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01 Jul

Amazon introduces ‘Amazon Day’ Delivery

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Amazon India launched ‘Amazon Day Delivery’ for all Prime members, giving Prime members the option of choosing a weekly delivery day for the items they purchase throughout the week. Customers can conveniently choose between Prime’s fast, free shipping or ‘Amazon Day Delivery’ during check out. 'Amazon Day’ also makes it easier to get purchases grouped and delivered together resulting in fewer trips to the customer location, thus a reduction of carbon emissions. The delivery option is one among Amazon’s many sustainability initiatives to help achieve Shipment Zero, the company’s global vision to make all Amazon shipments net-zero carbon, with 50%…

01 Jul

Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, has sent mangoes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Politics is, without a doubt, a bitter-sweet experience. And parties have long exploited the mango season to try to sweeten their ties. Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi fought a fierce war for Bengal. Even after Mamata was sworn in as Chief Minister, the squabbles between the state and the federal government continued. But when mango season arrived, she was quick to extend her seasonal greetings to New Delhi. Last Monday, Mamata sent Bengal's best mango types to Modi Himsagar, Malda, and Lakshmanbhog. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Defence…

01 Jul

Younis Khan accuses Shahid Afridi of revolt against him in 2009

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Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has claimed that the 2009 players revolt against him had its roots in captaincy ambitions of seniors like Shahid Afridi. Younis claimed that the revolt was not carried out because the players were unhappy with his captaincy and his strong attitude. Younis told on a TV channel, "If the players had problems with me they could have spoken to me. They claimed that they didn't want me removed as captain but just wanted the cricket board to speak to me to change my attitude." "Then how is it that when the players met with the PCB…

01 Jul

Covid Delta variant detected in 96 countries: WHO

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The Delta Covid-19 variant has now been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update. The Delta variant, also referred to as a “double mutant” because it carries two mutations, is 55 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, initially detected in the UK, and will rapidly become the dominant strain of globally, Xinhua news agency quoted the WHO as saying in the update issued on Wednesday. Africa has reported many new outbreaks of the variant as Tunisia, Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria, and Malawi are among the 11 countries…

01 Jul

Major expansion by Asian Granito’s Crystal Ceramics

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Crystal Ceramics Private Limited (Crystal Ceramics) added brown field expansion of 12,000 Square meters per day in a new production line of Glazed Vitrified Tiles at its Mehsana Plant in Gujarat. With this, Asian Granito India Limited (AGIL) has completed a major expansion at its subsidiary, Crystal Ceramics. Asian Granito holds a 70% equity stake in Crystal Ceramics. This expansion will increase the total capacity of Crystal Ceramics to 36,000 Square meters per day. The capacity addition will add an incremental sales of around Rs. 70-75-Crore per annum in Crystal Ceramics and Asian Granito India Limited consolidated turnover. Crystal Ceramics…

01 Jul

Sensex rises over 200 points in early trade

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Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Wednesday led by gains in index majors Infosys, Reliance Industries and Maruti amid a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 0.38 per cent higher at 52,750.01 in initial deals. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty inched 60.15 points or 0.38 per cent up to 15,808.60. Maruti got the top gain in the Sensex pack, rising over 1 per cent, followed by Titan, Infosys, Tata Steel, M&M, Asian Paints and Nestle India. PowerGrid, NTPC, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank and HUL were among the laggards. In the…

01 Jul

PayPoint launches Micro-ATMs

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PayPoint India has launched a series of 'Micro-ATMs' (m-ATMs) in North-East India. The m-ATMs can be deployed in rural areas from where people travel long distances just to access the nearest ATM or a bank. The handheld machines can be set up at local Kirana shops and use the same cash box of these shops. The m-ATMs are an ideal backup and a pivotal resource for enabling essential cash transactions when the bigger ATMs run dry. They can be easily paired with a mobile or laptop for instant delivery of cash through retail shops. Advanced and portable m-ATMs with modern…

01 Jul

Nissan launches safety campaign with Kapil Dev

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Aiming to educate & empower India against COVID-19 through Cricket, Nissan India launched an integrated general awareness and safety campaign with Kapil Dev. Nissan India has chosen the iconic Cricket ambassador of India, Kapil Dev, as the voice of the campaign. The campaign hopes to amplify the message of safety by urging Indians to come together as the country faces one if its toughest matches yet on health and safety. The 7-video series campaign is available on all digital-led platforms, with a new video going live every third day. Noteworthy, Nissan India has contributed over Rs 4.3-Crore for COVID-19 relief…

01 Jul

India logs 48,786 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate at 96.97%

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India on Thursday recorded 48,786 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 5,23,257. Active cases constitute 1.72% of total cases.In the last 24 hours, 61,588 patients recovered from the infection. The total tally of people who have recovered so far from the disease is 2,94,88,918.The recovery rate has increased to 96.97%.33.57 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.64%.Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 49th consecutive day.The daily positivity rate is…

30 Jun

Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Twitter

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Taking suo moto cognizance of pornographic content on Twitter, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought action within a week. The Delhi Police has also sent a notice to Twitter seeking details about steps taken by it against circulation of child pornographic content on its platform, officials said on Wednesday. Earlier, the police sought to know the steps taken by Twitter officials concerned against child sexual abuse content on their platform and sought details of the accounts circulating such material. The Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Twitter for allegedly allowing access to child pornography on its platform…