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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 ....
50% Indian Workforce May Be AI Ready In Next 6-10 Years: Microsoft
The organisations that have deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) with skilling initiatives in India are generating most value from this new-age technology, and senior executives predict that half of all employees will be equipped with AI skills in the next 6-10 years, a new Microsoft survey said on Monday.....
Six Hockey Players Cured Of Corona, Quarantined In SAI Bengaluru
Six hockey players, who tested coronavirus positive earlier this month and were shifted to a hospital, are now cured and put in quarantine at the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence (NCE) in Bengaluru. ....
'Gunjan Saxena' Portrays Armed Forces In Bad Light: Woman Navy Officer
Sandhya Suri, among the first women officers to serve on a warship, has strongly condemned the wrong portrayal of facts in the newly released flick "Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl" and said that the story has been distorted badly only to promote its actress Janhvi Kapoor and has nothing to do with the real character of Gunjan Kapoor. ....
When Dhoni's Six Cancelled A Pakistan Cricketer's Date With An Indian Girl
In a rib-tickling incident, the former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni once unintentionally cancelled a Pakistani player’s date with an Indian girl by hitting a six. ....
Big Blow To Mumbai Indians As Lasith Malinga Set To Miss Initial Matches Of IPL 2020
Mumbai Indians seamer Lasith Malinga will not be available for the initial stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 due to personal reasons.....
Railways Cancels Tender For Manufacturing 44 Vande Bharat Express Rakes
Indian Railways on Friday cancelled the tender for the manufacturing of 44 rakes of Train 18, which has been re-christened as Vande Bharat Express, and said a fresh tender will be floated within a week's time, focusing on Make in India as a Chinese Joint Venture also applied as a foreign bidder. ....
India Opts Out From Russian Military Exercise Where China, Pakistan Participating
Amid a hostile situation on its borders with China and Pakistan, India on Saturday decided not to take part in a multilateral strategic command post exercise in Russia next month in which its two neighbours were also participating. ....
'Bring Indian Breed Dogs Home': PM Modi Urges Citizens
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to adopt dogs of Indian breeds, while emphasising on the need for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. ....
GDP Sees Unprecedented Freefall In Q1FY21, Contracts By 23.9%
The Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic turbulence, along with measures to curb its outbreak, heavily dented India's economy and plunged the country's GDP by (-) 23.9 per cent during the first quarter (Q1) ended June 2020-21 on a year-on-year basis. ....
