The Home Ministry empowered 13 more District Collectors in five States — Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab — to grant citizenship certificates to applicants belonging to six minority communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Gooseberries grown in India are finding their way to Korea as immunity boosters in the Covid times with a Korean B2B firm recently closing a deal.
Karishma Dev Dube’s much-acclaimed short movie ‘Bittu’ and Thamizh’s directorial debut Tamil movie ‘Seththumaan’ have nabbed the Grand Prize at the 19th edition of Indian Film Festival Los Angeles (IFFLA) that concluded on Thursday.
Audience awards were also announced to Ajitpal Singh’s feature ‘Fire in the Mountains’ and Aarti Neharsh’s short ‘The Song We Sang’.
Tata Digital Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Sons has acquired a majority stake in Supermarket Grocery Supplies Private Ltd (BigBasket) – India’s largest e-commerce player in the Food & Grocery segment for an unspecified amount, the company said in a statement.
BigBasket was founded in 2011 in Bengaluru and has expanded its presence to over 25 cities across India since then.
Keeping with the pandemic times, in a bid to boost export of the “king of fruits” in South Korea, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) organized Virtual Buyer Seller Meet (VBSM) on Thursday in collaboration with Indian embassy in Seoul and Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK) for buyers and sellers from both countries.
Shiva Thapa still can’t quite believe that securing a fifth successive medal at the prestigious Asian Boxing Championships is “some sort of an unparalleled achievement”.
All he felt after being assured of it was a “sense of triumph over that wretched coronavirus.” The 27-year-old became the most successful Indian boxer in the history of the tournament by advancing to the semifinals of the ongoing edition in Dubai. His first was a gold in 2013, followed by a bronze in 2015, a silver in 2017 and another bronze in 2019.
This enables immediate medical assistance and makes for a hassle-free experience for families going through difficult times, the company said.
US-based helicopter transport services provider Blade’s Indian subsidiary on Wednesday announced the launch of medical emergency services across the country, amid an increasing demand for air ambulance services in the wake of the pandemic.
Renowned Bengali writer and translator Enakshi Chatterjee passed away in a hospital in Delhi due to Covid-related complications.
Inscriptions on a copper plate owned by Mumbai-based Raghuveer Pai became a vital link in establishing the day and year in which Chalukya king Pulakeshin II emerged victorious over emperor Harshvardhana.