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4.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand
30 Dec

4.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Pithoragarh district midnight on Thursday but no damage has been reported. The earthquake occurred at 12.39 am had its epicentre at a depth of 10 km in Askot, District Disaster Management Officer Bhupendra Mahar said.  "No damage has been reported so far as the earthquake was of mild intensity," Mahar said. On Wednesday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Southeast of Portblair in the early hours. According to NCS, the tremors of the earthquake had a depth of 100 kilometres and occurred at around 5.31 am.
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Due to increase of Covid-19 cases, UAE tightens entry requirements
29 Dec

Due to increase of Covid-19 cases, UAE tightens entry requirements

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Due to major spike in cases of Covid-19 in the United Arab Emirates, the emergency, crisis and disasters committee of Abu Dhabi has tightened entry requirements. The committee said that from December 30, vaccinated individuals will need a green status on the Alhosn App on their phones, while the unvaccinated will need a negative RT-PCR test result received within 96 hours to enter Abu Dhabi. Till now, the UAE has reported nearly 755,000 cases, 2,160 fatalities and 742,565 recoveries due to Covid-19. The active cases stand at 10,186. On Tuesday, 1,846 more people were detected as Covid-19 positive while one…
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New measures approved by SEBI to reform IPO Market
28 Dec

New measures approved by SEBI to reform IPO Market

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On Tuesday SEBI approved several new measures to further reform the initial public offering market in the country.The regulators’ board approved mandatory disclosure by companies of their intended acquisition target in case where funds are raised from public for the purpose of such acquisitions. SEBI has also mandated that a credit rating agency will act as a monitoring agency for the use of funds by companies towards the objective they were raised for.
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Sidharth Malhotra mourns over CDS Gen Bipin Rawat death, shares a picture from Shershaah set
09 Dec

Sidharth Malhotra mourns over CDS Gen Bipin Rawat death, shares a picture from Shershaah set

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The news of the sudden demise of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has shaken the whole nation. Actor Sidharth Malhotra also expressed grief over the sad news and shared his recent picture with the late dignitary, on his social media handle. Sidharth who played the role in the recently released patriotic movie 'Shershaah', took to Instagram handle and shared a group picture from the movie's trailer launch held at Kargil on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas, this year. The snap features the family members of late Indian army captain Vikram Batra, whose life and valour were depicted in…
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Japan withdrew new flight bookings ban after criticisms
02 Dec

Japan withdrew new flight bookings ban after criticisms

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Japan says it has withdrawn a ban on new incoming international flight bookings to defend against the new variant of the COVID only a day after the policy was announced. The transport ministry on Wednesday issued a request to international airlines to stop taking new reservations for flights coming into Japan until the end of December as an emergency precaution to defend against the new omicron variant. The ministry said Thursday it has withdrawn the request after receiving criticisms from inside and outside the country that the ban was too strict. The request had aimed to reduce Japan's daily international…
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Safexpress opens its 64th Logistics Park-Siliguri, in West Bengal
01 Sep

Safexpress opens its 64th Logistics Park-Siliguri, in West Bengal

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Safexpress, India’s has launched its 64th, ultra-modern, Siliguri Logistics Park in West Bengal. This facility is strategically located on National Highway-27 near Bagdogra Airport. This highway connects West Bengal to key neighbouring states for trade and transport. This new logistics park will serve as a nodal point for logistics and to provide for the transitional connective facility with all Indian states, especially with nearby districts and manufacturing hubs. Better known as the ‘Gateway of Northeast India’, Siliguri has been a thriving business hub for different industries. The Siliguri Corridor is a narrow stretch of land (about 22 kilometres wide) located…
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Himachal Pradesh Landslide blocks flow of Chenab river
13 Aug

Himachal Pradesh Landslide blocks flow of Chenab river

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A massive landslide has been reported near the Nalda village of the Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh. While no loss of life and property has been reported so far, however there is looming threat to the human settlement downstream, as a natural dam has been created due to the collection of water. Amid fears of flooding owing to the sudden burst of the natural dam, the people living along the banks of Chenab river downstream have been moved to safer places. State Disaster Management Authority Director Sudesh Kumar Mokta said,” As per information received from local Panchyat Raj Institutions around 9:20…
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After UNSC maritime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation
10 Aug

After UNSC maritime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation

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Pakistan has threatened to continue militarising citing what it claimed was a “geo-strategic competition and the pursuit of military dominance by some states”, while mentioning India. After Monday’s high-level meeting on maritime security at the UN Security Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Munir Akram sent a written statement to the Indian Mission to be included in the record of the session. India is the current President of the Council and the meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Akram asserted that “India has nuclearised the Indian Ocean and continues to induct advanced weapons systems and naval delivery platforms” with…
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NIA raids 5 places in J&K, Karnataka, arrests 4 for raising funds for IS
05 Aug

NIA raids 5 places in J&K, Karnataka, arrests 4 for raising funds for IS

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at five locations in Jammu and Kashmir, and Karnataka in the ISIS Kerala module case and arrested four persons, involved in raising funds and radicalising and motivating more people to join the banned terror organisation. An NIA spokesperson here said that agency personnel, along with state police units, conducted simultaneous searches at five locations — three in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Mangaluru and Bengaluru in Karnataka. The official said that searches were conducted at the premises of the accused, who were continuously in touch with arrested accused…
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