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242 children below the age of 19 tested positive in the last five days
11 Aug

242 children below the age of 19 tested positive in the last five days

editor0 CommentsCovid19, India
The Bengaluru civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), said 242 children below the age of 19 tested positive in the last five days. According to the data, 106 children below the age of 9 years and 136 children between 9 and 19 years have tested positive in the last five days in the city. The health department has warned that the positive cases of children may rise in the coming days. The Karnataka government has already ordered night and weekend curfews in all the districts, and entries to Kerala-Karnataka, Maharashtra-Karnataka borders have been restricted. Only those who can show…
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Mamata Banerjee visits flood-affected areas in West Bengal and slams the Centre for delayed the approval of the Ghatal Master Plan
11 Aug

Mamata Banerjee visits flood-affected areas in West Bengal and slams the Centre for delayed the approval of the Ghatal Master Plan

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal
Staff Reporter: Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, visited flood-affected regions in Paschim Medinipur district on Tuesday, saying that the Centre's delay in approving the Ghatal Master Plan had resulted in the area being flooded every year. According to the Ghatal Master Plan, a variety of projects, include found that the area the world's rivers, repairing canals, and constructing a dam on the Shilabati river, might be conducted. Banerjee, who waded through floodwaters in the Ghatal Municipality, said she may send a delegation of ministers, MPs, and MLAs to New Delhi to press the Centre to approve the…
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India played constructive role in Afghanistan, says Pentagon
10 Aug

India played constructive role in Afghanistan, says Pentagon

editor0 CommentsIndia, International
India has played a constructive role in Afghanistan in the past, the Pentagon acknowledged on Monday. “India has played a constructive role in Afghanistan in the past in terms of training and other infrastructure improvements,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters at his daily news conference. “That kind of work, that kind of effort to help Afghanistan maintain stability and good governance is always welcome,” he said when asked about India-US cooperation on Afghanistan. Responding to a question, Kirby said the United States continues to have conversations with Pakistani leadership about the safe havens that exist along that border…
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SC fines 8 parties for non-compliance with its order on criminal candidates
10 Aug

SC fines 8 parties for non-compliance with its order on criminal candidates

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that political parties must publish criminal records of their election candidates within 48 hours of selection, Live Law reported. The court modified its judgement from February 13 last year, which said that the criminal history of election candidates must be made public either within 48 hours of selection or two weeks prior to the first date of filing of nomination papers for an election. The Supreme Court had added that political parties must publish the records in one regional and one national newspaper and also on Twitter and Facebook, PTI reported. In November 2020,…
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Whirlpool of India Q1 net profit rises 61.9% to Rs 25.51 crore
10 Aug

Whirlpool of India Q1 net profit rises 61.9% to Rs 25.51 crore

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India
Consumer durable maker Whirlpool of India on Tuesday reported a 61.96 percent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 25.51 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 15.75 crore during the April-June quarter of the previous fiscal, Whirlpool of India, a subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations rose 30.53 percent to Rs 1,340.61 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 1,027.05 crore a year ago. Whirlpool of India’s total expenses surged 30.09 percent to Rs 1,321.92 crore in Q1 FY22 compared…
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The Calcutta High Court has ordered parents to pay half of the required school fees
10 Aug

The Calcutta High Court has ordered parents to pay half of the required school fees

editor0 CommentsEducation
STAFF REPORTER: The court ordered the educational institutions involved in this public interest litigation (PIL) to send each defaulting guardian a notification stating the outstanding fees as of March 2020 within a week. The Calcutta High Court on Friday (August 6, 2021) ordered that defaulting parents pay at least half of their students' due school fees within three weeks, failing which it will consider allowing the institutes involved in the litigation to take punitive action, such as removing the students' names from the school's roll. The court also stated that for pupils who have passed their board exams for grades…
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Admission in IIT Madras’ Online Data Science Program
10 Aug

Admission in IIT Madras’ Online Data Science Program

editor0 CommentsEducation
For the next batch of the Online Data Science Program, applications are invited by Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The program aims to make a Data Scientist out of anyone who has cleared Class XII and studied English and Mathematics in Class X. The classes for the next qualifier batch will commence in September 2021. As a part of the application process, all the applicants will go through a qualifier process, wherein IIT Madras provides four weeks of online training. Upon completion of the online assignments, students are eligible to appear for the qualifier exam. Learners who clear the qualifier…
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Price Lock guarantees airfare hike protection
10 Aug

Price Lock guarantees airfare hike protection

editor0 CommentsBusiness,
India’s leading online travel brand, Goibibo has introduced an industry-first feature ‘Price Lock’ to help customers lock flight fares up to 7 days before they firm up their travel plans. The service allows customers to lock airfares for one, three or seven days for a nominal fee – that later gets adjusted into the full price of the ticket at the time of the final purchase. The ‘Price Lock’ feature has been designed to help customers make smart travel decisions by allowing them to book air travel by reserving their seats without paying for the actual price of the ticket…
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Saif Ali Khan’s second son’s name is Jehangir, not Jeh, according to Kareena Kapoor Khan
10 Aug

Saif Ali Khan’s second son’s name is Jehangir, not Jeh, according to Kareena Kapoor Khan

editor0 CommentsEntertainment
While Kareena Kapoor Khan has yet to share the face of her second kid, her father Randhir Kapoor has confirmed that the name of her second son is Jeh. Bebo, on the other hand, has revealed his real name in her newly released pregnancy book. Last year, the actress made the revelation on the fourth birthday of her son Taimur Ali Khan. In the book, Kareena discusses her journey as a mother and how she balanced career and family life. According to sources, the actress referred to her young son 'Jeh' as 'Jehangir' in the caption of one of her…
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Adani Group likely to take over Guwahati airport in October
10 Aug

Adani Group likely to take over Guwahati airport in October

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, North East
The Adani Group on Monday began its “Observation Period” at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport in Guwahati as part of its mandate to develop and modernise northeast India’s main airport, officials said. An Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said that a nine-member team of the Adani Airport Holding Ltd (AAHL) led by Chief Airport Officer Utpal Baruah, an aviation industry expert who also hails from Assam, on Monday formally started its “Observation Period” and is likely to take over charge in October. An AAI official on condition of anonymity said that as per the agreement with the…
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