A part-time teacher of an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district is suspected to have committed suicide allegedly due to frequent salary cuts, police said on Friday. Twenty eight-year-old Abhrajyoti Biswas, a resident of Siliguri, was found hanging in one of the rooms of the ITI on […]
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Nitin Gadkari lists his ministry’s ‘biggest failure’ in last 5 years
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has admitted that his ministry’s inability to reduce number of road accidents and deaths across the country has been one of the biggest failures in last five months. Speaking at the Mint Idea Investment Summit and Awards in Mumbai on Thursday, Gadkari […]
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UPPCL JE Trainee Result 2020 declared
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has declared the result of Junior Engineer Trainee Electrical recruitment exam on its official website.Candidates who have appeared for the UPPCL JE trainee exam 2019 can check their result on its official website at upenergy.in. UPPCL has also released the cutoff marks for each category. […]
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Michelangelo birth anniversary: Interesting facts about the Renaissance artist
The first Western artist to have his biography published while he was alive, Michelangelo sculpted two of his best-known works, the Pietà and David, before the age of 30. Often called Il Divino or the divine one during his lifetime, Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475. The artist is often considered to be […]
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Coronavirus update: Centre exempts employees from use of biometric machines to mark attendance
The Centre on Friday decided to exempt employees from marking their attendance on the biometric system over concerns that it could end up spreading coronavirus, or Covid-19. The biometric system was introduced in 2014. An order issued on Friday by the department of personnel and training (DoPT, the government’s human […]
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BPSC 65th Prelims Result 2020 expected to be declared today, here’s the update
Bihar Public Service Commission is expected to declare the result of BPSC 65th preliminary test today. The commission has called a meeting on Friday after which the result can be announced. “The result was to be declared on Thursday evening but it was delayed due to some issue. However, we are trying […]
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On scramble for masks, health minister Harsh Vardhan’s advice, and a warning
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that there is no need to create panic about the need to wear masks, as India has put in place stringent measures to fight the spread of coronavirus. He also said that strict action should be taken against shopkeepers who are charging […]
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Coronavirus in India- Army to set up quarantine facility for 1500 people
The Indian Army has scaled up its contribution in the fight against coronavirus with a decision to set up facilities to quarantine 1500 people across the country, reports agency ANI. The army was already running a quarantine camp in Haryana’s Manesar, close to the national capital. India has 31 confirmed […]
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Uddhav completes 100 days as CM, will visit Ayodhya tomorrow
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will visit the makeshift temple of lord Ram in Ayodhya on Saturday afternoon followed by a prayer at the Sarayu river in the evening. The ‘Aarti’ at the banks of the river has been cancelled due to the coronavirus threat and medical advisories to avoid […]
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Birth Anniversary: Remembering the Victorian poet
“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you,” wrote Elizabeth Barrett Browning in a poignant description of being with the beloved. One of the most well-known poets of the Romantic Movement, March 6 marks the birth anniversary of the Victorian literary […]
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Iran’s Mahan Air to bring blood samples of 300 stranded Indians, take back Iranians
A flight from Iran is expected to land in India on Friday night with blood samples of 300 Indians, who are among the thousands stranded in the coronavirus-hit country, and on its way out will take back Iranian nationals. The ferry flight cleared by India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of […]
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Coronavirus Scare: LinkedIn makes job interviews virtual
Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn has started informing job candidates that they have the option to conduct their interviews virtually or delay, in view of the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “In light of the recent coronavirus outbreak and with everyone’s health being LinkedIn’s #1 priority at the moment, all […]
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Afghan political leader Abdullah Abdullah escapes attack on Kabul ceremony
Gunmen attacked a ceremony in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday where a top Afghan political leader, Abdullah Abdullah, was present but escaped unharmed. Two were killed and 18 wounded at the event, according to Afghan officials, the first big attack on the capital since a troop withdrawal agreement was […]
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China’s Hubei reports no new coronavirus cases outside city of Wuhan
China’s central province of Hubei, excluding the provincial capital Wuhan, has reported zero new cases of coronavirus over 24 hours for the first time in the outbreak, as authorities seek to stem imported infections in other areas. Wuhan, the centre of the epidemic, reported 126 new confirmed cases on Thursday […]
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Priyanka Chopra shares beauty tips, fashion choices, makeup essentials
The 15th edition of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour rounded up after a larger-than-life finale, aptly titling it ‘The Pride of India’, in collaboration with FDCI. The fashion tour saw 15 eminent designers, namely, Abraham & Thakore, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Anamika Khanna, Anju Modi, Ashish N Soni, Gaurav Gupta, JJ Valaya, […]