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01 Sep

Mahindra First Choice Wheels store in Guwahati

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India’s leading multi-brand pre-owned cars retailer, Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd (MFCWL) launched 75 new state-of-the-art franchise stores across Tier I/II/III cities of India. MFCWL launched a new store in Nalbari – Mahabir Enterprises. The new Mahindra First Choice store will offer all the facilities and services that the MFCWL brand represents including certified used-car sales, warranty on Mahindra Certified used cars, easy finance, hassle-free RTO transfer and superlative customer experience. Consumers from Guwahati can now fulfill their dream of buying a pre-owned vehicle from the newly launched stores. The addition of the new stores has now strengthened MFCWL’s market leadership…

01 Sep

Axis Mutual Fund launches ‘Axis Consumption ETF’

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Axis Mutual Fund, one of the fastest-growing fund houses in India, announced the launch of their new fund– ‘Axis Consumption ETF’. The new fund offers (NFO), which will open on Monday, August 30, will allow exposure to the consumption theme in a neatly packed bite sized exchange traded fund. The new fund offers long-term wealth creation solutions and targets to achieve returns by investing in a basket of NIFTY India Consumption Index stocks. On the launch of the NFO, Mr. Chandresh Nigam, MD & CEO, Axis AMC, said “I believe Axis Consumption ETF is a good opportunity for investors to…

01 Sep

Afghan soil mustn’t be used to attack nations: UNSC resolution

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In a strongly worded resolution adopted at the close of India’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of August, the UN’s highest body pointed to the Taliban’s commitments regarding combating terrorism and allowing the safe and orderly departure of Afghan and foreign nationals. The UN Security Council resolution 2593, tabled by permanent members France, the UK and the US, was backed by 13 of the 15 council members. Permanent members China and Russia abstained. The resolution demanded “that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan…

01 Sep

Emergency regulations:Sri Lanka declares food emergency as forex crisis worsens

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Sri Lanka on Tuesday (Aug 31) declared a state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. With the country suffering a hard-hitting economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he has ordered emergency regulations to counter the hoarding of sugar, rice and other essential foods. Mr Rajapaksa has named a top army officer as "Commissioner General of Essential Services to coordinate the supply of paddy, rice, sugar and other consumer goods". The move followed sharp price rises for sugar, rice, onions and potatoes, while long queues have formed outside stores because of…

31 Aug

SC VERDICT on Supertech: DEMOLISH 40-storey twin towers in 3 months, return money to HOME BUYERS in 2 months, apex court tells real estate firm

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the demolition of Supertech's twin 40-storey towers in the Emerald Court project in Noida for violation of building norms. The Apex Court upheld the order passed by the Allahabad High Court directing the demolition. Terming it as an 'unholy nexus' between the builders and the Noida authorities, a two-member bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah directed that the entire amount of home buyers be refunded with 12% interest from the time of the booking. It has also directed to pay the Residents Welfare Association Rs 2 crore for the harassment caused due…

31 Aug

JNU in deep water over new course on counter-terrorism; political furore over ‘jihadi terror’ content

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Contents of a new course on counter-terrorism for engineering students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) claim that “jihadi terrorism” is the only form of “fundamentalist-religious terrorism” and that Communist governments in the erstwhile Soviet Union and China were “predominant state-sponsors of terrorism” and have influenced the terrorism models of “radical Islamic states”. The optional course, meant for engineering graduates pursuing an MS with specialisation in International Relations is titled ‘Counter Terrorism, Asymmetric Conflicts and Strategies for Cooperation among Major Powers’ and will be offered when the online monsoon semester start on September 20. An academic council member said the proposal…

31 Aug

Will form seven committees to uplift Assam’s tea tribe community: Himanta Biswa Sarma

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The Assam government will constitute as many as seven committees to look into measures that can be implemented for the upliftment of the tea tribes community in the state. This was informed by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday. He said that seven committees will be formed to conduct in-depth study into various issues concerning the tea tribes. The committees will come up with short, medium and long term action plans for uplifting the tea tribes community, the Assam CM said. He attended an interactive programme titled "Humder Moner Kotha" with intellectuals and leading citizens of the Tea…

31 Aug

Pak terrorists planning something ‘big’ in Kashmir

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Personnel of intelligence agencies active in Jammu and Kashmir have received intel reports regarding the movement of terrorists in the Union Territory, a senior official said, adding, the reports have been received from counterparts active in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) region. The official further said, "In the last 15 days around 10 alerts were issued regarding suspects who might be involved in terror activities were noticed near border areas. We have informed concerned security agencies to be on alert to avoid any untoward incident." The intelligence agencies have intercepted the movement of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), and…

31 Aug

Delhi High Court resumes its limited physical hearings after full 5 months

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The Delhi High Court resumed limited physical hearings after a gap of five months when the second wave of COVID-19 hits Delhi. After the second wave struck the Delhi High Court on April 8, 2021, suspended physical hearing till April 23 which was later extended from time to time. Two division benches including the division bench headed by Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel are holding a physical hearing today, i.e, Tuesday while seven single judge benches are conducting proceedings via physical mode. The Court granted liberty to those advocates and litigants, who do not want to attend physical…

30 Aug

Pakistan delivering WHO medical supplies in city Mazar-e-Sharif : Afghanistan

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On Monday Pakistan said it would deliver WHO medical supplies to northern Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif, the fourth largest city of the country which fell to the Taliban on August 14. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan announced on Twitter that the country’s flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would deliver the medical supplies of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a cargo flight. “First PIA Cargo flight with WHO medical supplies from Islamabad to Mazar Sharif today. A humanitarian air bridge for essential supplies to Afghanistan in coordination with international agencies. Thanx PIA,” he said in a tweet. It was…