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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 ....
ICC T20 World Cup: India To Host 2021 Edition, Australia Gets 2022
The International Cricket Council has decided that India will host the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup while the postponed 2020 edition will now be held in Australia in 2022. India is also set to host the 50-over World Cup in India in 2023. ....
Netflix Launches Hindi-language User Interface
Netflix has launched its user interface in Hindi to enable users who prefer the most-spoken language to easily discover, access and enjoy their favourite streaming content in the country. ....
Airline Adequately Insured, Compensation Will Be Paid: Air India Express
Air India Express on Saturday said it is adequately insured and would pay the compensation in accordance with applicable law at appropriate time after its Dubai-Kozhikode flight crashed at Kozhikode airport a day ago. ....
SpiceJet Operates First Long-haul Wide-body Charter Flight To Canada
Airline major SpiceJet on Saturday became the first Indian budget carrier to operate a long-haul wide-body charter flight to North America. ....
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.....
Lufthansa To Reinstate Inbound Passenger Flights To India
German airline major Lufthansa will recommence passenger flight services to India on specific routes, following a bilateral agreement between India and Germany. ....
Air India Express Crash: Agency Hired To Recover Passengers' Baggage
Air India, and its subsidiary Air India Express, have engaged the services of a baggage recovery agency to recover the belongings of the passengers of the crashed Dubai-Kozhikode flight. ....
Air India Express To Get $50 Million Insurance Claim
The Air India Express plane that crashed at Kozhikode airport on Friday evening was owned by the airline and was not a leased one, said an airline official. ....
All Covid Positive Hockey Players Shifted To Hospital: SAI
All six Indian men's hockey team players, who have tested positive for coronavirus, have been shifted to a multispeciality hospital in Bengaluru, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) informed on Wednesday morning. ....
