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16 Jul

‘The Big 3 – Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald’

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GIA India recently organized a Knowledge Webinar on “The Big 3 – Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald” for members of the Bangiya Swarna Shilpi Samity in Hanschara, West Bengal. More than 45 members from the association attended this webinar to learn important information about the three gemstones. GIA India Instructor Mohit Agrawal shared insights on the colours, qualities, sources and treatments for rubies, sapphires and emeralds. The webinar also taught the participants about laboratory-grown gems and simulants, along with a few care and cleaning tips. Sriram Natarajan, Managing Director of GIA India, said, “The COVID-19 crisis has brought new sets of…

16 Jul

SNU launches Online Certification Program in DSAB

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India’s leading multidisciplinary and research-based university, Shiv Nadar University launched a new online certificate program in Data Sciences and Analytics for Business (DSAB). The program aims to provide hands-on-training to equip students with the relevant domain knowledge and the technical skills to help companies solve for business challenges using insights from data. This unique and intensive 14-week program, which will be delivered online, will commence from the 3rd week of July, 2020. Students with a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent or enrolled in any recognised undergraduate degree program and having Mathematics in 10+2 board can apply for the program. Candidates will…

15 Jul

Google to pick 7.7 pc stake in Jio for Rs 33,737 crore.

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Google will pick up 7.7% stake in Reliance Industries’ technology venture for ₹33,737 crore, richest Indian Mukesh Ambani said on Wednesday. “We are delighted to welcome Google as a strategic investor in Jio Platforms. We have signed a binding partnership and an investment agreement under which Google will invest ₹33,737 crores for a 7.7% stake in Jio Platforms,” Mr. Ambani said at the company’s annual general meeting. This takes the cumulative fund raising by Reliance in less than three months to ₹2,12,809 crore, he said. This would be a rare instance of two FANG — Facebook, Apple, Netflix, Google —…

15 Jul

Jio says it will launch 5G service with Made-In-India.

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Jio Platforms has designed and developed a complete 5G solution from scratch. Jio's 'Made-in-India' 5G tech will be deployed and launched in a year once spectrum becomes available. Reliance Industries (RIL) claims that once it is proven in India, Jio Platforms will be well placed to be an exporter of 5G solutions to other telecom operators globally as a complete managed service. “Today, I have great pride in announcing that Jio has designed and developed a complete 5G solution from scratch. This will enable us to launch a world-class 5G service in India, using 100% homegrown technologies and solutions,” said…

15 Jul

Strict lockdown in Gurgaon, Faridabad

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The state government of Haryana has hinted that strict lockdown may be imposed in districts of Faridabad and Gurgaon from where the most number of the state's COVID-19 tally have been reported. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that the state government is considering to impose restrictions on the districts bordering Delhi. Four districts of Haryana - Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jhajjar and Sonipat - have together reported the state's 80% cases. Health Minister Vij said here on Tuesday "We are thinking of imposing certain restrictions in four districts bordering Delhi, which are Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, and Jhajjar. 80% of Haryana`s COVID-19 cases…

15 Jul

₹500 fine for people without masks

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In the wake of rise in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat's Surat city, the civic body here on Wednesday said people found without masks in public places will have to shell out ₹500 as fine. The Surat Municipal Corporation had earlier imposed a penalty of ₹200 on people who stepped out of their homes without the protective gear. Action will be taken against violators under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) of the IPC and Epidemic Diseases Act, municipal commissioner B N Pani said in an order.

15 Jul

Shrenu Parikh tests corona positive

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TV actress Shrenu Parikh, best known for featuring on the hit show "Ishqbaaz", on Wednesday said she has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently in a hospital in Gujarat. The 30-year-old actress, who is in her hometown Vadodara, Gujarat, took to Instagram to share the news. The actor, who was in Mumbai when the nationwide lockdown was announced, travelled to Vadodara in May. "Even after being so careful if it can get to you then imagine the power of this invisible demon we are fighting with. Please be very careful and save yourselves," she further said.

15 Jul

Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Salman Khan will not be questioned by the police?

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One month into the tragic demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and the Mumbai Police are making sure to leave no stone unturned in investigating the matter. The police have so far recorded the statements of over 35 people that include family, friends, former co-stars and film industry biggies in the matter. However, if the latest reports are anything to go by, then the one person who is not to be summoned by the police for questioning, is Bollywood superstar.

15 Jul

Rinkini Ghatak, Siliguri Girls High School’s student scored 6th

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Rinkini Ghatak, a resident of aurobindapally , made the entire citizens of Siliguri proud by clinching the sixth place on the state’s merit list of Madhyamik examinations 2020. As per the information, the Siliguri Girls High School's student scored an impressive 687 marks out of 700. Her teachers and family members are extremely happy with her performance. .

15 Jul

Two Indian Covid-19 vaccine candidates to start Human clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccine initiated in India: ICMR.

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As covid-19 cases in India ballooned to 9,11,427, two indigenous Indian vaccine candidates against covid-19 will enter human trials this month with over 1000 volunteers to be enrolled for the process on a fast-track basis, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday. Since India is one of the largest vaccine producers in the world, it is the country's "moral responsibility" to fast-track vaccine development process to break the chain of coronavirus transmission, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said, referring to the two vaccine candidates developed indigenously. Bharat Biotech has started human trials on its vaccine candidate,…