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Prachi Nigam, who placed first in Class 10 of the UP Board with a score of 98.5%, was subjected to internet abuse because of her facial hair. In response, she has now said that she is unaffected by the trolls’ remarks because her academics, not her facial hair, are what really count. She did, however, also voice her dissatisfaction and say that if she had received fewer points, it would have been. Even though Prachi Nigam was being made fun of, a few others stood up to encourage and recognize her accomplishment. Nigam confronted the haters and silenced them. She stated, “It didn’t bother me much when I saw that people were trolling me,” in a recent interview with BBC News Hindi. Not my facial hair, but my marks matter.”

With launch of Integrated Pensioners’ Portal of Bank of India, five Banks stand integrated to provide services from a single window At the Bank of India's Integrated Pensioners' Portal launch ceremony on April 26, 2024, Shri. V Shrinivas, Secretary (P&PW), declared, "Pension Portals of all Pension Disbursing Banks to be integrated in the Integrated Pensioners’ Portal of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare to ensure Ease of Living of Pensioners." Speaking at the event, he disclosed that the "Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare" has implemented several measures to improve the well-being of retirees. One such project is the digital empowerment of elderly, which is being carried out via a number of channels, including the Bhavishya Portal and Digital Life Certificates. The Bhavishya platform has ensured End-to-End digitization of the Pension processing and payment, which starts from the retiree filing his or her papers online and conti

Polling in the second phase of  General Elections 2024   which commenced at 7 AM today simultaneously across 88 PCs recorded an approximate voter turnout of 60.96% as of 7 PM. Voters from across 13 States/UTs participated enthusiastically to cast their vote at their polling station braving the hot weather conditions. From newlyweds to senior citizens, tribals to IT professionals, PwDs, women and youngsters, all were seen in queues waiting to cast their vote. With the conclusion of phase-2, voting has been completed in 14 States/UTs for General Elections 2024.

T he central government is preparing to set up high-grade Kasturi cotton testing labs in six states, as part of an effort to boost the Indian cotton brand internationally. At present, certification of Kasturi cotton is carried out by a restricted number of NABL-accredited laboratories. With this program, the government hopes to improve the quality standards and international recognition of Indian textiles. The Six States For Dedicated Testing Labs Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, and Karnataka will all have testing facilities specifically for Kasturi cotton established. To guarantee compliance with national quality standards, these labs will run in tandem with the testing facilities of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). These labs were established with stringent requirements, like a 2% waste content cap and 100% traceability, to guarantee the high quality of Kasturi cotton. Objective India aims to position Kasturi cotton as a global brand that can compete with reno