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27 Apr

Australia has suspend passenger flights from India until May 15 due to the covid-19 increase

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Australia has suspended all flights connecting it to India due to the country's oversight of the Covid-19 case. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said all direct passenger flights from India will be suspended until May 15, according to news agency ANI. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet National Security Committee to consider what equipment and assistance could be sent, as well as steps to temporarily restrict flights from India. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the flight suspension is expected to affect direct flights to Sydney and two repatriation flights to reach Darwin. According to the…

26 Apr

Pt. Rajan Mishra passes away: Acclaimed Banaras gharana exponent’s loss will be keenly felt in Indian classical music

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Classical singer Rajan Mishra has died due to Covid-19 related complications in Delhi on Sunday. He was admitted to Delhi’s St Stephen Hospital for Covid-19 where he suffered two heart attacks on Sunday. He was 70. “Pandit Rajan Mishra had been battling the coronavirus for the last four-five days,” a family source told indianexpress.com. “He suffered a heart attack in the morning, which worsened his health. By the time we could arrange for a ventilator, the second heart attack happened in the evening and he couldn’t survive that. He passed away around 6.30-7 pm. He had no other health issues.…

26 Apr

Covid-19: Salman Khan’s ‘Being Haangryy’ initiative to feed Mumbai’s front line workers

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan has taken steps to help Mumbai's frontline workers as the crisis of covid-19 escalates in India. Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation has revived its ‘Being Haangryy’ initiative from last year, which employs a food truck that travels across Mumbai, providing meals to police officers and frontline workers. covid-19: Salman Khan begins 'Being Haangryy' initiative to feed frontline workers in Mumbai Under this initiative, the Foundation is able to provide food to more than 5,000 people every day, including frontline workers and the poor. Today, the actor himself came to support the front line staff and distribute…

26 Apr

There are 284 candidates in the fray in 34 seats for the 7 phase voting in the Bengali elections

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On Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Swadesh Bhabanipur and 34 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, more than 86 million voters will decide the political fate of 264 candidates, vote in the seventh phase in the second wave of COVID-19. Security measures have been taken the violence has escalated in the wake of earlier levels of violence, particularly in the wake of the April 10, 4th round of voting in cooch Behar, an Election Commission official said.

24 Apr

Akshay Kumar donates Rs 1 crore to Gautam Gambhir Foundation: ‘Wish we get out of this crisis soon’

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Actor Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 1 crore to former cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir’s foundation. Gambhir on Saturday evening thanked Akshay via Twitter. He called him “a ray of hope” in the current situation. “Every help in this gloom comes as a ray of hope. Thanks a lot @akshaykumar for committing Rs 1 crore to #GGF for food, meds and oxygen for the needy! God bless,” the tweet read. In response to Gambhir’s tweet, the actor replied, “These are really tough times, @GautamGambhir. Glad I could help. Wish we all get out of this crisis soon. Stay Safe.” Delhi MP also…

24 Apr

Covid-19: Night curfew in Andhra Pradesh from today

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Andhra Pradesh will be put under night curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the state from Saturday. The restrictions will be in place from 10pm to 5am, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. Only essential and emergency services, like medical and health, milk supply, will be allowed," deputy chief minister (Health) AKK Srinivas (Nani) told reporters after a high-level Covid review meeting, chaired by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The CM further declared that the state government will administer Corona vaccine free of cost to all people aged 18 years and above in each of…

24 Apr

4 Cryogenic Tanks For Oxygen Transport Being Airlifted From Singapore: Report

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Amid the grim COVID-19 situation in the country, four cryogenic tanks, to be used for the transportation of oxygen, are being airlifted from Singapore today.A Home Ministry official said the four empty tanks are being brought to India by a heavy lift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force. A C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force took off from the Hindon airbase in the outskirts of Delhi for Singapore's Changi airport early on Saturday morning, the official told news agency Press Trust of India. From Panagarh the tanks will be routed by road to several steel plants in adjoining…

24 Apr

BSF personnel opens fire on two Pakistani drones

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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel early on Saturday opened fire on two Pakistani drones after they entered Indian airspace from across the International Border (IB) here, officials said. Both the drones returned to the Pakistani side after the BSF fired around 15 rounds in an attempt to bring them down in the Arnia area of R S Pura sector between 4.30 am and 4.45 am, the officials said. Pakistan is using drones to drop weapons and drugs with the latest attempt coming at a time when there is peace on the borders in Jammu and Kashmir after India and Pakistan…

23 Apr

Director Shankar says he want to reshoot Vivek’s scenes in ‘Indian 2’!

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The problems surrounding the production of Indian 2 seems to be far from over. Director Shankar and Lyca Productions are already locked in a legal battle, and the untimely death of comedy icon Vivek has further added to the woes of the filmmakers. According to reports, Shankar has decided to reshoot the scenes of Vivek with a new actor. Last week, Vivek passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest. It was his long time dream to share the screen space with Kamal Haasan, which came to fruition with Indian 2. Unfortunately, the actor passed away before completing his work in…

23 Apr

“Not National News”: Minister On ICU Deaths Discussion At PM’s Covid Meet

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Hours after the death of 14 coronavirus patients in a fire at a hospital in Maharashtra, state health minister Rajesh Tope was asked by reporters if this matter would be raised at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with chief ministers today. "It's not a national news," Mr Tope replied, saying the supply of oxygen, anti-viral drug Remdesivir would be discussed at the COVID-19 review meeting instead as Maharashtra battles a rapid surge in cases. With a total caseload of over 40 lakh infections, it is the worst-hit state."In today's meeting with the Prime Minister, we will talk about oxygen, Remdesivir,…