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01 Feb

It’s a wrap for Priyadarshan’s Hungama 2

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Filmmaker Priyadarshan on Monday said he has finished shooting his upcoming comedy Hungama 2, starring Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty, Meezaan, Pranitha Subhash, Ashutosh Rana, Manoj Joshi, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever and Tiku Talsania. Hungama 2 is a sequel to Priyadarshan’s hit comedy film Hungama, which also starred Rawal along with Shoma Anand, Akshaye Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani, and Rimi Sen. The director said it was challenging to make a “more entertaining” second part after the success of the original, which released back in 2003. “Even after so many years, Hungama is still fresh in audiences’ mind and it was a challenge…

01 Feb

ASICS launches its first store in Bhutan

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A Japanese sports performance brand and pioneer in the space, ASICS has expanded its roots in the Asia-Pacific region with its first-ever store in Bhutan and make a foray into a new market. ASICS as a brand has a long heritage in sports and the brand believes that sport has the power to change lives. After successfully opening 60 stores in India in the last 5 years, the brand has paved its way into foreign shores as well. The new store is located in the heart of the city at Kuenzang Complex, Norzin Lam, Thimphu. The store will offer a…

01 Feb

Pine Labs’ app for contactless payments

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A leading merchant commerce platform in Asia, Pine Labs launched AllTap. It is a feature-rich app that can significantly accelerate digital payments adoption in India. Pine Labs AllTap is a revolutionary new app for small merchants to immediately start accepting digital payments on their NFC-enabled smartphone without the need of any additional hardware. The ‘tap and pay’ feature within the app is secure and is certified by PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), RuPay, Visa, Mastercard and Amex. Pine Labs AllTap addresses the key segment especially small merchants, home entrepreneurs, street vendors, hawkers, cab drivers, and others who are not…

01 Feb

3,986 healthcare workers vaccinated in Manipur

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As many as 3,986 healthcare workers were vaccinated since the COVID-19 inoculation drive began in Manipur. A total of 3,986 healthcare workers were inoculated against targeted beneficiaries of 7,310 on the first phase of the drive which commenced from January 16 last, said state health officials on Sunday. The drive was in progress in 10 centres across the state, the officials added, during a news conference held at the state health directorate office today. Like other states of the country, COVID-19 vaccination drive in Manipur commenced on January 16 with 54,000 doses of the Covidshield vaccines received from the Centre.…

01 Feb

Hotel Polo Towers – Agartala’s only 5-star hotel

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North-East India`s largest hotel company, Hotel Polo Towers Group announced the opening of its 5 Star Hotel in Agartala, Tripura. Highlighted as only the third 5 Star hotel in the North East, the hotel brings the group’s portfolio to 11 hotels in operation or under development. The new-build Hotel Polo Towers, Agartala delivers an upscale, full-service hotel with the famous Polo Towers Experience, featuring luxurious guestrooms and suites, including a palatial Presidential Suite stretching over 1000 Sqft with its private terrace. The hotel has a range of leisure facilities, including a bar, an all-day dining restaurant, gym, spa and swimming pool. The meeting area…

01 Feb

Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma and cricketer Virat Kohli name their daughter Vamika

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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have revealed the name of their first child. The couple has named their daughter Vamika. Anushka Sharma took to Instagram and wrote, “”We have lived together with love, presence and gratitude as a way of life but this little one Vamika ❤️ has taken it to a whole new level! Tears, laughter, worry, bliss – emotions that have been experienced in a span of minutes sometimes! Sleep is elusive 😛 but our hearts are SO full ❤️ Thanking you all for your wishes, prayers and good energy 🤗.” Virat Kohli posted an adorable comment on…

01 Feb

Vi and MFine partnership

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A strategic partnership has been inked between Vi (India’s leading telecom operator) and MFine (India’s first AI-powered healthcare platform that connects patients with doctors from trusted hospital chains on instant chat and video consultation). Now, Vi customers can select a doctor from a reputed and trusted hospital with whom they wish to consult, through the MFine app. Patients can directly chat or video consult with doctors to get prescriptions and/or routine care. The MFine app also allows patients to upload images, past medical records, and prescriptions. More than 4000 doctors, including some of India’s top doctors from over 600 reputed hospitals practice across…

01 Feb

No new COVID case in East Khasi Hills

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Ever since the onset of the pandemic, the East Khasi Hills, which has been the most affected district in Meghalaya, reported no new COVID-19 case on the last day January. Director Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said that the three new COVID-19 cases were detected in the State today, which included one each from the West Khasi Hills district, Ri-Bhoi district and West Jaintia Hills district. “All the nine recoveries from Covid-19 recorded today were also in the East Khasi Hills district,” he added. Nevertheless, the East Khasi Hills, which includes State capital Shillong, is the most affected district…

30 Jan

Agitators vandalise NSU in Manipur

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Five policemen hurt in scuffle As many as five police personnel were injured as agitators armed with deadly weapons intruded into the under construction permanent campus of the National Sports University and ransacked the campus on Friday. The agitators further torched some makeshift camps of the labourers, vandalised machineries and damaged a car parked inside the NSU campus belonging to a policeman guarding the campus, reports said. Additional police force who rushed to the spot fired several rounds of tear gas shells and used mock bombs to put the agitators under control. The situation was brought under control but tensions…

30 Jan

Won’t sack Home Minister, says Meghalaya CM

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has refused to sack Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui in the wake of BJP seeking his removal following the death of six labourers in an illegal coal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district. “That is the opinion of a political party. I don’t have anything to say but there is no question of dropping Rymbui,” Sangma told reporters The BJP, which is a partner in the National People’s Party (NPP)-led ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), of which the UDP is the second largest constituent, has been demanding for the resignation of Rymbui ever since…