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1 Haryana CM Manohar Lal announces monthly pension of Rs. 10,000 for Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhushan awardees of State

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today announced a monthly pension of 10,000 rupees for the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardees of the State besides, free travel facility in Volvo Buses of the State Government. The Chief Minister made this announcement during his visit to Karnal today while interacting with the media persons.

In reply to a query, Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that writer Manoj Muntashir and his team had met him and sought some assistance regarding the film ‘Adipurush’. The film is releasing on the 16th of June, before which a decision will be taken after due consideration, added the Chief Minister.

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2 Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries climbs 8 spots to 45th rank on Forbes’ Global 2000 list

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd climbed eight spots to the 45th rank, the highest for an Indian company on Forbes’ latest Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide.

The Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets, and market value, Forbes said while releasing the 2023 ranking of the world’s top 2,000 companies.

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3 Justice Venkatachaliah Launches App to Provide Legal Aid

Former Chief Justice of India M. N. Venkatachaliah on Saturday launched the multi-lingual India Legal App, legal helpline accessible to the citizens to obtain legal assistance from their homes.

"The app will help in disposing of around 70 percent new cases," he added.

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4 Vinay Addagiri & Suresh Nagala, conferred the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023 by The Government of Telangana

In a remarkable recognition of their exemplary achievements, Vinay Addagiri, Co-Founder and Director & Suresh Nagala, Co-Founder and Vice-President at Aertsen Living were conferred with the Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 award by Telangana Government and Vande Bharath Trust. The duo has added yet another noteworthy achievement to their list of successes. This recent milestone follows their prestigious acknowledgement with the "Pride of Hyderabad'' award, showcasing their continued dedication and accomplishments. Vinay Addagiri & Suresh Nagala were presented with the award by the respected Jagan Mohan Rao, chairman of Telangana State Technology Services, Dr. Ramesh Eppallapalli, Chairman of Vandhe Bhrat Trust, and Dr Ramesh Martha, Liason Officer, NIMS at an event held at The Address Convention, Narsingi.

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5 Amit Shah announces 3 major disaster management schemes worth Rs 8,000 crore

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday announced three major schemes worth over Rs 8,000 crore that would cover the modernisation of fire brigade services in all states, flood mitigation in seven major cities and prevention of landslides in 17 states.

He was addressing a meeting of the ministers of disaster management of states and Union Territories in New Delhi.

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6 Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 to win maiden U-20 World Cup title

Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 to win its first Under-20 World Cup title. The Celeste’s victory ends a streak of four consecutive wins of European teams in the tournament.

Luciano Rodríguez scored the winning goal in the 86th minute in a header from close range on Sunday, giving Uruguay a much deserved victory after an entire match of dominance against Italy.

More than 40,000 people, mostly cheering for Uruguay, attended the match at the Diego Maradona Stadium. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was also present.

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7 Delhi University to introduce Centre for Hindu Studies from 2023-24 session

The University of Delhi has announced to launch the Centre for Hindu Studies (CHS) from 2023-24 academic session. The centre will focus on various facets of the Hindu civilisation, its multiple dynamics, history, philosophy and worldview.

Under the new centre, DU will initially introduce a postgraduate (PG) programme in Hindu Studies for the 2023-24 academic session, an official said. This course aims to involve all the stakeholders, including the enrolled students of the programme, to "think critically and evolve a Bharat-centric perspective beyond theoretical explanation", he added.

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8 MRF becomes the first Indian stock to touch ?1 lakh per share mark

MRF became the first Indian stock to touch the rupee one lakh per share mark on Tuesday (June 13). The stock opened at ₹99,500 on BSE against the previous close of ₹98,939.70 and touched an all-time high of ₹1,00,300 in morning trade.

The stock has witnessed strong gains in the last one year. It is up 45 per cent in the last one year against a 19 per cent gain in the benchmark Sensex. MRF shares hit their 52-week low of ₹65,900.05 on BSE on June 17, 2022. As of the closing of the previous session, the stock is up 50 per cent from that level.

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9 CPI inflation drops to 4.25% in May, lowest in 25 months

India's headline retail inflation rate dropped for the fourth month in a row in May, falling to 4.25 percent from 4.70 percent in April, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on June 12.

At 4.25 percent, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for May is the lowest in 25 months and is below consensus estimates of 4.4 percent.

Despite the huge 227-basis-point fall since January, CPI inflation remains above the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) medium-term target of 4 percent for the 44th month in a row.

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10 Undersea rail tunnel set to be built in Thane Creek

India's first 7-km-long undersea rail tunnel is set to be constructed in Thane Creek as the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) signed a contract with Afcons Infrastructure Limited, commencing the work process.

"The construction of a 21-km tunnel is one of the most challenging contracts of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor. It includes building the country's first twin-track undersea rail tunnel, measuring 7 km, at Thane Creek. Three tunnel boring machines and the new Austrian tunnelling method will be utilised for this tunnel's construction," stated Rajendra Prasad, managing director of NHSRCL.

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