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08 Aug

Threat to human rights highest in police stations: CJI N V Ramana on custodial torture

editor0 CommentsIndiahuman rights

Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Sunday said the threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in police stations and even the privileged are not spared the third-degree treatment. Justice Ramana was delivering the keynote address at an event organised by the National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA) to launch the "vision and mission statement" and the mobile app for NALSA. "To keep police excesses in check dissemination of information about the constitutional right to legal aid and availability of free legal aid services is necessary. The installation of display boards and outdoor hoardings in every police…

08 Aug

COVID-19: Study on mixing and matching Covaxin, Covishield shows better result, says ICMR

editor0 CommentsCovid19, Healthcovaxin

The Indian Council of Medical Research on Sunday said that a study has suggested that mixing and matching of Covid-19 vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield - show better result. As per the ICMR, the study has also suggested that immunisation, with a combination of an adenovirus vector platform-based vaccine, followed by inactivated whole virus vaccine was not only safe, but also elicited better immunogenicity. The study also found that immunisation with combination of Covishield and Covaxin was safe and the adverse effects were also found to be similar when compared to the same dose regimen. The study was conducted between…

08 Aug

The Union government is likely to launch a digitized platform for migrant workers

editor0 CommentsIndiaMigrant workers

Workers in the informal economy are estimated to contribute nearly 50% to the country’s gross domestic product or GDP, a measure of incomes and output.The Union government is likely to launch by next week a digitized platform for migrant workers that will enable authorities to direct state-run benefits to them and intervene during crises.The platform will allow migrants to register themselves. Registered workers will get a unique ID. The CSCs are points of access to a host of government digital services across the country. According to the first official cited above, the portal is similar to a platform launched last…

08 Aug

Kerala Plane Crash Survivors offered a Final Compensation by Air India Express

editor0 CommentsAccident, IndiaAir India Express

The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode Kerala airport amid heavy rains on August 7, 2020. all 165 passengers, who were injured and to the family of 19 flyers who died in the plane crash, in Kerala's Kozhikode district last year has been offered a compensation by Air India Express.Allegedly 80 out of the 165 injured flyers have taken up the offers given by the airline however the remaining 85 injured flyers and the family of the 19 passengers who died hasn’t…

08 Aug

Taliban capture northern Afghan city of Kunduz

editor0 Commentsbreaking news, InternationalTaliban

Afghan forces and the Taliban were fighting fiercely Sunday in the centre of Kunduz.The Taliban said Sunday they had captured the key Afghan city of Kunduz, a claim confirmed by an AFP correspondent in the vicinity, as fierce fighting raged in the centre of a second northern capital, Shar-e-pul. officials and residents confirmed, that the insurgents did capture two other provincial capitals in the last 48 hours.The Taliban have taken two provincial capitals since Friday, but Kunduz would be the most significant to fall since the insurgents launched an offensive in May as foreign forces began the final stages of…

07 Aug

Nissan India adds 18 new workshops

editor0 CommentsBusinessDatsun, Nissan India

Nissan India has introduced free monsoon check-up camps for its customers across Nissan and Datsun authorized dealerships in India till 31 August. The camp is conducted by trained personnel who ensure the usage of genuine spare parts. The camp offers a 30-points check-up which includes exterior, interior, underbody, road-test and free top wash for the vehicles to ensure optimum performance of the vehicle during the Monsoon season. Customers may also avail up to 20% discount on labour. Nissan has added 18 new service workshops in 18 new locations all-across the country towards customers’ service requirements. To strengthen the customer assurance,…

07 Aug

Blenders Pride unveils The Showcase

editor0 CommentsBusinessBlenders Pride, FDCI

The second edition of The Showcase has been unveiled by Blenders Pride Fashion Tour in collaboration with Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), with the objective of nurturing talent and opening up a world of avenues. The Showcase has been conceived to become one of India's leading platforms to discover talent across four categories - fashion designers, shutterbugs, models and content creators. The Showcase will catapult the journey of the aspirants, giving them a platform to exhibit their creative expression with Pride. Redefining their career path, the winning talent stands a chance to showcase their work in the next edition…

07 Aug

India sees single-day rise of 38,628 Covid-19 cases, 617 deaths

editor0 CommentsCovid19, Health, IndiaCovid 19, COVID VACCINE

India recorded a single-day rise of 38,628 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,18,95,385, while the death toll climbed to 4,27,371 with 617 fresh fatalities, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The active cases in the country have declined to 4,12,153 and comprise 1.29 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.37 per cent, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.A decrease of 2,006 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said. The ministry also said that 17,50,081 tests…

07 Aug

No change in fuel prices in almost 3 weeks

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaFuel

Oil marketing companies (OMC) continue to pause fuel price revision for the 20th consecutive day on Friday as a wait and watch policy continues amid fluctuating global crude prices. Global crude prices have swung in all directions in July starting with a low of $70 a barrel to quickly breaching to $77 a barrel, and then fall below $70 a barrel to crossing $75 a barrel later in the month. The oil prices have softened again to just over $70 a barrel on concerns of growing Covid cases, slowing industrial recovery globally and rising US oil inventory. With no price…

07 Aug

PNB MD & CEO CH SS Mallikarjuna Rao’s view on RBI’s Monetary Policy

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIndia, RBI

The RBI has rightly prioritized growth over inflation to rejuvenate economic growth on a durable basis and mitigate the extraordinary impact of Covid 19. The decision of keeping the repo rate unchanged along with maintenance of accommodative stance is on expected lines as low interest rates are critical to economic revival. Additional liquidity measures through extension of deadline of On tap TLTRO scheme till December 31, 2020 will have positive implications for stressed sectors like retail, MSME and real estate. Amendment of guidelines related to export credit in foreign currency and restructuring of Derivative contracts is a much needed move…