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Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor inauguration : Ganga aarti of Kashi fills inner soul with new energy, says PM Modi

Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor inauguration : Ganga aarti of Kashi fills inner soul with new energy, says PM Modi

PM Modi dedicated to people the ambitious Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in the heart of Varanasi after offering prayers at the ancient temple that draws a massive number of visitors from India and abroad. Even till late evening on Sunday, construction workers were busy polishing stones, labourers decked up the temple premises with flowers, and staff rushed things up at Lalita Ghat to make it ready for the function.There is palpable excitement among a majority of the residents of the temple town and domestic tourists flocking the holy shrine of the Hindus in the run-up to the high-profile event, in view…
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Meta announces the launch of enforcement around ads on social issues in India

Meta announces the launch of enforcement around ads on social issues in India

Meta has announced the launch of enforcement around ads on social issues in India. Rolled out earlier this month, the enforcement will require anyone running ads on social issues on Facebook and Instagram to be authorized and include disclaimers on their ads, enabling people to see the name of the person or organization running these ads.Meta has made significant investments in teams and technologies to better protect elections, empower people to vote and create a safe platform to share diverse beliefs. Ahead of the 2019 General Elections in India, advertisers in India that wanted to run electoral and political ads…
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India Successfully Tests Extended Range Pinaka Rocket System At Pokhran Range

India Successfully Tests Extended Range Pinaka Rocket System At Pokhran Range

The Extended Range Pinaka (Pinaka-ER) Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System was successfully tested at Pokhran Range on Friday. The system has been designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Armament Research and Development Establishment laboratory and Pune-based High Energy Materials Research Laboratory. The system has been designed in the light of emerging requirements with advanced technologies enhancing the range. In June, the DRDO had successfully test-fired enhanced range versions of indigenously developed Pinaka rockets and 122mm Caliber rockets from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The development of the enhanced Pinaka system…
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PM to address depositors in bank insurance programme

PM to address depositors in bank insurance programme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the function on “Depositors First: Guaranteed Time-bound Deposit Insurance Payment up to Rs 5 Lakh” tomorrow at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Deposits in State, Central and Primary cooperative banks, functioning in States/Union Territories are also covered. Deposit insurance covers all deposits such as savings, fixed, current, recurring deposits, etc. in all commercial banks, functioning in India. In a path-breaking reform, Bank deposit insurance cover was enhanced from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. With deposit insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh per depositor per bank, the number of fully protected accounts at…
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India logs 7,992 new Covid cases, 393 deaths

India logs 7,992 new Covid cases, 393 deaths

In the past 24 hours, India registered 7,992 new coronavirus cases and 393 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. The new fatalities have increased the overall death toll to 4,75,128. The recovery of 9,265 patients in the same period has increased the cumulative tally to 3,41,14,331. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.36 per cent, the highest since March 2020. India’s active caseload presently stands at 93,277, which is the lowest in 559 days. Active cases account for 0.27 per cent of the country’s total positive cases, which is the lowest since March 2020. The…
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Farmers accept government’s revised proposals, will decide tomorrow on suspending protests

Farmers accept government’s revised proposals, will decide tomorrow on suspending protests

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) along with other farmer unions today held a crucial meeting on the future of farm protests. The meeting was called after the government's draft to the agitating farmers over pending issues. Speaking after the meeting, a BKU leader said that they have accepted the revised draft given by the Centre over our demands in regard to farmers agitation against three farm laws. He said they will hold another meeting after soon they receive a formal letter from the Centre. The farmers will be holding a meeting on Thursday at 12 o' clock in the afternoon to…
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Vande Bharatam-NrityaUtsav, Zonal level competition starts from December 9th 2021

Vande Bharatam-NrityaUtsav, Zonal level competition starts from December 9th 2021

The selection process of the Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav competition has reached its next stage at the zonal level. The Ministry of Culture has announced the launch of ‘Vande Bharatam-NrityaUtsav’, an All-India dance competition as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The prime objective of this competition is to select the top dancing talent from across the country and provide them the opportunity to perform during the Republic Day Parade 2022. The zonal level on-ground event which will kick start from December 9 to December 12 in four different cities. Starting from Calcutta on December 9, Mumbai on December 10,…
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Army chopper crashes in TN, CDS Bipin Rawat on board

Army chopper crashes in TN, CDS Bipin Rawat on board

An Army chopper, with Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat on board, crashed in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor on Wednesday. According to media reports, 5 are reportedly killed in the accident. Three others have been seriously injured. The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife were on board and their condition is yet to be known. The chopper was on its way from the sulur IAF base to the defence services college (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is understood to have briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the crash. Emergency teams have arrived…
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India-Bangladesh completes 50 years of “Maitri Diwas”

India-Bangladesh completes 50 years of “Maitri Diwas”

India and Bangladesh will complete 50 years of “Maitri Diwas” on the 6th December of 2021. Both countries are going to celebrate this day and honour their longstanding friendship. To make this day special, both India and Bangladesh are organizing different types of programs together based on the Bangladesh Liberation War. According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, the names of the winners of the "Logo and Backdrop" designing competition will be announced on December 6. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will release a video message about India-Bangladesh relations and the liberation struggle. On the other side India's Foreign…
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India better prepared to face Omicron, says health expert

India better prepared to face Omicron, says health expert

India is better prepared to face the Omicron wave, if it comes, but people should always wear double face masks as these continue to be the best protection against any variant and take vaccines while regulatory authorities should authorise emergency use of two oral drugs for treatment of Covid-19, said a health systems expert. Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla said while it has become clearly evident that Omicron is more infectious than Delta variant, the ongoing debate is by how much. Preprint research publication from South Africa has convincing evidence that it evades immunity acquired after natural infection. Most of the…
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