West Bengal government-led by Mamata Banerjee launched the ‘Duare Ration’ scheme on Tuesday, which will benefit 10 crore people in Bengal. The ration at doorstep – ‘ duare ration’ scheme was part of AITC’s manifesto in recently concluded assembly polls. Based on the success of “Duare Sarkar”, a social welfare scheme introduced by the state…Continue Reading
Maharashtra BJP in-charge C T Ravi on Tuesday dubbed Uddhav Thackeray a part-time chief minister and dared the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to dissolve the Legislative Assembly and hold fresh polls, which he said would prove BJP’s strength. Speaking at the BJP state executive meeting here, Ravi said Shiv Sena had betrayed…Continue Reading
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday kept India’s sovereign rating unchanged at ‘BBB-‘ with a negative outlook, and said that the rating balances a still-strong medium-term growth outlook and external resilience from solid foreign-reserve buffers against high public debt, a weak financial sector and some lagging structural issues. It said the country’s rapid economic recovery from the…Continue Reading
The gem and jewellery exports witnessed a growth of 45.2 % during October at Rs 31,241.09 crore (USD 4,170.59 million) compared to the same month last year due to strong demand from key markets, led by the US, GJEPC said on Tuesday. The overall exports during October 2020 stood at Rs 21,515.97 crore (USD 2,928.26…Continue Reading
(This story originally appeared in on Nov 16, 2021)Nearly a month after the actual manoeuvre, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has disclosed that Chandrayaan-2 orbiter had to perform a collision avoidance manoeuvre (CAM) to avoid colliding with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), in October. “A very close conjunction between the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and the…Continue Reading
Sudhendra Singh | Lipi | Updated: Nov 16, 2021, 8:48 PMप्रदर्शनकारी अभ्यर्थी 7वीं से 10वीं जेपीएससी पीटी परीक्षा रद्द करने की मांग कर रहे हैं। इन प्रदर्शनकारियों की यह भी मांग है कि उम्र सीमा में छूट देते हुए सीट बढ़ाने, अंतर जिला परीक्षा सेंटर बनाकर पारदर्शिता से चयन प्रक्रिया के आधार पर परीक्षा का…Continue Reading
Amar Patnaik, member of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Personal Data Protection Bill, said non-personal data (NPD) should be governed only through light-touch regulations to allow for the development of the market. Patnaik, a Biju Janata Dal leader, launched the IAMAI – EY Report on Impact Assessment of NPD Governance. “If the use of the…Continue Reading
1/5 Lady Gaga discussed her new film “House of Gucci” and the Oscar buzz surrounding her role in the movie. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Nov. 16 (UPI) — House of Gucci star Lady Gaga says the Oscar buzz surrounding her role in the film feels “wonderful.” The 35-year-old singer and actress…Continue Reading
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NASA’s third crew to the International Space Station at 9:03 p.m. November 10 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo Nov. 16 (UPI) — The Russian government responded on Tuesday to U.S. accusations that a missile test in space that blew apart…Continue Reading
1/2 Photo by StockSnap/Pixabay Nov. 16 (UPI) — COVID-19 causes sleep problems and fatigue, but other factors may be behind a rise in depression and anxiety seen during pandemic, a study published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found. Adults who test positive for the virus are six times as likely to experience severe fatigue and…Continue Reading