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  • Alexander Kristoff wins opening stage of Tour de France

    Alexander Kristoff won the opening stage of the Tour de France, the annual multiple stage bicycle race. Rain made the roads treacherous and led to several crashes. The Tour de France rolled out from the French Riviera city of Nice, two months later than planned and under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic.  After the European soccer […]

    Punjab National Bank senior hockey team coach awarded with Dronacharya Award 2020

    New Delhi : Punjab National Bank (PNB), India’s second-largest public sector bank is feeling proud of its senior hockey team coach Shri Romesh Pathania on the occasion of National Sports Day (29th August 2020). Shri Pathania has been honoured today with Dronachaya Award. Shri. Romesh Pathania Senior Hockey Team coach of Punjab National Bank received the […]

    Assam govt to give financial assistance of Rs 20,000 each to meritorious students

    In Assam, the state government has decided to give financial assistance of 20 thousand rupees each to around 17 thousand meritorious students. Talking to newspersons in Guwahati today, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that nearly 17 thousand students who secured 75 per cent in this year’s High School Leaving Certificate examination would get the […]

    Mizoram: Mizo National Front wins elections to village councils, Urban Local Bodies

    In Mizoram, the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) won the elections to village councils and Urban Local Bodies that went to polls on Thursday. Out of 550 Village Councils, MNF secured 324 councils while the Opposition Congress won 96 Village Councils and Zoram Peoples’ Movement (ZPM) party won 38. The State Election Commission declared the […]

    Proposed Autonomous Council for Moran community to start functioning soon: Assam CM Sonowal

    Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that the State Government  would send the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted for preparation of modalities for granting ST status to the six communities to the Centre. He also said that the proposed Autonomous Council for the Moran community would start functioning within a short […]

    Centre gives states two borrowing options to meet GST compensation requirement

    The Centre has communicated to states the two borrowing options to meet the GST Compensation requirement for the current financial year. This follows discussions in the 41st Meeting of the GST Council held on Thursday. The states are to communicate their preference within seven working days. An official release said, a meeting of State Finance […]

    An `invisible hand’ guided my destiny, says Lord Bhikhu Parekh

    Kolkata: Leading political theorist, academic and life peer, Lord Bhikhu Parekh, shared his life experiences and views from London at a lively online session of Ek Mulakat organized by Prabha Khaitan Foundation. Lord Parekh responded to questions pertaining to women empowerment, Sanskrit, the English education system in India, immigration, parental love, and so on in […]

    ED freezes Rs 47 Cr of Companies involved in running Chinese Online Betting Apps

    Enforcement Directorate, ED has freezed around 47 crore rupees of Companies involved in running Chinese Online Betting Apps. The agency had yesterday conducted searches at 15 locations spread across Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Pune under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a case related to illegal betting. It said, searches were conducted […]

    India’s foreign exchange reserves surge by USD 2.296 bn to USD 537.548 bn

    India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by 2.296 billion US dollar to reach 537.548 billion US dollar in the week to August 21. The forex kitty had increased by 3.623 billion dollar to reach a record high of 538.191 billion US dollar in the week ended August 7.  Foreign Currency Assets rose by 2.618 billion dollar […]

    110-year-old woman recovers from COVID- 19 in Kerala

    In Kerala, a 110-year-old woman recovered from the COVID-19 infection today. Hailing from Malappuram, the elderly became the oldest person to recover from COVID in the state and was under the treatment of Manjeri Medical College. Meanwhile, Kerala confirms 2,543 new cases of COVID-19 today. At the same time, 2,097 patients under treatment for the […]