Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 18: In a grand display of patriotism, national unity and community participation, Hon’ble Member of Parliament from Mumbai North-West, Shri Ravindra Waikar, led a series of Independence Day celebrations across the Mumbai North-West Lok Sabha constituency on 15 August, responding to the call of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign. One of the key highlights of the celebrations was the ceremonial salute to a magnificent national flag measuring more than 100 feet in height, specially installed at Matoshree Club, Jogeshwari. The event witnessed an atmosphere of immense patriotic enthusiasm, with residents, community...
Valiance Solutions Launches Tender Intelligence, an Enterprise SaaS for Government Procurement
New Delhi, India, 17 August: Across government offices in India, a familiar scene plays out every day. A tender closes, and bids begin to arrive, sometimes dozens, often hundreds. Each submission is a stack of documents running into hundreds of pages, varying in format, structure, and completeness. Procurement officers are tasked with reviewing every page, verifying qualifications, evaluating compliance, and producing a comparative assessment that must stand up to audits, regulatory scrutiny, and RTI queries, often years later. This is not an exception. It is the operational reality of public procurement at scale. As procurement volumes grow across Public Sector...
Oitijhyo Sarbojonin Cultural Association to host its first Sharodiya Durgotsav from October 16-21, 2026, in Hinjawadi Phase II
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: Pune’s rapidly growing Hinjawadi neighbourhood is set to welcome a new community celebration this festive season. Oitijhyo Sarbojonin Cultural Association is preparing to host its first Sharodiya Durgotsav from October 16 to 21, 2026, at Sitai Banquet Hall in Hinjawadi Phase II. What makes the initiative distinctive is that Oitijhyo is a women-led platform that aims to bring together families from different backgrounds through culture, participation and shared celebration. For a neighbourhood as diverse as Hinjawadi, the organisers believe Sharodiya Durgotsav will be a festival rooted in tradition while remaining open and contemporary. The association...
OyeGifts Celebrates Every Sibling Bond with ‘Har Rishta, Ek Khaas Rakhi’ for Raksha Bandhan 2026
New Delhi [India], August 13: Indian online gifting platform OyeGifts has introduced its Raksha Bandhan 2026 collection under the campaign theme “Har Rishta, Ek Khaas Rakhi.” Bringing together thoughtfully selected Rakhis, festive combinations and meaningful gifts, the collection offers customers a convenient way to Send Rakhi online to siblings and loved ones across India. Raksha Bandhan celebrates much more than the exchange of a sacred thread. It represents childhood memories, affectionate teasing, shared secrets, gratitude, emotional support and the comfort of a lifelong connection. As siblings grow older, move to different cities or begin families of their own, the festival becomes an opportunity to...
Research group publishes landmark study examining diagnostic access in India’s fight against tuberculosis
New Delhi, August 14, 2026. A landmark study led by Dr. Mustafa Barbhuiya, Founder and Director, Foundation for Advancement of Essential Diagnostics, highlights the critical role of diagnostic equity in global public health and healthcare delivery. A new peer-reviewed study led by Mustafa A. Barbhuiya, PhD, Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry and Point-of-Care Testing at Baystate Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Pathology at UMass Chan Medical School–Baystate, examines a fundamental but often overlooked challenge in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB): whether patients have access to the essential diagnostic services needed to identify disease and drug resistance. He founded...
India’s TB elimination goal needs stronger diagnostic infrastructure at the point of care: peer-reviewed study
New Delhi [India], August 14: India’s fight against tuberculosis needs to go beyond treatment and case notification and urgently focus on strengthening diagnostic infrastructure at the point of care, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Microbiology Spectrum, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The study, titled “Evaluating the nationwide availability of essential diagnostics for tuberculosis towards achieving a TB-free India,” provides a multi-state assessment of essential tuberculosis diagnostic services across public-sector healthcare facilities and a nationwide analysis of TB Treatment Units and Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing (CDST) laboratories. The research team assessed 327 healthcare facilities...
Entrepreneur Acharya Shubham Barwala Redefining Holistic Healthcare with Multi-Branch Expansion and AI-Powered AyurTech Solutions at Vedamrita
Blending deep Vedic wisdom, master-level Yoga expertise, and high-precision AI technology to deliver standardized, diagnostic-driven Ayurvedic care. BARWALA, HARYANA, INDIA — HealthTech Entrepreneur Acharya Shubham Barwala, Founder and Director at Vedamrita, is transforming the landscape of modern holistic medicine by bridging centuries-old Ayurvedic traditions with advanced Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Driven by his core operational philosophy, “Precision in every prescription,” Acharya Shubham Barwala is scaling Vedamrita into a premier multi-branch wellness ecosystem equipped with proprietary AI diagnostic tools and modern clinical standards. As an expert Yoga Master and seasoned Ayurvedic scholar, Acharya Shubham Barwala brings a unique dual perspective...
Beyond Borders: A Life Dedicated to Humanity
There are public servants who administer governments, and then there are those who quietly transform lives. Harjot Kaur belongs to the second category. For over three decades, her work has taken her from the villages of India to Afghanistan and, today, to the World Bank, where she leads social development initiatives across Central Asia. Throughout this journey, one principle has remained constant: development must always put people first. An outstanding student, Harjot graduated as topper of Punjab University in Geography Honours before completing her Master’s degree in Economics. She qualified simultaneously for both the Indian Civil Services and the Indian...
Kiya World School Partners with NIBOG Vizag 2026 to Celebrate Movement, Play and Early Childhood Development
Visakhapatnam, August 2026: Kiya World School has come on board as the Official Sponsor of the New India Baby Olympic Games (NIBOG) – Vizag 2026, a special sporting experience designed for young children between 5 to 84 months of age. The day-long event will be held on Sunday, 16 August 2026, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM at S3 Sports Arena, Visakhapatnam, bringing together young children and their families for a day centred around movement, play, participation and joyful experiences. Why Kiya World School is supporting NIBOG For Kiya World School, the association with NIBOG reflects an important belief about...
KCR Academy’s USA students credit Deepali Rokade for changing their cricketing lives
USA-based cricketers, including national and state-level players, hail Rokade’s technical expertise, mentorship and ability to build confidence Mumbai, 12 August 2026: Behind every young cricketer’s development is often a coach who sees potential before the player fully recognises it themselves. For several students associated with KCR Academy in the USA, that mentor has been Deepali Rokade. Students training with KCR Academy have spoken highly of Rokade’s contribution to their cricketing journeys, crediting her with not only improving their technical abilities but also changing the way they approach the game and themselves as cricketers. Among those who have benefited from her...