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Heatwave: Goa announced to shut down schools before 12 p.m.

March 9, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi : The education department in Goa was directed to shut down all schools before 12 p.m. for the coming two days of Thursday and Friday because of the heatwave. The Indian Meteorological Department has given a warning to the Goa government about a heatwave after forecasting the temperature, which is likely to rise […]

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Concept of Money, Shubh Labh, and Prosperity in NCERT Textbook

March 7, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, March 7: The NCERT (National Council of Educational and Research Training) board to introduce the concept of money, Shubh Labh, prosperity in the school text book for ninth and tenth grade students. The textbook in which the chapter is named “money and prosperity for all” includes all areas of money-related topics, from the […]

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G-20 FMM: Global governance has failed to prevent wars; common interests ignored, says PM Modi

March 2, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said multilateralism is in crisis today and the failure of the global architecture of governance is affecting developing countries the most. Inaugurating the first foreign ministers’ meeting (FMM) of G-20 nations here in 2023, he said “The architecture of global governance created after the […]

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Telecom: With 3 years’ target surpassed in 6 months, India to expand 5-G services

March 1, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: In a rare feat, as the Indian telecommunication companies have surpassed the three-year 5-G rollout target given to them within six months, the government is all set to enhance the adoption of 5-G applications across various key segments in India. According to the media reports, quoting VL Kantha Rao, Additional […]

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G-20 FMM: A two-day meeting begins in New Delhi

March 1, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The capital of India is hosting from Wednesday evening an important meeting of foreign ministers of the member-states of the Group of 20 (G-20) economies in the backdrop of the recent conclave of these countries’ finance ministers and central bank chiefs in Bengaluru which ended without a consensus, or a […]

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Roving Periscope: Unable to tame protesting women, Iranians ‘poison’ schoolgirls!

February 27, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Is Iran set to create its own Taliban in an ultra-conservative Shia-majority country, suffering under an “Islamic Revolution” since 1979? Since September 2022, the regressive Iranian government has been cracking down on thousands of anti-hijab women when, in their first-ever mass protests, they publicly chopped their hair and challenged the […]

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UK invites 2400 Indians to apply for visas under Young Professional Scheme

February 22, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, February 22: The United Kingdom’s government announced an invitation for Indians to apply for a visa under the “Young Professional Scheme” on Tuesday. According to the information shared by the British High Commission in India, applicants who are between 18 to 30 years old and meet the other selection criteria can apply for […]

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Technology: Google sacks 450-plus in India, and appoints Ind-Am Neal Mohan as YouTube’s CEO

February 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In a curious sequence, search engine behemoth Google sacked over 450 employees in India late on Thursday—simultaneously as it appointed Indian-American Neal Mohan as CEO of YouTube! According to the media reports on Friday, the technology giant sacked 453 employees from various departments in India late on Thursday night. Google […]

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Roving Periscope: Pakistan to impose fresh PKR 170 billion in taxes, cries for IMF’s $1.1 billion installment

February 16, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Reeling under a collapsing economy, severe hardships, and a massive foreign debt burden of over USD 130 billion, cash-strapped Pakistan late on Wednesday introduced a money bill in Parliament to raise PKR 170 billion in fresh taxes (“mini-Budget”) by June this year as part of the strictest terms and conditions of […]

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Tech babies: With 1,300 added last year, India now has 27,000 active startups

February 15, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi:  India, the third largest technology startup ecosystem worldwide after the US and China, added more than 1,300 active startups in 2022, taking the total tally to nearly 27,000. With 23 unicorns in 2022, the South Asian nation also added the second-highest number of unicorns in the world, the National Association […]

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