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IPL 2023: RCB Beats Delhi Capitals by 23 Runs

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IPL 2023: In a splendid win, Royal Challengers Bangalore ( 174/6) beats Delhi Capitals ( 151/9) by 23 runs  In a splendid victory, Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs in the Indian Premier League match held at Bangalore on Saturday. Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 174 runs with 6 wickets against Delhi Capitals which posted a score of 151 runs against 9 wickets. For RCB, Virat Kohli posted the highest score of 50 on 36 balls. Moreover, Mahipal Lamror and Glenn Maxwell scored 26 and 24 respectively. As far as DC is concerned, Mitchell Marsh and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets each.

Two Nigerian nationals convicted of scamming a woman in Chennai

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The convicted persons, based in New Delhi, made a false matrimonial profile, made friends with the victim, and then pretended to have sent her a gift for which she was required to pay a "registration fee" to collect; they were given a five-year severe prison sentence.   The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Egmore, Chennai in Tamil Nadu found two Nigerian Nationals guilty of crimes such as obtaining money through a 'gift parcel' scam and scamming a woman in Perambur, Chennai, and sentenced them to prison. According to the lawsuit, a 45-year-old lady created a profile on a Matrimonial website in July 2021. She had been divorced and wanted to be remarried. Following this, a person named Mohammed Salim sent her an ' interest request'.  He claimed to be a doctor in the Netherlands. Later, he told her that he had sent her a gift parcel worth several lakh rupees for which she needed to pay some amount of money as ' registration and conversion' charges. ...

PM Modi Inaugurates first AIIMS in Northeast In Guwahati, Assam

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Prime Minister deidicated first AIIMS in the North East, built at a cost of Rs 1,123 crore on Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugrated nation's first AIIMS of northeast in Guwahati, Assam on friday. The super-speacialty hospital will not only cater to the medical needs of Assam but also other northeastern states. Additionally, he virtually opened three medical collges at Nalbari, Nagaon and Kokrajhar.  The three medical institutions' 24 undergraduate departments in the 500-bed tertiary care teaching hospitals will begin accepting 100 new MBBS students each year, bringing Assam's total MBBS enrollment to 1500. The Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute (AAHII), a cooperative project of the state government and IIT Guwahati, was also founded by him. It cost Rs 546 crore. The mission of AAHII is to advance discoveries and advances in medicine and healthcare.

All about India's Green Energy Transition

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As India is all set to become the world's most populous country, India's green energy demand is expected to increase seven times by 2035 - BP Energy Outlook  India , like many other countries is making significant transition towards green energy. As the focus on sustainable development is increasing,  India has set embitious targets to increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix. One of the major drivers of India's green energy transition is increasing demand for electricity with rise in population. To meet this demand, India has been heavily dependent on fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, etc. However, these fossil fules are not inexhausitble. Moreover, fossil fuels also lead to air and water polllution hence leading to climate change.    To address these challenges, the Indian government has set a target of achieveing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022, with further target of 450 GW by 2030. The country has made significant progress towar...

Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: Significance and history

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  However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. -Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Each year April 14 is celebrated as Ambedkar Jayanti to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr.  B R Ambedkar. This day is declared as a national holiday and various events and activities are conducted across the country to celebrate this occasion. Also known as the ' Father of Indian Constitution' , Dr. B R Ambedkar was born on April 14 in 1891 in the military cantonment of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh to Ramji Maloji Sakpal (an army officer of the rank of Subedar) and Bhimabai Sakpal.   Dr. Ambedkar was born as a so-called dalit and was considered as untouchable by the society. From sitting on a separate gunny sack in the classroom  (separate from the so-called upper caste students), to becoming the ' Father of Indian Cosntitution ', Dr. Ambedkar's contribution towards Indian society can never be forgotten. Despite facing discrimination ...

Swami Vivekanand: The legend who inspired generations

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  We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far:  Swami Vivekananda One day, Swami Vivekananda's mother asked him to hand over a knife to her.  Swami Vivekananda brought the knife, held the sharp side in his hand, and handed his mother the covered side.  His mother immediately expressed her admiration for him and informed him he was prepared to contribute to society's well-being. He asked his mother why she was saying this ti him. She responded: Your holding the blade's sharp edge in your hand as you handed me the knife to prevent injury showed the care and compassion you have for others. She asked him to extend the same love and compassion other beings in his life.  This incident of Swami Vivekanand's life shows how principled, loving, caring and tender-hearted he was. Swami Vivekanand Ji was born on 12 January 1863 to a Bengali family in Kolkata, Bengal. His real name was Narendran...

Haryana Agri University Conducts National Integration Camp 2023

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  National level Integration Camp successfully conducted at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, Haryana The regional Directorate of NSS, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in collaboration with Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, Haryana organized a National Integration Camp at CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana from 26.02.2023 to 04.03.2023. NSS Regional Directorate, Delhi coordinated with the host University and managed the camp of NSS volunteers of 13 states in around 200 numbers including 13 volunteers from Punjab. NSS volunteers Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Punjab, Assam, Maharashtra,  Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Haryana under the guidance of respective Program Officers  participated in the said camp.                         This camp was conducted to teach the youth of India about the importan...