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10 May

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Arden is getting married

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Arden is set to tie the knot. According to sources Arden is set to marry her long-time boyfriend, Clark Gayford, this summer. However, the date of the wedding has not been made public. Gayford, Jacinda's boyfriend, is a television presenter. They had been living together for a long time. She gave birth to a daughter, last year. Prime Minister Jacinda, 40, decided to marry Gayford, 44, in 2019. The couple first met in 2012 at an awards ceremony. Since then, love between them had increased. Arden became New Zealand's youngest prime minister since taking office…

10 May

India records 3,66,161 new COVID cases

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India on Monday recorded 3,66,161 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 3,754 deaths due to the infection. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry, the country saw a total of 3,53,818 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery toll to 1,86,71,222. The total cases of COVID-19 in India have now mounted to 2,26,62,575, with 37,45,237 active cases, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 2,46,116. A total of 17,01,76,603 people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in India. Meanwhile, America's top public health expert Dr…

09 May

Happy Mother’s Day

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Mother's Day is a celebration honouring the Mother of every family, along with the motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in our society. It is celebrated all over the world on various dates, mostly in the months of March or May. Happy Mother’s Day to the women in the world who take every initiative to tolerate the pain for giving birth to the next generation and nurturing them from their infancy to beautiful ladies and gentlemen who would look after the world and make it a better place. The bond of a mother and child is so that of…

08 May

Thousands of pilgrims riot at Jerusalem mosque

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At least 163 Palestinians and six Israeli police officers have been hurt in clashes in Jerusalem, Palestinian medics and Israeli police say. Most were injured at the Al-Aqsa mosque, where Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades as Palestinians threw stones and bottles. Tensions have been rising over the potential eviction of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers. The Red Crescent has opened a field hospital to treat the wounded. The Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem's Old City is one of Islam's most revered locations, but its location is also the holiest site in Judaism, known as the…

08 May

Kangana Ranaut tests positive for coronavirus: ‘Had no idea virus is having a party in my body’

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Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut confirmed on Saturday that she had tested positive for the coronavirus. She shared her diagnosis on Instagram. The 'Fashion' star, who was permanently banned from Twitter on Tuesday for repeated violations of rules, is currently in self-isolation at home. She said she had been feeling tired and weak for past few days, and was experiencing slight burning sensation in her eyes. Terming COVID-19 a "small time flu", Ranaut said she is determined to "destroy" the virus from her body. Kangana also urged people to not be scared of coronavirus and not let it overpower them. She…

08 May

To Vaccinate Entire Delhi In 3 Months, Arvind Kejriwal Does The Math

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this afternoon that his government can vaccinate the entire national capital in three months if he gets nearly 85 lakh doses a month.About 1 lakh vaccine doses are being administered in the city every day presently, the Chief Minister said, and the daily figure needs to be increased to 3 lakh. "A lot of people from neighbouring cities - Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Sonipat, Gurgaon, Noida - are coming to Delhi to get their Covid shots because they're liking the arrangements here. But we do not have enough vaccines. If we get doses in the right…

08 May

Total Lockdown In Tamil Nadu For 2 Weeks From Monday Amid Covid Crisis

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The Tamil Nadu government has announced a two week "total lockdown" from May 10 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. The order was issued a day after the state recorded its biggest day spike of over 26,000 new Covid infections.Chief Minister MK Stalin, in a statement, said that the lockdown was being enforced due to "unavoidable reasons". The decision, Mr Stalin added, was taken based on inputs received at a review meeting he had with district collectors on Friday, besides consultations with medical experts. "The total lockdown will be enforced from 4 am on May 10 to 4 am on…

07 May

Here are 8 interesting locations that you could visit while visiting Mars in the future.

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Mars is a planet of vast contrasts — huge volcanoes, deep canyons, and craters that may or may not host running water. It will be an amazing location for future tourists to explore, once we put the first Red Planet colonies into motion. The landing sites for these future missions will likely need to be flat plains for safety and practical reasons, but perhaps they could land within a few days' drive of some more interesting geology. Here are some locations that future Martians could visit. Olympus Mons NASA/MOLA Science Team/ O. de Goursac, Adrian Lark Olympus Mons is the…

07 May

Over 100 Oxygen Concentrators Seized From Delhi’s Popular Khan Market

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The Delhi Police on Friday raided two popular food joints in the city's iconic Khan Market and recovered over 100 oxygen concentrators, used for treatment of Covid patients, officials said on Friday.According to the police, 96 oxygen concentrators were recovered from Khan Chacha Restaurant, known for its melt-in-the mouth kebabs, and nine were seized from Town Hall restaurant, which specialises in pan Asian cuisine, in the Khan Market area. The government, in April, permitted import of oxygen concentrators for personal use till July 31, through post, courier or e-commerce portals under gift category, amid surge in COVID-19 cases in the…

07 May

Chhota Rajan is alive, getting treated: Delhi Police, AIIMS refute reports of gangster`s death

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The Delhi Police and Delhi's AIIMS hospital on Friday denied that underworld gangster Chhota Rajan has died due to the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 infection. Chhota Rajan, 61, was admitted to Delhi's Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on April 26 after he tested positive for COVID-19. Several reports surfaced today that the Mumbai underworld gangster, who was undergoing treatment at the AIIMS after his condition deteriorated, died due to COVID-19 related complications in the afternoon. However, the police and AIIMS hospital dismissed the report and stated that he is alive and is being treated. "News of death of…