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25 Jul

Dil Bechara paid a tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput

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Based on John Greene's wildly popular novel, The Fault in Our Stars, Dil Bechara chronicles the bittersweet story of two young adults stricken with cancer who will forever be star-crossed. Kizie Basu (Sanjana) Sanghi suffers a form of cancer that has so damaged her lungs that she must lug around an oxygen cylinder with her. She finds solace in hugging strangers who have lost their loved ones. Struggling to come to terms with her terminal illness, she craves for a normal life like any other girl of her age. However, cancer has not taken away her sense of humour. At…

25 Jul

World’s ‘most-popular’ Android smartphone gets a price cut in India.

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In a piece of good news for tech freaks across the country, world’s no. 1 bestselling android smartphone Samsung Galaxy A51 has just got cheaper in India. The smartphone was launched in India in May at a price starting at Rs 27,999. Now, as a treat to the buyers, the smartphone can be purchased at Rs. 26,999 at a price cut of Rs. 1000. However, the 6 GB RAM of Galaxy A51 has not met any price cut yet. It is still available at the same price of Rs. 25,250. In the first quarter of 2020 as per a report…

25 Jul

India’s first Covid-19 vaccine trial begins at AIIMS Delhi, 30-year-old Man Gets First Dose Of India’s Covid Vaccine.

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A day after India's first homegrown vaccine, COvaxin, was administered to a 30-year-old Delhi-based man, no immediate side effect has been reported. The man will be under close monitoring for the next seven days. On Saturday, a few more participants were given the vaccine at AIIMS. The volunteer will be kept in observation for two hours in the hospital. He will then be sent home and be monitored for the next seven days, sources in the AIIMS said. This is the first dose of the ‘Covaxin’ vaccine that has been administered to the 30-year-old healthy male who qualified after initial…

25 Jul

Tamil Nadu COVID-19 Cases Cross 2 Lakhs

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Coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu have crossed the two lakh-mark with 6,989 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, which is also the biggest single-day spike, government data shows. Eighty-nine have died and 7,758 have recovered in the last 24 hours. The total cases in the state is now 2,06,737. The recovery rate in Tamil Nadu is 73 per cent and mortality rate is 1.64 per cent. The COVID-19 positive cases reported in the last 24 hours from these districts are: Thiruvallur (385), Coimbatore (270), Ranipet (244), Madurai (301), Chengalpattu (449), Virudhunagar (376), Kancheepuram (442), Vellore (212) and Tuticorin…

25 Jul

10 lakh people affected in Bihar

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The flood situation in Bihar continues to remain grim with over 10 lakh people affected by the deluge across the state, while the official death toll has climbed to 18. Among the worst affected districts in Bihar are West and East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Kishanganj, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, and Khagaria, all of which have reported flood-related deaths. As many as 21 relief camps have been set up across Bihar and 271 community kitchens are operating. Of the latter, 186 are in Darbhanga. With seven fatalities, the most deaths have occurred in West Champaran along the border with Nepal through which flows the…

25 Jul

Delhi’s COVID-19 active Cases Lowest In 7 Weeks

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New Delhi: The coronavirus recovery rate in Delhi has improved further and crossed 87 per cent as the number of active cases dipped to 12,657 - the lowest in seven weeks. The number of cases reported daily has also seen in a decline in the national capital - 1,142 cases were reported today taking the total caseload to 1,29,531. For the past 13 days, Delhi recorded 1,000 to 2,000 cases daily. The total deaths stand at 3,806 with 29 new fatalities in the last 24 hours. 2.93 per cent patients have died so far. Delhi has improved further and crossed…

25 Jul

Hima Das dedicates upgraded Asian Games gold medal to corona warriors

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Hima Das dedicates upgraded Asian Games gold medal to corona warriors Celebrating the news of their Asian Games mixed relay top finish, Hima dedicated her gold medal to the frontline workers in the fight against coronavirus pandemic.Thursday was good news for Indian athletics after the 4x400m mixed relay team’s silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games was upgraded to gold following the disqualification of original winners Bahrain on account of a doping ban handed to one of its runners.Bahrain, which had topped the 4×400 mixed relay final, was disqualified after Kemi Adekoya was handed a four-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit…

25 Jul

‘How should children learn’ – ask Mahesh Babu

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HYDERABAD: Superstar Mahesh Babu is now featured in a campaign titled Intinti Ramayanam for Byju’s learning platform.As part of this film, the Tollywood actor will highlight the increasing preference of online learning among students today and encourage parents to adapt to the evolving needs of their children.The campaign showcases the power of tech-enabled learning through four fun and relatable films. Mahesh will discuss a common household concern – “How should children learn?”The objective of the ad films is to reiterate the importance of conceptual and online learning to both students and parents during the pandemic.

25 Jul

In an interview, Rahman said that he does not say no to good movies, but that a gang is working against him in Bollywood.

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In an interview, Rahman said that he does not say no to good movies, but that a gang is working against him in Bollywood. Music maestro AR Rahman has been composing music across film industries, including Bollywood, for many years. While he has been mostly composing music for Tamil movies, Rahman's latest album is for the Sushant Singh Rajput film Dil Bechara. In an interview with Radio Mirchi’s RJ Suren during a special show, when asked why he doesn’t compose music for more Bollywood movies, he reportedly said that rumours have been spread about him. “I don’t say no to good movies, but…

25 Jul

Alia Bhatt must speak up now as trolling gets intense

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If there is one person in the whole anti-nepotism debate who is a victim, it is Alia Bhatt. Regardless of what is being said about her father Mahesh Bhatt in this murky matter, the fact remains that his daughter had nothing to do with Sushant Singh Rajput’s depression or death.A source close to Alia tells that these allegations of putting down Sushant belittling him and ganging up against him are just not applicable to her. “Alia is not that kind of a person. She never talks ill of anyone. She has a band of friends who have been with her from…