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17 Sep

Motorola unveils #BigBillionMotoRush with unprecedented festive offers on smartphones, earbuds, tablets and more

Business BureauBusiness

Motorola India today announced its biggest festive line-up ever under the #BigBillionMotoRush, offering unprecedented discounts on its premium and mid-range smartphones, including the motorola edge 60 PRO, edge 60 FUSION, moto g96 5G, moto g86 POWER, and the iconic motorolarazr 60. The offers, aligned with Flipkart’s Big Billion Days Sale 2025, will go live from 23rd September at 00:00 hrs for early access customers and from 22nd September for all consumers. Highlighting flagship performance around ₹25,000, the motorola edge 60 PRO features a Pantone™ validated triple 50MP camera, a 6.7” 1.5K Quad-Curved Display, MediaTekDimensity 8350 Extreme chipset, and a massive…

17 Sep

Instilling Safer Road Habits: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Conducts Road Safety Awareness Campaign in Odisha

Business BureauBusiness

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) took a major step towards promoting road safety in Balasore, reaching out to students and staff members from CIPET: CSTS and KKS Women's College. Over 2,000 participants attended the programme, designed to instill responsible road habits and a safety-first mindset among the youth. The campaign emphasized early education as a key factor in shaping future riders and responsible citizens. Students learned practical aspects of road safety, including correct helmet use, adherence to traffic signals, pedestrian awareness, and anticipation of road risks. HMSI encouraged participants to view road safety not merely as compliance with rules,…

17 Sep

VOL 7, ISSUE 33 – The Mileage

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17 Sep

From Page to Screen: How Jeethu Joseph Turns Simplicity into Suspense

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In today's world, directing 18 films in 18 years, let alone in many languages, is a significant accomplishment. Jeethu Joseph, the director of Mirage and Drishyam, has rarely failed. My memories of picking my brain off the floor after viewing the climax of the whodunit murder mystery Detective (2007) remain clear in my mind. Not only did the identity of the murderer feel unique and out of the box, but the movie also demonstrated the latent potential of locked-room/impossible crime mysteries, which were uncommon in Malayalam film at the time. The director's name, however, was unfamiliar, but it easily engraved…

17 Sep

Bangladesh Launches Satellite-Based Flood Warning System

MohiniBangladesh

Bangladesh has introduced a satellite-based flood forecasting and warning system to protect millions living in flood-prone areas. The system, developed with support from Japan, will provide early alerts to communities at risk. Authorities said the innovation could save thousands of lives during monsoon season. For Bangladesh-based reporting, this is a landmark in disaster management. For Indian and regional readers, it shows how South Asia is adopting technology to tackle climate challenges shared across borders.

17 Sep

Early maturity carries hidden health costs

Banasree SarkarHealth

Women who experience puberty before the age of 11 or give birth before turning 21 may face significantly higher health risks later in life, according to a new study. The research reveals that early reproductive events can double the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and obesity, and increase the likelihood of severe metabolic disorders by four times. Researchers have found strong genetic links between the timing of puberty and childbirth and long-term health outcomes. The study shows that women who undergo later puberty and delay childbirth tend to live longer, experience less frailty, age more slowly on…

16 Sep

Tyre industry revenue to increase 12 times by 2047

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New Delhi: Domestic tyre industry revenue is expected to grow 12 times to Rs 13 lakh crore by 2047, driven by premiumisation and increased exports, a report released on Tuesday said. Indian tyre industry production is expected to grow nearly four times by 2047, driven by a strong domestic original equipment manufacturer (OEM) sector, demand for replacement tyres and rapid growth in vehicle exports, according to a joint report by ATMA and PwC India. "During this period, revenue is expected to grow 12 times to Rs 1,300 thousand crore by 2047," the report said. The sharp rise in revenue growth…

16 Sep

Godrej Agrovet launches first Samadhan Center for oil palm farmers in Tripura

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Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL) has inaugurated its first Samadhan Center for oil palm farmers at Nalkata in Dhalai district, aiming to boost productivity and ensure sustainable growth in the state’s emerging oil palm sector. The one-stop solution (OSS) center will provide farmers with knowledge, tools, services, and expert guidance from seed to harvesting. Tripura, which has a potential oil palm cultivation area of 1.46 lakh hectares, targets 11,500 hectares under cultivation by 2026-27. The Samadhan Center is expected to play a pivotal role for farmers in Unakoti and Dhalai, offering soil-testing based fertilizer advice, irrigation solutions for dry months, and…

16 Sep

A significant anti-smuggling operation found meth pills worth Rs 7.11 crore close to the Mizoram–Myanmar border

Sonakshi SarkarMizoram

Security forces in Mizoram have seized methamphetamine tablets worth ₹7.11 crore near the Mizoram–Myanmar border in yet another major crackdown on cross-border smuggling. Officials confirmed the seizure on Sunday, underscoring the persistent challenges of narcotics trafficking in the sensitive border state. According to reports, the operation was carried out by troops of the Assam Rifles on Friday at Zokhawthar in Champhai district, a known hub for cross-border trade. The soldiers spotted a suspicious individual moving with a bag. When approached, the suspect abandoned the bag and fled into nearby terrain. A thorough search of the bag revealed 2.37 kilograms of…

16 Sep

Education Department in Arunachal issues final call for teachers to join new posts

Banasree SarkarArunachal Pradesh

All district education officials have received an urgent reminder from the Arunachal Pradesh Education Department to relieve all transferred teachers and take up their new positions right away. Amjad Tak, the commissioner of education, stressed in an order on Saturday that instructors who have been transferred must be relieved of their existing duties and report to their new site "without fail." A "district-wise compliance report" detailing the names and present positions of the transferred teachers, the date that they were freed from their previous schools, and the date that they started working at their new schools must be submitted by…