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Salman Khurshid authored the book Sunrise over Ayodhya: Nationhood in our Times

Salman Khurshid authored the book Sunrise over Ayodhya: Nationhood in our Times

Former union minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid, who recently launched his book on the Ayodhya verdict named “Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times”. Book states about unity between Hindus & Muslims and about creating an awareness that the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya was a good one. On 9 November 2019, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict, cleared the way […]

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Railway Board issues order to drop ‘special train’ tag

Railway Board issues order to drop ‘special train’ tag

The Indian Railways has issued an order to discontinue the ‘special’ tag for mail and express trains and to revert to pre-pandemic ticket prices with immediate effect. Since the coronavirus-triggered lockdown was eased, the Railways has only been running special trains. It started with long-distance trains and now even short-distance passenger services are being run as special trains with “slightly higher

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Myntra appoints Nandita Sinha as CEO

Myntra appoints Nandita Sinha as CEO

Fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform Myntra have named Nandita Sinha as its Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Sinha succeeds Amar Nagaram, who quit Myntra last month after leading the company as the CEO for nearly three years. She will join Myntra from group company Flipkart, where, as Vice President, Customer Growth and Marketing, she is currently leading the

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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: 18-24 November

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated from 18-24 November each year. The WAAW aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers, and policymakers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. The 2021 theme, Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance, calls on One Health stakeholders, policymakers, health care providers,

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New RBI scheme to enable retail investors to invest in government securitie

New RBI scheme to enable retail investors to invest in government securitie

The central bank of India is all set to unveil RBI Retail Direct scheme through which retail investors can easily access the government securities market, both primary and secondary online. It will also allow the investors to open and maintain their gilt securities accounts online with the RBI without any extra charges. (G-sec). G-secs are the debt instruments (bonds and

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CBIC launches digital application for scheduling of cargo examination

CBIC launches digital application for scheduling of cargo examination

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launched an online application platform for scheduling of cargo examinations for traders at the Tughlakabad inland container depot in Delhi, with the aim of minimizing the physical interface of trade with Customs and other stakeholders. It is a multi-stakeholder application where Customs, CONCOR, Customs brokers, importers on the same

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SpaceX launches Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari-led Crew 3 mission

SpaceX launches Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari-led Crew 3 mission

A new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule led by Indian origin Raja Chari to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the company’s Crew-3 mission has docked successfully. US Space agency NASA and SpaceX have launched Crew 3 mission named Endurance fixed to Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Under this mission, 4

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