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05 Oct

CBI Raids Rs 50 Lakh From 14 Premises Of Congress Leader DK Shivakumar

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday raided the premises of senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar in connection with the alleged corruption case against him. Sources indicated that the CBI raided 14 premises of state Congress chief DK Shivakumar and his brother and MP DK Suresh, including the former’s residence at Doddalahalli, Kanakapura and Sadashiva Nagar, in Bengaluru. The CBI has recovered a total of Rs 50 lakh after the raids, according to news agency PTI. It may be noted that the CBI has registered a case against DK Shivakumar and others on allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets.…

05 Oct

Sankalp collection from Kalyan Jewellers

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Gearing up for Durga Pujo, Kalyan Jewellers launched the new Sankalp collection – a line of traditional jewellery, handcrafted in yellow gold with enamel Meenakari work. With Persian Meenakari work subtly incorporated into the kaarigari, Sankalp collection pays homage to the timeless pieces of the Bengal’s jewellery repertoire. From a Panch Noli heirloom necklace to the Sonar Haar, Juihaar and bangles, the Ratanchur to the various styles of tie chains, Kaan Pasha and Angti rings, each of the pieces in this collection are loaded with cultural and traditional symbolism. To make this festival shine even brighter, Kalyan Jewellers has announced…

05 Oct

SBI Life unveils a Financial Immunity survey

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SBI Life Insurance unveiled a comprehensive consumer survey, providing deep insights into consumer predispositions towards Financial Immunity in a post-COVID world. SBI Life commissioned the ‘Understanding consumer attitude towards Financial Immunity’ survey with The Nielsen Company, reaching out to over 2,400 consumers across 13 key cities. Understandably, in the wake of COVID-19, maintaining personal physical immunity has been on the fore. In fact, 8 out of 10 Indians are aware that ‘stress’ lowers mental and physical immunity. The survey attempts to better understand the cause of stress, by enquiring about the top financial worries of the consumer today. The reasons…

05 Oct

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Says “We Beat The Virus Once more”.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared on Monday New Zealand "beat the virus again" and announced restrictions in the country's largest city would be eased, after a second Covid-19 wave was contained.The virus was believed to have been eradicated in late May after a strict national lockdown led to New Zealanders enjoying 102 days without community transmission. But a new cluster emerged in Auckland in August, forcing the city of 1.5 million into lockdown for almost three weeks. With no new confirmed instances in Auckland for 12 days, Ardern stated Monday the virus was now beneath management and congratulated residents for…

03 Oct

Hathras gang-rape case : Village Border Reopened After 2 Days,Reporters Allowed In.

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On Saturday authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras reopened the borders and said that they will allow media to enter the village where a 19-year-old woman was gang-raped, said the official. The UP Police has set up the barricades roughly 2km from the village on the main road on early Thursday, blocked off all the access paths, and deployed the policemen on the mud tracks and in the fields to prevent any "outsiders" from accessing the village. The officials have also said that section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits the assembly of four or more people.was camped…

03 Oct

Amid LAC faceoff, US military aircraft refuels at Port Blair.

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In a improvement that comes amidst India’s ongoing navy confrontation with China in jap Ladakh, long-range maritime patrol plane of the US appear to have begun refuelling from the strategically-located Andaman & Nicobar island archipelago. An American P-Eight Poseidon plane, armed with radars in addition to missiles and rockets to tackle enemy submarines and warships, landed at Port Blair for a number of hours on September 25 for logistics and refuelling assist, stated sources on Friday.Whereas India and US have been offering refuelling and operational turnaround amenities to one another’s warships beneath the reciprocal navy logistics pact inked in 2016,…

03 Oct

“Jungle Raj In Goa”: Congress Leaders stage Midnight Protest to meet Javedkar.

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Several Goa Congress leaders, including the pradesh committee vice president, were detained Friday night after they protested in the lobby of a hotel demanding they be allowed to meet Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar. Javadekar is in Goa to attend a series of meetings on the new farm bills Saturday. The Congress leaders reached the hotel around midnight and demanded to meet the Union minister over the Mahadayi river water dispute with Karnataka. When the hotel management refused them permission, they sat on a protest in the lobby. Later, the leaders were detained and taken to a police station in…

03 Oct

“Our prayers are with them”: WHO after US First Lady Test positive for COVID-19.

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The World Health Organization on Friday wished US President Donald Trump a speedy recovery from Kovid-19 and avoided criticizing his disdain for advice on protecting against the virus. Trump has been a serious critic of dealing with the WHO and the coronovirus epidemic, accusing the United Nations health agency of responding to the crisis. The United States formally began its withdrawal from the WHO in July, making good on Trump’s threat to deprive the organization of its top donor. WHO Director General Tedros Adnom Ghebreyus congratulated Trump and his wife Melania, who are also infected, “a full and speedy recovery”,…

02 Oct

MITHUNA: WORLD’S THIRD-FINEST WHISKEY MADE IN INDIA

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Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world, said John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Indian whisky brand Paul John’s Mithuna has been declared thethird-finest whisky in the world by esteemed whisky reviewer JimMurray.Mithuna by Paul John has been declared one of the best whiskiesin the world by the acclaimed “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2021”.The development was announced by John Distilleries PrivateLimited (JDPL) on Friday.Set to be released worldwide in November, Mithuna by Paul John isthe second expression of the Zodiac series of Paul John IndianSingle Malt from JDPL. It may be noted that JDPL…

02 Oct

BRONZE STATUE OF MAHATMA GANDHI INAUGURATED IN UKRAINE ON GANDHI JAYANTI

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Globally, Gandhi’s birth anniversary is celebrated as theInternational Day of Non-Violence. Several events were held inIndia and across the world to mark the occasion.On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of MahatmaGandhi, a bronze statue of Bapu was inaugurated in Kyiv,Ukraine.The statue was inaugurated jointly by Indian AmbassadorPartha Satpathy, First Deputy Foreign Minister of UkraineEmine Dzhaparova, Deputy Minister for Education andScience of Ukraine Andriy Vitrenko and Professor PetroBekh, Vice-Rector, Taras Shevchenko National University ofKyiv.