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American-Canadian writer Ruth Ozeki wins 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction

American-Canadian writer Ruth Ozeki wins 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction

American-Canadian writer, Ruth Ozeki has won the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness”. This is her fourth novel, which depicts the story of a thirteen-year-old boy who, starts to hear the voices of objects to talk to his father, after the tragic death of his father. She was received £30,000 prize at a ceremony […]

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SEBI forms advisory panel to hybrid securities to enable larger retail play

SEBI forms advisory panel to hybrid securities to enable larger retail play

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has set up 20-member advisory committee under the chairmanship of K V Kamath. Aim: recommends for giving a fillip to the growth of such instruments, including measures focusing on ease of issuance and attracting domestic and global capital. Sebi has reconstituted its research advisory committee of 16 members, chaired by V Ravi

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Gustavo Petro elected as the first-leftist President of Colombia

Gustavo Petro elected as the first-leftist President of Colombia

Leftist party, Gustavo Petro has won presidential election of Colombia  and becomes the first ever leftist president in the history of country. He defeated construction magnate, Rodolfo Hernandez with a margin of more than 700,000 votes. Petro is a former mayor of capital Bogota and current senator.He was also a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement.Francia Marquez has become the first

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Apollo Hospitals joins hands with Imperial Hospital of Bangladesh

Apollo Hospitals joins hands with Imperial Hospital of Bangladesh

Apollo Hospitals has signed an agreement with Imperial Hospital Ltd to operate and manage the latter’s 375 bedded multi-specialty tertiary care hospital in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The state-of-the-art facility in Chittagong was built with the support of World Bank and will be rebranded as Apollo Imperial Hospital. The hospital will have experienced clinicians, medical staff and administrative staff. Apollo will also

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MoHUA launches NIPUN Project for promotion of upskilling Nirman Workers

MoHUA launches NIPUN Project for promotion of upskilling Nirman Workers

Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep Singh Puri has launched an initiative for skill training of construction workers called ‘NIPUN’. NIPUN refers National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers. MoHUA has launched this initiative under its flagship scheme of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM). Aim: To train over 1 lakh construction workers, through fresh

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Sunil Chhetri becomes joint 5th highest goalscorer

Sunil Chhetri becomes joint 5th highest goalscorer

Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri became the joint fifth highest goalscorer in international football history. Sunil Chhetri scored his 84th International goal against Hong Kong during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers and equalled the record of Real Madrid and Hungarian Football Legend Ferenc Puskás. Chhetri achieved this feat during their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier clash against Hong Kong on

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Australia provides financial support of USD 50 million to Sri Lanka

Australia provides financial support of USD 50 million to Sri Lanka

Australia has announced to provide 50 million US dollars support to Sri Lanka for meet urgent food and health care needs. Presently, Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in 70 years, which leads to food shortage, medicine and fuel. Australia will provide 22 million dollars to the World Food Programme (WFP) for emergency food assistance to meet their daily

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Ram Bahadur Rai's book titled ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’ released

Ram Bahadur Rai’s book titled ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’ released

PM Narendra Modi has released the book titled, Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’, written by Ram Bahadur Rai. This book of Shri Rai will be in the tradition of New India’s effort to remember the forgotten thoughts to ensure that in the India of the future, consciousness of the past remains strong. The book with the history of

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