National

17 March

President Droupadi Murmu visits Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

President Droupadi Murmu paid a visit to Mata Amritanandanmayi Devi at Mata Amritanandanmayi Math in Amritapuri during her six-day visit to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Lakshadweep. The President was welcomed by Swamiji Amritaswarupananda Puri, the Vice-Chairman of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math at the ashram gate. The Sannyasinis of the Ashram extended customary Indian Hospitality by adorning the Honourable President with a Tilak, garlanding her, …

17 March

Reliance Foundation Drishti marks 20 years of vision welfare for vulnerable communities; launches Marathi Braille newspaper

The holistic vision care programme, Reliance Foundation Drishti, completed two decades of service, marking the milestone with the launch of a Braille newspaper in Marathi. Under the Drishti initiative, over 20,500 free corneal transplants have been performed and vision care provided to over 1.75 lakh people. “It fills us with joy that Reliance Foundation Drishti has completed 20 years. What started …

17 March

Govt Should Think Better While Allocating Budget to Departments: Satyajeet Tambe

Mumbai: Independent MLC Satyajeet Tambe, while reacting on the state budget in the Legislative Council, said the government should align the budget allocation as it increased the police department budget by 26%. “Budget allocation for agriculture department was reduced by 17%, so was the case of roads department. Moreover, even the health department allocation was reduced considerably. The government should …

17 March

Maha Excise Department has potential of Rs 60,000 cr revenue: Satyajeet Tambe

Mumbai: Independent MLC Satyajeet Tambe, while reacting on the state budget in the Legislative Council, said that the excise department of Maharashtra has much potential and could generate considerable income but preventing leakage and crime in the department is the need of the hour. “In 2011-12, excise in Maharashtra generated Rs 8,600 crore income while Uttar Pradesh generated Rs 8,139 …

16 March

IDFC FIRST Bank becomes the Official Banking Partner for Mumbai Indians

IDFC FIRST Bank, announced its three-year partnership with Mumbai Indians today. Beginning this season, IDFC FIRST Bank will be the Official Banking Partner and marks IDFC FIRST Bank’s debut in cricket partnerships. IDFC FIRST Bank is the first universal bank in India to introduce services such as Monthly Interest Credits on Savings Account, Zero charges on all Savings Account Services …

16 March

Tourist footfall at Mahakal Lok in Ujjain rises to 1 lakh daily

Ujjain, the temple city, has been witnessing a massive influx of tourists since the opening of Mahakal Lok in November 2022. The Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee has reported a threefold increase in daily footfall, with over one lakh devotees visiting the temple on an ordinary day, and more than 1.5-2 lakh on weekends and holidays. Ujjain is also home …

16 March

JIO LAUNCHES TRUE 5G IN 34 MORE CITIES TAKING THE BENEFITS OF TRUE 5G TO 365 CITIES ACROSS THE NATION

Reliance Jio has announced the launch of its True 5G services in 34 new cities across the country. Jio is working towards India’s digital transformation by becoming the first telecom operator to extend futuristic and pioneering True 5G services to most of these cities. Starting today, the technological advantages of high-speed, low-latency, stand-alone True 5G services shall be made available …

15 March

JIO PLUS: NEW POSTPAID FAMILY PLANS WITH ONE-MONTH FREE TRIAL

In pursuit of transforming the mobile postpaid segment, Jio has introduced a new set of Postpaid Family Plans – Jio Plus, that allows an entire family of 4 to try the services absolutely free of cost for a month. Jio is committed to providing transformational benefits such as Unlimited True 5G Data through the Jio Welcome Offer, Single bill for …

14 March

Researchers find cross-reactivity of SARS-CoV-2 with other pathogens

Researchers from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata, and CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata, have recently found that the severity of COVID-19 to be less in dengue-endemic countries and vice versa, especially during the active years of the pandemic (2019-2021). A team comprising Debrupa Dutta, Anisa Ghosh, Chiroshri Dutta, Soumi Sukla, and Subhajit Biswas has …

14 March

Terex India partners with Eqaro Guarantees to announce ‘Franna Assure’

As a first-of-its-kind buyback assurance, Terex, a global manufacturer of material processing machinery and aerial work platforms announced its partnership with Eqaro Guarantees, India’s first financial guarantee company to provide ‘Franna Assure,’ a yearly Residual Value Guarantee (RVG) for the range of cranes under the Franna brand. Under the program, Franna Assure will provide surety for buyback value of up …