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InfoBeans appoints Phaneesh Murthy as Advisor

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InfoBeans Technologies — a provider of AI-led design and software solutions, announced today the appointment of Phaneesh Murthy as an Adviser to the Board. The intention behind this move is to accelerate its growth in the long-term and consolidate its global leadership position in digital engineering and AI.

With such extensive experience as an advisor to many other companies together with his leadership positions at Infosys and iGate, Phaneesh Murthy brings a lot of knowledge to InfoBeans. His history of growing companies exponentially and achieving market supremacy will be paramount in steering InfoBeans towards fast expansion and value addition.

Talking about his new role, he said, “I am excited about advising an organization that has great potential but which is fundamentally sound with authentic people running it.”

Mitesh Bohra, the Co-founder of InfoBeans exclaimed with great enthusiasm about the new addition: “This is a huge win for us because Phaneesh has done it all and can actually change the way we operate. InfoBeans will gain immensely from his expertise on driving growth and conversion in his past assignments.”

We intend to make InfoBeans as world class AI first organization serving our clients by putting them first. Together with Phaneesh, we want to create immense value for our entire ecosystem which includes; our team, clients, investors, partners and the community at large, he further said.

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BJP Candidate List 2024: Names finalized for 56 Lok Sabha seats, election battle of Modi-Shah revealed

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BJP Candidate List 2024: In the important meeting of the Central Election Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the names of its candidates for 56 Lok Sabha seats. With this revelation, speculations about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh entering the election fray have intensified.

BJP Candidate List 2024

BJP Candidate List 2024: According to sources, the BJP, in its strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, will leave six seats vacant in Uttar Pradesh for its alliance partners including Apna Dal, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (Subhashpa) and Nishad Party. This division includes two seats each of Apna Dal and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party and one seat each of SubhaSP and Nishad Party. According to this strategy, BJP has so far finalized its candidates for 56 seats.

State Elections 2024: EC announces polls in five states; Important Dates; Seats; Number of voters

It is likely that Prime Minister Modi will once again contest elections from Varanasi, while Home Minister Amit Shah will contest from Gandhinagar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow. If sources are to be believed, former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan was offered the Bhopal seat, but he has expressed his intention to contest the elections from his home district Vidisha.

BJP Candidate List 2024:  Apart from this, it is possible that BJP Jammu and Kashmir President Ravi Raina may contest from Rajouri-Anantnag constituency. Also, former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani may be considered for the Lok Sabha seat, and Sarbananda Sonowal may contest from Dibrugarh.

On the other hand, Jyotiraditya Scindia may contest from Guna-Shivpuri, while other possible candidates include Subrata Pathak from Kannauj, Murali Dharan from Thiruvananthapuram Rural, Sukant Majumdar from Balurghat, Ravi Kishan from Gorakhpur, Manushakh Mandaviya from Bhavnagar, Harish Dwivedi from Basti, Prahlad Joshi from Hubli. Shobha Karandlaje from Dharwad, Karnataka, Poonam Madam from Jamnagar and Fagan Singh Kulaste from Mandla can be candidates.

BJP Candidate List 2024: Apart from this, there is a possibility that Pravesh Verma may be made the candidate from West Delhi and Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh may contest against Shatrughan Sinha in Asansol. Other probable candidates include Rao Inderjit Singh from Gurugram, Sunita Duggal from Sirsa, Kamlesh Paswan from Bansi, SPS Baghel from Agra and Manoj Tiwari from North East Delhi.

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Blast at Rameshwaram Cafe, 5 injured

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A massive explosion took place at the famous Rameshwaram Cafe in Whitefield, Bengaluru on Friday. Five people were injured in this incident.

According to media reports, there is no information about any casualty at present. According to officials, the injured were immediately taken to a nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment.

Pictures after the explosion started going viral on social media due to which a large crowd suddenly gathered at the spot.

Blast at Rameshwaram Cafe

The blast was so powerful that there was a lot of damage to the cafe premises and goods were damaged. Along with the police and fire department, local people also played an important role in controlling the situation after the blast.

Giving information about the incident, Whitefield Fire Station said, “We received a call informing us that a cylinder had burst at Rameshwaram Cafe. We reached the spot and are currently analyzing the situation.”

Although the exact cause of the explosion has not been known yet, forensic experts are trying their best.

Reacting to the incident, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya expressed his concern on social media. He informed about the conversation he had with Nagaraj, the founder of Rameshwaram Cafe. He said the cafe owner has denied any claims of cylinder explosion. Also alleged that the blast was caused by a bag left by a customer.

“One of their employees has been injured. It seems to be a clear case of a bomb blast. Demands answers from Bengaluru CM @Siddaramaiah,” Surya said.

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Petrol Price Today on Feb 29: Petrol prices change in these states; know rates in your city

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Petrol Price Today: Changes in petrol prices affect almost every person in the country. Most people eagerly wait for the news of when will the rates of petrol come down because most people use their vehicle for commuting from one place to another place.

Moreover, they use vehicles for their routine tasks like going to market or visiting a nearby doctor or going to a saloon. In this situation, change in petrol prices becomes important news for them. Though, minor changes in petrol prices are frequent, they keep going up and down but sometimes the government makes big changes in prices.

In this article, you will get information about what is the petrol price today in your state or city.

Whenever, petrol prices go down, vehicle owners take a sigh of relief, hence, you should be aware of the petrol prices in your state.

Oil companies everyday release current rates of petrol. Today on February 8, the price of petrol in Delhi is ₹104.01 per litre. You can also read about the petrol prices in other major cities below in the article.

Petrol Price Today

Today on February 29*, the price of petrol in Maharashtra state ₹109.96 per litre. Below is the information about the prices of petrol in other states. Check now:

State

Today’s Petrol Price (per litre)
Delhi

₹104.01
Maharashtra

₹109.96
Madhya Pradesh

₹107.21
Jharkhand

₹98.49
Uttar Pradesh

₹95.26
Rajasthan

₹111.08
Gujarat

₹95.33
Punjab

₹96.18
Tamil Nadu

₹101.38
Bihar

₹105.87
Himachal Pradesh

₹95.76
Haryana

₹95.29
Jammu and Kashmir

₹100.34
Andhra Pradesh

₹110.71
Assam

₹94.55
Chhattisgarh

₹94.92
Karnataka

₹100.56
Odisha

₹101.78
West Bengal

₹104.65
Uttarakhand

₹93.99
Telangana

₹108.18
Goa

₹96.37
Arunachal Pradesh

₹99.38

Petrol Price Today in other states

Below we have given the information about the petrol prices on February 29 in major cities of the country.

City

Petrol Price Today (per litre)
Mumbai

₹114.04
Kolkata

₹109.20
Chennai

₹106.37
Ahmedabad

₹107.34
Chandigarh

₹95.94
Agra

₹97.52
Gurugram

₹96.56
Dehradun

₹94.74
Varanasi

₹99.02
Ludhiana

₹97.18
Jaipur

₹112.64
Haridwar

₹94.54
Ambala

₹97.84

How to know current petrol prices in your city?

If you want to know about the current prices of petrol in your city then you can use the mobile phone service as well. You will have to use SMS service for this. According to Indian Oil’s official website you will have to send “RSP” means Retail Selling Price in the message text body to 92249 92249. Then you will get the current price of petrol in your city over an SMS.

If you want to know about the current prices of petrol in your city then you can use the mobile phone service as well to know details. You will have to use the SMS service for this details. According to Indian Oil’s official website you will have to send “RSP” means Retail Selling Price in the message text body to 92249 92249.

Apart from this, you can also use Indian Oil’s official application to track current prices of petrol/diesel.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs): Petrol Price Today

What is today’s petrol price in New Delhi?

Today the price of petrol in New Delhi is ₹104.01 per litre and Diesel price is ₹89.62 per litre.

What is Indian Oil company’s toll free number?

Indian Oil company’s toll free number is 1800-2333-555.

Do petrol prices change everyday in India?

Yes, petrol prices change daily in India.

At which price petrol is being sold in Uttar Pradesh today?

Today the price of petrol in Uttar Pradesh is ₹95.26 per litre.

When does petrol price increase in India?

Whenever prices crude oil increase in international market, petrol prices go up in India.

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GPT Healthcare IPO Review: Subscription ends today, here’s what investors should do

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GPT Healthcare IPO Review: Monday is the last day for public subscription of the initial public offering (IPO) of GPT Healthcare Limited. Today is a very important day for the potential subscribers of this IPO.

A substantial subscription rate of 85% was seen in the IPO on Friday, the second day of the IPO, which was launched on Thursday, 22 February. National Stock Exchange data showed that 1,67,51,920 bids were registered against 1,97,63,327 shares in the IPO. In the breakdown, retail individual investors (RIIs) subscribed 1.24 times, non-institutional investors garnered 79% share, and qualified institutional buyers garnered a 19% subscription rate.

GPT Healthcare IPO Review

The IPO of Kolkata-based GPT Healthcare is valued at ₹525 crore. This includes issuance of equity shares amounting to ₹40 crore and also an offer for sale (OFS) of 2.6 crore equity shares by private equity firm Banyantree Growth Capital.

According to a report, Banyantree currently holds 32.64% stake, which is equivalent to 2.6 crore shares. The price band for the IPO has been set at ₹177-186 per share. The funds raised from the IPO will be allocated to repay debt and for general corporate purposes.

Also read: GPT Healthcare IPO Subscription Status: IPO started, buy or not – read full information

GPT Healthcare IPO Review: GPT Healthcare was founded in the year 2000 by Dwarika Prasad Tantia, Om Tantia and Gopal Tantia. The company started with an eight-bed hospital in Kolkata. It now has four multispecialty hospitals with a combined capacity of 561 beds.

GPT Healthcare IPO Review: GPT Healthcare raised ₹157.54 crore from anchor investors in the initial IPO. A day before the public offering, the company allotted 84.7 lakh equity shares to 15 funds at ₹186 per share, which is the highest level of the defined price band.

(Note: This is not an investment advise; this article is just for information.)

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Celebrating courage and legacy: Dr. Monica Sood brings back ‘Till God Wakes’ to World Book Fair 2024

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Monica Sood: The bestseller book of 1964, Till God Wakes — an immortal story of the Sino-Indian War in NEFA of the late Paramjit Kumar was brought back to the stalls by his daughter Dr Monica B. Sood. The author meet program was conducted at the World Book Fair 2024 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in association with White Falcon Publishing to pay tribute to her late father and bring his great work back to life.

The event started with a minute of silence to pay tribute to the late father and author of the book Till God Awakes – Pramajit Kumar. He was an Indian-born author, philosopher, and economist. Through this book, readers will get an opportunity to witness the Sino-Indian War and the extraordinary acts of bravery exhibited by the heroes of India.

Also read: Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’s Purushottam Ajmera aka Rituraj Singh dies at 59

The book reveals the true factors behind the spectacular Chinese advance, exposing the tales of underhanded treacherous tactics, betrayals, and acts contrary to the age-old principles of international law, highlighting the perfidy of the invading hordes. The experience of reading the novel, is promised to be vivid and thrilling, taking you on an emotional rollercoaster through the sheer intensity of its haunting scenes.

Paramjit Kumar, was more than just my father, says Monica Sood

During the author’s meeting program, Dr Monica B. Sood said “Paramjit Kumar, was more than just my father. He was my unconditional mentor with an ocean full of knowledge, that he shared and I grasped in those 18 years. He is a man with incredible valour courage, empathy, and a unique personality when he left my hand at the age of 18 and found God’s lap to rest forever. But left me with a lot of wisdom and courage to take forward his missions of life. He always wanted the youth of India to know about the unbelievable feats of bravery performed by Indian heroes during the Sino-Indian War. He would be smiling today seeing his novel getting back to the stalls and youth reading it.”

Post addressing the audience about the book and stories of his father. Dr Sood showed the footage of Paramjit Ji from 1985 where he spoke about patriotism, brotherhood within our country, and world peace. In the video he also extraordinary acts of bravery exhibited by the heroes of India in the Sino-China War in NEFA.

Paramjit Ji’s elder granddaughter, Angel Dsouza also attended the event and paid tribute to him. She said, “This book contains everything, from tear-jerking emotional moments to drama, politics, economics, romance psychology, and philosophy. The style of writing is phenomenal, the use of diction, complex thematic notions, and use of vivid descriptions will make you feel as if it’s reality. This is one of those rare pieces of art that make you feel something, and if you don’t give it a try, you will miss out on something incredible.”

The author’s meeting ended with a book signing program where Dr Sood met the readers of the book and signed a copy for them for the readers. She also empowered and encouraged the young girls with her wise words who were swept away by her speech.