Month: November 2020

Barbados PM writes to PM Modi, thanks India for Covid-19 vaccine doses

PM Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi today, inaugurate widened NH stretch, attend Dev Deepawali

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday (November 30) to dedicate to the nation the widened Handia-Rajatalab section of National Highway 19, officials said. During his visit, Prime Minister Modi will undertake a site visit of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor Project, the Sarnath Archaeological Site and later attend Dev […]

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India to become 5th largest economy in 2025, 3rd largest by 2030

India GDP: After nearly 24% contraction in Q1, all eyes on Q2 data due on November 27

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands After the steepest fall in its independent history during the lockdown months, India’s economy is recovering. Just how strong the beginning of that recovery has been will be clear when the National Statistics Office releases the July-September quarter gross domestic product data on November 27. India’s GDP contracted by a whopping […]

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Cyclone Nivar makes landfall near Puducherry, weakens into 'severe cyclonic storm'

Cyclone Nivar makes landfall near Puducherry, weakens into ‘severe cyclonic storm’

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands Cyclone Nivar made landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of November 26, bringing heavy rains to the Union Territory and neighbouring Tamil Nadu, officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. ‘Very severe cyclonic storm’ Nivar weakened into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ after crossing the coast near Puducherry, according to […]

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India bans AliExpress, 42 other Chinese apps over security concerns

India bans AliExpress, 42 other Chinese apps over security concerns

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands In another blow to Chinese apps functioning in India, the government has banned 43 more apps in the country, including the popular online retail portal AliExpress, belonging to Jack Ma-owned e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Tuesday issued the order for blocking the access to these apps under Section 69A of […]

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Air quality in Delhi-NCR likely to improve to 'moderate' category

Air quality in Delhi-NCR likely to improve to ‘moderate’ category

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the ‘poor’ category on Saturday (November 21) and is likely to deteriorate further amid a dip in the minimum temperature. A change in the wind direction has also increased the share of stubble burning in the city’s pollution slightly. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was […]

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Diesel, Petrol prices rise after 48-day hiatus– Check fuel prices in metro cities on November 20, 2020

Diesel, Petrol prices rise after 48-day hiatus– Check fuel prices in metro cities on November 20, 2020

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices that remained unchanged for 48 days, saw a rate revision on Friday, as state-run oil marketing companies hiked fuel prices. Petrol prices were hiked by 17 paise to Rs 81.23 per litre in Delhi, while disel pries were hiked by 22 paise to Rs 70.68 […]

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IAF to get 123 officers, Air Force Academy Dundigal Passing Out Parade on Saturday

IAF to get 123 officers, Air Force Academy Dundigal Passing Out Parade on Saturday

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands  Indian Air Force (IAF) will get 123 air warriors including 19 women officers on Saturday (June 20, 2020) after the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at the Air Force Academy Dundigal in Hyderabad. The CGP marks the successful completion of pre-commissioning training of Flight Cadets of various IAF branches. However, for the […]

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