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The AIFF Grassroots Committee meeting was held over video conferencing on Tuesday, under chairperson Mulrajsinh Chudasama.In attendance were AIFF Vice-President N.A. Haris, AIFF Secretary-General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Secretary-General Satyanarayan M., and other officials.After the meeting, Prabhakaran said: “We took several decisions to boost the grassroots landscape in India further. Today we have officially launched the Blue Cubs League. Blue Cubs is our flagship grassroots programme.”The committee decided that all the member associations must have a grassroots committee where they actively promote the development of grassroots football as per the policy and guidance of the Blue Cubs programme.””It has also…

Incidentally Kerala has two Vande Bharat trains, running from here to Kasargod, and back and the travel time is around eight hours, while the normal running time of other trains is in excess of 12 hours.Trouble for commuters on ordinary trains began after the first Vande Bharat began its operations in April and it went haywire after the second Vande Bharat train began operations last month.“The situation is such that to ensure that Vande Bharat runs according to schedule, numerous trains are being kept waiting, delaying passengers and students travelling on those trains. The Railways, instead of scheduling the Vande…

The company also said it closed the second quarter of FY24 with a net profit of Rs 3,105.75 crore. In a regulatory filing, Bajaj Finance said it will acquire 26 per cent stake in the Rs.74.28 crore turnover Pennant Technologies, a technology product company, to strengthen its technology roadmap. According to Bajaj Finance, the all cash deal will be completed on or before December 30, subject to satisfaction of the conditions to be set out in the definitive agreements to be entered. Meanwhile, Bajaj Finance said for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, it has earned an operation revenue of…

Earlier in May, Invesco slashed Swiggy’s valuation in its holding to about $5.5 billion. According to a newly-published disclosure, Invesco said that “it considers the valuation of similar public companies as a factor when reassessing the value of its private investments”, reports TechCrunch. Since Zomato stock has spiked by 33 per cent since the end of July, the current $7.85 billion valuation for privately-held Swiggy may be conservative, the report mentioned. Swiggy’s volume grew 7 per cent in July and 6 per cent in August (month-on-month), beating Zomato, according to a latest UBS report. Swiggy is backed by SoftBank, Prosus,…

“It is not up to the courts to decide who gets married under what law,” he said while reacting to the Supreme Court order refusing to give legal recognition for same-sex marriages.”My faith and my conscience says that marriage is only between a man and a woman. This is not a question of decriminalisation like in the case of 377, it is about recognition of marriage. It is correct that the state cannot extend it to anyone and everyone,” the Hyderabad MP said in a statement.Owaisi, however, was concerned about an observation made by the bench that transgender people can…

Chairing a high level meeting to assess progress of India’s Gaganyaan Mission/human space mission, he outlined the future of India’s space exploration endeavours.The meeting evaluated the mission’s readiness and affirmed that the country’s human space mission launch will happen in 2025.The Department of Space presented a comprehensive overview of the Gaganyaan Mission, including various technologies developed so far such as human-rated launch vehicles and system qualification.It was noted that around 20 major tests, including three uncrewed missions of the Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HLVM3) are planned. The first demonstration flight of the Crew Escape System Test Vehicle is scheduled on…

Ranchi, Oct 17 (IANS) After failing to grab the Olympic qualification spot in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, the Indian women’s hockey team will now have to go through a qualifying tournament. The team will take its first step towards preparations for the Olympics qualifiers in the Jharkhand Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023, which is set to take place from October 27 to November 5.The Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper Bichu Devi Kharibam emphasised the importance of the Asian Champions Trophy in preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifiers.”The tournament will serve as a crucial stepping stone for us…

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 17 (IANS) Malaysia’s total fertility rate (TFR) for 2022 declined to the lowest in five decades, raising concerns on shrinking population and ageing population in the country.The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement on Tuesday that the TFR in 2022 declined to 1.6 children for every woman aged from 15 to 49 years as compared to 1.7 children in 2021, reports Xinhua news agency.This fertility rate was the lowest in five decades with 4.9 children per woman in 1970.From 1970 up to 2012, the national TFR was still above the replacement level of 2.1…

Wellington, oct 17 (IANS) New Zealand’s consumer price index increased 5.6 per cent in the 12 months to the September 2023 quarter, the national statistics department said on Tuesday.The 5.6 per cent increase follows a 6 per cent increase in the 12 months to the June 2023 quarter, Xinhua news agency quoted Stats NZ said as saying.”Prices are still increasing, but are increasing at rates lower than we have seen in the previous few quarters,” Stats NZ consumers prices senior manager Nicola Growden said.Food was the largest contributor to the September 2023 quarter annual inflation rate, Growden said, adding this…

Jakarta, Oct 17 (IANS) The Ibu volcano in Indonesia’s North Maluku province erupted on Tuesday, prompting authorities to warn locals and tourists to stay away from the area.The volcano erupted at 1242 p.m.,spewing hot ash as far as 600 meters from the cratre, according to the Ibu Volcano Monitoring Post.Ahmad Basuki, an officer of the monitoring post, said in a statement that the volcano’s eruption spewed a column of thick, gray ash towards the east with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm and a duration of 57 seconds, reports Xinhua news agency.”People who have outdoor activities are advised to wear…