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PM Modi to address the nation through 'Mann Ki Baat' today

New Delhi:   Prime Minister Narendra Modi  will address the 65th edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' at 11 am on Sunday, the final day of the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown. The address by the Prime Minister is likely to focus on the relaxations being given from June 1, after over two months of lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19. On Saturday, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued new guidelines for phased re-opening of "all activities outside containment zones for the next one month beginning June 1". Incidentally, the 'Mann Ki Baat' address comes a day after the one-year  anniversary  of the second term of the  Modi government . In the 64th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', the Prime Minister had focused on the situation prevailing in the country due to COVID-19 and urged people to help the poor, migrants and needy during the lockdown. He had said that India's fight against coronavirus is "people-driven"

World No Tobacco Day 2020 Aims To Protect Youth From Tobacco Use; Know Theme, Significance And More

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World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 worldwide. This day tries to educate people about the harmful effect of tobacco consumption and the urgent need to quit it. Tobacco use is responsible for several deaths each year. It is extremely important to save the present and future generations from the devastated health consequences of tobacco use. For World No Tobacco Day 2020, the World Health Organisation focuses on protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use. World No Tobacco Day 2020: Theme, Significance and more The theme for the World No Tobacco Day 2020 is #TobaccoExposed. Through this campaign, the World Health Organisation tries to debunk myths and expose devious tactics employed by these industries. This theme tries to empower youth to understand the tactics used by the tobacco industry to sell these products. Adequate information can help understand the negative effect of tobacco use and the need to stand against them. Parents

Lockdown 5.0 extended in containment zones till June 30, announces MHA

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The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday (May 30) issued fresh guidelines for phased re-opening of all activities outside containment zones for the next one month, till June 30. On the other hand, non-containment zones can open in a phased manner. New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday (May 30) announced the nationwide lockdown in containment zones will be extended till June 30. The ministry also issued guidelines for reopening of all banned activities in other areas in a phased manner.  As the advisory, all places of worship, shopping malls, hotels and hospitality sector can reopen from June 8. The night curfew, however, has been relaxed to 9 pm to 5 am, which means that movement of individuals during this time will be prohibited across the country, except for essential services. The advisory also stated that no permission, documents or e-pass will be required anymore for inter-state travel. The health ministry will issue SOPs for the above activities, in consultation wit

Responsible AI for Youth – A National Programme for Youths of India

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National programme for the youth, “Responsible AI for Youth” was inaugurated by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister for Ministry of Electronics & IT, Communications and Law & Justice; with an aim to give the young students of our country a platform and empower them with new-age tech mind-set, relevant AI skill-sets and access to AI tool-sets to make them ready for the future. The programme is a join initiative of NeGD, MeitY in collaboration with Intel India, with support from Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development.  #ResponsibleAI   #DigitalIndia   #RaviShankarPrasad   Source : https://responsibleaiforyouth.negd.in/about https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQdid8n_ATBDek-k7Oj9Fw Digital India Youtube Channel For more details Subscribe Instagram Channel https://www.instagram.com/ai4.youth/

Limited Lockdown 5.0 on cards; malls, Metro may be back

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Lockdown 5.0 for two weeks with stringent curbs in 11 cities that account for 70% of COVID-19 positive cases and a massive focus on ramping up testing in rural areas is on the anvil. This will be accompanied by a substantial easing of restrictions in most parts of the country and further opening up of transport services like metro and buses, according to government sources. In the Lockdown 5.0, the focus will be on active and aggressive containment in 11 cities with high spread -- Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Pune, Thane, Jaipur, Surat and Indore. In Lockdown 5.0 the perimeter of restricted are... The thrust of Lockdown 5.0 is containing the pandemic spread in villages after reverse migration from metros. During his last interaction with CMs, Modi had said the effort should be to stop the spread of the virus to rural areas. Religious institutions are likely to be opened with strict implementation of social distancing norms and with a strict bar on mass gatheri

SSC Students to Get Average of Marks of Other Subjects For Geography

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The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Wednesday said it will award an average of marks obtained in other subjects for the Class 10 Geography paper, which was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the viral outbreak, the MSBSHSE had cancelled the Geography paper, which was scheduled for March 23. "Since the pending Geography paper was cancelled, the board has decided to award SSC students an average of marks obtained in written examination of other subjects," a circular stated. A similar rule will be applied in case of a vocational subject exam for differently abled students, it stated. "An average of marks obtained in written, oral, practical and internal evaluation of other subjects will be awarded for the subject," the notice read. Over 17 lakh students appeared for Secondary School Certificate exams in Maharashtra, which were scheduled between March 3 and 23.

Lockdown may extend till July!

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New Delhi:  As COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the country and India having gained the 10th spot among the pandemic hit nations, the Centre is likely to extend the lockdown till June 15. Highly placed sources said that with Lockdown 4.0 coming to an end on May 31, the Centre is learnt to be actively considering the option of further extending it by another two weeks. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will seek reports from all the states on the various measures taken by them during the Lockdown 4.0 (i.e. the period between May 18 and May 31), and then take a final call on the matter. Sources indicated that the Prime Minister may not convene a meeting with chief ministers to discuss the extension this time. Lockdown 4.0 had begun on May 18 and is scheduled to end on May 31, However, with India recording spikes in COVID-19 cases, especially in the past one week, the Centre, despite having partially opened air and rail travel, is not keen to completely remove all restrictions at o

Insurance

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What Is Insurance? Insurance is a contract, represented by a policy, in which an individual or entity receives financial protection or reimbursement against losses from an insurance company. The company  pools clients' risks  to make payments more affordable for the insured. Insurance policies are used to  hedge  against the risk of financial losses, both big and small, that may result from damage to the insured or her property, or from liability for damage or injury caused to a third party. How Insurance Works There is a multitude of different types of insurance policies available, and virtually any individual or business can find an insurance company willing to insure them—for a price. The most common types of personal insurance policies are auto, health, homeowners, and life. Most individuals in the United States have at least one of these types of insurance, and car insurance is required by law. KEY TAKEAWAYS Insurance is a contract (policy) in which an insurer indemnifies anot

TCS to take less staff from US clients as it builds BFSI muscle

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I n the past one year, TCS signed three mega deals in the insurance totalling $4 billion in value, signalling a steady turnaround in the insurance platform. All the contracts had a component of absorbing some of clients' employees. "In these kind of deals, it is likely to have more in sourcing at first. As we build scale and capability in the geography the need to insource from deal could become less over a period of time," said K Krithivasan , President of the Banking and Financial Services Business Unit at TCS. "Early deals may have insourcing but successive deals may not." TCS deals of $2-billion-plus deal —its largest ever — with Transamerica, marked the Indian outsourcing leader’s entry into the highly specialised US third-party insurance administration business. "In general, the BFSI segment is slowing down investments in traditional outsourcing work, but increasing aggressively in emerging areas such as automation and digital. Hence this is more

'Ghoomketu' movie review: A whimsical but odd ticket to Bollywood

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Ghoomketu runs away from his quaint little town of Mahona to the bustling city of Mumbai to become a writer. He is someone who says, “Struggle karta hoon,” when asked what he does in life. Sipping on a cutting chai, he narrates one of his scripts to a sympathetic, but busy young kid who works in the shop. When he begins his narration, the kid tells him, “Picture ka end bata. End achchi hai toh picture chalegi, nahi to pitegi. Beech mein jo hota hai, usse fark nahi padta (Just tell me the climax, no one cares about the middle portions).” Looking at Ghoomketu, a film that was in the cans for almost six years, this line feels like meta-commentary. Though powered by very strong performances, Ghoomketu too is brought down at times by a middling middle portion, but the sheer outlandishness of the narration tries to do a bit of salvaging. There is a lot of fourthwall- breaking by a hilarious Nawazuddin Siddiqui and this trope is milked for adequate laughs, albeit a bit too much. If this film