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SBI Research has estimated the growth of the Indian economy at 7.5% in 2022-23, an upward revision of 20 basis points from its earlier estimate. According to the official data, the economy will grow by 8.7% in FY22, net adding ₹11.8 lakh crore in the year to ₹147 lakh crore. Nominal GDP will inflate by ₹38.6 lakh crore to […]
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Indian National Army (INA) veteran solider from Malaysia, Anjalai Ponnusamy has passed away at the age of 102. She was born in 1920 in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. During World War II when Japanese forces invaded Malaysia, then she joined the army. She belonged to the Jhansi Rani Division of the Indian National Army. It was created by SC Bose in
Para -Canoeist, Prachi Yadav wins a bronze medal with a timing of 1:04.71 seconds at the 2022 ICF Paracanoe World Cup held in Poznan, Poland and become the first Indian to win a World Cup medal. Susan Seipel (Australia) and Brianna Hennessy (Canada) have bagged Gold and silver respectively. Manish Kaurav (KL3 Men 200m) and Manjeet Singh (VL2 Men
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Director of Ruchi Foodline, Rashmi Sahoo has been awarded the Third Times Business Award 2022 in the category of Eastern India’s Leading READY -TO-EAT brand. She was given the award by renowned Bollywood actor and social activist Sonu Sood. She has established Frozit, which is Odisha’s first frozen food company. Sahoo and Frozit have won various recognition across the world for
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UK-based academic, Dr Swati Dhingra has been appointed as the first Indian-origin woman as an external member of the Bank of England’s interest rate-setting committee. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE) and having a specialisation in international economics and applied microeconomics. She will join the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on August
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A young Indian side produced a gritty performance to beat Japan 1-0 and claimed the bronze medal at Asia Cup men’s hockey 2022 at Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday. Japan had seven penalty corners while India had just two but India led the circle penetration stats 11-10. India were down to 10 men in the last
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Senior IPS officer Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed as the new Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The official order stated that Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed “for a tenure up to his superannuation on 31.10.2024”. West Bengal-cadre 1988-batch IPS officer, Zulfiquar Hasan has been serving as the Special Director General
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Sachin Tendulkar will continue as UNICEF’s ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ for a record 20th year, working for the welfare of underprivileged children. The iconic cricketer has been associated with UNICEF for long for various causes. In 2003, he was chosen to take lead in the initiative to create awareness and promote polio prevention in India. . In his almost two-decade-long
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Former skipper of West Indies, Darren Sammy has conferred with the civil honour of Sitara-e-Pakistan award. It is considered as the third-highest civil award conferred by Pakistan. Sammy has represented West Indies in Tests (38), ODIs (126), and T20Is (68). Last year, he received the highest civilian medal of Pakistan (Nishan-e-Pakistan) for his part in helping bring international
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The Finance Ministry has approved hiking the premium rates of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). The premium rates have been revised by making it ₹1.25 per day premium for both schemes. Revised premium rate for PMJJBY is ₹436, earlier it was ₹330 and PMSBY hiked from ₹12 to ₹20. Government set a target to increase the
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