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Prithviraj on Tuesday announced that his antigen test for coronavirus has come negative. However, the actor said he will continue to stay in isolation for a week. “Tested negative on the Antigen test today. Will still be continuing to isolate for one more week to be doubly sure. Once again, thanks to everyone who reached out and expressed care and concern (sic),” tweeted Prithviraj along with his COVID test result. He has tested positive for COVID-19 on the sets of Jana Gana Mana. “We had strict protocols in place with regards to Covid regulations and associated safety measures. As is…

Next time if you are caught without a face mask in public in Mumbai, get ready to sweep roads as part of community service if you fail to pay fine to the city civic body.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is making violators do community service in the form of sweeping roads if they are reluctant to pay Rs 200 as fine for not wearing masks in public places, according to civic officials. In view of the coronavirus pandemic, authorities have made wearing of face masks mandatory in public to curb the spread of the infection. The Maharashtra government on Thursday…

'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' celebrates Unity in Diversity with its ebullience, Élan and Vivacity of fashion and textiles sector, experts emphasised in a Webinar organised by Press Information Bureau, Guwahati on the topic here today. A Galaxy of experts from textile, fashion Industry and socio-economic cultural fraternity, Government sector along with academicians deliberated and discussed about the topic from varied perspective. Talking about teachings of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Assam and Rajasthan, the two states which are grouped together in 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’, Ms. Alakananda Roy, dance educationist and danseuse, Kolkata said that the exuberance and the elan in…

Flouting COVID-19 safety protocols, thousands of people gathered at a ground in Kharagpur in Paschim Medinipur district during the annual Dussehra ceremony with the video of the event going viral on social media in past two days.The Dussehra festival at Kharagpur attracts thousands of people every year and is attended by people's representatives, a senior district official said. As the effigy of Ravana was being set ablaze on the sprawling ground on Monday evening, the day of Dussehra and Bijoya Dashami, the crowd swelled and physical distancing apparently went for a toss. As the video of the huge crowd went…

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa's "legs were shaking" while Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a meeting of parliamentary leaders that India was about to attack their country, said a Pakistani lawmaker as he recounted the events of February 2019 meeting during which the Imran Khan government decided to release Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.In a speech in the National Assembly, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Ayaz Sadiq said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in an important meeting pointed out that if Pakistan did not release Wing Commander Varthaman, India would attack Pakistan "that…

Alia Bhatt to jet off to Hyderabad next week to shoot the pending scenes of SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ After seven months of lockdown, filmmaker SS Rajamouli resumed the shooting of his magnum opus, ‘RRR’ in the first week of October. Now, reports are rife that Alia Bhatt will be jetting off to Hyderabad to shoot for the remaining portions of her scenes in the film. According to a report in a news portal, Alia had only one scene remaining when the shooting of the film was stopped due to the pandemic and the lockdown in March. Now, the actress will…