NCLT approves NHPC’s Rs 165 crore resolution plan for Jalpower Corp

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NEW DELHI: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved state-run NHPC’s Rs 165 crore resolution plan for taking over Jalpower Corp as going concern, an official statement said on Thursday. JPCL was executing 120-mw Rangit Stage-IV Hydroelectric Project in Sikkim. The company is currently undergoing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process which was initiated on April … Read more

BJP govt has failed to carry out any major development work in UP: Akhilesh

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CHITRAKOOT (UP): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday charged the BJP government with failing to carry out any major development work in Uttar Pradesh. On a two-day visit to Chitrakoot, he said the BJP will not be able to form government in the state after the next elections. The BJP government has not done … Read more

Serum Institute yet to receive orders for vaccine supply

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This is even as the announcements have been made and reported in media that Pune in Maharashtra is to be the central hub (where dry runs were also held) from where the COVID-19 vaccine distribution will be set in motion. (Reuters/File Photo of a research scientist working inside a laboratory of India’s Serum Institute.) News … Read more

Does Marijuana Help With Breast Cancer?

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SOURCES: April Curtis, breast cancer patient. Breastcancer.org: “Medical Cannabis.” Donald Abrams, MD, integrative oncologist and professor emeritus at the University of California San Francisco Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. National Conference of State Legislatures: “Deep Dive: Marijuana,” “State Medical Marijuana Laws.” Marisa Weiss, MD, director of Breast Radiation Oncology at Lankenau Medical Center in … Read more

Living With COPD: Household Hazards to Avoid

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SOURCES: Carolyn Rochester, MD, Yale Medicine; medical director, Yale COPD Program; medical director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, VA Connecticut Healthcare System. Benjamin J. Seides, MD, director, interventional pulmonology, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Merck Manual: “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),” “Treatment of Acute COPD Exacerbation.” American Lung Association: “Cleaning Supplies and Household Chemicals,” “What You Need … Read more

Facebook blocks Trump indefinitely following Capitol Hill violence

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President Donald Trump, seen addressing supporters on Wednesday, has been indefinitely banned from Facebook. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Facebook will extend “indefinitely” a block on Donald Trump’s account, saying the president’s posts were too risk to allow in the wake of a harrowing attack on the U.S. Capitol. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the unprecedented move in a … Read more

Jan Sevak, the Swiggy of citizen services to start on January 15 in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: Karnataka will launch its ambitious Jan Sevak (people’s servant) programme in six assembly segments of Bengaluru on January 15. Citizens seeking certain government services can have them delivered at their doorstep under this programme. The government will offer the services at Dasarahalli, Mahadevapura, Bommanahalli, Yeshvantpur, Rajajinagar and Bengaluru South. Education and Sakala Minister S … Read more

Here’s what Burger King’s new logo looks like

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Using colors inspired by its “real and delicious food,” the fast food chain unveiled Thursday a retro-influenced new identity that includes a redesigned (yet recognizable) logo and new food packaging, employee uniforms and signage in its soon-to-be remodeled restaurants. The centerpiece of the redesign is the logo, ditching the blue curve that’s been in use … Read more

Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person

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A 5% rise in Tesla (TSLA) shares early Thursday lifted the value of its CEO stock in options by about $9.3 billion, to about $190 billion. A more modest rise of less than 2% lifted Bezos’ Amazon (AMZN) shares by $2.7 billion, putting him at $187 billion. Bill Gates is now a distant third at … Read more