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22 Jul

Uber cabs install safety screens

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Ride-hailing giant Uber on Wednesday that it will install safety screens or safety cockpits in 20,000 Premier sedans for the safety of riders and the drivers. As per Uber, the safety cockpits are protective ceiling-to-floor transparent plastic screen, which is installed between the passenger and the driver. This would help people follow the social distancing norms within the confines of the cab. The safety screens or the “safety cockpits” would minimize the interaction between the two parties hence reducing the risk of contracting the deadly coronavirus. The safety screens will be initially available in Premier sedans but Uber has plans…

22 Jul

Vidya Balan commented on Sushant’s demise

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Vidya Balan opens up about Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic demise, says people should now let him rest in peace Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic demise has opened up a can of worms in Bollywood. From his fans protesting against people who are promoting nepotism in Bollywood to actors taking on each other to people demanding a CBI probe in the actor’s death case, the controversies are refusing to die down.

22 Jul

Anubhav Sinha declares, ‘I hereby resign from Bollywood’;

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Anubhav Sinha declares, 'I hereby resign from Bollywood'; Hansal Mehta comments 'never existed' and Sudhir Mishra says 'What's Bollywood?' Tempers have been flaring in the Hindi film industry lately on social media, and in a latest burst of obvious emotional rage, filmmaker Anubhav Sinha has tweeted to declare he is resigning from Bollywood.Sinha, who has garnered a lot of fame and adulation directing 'Mulk', 'Article 15' and 'Thappad' in recent years, is known for his straightforward posts on social media. Never one to shy from even getting abusive occasionally, the filmmaker has not minced words to declare that he his calling it quits.For the records,…

21 Jul

China ‘chose’ not to stop coronavirus from spreading across the world, Said U.S President Donald Trump.

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Accusing China of not being transparent about the Covid-19, US President Donald Trump has said that Beijing could have stopped the deadly virus from spreading across the world but they "chose" not to.Trump has in the past expressed disappointment over China's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. In May, he claimed that it was the “incompetence” of Beijing that led to the mass killing across the globe. More than 600,000 people globally, including 143,000 Americans have died due to coronavirus that emerged from China's Wuhan city. Over 14 million people across the world, including over 4 million in the US, have…

21 Jul

Virtual Webinars Organised by Guwahati Branch of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Guwahati Branch of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is currently organizing Virtual Webinars regularly on various subjects for updating its members and students. The Branch generally holds Seminars at the institute premises but due to ongoing situation of COVID-19, the branch is holding virtual webinars on regular basis for its members and have organized 15 such webinars on subjects like Standards on Auditing, how to excel in Excel, GST Notifications, Information Technology, Company Fresh Start Scheme 2020, Bank Audit, Drafting and Articulation, Tax Planning through Succession and HUF, GST Annual Audit and Returns, etc. during this period of…

21 Jul

Sonowal visits erosion and flood affected areas of Chirang and Bongaigain district Govt. to take up project for permanent solution of flood and erosion of Aie river: CM

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the erosion hit areas of Tulsijhara in Chirang district and flood affected areas of Jamdaha (Bekar Chowk Bazar) in Bongaigaon district today and assessed the devastations caused by river Aie. He also visited flood relief camps set up at No. 341 Majharabari LP School and No. 128 Nowapara LP School by Chirang district administration and interacted with the inmates and took stock of the government services being provided at the centres.While interacting with media persons during his visit, the Chief Minister said that the flood waters of river Aie have destroyed huge tract of agricultural…

21 Jul

Police : Armed man seized bus, holding some 20 people hostage in Ukraine.

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An armed man seized a bus and took some 20 people hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian police said. Police sealed off the center of Lutsk, a city 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of Kyiv,. The assailant is armed and carrying explosives, they said in a Facebook statement. Police officers are trying to get in touch with the man. He called the police himself at 9:25 a.m. (0725 GMT) after taking control of the bus and introduced himself as Maksim Plokhoy, Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko said on Facebook. Gerashchenko said there is a book online, signed by Maksim…

21 Jul

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb apologises for remark on comparing Bengalis with Jats and Punjabis.

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Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday apologised for his statements comparing Punjabis and Jats with Bengalis, and said he did not intend to hurt sentiments. Deb had stirred a controversy by saying Punjabis and Jats are physically strong but less brainy while Bengalis are known to be very intelligent. In a series of tweets in Hindi on Tuesday morning, the chief minister sought forgiveness for his remarks and said many of his friends were Punjabis and Jats, and he is proud of people hailing from the two communities. “I always salute the contributions of the Punjabi and Jat…

21 Jul

Rajeev Masand summoned by Mumbai Police in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death investigation

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Journalist and film critic Rajeev Masand has been summoned by Mumbai Police in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput's death investigation. The development came days after Kangana Ranaut on her Nation Wants to Know interview with Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami named Masand as a person who she felt should be summoned in the investigation. Rajeev Masand has been summoned in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death investigation. The journalist-critic was named by Kangana Ranaut as someone who should be called Journalist and film critic Rajeev Masand has been summoned by Mumbai Police in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput's death investigation. Kangana in her interview said,…

21 Jul

Amarnath Yatra cancelled

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New Delhi: Amarnath Yatra has been cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board on Tuesday decided to cancel the annual pilgrimage (Amarnath Yatra) for this year in view of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The decision was taken after Board met today.