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06 Apr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to ‘vote in record numbers’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to the voters in poll-bound states to vote in record numbers. "Elections are taking place in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. I request the people in these places to vote in record numbers, particularly the young voters," tweeted Prime Minister Modi. Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are being held on Tuesday. The elections for Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu assemblies are being held in a single phase. In Assam, the polling for the third and final phase is going on today. While in West Bengal,…

06 Apr

Over 1,800 Nigeria prison escape after gunmen attack

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The coordinated attacks come less than two weeks after another wave of violence in Southeastern Nigeria, when at least a dozen security officers were killed during attacks on four police stations, military checkpoints and prison vehicles. Militants armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched a series of coordinated attacks overnight in Southeastern Nigeria, targeting a prison where more than 1,800 inmates then managed to escape, authorities said Monday (April 5). According to a local resident Uche Okafor, the attacks began around 2 am in the town of Owerri in Imo state and lasted for about two hours. Gunmen also assaulted…

06 Apr

R Madhavan meets PM Modi, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan to discuss Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

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Actor R Madhavan is all set to make his directorial debut with his upcoming film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. The actor turned director on Monday shared a picture on social media from his recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also present at the meeting was S. Narayan Nambi, scientist and aerospace engineer at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on whose life Madhavan's debut directorial feature, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, is based. The picture shows them seated in a boardroom, observing social distancing. "A few weeks ago, @NambiNOfficial and I had the honour of calling on PM @narendramodi. We spoke…

05 Apr

PM Narendra Modi to interact with CMs on current Covid-19 situation, vaccination strategy on April 8

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As coronavirus cases breach the one lakh-mark today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday (April 8) interact with Chief Ministers of all states and Union Territories on the current COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination-related issues via video conferencing. The decision comes in the backdrop of India's COVID-19 curve breaking all past records as the country reported more than 1 lakh infections in the past 24 hours with 1,03,794 new COVID-19 cases This will be the second time in five days that the Prime Minister is going to chair a meeting to assess the current situation with connection to the surge…

05 Apr

India breaches 1-lakh daily COVID-19 case mark

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India has recorded a total of 1,03,558 coronavirus infections in a single day, reaching a critical milestone, according to a ministerial update updated on Monday. The disease has surpassed its previous high, the highest since the onset of the epidemic in India on September 1 last year, and the death toll has risen to 1,65,101 with 4476 new deaths. Shown at 8 p.m. After registering a steady increase for the 26th day in a row, active incidence rose to 7,41,830 from 5.89 percent of total infections, and the recovery rate fell further to 92.80 percent, the data revealed. The active…

05 Apr

It was not an intelligence or operational failure says CRPF DG on Chhattisgarh encounter

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A day after 22 security personnel were killed during an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, the Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Kuldeep Singh, dismissed claims that the operation was an intelligence failure. “If it was a bait, more security personnel would have died. The Maoists would have set up an ambush at a place where we would have suffered maximum damage. We were moving through an area that is under their control and as such, they do have a tactical advantage there. They started firing at us with light machine guns when we were returning following our…

05 Apr

Building collapse in Ludhiana: 1 dead, 2 in critical condition

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At least one person was killed after a building housing an old factory collapsed in Mukund Nagar on Daba road of Ludhiana Monday. The lintel of the building gave in at around 10.30 am. Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and the police rescued at least 36 people, and are searching for four workers who are feared to be trapped under the debris. Of the 36 workers who were rescued, one was declared brought dead at Civil Hospital, Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder Sharma said. There are five workers being treated at Civil Hospital,…

05 Apr

Indian celebs who have tested positive for coronavirus-Here’s a list

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COVID-19 cases are increasing day by day in many states and Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are among the worst-hit. That said, the virus has spared none, be it Bollywood actors, TV artists or sports celebs. Here’s a list of Indian celebs who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus amid the second wave of the disease. Neetu Kapoor, had confirmed that he had contracted the virus, in a March 9 Instagram post. Kartik Aaryan | On March 22, the actor revealed that he had tested positive for novel coronavirus. Paresh Rawal | Weeks after getting first jab…

05 Apr

Famous Actress Bhumi Pednekar Tested Covid-19 Positive

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Actress Bhumi Pednekar on Monday Seth she tested covid-19 positive in Instagram post she is is currently under eye solution and the necessary protocols listen by the doctors. The 'Dum Laga ke haishaa' actress ask 10 who came in contact with her to also get tested for the covid-19 virus."I have tested positive for covid-19 as of today but I am feeling ok I am also following the protocol given by my doctor and health professionals if you have been in my contact or meet up with me request you to please get tested immediately", she wrote. Pednekar argued her…

05 Apr

Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Amit Shah to visit encounter spot, hold high level meet

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Chhattisgarh on Monday to chair a high-level meeting in connection with the Naxal attack in the state's Bastar region that claimed the lives of 22 security personnel, a senior official said. Shah will reach the Jagdalpur airport (in Bastar district) at around 10.35 am, following which he will attend the wreath-laying ceremony to pay respect to the martyred personnel at the Police Lines here, he said. It will be Shah's first visit to the Bastar region after assuming the charge of Union home minister, he said. In Jagdalpur, the wreath would be…