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Marathi as a mandatory for official works of local bodies in Maharashtra

Marathi as a mandatory for official works of local bodies in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed a bill to make the use of the Marathi language mandatory in official works of local authorities. The Maharashtra Official Language Act, 1964, did not make compulsory to use Marathi for the local authorities to use Marathi in their official works. The use of English or Hindi by local authorities for certain government works, like communicating with foreign ambassadors […]

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Retired Justice Harish Chandra Mishra sworn in as Lokayukta of Delhi

Retired Justice Harish Chandra Mishra sworn in as Lokayukta of Delhi

Justice Harish Chandra is a retired from Jharkhand High Court. The oath ceremony was administered by Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal in Raj Niwas. The post of Lokayukta was vacant since the retirement of Rewa Khetrapal in December 2020. Tenure – 5 years Chief Justice of Delhi High Court – Vipin Sanghi (Acting) Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Dhirubhai Naranbhai

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Para-athletes Someswara Rao Ramudri and Mohit won gold

Para-athletes Someswara Rao Ramudri and Mohit won gold

Long jumper Someswara Rao Ramudri and javelin thrower Mohit won gold medals in their individual events at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2022. Long jumper Ramudri set the record with the leap of 6.40m. Javelin thrower Mohit achieved an impressive 54.71m distance. Dharambir won silver medal in men’s wheelchair discus final F51 In women events, Jayanti Behera claimed the silver medal in track & field. The Indian contingent won six medals.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank has acquired 7.84% stake in ONDC

Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank has acquired 7.84% stake in ONDC

Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank each has acquired 7.84% stake in Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC) for ₹ 10 crore. ONDC was incorporated on December 30, 2021, in India. ONDC is an open public digital infrastructure. This network develops and transform the Indian digital commerce ecosystem for both goods and services. It is an initiative of the Department for Promotion

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Ravindra Jadeja as new captain of Chennai Super Kings

Ravindra Jadeja as new captain of Chennai Super Kings

MS Dhoni has handed over his captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja. MS Dhoni had been the CSK captain from 2008 – March 2022. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, CSK won 4 times – 2008, 2011, 2018, 2021 On 15th August, MS Dhoni has already retired from international cricket. Recently, Jadeja regained his top spot from West Indies’ Jason Holder in the latest ICC Test rankings for all-rounders.

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Yogi Adityanath sworn-in as UP CM for second time

Yogi Adityanath sworn-in as UP CM for second time

Yogi Adityanath has been sworn-in as CM of UP at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. He won election from Gorakhpur (urban) Constituency. BJP-led alliance won 273 of 403 seats in recent Assembly polls. The legislative party meeting was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah among other leaders. Yogi Adityanath was also elected as the leader of BJP Legislature Party in

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World Tuberculosis Day 2022: 24 March

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: 24 March

World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on 24 March to create awareness among the public about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. The theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2022 is ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives’. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced he had discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis,

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