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Medica presents their first three ONCO survivors

Medica presents their first three ONCO survivors

On the eve of World Cancer Day, Medica Cancer Hospital proudly presented their first three ONCO survivors Rima Roy, Bimal Saha and Surojit Mridha who are inducted as Medicans in their work force. Medica has recruited - Rima Roy in the operations department for the new Oncology Unit, Bimal Saha as a Housekeeping operative for the new Oncology Unit and Surojit Mridha in the Housekeeping department for the new Oncology Unit. In Eastern India Medica is geared to set up a world class cancer treatment facility at Kolkata, as a responsible service provider, it also feels that just getting cutting…
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Gul Panag’s Manoranjan Premires on Youtube

Gul Panag’s Manoranjan Premires on Youtube

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films has premiered ‘Manoranjan’. The short film features critically acclaimed actor Gul Panag, who is also the producer of the film, as Lalita, a simple homemaker whose captivating storytelling ability forms the essence of this psychological thriller. The short film is directed by Suhail Tatari. The highlight of the film is the well-defined character sketch of the protagonist, Lalita, who single handily keeps the audiences at the edge of their seats at all times. The movie successfully creates a sense of mystery and spook, without any ‘jump scares’ and the credit for the same…
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legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92

legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92

Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to the ICU of Breach Candy hospital, where she was being treated by Dr. Pratit Samdani and his team of doctors. The legendary singer was showing improvement until last week but her health deteriorated and she was put back on ventilator support on Saturday morning. The singer was also being treated for pneumonia. She recovered from COVID-19 and pneumonia on January 30.Born in Indore, Mangeshkar remained the voice of screen idols for generations. She began her career at the age of 13 in 1942 and had sung over 30,000 songs in several Indian languages.Some of her…
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PM Modi, President Kovind greet people on Basant Panchami

PM Modi, President Kovind greet people on Basant Panchami

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday February 05 greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Saraswati Puja and Basant Panchami.  Basant Panchami marks the beginning of the spring season and is also observed to  worship  Maa Saraswati, who is considered  as the goddess of knowledge.  "May Maa Sharda's blessings be with you all, and Basant, the king of seasons, bring happiness to everyone's life," Modi tweeted in Hindi from his official Twitter handle. Basant Panchami is also celebrated as Saraswati Puja in some parts of the country. As per Hindu Mythology, Lord Brahma is believed…
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Tibetans in Delhi stage protests against the Beijing Winter Olympics

Tibetans in Delhi stage protests against the Beijing Winter Olympics

Hundreds of Tibetans in Delhi today staged a protest near the Chinese Embassy against the Beijing Winter Olympics. ‘‘Boycott, boycott Beijing Olympics,” cried the protesters, carrying placards against China. They blocked the main road leading to the Diplomatic Enclave where the Chinese mission is located. Traffic movement on the road was also affected for some time. Later, they courted arrest and were taken to the nearby police station in buses. The protest by the Tibetans in Delhi comes a day after India decided to boycott both the opening and the closing ceremonies of the games in Beijing in protest against…
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Opposition spreads rumours against Covid vaccines: Modi

Opposition spreads rumours against Covid vaccines: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused rival parties of spreading "rumours" against Covid vaccines and thanked people for ignoring them and taking the jabs. Addressing his second virtual rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Modi said the state witnessed benefits of the "double engine" government in administering Covid jabs. The prime minister said the Union Budget is going to economically benefit farmers and other sections of the society in UP. He lauded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for establishing the rule of law in the state by ending the terror of criminals and mafias. The virtual rally covered five districts comprising 23 assembly…
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Haryana moves SC against High Court order staying 75% quota for locals in private jobs; hearing on Feb 7

Haryana moves SC against High Court order staying 75% quota for locals in private jobs; hearing on Feb 7

The Haryana government on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order putting on hold the 75 percent reservation in private sector jobs for residents of the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state government, and agreed to list the appeal of the state government on placing the order of the high court on its record. In its plea, the state government argues that the high court passed its decision after a hearing of just one and a…
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Meta partners with FICCI to empower women across India

Meta partners with FICCI to empower women across India

Under the #SheMeansBusiness program, Meta has partnered with FICCI’s ‘Empowering the Greater 50%’ to allow and support 5 lakh women-led small businesses across India. The announcement was made during Meta’s inaugural National Women Entrepreneurship Summit to encourage industry dialogue and steps to support the MSMEs across sectors. Access to capital and relevant digital tools remain the leading issues faced by women led businesses. Out of over 63 million small businesses in India, approximately 20% are owned by women highlighting the need to bring more gender equality. Together with FICCI, Meta will address the barrier to access right digital tools and…
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Tata Motors announces Financial Results of Q3

Tata Motors announces Financial Results of Q3

Tata Motors Ltd announced its results for quarter ending December 31, 2021. The automaker reports that its Jaguar Land Rover division’s sales remain significantly constrained by chip shortages and low inventories with retail sales in Q3 of 80,126 vehicles, down 13.6% from Q2 FY22 and 37.6% from Q3 FY21. Revenue was £4.7 billion, up 22% from Q2 FY22 but down year on year but down year on year. EBIT margin was 1.4% and free cash flow was positive at £164 million in Q3 FY 22.Tata Motor’s India operations showed significant revenue improvement as compared to Q3 a year ago, however…
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NEW RANGE ROVER SV sets standards of luxury

NEW RANGE ROVER SV sets standards of luxury

Land Rover has opened bookings for New Range Rover SV in India with a choice of exclusive design themes, details and material choices from Special Vehicle Operations. The Range Rover SV features a refined new 4.4 l Twin Turbo petrol which delivers a power of 390 kW and torque of 750 Nm and the efficient 3.0 l straight-six diesel which delivers a power of 258 kW and torque of 700 Nm. The New Range Rover SV will be available in both Standard and Long Wheelbase body designs, including a five-seat LWB configuration for the first time. LWB customers also have…
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