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Air Force Plane returned Home from Afghanistan carrying Indian Officials

18Aug

By Nikita DhyaniNo Comments

Business

Air Force Plane returned Home from Afghanistan carrying Indian Officials

Amidst the ongoing violent situation in Afghanistan, the Indian Air Force aircraft, which left Kabul with Indian officials, has landed in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Sources have informed the news agency ANI about this. Earlier, sources had told that the government is planning to evacuate the Indian nationals trapped in Afghanistan. Sources had said that the IAF's C-17 Globemaster aircraft took off from Kabul with over 120 Indian officers. Indian officials were taken to safer areas of Kabul Airport on Monday evening. Here they were waiting for the aircraft of the Indian Air Force. There are still many Indian citizens present in Afghanistan, who are looking forward to returning home. At present, they are in safe places away from the areas of violence. It is believed that within a day or so, the...

Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan and her Boyfriend Nupur Shikhar hold hands during the Outing

6Jul

By Nikita DhyaniNo Comments

Business

Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan and her Boyfriend Nupur Shikhar hold hands during the Outing

Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan stepped out with her boyfriend Nupur Shikhare on Tuesday. The couple was clicked walking hand-in-hand on the streets of Bandra in Mumbai. In the video shared online by paparazzo accounts, Ira Khan can be seen wearing a white crop top with a black shrug and a blue long skirt. He had a shopping bag in one hand. Her boyfriend Nupur Shikhar wore a blue muscle tee with white shorts and a fedora hat. Didn't even stop posing for the photographers. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ-tk1RA4UO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Also, read| Kangana Ranaut spoke on the divorce of Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao, said- 'Why do only Muslims turn out to be children in inter-caste marriages' Hours ago, Ira Khan showed fans her experiment with metallic nail paint and said that it was someth...

CBSE, CISCE Class 12 30:30:40 Result Formula Explained: Everything You Should Know

18Jun

By Nikita DhyaniNo Comments

Business, education

CBSE, CISCE Class 12 30:30:40 Result Formula Explained: Everything You Should Know

Putting an end to the speculations, the Centra Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday announced its class 12 result evaluation criterion, however, a section of students and parents expressed concerns over the inclusion of internal scores of classes 11. CBSE has Divided the Process of Estimation of Marks into Two Parts - Theory and Practical The theory component will be assessed first by giving 30% weightage to the average marks obtained by the students in class 10 in the three best performing subjects out of the total five. Secondly, a further 30% weightage will be given to the marks based on the theory component of the final examination taken in class 11. Finally, 40% weightage will be given to the marks obtained in one or more Unit Tests, Mid-Term Examination, and pre-board ...

The BMW 6 Series GT is a rebellious vehicle

8May

By Harsha KashyapNo Comments

Business

The BMW 6 Series GT is a rebellious vehicle

The latest BMW 6 Series GT defies the existing list of body types in the automobile industry. It's a fastback that isn't a three-box sedan or a hatchback. It's a large, well-made luxury car with a roomy, comfortable interior and smooth driving dynamics. There are petrol and diesel engines available for the vehicle. For this study, the petrol 630i M Sport, which is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 258 horsepower and 400Nm of torque has been used. The car's first feature is its size: it's 5.09 metres long and weighs 1,800 kilogrammes. The four-cylinder engine, however, feels capable of hauling its weight thanks to an 8-speed automatic ‘Steptronic' transmission that sends power to the rear wheels. The time from zero to 100 kilometres per hour in 6.5 seco...

India may face COVID-19 Vaccine shortage till July End- ISB

30Apr

By Nikita DhyaniNo Comments

Business

India may face COVID-19 Vaccine shortage till July End- ISB

As India prepares to vaccinate every citizen over the age of 18 and under 44 years of age against COVID-19 since May, the Indian School of Business (ISB) has said that the current supply of jabs (vaccine) level is not very good, the inoculation rate was also seen in the first week of April. In its presentation to Niti Aayog recently, ISB also indicated that many states will continue to experience vaccine shortages till July. Also, read | Delhi Doesn’t have Sufficient Doses for Age Group Under 18 - 44 years According to this presentation, in the first week of April, an average of 34.6 lakh vaccinations was done per day. This figure includes both those who received the first dose and those who received the second dose. ISB's presentation on COVID-19 vaccine shortage and related issues ...

15Apr

By Anjali VedNo Comments

Business

New Delhi: 17,000 New Cases, Hotels, and Banquet Halls Convert into Hospitals

The covid-19 cases are at their peak in the capital Delhi. Within the past 24 hours, 17,282 news cases have been observed with 104 deaths. The new COVID-19 cases have been observed from the active 1.08 lakh tests- 73,915 RT-PCR and 34,619 rapid antigen test. A 15.92% of positivity rate has been observed, which is the highest ever in Delhi. However, earlier in November, there was a positivity rate of 15.33%. “There are no ICU beds available in most big hospitals, both public and private. There is no sign of the outbreak ebbing either,” said a doctor at AIIMS, further said, if the cases continue to rise, the health infrastructure may collapse”. Also read | Maharashtra lockdown: what's open and what's closed As of now, Delhi has 50,736 active covid cases, of these 24,155 almost ha...

Stocks to Focus Today – HDFC, Tata Motors, Adani Enterprises, Maruti, Hero MotoCorp, Britannia Industries

5Apr

By Nikita DhyaniNo Comments

Business, Finance

Stocks to Focus Today – HDFC, Tata Motors, Adani Enterprises, Maruti, Hero MotoCorp, Britannia Industries

HDFC Stocks to focus of HDFC Individual loan business continued to improve during the quarter ended 31 March 2021. Tata Motors Tata Motors has shifted its defense business to Tata Advanced Systems for an upstream consideration of ₹ 227.7 crores. The transfer has been completed through the sale of a recession as per the scheme of arrangement approved by the National Company Law Tribunal in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Also, read | Microsoft Soon To Launch Tech Hub In Noida Adani Enterprises Adani Road Transport (ARTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, has received an award letter for the development of the six-lane Badkumari - Karki section of NH-130-CD Road under the Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in Odisha. Adani Enterprises, along with its...

Pfizer and BioNtech have launched Covid-19 trials in children under 12

28Mar

By Anjali VedNo Comments

Business, education, Health

Pfizer and BioNtech have launched Covid-19 trials in children under 12

Pfizer and BioNTech have started covid-19 trials in children under 12, and are hoping for an expansion in covid vaccinations to that age by early 2022, the U.S drugmaker said on Thursday. The first volunteers in the early-stage trial were given their first injections on Wednesday, Pfizer spokesperson Sharon Castillo said. Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine was authorized by U.S regulators in late December for people above 16 years and above. According to the data from the U.S center for disease control and prevention, an account of 66 million doses of covid-19 vaccines have been administered in the united states on Wednesday morning March 24. The pediatric trial of the vaccine which will include young children as 6 months old is similar to the one launched by Moderna last week. ...

Delhi Government reduces the legal drinking age from 25 to 21

23Mar

By Nikita Dhyani1 Comment

Business, news, Politics

Delhi Government reduces the legal drinking age from 25 to 21

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Monday announced that the AAP government has reduced the legal drinking age for consumption of liquor to 21 years from 25 years. https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty/status/1373968953790369795?s=20 Major Key Points The government also said that no new liquor shops will be opened in the city. However, Delhi was among a few states and Union territories that had a higher age bar even as the rest of the country had moved on and reduced the legal drinking age. Hence, In what can prove to be a major game-changer. The government has also announced that it will exit the liquor business. Also, read | World Water Day: A Tale of Water that Everyone Should Know Important points that Manish Sisodia said in Press Conference Rela...

Indian Railways Will Never be Privatized Says Piyush Goyal

18Mar

By Nikita Dhyani1 Comment

Business, Finance, Indian Railways, news, Politics

Indian Railways Will Never be Privatized Says Piyush Goyal

Clearing the air over the privatization of Indian Railways, which has been opposed by several leaders, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that Indian Railways will not be privatized and will always remain with the government. However, the Minister also stressed the need for private investment for the more efficient functioning of the railways. Also, read | Nirmala Sitharaman discussed the global economic outlook with US Treasury Secretary Speaking on the Demand for Grants of Ministry of Railways 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal Said - That there has been no death of any passenger due to a rail accident in two years. Mr. Goyal said the Modi government has hiked investment in railways to ₹ 2.15 lakh crore in 2021-22 fiscal, from ₹ 1.5 lakh crore in 2019-20 ...