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16 Aug

Chetan Chauhan passes away

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Former Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan passed away today after suffering from multi-organ failure. He had tested positive for COVID-19 in July and was yet to recover from the infection when he developed kidney and blood pressure problems. Chauhan was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi PGI Hospital in Lucknow, before being shifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram and was put on ventilator support after he developed kidney and blood pressure issues on Friday. Chauhan had also contracted coronavirus in July and was yet to recover from that. Known to be a gritty player, Chauhan played 40 Tests between 1969 and 1978 and…

15 Aug

With ‘Stranger Things’ Paused, Gaten Matarazzo Takes Summer Job as Food Runner

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With 'Stranger Things' Paused, Gaten Matarazzo Takes Summer Job as Food RunnerThe 17-year-old New Jersey native has been spotted helping a Long Beach Island eatery where some of his family members are employed.Production was underway in March on season four of Stranger Things when Netflix executives pressed pause due to the COVID19 pandemic, but series star Gaten Matarazzo hasn't been sitting at home bored all summer. The 17-year-old went to work on another gig … running food. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed through his rep that the New Jersey native took up a side job by working alongside a few…

15 Aug

Salman Khan Trolled for Tweeting Pic Wearing Mask of His Brand

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'Sure that You're Still Being Human?': Salman Khan Trolled for Tweeting Pic Wearing Mask of His BrandSalman Khan has launched his line of COVID masks but a section of social media has taken to trolling the actor soon after he tweeted an image wearing a mask of his brand on Friday. Salman took to his verified account to post a picture where he is seen wearing a mask manufactured by his brand, Being Human Clothing.Soon, the trolls jumped into action. "Being Criminal doing Charity 10rs. And promoting that charity work by 1000rs. Through Social media, news papers, media..after so many…

15 Aug

Anupam Kher defends Mahesh Bhatt against Sushant Singh Rajput accusations..

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Anupam Kher defends Mahesh Bhatt against Sushant Singh Rajput accusations, says ‘I am not blind, but I will not say anything’Actor Anupam Kher has spoken about Sushant Singh Rajput in an interview, expressing that Sushant was too positive a person to have taken his own life, and defending his one-time mentor Mahesh Bhatt.He told Times Now, “The more I see his fitness, the more I see his carefree videos, the more I think: why will he commit suicide? It was not an overdose of drugs, he was not a druggie, it was not… So you are seeing videos from as…

15 Aug

In 1999, a sitcom called Hello Friends (zero marks for creativity), a Hindi language sitcom premiered.

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It will be an understatement to say that 2020 has been a hard year, as the world struggles with the novel coronavirus pandemic. But some people are still trying to find light moments amid this crisis through memes. Well, if you consider a Twitter user @lookitshnb's perspective, according to her it's not the novel coronavirus that is the "worst pandemic of our time". In fact, going by her now-viral tweet, it is the 1999 Indian version of the popular American sitcom Friends. Yes, you read that right. We have to say it is a bit cringy. Check out the viral…

14 Aug

Troops Fought For 17-20 Hours With Chinese In Ladakh.

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The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has awarded 294 of its troops with the Director General (DG) commendation for displaying bravery during the recent skirmishes with Chinese troops in Ladakh. This was announced by the border force on August 14, 2020. The ITBP added saying that recommendations have also been sent to the government for awarding gallantry medals to 21 troops posted in the area. In its first official account of the standoff between the two militaries, the ITBP revealed how its troops "not only effectively used shield to protect themselves but also responded fiercely to advancing PLA (Chinese People's Liberation…

14 Aug

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests negative for COVID-19.

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Home Minister Amit Shah today tweeted he has tested negative for coronavirus. He had been staying at the private hospital Medanta in Gurgaon, near Delhi. "Today my coronavirus test report has come negative. I thank God and at the moment I express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have blessed me and my family by wishing me well. Will stay in home isolation for a few more days on the advice of doctors," Mr Shah tweeted."I also thank all the doctors and paramedical staff of Medanta Hospital who have helped me in fighting Corona infection and who have been…

14 Aug

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

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Independence Day is a reminder of the sacrifices of our valiant freedom fighters who stood up against the colonisers and even suffered harsh consequences unflinchingly, so that the later generation could breathe in free air in free India. It’s a day of national pride. We, the all ranks of 72 Assam Girls (Independent) Coy NCC, NLP on behalf of Officer Commanding Col Jasbir Singh Cheema celebrate this day every year. This year too the unit and all its Colleges and schools, spread over the district of North Lakhimpur and Dhemaji are celebrating the Independence Day. The event was celebrated online on…

14 Aug

Asus ROG launches Zephyrus G14

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Taiwanese tech giant, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) introduced Zephyrus G14. This flagship product is powered by the latest AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS processor. It comes with a customized intelligent cooling system, up to an RTX 2060 MaxQ GPU from NVIDIA and up to a UHD resolution Pantone validated 100% sRGB colour accurate display to captivate users. ASUS India also ramps up the AMD portfolio by adding ZenBook 14, VivoBook S S14, VivoBook Ultra K15, VivoBook Ultra14/15, VivoBook Flip14 and Zephyrus G15 to it. Zephyrus G14 (with AniMe Matrix) is available from 6 August at a starting price of Rs 98,990.…

13 Aug

With Sanjay Dutt not being available, KGF 2 cannot be eyeing at Pongal release

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Veteran Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been diagnosed with lung cancer that is in the third stage. He needs urgent medical attention and hence he is flying to the USA for getting treated. He wouldn’t be back to shootings for many months.This has left the high budgeted and most anticipated sequel to KGF in a mess. Sanjay Dutt plays the main villain in the film and there is still a large chunk of portion that needs to be shot on him. Makers of KGF 2 were hopeful of resuming the shoot shortly so that they could aim for Sankranthi release.With…