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Amish Tripathi announced his 2nd nonfiction book ‘Dharma – Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life’ co authored by his sister Bhavana Roy. The book will publish under the banner of Westland. Amishe’s last non-fiction book ‘Immortals India’ was launched in 2017. Amish Tripathi is the Director of the Nehru Centre in London and a columnist,...
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Shripati Khanchanale, a famous wrestler of his time and who won the title of Hind Kesari in 1959, died on Monday in a private hospital in Kolhapur. He was 86 years old. Khanchanale’s son Rohit said that my father died on Monday morning due to age related problems. He was honored with the Shiv Chhatrapati...
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The launch of INS Himgiri, the first warship to survive the sight of radar built under Project 17A by the Defense Sector Public Sector Gardenerich Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), was launched here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest CDS General Bipin Rawat said that the strength and enhancement of the Indian Navy will...
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ISRO is all set to launch its communication satellite CMS-01 from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) on 17th of December. This information was given by the Indian Space Research Organization on Friday. The space agency said, “CMS-01 will be launched from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) via PSLV-C50, the 52nd mission of PSLV, on...
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced an international award in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 7 March 1971, Bangabandhu delivered a 20-minute speech at the then Racecourse (Suravardi) Maidan in Dhaka. UNESCO has also listed that speech as a World Heritage. UNESCO has decided to give the...
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Wi-Fi revolution is coming after digital revolution in the country. For this, the Cabinet approved the PM-Public Wi-Fi Axis Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme on Wednesday. Talking about the PM-WANI scheme, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that, after the digital revolution in the country, the Wi-Fi revolution is going to start. According to him, after...
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IDFC First Bank is planning to launch “SafePay,” a contactless debit card-based payment facility. This payment facility will allow contactless debit card payments by simply waving one’s smartphone against a Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled POS terminal. How will SafePay Transaction work?  To enable SafePay, the user needs to link the IDFC First Bank Debit card to the mobile application. ...
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On 19th Septmber, 2020 The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020, whereby fresh insolvency proceedings will not be initiated for at least six months starting from March 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic. What is Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020 The Code provides a time-bound process for...
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It is a controversial cum significant day in Lok Sabha as three agricultural bills passed in parliament on 18th of September, 2020. The Bills are – The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020 Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill On...
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India’s Longest River Ropeway, situated at the gateway of Northeast, was launched by Assam’s Finance & Health Minister Dr. Himanta Bishwa Sarma in the presence of other Cabinet Ministers. It is situated over the mighty Brahmaputra.  Key Highlights of India’s Longest River Ropeway –  Length 2 KM Estimated cost of the Project 56 Crore Time...
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