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24 Nov

PM to lay foundation stone of Noida airport on 25 November

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Uttar Pradesh will become the only state in India to have five international airports when Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar on 25 November. The development of the airport is in line with the vision of the Prime Minister towards boosting connectivity and creating a future-ready aviation sector. A special focus of this grand vision has been on the state of Uttar Pradesh that is witnessing the development of multiple new international airports, including the recently inaugurated Kushinagar airport and the under-construction international airport at Ayodhya. This…

24 Nov

Physical classes in schools, colleges to resume from November 29 in Delhi

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Suspended due to high pollution levels, physical classes in schools, colleges and other educational institutions will resume from November 29, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday. He said all government offices will open from Monday. Rai urged government staff to use public transport and said special buses will be deployed for them. The minister said only CNG and electric vehicles, barring those engaged in essential services, will be allowed to enter Delhi from November 27. The Delhi government on Monday lifted the ban on construction and demolition activities in view of an improvement in the air quality and…

24 Nov

Modi extends free ration scheme till March next year

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The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till March next year, sources told India TV. Last year, the government had announced PM-GKAY for all beneficiaries covered by the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the wake of economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. The scheme was slated to end on November 30. Under this scheme, the government provides 5 kg of food grains free of cost to around 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries.

24 Nov

Polycab India Ltd. unveiles its campaign‘Dance of Joy’

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Polycab India Ltd. Has unveiled its new Masterbrand campaign featuring India’s youth icon Ayushmann Khurrana. The campaign uses musical route to capture the experiential essence of being liberated and joyous as felt by consumers upon using Polycab range of products. Set against the backdrop of every-day scenarios, the TV campaign features delighted people dancing to the tune of the ‘Hap-Hap-Happy, Yeh dilhai free’ jingle, with Ayushmann smoothly performing distinct choreographed moves. The new campaign seamlessly encompasses an array of Polycab’s distinguished consumer-centric products ranging from LED Lights,Fans,Smart Home-Automation,GreenWires to Cables, while keeping the viewer engrossed with the upbeat, music-and-shuffle dance-driven…

22 Nov

When Abhinandan Varthaman returned to India after shooting down Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jet

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Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft in February 2019 as a Wing Commander, has been awarded the Vir Chakra for his service today in an investiture ceremony by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind. In 2019, when Abhinandan Varthaman was a Wing Commander, he got involved in a ruthless battle with a Pakistani fighter jet amid the aerial conflicts that were underway between Indian and Pakistan at the time, following the Pulwama attack. Amid the fight between the two fighter planes, Abhinandan Varthaman brought down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in aerial combat, after which…

22 Nov

STA sets speed limit barrier for motorists, motorcyclist on the highways to reduce road accident fatalities

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With over-speeding and rash driving contributing to a sizable chunk of road accident fatalities in Odisha, the State Transport Authority (STA) set the speed limit ceiling on the motorists and motorcyclists on the National and State Highways. While close to 1.5 lakh people lose their lives in road accidents across the country every year, Odisha contributes annually to around 5,000 road accident fatalities despite the apex court’s directives to reduce road accidents deaths by 10% every year. The latest notification issued by STA the speed limit for motorcycles at 60 kilometres per hour (kmph) on the four-lane and above divided…

22 Nov

DMK to raise abolition of NEET in Parliament during winter session

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The DMK will raise the issue of abolishing the NEET exam in the winter session of Parliament. The party which had promised the people of Tamil Nadu to abolish NEET once it assumes office, has been trying to create awareness that the examination leaves out bright students who are from rural backgrounds. It has been stressing that those who get proper entrance coaching classes are benefitting from the test. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin chaired a meeting of the DMK parliamentarians on Sunday and stressed the need to take up the issue of NEET in the Lok Sabha and…

22 Nov

Harpic Mission Paani launches sustainable sanitation

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arpic Mission Paani launched India’s first-ever ‘Sanitation for All Pledge and Preamble: Clean Water, Sustainable Sanitation’ with Honourable Minister of Jal Shakti – Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and five prominent women leaders- Kausar Munir (Lyricist),Savita Punia (Indian Hockey Player), Smriti Mandhana (Indian Cricketer), Bhavina Patel (Indian par athlete and table tennis player) and Lovlina Borgohain (Indian Boxer, Olympian) at the Mission Paani Sanitation Forum on World Toilet Day. Aligned to Swachh Bharat Mission and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Harpic Mission Paani is committed to work towards raising awareness and mobilizing action that ensures ‘Leaving No One Behind’. India’s first ever…

20 Nov

CEO asks for active youth participation in electoral process

editor0 CommentsIndiaChief electoral officer Dr. Ranbir Singh, DELHI

Emphasizing the need for youth awareness Chief electoral officer Dr. Ranbir Singh said that students from several colleges/schools/institutions in Delhi took an online pledge to raise voter awareness and participate responsibly in the electoral process. He further added that the office of CEO Delhi is encouraging young people to register to vote with the theme “Chalo Voter Bane Hum” as part of the campaign “Delhi ka Voter Utsav.” Dr Ranbir Singh further said that the Office of the CEO Delhi is encouraging all newly eligible and left out voters to register to vote with the theme “Chalo Voter Bane Hum”…

20 Nov

No evidence of conspiracy: Bombay HC in bail order of Aryan Khan, 2 others

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The Bombay High Court, in its order, has said that there is “hardly any positive evidence” against Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha, who were arrested in the drugs-on-cruise case, for the offence of conspiracy under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. “There is hardly any positive evidence on record to convince this Court that all the accused persons with common intention agreed to commit unlawful act,” the High Court said in its 14-page order while granting bail to three including Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha. “Court has already observed that there is no material on…