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14 Oct

Hoax bomb threat on Delhi-bound flight

Priyanka BhowmickIndiaBomb, Delhi, Flight, india

An investigation into the bomb threat against a Delhi-bound flight that landed in the national capital on Friday morning has begun, Police stated.As per the report of PTI, The Central Industrial Security Force received a warning of a bomb on the Moscow-Delhi flight through an email.All passengers and crew members on board the flight were immediately disembarked and the flight was checked. According to a PTI report, A senior police official informed that nothing has been found so far and the plane has been dismantled, .“Last night a call came in about a bomb on a flight coming from Moscow…

13 Oct

Narendra Modi Flags off 4th Vande Bharat Express

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, Travelindia, PM Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Travel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the 4th Bande Bharat Express train in Himachal Pradesh's Una district on Thursday. This is the first Vande Bharat train for the state, which is going to hold assembly elections soon. The train will run from Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh to New Delhi. The train will run six days a week except for Wednesday, stopping at Ambala, Chandigarh, Anandpur Sahib, and Una. It rushes to 100 km in an hour in just 52 seconds. The introduction of trains will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and fast mode of…

13 Oct

Action against Cough Syrup Scandal

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, IndiaDelhi, Health, india

Maiden Pharmaceuticals, which was flagged by the World Health Organization(WHO) after the deaths of nearly 70 children in The Gambia. As per the report, they did not test the quality of the raw materials used to manufacture any of its drugs.Investigations are currently ongoing in India and The Gambia. Regulators said they had suspended all manufacturing operations at the New Delhi-based firm after it violated safety norms.Haryana drug controllers listed 12 points of contraventions that were detected during the inspection of the company's Sonepat unit.

12 Oct

Yellow alert issued for north Bengal, 2164.34 cumec water released from Teesta barrage

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, North Bengal, Siliguriindia, Teesta, Weather, West Bengal

Small and big rivers are in spate due to incessant rains in the Jalpaiguri district. Meanwhile, yellow signal has been issued in Teesta river. According to the Irrigation Department, 2164.34 cumecs of water were released from the Teesta barrage at 8 am on Wednesday. In the last 24 hours, there have been recorded rain in Malbazar. The amount of rain is being reported as 102.70 mm. At the same time, the people of the nearby villages are worried due to the rise in the water level of Teesta river. Due to heavy rains in Sikkim, the water level of other…

12 Oct

Most of the IITs boycott Times Higher Education ranking

Priyanka BhowmickEducation, India, worldeducation, india, Rank, Universities, World

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has ranked the highest position within all Indian institutes in the latest round of Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. Most Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) boycotted the decision for the third consecutive year over transparency concerns. Second place is taken by Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (351-400 overall), which made its debut in the ranking. In the university category, The Himachal Pradesh-based private university is ranked 96th in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022. Last year, the second position in the Indian category went to IIT Roper, which is ranked sixth…

11 Oct

Tiger cubs released in Bengal safari

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, Siliguri, West BengalBengal Safari, Forest, india, Tiger, West Bengal

On Monday, four tiger cubs were released into an open tiger enclosure at the Bengal Safari Park near Siliguri. On March 22 this year, a tigress named Sheela gave birth to these four cubs. Four babies are aged six to seven months and they are released into the open area at their proper age. Vehicle travelers can enjoy seeing these cubs on tiger safari. ANI reports that the Tiger Safari plan has been tested to understand the mindset of the tigers and achieved effective results. At this time the number of female tigresses in Tiger Safari Park is five. Their…

11 Oct

Karan Johar Quits Twitter, Still trolled by Netizens

Priyanka BhowmickNorth EastBollywood, india, Karan Johar, Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films released it's latest short titled “The Miniaturist of Junagadh” which stars the legendary Naseeruddin Shah in the lead role and Rasika Dugal

Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar on Monday announced that he will delete his Twitter account to make way for 'only positive energy'. Koffee With Karan bid farewell to the microblogging site Twitter which made national headlines. Karan wrote in announcing his departure from Twitter, "Making space for more positive energies only and this is step one towards that. Goodbye Twitter!" Soon after doing the announcement, Karan Johar deactivated his Twitter account. He had almost 2 million followers. He is still active on Facebook and Instagram. Karan Johar was one of the most active personalities on social media. In a recent series…

10 Oct

Mulayam Singh Yadav passes away at the age of 82

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, Political, Politicsindia, Mulayam Singh Yadav, politics, Samajwadi party

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and SP Patron Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away. He breathed his last at 8.16 this morning. He was 82 years old. He was on a ventilator at Medanta Hospital in Mulayam Singh Gurugram. His condition had remained critical since last Sunday. After the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav, there was a wave of mourning among the SP workers. Mulayam, who was a wrestler and teacher, played a long political inning. He was the Chief Minister of UP three times. Defense Minister at the Centre. He is also known for his bold political decisions. On August…

10 Oct

Schools in UP Shut Today Due To Heavy Rain

Priyanka BhowmickBreaking News, Education, weatherindia, Rain, Uttar Pradesh, Weather

Schools for all children up to class 12 will remain closed on Sunday as per the district administration's order. Due to heavy rains forecast warning by the Meteorological Department on Monday in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Several districts of Uttar Pradesh declared holidays in all schools today. Traffic police warned motorists to be careful while driving, especially under flyovers, as many roads were flooded. Authorities in a dozen districts, including Lucknow, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Aligarh, Meerut and Ghaziabad, have ordered the closure of schools today in view of heavy rains. Officials said, in Aligarh, all schools up to Class 12…

08 Oct

WBCHSE introduces with new pattern of HS Exam

Priyanka BhowmickEducation, West BengalExam, HS Exam, india, WBCHSE, West Bengal

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has announced that for the Class 12 or Higher Secondary Board Examination 2023, instead of separate papers for Part A and B, there will be only one combined paper. Therefore, it is not necessary to connect both the parts together at the end of the test as is done earlier. The board informed that all objective and subjective questions will appear in one question paper. WBCHSE said that the previous question papers were too complicated. But this time the question paper will be more easy.Chiranjeev Bhattacharya, West Bengal Higher Secondary Education…