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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…

27 Nov

KFC’s Express Pick-up all within 7 minutes

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KFC India has announced its all-new Express Pick-up service – assuring its customers order is safely packed, ready for pick-up, yet hot & delicious inside, in just 7-minutes! . From now customer can place their order at the restaurant or through the KFC app or website and it will be ready to be picked ‘tez’ and will surely taste ‘amaze’ and else there’s a free piece of KFC Hot & Crispy chicken with Express Pick-up service. Express Pick-up comes with the added assurance of KFC’s 4X Safety Promise of Sanitization, Screening, Social Distancing and Contactless service. All team members are…

26 Nov

Ashok Leyland inaugurates Dealership in Guwahati

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Ashok Leyland, has inaugurated a new 3S (sales/service/spares)dealership, D.R Brijmohan& Sons in Guwahati, Assam. Spread over 1,15,000 sq. ft., it offers 18 bays, wheel alignment and accident repair facility. This state-of-the-art dealership is located in Lokhra, the transport hub of Guwahati. Furthermore, the company delivered 33 fully built 4825 multi axle 16-wheeler AVTR to Dalmia Cements in Guwahati.This serves as a strong testimonial for Ashok Leyland’s products and the trustits customers have on its performance in the terrains of North-East India.Ashok Leyland is covering the major commercial hubs in North-East through nine 3S touch points, thirteen service workshops, and six…

26 Nov

West Bengal: A mill worker dies after colleagues ‘for fun’ pump air into him

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A 23-year-old worker at a jute factory in Hooghly died on Wednesday, almost 10 days after his colleagues pumped pressurised air into him "for fun." The culprit was being sought by police, and a case was filed at the Bhadreswar police station. On Thursday, the family and relatives of deceased Rahmat Ali demonstrated outside the Northbrook Jute Mill, seeking compensation. Ali was employed as a contract labourer in the mill's winding department. The unusual encounter occurred on November 16 morning, following Ali's night duty. According to authorities, his coworkers held him down and blasted compressed air into him. Ali became…

17 Nov

India’s Chandrayaan-2 avoids collision with NASA’s moon orbiter

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For the first time in its space exploration mission, a measure was carried out recently to avoid the collision between Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and US' Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) LRA were predicted to come very close to each other on October 20, 2021, near the Lunar North pole. Calculations by ISRO and NASA's JPL showed that the radial separation between the two spacecraft would be less than 100 m and the closest approach distance would be only about three km on October 20, 2021, at 11.15…

16 Nov

BKT Tires announces its partnership with ATK Mohun Bagan

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For the second consecutive season, Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), the Indian Multinational Group and global player in the Off-Highway tire market, has entered in to partnership with ATK Mohun Bagan, for the upcoming edition of the Indian Professional Football League Season 8. Through the renewal of the partnership with ATK Mohun Bagan, BKT wants to strengthen its support to Indian sports, in its home-country. BKT is the Title Sponsor of the Serie BKT, the B football league in Italy and of the Ligue 2 BKT, the second French football division. The company is also the Official Global Partner of LaLiga,…

16 Nov

IndiaSkills: Mizoram receives 3 Gold and 6 Silver Medals

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After four days of great display of passion and grit, winners from Mizoram received 3 gold and 6 silver medals in the IndiaSkills 2021 Regional Competition for the Eastern Zone. Overall, 98 candidates from 8 states and union territory were declared winners in the competition. Governor of Bihar, Shri Phagu Chauhan felicitated the winners at Bapu Sabhaghar, Patna and awarded each of them a cash prize of Rs 21,000 along with a gold medal. The first runners up were given Rs 11,000 and a silver medal. From Mizoram, Lalramtluangi, Lalnunfeli and Samuel Lallawmzuala won a gold medal in Bakery, Fashion…