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25 May

No Eid sweets exchanged by BSF with Pakistan; done with Bangladesh.

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The customary exchange of Eid sweets between the Border Security Force (BSF) and its Pakistani counterpart, Pakistan Rangers, did not not take place along the India-Pakistan border on Monday, officials said. The event was given a miss as the relations between the two countries are strained at present, they added. However, the force exchanged sweets with its Bangladeshi counterpart, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), all along the eastern front. India and Bangladesh share a 4,096-km-long international border. “BSF and BGB share a very cordial relationship. Both the countries share a similar culture, traditions and festivals. “The warmth and bonding between the…

25 May

Army do not Permit, Detention of Patrol Party by Chinese Forces.

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Rejecting reports on the detention of a joint patrol party detained by Chinese forces in Ladakh, the Indian Army said on Sunday that these were "inaccurate". It was claimed that an Indian patrol party comprising Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel was detained by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) last week after skirmishes in Ladakh. On Friday, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General M M Naravane visited the headquarters of the 14 Corps based in Leh in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh amid growing tensions between the Indian and Chinese armies at multiple locations along the Line…

25 May

Kiranas adopting digital ledger service to avoid cash, transact Rs 1500 crore through Paytm Business Khata.

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Even more than three years after demonetisation and all-out efforts to make most transactions through electronic, cash is still king, as it thrives in a digital India, said fintech start-up Paytm founder Vijay Sekhar Sharma. "While cashless economy is not possible in India, less cash economy will be in the future. Less cash is the only solution, not the elimination of cash," Sharma told IANS in an interview after unveiling an all-in-one payment gateway on Tuesday. India’s leading financial services company Paytm has today announced that‘Business Khata’ has become India’s fastest-growing e-ledger service. As more kiranastores are adopting digital transactions to avoid cash, Paytm has recorded…

25 May

Kansai Nerolac creates a first of its kind industry-wide initiative for the painter community called #PaintTheirFuture.

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Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited is the largest industrial paint and third largest decorative paint company of India based in Mumbai. It is a subsidiary of Kansai Paint of Japan. As of 2015, it has the third largest market share with 15.4% in the Indian paint industry. Kolkata, 22nd May 2020: Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (KNPL) has recentlyannounced a first of its kind industry-wide initiative, titled #PaintTheirFuture, toextend a helping hand to the painter community in India. As part of this initiative, acrowd sourced fund has been created to provide financial aid to painters and theirfamilies in case they get infected…

25 May

IN THE AFTERMATH OF CYCLONE AMPHAN IN WEST BENGAL, SEEDS BRACES UP TO BUILD BACK BETTER.

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Cyclone Amphan made landfall in West Bengal, India, near the Bangladeshi border. Amphan became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal on Monday night, though it has since weakened slightly. Indian officials said that up to 300,000 people in coastal areas are in immediate danger from potentially deadly storm surges and flooding. Evacuations across the region have been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, as authorities attempt to maintain strict social distancing rules. Affected families are suffering through the aftermath of the most intense cyclones, risk ofspreading coronavirus pandemic is looming large. Maintaining social distance is getting difficultat this hour of crisis.…

25 May

Nilkamal launches innovative product solutions to combat Covid-19.

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Nilkamal Limited is a plastic products manufacturer based in Mumbai, India.It is the world's largest manufacturer of moulded furniture and Asia's largest processor of plastic moulded products. Kolkata:India's favourite furniture brand,Nilkamal has rolled out a wide range of exclusiveproducts such as the Covid Quarantine Bed, 7 position isolation bed,VirusGUARD partition,TravelGUARD partitionand Hand Wash Stations.The brand has further introduced theQuick Covid bed that is most economical and takes less than 3 minutes to assemble andinstall.Commenting on the innovation, Mr. Ajay Agarwal, VP Operations, Nilkamal Limited. said,“Thecoronavirus pandemic has augmented the necessity of innovative and applicablesolutions to meet the emerging need gap…

24 May

A Delhi court has allowed the ED to interrogate Michel.

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A Delhi court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate alleged middleman Christian Michel at the Tihar central jail, where he is lodged in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case.Special Judge Pulastya Pramachala on Saturday allowed the ED to interrogate Michel on May 25 and 26 in the jail premises.The court allowed the ED's plea moved by the agency's special public prosecutor NK Matta after he submitted during a hearing held through video conferencing that the accused was required to be confronted with certain documents during its ongoing probe in the case.

24 May

Violators of the lockdown will be charged between Rs 100 and Rs 1,000 in UP.

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The Uttar Pradesh government said penalty rules have been modified under COVID-19 second amendment guidelines 2020 in the state amid the ongoing nation-wide lockdown to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.People found outside without wearing masks or without covering their faces, and/or spitting in public, will now be charged upto Rs 500 fine under IPC section 15 (3).Violators of the lockdown will be charged between Rs 100 and Rs 1,000 under section 15 (4), the order said.

24 May

Maharashtra reported its highest single-day spike of 3,041 cases on Sunday.

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Maharashtra, the worst coronavirus-hit state in the country, reported its highest single-day spike of 3,041 cases on Sunday, taking the total past the 50,000-mark. Its capital Mumbai also reported 1,725 new cases and 38 deaths in 24 hours which took its aggregate to 30,542, including 988 deaths.With 58 deaths due to the pandemic reported during the day, the total of deaths in Maharashtra rose to 1,635 cases, government data said.This was the eighth consecutive day when the state reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases.

24 May

The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has offered to sponsor education for Jyoti Kumari.

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The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has offered to sponsor education for Jyoti Kumari, who has hit the headlines after she cycled almost 1,200 km to Darbhanga in Bihar from Gurugram, carrying her injured father on pillion.LJP president Chirag Paswan on Sunday said that he has been speaking to the teenager and her family for days and has urged her to pursue education of her choice wherever in the country she wants."I will sponsor her education in any stream which she thinks is best for her," he said.Offers of help have poured in for Ms Jyoti after she was forced to…