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The BJP government at the Center has announced a gift for the sugarcane farmers of the country. The cabinet has decided to increase the FRP of sugarcane. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur informed that the government has increased the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane by Rs 10 per quintal to Rs 315 per quintal for the 2023-24 season. Anurag Thakur informed that the cabinet has approved the highest ever fair and remunerative price of Rs 315 per quintal for sugarcane farmers for the sugar season 2023-24. This decision will benefit…

Islamabad.In Pakistan, 23 people lost their lives in different rain-related incidents. The pre-monsoon rains have started here. The death toll in several rain-related incidents in the country has risen to 23 in the last 24 hours. While giving this information, officials said that a spokesperson of the Emergency Service Rescue-1122 in Punjab province has given the cause of the deaths. They say that during the rains in the country, these deaths have happened due to electric shock, drowning and lightning. The spokesman said five people died in Narowal district and two in Sheikhpura district due…

Thiruvananthapuram, 27 June 2023 – UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, has announced its role as an Innovation vendor for Project Rosalind, an experiment in application programming interface (API) prototypes for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Bank of England (BOE) via the BIS Innovation Hub London Centre. Uniting leading innovators from their respective industries, Project Rosalind developed and tested prototypes for an application programming interface (API) specifically built to distribute retail CBDCs. CBDCs have the potential to positively disrupt and drive innovation across several sectors. UST collaborated with the BIS and BoE on the…

Haverfordwest (Pembrokeshire, Wales) based online gift-shop “Wisdom Wares” removed socks carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; after Hindus protested calling these “highly inappropriate”. “Hop Hare Bamboo Socks – Ganesha”, which were earlier selling at £7.95, were absent from “Wisdom Wares” website when searched today. “No results found for “Ganesha””, it pointed out. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, thanked “Wisdom Wares” for understanding the concerns of Hindu community, which felt that such a product was insensitive. We were, however, still waiting…

Upset Hindus are urging Haverfordwest (Pembrokeshire, Wales) based online gift-shop “Wisdom Wares” to immediately withdraw socks carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s legs/feet/ankles/calves or absorb sweat. Inappropriate usage of sacred Hindu deities or concepts or symbols or icons for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt…

GOPIO-CT officials met with Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes in Stamford on Friday, June 16th. The delegation was led by GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham, who is also Advisor and Trustee of GOPIO-CT, along with GOPIO-CT Board Members Ravi Nichani, Nandu Kuppuswamy, Anita Mathur and Fr. Sudhir D’Souza. Other members present were Cecil Nazareth and Ram and Jane Jhunja. The delegation discussed with Rep. Himes on several matters including geopolitical threat in the South Asia region by China especially to India, upcoming State visit of Prime Minister Modi which includes addressing…

Thiruvananthapuram: Asiana Pacific Institute of Tourism & Management Studies (AITMS) is pleased to announce the commencement of a new batch for the Jain University accredited Travel & Tourism Diploma Course. This comprehensive course, spanning six months, offers a 50 percent scholarship opportunity. The program comprises four months of engaging classroom sessions followed by two months of practical training with a stipend. Students also have the flexibility to enroll in the course online. Individuals with a +2 qualification are eligible to apply. AITMS providing promising employment to successful graduates of the course.…

Hindu invocation will open the Spanish Fork City Council in Utah on June six, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and the root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will recite from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use; besides lines from Upanishads…