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17 Aug

FM Sitharaman blames ‘unfair’ oil bond burden from UPA for inability to lower fuel prices

editor0 CommentsBusinessNirmala Sitharaman, Petrol

Accusing the UPA of “trickery”, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Modi government was paying for the Rs 2.5 lakh crore liability of oil bonds. “If I did not have the burden to service the oil bonds, I would have been in a position to reduce excise duty on fuel… Previous government has made our job difficult by issuing oil bonds,” the minister told reporters, adding that when the NDA came to power in 2014, it should have released a white paper on the liabilities inherited by it.While many saw the FM’s comment as an indication of the…

17 Aug

Suvendu Adhikari, Dilip Ghosh detained in Kolkata during counter-khela hobe protest

editor0 CommentsWest BengalBJP, kolkata, TMC

Bengal's top BJP leaders - including the party's state chief Dilip Ghosh and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari - were among dozens of BJP workers arrested in Kolkata today for violating Covid rules during a protest in the heart of the city.150 leaders and party workers were arrested today, the BJP has alleged. The BJP leaders, including former Minister of State Debasree Chowdhury, staged a sit-in at the Gandhi statue to mark the "Poschimbongo Bachao Diwas (Save West Bengal Day)" to counter the Trinamool Congress's "Khela Hobe Diwas". The BJP had organised a demonstration in Kolkata,…

17 Aug

Russian embassy: Afghan leader fled with cars full of cash

editor0 CommentsInternationalAfghanisthan, russia, Taliban terrorists

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country with four cars and a helicopter full of cash and had to leave some money behind as it would not fit in, the Russian Embassy in Kabul has said. "Four cars were full of money, they tried to stuff another part of the money into a helicopter, but not all of it fit. And some of the money was left lying on the tarmac," Nikita Ishchenko, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Kabul, was quoted as saying by RIA news agency. Ischenko confirmed his comments to a global news wire, citing…

16 Aug

Short film are going to be screening in big festival

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Suranjan Dey's short film 'Unlucky Shirt' is going to be screening at the International Film Festival of UK. The film festival titled 'LIFT-OFF GLOBAL NETWORK SESSION 2021' will be held for the first time through 'Vimeo On Demand' online. The film festival will run online from August 16 to August 30, 2021. The final round of the festival will then have live screenings at Pinewood Studios in the UK and then at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. The story of the film is written by Pradeep Acharya. Suparna Kumar and Riddhiban Bandyopadhyay have played the lead roles. Other characters portrayed Dr.…

16 Aug

Taliban declare ‘war is over’ as president and diplomats flee Kabul

editor0 CommentsInternationalAfghanisthan, Taliban terrorists

The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as US-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled on Monday to evacuate their citizens.President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday as the Islamist militants entered the city, saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed, while hundreds of Afghans desperate to leave flooded Kabul airport."Today is a great day for the Afghan people and the mujahideen. They have witnessed the fruits of their efforts and their sacrifices for 20 years," Mohammad Naeem, the spokesman for the Taliban's political office, told Al Jazeera…

16 Aug

UN to hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan crisis

editor0 CommentsInternational, PoliticalInternational, political

On Monday morning at the request of Estonia and Norway, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan crisis. Council diplomats said Sunday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will brief council members on the latest situation following the Taliban takeover of the capital, Kabul. On Friday, the UN chief had urged the Taliban to immediately halt their offensive in Afghanistan and negotiate “in good faith” to stop a prolonged civil war. He also said he is “deeply disturbed by early indications that the Taliban are imposing severe restrictions in the areas under their control, particularly targeting women…

16 Aug

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan 117th Birth Anniversary: Google Doodle Honours India’s First Woman Satyagrahi and Writer of ‘Jhansi ki Rani’ Poem

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Google on Monday commemorated the 117th birth anniversary of freedom fighter and poet Subhadra Kumari Chauhan with a striking doodle on its homepage. Illustrated by New Zealand-based artist Prabha Mallya, the doodle shows Ms. Chauhan dressed in a saree and sitting with a pen and paper. The background depicts a scene from her poem ‘Jhansi ki Rani’, one of the most iconic poems in Hindi literature, on one side and freedom fighters on the other. Her evocative nationalist poem "Jhansi ki Rani" is widely regarded as one of the most recited poems in Hindi literature. On this day in 1904,…

16 Aug

Congress leader Sushmita Dev quits party, may join TMC

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Congress women's president and former MP Sushmita Dev has resigned from the party. Sushmita Dev sent her resignation letter to Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi. She has also changed her Twitter bio to “Former Member” of the party. Dev headed the Congress's women's wing, the All India Mahila Congress. She is the daughter of the veteran Bengali Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev and was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha from the constituency of Silchar in Assam. She said in her resignation letter addressing to Sonia Gandhi, "Please treat this letter as my resignation from the primary membership of…

16 Aug

Almonds help when recovering from Covid-19

editor0 CommentsLifestyleAlmond, Covid-19

By incorporating a few changes to the daily routine, one can amp up the recovery process from Covid-19. Ritika Samaddar, Regional Head – Dietetics, Max Healthcare – Delhi suggested a few tips for the recovered patients. She said, one should increase his/her protein intake to get back muscle lost. Depletion of protein due to Covid-19 means lowering of immunity. To replenish this immunity, a high protein diet is recommended. One can add nuts such as almonds into the diet plan. Almonds are high in Vitamin E, which acts as an antioxidant to support pulmonary immune function. Ritika Samaddar recommended increase…

16 Aug

Sony introduces ‘X-Series’ range of party speakers

editor0 CommentsBusinessSONY, Sony X-Series speaker

Sony India announced its new range of Wireless Portable Speakers – SRS-XP700, SRS-XP500 and SRS-XG500, powered with Mega Bass and Live sound which makes them perfect for indoor and outdoor activities. The new X-Series range of the speakers is specially designed to provide a powerful and wide-spread sound to compliment any genre of music. The new X-Series speakers match everyone’s style. All three speakers of the series are Bluetooth compatible so one can pair the speaker directly to the Bluetooth enabled device. On pre-booking of any X-Series speaker from 10 August to 16 August, Sony F-V120//C Microphone worth Rs. 1490…