Civilian Welfare Foundation, a non profit organisation working with Gender , Disability and Child Education is collaborating with Five Mad Men, a one of a kind gastro play pub to launch a series of programmes supporting Bengal Paralympics. The para athletes have always faced obstacles in their social and personal frontiers. Even the RPWD Act, 2017 along with its all possible attributed clauses did not change an inch or made any difference in the scene of paralympic affairs. In 2018 para-Asian games, India para-athletes won 72 medals with a relatively smaller contingent of 190 compared to 570 athletes to the…
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad Researcher Dr Aalok Khandekar is coordinating an ‘Air Pollution Governance Across Cities Study’ (known as the 6+ Cities Study) to characterize how coordination between ‘understanding’ and ‘governing’ air pollution is happening in different cities. It also supports comparative insight and cross-city dialogue. Originally, there were six cities in the study with research groups in Beijing, Bangalore, Houston, Philadelphia, New York City, and Albany, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a US Government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. The study has now been…
(UNI) Calling on governments to take human rights obligations into account when designing economic reforms, an independent United Nations rights expert said that human rights impact assessments are key to the process. Highlighting the vital role of human rights on policymaking, the independent expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, published the Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Economic Reforms to assist states, international financial institutions, creditors, civil society and others, to ensure that economic policies are embedded in human rights. “The thrust of the Guiding Principles is that states cannot shy away from their…
Terming the claims by the Indian Journalists’ Association (Europe), at an event held in London, that the 2014 Lok Sabha polls as well as the 2018 five-state polls were rigged, as a validation of its doubts on the working of the EVMs, the Congress on Monday demanded that at least 50 per cent of the VVPATs should be verified with the paper trails. Talking to reporters here, AICC spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said,”the event at London only validates the concerns of the Congress on the working of the EVMs. It adds wight to the argument of the Congress that the…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ରାଜ୍ୟ ରାଜନୀତିକୁ ଯଦି ନିରିଖେଇ ଦେଖାଯାଏ ତେବେ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ହେବ ଯେ, ରାଜ୍ୟର ପ୍ରମୁଖ ତିନୋଟି ଦଳର ଅନେକ ନେତା ଅଛନ୍ତି ଯେଉଁମାନେ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ହେବାକୁ ମନେ ମନେ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦେଖୁଛନ୍ତି ଓ ପାଗ ଭିଡି ବସିଛନ୍ତି । ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦେଖିବାରେ କାହାର ଆପତ୍ତି ନାହିଁ । ହେଲେ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନକୁ ସାକାର କରିବା ପାଇଁ କିଛି ନେତା ଯେପରି କୌଶଳ ଅବଲମ୍ବନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି ତାହା ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଛି। ସାଧାରଣତଃ ଯିଏ ଚାହିଁବ ସେ ନେତା ହୋଇଯିବ ବା ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ହୋଇଯିବ ତାହା ନୁହେଁ। ଏପରିକି କଳବଳ କୌଶଳଠାରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରି କୋଟି କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜଣେ ବିଧାୟକ କିମ୍ବା ସାଂସଦ ହେବା ସମ୍ଭବ ହୋଇପାରିବ ନାହିଁ। ତାହା ଯଦି ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତା ତାହାହେଲେ ଦେଶର ଧନୀ ସେଠ ଆଜି ସାଂସଦ କିମ୍ବା ବିଧାୟକ ହୋଇଯାଇଥାନ୍ତେ। ହେଲେ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ନେତା ହୋଇ ସାଂସଦ…
Actress Hazel Keech who wedded to cricketer Yuvraj Singh in 2010, used the viral ten year old Challenge to public her battle with depression. Sharing her picture from decade ago the actress has said ‘I was battling depression straving myself, had bulimia, dyed my hair dark and kept it long trying to fit in’
A professor of Jadavpur university allegedly insisted a student to take bathe with him in any river. The student revealed that the professor Kanak Sarkar asked her for that while she was on her way for a presentation. University has divested Sarkar of his duties.
Honor is ready to launch its flagship smartphone Honor view20 on 29th January and it will be world’s first ever smartphone to feature a 48 megapixel rear camera with secondary TOF sensor and comes with an in-display selfie snapper besides features a punch-hole design as front camera is embedded in the screen.
UK members of parliament rejected a deal by the prime minister Theresa May with the EU on the terms of Britain’s exit from the bloc.May had sustained heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British PM in the era of democratic after the deal was rejected by 230.
As per the OnePlus Assured Upgrade plan OnePlus 6T buyers can now avail guaranteed buyback value of a maximum of 70% of the device’s purchase value through Servify
In a fit of madness or what 27 year old Nick Naydeb of Washington jumped off the 11th floor of Royal Caribbean cruise to make a video for Instagram after being propped by his friend. The authorities have banned Nick and his friend from sailing in the cruise ever again after seeing the clip.
Reacting to the uncivil and objectionable remark by Sadhana Singh of BJP, the ex- BSP MLA Vijay Yadav issued the warning that either Sadhana make unconditional apology to Mayawati or he would pay Rs.50 lakh to one who gets him Sadhana’s head.
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ହଠାତ୍ ଓଡିଶାର ବିଜେପି ନେତାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜଣେ ବିଚିତ୍ର ସମର୍ଥକ ମିଳିଯାଇଛନ୍ତି। ଇଚ୍ଛାକୃତ ହେଉ ବା ଅନିଚ୍ଛାକୃତ ଭାବରେ ଓଡିଶା ବିଜେପିର ନେତାମାନେ ଏଇ ଦୁଇ ତିନି ଦିନ ହେଲାଣି ପୂର୍ବତନ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀକାନ୍ତ ଜେନାଙ୍କୁ ଭୂରି ଭୂରି ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ଶ୍ରୀକାନ୍ତ ବାବୁ ବିଜେପିର ବିଚାର କିମ୍ବା ସଂଗଠନ ସହିତ ତାଙ୍କ ୪୫ ବର୍ଷର ଦୀର୍ଘ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଜୀବନରେ କେବେବି ପାଖାପାଖି ନଥିଲେ। ପୁରୁଣା ଜନତାଦଳର ନେତା ଭାବରେ ସେ ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ଭାବରେ ଅଣ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଓ ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସମୟରେ କଂଗ୍ରେସର ନେତା ସାଜିଛନ୍ତି। ୧୯୭୭ ରେ ପ୍ରଥମେ ବିଧାନସଭାକୁ ନିର୍ବାଚିତ ହେବା ପରଠୁ ଶ୍ରୀକାନ୍ତଙ୍କ ରାଜନୀତିରେ ବହୁ ଚଢା ଉତ୍ତୁରା ହୋଇଛି। ତେବେ ରାଜନେତା ଭାବରେ ଓଡିଶାବାସୀ ଶ୍ରୀକାନ୍ତ ଜେନାଙ୍କ ତିନୋଟି ଚେହେରା ଦେଖିଛନ୍ତି। ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଥମ ଓ ସବୁଠୁ ସଫଳ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଚେହେରା ହେଉଛି ୧୯୭୭ ରୁ ୧୯୮୯ ଯାଏଁ ଓଡିଶା ବିଧାନସଭାର ସଦସ୍ୟ ଭାବରେ…
Sources in New Delhi confirmed on Monday that wanted diamond trader Mehul Choksi has surrendered his Indian passport to the High Commission in Guyana. Sources asserted that India continues its efforts through legal and diplomatic channels to pursue Choksi’s return from Antigua. ”It may be kept in mind that whenever an Indian citizen acquires foreign nationality, he is expected to surrender his Indian passport. Indian continues to pursue Choksi’s return with the Government of Antigua through diplomatic and legal channels,” sources said. Choksi and his nephew, Nirav Modi, left India about a year ago, just before their involvement in a…
Post the humongous success at the box office, RSVP’s first hit of 2019 ‘URI: The Surgical Strike’ to be remade in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. First hit of this year ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ is on a winning spree as keeping the josh high, the movie is running successfully at the box office and is all set to enter the Rs 100 crore club. RSVP’s ‘URI: The Surgical Strike’ on its day nine marked the grand total of Rs 91.84 crore and with the winning applause from all over the nation, film will be remade in South. The producer of…
The makers of ‘Gully Boy’ are all set to unveil ‘Mere Gully Mein’, at the grand music launch event which is scheduled for January 24. The makers have adopted a unique promotional strategy as they have gone ahead to do a massive graffiti campaign across various cities which helps the masses in standing a chance to attend the grand event. ‘Apna Time Aayega’ is a raging anthem that provided the hook in the recently released trailer for the film, based in part on the lives of Mumbai rappers Divine and Naezy, and the city’s underground hip-hop scene. The film is…
(UNI) Delhi High Court on Monday asked the CBI to file its reply in alleged doping case against wrestler Narsingh Yadav. It was alleged that Narsingh Yadav was caught in a doping controversy just before Rio Olympics 2016 where he was set to represent India in men’s freestyle 74kg category. Delhi High Court after hearing the plea on behalf of Narsingh seeking time bound completion of investigation in the case sought reply from CBI. Narsingh has not competed ever since the case came out and there has not been much advancement into the case. In this matter dream of Narsingh…
Whirlpool Corporation earned a total of five 2019 CES® Innovation Awards for its new and upcoming products, including KitchenAid® Cook Processor Connect, KitchenAid® Smart Oven+ with Powered Attachments, Whirlpool® Smart All-In-One Washer & Dryer, the Yummly® digital recipe platform, and the Whirlpool® Connected Hub Wall Oven concept. The Innovation Awards honour outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics across 28 product categories. It is awarded by The Consumer Technology Association, a standards and trade organization representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies in the United States. Entries to these prestigious products are judged by a distinguished panel of independent…
PhonePe, India’s fastest growing payments platform, today announced that it has grown its offline merchant base to over one million. This milestone has been achieved in less than a year and reflects on the platform’s phenomenal acceptance across both large organised retail stores as well as small and mid-size retail stores in the country. Being one of the pioneers in the UPI space, PhonePe enables merchants to accept payments from consumers through multiple instruments like UPI, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, PhonePe wallet as well as external wallets. Speaking on reaching this milestone, Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat, Head – Offline Organized Business,…
(UNI) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the Kairali International Cultural festival to be held on Jan 24 at E K Nayanar Academy here. Talking to media persons on Monday, the festival chairman and renowned writer T Padmanabhan said that the six day cultural festival will have 75 sessions, lead by 200 eminent personalities from respective fields. The fest comprises among others book fest, tourism fest, cultural fest, food, poetry, news photography exhibition, photo exhibition, printing exhibition. Interactive sessions with noted writers, journalists, film artists, magicians, singers and dancers will also be held, the festival convenor O Ashok Kumar added.
ICICI Bank on Monday announced the launch of a new range of premium savings account. Christened, ‘The One’, it is available for upwardly-mobile salaried and self-employed men who strive to achieve their goals and lead an aspirational lifestyle with a host of benefits. The savings account also offers a bouquet of benefits for his family’s long-term financial needs namely – asset creation, wealth management, life-protection and investment. Available in two variants, Magnum and Titanium, ‘The One’ offers protection to the account holder with the debit card as it recognises the requirement of enhanced protection to the account holder for financial…