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24 Jul

West Bengal: In Nadia, a fake SSKM doctor is caught by police

editor0 CommentsCrime, West Bengal

On Friday afternoon, a fake doctor was arrested from a private chamber near Kalyani station in Nadia for allegedly posing as a professor at SSKM Hospital. Albert Russell Faruki, a resident of Kalyani, has worked as consultant gastroenterology there for the past ten years. “Following information from the West Bengal Doctors' Forum, we have arrested the accused who was allegedly practicing medicine without an MBBS degree,” a police officer said. He didn't have a doctor's registration number. The fraudulent doctor and his collaborators will face legal consequences.” According to sources, Faruki's prescription raised concerns among some physicians, who wrote a…

24 Jul

India’s first medal in the Olympics was won by Rupo Mirabai Chanur in weightlifting

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsOlympics, Rupo Mirabai

There were huge expectations from weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in the Women’s 49 kg category and she didn’t disappoint as she clinched a Silver medal to open India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Chanu lifted 115 kg in her second attempt and created a new Olympic record. However, when Chanu went for 117 kg, she could not lift the weight and settled for the Silver medal, to win her maiden Olympic medal. China’s Hou Zhihui clinched the gold medal. Cantik Windy Aisah of Indonesia won a Bronze medal in the same category. Could not have asked for a happier…

24 Jul

YouTube hits 10 bn Play Store download milestone

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Entertainment, Internationalyoutube

The Google-owned YouTube app for Android users has surpassed a whopping 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. According to 9To5Google, video streaming has exploded in popularity over the past decade with improving global internet speed, introduction of 4G devices and increasing access to smartphones/tablets. As the largest and most well-known streaming platform globally, it was always likely that YouTube would become the first “proper” user-facing Android app to hit such a download milestone on the Play Store, it added. Given that the app comes pre-installed on almost all devices, it is marginally bolstered and could even include some…

24 Jul

Mamata Banerjee elected Trinamool Parliamentary Party chairperson

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was unanimously chosen as the chairperson of its Parliamentary Party placing her in a pivotal position to coordinate with the other opposition parties. After TMC’s victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections in May this year, the party has been positioning itself as a unifier for all opposition parties, a role that the Congress as the single largest opposition party has been playing so far. The Congress often finds itself constrained since it is a political opponent to many of the regional parties in different States. Party’s Rajya Sabha leader MP Derek O'Brien at…

24 Jul

The first meeting of the PC on July 30, both Shuvendu and Mukul can avoid the meeting! Why?

editor0 CommentsIndia, West BengalMukul Roy, Suvendu Adhikari

30th July, the first meeting of the PAC. According to sources, PCC chairman Mukul Roy may not be present at the meeting. Meanwhile, Shuvendur is also expected to be present at the meeting as a member of the PC. Like the political circles, Shuvendu also wants to avoid the meeting as he does not want to face Mukul. It may be mentioned that a case has also been filed in the High Court seeking dismissal of Mukul's MLA post before the first PC meeting on July 30. Until the case is decided, the BJP can make that demand in court, leaving Mukul Roy as…

24 Jul

India logs 39K Covid cases, 546 deaths

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, IndiaCovid-19

India on Saturday recorded 39,097 cases of Covid and 546 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed. The country now has 4,08,977 active cases and has witnessed a total of 4,20,016 deaths so far. According to the government, a total of 35,087 people were discharged from hospitals and health centres in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cured to 3,05,03,166 till date as the virus continued to infect less than one lakh people over the last 45 days. According to the health ministry data, a total of 42,78,82,261 Covid vaccine doses have been administered…

24 Jul

Submit phone for investigation if you thinks it is tapped: BJP dares Rahul

editor0 CommentsIndiaPM Modi, RAHULGANDHI

Claiming that Intelligence Bureau officers had told him that his phone was being tapped, Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused PM Narendra Modi of treason for snooping on the opposition and institutions, drawing a strong riposte from the saffron party which demanded that the Congress MP hand over his phone to the investigating agencies so that a proper investigation could be conducted.Rahul reiterated his demand that home minister Amit Shah be removed from the Cabinet and a Supreme Court inquiry be conducted against the PM. "I get phone calls from IB people who tap my phone and they tell me we…

24 Jul

Manipur: Journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem, Jailed For ‘Cow Dung’ Post, Released

editor0 CommentsManipurhuman rights, journalist, manipur

Journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem was on Friday, 23 July, released from Imphal Central Jail. This comes after Manipur High Court had, earlier in the day, directed his interim release, saying, as per Bar and Bench, that his detention would be as much a "violation of Article 21 of the Constitution." Wangkhem had been detained under the National Security Act (NSA) for a post on his Facebook wall after a BJP leader died due to COVID, commenting that “cow dung, cow urine did not work." This comes a day after his wife, Ranjita Elangbam, wrote a letter to the Manipur High Court,…

24 Jul

US secretary of state Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28, will meet PM Modi

editor0 CommentsIndia, InternationalAmerica, INDIA

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in India on Tuesday and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, the government announced on Friday, amid growing worries about the American exit from Afghanistan. It will be Mr Blinken's first visit, after assuming charge as US Secretary of State following US President Joe Biden's election, to India, which since the late 1990s has moved increasingly close to the United States as the world's two largest democracies see shared interests on a rising China and other challenges. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin visited New Delhi as part of…

23 Jul

CISCE to announce results of ICSE, ISC Board tomorrow at 3 PM

editor0 CommentsEducation, IndiaCISCE, ICS, ICSE

CISCE to declare ICSE, ISC Board results 2021 tomorrow i.e 24th July at 3 PM. Due to corona the board cancelled the exam of ICSE and ICS board. In June, the Council had announced that the students will be awarded marks based on internal assessments. The Council has clarified that the rechecking of answer scripts is not applicable for the ICSE, ISC 2021 exams as the candidates have been awarded imputed marks. If a candidate has objections regarding the marks in the result, she or he may send an application to the school, stating the objection in detail along with…