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Anahat Singh becomes first Indian girl to win Jr Squash Open in US

Anahat Singh becomes first Indian girl to win Jr Squash Open in US

Indian teenager Anahat Singh has scripted history by winning the U-15 girls category of the prestigious Junior US Open Squash tournament in Philadelphia.  According to information received here, Anahat won the title in the Under-15 category, beating Jayda Marei from Egypt 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5. Earlier, in the semifinals, she had beaten US national champion Dixon Hill 11-8, 11-9, 11-5. […]

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Mother Teresa Memorial Award

Padma Bhusan Anil Prakash Joshi wins Mother Teresa Memorial Award

Environmentalist Dr Anil Prakash Joshi, who was conferred upon the Padma Bhushan this year, has been awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021. Vidyut Mohan, winner of the Earthshot Award, and Ridhima Pandey, a younger environmental activist from Uttarakhand, have been additionally recipients of the award. Each 12 months the Harmony Foundation identifies a theme for

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Oriental Insurance categorised as public shareholder in Axis Bank

Oriental Insurance categorised as public shareholder in Axis Bank

Axis Bank has announced the approval to reclassify Oriental Insurance Company Ltd (OICL) from promoter category to public category shareholder in the bank. In October, applications were made to BSE and NSE for reclassification of The New Oriental Insurance Co to public category from promoter category. At present, OICL holds a 0.16 per cent stake in Axis Bank. Currently, BSE & NSE

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O.P. Jindal Global University won “Digital Innovation of the Year” award

O.P. Jindal Global University won the “Digital Innovation of the Year” award

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has won the “Digital Innovation of the Year” award at the distinguished Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021 for creating a free, cloud-based application to help schools and universities manage data. JGU was the only Indian University to be shortlisted for the “Digital Innovation of the Year”. JGU’s win at

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Mastercard and Google Pay tie-up for tokenisation for card-based payments

Mastercard and Google Pay tie-up for tokenisation for card-based payments

Mastercard and Google have announced the rollout of tokenization that will enable Google Pay users to safely transact using their Mastercard credit and debit cards while enjoying a hassle-free experience. Through tokenization, Mastercard cardholders can make payments through a secure digital token without having to share their credit or debit card details such as card

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National Consumer Rights Day 2021

National Consumer Rights Day 2021

Every Year 24th December is observed as National Consumer Day with a specific theme in India. On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the president. The Act aims to provide consumers with effective safeguards against different types of exploitation, such as defective goods, deficiency in services, and unfair trade

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