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August 28, 2022

ICHRRF - REPORT on the Hearings on Kashmiri Hindu Genocide, 1989-91

The International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom has released a Report on the Hearings on Kashmiri Hindu Genocide, 1989-91. Executive Summary – Hearings Report on The Kashmiri Hindu Genocide This Report has been compiled based on the historic Special Hearings conducted on March 27, 2022, by the Washington DC based International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom. The Hearings featured 12 survivors, journalists, authors, academics, and Kashmiri Hindu community leaders who testified, under oath, about the genocide and ethnic cleansing of indigenous Kashmiri Hindus at the hands of Islamic terrorists as well as the Muslim-dominated Jammu & Kashmir government’s policies. The Hearings were presided over by a Select Committee chaired by inte

August 27, 2022

Russia And India Plan To Mutually Accept Each Other’s Debit and Credit Cards

As the two countries continue to explore how to create a financial system that would not be impacted by Western sanctions on Russia, cards based on the Mir payment system from Russia may soon be accepted at ATMs and point-of-sale terminals in India. Additionally,Russia is also likely to clear the way for acceptance of India’s RuPay payment system. Indian ATMs and terminals may soon start accepting Russian Mir debit and credit cards, while Russia is reportedly planning to reciprocate and begin accepting India’s RuPay cards, according to India’s Deccan Herald newspaper. Both Russia and India are discussing options for the mutual implementation of interbank transfer services, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and SPFS, the Russian version of SWIFT. In addi

August 26, 2022

The Unsung Heroes of Bharat - The Maharanas

Dr. Omendra Ratnu The best-selling author of “MAHARANAS: A Thousand Year War for Dharma” “Maharanas” is the story of the greatest Hindu dynasty in history. For more than one millennium, the Sisodiya Rajputs of Mewar fought and refused to surrender to the barbarians even once. Enemy changed names and colors with time but their purpose was destruction of Dharma. They attacked relentlessly for over one thousand years. Mewar was besieged and plundered more than once but the Maharanas never gave up. About the Author The author, Dr. Omendra Ratnu is a practicing ENT surgeon in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He is also a founding member of “Nimittekam”, a registered society which has rescued more than 10,000 persecuted religious minorities from India’s ne

August 24, 2022

PM Modi inaugurates Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in SAS Nagar, Punjab

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre built on an around 50 acres area at Mullanpur near SAS Nagar in Punjab. The 300 bedded Hospital has been built at a cost of over Rs. 660 Crore by Tata Memorial Centre, an aided institute under Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. The cancer Hospital is a tertiary care hospital which is equipped with modern facilities to treat all types of cancers using every available treatment modality like Surgery, Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology - Chemotherapy, immunotherapy and Bone marrow transplant. #HomiBhabhaCancerHospital #ResearchCenter #Mohali

August 24, 2022

PM Modi inaugurates state-of-the-art Amrita Hospital in Faridabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated state-of-the-art Amrita hospital in Haryana. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated to the nation a 2,600-bed state-of-the-art private hospital. The state-of-the-art Amrita Hospital, built on a sprawling 130-acre campus with sustainability in mind, features a dedicated seven-storey research block and was built over a six-year period under the auspices of the Mata Amritanandmayi Math.

August 23, 2022

Adani " Indirectly " Acquiring NDTV

AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL) to indirectly acquire 29.18% stake in NDTV & launch Open Offer Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited (VCPL), wholly owned subsidiary of AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), has exercised the rights to acquire 99.5% of the equity shares of RRPR Holding Private Limited, a promoter group company of NDTV, it will trigger an open offer to acquire up to 26% stake in NDTV in terms of SEBI's Takeover Regulations. NDTV has three leading national channels and strong digital platform. AMNL is 100% subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) Ahmedabad; Aug 23, 2022: AMNL's wholly owned subsidiary VCPL holds warrants of RRPR Holding Private Limited (RRPR) entitling it to convert them into 99.99% stake in RRPR. VCPL has exercised warrants to

August 21, 2022

Net zero will make or break Aberdeen, one of the UK's wealthiest cities

Oil prices may be booming again, but growing demand for cheap home-grown energy as Russia's war in Ukraine squeezes supplies is giving Aberdeen another reason to shift its focus to renewables Shell Plc Engineer Denise Neill knows as well as anyone in Aberdeen, the UK’s oil capital, that the fortunes of a city that gets its income from one source can change quickly. The daughter of a farmer, she witnessed in the 1970s how the discovery of North Sea oil transformed the lives of local people, including her father who switched to selling rock from a quarry on his land for the expansion of the city’s airport. Now as a deputy project manager for two giant floating offshore wind farm developments, she’s at the forefront of another transition that could make or break th

August 21, 2022

Luca Maestri Apple's financial chief sells stock worth $16.9 million

Apple's Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri has sold shares worth $16.9 million as part of an arranged trading plan. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the transactions was executed in two tranches. One transaction was for 66,390 shares, sold for $174.66 each, while the other was 30,345 shares fetching $175.60 apiece. MacRumors reports that a total of 96,735 shares were sold by Maestri. "The transactions were made pursuant to a predetermined trading plan adopted by Maestri in November 2020, in accordance with insider trading laws", the report mentioned. Maestri still holds around 110,000 shares of Apple stock following the sale, according to the US SEC filing. Maestri joined Apple in 2013 and reports directly to CEO Tim Co

August 21, 2022

Haryana government committed to provide better health facilities says CM Khattar

In order to provide the benefit of Ayushman Bharat scheme to more poor families by the government, the annual income slab of BPL families has been increased to Rs 1.80 lakh, the chief minister said. The chief minister was addressing the second convocation at the OP Jindal Auditorium at Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha on Saturday. He announced a grant of Rs 81.5 crore for Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha. In this project, Rs 25 crore will be spent for construction of various facilities in medical college, Rs 17 crore for hostel construction, Rs 23 crore for the purchase of various equipment and Rs 16.5 crore for other resources, he stated.  

August 21, 2022

After almost 15 years, state-owned Oil India Limited's (OIL) Khagorijan oil field in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh started operation on Saturday

After almost 15 years, state-owned Oil India Limited's (OIL) Khagorijan oil field in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh started operation on Saturday Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the ceremonial function of resumption of Khagorijan oil field of OIL at Rohmoria, operations of which were suspended since November 2007 due to administrative and environmental issues. According to the Chief Minister, four wells were drilled after oil was discovered in the area in November 1998 and production started in December 2004, including Khagorijan located 1.8 km from the Brahmaputra.

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