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02 Aug

Home Minister Amit Shah tested positive for Covid-19, admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.

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Union home minister Amit Shah has tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected more than 17 lakh people in the country. Sources said he has been admitted to Medanta hospital, located in Haryana's Gurugram near Delhi.In a tweet, the minister said his health was "fine" but he was being hospitalised "on the advice of doctors".The country logged more than 17 lakh cases of coronavirus today -- adding more than 1 lakh patients to the tally in just two days. “On getting the initial symptoms of coronavirus, I got the test done and the report came back positive. My health is…

02 Aug

Centre asks states, UTs to allow hospitalised Covid patients use smartphones.

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The Centre has written to all states and Union Territories stating that smartphones and tablet devices should be allowed for hospitalised Covid-19 patients so that they can interact with family and friends through video conferencing, which would provide them psychological support. Though mobile phones are allowed in hospital wards, the missive was issued following some representation from the kin of patients alleging otherwise. Director General of Health Services (DGHS) in the health ministry Dr Rajiv Garg in the letter to the principal secretaries of health and medical education of states and Union territories said appropriate protocols for disinfecting devices and…

02 Aug

Bollywood announces big star vehicles to bring audiences back to theatres

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Bollywood announces big star vehicles to bring audiences back to theatresBollywood announces big star vehicles to bring audiences back to theatresNew Delhi: Bollywood plans its comeback once cinemas re-open by announcing a bunch of big projects to the tune of ₹300 crore starring saleable names that are likely to woo audiences back to cinemas.Deepika Padukone will feature alongside Baahubali star Prabhas in an untitled film to be made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, while Ayushmann Khurrana will play a cross functional athlete in a love story to be directed by Abhishek Kapoor. Ajay Devgn has announced a film on the Galwan…

01 Aug

Virat Kohli and Tamanna Bhatia may be arrested! Appeal against Virat-Tamanna filed in Madras High Court

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Virat Kohli and Tamanna Bhatia may be arrested! Appeal against Virat-Tamanna filed in Madras High CourtA Chennai lawyer has filed an appeal against the Indian cricketer in the Madras High Court.Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and popular actress Tamanna Bhatia have been accused of participating in advertisements on online gambling sites.A Chennai lawyer has filed an appeal against the Indian cricketer in the Madras High Court. Kohli and Tamanna could be arrested if the allegations are proved.The hearing will be held in the Madras High Court next week.Advocates allege that Virat Kohli and Tamanna Bhatia's participation in online gambling…

01 Aug

NEP 2020 framed keeping in mind aspirations of 21st century youth: PM Narendra Modi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to students participating in the Smart India Hackathon 2020 on Saturday said, "National Education Policy 2020 announced recently has been framed keeping in mind the aspirations of the youth of 21st century of our country. This is not just a policy document, its a reflection of aspirations of 130 crore Indians." "21st century is the era of knowledge. This is the time for increased focus on learning, research, innovation. This is exactly what India's National Education Policy 2020 does," PM Modi said while addressing the students at the grand finale of the event…

01 Aug

Deepika Padukone’s fan creates an astonishing art with flowers for her

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Deepika Padukone, bollywood actress who is not only most loved, but also highest paid actress in the industry right now. She has been spending her lockdown with husband Ranveer Singh. The couple got married on 14 November, 2018 and has been the talk of the town ever since. During the lockdown the couple has been continuously sharing their PDA pictures and are giving us strong couple goals.Like everyone else, even Deepika Padukone is not able to leave her house and not able to meet anyone. But, the actrees has been making sure that she entertain her fans through social media…

01 Aug

Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh passes away at 64.

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Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh died in Singapore on Saturday afternoon, News18 reported. He was 64. Singh was ill for a long time and was undergoing treatment in Singapore for some months. He had suffered kidney failure in 2013. Singh was a key leader in the Samajwadi Party in 2008 when the party decided to support the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government. The Communist Party of India had at that time withdrew from the government over a nuclear deal with the United States. Many leaders have tweeted their condolences. "Amar Singh Ji was an energetic…

01 Aug

Man Accused Of Carrying Beef beaten in publicover .

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A young man transporting meat in his vehicle was chased by a gang of motorcyclist for around half-an-hour before being waylaid and beaten up in full public view near Jama Masjid main market off Jail Road here on Friday. The police suspect the man, a Muslim, was beaten up on suspicion of transporting beef. Gurugram Police Spokesperson Subhash Boken said one of the accused, Pradeep, 26, was arrested. “The motive behind the attack is not clear, but it could be prompted by suspicion over transportation of beef. The samples of the meat are taken.” The assailants are booked under charges…

01 Aug

Fack test racket arrested in Kolkata

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Two brothers & owner of a thyrocare center arrested by KolkataPolice for providing fake Covid test report. Accused had collected the sample for Covid test from a patient's home and provided them a negative report. according to the patient, a bank manager later found positive when his condition deteriorated and has died at M. R Bangur Hospital on July 30. Family members filed a complaint against the 'Lab' at Netajinagar PS. Investigation reveals that the report was fake. Lab techy brothers falsely introduced themselves as the workers of a private Covid testing lab. Took ₹2000 from the patient party for the test. And sent them a…

31 Jul

How Tom Cruise secured massive $200 million budget for his ambitious space movie with Elon Musk

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How Tom Cruise secured massive $200 million budget for his ambitious space movie with Elon MuskActor Tom Cruise is taking his love for action scenes one step higher! Earlier in May 2020, it was reported that the actor is planning to shoot in space with the help of Elon Musk's Space X. At the time, no studio was attached to it but NASA had confirmed that this ambitious project was in works. Later, it was further reported that Tom Cruise bagged a whopping budget of $200 million from Universal Pictures.But, how exactly did Tom Cruise secure such a massive budget? According…