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05 Aug

IndiGo launches special fares on 15 yr anniversary

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To celebrate its 15 years of operations, airline major IndiGo on Wednesday announced a three-day special sale offering all-inclusive fares starting from Rs 915 on its domestic and international connections. Accordingly, the offer will be live from August 4-6, 2021 and will be applicable on travel between September 1, 2021 till March 26, 2022. “Additionally, the ‘6E’ add-ons including ‘Fast Forward, 6E Flex, 6E Bagport’ are being offered at Rs 315 while the ‘Car Rental’ service will start at Rs 315.”

05 Aug

PM Modi hails Indian hockey team’s medal win as historic

editor0 CommentsIndia, International, SportsTokyo Olympics

Hailing Indian men’s hockey team’s bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics as historic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially the youth, Modi said, adding that India is proud of its hockey team.The Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday.Modi tweeted, “Historic! A day that will…

05 Aug

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant sets sail for maiden sea trials

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, TechnologyIndia, TECHNOLOGY

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant, the largest warship to be built in the country with specialised cabins for women officers, set sail on Wednesday for crucial sea trials ahead of its planned induction into the Indian Navy in less than a year, the navy announced on Wednesday. A tweet from the Navy Spokesperson's handle hailed this "proud and historical moment for India", particularly since it represents another step in the government's quest for an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and the 'Make in India' initiative, and promised "many more will follow…" "India joins a select group of nations having niche capability…

05 Aug

Delhi gang rape, murder: NCPCR asks Delhi Police, Twitter to act against Rahul Gandhi

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Child rights body NCPCR on Wednesday asked the Delhi Police and Twitter to take action over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posting on the microblogging site a photo of the family of a Dalit girl allegedly raped and killed here, saying it violates the Juvenile Justice and POCSO Acts. Reacting to a picture that Mr. Gandhi posted on Twitter with the girl’s parents, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) wrote to the social media platform asking for action against Mr. Gandhi’s account for revealing the identity of the victim. “Tweeting a photo of a victim’s parents and thereby…

05 Aug

Afghanistan forces stop Taliban attack on India-built Salma Dam, says defence ministry

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The Afghanistan forces on August 3 thwarted the Taliban’s attack on India-built Salma Dam in Herat Province. The Afghan government said that the terror group suffered “heavy casualties” and fled the area as a result of counter-attacks. While taking to Twitter, Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman said that the insurgent group attempted to attack Salma Dam - popularly known as the India-Afghanistan friendship dam - however, they “failed” to destroy it. Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman tweeted on Wednesday that the latest attack was carried out on Tuesday night. The Taliban also launched a suicide attack on the…

03 Aug

Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh aim to set Indian javelin record straight at Tokyo Olympics

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It will be a reality check for Neeraj Chopra on early Wednesday morning when he will be taking the field on his Olympic debut while rubbing shoulders with the likes of javelin giant Johannes Vetter, a strong favourite for the gold medal, in group A of men’s javelin throw qualification. While Vetter (season-best of 96.29m) is billed to go past the 90m marks with ease, the distance remains an unprecedented one for 23-year-old Neeraj, who enters the Games with his national record throw of 88.07m (in March 2021). However, such an enormous distance will be inconsequential on the day as…

02 Aug

E-RUPI Launch by PM Modi : e-RUPI voucher can be used for medical purposes, education instead of providing cash to help someone, PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches e-RUPI, an e-voucher-based digital payment solution, on August 2, Monday, via video conferencing. The e-RUPI initiative will be one of the programmes launched over the years to limit touch points between the government and the beneficiary and "ensure that the benefits reach its intended beneficiaries in a targeted and leak-proof manner", the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. PM also said that among the benefits of e-RUPI are cashless and contactless digital payment, connecting service sponsors and beneficiaries digitally and ensuring leak-proof delivery of several welfare services. According to a statement issued by the…

02 Aug

Anu Malik gets trolled for copying Israel’s national anthem

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsAnu Malik, Israel’s national anthem

Anu Malik had been trending on top of Twitter charts after Israel won its first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020. During the felicitation ceremony, when Artem Dolgopyat was presented his medal, the country’s national anthem, Hatikvah was played, and a few Twitter users realised that the anthem sounded similar to Diljale’s song Mera Mulk Mera Desh. The patriotic song was released in 1996 and was composed by Anu Malik. The song was crooned by Kumar Sanu and Aditya Narayan. The video featured Ajay Devgn. Netizens blamed Anu Malik for copying other country’s national anthems and shared memes on…

01 Aug

Yuvraj Singh’s viral Friendship Day post is the best ever. Sania Mirza is ‘quite offended’ though

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Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh occupied the top spot on the trends list soon after he shared a heartwarming post on Instagram to celebrate Friendship Day on August 1. “To a lifetime of friendship. #HappyFriendshipDay,” Yuvraj said in the caption of his post which has gone crazy viral on social media. Yuvraj, in his post, shared a short clip featuring pictures and videos of his friends including Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan as well as Chris Gayle. The images are from the field as well as from their outings.One of the pictures also…

01 Aug

A 10-Year-Old Boy Passed The Class 10th Board Examination With 79 Percent Marks

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In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, a 10 year old child has passed the class 10th examination of the UP Board. The student name is Aditya Krishna. His family is very happy with Aditya’s success. Aditya has scored 83 marks in English, 82 marks in Hindi, 76 marks in Science, 64 marks in Mathematics, 86 marks in Art and 84 marks in Social Science. In view of Aditya’s extraordinary talent, the UP Board of Secondary Education had given him special permission in 2019, after which he was admitted in class 9 at MD Shukla Inter College, Lucknow. This is the second time…