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Affordplan Swasth partners with Sebabrata Hospital
20 Dec

Affordplan Swasth partners with Sebabrata Hospital

editor0 CommentsHealth, India,
Affordplan Swasth and Sebabrata Hospital have announced their collaboration for a healthcare savings card to make hospital facilities more affordable and accessible to patient families in and around Kolkata. Affordplan Swasth is a YES BANK prepaid card with a digital wallet that enables OPD (Outpatient Department) services, lab tests, purchase of medicines and goal-based EMI savings for all IPD (Inpatient Department) treatments.
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Goa would have been liberated earlier if Sardar Patel lived a bit longer: PM Narendra Modi
20 Dec

Goa would have been liberated earlier if Sardar Patel lived a bit longer: PM Narendra Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Goa would have been liberated from Portuguese rule much earlier had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel lived for some more time.PM Modi was speaking at an event to celebrate Goa Liberation Day, observed on December 19 every year to mark the day Indian armed forces freed the coastal state from Portuguese rule in 1961. Modi said the delay in Goa’s liberation meant that several freedom fighters continued to lose their lives in the struggle to free Goa. “Thirty one satyagrahis lost their lives in 1955, including youngsters like Karnail Singh Banipal of Punjab. These…
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Sri Lankan arrests 55 Tamil Nadu fishermen
20 Dec

Sri Lankan arrests 55 Tamil Nadu fishermen

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As many as 55 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and 8 boats seized by Sri Lankan Naval personnel on Sunday, an official here said. Chief Minister M K Stalin spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over phone and requested him to take immediate steps to get the over 50 fishermen and their 8 boats released from Sri Lanka. "The Union Minister assured immediate action," an official release said. Stalin, writing to Jaishankar, took up the issue of continuing harassment of fishermen at the hands of Lankan Naval personnel. A total of 73 boats, including the 8 seized now, is…
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Punjab CM Channi condemns ‘sacrilege’ bid at Golden Temple, orders probe to nab ‘real conspirators’
19 Dec

Punjab CM Channi condemns ‘sacrilege’ bid at Golden Temple, orders probe to nab ‘real conspirators’

editor0 CommentsPolitical, India
The police in Punjab's Amritsar have registered a case in connection with the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple. The incident, that took place on Saturday, saw a youth lynched by angry devotees after he tried to barge into the reserved area where the Guru Granth Sahib is kept. The police said they have registered a case against an unidentified person. Meanwhile, the autopsy of the deceased youth will be conducted on Sunday, the police added. The incident took the state by storm as politicians cutting across party lines condemned the sacrilege bid at the holy place. Chief Minister…
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India successfully test-fires new generation Agni Prime missile off Odisha coast
18 Dec

India successfully test-fires new generation Agni Prime missile off Odisha coast

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In a significant development, India successfully testfired the nuclear-capable strategic Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha with the capability to hit targets between 1,000 to 2,000 kms on Saturday."India today successfully testfired the Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha in Balasore. Agni Prime is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. It is a canisterised missile with a range capability between 1,000 and 2,000 kms," government officials told ANI. A lot of new features have been added to the nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni Prime during this test. The missile test met all…
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PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in UP’s Shahjahanpur today
18 Dec

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in UP’s Shahjahanpur today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday lay the foundation stone of the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur, his office said today.The 594-km long six-lane expressway will be built at a cost of over Rs 36,200 crore, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. The foundation stone will be laid at around 1 pm on December 18 in UP's Shahjahanpur. The inspiration behind the expressway is the vision of the Prime Minister to provide fast-paced connectivity across the country, the Prime Minister's Office said on December 16. The 594-kilometre long six-lane expressway will be built at a…
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mjunction inaugurates Project Jyoti in Kolkata
18 Dec

mjunction inaugurates Project Jyoti in Kolkata

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India’s largest B2B e-commerce company, mjunction services limited has launched Project Jyoti, its unique initiative for visually-challenged school students, in West Bengal, in collaboration with the Government of West Bengal. The inaugural session in Kolkata was chaired by Mr Aminul Ahsan, District Education Officer, Samagra Shiksha Mission, Kolkata District. Special guest at the session was Mr Kartik Manna, Chairman of Kolkata Primary School Council and Samagra Shiksha Mission.
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Sustainable and eco-friendly solar power is the new buzzword
17 Dec

Sustainable and eco-friendly solar power is the new buzzword

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With COP26, talks around carbon neutrality and sustainability across various platforms, the subject has got consciousness in people across quite a few states in India. People besides adopting solar based power solutions, are now gifting them during different occasions. This new emerging trend is being seen as a welcome move by start-up solar-tech company, Loom Solar. The company has been creating relevant digital content for various use cases and basic understanding including installation of solar systems.Loom Solar has introduced many technological firsts in solar domain for India, latest one is the highest efficiency Shark series bifacial 400 W~ 530 W…
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Cabinet clears proposal to increase legal age for marriage of women from 18 to 21
16 Dec

Cabinet clears proposal to increase legal age for marriage of women from 18 to 21

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The Union Cabinet has cleared a proposal raising the legal age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men, media reports have said. The cabinet’s nod on December 15 came more than a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the plan in his 2020 Independence Day speech. At present, the minimum age of marriage for men is 21 and for women is 18. Now, the government will bring amendments to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act to give the new proposal a…
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