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Military personnel can no longer buy Fortuners, Safaris, 4-wheel drives from CSD canteens

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The government has put a ceiling on the price of vehicles that can be bought from canteens of the Indian Armed Forces. This will prevent the use of expensive SUVs bought from these establishments. Gone are the days of the Toyota Fortuner, the Jeep Compass, and the other four-wheeled vehicles that were popular among the military. Instead, it's the base model of the XUV 500 that is now available in the canteens of the armed forces. Several high-end models such as the Skoda Octavia and the Volkswagen Polo are now off the market. Aside from these, the likes of the Hyundai Creta and the Ford Ecosport are still available. CSD Car Eligibility in 2021 All Defense Department employees, including those on the payrolls of the government, can now buy a car through CSD. They can also get financed for the vehicle through various means. The chart shows that even though the Defense personnel can now buy a car once during their job or after retirement, they can't do it every 8 years. In additio...

Google announces first cohort of start-ups under its news initiative programme in India

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  The first batch of 10 digital news start-ups includes investigative and broadcast news outlets, local news organizations and data platforms. In June 2016, Google News Initiative launched the Google News Startup Lab, a 16-week program that aims to support India's next generation of news startups. Through the Google News Initiative, the company aims to help news publishers accelerate their digital transformation efforts. The program is free to all publishers. The ten digital news start-ups selected by Google include Behan Box, Bisbo, East Mojo, Headline Network, Suno India, The Bridge, and The Probe.

England new boy Emile Smith Rowe reveals diet change has been key to his success

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 Emile Smith Rowe has revealed how he turned to a private chef to improve his diet and become a goalscoring sensation. The forward was selected for England Under-21s after scoring five goals in his last eight games. Smith Rowe has earned his first England call-up since November 2016. Mikel Arteta has been instrumental in helping Mesut zil improve his game and Arsenal manager Unai Emery explained that the former's lifestyle change was needed to improve his performance. He has a great team around him and they are working on making sure that he gets better. I am pleased with how he is developing but still needs to improve in other areas. Mike Arteta has changed the way he lives, according to England team-mate Smith Rowe. The former Manchester United player revealed that the former Real Madrid man has adopted a new lifestyle. During his time with the club, he admitted that he didn't eat well and was prone to suffering from cramps after a full 60 minutes. He added that he has focuse...

Seven Knights 2 action games

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Before the official launch, pre- registration   is now open for Seven Knights 2! This is the place to get a limited-edition equipment and a chance to win 50,000 Gold! Seven Knights is a game that was enjoyed by over 60 million players worldwide. In its sequel, Rudy must recruit new heroes and take on the role of a champion. Play as a player and collect heroes to build a strong team! Challenge your heroes and collect points to improve and control more heroes! The original Seven Knights games featured stunning skill effects, and now, in seven   Knights 2, they're even more powerful! Seven Knights 2 will be released on Android and iOS devices in Q2 2019. The sequel to the popular RPG series will feature new quests, new monsters, and various new equipment and abilities. With the launch of Seven Knights 2 on November 10, Netmarble has released a few details about the game, including its cinematic cutscenes. Seven Knights 2 features a roster of heroes to collect, all of which v...

UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2

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In November 2021, the Ultimate Fighting Championship held a mixed martial arts event called UFC: Usman vs. Covington 2 at Madison Square Garden.  It featured a fight between champion Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, who was the interim champion before the event. In December 2019, they faced off at UFC 245, where Usman defended his title with a fifth-round technical knockout victory. Prior to this fight, Luque was considered a potential replacement for this event. Rose Namajunas and Zhang Weili faced off for the second time in the women's strawweight division at UFC Fight Night, with the former taking on the latter for the first time. In September, de Randamie withdrew due to an injury. Chris Curtis was supposed to meet with Phil Hawes at UFC Fight Night, but the latter declined the fight due to Curtis being replaced by Jeremy Stephens. Due to a medical condition, Bruno Souza was promoted to replace the injured Latrell Laramie. Souza was able to make the weight limit and forfeited ...

WhatsApp Said to Be Working on New Community Feature, Will Allow to ‘Group Other Groups Easily

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This new feature is expected to be an expansion of the Groups feature. It is said to allow group admins to group other groups easily. The new community is expected to be a place for like-minded individuals. It will have a group admin that will have more control over the app. The tracker states that admins will be able to group up users and send messages to them in a chat. Aside from this, the community also reportedly offers tools that allow users to manage all groups within the platform. For those who don't know, a community is a group or organization that exists on the platform. An example of a community is given by , which shows that a degree course offered by WBI can be considered a community. Another example is the Discord server, which shows that its channels are also groups of the community. WhatsApp is allegedly growing a brand new characteristic called Communities. According to , this characteristic will probably be a place where group admins could have more management ove...

Domestic violence | SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking infrastructure facilities for women

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A bench of the Supreme Court on November 8, 2021, asked the Centre to provide adequate infrastructure for providing legal aid to women who were abused in their homes. The bench also issued notices to the governments of India and Pakistan on a plea challenging the validity of the National Commission for Women's report. The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre regarding the steps it would take to provide adequate legal aid to women who were abused in matrimonial homes. It noted that the domestic violence crime rate remained the most common crime against women. The court said it would issue notice to the respondents one by one and then put the case in the Central government's basket for monitoring. The court was hearing a plea filed by a women's group, which sought adequate infrastructure under the Domestic Violence Act to provide legal aid and shelter homes to women abused in their homes. Out of the 4.05 lakh cases reported by the National Crime Records Bur...