Amitabh Bachchan conferred Sayaji Ratna Award
- Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the Sayaji Ratna Award. This is the third time that the award has been given out.
- Previous winners include Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy and industrialist Ratan Tata.
- The award was established in memory of the erstwhile Baroda ruler Sayajirao Gaekwad III.
Paytm partners with LIC for payment of insurance premiums
- Paytm has partnered with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to offer online insurance premium payments.
- The aim is to introduce millions of users to a simpler and faster method of renewing their insurance policies online.
- Paytm has also partnered with other insurers including ICICI Prudential Life, Reliance Life and Max Life Insurance.
Ezetap’s Abhijit Bose appointed WhatsApp India Head
- Abhijit Bose has been appointed the head of WhatsApp India.
- WhatsApp India will be the Indian arm of the messaging service and is expected to begin operations sometime next year.
- Bose was the co-founder and CEO of enterprise payments solutions firm Ezetap.
- The move is being taken by WhatsApp to meeting the union government’s demand to curb the spread of fake news on the platform.
- WhatsApp is owned by Facebook.
Cabinet approves setting up of Medical College at Silvassa in UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of Medical College at Silvassa in the Union Territory (UT) of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- The medical college will have a yearly intake of 150 students.
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