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COVID-19: Faf Du Plessis Donates Bat, Jersey To Raise Funds For Feeding Vulnerable Kids
Veteran South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has donated one of his bats and an ODI jersey for auction to raise funds for feeding underprivileged children struggling to cope with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has wreaked havoc across the world.....
Delhi Police Launches Plasma Donation Campaign At AIIMS
On the initiative of Delhi Police, a 'Plasma Donation Campaign' has been launched at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Sunday. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, was the Chief Guest while Commissioner of Police, S.N. Shrivastava, was the Guest of Honour, on the occasion. ....
USA Won't Allow New International Students Whose Courses Are Entirely Online
The US will not allow the entry of new international students for the upcoming fall semester if their courses are entirely online, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.....
The Handloom's Road To Revival
Even though weavers in the handloom sector work from their homes and villages, the impact of Covid-19 has neverthless permeated to them. The crisis created by lockdown, markets being shut and the resulting decline in demand and sales of handlooms is an unprecedented situation for the sector. ....
Today, on August 7, India is celebrating its sixth National Handloom Day in memory of the Swadeshi Movement which was launched in 1905. On this day, India’s handloom weavers, from Kanjivaram to Pashmina, are recognised for their contribution to India. The Swadeshi Movement was launched to protest against the partition of Bengal by the Britishers. Smriti Irani, India’s Union Minister of Textiles marked the occasion of National Handloom Day by sharing how handloom can enrich our lives and surroundings, and urging people to use handmade items ....
FM Sitharaman Launches Online Dashboard For National Infrastructure Pipeline
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday launched the National Infrastructure Pipeline's (NIP) online dashboard through video conferencing. ....
New Zealand Confident Of Hosting '37 Days Of International Cricket'
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is hopeful of hosting international matches later this year and is confident of setting up bio-secure bubble in a similar way that England did against West Indies last month and also for their ongoing Pakistan series this month. ....
Trust To Open Bank Accounts, Seek Donations For Ayodhya Mosque
The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust constituted by the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya, is inviting donations and will open two bank accounts for the purpose. ....
Air India No Longer Accepting Withdrawal Of Resignations
Air India has informed employees that it is no longer accepting withdrawals of resignations and several cabin crew employees are being relieved as the national carrier has said implicitly "it does not have the financial ability to pay". ....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unfurled the Tricolour at the Red Fort and addressed the nation amid Covid-19 induced new norms after paying tribute at the Raj Ghat on the occasion of 74th Independence Day. Continuing the tradition of sporting bright-coloured turbans for his Independence Day speeches, the Prime Minister chose an off-white saafa with broad streak of orange for the second I-Day address of his second term. The Independence Day function, this year, was relatively muted in terms of participation of people in view of....
