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25 Jul

UGC says final year exams must

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UGC submitted the statement to Bombay High Court in response to an appeal made in the court challenging Maharashtra government’s decision to cancel the exam. University Grants Commission (UGC) said to Bombay High Court on Friday that the state governments do not have the authority to cancel university exams, reports NDTV. The Commission said that all universities are obligated to conduct the final year/semester exams before September 30. An affidavit with the statement was filed by the Commission in response to a petition filed by Dhananjay Kulkarni, a retired teacher and former university senate member from Pune. UGC in its affidavit…

25 Jul

YouTube Plans to Cut Down Recommendations of Hindi Videos Spreading Conspiracy Theories

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YouTube is planning to add Hindi support to its mechanism that reduces the recommendations and visibility of content that could spread conspiracy theories, an executive said. The change is specifically designed for the India market. It will be an extension to the company's move that allowed cutting down the video recommendations that could misinform viewers in harmful ways, which it calls “borderline” content. YouTube is essentially trying to address user concerns by limiting content spreading conspiracies and misinformation on its platform. Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan told Gadgets 360 over an email that YouTube had already started reducing recommendations of borderline content…

25 Jul

WhatsApp to Partner With More Indian Banks in Financial Inclusion Push

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Facebook's WhatsApp plans to team up with more Indian lenders to expand banking services in rural areas and for lower income individuals, the messaging platform's country head said on Wednesday. WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with 400 million users, has already tied up with banks including ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, allowing them to communicate with customers via automated text messages on its business service. "We now want to open up with more banks over this coming year to help simplify and expand banking services, especially to the rural and lower-income segments," Abhijit Bose, WhatsApp's India head…

25 Jul

Cipla Gets Regulatory Nod To Sell COVID-19 Drug

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Cipla has received regulatory approval to sell anti-viral drug favipiravir to treat COVID-19, the drug maker said on Friday, as coronavirus infections in the world's third worst-hit nation show no sign of abating. The Drug Controller General of India granted Cipla accelerated approval to make and sell favipiravir in an effort to meet the "urgent and unmet" need for COVID-19 treatment options in the country, the company said. India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily surge in cases, as officials in some states complained of shortages of…

25 Jul

MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tests COVID Positive

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 61, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it was confirmed on Saturday afternoon. He will be admitted to the Chirayu Hospital in state capital Bhopal, Home Minister Narottam Mishra told NEWS. "My dear countrymen, I was having COVID-19 symptoms and, after a test, my report came back positive. I am following all the guidelines and will quarantine myself according to the doctor's advice," the Chief Minister wrote on Twitter. He also appealed to colleagues and individuals to take all possible precaution to avoid infection and urged those who had come in contact…

25 Jul

‘Dekha Hok Abar’

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Dekha Hok Abar is unique poetry meets music collaboration of like-minded artists in these moments of crises hoping for a better tomorrow and a world that shall rise like the Phoenix after the turbulent pandemic fire subsides. Presented by Pritam Sen, released by Times Music Bangla, the concept and original poetry for this project has been penned by Swarnali Mita Sarkar. The music and video have been directed by Prajna Dutta. This project features the likes of amazing actor Sudip Mukherjee, mellifluous singers Anweshaa, Antara, Ankita, Sayani, mystical flautist Dr Subir Ray, dynamic dancers Debanjana & Jubin and meticulous arranger…

24 Jul

Farhan Akhtar’s Hello Charlie, Dongri to Dubai become first Bollywood films to resume shoot

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Farhan Akhtar’s Hello Charlie, Dongri to Dubai become first Bollywood films to resume shoot.Amid the relaxation in lockdown, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment resumed shooting for their next two projects Hello Charlie and Dongri to Dubai, taking all necessary precautions. The production house also completed the shoot of a song for Hello Charlie, making it the first Bollywood film to go on floors along with Dongri to Dubai.The makers shot with a unit of about 150 members as they executed the schedule in accordance with the guidelines for risk protection against contagion of covid-19 during filming. The days were…

24 Jul

New Record! Sushant’s last film Dil Bechara gets an IMDb rating of 9.9

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New Record! Sushant's last film Dil Bechara gets an IMDb rating of 9.9With a run time of 1 hour, 41 minutes and 30 seconds, Sushant Singh Rajput's last film 'Dil Bechara' released on Disney+ Hotstar on Friday, and fans within no time got the film's IMDb rating to 9.9. With over 500 ratings, Mukesh Chhabra directorial stands at 9.9 on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV, and celebrity content.Let go of your emotions if you have to. It is important to grieve, for your own sake. Don't deny your feelings," wrote writer Chetan Bhagat celebrating…

24 Jul

CM distributes appointment letters to 12 Fishery Development Officers

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Assam has become self sufficient in fish production by increasing production substantially in the last four years. The state produced 3.35 lakh metric tonne of fish in 2019-20 and FISHFED sold fish worth Rs 180 crore during the first two phases of lockdown. Apart from becoming Atma Nirbhar (self reliant) in fish production, we are being able to supply fish to other NE states and we have the capacity to become biggest producer and exporter of fish in the country.” Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said while taking part in the programme to distribute appointment letters to 12 Fishery Development…

24 Jul

President Kovind talks to Sonowal over phone and takes stock of flood situation The nation is with the people of Assam: President

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President Ram Nath Kovind today talked to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over phone and took stock of flood situation in the state. The President expressed solidarity with the people of Assam and hoped that the difficult times would soon be over.During the conversation, Chief Minister Sonowal apprised the President that along with flood, the State at the same time is fighting against COVID-19, erosion, storm, landslides, African swine fever and gas well fire at Baghjan in Tinsukia district. The Chief Minister informed that huge areas including farm lands and houses have been severely affected by flood and erosion in the…