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15 Jul

Shrenu Parikh tests corona positive

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TV actress Shrenu Parikh, best known for featuring on the hit show "Ishqbaaz", on Wednesday said she has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently in a hospital in Gujarat. The 30-year-old actress, who is in her hometown Vadodara, Gujarat, took to Instagram to share the news. The actor, who was in Mumbai when the nationwide lockdown was announced, travelled to Vadodara in May. "Even after being so careful if it can get to you then imagine the power of this invisible demon we are fighting with. Please be very careful and save yourselves," she further said.

15 Jul

Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Salman Khan will not be questioned by the police?

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One month into the tragic demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and the Mumbai Police are making sure to leave no stone unturned in investigating the matter. The police have so far recorded the statements of over 35 people that include family, friends, former co-stars and film industry biggies in the matter.However, if the latest reports are anything to go by, then the one person who is not to be summoned by the police for questioning, is Bollywood superstar.

15 Jul

siliguri girl’s Rinkini Ghatak secures 6th position in WB Madhyamik

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Rinkini Ghatak, a resident of aurobindapally , made the entire citizens of Siliguri proud by clinching the sixth place on the state’s merit list of Madhyamik examinations 2020. As per the information, the Siliguri Girls High School's student scored an impressive 687 marks out of 700. Her teachers and family members are extremely happy with her performance. Besides academics, Rinkini has an interest in recitation, quiz, and painting and aims to become a Research Scholar in the future.

15 Jul

Two Indian Covid-19 vaccine candidates to start Human clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccine initiated in India: ICMR.

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As covid-19 cases in India ballooned to 9,11,427, two indigenous Indian vaccine candidates against covid-19 will enter human trials this month with over 1000 volunteers to be enrolled for the process on a fast-track basis, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday. Since India is one of the largest vaccine producers in the world, it is the country's "moral responsibility" to fast-track vaccine development process to break the chain of coronavirus transmission, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said, referring to the two vaccine candidates developed indigenously. Bharat Biotech has started human trials on its vaccine candidate,…

15 Jul

Poba Reserve Forest to be upgraded to Sanctuary: Sonowal

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today took review of the flood scenario in Jonai at a meeting held at Jonai SDO (Civil) office and announced that Poba Reserve Forest, the vital biodiversity hotspot in Dhemaji, would be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary. Poba Reserve Forest, declared in 1924 with an area of 10,522 hectares, is home to a large number of flora and fauna. The Chief Minister today also visited the Outer Jonai and Bera Sapori areas in Jonai and took stock of the devastation caused by flood while interacting with the inmates of a flood relief camp there. In today’s…

15 Jul

Whirlpool of India CFO Yatin Malhotra resigns

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Consumer durables maker Whirlpool of India Ltd on Thursday declared the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Yatin Malhotra and appointment of Aditya Jain as his replacement. "The Board of Directors at their meeting held today accepted the resignation of Yatin Malhotra from the position of Chief Financial Officer of the company effective 31 August 2020," Whirlpool of India said in a BSE filing. The board also approved the appointment of Aditya Jain as CFO of the company with effect from September 1, 2020. Jain joined Whirlpool in 2011. The company did not disclose the reason for Malhotra's resignation..

15 Jul

Donald Trump says he will soon approve new merit-based immigration act

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will soon sign a merit-based immigration act that will also take care of the immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and protected under the DACA programme. "We are going to be signing an immigration act very soon. It is going to be based on merit, it is going to be very strong," Trump told reporters at a Rose Garden press conference at the White House. "We are going to work on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) because we want to make people happy and I will tell you even conservative Republicans want to…

15 Jul

COVID-19: West Bengal government appoints new nodal officers for worst-hit districts.

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The West Bengal government on Monday (July 13) appointed four senior IAS officers as Nodal officers in four districts which have reported maximum cases of coronavirus COVID-19. The four districts that have reported the highest number of cases are — Kolkata, Howrah, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of the state. State’s Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay has been appointed as the nodal officer for Kolkata, which has accounted for the highest number of infections and over 500 deaths. Manoj Pant, another senior IAS officer, has been assigned the responsibility of North 24 Parganas while Naveen Prakash and Rajesh…

15 Jul

Iran drops India from Chabahar rail project, cites delay in funding.

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Four years after India and Iran signed an agreement to construct a rail line from Chabahar port to Zahedan, along the border with Afghanistan, the Iranian government has decided to proceed with the construction on its own, citing delays from the Indian side in funding and starting the project. The entire project would be completed by March 2022, and the Iranian Railways will proceed without assistance from India and will use approximately $400 million from the Iranian National Development Fund, sources reported. The railway line project was part of India’s commitment to the trilateral agreement with Afghanistan and Iran to…

14 Jul

Kerala reports new 608 Covid-19 cases

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Kerala on Tuesday reported its highest single-day spike of 608 virus cases taking the infection tally to 8930 as the death count climbed to 35 with two more fatalities. What is worrying for the state is the number of locally-transmitted cases are going up alarmingly. Out of 608 cases, 398 are locally-transmitted ones. First to report a coronavirus case in the country in January the state was on the verge of flattening the curve in May first week but cases increased after expatriates and people from other states flooded it transmitting many. Still its recovery and mortality rates are lowest…