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18 Jul

Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise has sparked debates on nepotism, insider Vs outsiders

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Here's what Shekhar Kapur has to say after R Balki asks to find a better actor than Ranbir Kapoor or Alia Bhatt Sushant Singh Rajput's demise has sparked debates on nepotism, insider Vs outsiders, camps in Bollywood and more. And a recent interview, filmmaker R Balki talked more on this subject. He said that it happens everywhere and not just the film industry. He further added that there are pros and cons of it. The director also stated that he will be ready to talk about it when he finds better actors than Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor in Bollywood.Now, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has commented on R Balki's statement. In…

18 Jul

Maharashtra Home Minister says no need for CBI investigation

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The untimely demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput is currently being investigated by Mumbai Police. However, a section of people have been demanding a CBI enquiry. However, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh feels that there is no need for CBI intervention. Anil Deshmukh said that the Police do not suspect any foul play in relation to Sushant’s suicide. He said that he is aware of all the tweets and campaigns but doesn’t feel the need for a CBI probe. He said that the police did not see any foul play and the details of the investigation will be shared…

17 Jul

PM said, ‘India’s recovery rate one of the best in world’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the coronavirus pandemic has severely tested the resilience of countries across the world while asserting that India's response to the deadly infection is a "people's movement. Addressing the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Session 2020 via video conference, PM Modi said that India's grass-roots health system has helped the country ensure "one of the best recovery rates in the world". India has always prided itself as the first responder in the region - a friend in need noting that a SAARC COVID emergency fund has been created to help countries fight the…

17 Jul

Suspension of flights arriving at Kolkata

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The Kolkata airport authorities on Friday extended the suspension of flights arriving from six affected cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur and Ahmedabad) till July 31 as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country and state. Bengal’s Covid-19 tally reached 38,011 on Friday after it reported a record single-day spike of 1,894 cases, while the toll jumped to 1,049 with 26 more deaths. The state now has 14,709 active Covid-19 cases, it said.

17 Jul

Aishwariya Rai Bachchan move from home quarantine to hospital

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Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been taken to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital to be treated for COVID-19, news agency ANI reports. The 46-year-old actress tested positive some days ago and was placed in isolation at the Bachchan residence Jalsa, which was sealed by the Brihanmumbai Corporation or BMC as were the three other bungalows owned by the family.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan and husband Abhishek are also in Nanavati Hospital. They tested positive last week. Aishwarya and Abhishek's eight-year-old daughter also has COVID-19.Amitabh Bachchan's wife Jaya tested negative for the virus.

17 Jul

Cops fired at Vikas Dubey in self defence:UP government tells Supreme Court.

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The Uttar Pradesh Government has in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Friday denied the allegations that Vikas Dubey was killed in a "fake" encounter. The court had on July 14 while hearing two PILs seeking a court-monitored probe into the "encounter" killing of Dubey and his aides allowed UP Police to place its views before the court. In the affidavit filed through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, the UP Government said that shooting back at Dubey was the only option for police as the gangster had the intention of killing cops and flee, like he did before. The…

17 Jul

Actor Taapsee Pannu has shared a tweet, talking about ‘fair races’.

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Actor Taapsee Pannu has shared a tweet, talking about ‘fair races’. Fans believe her tweet is in response to the debate on nepotism in Bollywood, currently raging across the country. Taapsee wrote a comparison between two individuals is valid only of they start off from the same place. “A race is fair, the result is valid, only if the starting point was the same for every player. If not, the comparison and the ensuing onslaught will take away the dignity of the sport eventually. #JustAThought #AppliesToLife,” she wrote in her tweet.The debate of nepotism, on insider vs outsider was rekindled after the…

17 Jul

Rhea Chakraborty wrote An Emotional Note On Losing Sushant Singh Rajput: You Made Me Believe In Love

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On one month of Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic death, his actress girlfriend, Rhea Chakraborty, took to Instagram to pay tribute to the actor in a moving note.Rhea pens an emotional note and also shared two photos of herself with the late actor.Rhea wrote, “Still struggling to face my emotions.. an irreparable numbness in my heart. You are the one who made me believe in love, the power of it. You taught me how a simple mathematical equation can decipher the meaning of life and I promise you that I learnt from you every day. I will never come to terms…

16 Jul

Guardians to complete admission process

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Students who passed Madhyamik 2020 have been advised not to physically participate in the process of admission to Class XI. Their guardians will have to complete the formalities, education minister Partha Chatterjee said. Around 86.34 per cent of the examinees passed Madhyamik 2020, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. “The highest ever,” board president Kalyanmoy Ganguly said, referring to the percentage of the students who passed. As many as 10,15,888 students had appeared in the exams, held in February.

16 Jul

Over 1 lakh Indians returned home

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Over one lakh Indians have returned home from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh by land borders as part of the central government's 'Vande Bharat' Mission operationalised to evacuate stranded citizens from foreign countries amid the coronavirus-infused lockdown, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. "As of July 15, 6,87,467 Indian nationals have returned to India; 1,01,014 nationals have returned from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh by land borders," MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in a weekly briefing. On Monday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assured that the government is making all efforts to facilitate the evacuation of citizens who are…