Mumbai, Aug 9: Tata Motors on Tuesday launched the Tigor XM iCNG variant at an attractive price point of Rs 7,39,900 (ex-showroom price, Delhi). Introduced earlier this year, the iCNG range of products have received a phenomenal response in a short span of time, becoming the choice of vehicle for many customers looking to switch to CNG. Appreciated for their drive-ability, safety and features on offer, the iCNG technology by Tata Motors has proved its mark, furthering the sales of [] The post Ta

New Delhi, Aug 9: Unichem Laboratories Ltd on Tuesday said it has received an approval from the US health regulator to market its generic version of labetalol hydrochloride tablets used to treat high blood pressure. The approval granted by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is for the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) of labetalol hydrochloride tablets of strengths 100 mg, 200 mg, and 300 mg, the company said in a regulatory filing. These are generic equivalent of Normodyne [] The

Mumbai, Aug 9: Ahmedabad-based cloud kitchen startup Bigspoon on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 100 crore in a funding round led by IAN and NB Ventures. Go-Ventures, Lets Venture, Grip Invest and Anicut Capital also participated in the funding round. Bollywood actor Mouni Roy has also invested in this round, the startup said in a statement. Creedcap Asia advised Bigspoon on the funding round. The company is planning to utilise the fund to expand to more than 250 kitchens [] The post Bigspoon rais

Dr Sudershan Kumar The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, has certainly started to show its ramifications on the global order both economically, strategically with military reordering becoming evident. The economies of various nations, already reeling under the stress of COVID-19 have again been jeopardized. This could be multi factorial like sudden surge of crude oil/gas prices and paucity of food availability in global market. This was further damaged by the sanctions imposed by the USA a

Yash Pal Sharma Monsoon season is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Mesmerizing meadows, luxuriant greenery-clad mountains, breathtaking landscapes, sprouting springs and overflowing rivulets, and at times spectacular rainbows offering beautiful spectral delights are all fulfilling and feeding the soul. In fact, nature is at its best and entertaining. The God of Rains seems pretty happy this year showering heavenly drizzle on us all, almost every day and everywhere. Its time to cheer

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Tata Play (formerly known as Tata Sky) today announced new affordable packs for its subscribers. Entertainment is a basic human necessity. However, rising prices are forcing people to make a choice between necessities like food & fuel and discretionary spends like entertainment. As the countrys largest content distributor, we take it upon ourselves to make entertainment more affordable. said Harit Nagpal, MD & CEO, Tata Play. The new packs and prices are available to all existi

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: All four public sector insurers incurred losses of Rs 26,364 crore in the health insurance portfolio for the last five years due to higher claims in group policies, a CAG report said. The losses of the health insurance business of PSU insurers either wiped out/ decreased the profits of other lines of business or increased the overall losses, an audit report by CAG tabled in Parliament recently said. The aggregate loss of the four PSU insurers [] The post PSU general insurers bo

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday hosted outgoing Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and his successor Jagdeep Dhankhar at his residence. Naidu and Birla shared insights and experiences on issues of national interest and Parliamentary Affairs with Vice President-elect Dhankhar, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said in a statement. Both Birla and Dhankhar shared pictures of the meeting where their family members were also present. Naidus term ends on August 10 and Dhankhar will take o

Prof. D. Mukhopadhyay The Indian economy has been victim of the catastrophic devastation of the recent pandemic and she has been endeavoring to revitalize and bring back normal economic activities on the track but no panacea is prevalent to bring about a mesmerized economic soothing immediately as the current economic crisis contributed to the mountainous volume of loss. According to the latest World Economic Outlook Report, the global growth forecast for 2022 has been reduced to 3.2% from 6.1%

LUCKNOW, Aug 9: The Anti Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a terror module ahead of the Independence Day and arrested a youth from Azamgarh district for his alleged link with ISIS terror group. An ATS spokesman said, Sabauddin Azmi alias Sabahuddin alias Sabahu, a resident of Mehmudpura locality under Mubarakpur police station, has been arrested by the agency and raw material required to prepare an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has been recovered []

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: The CAG has slammed the Income Tax Department for not formulating a data sharing mechanism with the Home Ministry to keep track of foreign contributions received and their utilisation for the declared purpose by charitable trusts and institutions. The Comptroller & Auditor Generals (CAG) Performance Audit report on Exemptions to Charitable Trusts and Institutions noticed 35 assessment cases where the trusts/institutions received foreign contributions without having registration

New Delhi, Aug 9: The prices of petrol and diesel remained steady on Tuesday. According to a notification of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), petrol in Delhi was sold at Rs 96.72 per litre and diesel at Rs 89.62 per litre. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol is available at Rs 106.31 while diesel at Rs 94.27 per litre. In Chennai, a litre of petrol costs Rs 102.63 while diesel Rs 94.24. In Kolkata, the price of a litre of petrol [] The post Fuel prices remain unchanged appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Late

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: At least 58 per cent of the teachers believe that children missed on social skills during Covid-induced school closures and get distracted easily due to reduced attention spans, according to a survey on learning loss and education recovery. The survey also found that less than 50 per cent of the children are able to catch up with age-appropriate learning following the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 48,000 students participated in the survey conducted by the Smile Foundation. It [] The

NOIDA, Aug 9: Absconding politician Shrikant Tyagi was arrested Tuesday from Meerut, officials said, days after he was seen in a social media video abusing and assaulting a woman for objecting to his alleged illegal constructions at a housing society here. Tyagi was at large since Friday evening, and the Noida Police had announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on his arrest. Additional Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police (law and order) Prashant Kumar said in Lucknow Tyagi has been [] The post Poli

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the UK is progressing at a faster pace, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. The agreement is aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investments between the two countries. India has signed a trade pact with the UAE in a record time and now our talks with the UK is moving at a faster pace, Goyal said. In such pacts, two or more countries [] The post Talks on free trade agrement with UK mo

New Delhi, Aug 9: Shriram Transport Finance Company on Tuesday announced to raise fixed deposit rates by up to 0.5 per cent across tenors with effect from August 10. The new interest rates will apply on deposit tenures between 12-60 months (1-5 years). With the hike in fixed deposit rates by 25-50 basis points or 0.25-0.50 per cent per annum across different tenures, customers can earn interest up to 8.75 per cent on fixed deposits, effective from August 10, 2022, [] The post Shriram Transport F

Kolkata, Aug 9: Exports of tea during the first five months of the current calendar from January to May 2022 increased around seven per cent at 78.64 million kg as compared to 73.19 million kg in the similar previous period, according to Tea Board data. For the first time, UAE lifted 13.17 million kg during the current five-month period, more than Russian Federation which stood 11.52 million kg during concerned period. It was 5.80 million kg in the comparable similar [] The post Tea exports in f

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: India and China are likely to set up a hotline between their Air Forces to prevent any possible escalation of the situation and to directly discuss issues between them on the border. The issue of having a direct hotline between the Chinese and the Indian Air Force had come up for discussion during the recent talks held in Chushul-Moldo border meeting point last week, government sources said. The structure and the level at which the hotline [] The post India, China likely to hav

Jammu, Aug 9: Son of the soil, wrestling coach, Sahil Sharma, who accompanied the Indian women wrestling team of Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 received a heroic welcome on his return from Birmingham here on Tuesday. Sharma was welcomed by the Wrestling Association of Jammu and Kashmir in the shape of a rally that culminated at Bajrangi Akhara where a large number of prominent wrestlers, members of different sports associations showered praises and garlanded him. Notably, six women wrestlers of I

BEIJING, AUGUST 9:China on August 9 said it has started the process for the return of Indian students stuck back home due to the COVID-19 visa restrictions here and the first batch may arrive soon, raising hopes for the thousands of students waiting to re-join their colleges in this country. We are working intensively for the return of foreign students to China and the process for Indian students return has begun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told media briefing [] The post Fir

JAMMU, Aug 9: Jammu and Kashmir has failed to submit 2,205 utilisation certificates (UCs) for an amount of over Rs 10,441 crore as on March 31, 2020, the Comptroller and Auditor and General of India (CAG) has said, noting that officials should be held accountable for the lapse. It said the non-submission of the UCs means that authorities have not explained as to how funds were spent over the years and is fraught with the risk of misappropriation. As per [] The post J&K Govt Failed to Submit Util

JAMMU, Aug 9:Jammu and Kashmir recorded 626 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the tally in the Union territory to 4,70,827, officials said. While 114 cases were reported from the Jammu division, 512 cases were reported from the Kashmir Valley, they said. The death toll due to the disease stands at 4,776 as no fresh fatality was reported in the past 24 hours, the officials said. There are 5,146 active cases in the Union territory, while the number of recoveries [] The post Jammu and Kashmi

JAMMU, Aug 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Tuesday took out Azadi Ki Gaurav Padyatra from Bhour camp to Satwari chowk here with its working president Raman Bhalla reiterating the demand for restoration of statehood to the erstwhile state. The Padyatra was organised as part of the 75th anniversary of Indias independence to recollect the sacrifices of martyrs and spread the message of communal harmony, Bhalla, who was leading the foot march, said. He said the Padyatra will conclude [] The pos

Jammu, Aug 9:An old and rusted grenade was on Tuesday defused by the experts of a bomb disposal squad in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The grenade was spotted on the banks of a stream at Ghambir Mughlan in Manjakote area by some villagers who informed the local police station, a police official said. A police party, along with the bomb disposal squad, rushed to the scene and destroyed the explosive device in a controlled explosion, the [] The post Rusted grenade defused in

NEW DELHI, August 9 : A high-level US delegation of the premier National Science Foundation (NRF), currently on visit to India, today called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed bilateral collaboration between the two countries as well as the ways to carry this collaboration to the next level. Dr. Kendra

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Amid a political storm brewing in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tendered his resignation to Governor Phagu Chauhan and submitted a letter of support of 160 MLAs. In a meeting convened by Mr. Kumar on August 9 to discuss the situation in his party, he formally announced that the alliance between JD(U) and BJP has broken off. Mr. Kumar cited several conspiratorial steps by BJP to dethrone his government from power as the reason for taking [] The post Nitish Kumar resigns as

SRINAGAR, Aug 9: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said opposition parties in the country were not up against just the BJP but an authoritarian government that is weaponising state institutions to ensure an opposition-free India. The predicament Nitish Kumar & opposition parties find themselves in isnt just because they are facing BJP. Instead, they are facing the might of an authoritarian government thats weaponising every agency be it NIA, ED, CBI etc to ensure an opposition-free India,

Patna, Aug 9:The ruling alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United) is over, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced in a meeting with party leaders after several days of intense political speculation in the state. The Chief Minister has fixed an appointment to see the Governor today at 4 pm. The post Nitish Kumar Ends Alliance With BJP In Bihar appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K .

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: The Union Home Ministry has urged all high courts to hold colloquium on human trafficking to sensitise judicial officers about the crime as victims often endure extreme hardships including prostitution, forced marriages and organ trade. In a communication to registrar generals of all high courts, the home ministry also said human trafficking has national as well as international ramifications. The ministry said it will provide a financial support of up to Rs 2 lakh on each [] T

Maharashtra, Aug 9: The much-awaited expansion of the Maharashtra Cabinet of the BJP-Shiv Sena government led by Eknath Shinde took place on Tuesday in Mumbai with 18 legislators taking oath as ministers. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office to 18 legislators as ministers. The allocation of portfolios is yet to be announced. The new Cabinet, which is formed 40 days after Mr. Shinde and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis were sworn in as Chief Minister and Deputy [

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Due to its greater use and convenience, online education is gaining popularity over traditional educational systems. Following education system has changed after COVID. The internet educational system now controls everything. Both lessons and tests are now taken online by students. You can now take online classes as well. Whether you want to offer it for free or at a set price is up to you. The opportunity to provide high-quality content for online platforms and a lot of attention for [] The pos

JAMMU, Aug 9: Dry weather is likely to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, said the Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday. The weather was inclement in the union territory during the last 24 hours. Jammu had 27, Katra 24.6, Batote 19.5, Banihal 19 and Bhaderwah 18.8 as the minimum temperature. Srinagar had 20, Pahalgam 16 and Gulmarg 11 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature. In the Ladakh region, Drass town had 10.9, Leh 13.9 and Kargil [] The post Weather to remain

New Delhi, Aug 9:The Congress on Tuesday announced it will launch from September 7 a Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra in which party workers and leaders including Rahul Gandhi will participate. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that on this day, 80 years ago the Indian National Congress under the leadership and inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement that won the country freedom five years later. Today the Indian National Congress announces the launch o

FLORIDA (U.S), Aug 9: Former President Donald Trump said his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was raided by FBI agents on Monday, August 8, 2022, which came amid a U.S. Justice Department investigation of Mr. Trumps removal of official presidential records to the Palm Beach estate. The Justice Department declined to comment on the raid, which Mr. Trump in a statement said involved a large group of FBI agents. The FBIs field office in Miami did not immediately respond to a [] The post Donald Trump sa

New Delhi, Aug 9: With 12,751 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, Indias tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,41,74,650, while the active cases have declined to 1,31,807, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,772 with 42 deaths which includes 10 fatalities reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.30 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery [] The post

Birmingham, Aug 8: Superstar P V Sindhu and young gun Lakshya Sen lived up to expectations by grabbing gold medals as India swept the singles badminton competition at the Commonwealth Games for the first time, here on Monday. Indias sporting icon Sindhu added a CWG gold to her already bulging collection with a convincing straight game win over Canadas Michelle Li. The world number seven from India outplayed her 13th ranked opponent 21-15 , 21-13 in front of a packed [] The post Sindhu, Sen win m

Birmingham, Aug 8: Indias star doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won the countrys third gold from the badminton court with a straight game victory over Englands Ben Lane and Sean Mendy at the Commonwealth Games. The Indian duo won 21-15, 21-13. India thus finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three gold, one silver and two bronze. The Satwik-Chirag pair followed double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and All England runners-up Lakshya Sen, who also won yellow metals on

Mamallapuram, Aug 8: The top-seeded India A team outclassed Kazakhstan 3.5-0.5 for a crucial win in the 10th and penultimate round of the womens section in the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Monday. Top player Koneru Humpy returned to winning ways, beating Zhansaya Abdumalik while Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni scored over Xeniya Balabayeva and Gulikshan Nakhbayeva respectively. R Vaishali drew with Bibisara Assaubayeva on the second board. In the Open section, the India B team, which has been i

Birmingham, Aug 8: Veteran Sharath Kamal extended his domination at the Commonwealth Games here by winning the gold medal in mens singles event, thrashing Englands Liam Pitchford 4-1 in the final. After going down in the first game, Sharath outsmarted the 29-year-old nimble-footed Briton 11-13 11-7 11-2 11-6 11-8 to finish on top of podium after a gap of 16 years. The 40-year-old Sharath had earlier won gold in mens singles at the Melbourne Games in 2006 and also bagged [] The post Sharath Kamal

Birmingham, Aug 8: Fast-rising Indian boxer Sagar Ahlawat concluded an impressive Commonwealth Games campaign by clinching the silver medal in the superheavy weight (+92kg) division here. Competing in his maiden international event, Sagar lost the gold medal bout to home favourite Delicious Orie via a 5-0 unanimous decision late on Sunday. The 20-year-old, who surprised everyone with his powerful performance in the earlier bouts, was forced to defend in the opening round as Orie assumed the role

Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 8: Daylong Jammu District Pencak Silat Championship was organised at New Indoor Complex, MA Stadium here for both boys and girls under the banner of J&K Sports Council, today. About 150 players took part in the championship from different clubs of the Jammu district to provide direct entries in the UT level championship, which is scheduled to be held at Srinagar soon. Arvind Gupta, BJP UT secretary was the chief guest, while Rajeev Sharma, member [] The

Excelsior Correspondent KISHTWAR/RAMBAN, Aug 8: Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh visited Kishtwar today to take stock of the arrangements and security of the ongoing Machail Yatra and chaired officers meeting to review the security scenario of the districts of Kishtwar and Ramban. The top cop also took aerial survey of the far-flung areas of the Kishtwar district. He was accompanied by the ADGP Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh. He first visited Machail and was joined by SSP Kistwar Shafqat []

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 8: Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar on Monday reviewed the progress of ongoing projects of Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) being executed under the Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at a meeting of the concerned officers. Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar directed the officials of JSCL to hold meetings with stakeholders to resolve the bottlenecks, if any and to expedite the execution of the ambitious projects. CEO, JSC

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU/ SRINAGR, Aug 8: Thousands of Power Sector employees and workers held strong protest against Electricity Amendment Bill- 2022 across Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh. Click here to watch video The Jammu and Kashmir Power Employees and Engineers Coordination Committee (JKPEECC) held strong protests at all the district headquarters in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Supporting the call of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers for nation w

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 8: Going paperless, Hand Held Terminal (HHT) service was started today at Jammu Tawi Railway Station by providing Tablets to TTEs for charting and on-line reservation. Train number 12208/12207 Garib Rath Express, plying between Jammu to Kathgodam and back, was the first train to go paperless. Tablets were issued to TTEs in the presence of Station Director/Jammu Tawi, Uchit Singhal; SS Jammu Tawi, Jugal Kishore and CIT Jammu Tawi, Yashpal Sharma. Charts were suc

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 8: A youth girl from Chhattisgarh has been missing from Jammu since July 28. According to the missing complaint lodged at Police Station Bakshi Nagar, Meena Kumari Sahu daughter of Mahavir Sahu, resident of Chhattisgarh (at present, Shanti Nagar, Jammu) left her home at 9 AM on July 28 for her work place but she didnt reach there. Any information about the missing girl may be communicated at Mobile phone numbers 9682657699, 6006784344 and 7257918906 or [] The p

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Aug 8: In connection with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, to mark the 75 years of Independence of the country, the District Administration Srinagar has undertaken an initiative to establish the largest Chinar Park of the Kashmir Valley ChinarZaar(The Valley of Chinars) on the foothills of the Zabarwan Mountains here. The ChinarZaar shall be spread over nearly 400 kanals of land and shall be developed as an exclusive green zone to attract more tourists and local visitor

Speakers recall services of Vaishnavi Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 8: In commemoration with birth anniversary of veteran Kashmiri Pandit leader and RSS ideologue, Pt Amarnath Vaishnavi, R V Learning Foundation (RVLF) Pt. A N Vaishnavi scholarships to Kashmir Pandit children living in various migrant camps around Jammu. In this connection an event was organised at K P Sabha Ambphalla here which was presided over by Ashok Koul, general secretary (Org), BJP J&K UT. Dr. Manoj Dhar , Ex VC Jamm

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 8: Pressing for necessary amendment in the Indian Constitution to end caste based reservation, Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha will take out a month long Rathyatra from tomorrow at Raj Tilak Bhawan, Purani Mandi Jammu. The Rathyatra will pass through Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, Meghalya and Uttar Pradesh before culminating at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on October