Month: September 2021

PM addresses the inaugural conclave of Shikshak Parv Also launches multiple key initiatives in the Education Sector

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural conclave of Shikshak Parv today via video conferencing. He also launched Indian Sign Language Dictionary (audio and text embedded sign language video for the hearing impaired, in conformity with Universal Design of Learning), Talking Books (audiobooks for the visually impaired), School Quality Assurance and Assessment Framework of CBSE, NISHTHA teachers’ training programme for NIPUN Bharat and Vidyanjali portal (for facilitating education volunteers/ donors/ CSR contributors for school development).   Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister congratulated the teachers who have received the…

Its official: Kim Sharma and Leander Paes are now a couple

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Kim Sharma’s relationship with tennis player Leander Paes has finally become official. The actor took to Instagram to share a picture in which she is seen with Leander. While Kim is facing the camera, he has eyes only for Kim. She shared the photo with a nazar amulet emoji and a couple kissing emoji. It appears that the couple is so much in love together.   Another friend of the actor too shared a version of the same photo of Kim and Leander Paes.   Kim Sharma and Leander Paes’s dating rumours…

Javed Akhtar lands into problem, cops stationed outside his home

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To avoid the occurrence of any ‘untoward incident’, Juhu Police has deployed a team of cops outside the residence of lyricist Javed Akhtar in Mumbai, after he allegedly compared the RSS with the Taliban.   “We have stationed two police vans and teams outside Akhtar’s residence. Till now, there has been no protest. Nor have we received any complaint by or against Akhtar regarding the matter. Akhtar did not ask for police protection. But we acted on our own and deployed the cops to ensure that there is no law and order problem,” a…

Vijay Subramaniam quits Amazon Prime video as head of content

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Vijay Subramaniam has stepped down as the Director and head of content at Amazon Prime Video India. Subramaniam joined Prime Video in June 2017 and was instrumental in stitching content deals with major studios and production houses, giving Prime Video an edge over rival Netflix.   Gaurav Gandhi ,Director and Country Manager will take over the lead role in taking Prime Video in India across all teams. We are grateful to him for his valuable contributions over the last four years,” an Amazon Prime Video spokesperson told.   India is one of the largest markets…

‘Bangabandhu’ Media Centre inaugurated at Delhi’s Press Club of India

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Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister, Hasan Mahmud had on Monday inaugurated the Bangabandhu Media Centre at the Press Club of India (PCI) in Delhi.   The Media Centre is named after the country’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A life-size photo of Rahman was also unveiled in the presence of Minister Mahmud and Bangladesh high commissioner Muhammad Imran. It is for the first time that a media centre has been named after a foreign leader at any press club in India.    Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Mahmud said that such an initiative will…

Chandigarh’s first Pollen Calendar can help identify potential allergy triggers and guard sensitive people from exposure

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Chandigarh now has its first pollen calendar, which can identify potential allergy triggers and provide a clear understanding for clinicians as well as allergy sufferers about their causes to help limit their exposure during high pollen loads.   About 20-30% of the population suffers from allergic rhinitis/hay fever in India, and approximately 15% develop asthma. Pollens are considered major outdoor airborne allergens responsible for allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis in humans.  Pollen calendars represent the time dynamics of airborne pollen taxa in graphical form in a particular geographical area.…

Govt. mulls over increasing oxygen production by 50% before third Covid-19 wave

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Ahead of the third wave of coronavirus infections that is expected to hit the country as early as mid-September, India aims to increase its medical oxygen production capacity to 15,000 tonnes per day.   This indicates a 50 percent jump from the maximum output of almost 10,000 tonnes reached earlier this year during the peak of the second COVID-19 wave. The idea is to avert another situation where hospitals run short of the gas and relatives of patients have to go helter-skelter in search of oxygen cylinders.   Linde India…

“We have to stop the country from getting sold”: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

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Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) called for a Kisan Mahapanchayat to protest against the Centre’s three farm laws on Sunday in Muzaffarnagar. Thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states showed up in strength.    “India is for sale, this is the government’s policy,” said Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait while addressing the mahapanchayat. “We have to stop the country from getting sold. Farmers should be saved, the country should be saved; business, employees and youth should be saved – this is the aim of the rally.”…

Will hang myself if corruption charges against me are proven: Abhishek Banerjee

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Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee commented that he would hang himself if any central agency can prove his involvement in any illegal transaction.   The leader was speaking to reporters at the Kolkata airport on his way to New Delhi to attend a summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged coal scam case.   Banerjee accused the BJP of indulging in political vendetta after losing the state assembly elections.   “I reiterate what I had said in November at public meetings that if any central…

Starlink to transmit data at speed as high as light: Musk

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According to claims made by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, satellite-based internet service Starlink will have the capability of data transfer at a speed as high as light. The Starlink network currently relies on a dish, satellites and ground stations. If what Musk claims goes according to plan, it would mean that the company is aiming to get rid of these ground stations that have proved to be a hindrance to fast data transfers due to the long time they take to communicate with the satellites. With lasers, the transmission speed, as Musk claims, is expected to be around 40 per…