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11 Dec

‘Bullion Trade in India’: WCG report

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The World Gold Council has launched a titled ‘Bullion Trade in India’ as part of a series of in-depth analysis on the Indian gold market. The report states that imports made up 86% of India’s gold supply between 2016-2020, and inbound shipments continue to grow despite high import duty.The report highlights how, with very little mining and modest levels of recycling, India is heavily reliant on bullion imports to meet its domestic demand. Indian official imports have continued to grow despite high import duty, with official imports averaging 760t since the first duty hike in 2012. In 2020, India imported…

11 Dec

Carnival Foods Collaborates with Mukunda Foods

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Carnival Foods operating under Carnival Cinemas, recently made its debut in the automation segment by collaborating with Mukunda Foods, one of the leading Bangalore-based automation companies for QSR and food courts in Carnival theatres. Carnival Foods understands the food industry and thus has a realisation that a food business is often expected to run on tight margins and function seamlessly while scaling up by the day. The brand has cuisine-specific solutions that simplify the cooking process for cuisines and breaks the monotony while eradicating the strenuous tasks. The kitchen automation technology is helping the venture to scale up and thanks…

11 Dec

Friday Release opens on 11 December

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Friday Release has opened a restaurant at Siliguri to give the people a taste of Kolkata’s favourite dishes such as Fish Tawa Masala, Chilly Chicken Tangra Style, Dahi ke Kabab and Murg Dum Biriyani. Noteworthy, Friday Release is a Bollywood themed restaurant with an euphoric ambience. Along with North Indian and Indo-Chinese dishes, Friday Release also specializes in Indian street food with a twist. The Friday Release restaurant is located at Hotel Vinayak Building, Hill Cart Road (Sevoke More) Siliguri. The restaurant is inaugurated on 11 December. It will be remain open from 12 noon to 11 pm every day.…

08 Dec

New Teams offering designed for small businesses delivers meetings

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Microsoft Corp. has announced the general availability of Teams Essentials, the first-ever standalone Microsoft Teams offering, designed specifically for small businesses.Teams Essentials gives small businesses a professional and affordable meetings solution to support collaboration, connection and productivity in a hybrid work environment. At $4 USD per person per month. More than ever before, small businesses need the flexibility and technology that opens the door to new workstyles for employees, such as synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. Teams Essentials offers small businesses an affordable way to work, collaborate, and grow.According to LinkedIn data, SMB open job postings are up 81.9% year over…

08 Dec

Foreign Secretary arrives in Dhaka for Swarnim Vijay Diwas

editor0 CommentsSikkimForeign Secretary, Swarnim Vijay Diwas

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning for a two-day visit ahead of President Ramnath Kovind’s state visit to Bangladesh from 15-17 December. This will be the first visit by the 14th President of India to Bangladesh. Shringla's trip will focus on the preparation of President Ramnath Kovind's itinerary in Dhaka besides discussions on a host of development and cross-border projects, including health cooperation as well as regional developments, sources mentioned. The Foreign Secretary is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday. India's relationship with Bangladesh is one of the strongest pillars of…

04 Dec

For B. Ed exams, there are question papers in Hindi

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The West Bengal Hindi Academy for the benefit of Hindi-speaking people living in the state, according to chairman Vivek Gupta, said that at a news conference at the Siliguri Journalists' Club on Friday. Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, had given orders to include in the B. Ed. examination, there are Hindi language question - papers. People who only spoke Hindi had to travel to other states to finish their B. Ed. because there's no option to take the test in Hindi. The state government also recognized a number of Hindi-medium schools. In 2022, the process would start.

01 Dec

Inside Shalmali Kholgade’s intimate wedding ceremony with Farhan Shaikh: DIY Garlands, singer’s dad officiates marriage

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On Tuesday, Shalmali Kholgade revealed she tied the knot with her boyfriend Farhan Shaikh by sharing pictures from their wedding ceremonies. Singer Shalmali Kholgade married her long-term boyfriend Farhan Shaikh at an intimate ceremony at home on November 22. The singer took to her Instagram account on Tuesday and shared pictures from the wedding. The wedding seems to have been attended by close family members. For the ceremony, Shalmali Kholgade wore an orange saree with bird motif and Farhan wore an orange kurta. Instead of opting for traditional flower garlands, the couple customised their garlands using pompoms and tied Polaroid…

30 Nov

Bajaj Finserv launches the second phase of ‘SavdhaanRahein. Safe Rahein’

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Bajaj Finserv, has launched the second phase of ‘SavdhaanRahein. Safe Rahein’. a public awareness campaign focusing on Life Insurance Frauds to educate its consumers and public at large on how to stay safe from such frauds. Through this awareness initiative, Bajaj Finserv aims to convey a very important message to consumers opting for Life insurance policies to check policy documents carefully and verify the details from the insurers' websites only. Sometimes, customers may get lured by low premium offers by fraudsters and may end up with invalid policy documents.This campaign highlights the details that policy holders need to check to…

29 Nov

18 people were killed and 5 others were injured in a car-truck collision in Nadia; West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed condolences

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West Bengal Road Accident: According to officials, the car crashed with a truck loaded with stones on the side of the road at Phulbari in Hanskhali police station area in Nadia. At least 18 people have been killed and five others were injured when a matador car crashed with a truck in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday night, according to officials, who added that the accident was caused by "thick fog and the vehicle's fast speed." Meanwhile, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed his grief over the incident and has asked Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) government to…

27 Nov

Animal Welfare Experts and Mars Petcare Unveils World’s First Pet Homelessness Index

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Mars Petcare India, in partnership with an advisory board has released the first ever State of Pet Homelessness Index at the Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This is the first methodological measure of pet homelessness, identifying contributing factors in India. The Index is derived from data from more than 200 global and local sources across nine countries, supplemented by new quantitative research based on attitudinal data. There are three pillars that frame the Index and look at various factors influencing pet homelessness. These are all pets wanted, cared for and welcome, that encompass the various aspects of stray dog & cat…