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17 Feb

New FD rates for HDFC customers

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India’s leading private sector bank, HDFC Bank has recently raised the interest rates on FDs worth less than Rs 2 crore. The new rates will be effective from February 14, according to the bank’s official website. If you are putting money in fixed deposit for a year, the interest rate will be 5 per cent. Your fixed deposit will fetch the same amount of interest for the tenure up to two years. Long term fixed deposits maturing in two years one day to three years, will attract an interest rate of 5.30 per cent. The private lender is offering an…

17 Feb

MEA trains employees to ensure cyber safety

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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has trained 500 plus employees across 90 missions in Europe and Africa. It aims to ensure the personnel are equipped to deal with both malicious malware and targeted attacks. The Ministry also conducts regular audits to assess how sensitive data centres in different missions can be protected. It has been said that, “These audits were earlier conducted by visiting the site, but now we are focused on training as we couldn’t visit the centres due to Covid-19.” India is working on a cyber security policy like the UK and Australia and roll out a…

14 Feb

Glenmark launched FabiSpray® in partnership with SaNOtize

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A global, innovation-driven pharmaceutical company Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited and Canadian pharmaceutical company SaNOtize Research & Development Corporation announced launch of its Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray under the brand name FabiSpray® in India for the treatment of adult patients with COVID-19 who have high risk of progression of the disease. Glenmark earlier received manufacturing and marketing approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for NONS as part of the accelerated approval process. FabiSpray®, Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray is designed to kill the COVID-19 virus in the upper airways. Phase 3 trial in India met the key endpoints and demonstrated…

12 Feb

Tamil Nadu to reopen schools soon

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Nursery and play schools to reopen on February 16 in Tamil Nadu, the government announced on Saturday after Chief Minister M K Stalin chaired a high level meeting to review the corona virus scenario in the state.As per a fresh notification, from February 16 to March 2, up to 200 people could participate in marriage and related ceremonies and as regards funeral, 100 people may take part. The ban for congregations related to social, cultural and political events would, however, continue to be in place. In the meeting chaired by the Chief Minister at the Secretariat, Chief Secretary V Irai…

12 Feb

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of Bombay HC resigns

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Bombay High Court judge Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who faced judgments that was deemed as controversial for the interpretation of 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, has resigned.Justice Ganediwala, who presently presides at the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, tendered her resignation on Thursday, a day before her tenure as additional judge was to end as she was neither given extension nor elevation by the Supreme Court collegiums.After her problematic judgments given in January and February 2021, the apex court collegium had withdrawn its recommendation to appoint Justice Ganediwala as a permanent judge…

11 Feb

Shahid believes that the journey is more difficult for filmmakers to remake movie

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Shahid Kapoor has worked in many films. But when it comes to remake a film which was alreday a hit movie , it is tough for an actor who is expected to add value to a role previously played by a colleague from another industry. He has worked in only two official remakes in his two-decade career - the yet-to-release Jersey and one of 2019’s biggest money-spinners, Kabir Singh. However, Shahid believes that the journey is more difficult for filmmakers who are roped in to direct the adaptations of their own hits. Elaborating on this, Shahid says that Sometimes, remakes are made in…

10 Feb

Directed by Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi drama ‘Prithviraj’will be featuring star cast Sonu Sood , Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chhillar & Sanjay Dutt

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It's time to mark our calendars as Akshay Kumar's much-awaited period drama 'Prithviraj' is coming to the big screen on 10th June . Taking to Instagram, the actor announced the good news along with a character motion poster of himself. In fact the film will be releasing in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. Thanks to Sanjay Dutt (Kaka Kanha) who treated everyone with the first look posters of not just himself but also Manushi Chhillar (Princess Sanyogita) and Sonu Sood (Chand Vardai). The film is directed by Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi. The historical drama is based on the life and valour of Samrat…

09 Feb

Facebook and Instagram handles of Indian Army’s were blocked

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The Facebook and Instagram handles of the Indian Army's Srinagar-headquartered 15 Corps, which were blocked since January 28, were activated again On Tuesday evening, the Indian Army had informed that the handles of 15 Corps, also known as Chinar Corps, have been blocked for more than a week due to unknown reasons. The Facebook handle of the Chinar Corps - @ChinarCorpsIA - has more than 24,000 followers and is tagged as a "government organisation". The Instagram handle, on the other hand, is named ChinarCorpsIA and has over 43,300 followers. The Indian Army operates the two handles to counter fake news…

08 Feb

PM Modi tears into Congress for skipping all-party COVID meet

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday once again launched an all-out attack on Congress for skipping the all-party on the COVID-19 crisis and blamed the grand old party for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus. Replying to the Motion of Thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind's address, PM Modi accused previous governments of Congress of toppling state governments in India, saying the country's democracy is facing the "biggest threat from family-run parties." "It was said in the House that Congress laid India's foundation and BJP just hoisted a flag. It wasn't said like a joke in…

08 Feb

Gautam Adani becomes Asia’s richest person

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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has surpassed Reliance Industries chairperson Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's richest person. Adani's net worth, according to a report by Bloomberg Billionaires Index, has jumped to USD 88.5 billion, surpassing Ambani's USD 87.9 billion. Adani is now among the top 10 wealthiest persons of the world. His wealth has increased by USD 12 billion years-to-date while Ambani's wealth declined by nearly USD 2.07 billion year-to-date. The Adani Group has performed exceptionally on the stock market since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since June 2020, his stocks have jumped over 1,000 per cent on the National…