Government e-Marketplace upgrading its portal to make it future-ready: CEO

NEW DELHI: Public procurement platform GeM is upgrading its portal to handle higher data load and roll out a future-ready platform this year, its CEO Mihir Kumar said.With the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) platform completing nine years, GeM is replatforming itself which will be a “data lake” for frictionless buyer-seller interface, Kumar told PTI.“We are discussing…

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Despite defeat in their T20 World Cup opener, Nepal earn world cricket’s plaudits – ‘Clearly on right path’ | Cricket News

Nepal’s captain Rohit Paudel (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Nepal earned massive praise from former cricket stars after their thrilling four-run loss to England in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Even though they didn’t win, many felt Nepal showed incredible fight and proved they are a rising team in world…

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Vinod Khanna was ‘very traumatized’ after leaving Osho, recalls wife Kavita Khanna: ‘He used to smoke 40 to 80 cigarettes a day’ | Hindi Movie News

At the peak of his Bollywood career, Vinod Khanna shocked fans by walking away from fame and success to follow spiritual guru Osho. Decades later, his second wife, Kavita Khanna, has shared rare and deeply personal insights into that phase of his life in a video posted on her YouTube channel.From the moment she met…

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From Gen Z to Gen Alpha: How parenting styles changed as childhood entered the digital age

For Gen Alpha, parenting has transformed in remarkable ways compared to Gen Z. Screens are no longer just distractions; they are tools for learning and interaction, leading to a discipline style that favors understanding over punishment. Conversations about mental health are becoming more common, as achievement is framed around flexibility rather than just numerical scores….

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Teen stabs four Indian students in Russia, drew Nazi symbol with victims’ blood on wall

A 15-year-old youth allegedly linked to a banned neo-Nazi organisation went on a stabbing spree at a university dormitory in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic on Saturday, injuring at least six people, including four Indian students. The attacker reportedly shouted nationalist slogans about the Holocaust and drew a Nazi symbol using the victims’ blood.According to preliminary reports,…

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A rite of passage that’s a given

Can we normalise harassment and toxic behaviour under any circumstances? I began to ponder this deeply, the way one ponders existential questions, while chopping onions and crying for reasons unrelated to the onions. Normalisation is a fascinating word. It’s like Dettol for the soul, except instead of killing germs, it politely disinfects outrage. Once something…

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Post-Covid surge stabilises: Godrej Properties executive chairperson says Indian housing market remains strong

India’s housing market remains strong, with steady growth in both sales volumes and prices, Godrej Properties Executive Chairperson Pirojsha Godrej has said, ruling out any major concerns about demand.In an interview with PTI, Godrej said that the residential market has now stabilised after witnessing unusually rapid growth in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. He…

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