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27 Jul

Modi launches three new testing facilities, says India now better placed in Covid fight.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched three "high throughput" Covid-19 testing facilities at Kolkata, Mumbai and Noida, and said India is in a much better position than other countries in the fight against Covid-19 as a result of "right decisions taken at the right time"Speaking after virtually launching Covid-19 testing facilities, th Prime Minister said that these hi-tech state-of-the-art testing facilities will boost the testing capacity by almost 10,000 daily tests in each of the three cities. Today, deaths due to coronavirus in our country are less than in big countries. And our recovery rate is very much better…

27 Jul

Tiger Shroff’s mother warns Anurag Kashyap to not mess with her son

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The war of words on Twitter between multiple Bollywood celebrities doesn't seem to be coming to an end anytime soon, and Anurag Kashyap has found himself stuck in the middle of another such controversy. After he and Ranvir Shorey managed to patch things up, the filmmakers has now rubbed Tiger Shroff's mother, Ayesha Shroff, the wrong way with his recent tweet. Retweeting a collage of Tiger and Taimur Ali Khan, Anurag wrote: "This is nepotism by media ..? Why?? Because this is what you the audience wants to see .. So isn’t it nepotism by you the audience too??" Not taking…

27 Jul

Star kids will always have easy access, says Sonu Sood

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Star kids will always have easy access, says Sonu Sood The tragic death of Sushant Singh Rajput reignited the debate of nepotism in Bollywood. Actor Sonu Sood recently joined the bandwagon of the actors talking about the insider-outsider debate in the film industry.Opening about the same to a news portal, Sonu reportedly said that star kids will always have easier access than those who don't belong to the film industry. He also added that he feels proud when an outsider comes to the city and makes it big.Elaborating further, he added that pressures are real as thousands of people come to the city for work every day but only…

27 Jul

Phase 1 human trials results ‘encouraging’

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Developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and National Institute of Virology, Covaxin got the nod for human clinical trials from the Drugs Controller General of India last month. Besides Covaxin, another experimental shot developed by Zydus Cadila has also begun human clinical trials. Earlier this week, AIIMS, Delhi, administered the first dose of Covaxin to a 30-year-old man. Even as Phase 1 human trials of Biotech’s Covaxin India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine candidate, are on at most of the 12 sites selected by ICMR across the country, the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, has claimed “encouraging”…

27 Jul

Indian government banned 47 more Chinese apps

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New Delhi: The Indian government has banned 47 more Chinese apps, after 59 China-based apps were banned in June-end. The order to ban the 47 apps was issued on Friday, sources said. Among the newly-banned apps are Tiktok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite and VFY Lite. These 47 apps were acting as clones of the 59 Chinese apps that were banned earlier. The government had issued the order to ban 59 apps with Chinese links on June 29, stating that these were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country. The banned apps included popular ones like…

27 Jul

Covid-19 test results in 36 minutes

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Scientists in Singapore have developed a method to improve the speed of obtaining Covid-19 laboratory test results in 36 minutes or by up to four times. The new method, developed by scientists at the Nanyang Technological University's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, has demonstrated a way to improve “the speed, handling time and cost of Covid-19 laboratory tests”, the university said on Monday. The current testing method requires highly trained technical staff and can take a few hours befo results are finalised.

26 Jul

Budding Kashmiri actress Farhana Bhat shines in Bollywood

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Budding Kashmiri actress Farhana Bhat shines in BollywoodKashmiri youth are reaping the benefits of opportunities they are getting post abrogation of Article 370. Farhana Bhat, a budding actress from Srinagar received fame after her casting in Bollywood film 'Laila Majnu'. Six-years ago, she joined local group of artists and started working in different commercials. “I started as a junior actor in the background, after which I got offers for commercials, and my profile built gradually," Farahana Bhat said. Bhat's life changed after she was called for 'Laila Majnu' audition. “When I auditioned for 'Laila Majnu', I bagged role of the…

26 Jul

Centre trying to topple governments elected by people amid pandemic: Priyanka Gandhi.

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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said that leadership is recognised in times of crisis but the BJP government at the centre has made its intention clear by attempting to topple the governments elected by the people when the country is facing pandemic.Taking part in the online campaign #SpeakUpForDemocracy launched by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi tweeted (roughly translated from Hindi): "Leadership is recognised in times of crisis. In coronavirus national crisis, the country needs a leadership that works in the public interest. But the BJP government at the centre has made its intention and its character…

26 Jul

“There Is A Whole Gang Working Against Me” AR

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Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman says that he's not getting enough work in the Hindi film industry because "there is a whole gang working against him," reported news agency PTI. The musician composed nine songs for Sushant Singh Rajput's last film Dil Bechara that premiered on Disney+Hotstar on June 24. In an interview with Radio Mirchi, when AR Rahman was asked why he doesn't compose more music for Bollywood movies, he said that some people in Bollywood have been spreading "false rumours" about him. "See, I don't say no to good movies, but I think there is a gang, which, due to misunderstandings,…

26 Jul

Gurugram Court Summons Alibaba And Founder Jack Ma On Ex-Employee Complaint.

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A Gurgaon court has summoned Chinese company Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case filed by a former employee who alleges he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters showed.The case comes weeks after India cited security concerns in banning Alibaba's UC News, UC Browser and 57 other Chinese apps after a clash between the two countries' forces on their border. Following the ban, India sought written answers from all affected companies, including whether they censored content or acted for any foreign government. "We…