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13 Apr

Devotees gather at Kumbh; Covid precautions shattered, 102 test positive.

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TWELVE DAYS into the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar amid a Covid surge across the country, the Uttarakhand government is struggling to keep in place basic preventive measures such as effective thermal screening and wearing of masks. By Monday evening, over 28 lakh devotees turned up for the second shahi snan (royal bath) in the Ganga. And according to medical department officials, over 18,169 devotees were tested between 11.30 pm Sunday and 5 pm Monday — 102 were found positive. Over the last 48 hours, The Indian Express walked through an area of over 10 km — from the railway station in Haridwar,…

13 Apr

SBI General Insurance and Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank enters into Corporate Agency Agreement

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A Corporate Agency Agreement has been signed between SBI General Insurance (one of the leading General Insurance companies in India) and Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank (one of the key Banks in North Bengal) recently. Mr. Samir Chhabra, Head - Bancassurance, SBI General Insurance said, “Our alliance with Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank is an important milestone in our journey to further strengthen our distribution of products and clientele in the region. With this tie-up, we hope to increase insurance penetration. Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank, with its wide reach of over 142 Branches in the area will help us reach out to…

13 Apr

EC issues notice to Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh for his remarks: ‘there will be Sitalkuchi in several places’

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Ghosh has been asked to respond to the notice and make his stand clear on his remarks by Wednesday morning. The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh for his alleged remarks that there would be “Sitalkuchi in several places”, after four people were killed when central forces opened fire during polling in Cooch Behar district. He has been asked to respond to the notice and make his stand clear on his remarks by Wednesday morning. The Trinamool Congress had approached the Commission against Ghosh. The notice cited Ghosh’s alleged remarks that “if someone crosses…

13 Apr

Amazon driven exports worth $3 billion

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Amazon India announced that it has enabled cumulative exports worth $3 billion, digitized 2.5 million MSME and helped create nearly 1 million jobs in India till date. Last year at the inaugural Sambhav Summit, Amazon had announced an investment of $1 billion to digitally enable 10 million MSMEs, enable ecommerce exports worth $10 billion and create 1 million additional jobs in India between 2020 and 2025. The company is on track to fulfill these commitments. More than 2.5 million MSMEs work with Amazon in India including sellers, artisans & weavers, delivery & logistics service partners etc.Since January 2020 nearly 250,000…

13 Apr

Cancel Class 10 & 12 board exams, says Kejriwal as Delhi reports 13500 COVID-19 cases

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A fresh surge of 13,500 Covid cases - the highest single-day spike so far - has taken Delhi's caseload to 7,36,788 total infections, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today as he urged the central government to cancel CBSE board exams. This is the third consecutive day that the national capital witnessed a record spike in Covid infections."In the last 24 hours, the city saw a surge of 13,500 fresh Covid cases. At the peak of third Covid wave in November, Delhi had seen the biggest single-day surge of 8,500 cases. The fourth wave, as we all know, is much more…

12 Apr

India recorded 1,68,912 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s caseload to over 1.35 crore.

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India Coronavirus Cases Update: Here are the top Covid-related developments of the day. India recorded 1,68,912 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the sixth record rise in seven days, pushing the country’s caseload to over 1.35 crore. The active cases have surpassed the 12-lakh mark, while the death toll increased to 1,70,179 with 904 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18, the data updated at 8 am on Monday by the Union Health Ministry showed. Registering a steady increase for the 33rd day in row, the active cases have increased to 12,01,009 comprising 8.88 per cent of the total…

12 Apr

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urges Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to reconsider the decision to go ahead with CBSE exams in May

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said lakhs of children and parents have expressed “fears and apprehensions” about assembling at exam centres in the middle of the second wave of Covid-19. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal urging him to intervene and direct the CBSE to reconsider its decision to go ahead with Board examinations in May despite the “massive and uncontrolled” rise in Covid-19 cases. She said lakhs of children and parents have expressed “fears and apprehensions” about assembling at exam centres in the middle of the second wave of Covid-19. Senior Congress leader Rahul…

12 Apr

PropTiger releases ‘Real Insight – Q1CY21’ report

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Online property brokerage firm PropTiger.com released its ‘Real Insight – Q1CY21’ report. The report indicated that various measures taken by the government at the centre as well as by several state governments to boost buyer confidence have started to show positive outcomes, with home sales in India’ eight prime residential markets showing a quarterly increase of 12% in the January-March quarter (Q1) of CY (calendar year) 2021 compared to Oct-Dec quarter of 2020. According to the report, builders sold a total of 66,176 homes in the primary market in the January-March quarter of 2021, a time marked with several state governments, including…

12 Apr

EDII’s PGDM-Entrepreneurship course

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An acknowledged national resource Institute in Entrepreneurship Education, Research, Training and Institution Building -Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad has enabled 1730 students till now to pursue an entrepreneurial career. 78% of these students have become successful entrepreneurs and social change leaders. The remaining alumni are either pursuing a career in the corporate sector/academics or pursuing further studies. EDII is a preferred Institute for Entrepreneurship Education. Its flagship programmes include: Post Graduate Diploma in Management- Entrepreneurship (PGDM-E) and PGDM in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Venture Development (IEV). At the end of two years students are ready with a bankable project…

12 Apr

“Didi, o didi, if you want to unload your anger, I am here.

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Abuse me all you want. But don't insult Bengal's dignity and tradition. Bengal won't tolerate your arrogance, tolabaaz (extortion), cut money syndicate because people want 'Asol Poribartan (real change)' now," PM Modi said, campaigning in Bardhaman for the Bengal election that is half-way through. This was the first of packed rallies the PM addressed in Bengal today amid rocketing Covid cases across the country, especially in states where elections are being held. People in masks as well as without them were seen at various public meetings. PM Modi used the Trinamool's "Ma, Mati Manush (Mother, motherland, people)" slogan to attack the party, saying: "Tormenting 'Ma', looting 'Mati' and…