Paytm on Monday announced it will launch credit cards with cashback offers, and offer an all-round digital experience. To enable the process, Paytm will partner with leading banks. The company aims to issue two million credit cards in the next 12-18 months and capture at least 10% of the credit card market in India which […]
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has once again revised its academic calendar for the current academic session (2020-21) due to the pandemic. According to a notification released by AICTE, the new session for the engineering courses will begin from December 1 and the last date of admission to first year engineering courses […]
Pakistan has invited Indian Sikhs to attend the 551st birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, an official said on Monday. The three-day Guru Nanak Gurpurb celebrations will commence at Nankana Sahib on November 27. Indian pilgrims will be offered a five-day visa to enter the country upon the proof of a mandatory Covid-19 negative […]
1997-batch IAS officer Rakhee Gupta is all set to make her debut in the world of music by releasing a devotional song ‘Main Toh Ratungi Radha Naam’ on Monday. The song, which is composed by Gaurav Dev and Kartik Dev and arranged by Kamal Kamavat, will be premiered on YouTube by Times Music Spiritual. Gupta […]
Former Haryana chief secretary DS Dhesi was appointed the chief principal secretary to the chief minister on Monday, replacing Rajesh Khullar, the incumbent principal secretary to chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar. DS Dhesi resigned on Sunday as the chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC). According to sources, his appointment orders are likely […]
Panjab University’s (PU’s) AC Joshi Library has decided to open its doors for research students from next week. Scholars can borrow books but sitting sessions are not allowed. Last week, PU gave permission to the researcher scholars to come to the laboratory. Subsequently, librarian Jivesh Bansal of the AC Joshi Library had a meeting with […]
Despite the decline in Covid cases, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) administration is not yet in favour of opening of OPDs. A statement issued by PGIMER said that the possibility of Covid’s graph rising in the festive season cannot be ruled out. Appealing people to continue consultation through the telephone facility, PGI […]
As the number of Covid cases is decreasing in Chandigarh, the health department has changed its strategy for testing. Now, the emphasis will be laid on going to an area and investigate suspected patients. For this purpose, mobile covid 19 testing vans will start roaming in the city from Monday. The first mobile testing van […]
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a landslide victory in New Zealand’s general election Saturday, and said she would use her mandate to rebuild an economy battered by the pandemic and tackle social inequality. “Over the next three years there is much work to do. We will build back better from the Covid crisis. We have […]
India ranked 94 out of 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and was in the ‘serious’ hunger category with experts blaming poor implementation processes, lack of effective monitoring, siloed approach in tackling malnutrition and poor performance by large states behind the low ranking. Last year, India ranked 102 out of 117 countries. In […]