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Mamata Banerjee accuses Modi of controlling elections and misusing CAPF

Mamata Banerjee accuses Modi of controlling elections and misusing CAPF

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed she was winning the election from Nandigram and hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying she does not need his “suggestion” of contesting from another Assembly seat. On Thursday, Prime Minister Modi, while speaking at a poll rally, had asked Banerjee to clarify if there was any truth in “rumours” that she was going to file her nomination papers in another constituency. “Didi left Bhawanipore and went to Nandigram. Then she realised her mistake and realized she will lose. Didi was forced to camp in Nandigram,” he had said. “Didi, is there any truth…
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PM Modi accepts Joe Biden’s invitation to Leaders’ Summit on Climate says MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

PM Modi accepts Joe Biden’s invitation to Leaders’ Summit on Climate says MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

US’ Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will be in India from April 5-8 during which he will discuss the upcoming Leaders’ Summit on Climate hosted by President Joe Biden as well as key climate issues in the context of the COP26 meet to be held later this year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said President Biden has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, which will be held virtually, and the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to be held on April 22 and…
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Wreckage of helicopter crash that killed 5 found on glacier

Wreckage of helicopter crash that killed 5 found on glacier

The National Transportation Safety Board has announced that it has recovered the wreckage from a helicopter crash north of Anchorage that killed five people and is sending a team of investigators to examine the evidence, KTUU TV station reported. On March 27, the helicopter carrying guides and guests on a heli-skiing excursion north of Anchorage slammed into a mountain and then rolled downhill hundreds of feet, killing the pilot and four of the five passengers, officials said. Among the dead in the crash was billionaire Petr Kellner, the richest man in the Czech Republic. The wreckage, which was found on…
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New Sony Xperia smartphone expected to launch on April 14

New Sony Xperia smartphone expected to launch on April 14

Sony is now gearing up to launch a new flagship smartphone dubbed the Xperia 1 III on April 14. According to the banner of its YouTube Channel, the company may launch Xperia 1 III on April 14. The time mentioned in the banner is 16:30 JST (Japan Standard Time). The banner gives no real hints as to what will be announced, but there have been a few rumours floating around -- one about a new flagship, the Xperia 1 III, and one about the return of the Xperia Compact, which could end up being an Android answer to the iPhone…
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Safety on WhatsApp

Safety on WhatsApp

While there is no single action that can resolve the complex challenges contributing to misinformation, WhatsApp is committed to doing its part to ensure that users stay safe on the platform. It is important for users to empower themselves and exercise control to steer clear from any misinformation that they might come across. WhatsApp issued some tips for its users to ensure that they take control of their safety on WhatsApp. These are: Forwarded labels, Group Privacy Settings, Block users, Report Spam, Fact-Checking Network and Two-Step Verification. To resist misinformation, WhatsApp requested its users to follow these tips.
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89,129 Covid-19 cases, 714 deaths in a day;

89,129 Covid-19 cases, 714 deaths in a day;

India recorded the highest daily increase in the cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) since late September last years and daily deaths reached a five-month high as the second wave of the pandemic continues to sweep through the country, the Union ministry of health and family welfare’s data showed on Saturday. The country witnessed 89,129 new Covid-19 cases and 714 related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry’s dashboard at 8am. It is the biggest single-day rise since September 20 last year and the most deaths since October 21, data shows. With the new infections and fatalities,…
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Mahhi Vij, months after urging fans to convince Jay Bhanushali to have another baby,

Mahhi Vij, months after urging fans to convince Jay Bhanushali to have another baby,

Mahhi Vij, months after urging fans to convince Jay Bhanushali to have another baby, answers if she is pregnant Mahhi Vij, who expressed her desire to have another child a few months ago, revealed during a recent Ask Me Anything session on Instagram that she is not expecting her second child. When a fan asked her if she was pregnant, she replied, “Noooooo.”In October last year, Mahhi had urged fans to convince her husband Jay Bhanushali to have another baby, as he was ‘just refusing’ her requests. They already have a one-year-old daughter, Tara. “Guys, go to Jay’s account and…
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Kareena Kapoor’s son’s nursery designed by Tapur Chatterjee: ‘Kept Saif’s royal background in mind’

Kareena Kapoor’s son’s nursery designed by Tapur Chatterjee: ‘Kept Saif’s royal background in mind’

Kareena Kapoor’s son's nursery designed by Tapur Chatterjee: 'Kept Saif’s royal background in mind'Supermodel-turned-interior designer Tapur Chatterjee has designed the nursery of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s second baby. According to a new report, Tapur had delivered her baby when Kareena approached her on the matter.Saif and Kareena become proud parents to their second child on February 21, 2021. They already have a four-year-old son together, Taimur Ali Khan. “When she called, I had just delivered, and I didn't know about her date as well. But when she mentioned it to me, I agreed to take it up,”…
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Scientists have predicted using a mathematical model that the ongoing second-wave of COVID-19 pandemic across the country could peak by mid-April,

Scientists have predicted using a mathematical model that the ongoing second-wave of COVID-19 pandemic across the country could peak by mid-April,

Scientists have predicted using a mathematical model that the ongoing second-wave of COVID-19 pandemic across the country could peak by mid-April, following which the infections may see a steep decline by the end of May. During the first wave of COVID-19 infections across India, the mathematical approach, named SUTRA, predicted that the initial surge of infections in August would peak by September and lower in February 2021. Scientists, including Manindra Agrawal from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, applied the model to predict the trajectory of the current surge in infections and found that the number of daily new infections…
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