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West Indies Cricketers Lendl Simmons & Denesh Ramdin Announce Retirement

West Indies Cricketers Lendl Simmons & Denesh Ramdin Announce Retirement

Former West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. He played his last match for West Indies in a T20I in December 2019. However, he will continue to play franchise cricket. He has played 74 Tests, 139 ODIs and 71 T20Is. He started out in Test cricket, making his debut against […]

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Indian Grandmaster, Aravindh Chithambaram wins tournament in Spain

Indian Grandmaster, Aravindh Chithambaram wins tournament in Spain

Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram has won the 41st Villa De Benasque International Chess Open title, after defeating Robert Hovhannisyan (Armenia) and Raunak Sadhwani on the basis of tie-break score. Chithambaram, Hovhannisyan and Sadhwani finished on eight points from 10 rounds along with seven others. Raunak Sadhwani has finished in third place behind the Armenian. Chithambaram is also a former national champion. Chithambaram

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Mairaj Ahmad Khan becomes first Indian to win gold in men's Skeet at ISSF

Mairaj Ahmad Khan becomes first Indian to win gold in men’s Skeet at ISSF

Two-time Olympian, Mairaj Ahmad Khan has created history by becoming the first Indian shooter to win the gold medal in the men’s skeet event at 2022 ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea. He has recorded 37 hits out of a possible 40 in the final to win gold. Minsu Kim from South Korea has bagged silver medal, while Ben Llewellin of Great Britain won bronze.

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Farmers' average income grew 1.3-1.7x between FY18 and FY22: SBI study

Farmers’ average income grew 1.3-1.7x between FY18 and FY22: SBI study

As per the SBI study, the average income of farmers between FY 2017-18 and 2021-22, has been increased in bracket of 1.3 -1.7 times across India. Income from allied and non-farm: 1.4-1.8 times(growth). Some crops like soybean in Maharashtra and cotton in Karnataka, incomes have in fact doubled during the same time. The study is based on primary data, contains granular data of various crops from agri-intensive

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Kotak launches automation of vehicle inspection for insurance renewals

Kotak launches automation of vehicle inspection for insurance renewals

Kotak Mahindra General Insurance has launched an automation of vehicle inspection for insurance renewals with Artificial Intelligence based technology. The company has partnered with Inspektlabs to automate the vehicle inspection process. Aim: Help in the renewal process as well as to detect fraud thereby aiding the underwriting process. During policy renewals process, the customers can capture photos or videos of their

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Digit Insurance launches ‘pay as you drive’ for motor insurance

Digit Insurance launches ‘pay as you drive’ for motor insurance

Go Digit General Insurance has launched an add-on feature for motor insurance Own Damage policies, named ‘Pay as you Drive’. Customers who drive less than 10,000 Km per year on an average, will now pay less with this add-on. Digit will use odometer reading, telematics data and annual kilometer opted to give this discount (up to 25%). IRDAI has also permitted

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Rajasthan gets AI-Powered chatbot for fast disposal of cases in Lok Adalat

Rajasthan gets AI-Powered chatbot for fast disposal of cases in Lok Adalat

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Chairman, Uday Umesh Lalit has launched the country’s first AI-powered digital Lok Adalat during the 18th All India Legal Services Authorities’ meet held in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The digital Lok Adalat by Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) was designed and developed by Jupitice Justice Technologies (technology partner). NALSA: Founded: 9 November 1995 Headquarters location: New Delhi Motto:

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Kerala becomes first state to have its own internet service

Kerala becomes first state to have its own internet service

The Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) has received the Internet Service Provider (ISP) license from the Department of Telecommunications. With this, Kerala has become the first and only state in the country to have its own internet service. The KFON is envisaged to provide free internet to BPL families and 30,000 government offices. The previous Left government had declared internet connection as

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