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02 Aug

Nokia 110 4G launches in India

editor0 CommentsBusinessHMD Global, Nokia, Nokia 110 4G

HMD Global launched Nokia 110 4G in India, which will be available on Amazon.in and Nokia.com/phones in attractive Yellow, Aqua and Black color options, at a price of Rs 2799. This new future-ready 4G feature phone blends the signature quality of Nokia phones, with a new sleek and stylish design build. With 4G connectivity, long-lasting battery life, HD voice calls, revamped menus, and a suite of apps and games, the device brings a new standard to the feature phone market. This feature phone packs a powerful removable 1020 mAh battery. The Nokia 110 4G comes with a range of entertainment…

02 Aug

Vi postpaid plans for Corporate customers

editor0 CommentsBusinessVi, Vi Business Plus plans

The ‘New Normal’ has led to inevitable surge in the use of internet due to national lockdowns and social distancing norms. Organizations and people have now become accustomed to the new way of living – Work from Home, Learn from Home, and Entertainment from Home. Keeping this in mind, Vi Business, the enterprise arm of VIL, announced a range of new postpaid plans for its Corporate customers. The upgraded plans will be bundled with range of exclusive benefits. Vi Business came out with new Corporate postpaid plans - Business Plus. Vi Business Plus plans will enable corporate customers to strike…

01 Aug

Yuvraj Singh’s viral Friendship Day post is the best ever. Sania Mirza is ‘quite offended’ though

editor0 CommentsIndia, Sportssachin tendulkar, Sania Mirza

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh occupied the top spot on the trends list soon after he shared a heartwarming post on Instagram to celebrate Friendship Day on August 1. “To a lifetime of friendship. #HappyFriendshipDay,” Yuvraj said in the caption of his post which has gone crazy viral on social media. Yuvraj, in his post, shared a short clip featuring pictures and videos of his friends including Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan as well as Chris Gayle. The images are from the field as well as from their outings.One of the pictures also…

01 Aug

A 10-Year-Old Boy Passed The Class 10th Board Examination With 79 Percent Marks

editor0 CommentsEducation, IndiaUP Board of Secondary Education

In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, a 10 year old child has passed the class 10th examination of the UP Board. The student name is Aditya Krishna. His family is very happy with Aditya’s success. Aditya has scored 83 marks in English, 82 marks in Hindi, 76 marks in Science, 64 marks in Mathematics, 86 marks in Art and 84 marks in Social Science. In view of Aditya’s extraordinary talent, the UP Board of Secondary Education had given him special permission in 2019, after which he was admitted in class 9 at MD Shukla Inter College, Lucknow. This is the second time…

01 Aug

Border dispute between Assam and Mizoram to be resolved

editor0 CommentsAssam, Mizoram, PoliticalBorder dispute

Assam and Mizoram have been at odds over the boundary for decades, but Monday’s clashes flared up over an alleged construction by Mizoram in the disputed 198-square-mile stretch on the inter-state border Lailapur under Dhalai of Cachar district in southern Assam and Vairengte in Kolasib district of northern Mizoram. Seven people, including six Assam Police personnel, were killed. On the same issue the Mizoram Chief Minister said on Twitter “As per telephonic discussion with Union Home Minister and Assam Chief Minister, we agreed to resolve the Mizoram-Assam border issue amicably through meaningful dialogue,” . According to sources The Centre has told…

01 Aug

PM Modi is expected to preside over the meeting of the UN Security Council on August 9

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalPrime Minister Narendra Modi

Syed Akbaruddin, India's former envoy to UN, said that For the first time in over 75 years, Indian political leadership has invested in presiding over an event of the 15-member UN body and this depicts that the country's leadership wants to lead from the front. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to preside over a meeting during India's presidency of the United Nations Security Council. According to sources Akbaruddin, who is a former permanent representative of India to UN, said, "Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister, who has decided to preside over…

31 Jul

BJP leader Babul Supriyo quits politics

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsBabul Supriyo, BJP

BJP leader from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, has hinted at quitting active politics. Calling himself a team player, the MP from Asansol in his Facebook post said that one doesn’t have to be in politics to do social work. “If you want to do social work, you can do it without being in politics,” he wrote. Clearing the air that he may join any other party, mainly the Trinamool Congress which is the arch-rival of the BJP in WestBengal, the banker-turned-singer-turned-politician said, “Alvida. Am not going to any other party – TMC, Congress, CPIM, nowhere. I am confirming that nobody…

31 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze now

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsPV Sindhu, Tokyo Olympics

Reigning world champion P V Sindhu’s hopes of securing India’s first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women’s singles semifinals here on Saturday. However, the 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games remained in the hunt for bronze and will be competing against China’s He Bing Jiao in the third-place play-off at Musashino Forest Plaza on Sunday. One of the most consistent players, who has claimed medals in all big-ticket events in the last five years, Sindhu couldn’t counter Tai Tzu’s deception…

31 Jul

Britannia 50-50 forays into the fusion snacking space with Potazos

editor0 CommentsBusiness‘5050 Potazos’, BRITANNIA

Britannia 5050 has announced its foray into Salty Snacks with the launch of ‘5050 Potazos’, the 50 Potato chip 50 biscuit product. 5050 Potazos’ is a fusion product, which brings together 2 exciting and loved snacking formats in the country- the potato chip and the biscuit. The product has initially launched in Assam and North East markets in July and will roll out in the rest of the country in the coming months.Britannia 5050 Potazos is thin, crispy and delivers the familiar ‘masaledar’ flavors of a potato chip in a biscuit format. In a Nationwide consumer survey undertaken by the…

31 Jul

Modest increases expected in gold supply

editor0 CommentsBusinessGold Exchange Traded Funds, World Gold Council

In the second quarter of 2021, consumer investment in gold increased but some investors were less bullish, according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report. The two forces helped create a gold demand of 955.1t over the quarter – a 9% rise from Q1 2021, and in line with the equivalent period last year (960.5t). The supply of gold in 2021 is expected to increase modestly. There were modest net inflows of 40.7t during Q2 into gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). These inflows only partially offset the heavy outflows the industry witnessed in the previous quarter, making…