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01 Sep

Plasma therapy commences in NBMCH, Dr Anirban Roy becomes first donor

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As per the instructions of state government, Plasma Donate Campcommenced in the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital(NBMCH) from today.While Dr Anirban Roy became the first plasma donor in NorthBengal, Siliguri Subdivision Council opposition leader, KajalGhosh also donated his plasma.According to the doctors, the plasma collected needs to have highlevels of antibodies to be suitable for use as a treatment. Tovolunteer as a plasma donor one must be fit and healthy, be aged17 or over and have a large enough blood volume. Reportedly,a person who had recovered can donate plasma around 30 to40 days after testing positive as they would…

31 Aug

Jio Fiber broadband new plans

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The Reliance Jio company has revamped its Jio Fiber broadband plans to make the service more enticing for the customers. The new Jio Fiber plans are priced starting just Rs. 399/month. Not only this JioFiber is also available on a no-condition 30-day free trial as well for new users. Jio says that these plans will have symmetric speed, that means download speed will be equal to upload speed, something that wasn't the case before. As part of the trial period, new JioFiber customers will get 150 Mbps internet speeds, 4K Set-Top Box with access to top 10 paid OTT apps…

31 Aug

Sadak 2 is lowest rated film on IMDB

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Sadak 2 directed by Mahesh Bhatt film is lowest rated film on IMDB with a poor 1/10 rating, 0.4 points less than the former. The film's trailer and songs, too, fetched millions of dislikes since its launch with the movie's trailer with over 1 crore dislikes. Kamaal R Khan's DeshDrohi is now a better rated film than Sadak 2. At that time, the KRK starrer received poor rating of 1.4/10 on IMDB. The movie-rating platform’s list of ‘Bottom 250’ is now led by one of the most recent films Sadak 2. In Sadak 2, Ravi (Sanjay) has moved on decades ahead,…

31 Aug

Akshay Kumar drinks ‘elephant poop tea’ in a adventure show

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Akshay Kumar to feature in “Into The Wild With Bear Grylls” episode to premiere on September 11. He shared a teaser of celebrated survival show which shows him traversing the wilderness and facing dangers with show's host British survivalist. The In the video, Akshay can be seen talking about how Grylls took him by surprise by serving him a unique elephant poop tea. He wrote, "I visualized stiff challenges prior to #IntoTheWildWithBearGrylls but @bearGrylls completely surprised me with the elephant poop tea. Grylls said, "I did my homework prior to meeting Akshay, and knew he is a superstar, but what struck me the…

31 Aug

PRANAB MUKHERJEE : FORMER PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS PARTY VETERAN PASSES AWAY

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Mr Pranab Mukherjee our former president and Bharat Ratna passes away at the age of 84 due to lung infection in a hospital in Delhi . He had undergone brain surgery earlier this month and was in a state of septic shock as his condition worsened due to lung infection. His son Abhijit Mukherjee announced his demise. He left back a legacy of firm political belief, a scholar par excellence and a towering statesman. He was elected as the 13th President of India in 2012. Before that he served as a member of parliament for seven times . Grieving Abhijeet…

31 Aug

SpiceJet introduces ingeniously developed, non-invasive, portable ventilators in its fight against COVID-19

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After playing a prominent role during the nationwide lockdown and ensuring that the country’s supply chain remained intact and transport of vital and medical supplies wasn’t disrupted, SpiceJet is back with its latest innovation in the fight against COVID-19. SpiceJet today announced the launch of SpiceOxy – a compact, portable, non-invasive ventilation device, which is an effective solution for patients with mild to moderate breathing issues. Additionally, SpiceJet has also introduced fingertip pulse oximeter, a handy device making it easier for people to measure the oxygen level of the blood. Proudly ‘Made in India’, SpiceOxy has been designed at SpiceJet’s…

31 Aug

JSW Group’s new initiative – JSW One

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JSW Group has presence in Steel, Cement & Paints business in India. Now, the Group is combining its distribution and supply chain expertise across the Steel & Cement businesses under an integrated JSW One initiative. All these three products have a common set of customers as they are essential in building a home. In order to reach out to these consumers & channel partners, an integrated effort is being mobilized through this unique initiative. JSW One enables the JSW Group to become a one-stop-solution for the consumer’s home-building requirements as well as benefit from the synergistic advantages of customer overlaps…

31 Aug

REPL to work as consultant for NH improvement

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By signing an agreement on 19 August in Delhi, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) appointed Rudrabhishek Enterprises Limited (REPL) as supervision consultant for widening and improvement of a section of NH-39 & NH-102C in Manipur. The project is to widen and improve the Imphal-Moreh section (29.731 km) on NH-39 in Manipur. Besides, it also includes the construction of Moreh Bypass (2.52 km) to two-lane with a paved shoulder on NH-39 near Indo-Myanmar border, and widening and strengthening to two-lane with hard paved shoulder of Pallel-Chandel section (18.292 km) of NH-102C. The total stretch of the National Highway…

30 Aug

Robert Downey Jr joins the Avengers in paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman: ‘He changed the game’

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Robert Downey Jr joins the Avengers in paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman: ‘He changed the game’Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr and Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo have paid tribute to Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman. Actor Robert Downey Jr and directors Joe and Anthony Russo, who worked with Chadwick Boseman in the Marvel films, have paid tribute to the actor, who died of cancer on August 28. Chadwick made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the Russo Brothers-directed Captain America: Civil War in 2016.Downey shared a short video of himself leaning on the Black Panther star’s…

30 Aug

Bodybuilder and celebrity fitness coach Satnam Khattra passes away at 31

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Bodybuilder and celebrity fitness coach Satnam Khattra passes away at 31 Popular Jalandhar-based celebrity fitness coach, model and bodybuilder Satnam Khattra, 31, died of a heart attack on Saturday, according to reports.He was once addicted to drugs but sobered up and was into physical fitness and bodybuilding for the past eight years, say reports. His coach Rohit Khera announced the bodybuilder’s death on social media. Satnam’s fans were in awe of his dedication to fitness and he was widely popular among Punjab’s youth. His Instagram account has over 3,80,000 followers. Reports quoting sources say that he was not keeping well…