Fire and Emergency Service to launch special drive ‘Surkhsita Odisha Vikashita Odisha’ from September 15

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Fire and Emergency Service is all set to launch a special drive ‘Surkhsita Odisha Vikashita Odisha’ from September 15 to check various establishments and residences.According to the department, since the recent fire instances revealed that many concerned establishments or residences did not have fire safety certificates it has decided to launch the…

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Flipkart eyes 2023 US listing, raises IPO valuation target to $60-70 bn

Mumbai, 7/4: Walmart-owned Flipkart has internally raised its IPO valuation target by around a third to $60-70 billion, and now plans a US listing in 2023 instead of this year, two sources with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters.     Flipkart, which competes with Amazon.com Inc in India’s booming e-commerce space, had earlier…

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Air pollution: Schools, colleges in NCR to remain closed, offices asked to allow 50% staff to work from home

New Delhi, 17/11: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) late Tuesday night directed that schools, colleges and educational institutions in the National Capital Region will remain closed until further orders, allowing only online mode of education.     It also said that only five of the 11 thermal power plants located within 300 km…

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Bangladesh must not return to pre-August 5 situation: BNP chairman Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, 10/1: Newly-appointed BNP chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said there is “no reason” for Bangladesh to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of Sheikh Hasina’s regime on August 5, 2024. Weeks ahead of the February 12 general elections, Rahman also claimed that his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would lead the…

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Biological E gets DCGI nod to conduct booster dose trials for Corbevax

New Delhi, 29/12: Indigenous vaccine maker Biologocial E Limited’s Corbevax received the Drug Controller General of India’s (DCGI) approval to conduct trials as booster shots, sources told ANI.   Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin also sought to conduct trials for booster doses after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the rollout of Covid-9 booster doses from January 10….

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Historic moment: SC streams live Constitution Bench hearings

New Delhi, 27/9: In a historic moment for India and the judiciary, the Supreme Court began live streaming its Constitution Bench proceedings from Tuesday.     The apex court is streaming proceedings by three separate five-judge Constitution benches.   A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit is hearing petitions challenging the validity of…

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