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14 Sep

Bombay Dyeing to sell Mumbai land parcel to Japan’s Sumitomo for 5200 cr

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Wadia Group subsidiary Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company (BMDC) on Wednesday approved a proposal to sell a parcel of around 22 acres of land in Mumbai's Worli to Goisu Realty, a subsidiary of Japanese realty developer Sumitomo, for Rs 5,200 crore. This is Mumbai's biggest land deal in terms of value. The entire transaction with Sumitomo will be completed in two phases with the first phase worth Rs 4,675 crore. The remaining Rs 525 crore will be received by BDMC upon fulfillment of certain conditions and execution and completion of certain contracts for the second phase. The group has currently…

13 Sep

Two security officers injured in gunfight with terrorists in J-K’s Anantnag

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCrime, IndiaIndia

Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police officers were injured after an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Kokernag area of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said. Taking to their official handle on social media platform 'X', Jammu and Kashmir Police posted, "An encounter broke out in Kokernag area of Anantnag. Army and JKP (Jammu and Kashmir Police) officers were injured.". Meanwhile, another terrorist was shot dead in an ongoing exchange of gunfire between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) Jammu Mukesh Singh said, " second…

12 Sep

Know the educational qualifications of United Kingdom PM Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty

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Prime Minister of UK Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy recently visited India on the event of G20 Summit held in New Delhi. The couple also visited historical places including Akshardham temple in Delhi. Rishi Sunak was born in Punjabi family in Southampton, England. He did his schooling at Winchester college and graduated from the renowned Lincoln college in Oxford in Economics, Politics and Philosophy. After that he pursued his MBA degree from Stanford University. Akshata Murty, the only daughter of Narayana Murthy(Infosys founder) and Sudha Murthy, did her schooling from Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Later on she…

12 Sep

Threads blocks searches related to Covid

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealth, Covid19, Indiahealth, India

Instagram's text-based social media platform, Threads, recently came under controversy, as it launched its modified search function on September 8 that blocks searches related to the coronavirus and other pandemic-linked questions, according to a washington post report. Within 24 hours of the last development, the company was in controversy. When users tried threads to search for content related to "COVID" and "Long Covid," they found a blank screen with no search results, with a pop-up linking to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, the report added. Meta confirmed in a statement to The Washington Post that Threads was…

12 Sep

Nipah alert in Kerala after 2 ‘unnatural’ deaths due to fever

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, Health, Indiahealth, India

The Kerala Health Department on Monday issued a health alert in Kozhikode district after two deaths were suspected to be due to Nipah virus infection, which it described as "unnatural".As reported by PTI, the state's health minister, Veena George, conducted a high-level meeting to assess the situation, as the health department said in a statement on Monday night. It said two "unnatural" deaths following fever were reported from a private hospital and suspected to be due to the Nipah virus. Additionally, it has been learned that a relative of one of the deceased has also been admitted to the Intensive…

11 Sep

Dengue cases rise in rural Bengal

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealth, Indiahealth, India

Dengue seems to be taking a toll every day in West Bengal, especially in rural pockets of the state, with the number of cases crossing 15,000 by Sunday afternoon. According to state health department statistics, the total number of victims so far this season is 15,272, of which 10,321 are reported from rural areas, while the remaining 4,951 are from urban areas. After Nadia, the maximum number of cases were reported from North 24 Parganas district. The total number of dengue deaths in the state is 24. The latest death was reported from Dakshin Dum Dum in North 24 Parganas…

11 Sep

Centre warns about fake versions of liver medicine & cancer drug as WHO issues alerts

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The Central Drug Standards Control Organisation has flagged two drugs — anti-cancer adcetris injection and liver drug Defitelio — for multiple counterfeit versions following who warnings and asked state drug regulators to monitor their sales and distribution. The Drug Controller Advisory issued a safety alert this week that identified multiple fake versions of Adcetris injection 50 mg manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and in four countries, including India. “These products are often available at the patient level and are distributed in unregulated supply chains (mainly online). Products have been identified in both controlled and illicit supply chains, sometimes even…

09 Sep

Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Sarah Ali Khan buy commercial properties in Andheri

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment

Bollywood celebrities Amitabh Bachchan, Sara Ali Khan and her mother Amrita Singh, Kartik Aaryan, bought commercial space in the Signature Building off Veera Desai Road in Oshiwara, where Ajay Devgan and Kajol also acquired property. Big B bought four units and a dozen car parking slots on the 21st floor of Signature Building on September 1 for around Rs 28.74 crore, according to documents accessed through FloorTap.com, a marketplace for commercial properties. The superstar paid a total of Rs 1.72 crore in stamp duty for the four properties, each with a built-up area of 2,099 sq ft and a carpet…

09 Sep

Cafe Coffee Day in trouble for Rs 228 crore payment default

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IDBI Trusteeship Services has filed an insolvency petition in the Bengaluru bench of NCLT against Coffee Day Enterprises Limited (CDEL) claiming dues of Rs 228.45 crore.The company is seeking appropriate legal advice and will take all appropriate steps to protect its interests in the above matter, CDEL said in a regulatory filing on Friday. "An application has been filed by IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited against the Company under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 read with Rule 4 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Rules, 2019 in the National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru alleging default of Rs. 228.45…

08 Sep

Jharkhand Cabinet approves 1k pension for transgender community, inclusion in backward classes category

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Jharkhand govt. has come up with new decision to provide social security to transgender community and help them to step into the mainstream of society. The community has been added under the universal pension scheme called Mukhyamantri Rajya Samajik Suraksha Pension Yojana. The beneficiaries of the scheme will get 1,000 per month as a financial aid. To avail the benefits of the scheme an individual needs to get a certificate from the deputy commissioner's office and must have attained the age of 18 or above and also should possess a voter ID. Transgenders will be also provided with a separate…