and household essentials, packaged foods, personal, baby and pet care and much more. Super Value Days will be live until September 7, with great prices and offers from participating sellers and the convenience of fast delivery. Customers can avail an additional discount of 10% on SBI Credit Cards with a minimum transaction of Rs 2,500 till 7 September and on ICICI Debit & Credit Cards. New customers can also avail flat 150 back on their grocery orders.

05 Sep

“Won’t Allow Screening Of Javed Akhtar Films Till He Apologises”: BJP MLA

editor0 CommentsPoliticalBollywood, Javed Akhtar

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson and Maharashtra MLA Ram Kadam on Saturday said that no film involving lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar will be allowed to be screened in India until he apologises for comparing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the party, with the Taliban. In a video message on Twitter, Kadam called Akhtar's statement "painful and humiliating" and asked whether he could have made such remarks if Taliban's ideology existed in India. The BJP MLA further said that the lyricist should apologise to the RSS with "folded hands". Kadam, who is a BJP spokesperson, said Javed Akhtar’s…

05 Sep

‘Not our view’: RSS distances itself from Panchjanya article critical of Infosys

editor0 CommentsBusiness, PoliticalInfosys

The RSS on Sunday distanced itself from an article in its affiliate publication Panchjanya which alleged that Bengaluru-based IT major Infosys supported anti-India forces. Clarifying the organisation’s stand on the matter, RSS spokesperson Sunil Ambekar tweeted: “As an Indian company, Infosys has made seminal contribution in progress of the country. There might be certain issues with a portal run by Infosys, but the article published by Panchjanya in this context only reflects individual opinion of the author.” The BJP's ideological mentor RSS has distanced itself from a piece published in Panchjanya - a journal with roots in the Sangh -…

04 Sep

Google locks Afghan government email accounts as concerns grow over the Taliban tracking down their enemies, report says

editor0 CommentsInternationalAfghanisthan, google

Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners. In the weeks since the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan from a U.S.-backed government, reports have highlighted how biometric and Afghan payroll databases might be exploited by the new rulers to hunt their enemies. In a statement on Friday, Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) stopped short of confirming that Afghan government accounts were being locked down, saying that the company was monitoring the situation…

04 Sep

Bengal BJP MLA Soumen Roy joins back TMC, says ‘soul and heart belongs to it’

editor0 CommentsWest BengalBJP, TMC

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from West Bengal's Kaliaganj Assembly constituency, in the North Dinajpur district, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Saturday, 4 September. MLA Soumen Roy is the third BJP MLA to have defected to the TMC this week. He's also the fourth BJP MLA to have jumped ship to the TMC since the results of the West Bengal Assembly elections were announced on 2 May. In the elections, the TMC registered a thumping victory over the BJP, winning 213 seats in the 294-member Assembly. The saffron party managed to secure 77 seats. The BJP…

04 Sep

Rajnagar will celebrate Teacher’s Day in Cooch Behar

editor0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West BengalRajnagar

Rajnagar, a socio-cultural media organization, has taken the initiative to revive the cultural tradition of Cooch Behar. The organization has taken initiative to organize various programs to bring back the heritage of the city. As a part of the initiative Teacher's Day will be celebrated on 5th September. All the teachers of Cooch Behar city will be honored on this day. The program will be led by Abhijit Dey Bhowmik, President, Trinamool Congress, Cooch Behar city block. On behalf of the organization, Anjana Dey Bhowmik said, We have taken the initiative to bring back the heritage and culture of Cooch…

03 Sep

Amazon’s first-ever Career Day on September 16

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Amazon will host its first-ever Career Day in India on September 16. This virtual and interactive event will bring together Amazon leadership and employees to share what makes Amazon an exciting workplace. Amazon also announced it is currently hiring for more than 8000 direct job openings across 35 cities in the country. These job opportunities are spread across corporate, technology, customer service, and operations roles. On the occasion of Career Day, a fireside chat will be held with Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, who will share his own career experience and advice for job-seekers. Amit Agarwal, Global Senior Vice-President and Country…

03 Sep

Coocaa Transforms Smart TV Market

editor0 CommentsBusinessCoocaa

Coocaa, a leading provider of smart TV’s, system R&D and content operating systems, launched Coolita OS, the brand’s very first self-developed smart TV operating system (OS). Initially it will be available in select Southeast Asian markets including India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Coolita OS is a lite Web OS built on Linux kernel that offers a lighter, smoother, and more convenient smart TV experience. Coolita OS 1.0 comes with an array of entertainment options and applications. With the exclusive CC Cast, a proprietary technology developed by coocaa, users can project content from an Android device onto the TV screen without…

02 Sep

Certain sections of media communalise everything, brings bad name to country, says SC

editor0 CommentsIndiaSUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Thursday voiced concerns about news being given a communal tone on social media platforms and digital outlets, reported Bar and Bench. “There is an attempt to give communal colour to news and that is the problem,” Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said. “It ultimately brings bad name to the country.” The chief justice made the remarks while hearing a petition filed by Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and the Peace Party. The petition has sought directions to stop media outlets from allegedly spreading fake news by linking the spread of the coronavirus disease with a Tablighi…