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MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday tweeted to claim that no photos are available of the dead body of SSR

MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday tweeted to claim that no photos are available of the dead body of SSR

Sushant's Family Friend Denies Swamy's Claim That No Photos are Available of Mortal RemainsNilotpal Mrinal, family friend of Sushant Singh Rajput, was present at the crematorium for the late actor's last rites in Mumbai. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday tweeted to claim that no photographs are available of the dead body of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput from the crematorium. However, Nilotpal Mrinal, family friend of Sushant, has denied the claim. "Of course we saw his dead body before performing the last rites, and photographs were also clicked. The photos are with his family," Mrinal told IANS…
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SP Balasubrahmanyam on Ventilator, Kangana Ranaut Trolled For Tweeting About Hrithik Roshan

SP Balasubrahmanyam on Ventilator, Kangana Ranaut Trolled For Tweeting About Hrithik Roshan

SP Balasubrahmanyam on Ventilator, Kangana Ranaut Trolled For Tweeting About Hrithik RoshanVeteran singer SP Balasubrahmanyam's condition is stable but he is still in the hospital. This and more in today's entertainment wrap.From celebrities to general public, Tamil Nadu came together and prayed for the early recovery of veteran playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who continues to be critical and is on life support battling COVID-19 at a Chennai hospital. In an emotional show of solidarity, stars of the Tamil film industry such as veteran director Bharathirajaa, music composers Ilayaraja, A R Rahman, lyricist Vairamuthu and actors, including, Rajinikanth, joined the mass…
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trained IAF’s 1st batch of women pilots. ‘Gunjan Saxena’ gets a lot wrong

trained IAF’s 1st batch of women pilots. ‘Gunjan Saxena’ gets a lot wrong

I trained IAF’s 1st batch of women pilots. ‘Gunjan Saxena’ gets a lot wrongWhen the first batch of women pilots arrived at the Air Force Station at Yelahanka in 1994, they were treated no differently by the IAF. Unlike what ‘Gunjan Saxena’ shows. The year was 1979. As a young, newly married ‘Pilot Officer’, I was set to attend a welcome party for my wife. As we entered the anteroom in the Officers’ Mess, all officers including the commanding officer stood up and wouldn’t sit down till my wife, accompanying the junior-most officer in the room, was seated. This was…
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Singer Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to a London-based student

Singer Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to a London-based student

Taylor Swift's cash gift helps student take up degreeSinger Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to a London-based student struggling to raise the funds to take up a maths course at the University of Warwick. Vitoria Mario's online fundraising page details how she has lived in the UK for four years after moving from Portugal. But she is not eligible for maintenance loans or grants. Vitoria said: "I was worrying too much about the money, what I have to do and if I have to look for a job. She actually made my dream come true." The American singer,whose 16 top…
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Bandhan Bank Turns 5: Going from strength to strength

Bandhan Bank Turns 5: Going from strength to strength

Bandhan Bank, India’s youngest universal bank focussed on serving the needs of the unbanked and underbanked sections of society will be completing five successful years of operations on August 23, 2020. In June 2015, the Bandhan Group, which addresses the financial needs of those at the bottom-of-the-pyramid across India’s rural and semi-urban areas, was given the final approval by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a universal bank. For around two decades, Bandhan has tirelessly worked for the upliftment of India’s economically weak through access to timely microcredit, freeing the poor from the clutches of usurious moneylenders.  …
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Sonowal distributes sanction letters to schools in Majuli for playground development

Sonowal distributes sanction letters to schools in Majuli for playground development

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today laid the foundation stone of playground development works at Majuli ME Parijat High School, Ratanpur Miri High School and Selek Janajati High School in Majuli under Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Yojna. The Chief Minister also formally handed over the sanction letters of Sports Department worth Rs 20 lakh each to the school authorities. He also distributed power tiller, roofing sheets and solar lamps among the beneficiaries under schemes of Plain Tribes Development Project. Speaking at the programme held at Majuli ME Parijat High School, the Chief Minister stressed on the need to shape the young…
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Chief Minister’s Media Advisor lays foundation stone for beautification of pond and its peripheries in the midst of Howly

Chief Minister’s Media Advisor lays foundation stone for beautification of pond and its peripheries in the midst of Howly

Stresses on reviving of glorious traditions of Howly Chief Minister’s Media Advisor Hrishikesh Goswami today inaugurated the newly augmented Howly Electrical Sub-station in presence of Minister of State (independent charge) for Urban Development Pijush Hazarika at a programme held at Howly. He, at the same time laid the foundation stone of the beautification work of the pond at the centre of Howly today along with the beautification of its peripheral areas. It may be noted that the scheme for the beautification of the pond involves a financial outlay of Rs 1 crore. Speaking at a simple programme organised on the…
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Mega Parental Education Training on Digital Communication & Ethics to reach over 1.5 lakh parents

Mega Parental Education Training on Digital Communication & Ethics to reach over 1.5 lakh parents

Samagra Shiksha, Kamrup, along with Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, has initiated an extensive training program on Parental Education on Digital Communication & Ethics. Bharti Foundation brings in their expertise and experience in Parental engagement though Satya Bharti Home Mentoring process for parents. Under the program, virtual training will be conducted for nine Block Resource Persons, 159 Cluster Resource Centre Coordinators who will reach out toaround 5570 teachers,and these Teachers will train and conduct various activities for awareness of over 1.5 lakh parents across the district. The program is now all set to impact on a scalable…
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Actress Deepika Padukone is being trolled on social media for her posts on mental health.

Actress Deepika Padukone is being trolled on social media for her posts on mental health.

#RepeatAfterMe Trends as Twitter Users Troll Deepika Padukone for Her Posts on Mental HealthOn Thursday morning hashtags 'Repeat After Me' and 'Deepika' were one of the top trends on Twitter with over 22k and 14k tweets, respectively.Actress Deepika Padukone is being trolled on social media for her posts on mental health. Twitter users seem to be upset with the actress because she had been vocal about depression and mental health on social media soon after Sushant died on June 14. On Thursday morning hashtags 'Repeat After Me' and 'Deepika' were top trends on Twitter with over 22k and 14k tweets,…
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