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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…

26 Jul

Over 30 bank employees at a main branch test Corona positive in Tamil Nadu.

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At least 38 employees of a national bank's main branch in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, have tested positive for coronavirus, officials from the bank and the local civic body have said.According to the officials, the customers who visited the bank have also been advised to voluntarily appear for coronavirus tests. Earlier, a senior official of the branch who was suffering from other complications, had died of COVID-19. The positive cases came to light after a mass medical screening camp was held at the bank recently, the officials said. Senior bank officials said the disinfection process had been completed and the bank…

26 Jul

Here’s why Jacqueline Fernandez thinks Bollywood is the “most beautiful fraud.

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Here's why Jacqueline Fernandez thinks Bollywood is the “most beautiful fraud. On one hand, where the whole Bollywood has always been in the nepotism debate, actress Jacquelin recently said that she has never been bothered by the very issue. She si that Bollywood is the most beautiful fraud in the world.While talking to India Today, Jacqueline said that she realised Bollywood industry is the most beautiful fraud in the world. Starting from scratch to where today she is, the actress has spent 10 years in the B-town. She feels whatever she and other stars do as actors is just a show; there’s nothing real in it. And…

25 Jul

BSF rescued 110 cattle on Indo-Bangladesh Border

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On intervening night of 24/25 July 2020, acting on tip-off, vigilant BSF troops deployed on Indo Bangladesh International Border under Guwahati Frontier rescued 110 cattle heads during special operations conducted in bordering areas of Districts South Salamara and Dhubri (Assam) and Coochbehar (WB), while these cattle heads were being smuggled from India to Bangladesh taking advantage of flood condition of mighty Brahmaputra and other river.Keeping in view the vulnerability of border, heightened activities of the smugglers and anti-national elements on the border, BSF troops are always alert towards the issues of trans-border crimes & illegal infiltration and are making all…

25 Jul

JNU Student Sharjeel Imam Charge-Sheeted for Seditious Speech on CAA protest.

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JNU student Sharjeel Imam has been charge-sheeted for allegedly giving a seditious speech and instigating the anti-CAA ‘riots’ that took place in Jamia Millia Islamia on 15 December 2019, the Delhi Police said on Saturday, 18 April. Imam had been arrested for ‘instigating and abetting Jamia riots’ from Bihar's Jehanabad on 28 January for allegedly making inflammatory speeches regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 at the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi and in Aligarh. He had surrendered to the Delhi Police and had subsequently been placed under arrest. “We have not gone through the complete charge-sheet that was filed…

25 Jul

40 cows die of suffocation, many ailing in makeshift shelter in Bilaspur.

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At least 40 cows died of suffocation in a small room of a panchayat building where they were allegedly locked in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, a senior official said on Saturday.The deaths came to light this morning when villagers experienced a foul odour emanating from the room, and found that some of the cattle had died, said Bilaspur collector Saransh Mittar. He said a total of 60 cows were locked in a room in the old panchayat building of Medpar village under Takhatpur development block. Calling it an unfortunate incident, chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said, “I have directed the Bilaspur collector…

25 Jul

India’s first Covid-19 vaccine trial begins at AIIMS Delhi, 30-year-old Man Gets First Dose Of India’s Covid Vaccine.

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A day after India's first homegrown vaccine, COvaxin, was administered to a 30-year-old Delhi-based man, no immediate side effect has been reported. The man will be under close monitoring for the next seven days. On Saturday, a few more participants were given the vaccine at AIIMS. The volunteer will be kept in observation for two hours in the hospital. He will then be sent home and be monitored for the next seven days, sources in the AIIMS said. This is the first dose of the ‘Covaxin’ vaccine that has been administered to the 30-year-old healthy male who qualified after initial…

25 Jul

Tamil Nadu COVID-19 Cases Cross 2 Lakhs

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Coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu have crossed the two lakh-mark with 6,989 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, which is also the biggest single-day spike, government data shows. Eighty-nine have died and 7,758 have recovered in the last 24 hours. The total cases in the state is now 2,06,737. The recovery rate in Tamil Nadu is 73 per cent and mortality rate is 1.64 per cent. The COVID-19 positive cases reported in the last 24 hours from these districts are: Thiruvallur (385), Coimbatore (270), Ranipet (244), Madurai (301), Chengalpattu (449), Virudhunagar (376), Kancheepuram (442), Vellore (212) and Tuticorin…

25 Jul

10 lakh people affected in Bihar

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The flood situation in Bihar continues to remain grim with over 10 lakh people affected by the deluge across the state, while the official death toll has climbed to 18. Among the worst affected districts in Bihar are West and East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Kishanganj, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, and Khagaria, all of which have reported flood-related deaths. As many as 21 relief camps have been set up across Bihar and 271 community kitchens are operating. Of the latter, 186 are in Darbhanga. With seven fatalities, the most deaths have occurred in West Champaran along the border with Nepal through which flows the…

25 Jul

Delhi’s COVID-19 active Cases Lowest In 7 Weeks

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New Delhi: The coronavirus recovery rate in Delhi has improved further and crossed 87 per cent as the number of active cases dipped to 12,657 - the lowest in seven weeks. The number of cases reported daily has also seen in a decline in the national capital - 1,142 cases were reported today taking the total caseload to 1,29,531. For the past 13 days, Delhi recorded 1,000 to 2,000 cases daily. The total deaths stand at 3,806 with 29 new fatalities in the last 24 hours. 2.93 per cent patients have died so far. Delhi has improved further and crossed…