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13 Aug

Ram Temple trust head Nritya Gopal Das, who shared stage with PM Modi, tests positive for Covid-19.

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The head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust or the Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya, who shared stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other VIPs during the groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram Temple last week, has tested positive for coronavirus.Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, 82, was among the five people on the stage at the grand ceremony at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on August 5. The others on the stage were Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel and Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the BJP's ideological mentor. Das, who is also…

13 Aug

Tigress Sheela gave birth to three cubs

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There’s good news for wildlife lovers as Tigress Sheela gave birth to three cubs on August 12 at Bengal Safari in Siliguri. This takes the total tiger population at Bengal Safari to seven.Sheela and her mate Viban were brought to the park from Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar.

13 Aug

OPPO comes with Reno4 Pro and OPPO Watch

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The leading global smart device brand, OPPO came out with the OPPO Reno4 Pro & OPPO Watch Series in India. The Reno4 Pro will be available starting August 5, on Amazon, Flipkart and retail stores at Rs 34,990. The OPPO Watch will be available from August 10 at the price of Rs 19,990 for OPPO Watch 46mm and Rs 14,990 for OPPO Watch 41mm. Reno4 Pro is an India first device with 90Hz 3D curved display. OPPO Watch is the world’s first smartwatch powered by a dual-curved AMOLED display. Reno4 Pro comes with two premium colours, Starry Night and Silky…

13 Aug

Glenmark launches FabiFlu 400mg

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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said it will introduce a 400 mg version of oral antiviral FabiFlu, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in India. The higher strength will improve patient compliance and experience, by effectively reducing the number of tablets that patients require per day. The 200 mg dosage of FabiFlu required patients to take 18 tablets on Day 1 (nine in the morning and nine in the evening), followed by 8 tablets each day thereafter for a maximum of 14 days. With the new 400 mg version, patients will now have a more relaxed dosage regimen, with 9 tablets…

12 Aug

West Bengal government on Wednesday issued a fresh list for the biweekly lockdown in the state

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West Bengal government on Wednesday issued a fresh list for the biweekly lockdown in the state. The state government earlier announced complete lockdown in the state for two days every week till the end of August. To prevent the spread of coronavirus spread in the eastern state, Mamata Banerjee-led government implemented partial lockdown since July. "Several requests and appeals have been received from different quarters to relax complete lockdown on certain dates which are coinciding with some festivals and local community based customs," the state government said in a statement on Wednesday.

12 Aug

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor have finally put all speculations to rest by officially announcing that they are expecting a second baby.

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Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor have finally put all speculations to rest by officially announcing that they are expecting a second baby. The couple shared in a statement, “We are very pleased to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family !! Thank you to all our well wishers for all their love and support.”Earlier, when ETimes spoke to Bebo’s father Randhir Kapoor, he had expressed, “I hope it's true and if so, I would be very happy. Doh bachche toh hone chahiye to give each other company." As lockdown norms were eased, Kareena Kapoor Khan was…

12 Aug

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar beats Will Smith, Jackie Chan to clinch spot on world’s highest-paid male actors of 2020

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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar beats Will Smith, Jackie Chan to clinch spot on world's highest-paid male actors of 2020Akshay Kumar has beaten his Bollywood contemporaries to become the only Bollywood actor to feature among the top-10 of Forbes’ highest-paid male actors of 2020.Although the star has had no film releases this year, Akki landed the sixth spot with earnings of $48.5 million. According to the report, most of his income came from product endorsements.The actor’s cop-flick ‘Sooryavanshi’ was slated for an April release, but got postponed due to the COVID-induced lockdown. Besides the Rohit Shetty directorial, the actor has films like…

11 Aug

“If these 10 states beat Covid, India can win,’ PM Modi tells chief ministers.

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A view has emerged that India will win against coronavirus if 10 states defeat it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chief Ministers today during a virtual meeting to review the coronavirus situation, adding that 10 states account for over 80 per cent of the active COVID-19 cases in the country. This is the seventh such interaction with Chief Ministers on the coronavirus crisis."A view has emerged that if we defeat coronavirus in 10 states, the nation will also win," the Prime Minister said during the virtual meet with Chief Ministers of 10 states. "We need to follow a new mantra…

11 Aug

A 22-year-old medical student ended his life by jumping off the roof of a hostel in All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday

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A 22-year-old medical student ended his life by jumping off the roof of a hostel in All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday evening here, police said. The 2018 batch MBBS student, who hailed from Bangalore, was admitted in the psychiatry ward of the hospital and was undergoing treatment for some mental health problem.He had taken an hours' break from the ward. He then apparently reached the hostel 19 roof from where he jumped, AIIMS sources said. The incident was reported to the police at around 6 pm.He jumped from the hostel roof and was moved to the Trauma…

11 Aug

Rhea Chakraborty is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate with regards to the money laundering angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s case

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Rhea Chakraborty is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate with regards to the money laundering angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s case. She had to hand over her mobile phone to the ED and some surprising facts have been revealed about the same. Times Now confirmed through ED sources that initial phone dump analysis of Rhea’s number revealed that the Rhea after June 8 was in touch with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, data report also revealed that she had asked for help from a famous Bollywood director to get a number of a journalist who could do positive stories about the actress.Rhea…