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Media student and a budding journalist. Relishing the art of writing. Experiencing the nuances of digital media.

The Top 10 Wealthiest Indian Women

The top 10 wealthiest Indian women, released by Kotak private banking Hurun highlight the net worth of self-made women or women entrepreneurs. Hurun India and the private banking division of Kotak Mahindra Bank have complied with a list of the richest Indian women. The wealthiest women’s net worth as of December 31, 2021, was revealed in the third edition of the “Kotak private banking Hurun- leading affluent ladies list”. The report’s 2021 edition focuses solely on female business tycoons who have established themselves in the corporate sector. The research identifies the top 100 self-made or working professionals and businesswomen in…

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Google launches 360-degree panoramic street view in India

Google maps comeback with the street view feature in India after 11 years. On Wednesday government shows green flag to launch the street view feature in India in collaboration with Genesys and Tech Mahindra companies. Image source- google Street View Availability The 360-degree panoramic view will be available initially in 10 major cities- Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Nashik, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, and Amritsar by covering 150,000 kilometers of roads. Later the project will be expanded to more than 50 cities by the end of the year. It is super easy to access this feature. Firstly, you have to open…

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Delhi's First Monkeypox case: Man with no foreign travel history

This is not the first time India reported for monkeypox case. Before Delhi’s case, three cases were reported from Kerala and this is the fourth one. Monkeypox : A 31-year-old man from Delhi has tested positive for monkeypox with no foreign travel history. Delhi today reported its first case which counts as the fourth case in India with the previous three cases being reported from Kerala. An official states that the man had attended a party in Manali in himachal pradesh. On this matter, a high-level review meeting on monkeypox has been called by the Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS)…

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Congress workers protest over enforcement directorate summons to Sonia Gandhi - Asiana Times

Congress president Sonia Gandhi called for an interrogation round on Thursday by ED in connection with the alleged National herald money laundering case. The questioning began around 12:30 pm and went for two hours at the ED’s headquarters in central Delhi. The enforcement directorate questioned Sonia Gandhi in connection with the National Herald money laundering case. She was accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Sonia Gandhi Vadra. After some time Rahul Gandhi left the ED’s headquarters. While Priyanka Gandhi waited in a separate room till Sonia Gandhi being questioned.The ED officers have to cut short questioning hours as…

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Centre announces new Work From Home rules for employees in India - Asiana Times

New work from home rules for employees working in special economic zone units. The Commerce Ministry announced new work-from-home rules which allow employees for a maximum period of one year in a special economic zone unit and may be extendable to more than 50 percent of total employees. Before India Netherland passed a law to establish “wfh” as a legal right. Work from home is the new normal Work from home becomes the new normal due to the onset of the covid-19 pandemic. Nowadays, remote jobs are in demand as it gives good revenue working from home. About two million…

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PM Modi inaugurates marvellous expressway in UP - Asiana Times

The Four-lane expressway inaugurated by PM Modi on Saturday in UP which will boost connectivity and employment. PM Narendra Modi has unveiled the 296km four-lane Bundelkhand expressway in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh which has been built worth Rs 14,850 crore. The construction of the expressway was completed in just 28 months which is 8 months in advance ahead of its deadline. The foundation stone of the Bundelkhand expressway was laid by PM Modi in Feb 2020. Bundelkhand expressway has been constructed under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh expressways industrial development authority (UPEIDA). The four-lane expressway can be later expendable…

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Hamid Ansari's link with Pak journalist, BJP claims with photo - Asiana Times

Former vice-president Hamid Ansari refuted his connection with the Pak journalist. Whereas BJP shows an image to debunk his asserts. The BJP targeted former Vice President Hamid Ansari over his bogus statement. Reports on his alleged link with a Pakistani journalist with whom he has shared sensitive information sparked a controversy.Karachi-based journalist Nusrat Mirza has claimed that he had visited India five times during the UPA rule and gathered sensitive information for his country’s spy agency ISI. Mirza asserted that he had visited India on Ansari’s invitation and also met him. However, all the allegations are denied by Hamid Ansari…

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From 'hypocrisy' to 'jumlajeevi' : unparliamentary words - Asiana Times

Ahead of the monsoon session lok sabha secretariat releases list of unparliamentary words. The booklet released by the Lok sabha secretariat includes terms like ‘jumlajeevi’, ‘baal buddhi’, ‘covid spreader’ and ‘snoopgate’ and even some wonted words like ‘ashamed’, ‘abused’, ‘betrayed’, ‘corrupt’, ‘drama’, ‘hypocrisy’, and ‘incompetent’ will be considered as unparliamentary in both Lok sabha and Rajya sabha, according to a new booklet norm.The words which are in common usage during debates or speech in both the houses, now totally prohibited for the MPs. Unparliamentary words, phrases include English, Hindi The list has both English and Hindi banned words. Some of…

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Leader

Congress leader Ajoy Kumar gives a heated remark on NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, that she represents ‘evil philosophy of India’. The Bharatiya Janata party slammed Congress leader Kumar for making a ‘very evil philosophy’remark against NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, saying that the Grand Old Party is disrespecting the tribal section of the country.Ajoy Kumar questioned against representing Droupadi Murmu as a ‘tribal’ nominee for the presidential election and accused the ruling government of playing with people’s sentiment. The Congress leader said that Ram Nath Kovind who belongs to the scheduled caste community and is the present president of…

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Goa congress demands disqualification petitions against MLA's Kamat and Lobo

Goa politics has a new twist when 5 MLAs of the goa congress legislator party skipped the crucial party meeting held in a hotel in Margoa brewing a revolt among its members. In the house of 40 members of goa, BJP becomes the single largest party in goa with 20 MLAs while Congress has mere 11 MLAs. On Sunday speculations were doing the rounds when two senior MLAs and a few other MLAs of the congress party are hatching to switch sides.Congress party members file a disqualification petition against Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo for creating mutiny among the members.…

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