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07 Aug

Former Miss India finalist Aishwarya Sheoran is among the crop of civil service aspirants who cracked the 2019 exam.

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Former Miss India finalist Aishwarya Sheoran is among the crop of civil service aspirants who cracked the 2019 exam. Scoring an all-India rank of 93, she is thrilled to have secured her ultimate dream job of becoming an IAS officer. The 23-year-old who considers modelling her hobby and civil service her “true passion”, said she didn’t join any coaching classes to prepare for the exam. Instead, she began reading current affairs from the Internet. In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Sheoran, a native of Rajasthan, said that gone were the days when civil servants “looked cliche”. “Now, a civil servant…

07 Aug

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are being extra cautious during the Covid pandemic.

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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are being extra cautious during the Covid pandemic. The 38-year-old actress opened up on how the couple is coping during the global health crisis in an interview to People magazine, reports femalefirst.co.uk.I'm asthmatic and my husband's type 1 diabetic, so we have to be even more careful. But there have been a lot of Zoom calls and Zoom brunches. We have a really large friends and family group, and I've had a lot of birthdays in my family that have happened recently, so we've done a few socially distanced lunches," she said. "If you have…

07 Aug

The Delhi High Court on Friday, 7 August, allowed the University of Delhi to conduct its much-debated open book examinations (OBEs) for final-year students, which will now be held from 10 August.

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The Delhi High Court on Friday, 7 August, allowed the University of Delhi to conduct its much-debated open book examinations (OBEs) for final-year students, which will now be held from 10 August.Students can either download question papers from the DU portal or receive them on the E-mail ID mentioned by them in the examination form. This means that even if the portal is inaccessible, students will be able to access the question papers in the inbox of their registered E-mail address. The court has asked DU to send auto-generated e-mails to students after they submit answer scripts. DU has to…

07 Aug

Sushant’s personal assistant Ankit opens up about Sushant’s death

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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s former personal assistant Ankit Acharya has now come out to claim that the late actor was murdered. Ankit said that he used to live with Sushant 24×7 and can say that the late actor could never take his own life. He said that, “I knew Sushant bhaiya really well. I can’t believe its suicide. It’s definitely murders.” He has seen the pictures of his dead body many times and he think that SSR was strangulated to death by using his own dog’s belt. Also he said, “When it’s a suicide, a man’s eyes protrude out, the tongue…

07 Aug

SC dismisses anticipatory bail plea of activist Rehana Fathima in Child video case.

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The Supreme Court Friday dismissed controversial activist Rehana Fathima's plea seeking anticipatory bail in cases against her for allegedly circulating a video in which she was semi-nude, allowing her minor children to paint on her body, and said the court is a little baffled at the kind of case that has come up before it.The top court further observed as to what kind of impression the children will get about the culture of this country through such videos. "Why do you do all this? You might be activist but why do this? What kind of nonsense is this.. It is…

07 Aug

Sushant’s manager talked to a friend for 45 minutes just before her death

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New Delhi: The twin deaths of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput on June 14 and his former manager Disha Salian on June 8, 2020, has raised enough suspicion amongst fans, who on social media platforms have been pressing for a fair probe. Disha allegedly died by falling off the high-rise apartment on the night of June 8. On June 9, Disha's body was taken for autopsy. The police have recorded statements of all who entered the apartment that day. Just ahead of Disha's mysterious death, she talked to a friend for nearly 45 minutes discussing her professional life. She shared how she…

07 Aug

Karnataka Opens Dams As Water Level Rises After Heavy Rain.

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Heavy rains across several districts in Karnataka, especially areas near the coast, have led to water level rising in the rivers. The state government has opened the gates of a massive dam in Uttar Kannada district to release water and avoid flooding the banks of the Kalinadi and Kadra rivers. The water level in many rivers is above the danger mark. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who is being treated for COVID-19 infection in a hospital, has released Rs 50 crore for initial flood relief work amid the coronavirus pandemic. Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan said the state had prepared well…

07 Aug

UP : Ram temple trust receives donations of Rs 41 crore.

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Even before the construction of the Ram temple could begin, donations have started pouring in. In fact, as on date, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra has a kitty of about Rs 41 crore.This does not include the donation made by religious leaders, including Swami Chiddanand Saraswati of the Parmarth Niketan, Swami Avdeshanand Giri of the Juna Akhada and Baba Ram Dev and other dignitaries who arrived on Wednesday. The trust recieved donations to the tune of Rs 4.60 crore since the Lockdown 1 was imposed in March, sources was quoted as saying. Besides, people are also contributing for the…

07 Aug

UP : Yogi Adityanath says he won’t attend Ayodhya mosque inauguration.

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The Samajwadi Party on Friday sought an apology from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remark that he would not attend the inauguration of the mosque to be built in Ayodhya, replacing the demolished Babri Masjid. In an interview to a television channel Thursday, Adityanath said he couldn't go for the mosque inauguration Â“as a yogi and as a HinduÂ”. Reacting to the remark, the opposition SP said he should seek an apology from the people of the state. When contacted, a UP Congress spokesperson, however, refused to comment on the chief minister's remarks over the mosque. "If…

07 Aug

The institute must help in achieving the goal of Assam becoming a top fish exporting state: CM

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today visited the College of Fisheries under Assam Agriculture University at Raha, Nagaon. He interacted with the teachers and students of the institute and took stock of the courses and trainings imparted there. Urging the teachers and students of the college to help the Fishery Department, Government of Assam to properly implement Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana in the State and contribute towards achieving the goal of the State government to make Assam one of the top fish exporting states in the country. He also said that the State produced 3.35 lakh MT of fish in…