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1 day ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
The Odisha government has announced summer vacation for schools and anganwadi centres from Wednesday, April 23, in view of the prevailing heat wave situation in the state. Both government and private-run colleges will also be closed from Wednesday till further orders. These decisions were taken by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi after taking stock of the prevailing heat wave situation in the state on Tuesday.
"Summer vacation for school children will begin from tomorrow.
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1 day ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
Tata Group's TCS is the largest IT firm in India. Recently, the IT firm reportedly achieved a major milestone, surpassing USD 30 billion in annual revenue and securing its position as the world’s second-largest IT services brand. Moreover, it is the second Indian company to attain a market capitalisation (mcap) of Rs 15 lakh crore after Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries.
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2 days ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
The second half of 2024 in India was marked by several cybersecurity incidents, such as the Star Health Insurance breach in September, which affected the data of 31 million customers, or a security breach at Signzy fintech startup in December. These events highlight the importance of implementing and constantly improving available cybersecurity standards.
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2 days ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
UPSC has declared the final result of the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024. As many as 1,009 candidates -- 725 men and 284 women -- have been recommended by the UPSC for appointment to various services on the basis of Tuesday's results. Many serving officers, including IRS, IPS and other officers, who appeared in the exam, also secured better ranks this time.
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2 days ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
Terrorists attacked tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon. Multiple tourists were feared killed and at least 20 injured when terrorists opened fire in a picturesque meadow near Kashmir's Pahalgam town. The death toll could be more than 20, estimated a high-ranking official without getting into details, PTI reported. Officials said security forces have fanned out in the Baisaran area to hunt down the assailants.
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2 days ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
HDFC Bank has become the third firm in the country to surpass Rs 15 lakh crore in market capitalisation. Shares of HDFC Bank climbed nearly 2 per cent on Tuesday, which led to the achievement of this feat. The stock went up 1.78 per cent to settle at Rs 1,961.90 on the BSE. During the day, it jumped 2.23 per cent to Rs 1,970.65 -- the record high level. At the NSE, the stock rallied 1.70 per cent to Rs 1,960.
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2 days ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
Yet another good news has come for Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal as his Bharti Airtel surpassed Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio in adding more subscribers in January 2025. According to a TRAI report, the telecom user base in the country increased marginally to 119 crore in January, with Airtel leading the chart in new subscriber additions across wireline and mobile segments. In January 2025, Airtel added an impressive 16.5 lakh new subscribers to its network.
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2 days ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
Terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam kills several tourists, raises security concerns as Amarnath Yatra nearsSwanand Kirkire says his problem with Ranbir Kapoor's Animal is its 'overwhelming acceptance': 'Sandeep Reddy Vanga might get angry at me again but...'Aircraft crashes in Gujarat, trainee pilot killed, details here... This is world's longest road, spans 30000 km, crosses through ... countries, not in China, Russia, Australia, it is in...
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2 days ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has finally declared the UPSC 2024 results, with Shakti Dubey topping the civil services exam and Harshita Goyal, Dongre Archit Parag securing 2nd, 3rd ranks, respectively. The male UPSC 2024 topper is Dongre Archit Parag, while Aakash Garg emerged as the second male topper with All India Rank (AIR) 5. He secured the fifth rank with Sociology as his optional subject.
Who is Aakash Garg?
He is born and brought in Delhi.
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2 days ago | 
dnaindia.com | Prashant Tamta
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the final results of UPSC 2024. The commission said 1,009 candidates have qualified civil services exam 2024. Shakti Dubey is the topper, while Harshita Goyal has secured the second rank.
Who is Harshita Goyal?
She was born in Haryana and brought up in Vadodara in Gujarat. She is a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession. She chose political science and international relations as her optional subjects in her UPSC mains exam.
