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08 Dec

‘V-Day’: 90-year-old British woman is first to receive Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot

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The UK kicked off its biggest-ever vaccine campaign in history on Tuesday, as 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech jab against COVID-19. At 6:31 am GMT early riser Maggie was given the life-saving jab by nurse May Parsons at her local hospital in Coventry to mark what the National Health Service (NHS) has dubbed a "landmark moment" on V-Day or Vaccine Day in the fight against the deadly virus. "I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against COVID-19, it's the best early birthday present I could wish for…

08 Dec

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame Munmun Dutta is ‘sweet’ and ‘savage’, Raj Anadkat aka Tapu loves it

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame Munmun Dutta is ‘sweet’ and ‘savage’, Raj Anadkat aka Tapu loves itTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame Munmun Dutta and Raj Anadkat are two individuals who are not just colleagues who bond well on-screen but even off-screen, they support each other’s work and initiatives like true buddies. Their social media game is incomplete without commenting on each other’s post and showing affection and support and that’s exactly what Raj is doing again with Babita’s new post where she calls herself an ideal blend of ‘sweet’ and ‘savage’.

07 Dec

Singer Akhil Sachdeva to tie the knot with Tanya Gulla in Jaipur on December 7

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Singer Akhil Sachdeva, known for his hit songs from films like Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya, Badhaai Ho and Kabir Singh, is all set to marry his long-time girlfriend Tanya Gulla in a private ceremony in Jaipur. The wedding is scheduled to take place on December 7 and will take place as per Covid 19 guidelines. The singer on Monday shared a picture from their roka ceremony. Many of his industry friends including actor Vikrant Massey and producer Ekta Kapoor congratulated him. Vikrant wrote: “Congratulations Bhai. Wish you and @tanyagulla the best of everything life has to offer. Tons of love.” Well known…

07 Dec

Actor Kirti Kulhari says that in the beginning five hours on set felt long and tiring as if I had shot for 24 hours

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Like other actors even Kriti has started shooting following the Covide guidelines, with standard operating procedures involving constant sanitization, PPE kits, masks on most of the time and what not, Kirti Kulhari, too, has been shooting maintaining all safety precautions. “I was super excited. I understand the Covid-19 situation. I also understand that getting back to normal life, with the precautions in place, is the way to go forward. We can’t be sitting at home and not doing anything. It happened for a while and a long time during the lockdown. No one thought that three-four months would just pass…

07 Dec

“Bharat Bandh” from tomorrow

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New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the recently enacted farm laws have called for a peaceful nationwide shutdown, or “Bharat Bandh”, on December 8, a day ahead of their sixth meeting with the central government to mount pressure in support of their demands. The call for a "peaceful" nationwide shutdown on December 8, a day ahead of the sixth round of talks between protesting farmers and the centre, is meant to mount pressure on the government to repeal three contentious agriculture reform laws. Unions have stated their protest is “peaceful and will continue that way”.

07 Dec

Nissan India launches Nissan Magnite

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Nissan India has announced the price and commenced bookings of the all-new Nissan Magnite across all Nissan dealerships in the country and on its website (https://book.nissan.in/). The big, bold, beautiful and ‘charismatic’ SUV is available at a special introductory price of Rs 4,99,000 until December 31. “Built on the philosophy of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’, the all-new Nissan Magnite comes with more than 20 first-in-class and best-in-segment features that provides consumers with a differentiated, innovative and accessible ownership experience,” said Sinan Ozkok, President, Nissan Motor India. In line with Nissan’s philosophy of continuous innovation to deliver enriching…

07 Dec

Amway India’s Traditional Herbs Range

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As the demand for herbal nutrition category records a drastic rise with consumers shifting towards healthier living, Amway India, one of the country’s leading FMCG direct selling companies, foresees its traditional herb nutrition category to clock sales of Rs 100-Crore this year. To accommodate the growing demand for herbal products, Amway is also gearing up to strengthen its local sourcing of herbal extracts in India. Amway continues to locally source ingredients for manufacturing its high-quality nutrition products. A leader in the nutrition space, Amway is renowned globally for its nutrition category brand – Nutrilite. Going by the trend of prioritizing…

07 Dec

Click 2 Protect 3D Plus & Corona Kavach

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HDFC Life (one of India’s leading life insurance companies) and HDFC Ergo (one of India's leading non-life insurers) have joined hands. They jointly launched a combi-product - ‘Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach’. It will provide a complete financial protection package in the current pandemic environment, with HDFC Life’s Click 2 Protect 3D Plus (C2P3D Plus) and HDFC Ergo’s Corona Kavach. Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach has been designed to provide comprehensive financial protection in the current pandemic. In addition to offering life cover, the product also includes a family floater facility which offers options in terms of adding family members…

05 Dec

Actor Dimple Kapadia suggested another actor’s name during audition for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, says her agent

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Dimple Kapadia’s talent manager, who played a significant role in helping her land a role in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, has spoken about the process, and the methods she employed to get Dimple in the door. In the science-fiction spectacle, Dimple plays Priya, an arms dealer who meets with the film’s protagonist a couple of times. Dimple auditioned for Nolan when he flew down to India in 2019. The film was partially shot in Mumbai. In an interview to Film Companion, talent manager Purvi Lavingia Vats said that she pulled out Dimple’s scenes from Dil Chahta Hai for Tenet’s casting team.…

05 Dec

Paurashpur stream on ZEE5

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New Delhi: Paurashpur will stream on OTT platforms Zee5 and ALT Balaji. Paurashpur is all set to stream on ZEE5 and ALT Balaji from December 29. Paurashpur was earlier described by the makers as a fictional historic kingdom, riddles with politics and gender wars. Milind Soman is back by this web-show. Milind Soman features in a gender-fluid look - the 55-year-old actor sports a huge nose-pin, a red bindi, black nail-paint and heavy gold jewellery.