Blog

05 Aug

Delhi gang rape, murder: NCPCR asks Delhi Police, Twitter to act against Rahul Gandhi

editor0 CommentsIndiaDELHI, GANGRAPE

Child rights body NCPCR on Wednesday asked the Delhi Police and Twitter to take action over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posting on the microblogging site a photo of the family of a Dalit girl allegedly raped and killed here, saying it violates the Juvenile Justice and POCSO Acts. Reacting to a picture that Mr. Gandhi posted on Twitter with the girl’s parents, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) wrote to the social media platform asking for action against Mr. Gandhi’s account for revealing the identity of the victim. “Tweeting a photo of a victim’s parents and thereby…

05 Aug

Afghanistan forces stop Taliban attack on India-built Salma Dam, says defence ministry

editor0 CommentsIndia, InternationalAfghanisthan, India, Taliban terrorists

The Afghanistan forces on August 3 thwarted the Taliban’s attack on India-built Salma Dam in Herat Province. The Afghan government said that the terror group suffered “heavy casualties” and fled the area as a result of counter-attacks. While taking to Twitter, Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman said that the insurgent group attempted to attack Salma Dam - popularly known as the India-Afghanistan friendship dam - however, they “failed” to destroy it. Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman tweeted on Wednesday that the latest attack was carried out on Tuesday night. The Taliban also launched a suicide attack on the…

04 Aug

Rihanna has officially joined the Billionaire club

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, InternationalRihanna

Forbes announced that the mogul is now worth an estimated $1.7 billion thanks to her many business ventures, including her Fenty Beauty empire. According to Forbes, with her new billionaire status, Rihanna has become the wealthiest female musician in the world and second richest female entertainer, as she follows behind Oprah Winfrey. Forbes broke down her billionaire fortune and reports that an estimated $1.4 billion comes from her Fenty Beauty line, while SavageXFenty is worth an estimated $270 million, and the rest of her fortune comes from her music .

04 Aug

Six Trinamool Rajya Sabha MPs Suspended For a Day

editor0 CommentsPoliticalrajya sabha

Six Trinamool Congress MPs Dola Sen, Nadimul Haque, Abir Ranjan Biswas, Shanta Chhetri , Arpita Ghosh and Mausam Noor were ordered to leave the Rajya Sabha for rest of the day over "grossly disorderly" conduct. The decision was made after Opposition leaders, including Trinamool members entered the well of the house and displayed placards while protesting over the Pegasus scandal. Chairman of Rajya Sabha shri Venkaiah Naidu first asked members to go back to their seats and then threatened to invoke rule 255 against those holding placards. Their demand was a discussion on the issue of Israeli-made, military-grade Pegasus spyware allegedly being…

04 Aug

Stephen Daze’s Bengali music album

editor0 CommentsEntertainment‘Bideshi Foring’, Stephen Daze

Inspired by genres such as Dream Pop, R&B, Electronic and World Music, the first-ever Indie-Bengali Pop album is ready to come alive through the voice of Stephen Daze. A musician and a composer, he introduced the new-age Bengali Music in these genres. The music video of ‘Thikana’ and the title track ‘Bideshi Foring’ are available on the YouTube Channel – Stephen Daze. Stephen’s debut album, ‘Bideshi Foring’ comprising of tracks like Thikana, Bideshi Foring, Neka Kanna, Machh, Shadhin, Rakhte Parlina, Tomar Ami Ar Nai, Ashar Pahar and Surjodoy has released on 23 July on streaming platforms like Apple Music, Spotify,…

04 Aug

Nissan India wholesales 8156 vehicles

editor0 CommentsBusinessNissan India, Nissan Magnite

Nissan India announces a wholesale of 4259 vehicles for July’21 for the domestic market, its highest monthly sales in the last 3 years on the strength of the successful launch of all-new Nissan Magnite. Exports of 3897 units came on the strength of addition of Nissan Magnite in the export markets. A pioneer in electric vehicles globally, Nissan recently launched the Nissan LEAF electric vehicle in Nepal, adding to the strength of its product portfolio after the successful launch of Nissan Magnite in the Nepal market. The all-new Nissan Magnite comes with the best ever, lowest-in-class maintenance cost with a…

04 Aug

V-Mart Retail Ltd to enter in South India

editor0 CommentsBusinessArvind Lifestyle Brands Ltd, V-Mart

V-Mart Retail Ltd. (V-Mart), India’s leading value fashion retailer, has signed definitive agreements to acquire the assets of all stores, warehouse, inventory as well as the store brand ‘Unlimited’ from Arvind Lifestyle Brands Ltd (ALBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arvind Fashions Ltd (AFL) at their book value, with an estimated outlay of about Rs 150 Cr. Unlimited operates a chain of 74 value fashion retail stores across South and West India and V-Mart will acquire all of the existing running stores of ‘Unlimited’. V-Mart will be debuting in South India and helping customers meet their fashion aspirations through its vast…

04 Aug

A recent survey says Indian youth prefer snacking on almonds

editor0 CommentsHealthAlmond, healthy snack, Sheela Krishnaswamy

A survey conducted by Ipsos India, suggests that almonds are an important food as a healthy snack. The study found that India’s urban youth in India are opting for healthier and healthier snacking options like almonds and fruits instead of high calorie junk food. Almond is a top choice among Indian youth. They are considering Almond as a snack alternative because of its health benefits. Commenting on the results of the survey, Sheela Krishnaswamy, Nutrition and Wellness Consultant, said, “Snacking on nutrient dense foods like almonds is a way to maintain one’s weight, while also adding more nutrients to the…

04 Aug

HDFC Mutual Fund announces New Fund Offer

editor0 CommentsBusinessHDFC Mutual Fund, HDFC NIFTY50

Investment Manager to the schemes of HDFC Mutual Fund, HDFC Asset Management Company Limited launched New Fund Offer (NFO) – HDFC NIFTY50 Equal Weight Index Fund. The NFO will open on August 4 and will close on August 13. The Fund will re-open for continuous sale and repurchase within 5 business days from the date of allotment of units under NFO. HDFC NIFTY50 Equal Weight Index Fund will aim to track the performance of constituents forming part of the parent index, the NIFTY 50 Index, where each company in the index shall be assigned equal weights as per the under…

04 Aug

Woman who jumps in front of Delhi metro on the Blue line gets saved

editor0 CommentsAccidentaccident

On Tuesday Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) rescued a woman who jumped in front of an approaching train at Janakpuri West metro station on the Blue line in Delhi. The woman aged 21is a resident of Palam and had an intention to commit suicide. "Train Operator noticed her and immediately applied emergency brakes. CISF Quick Reaction Team (QRT) personnel who were performing sweeping/anti-sabotage check duty at the platform also observed the incident and responded promptly to save the lady. They swiftly rushed to the spot and rescued the lady by pulling her out off the track," read the statement by…