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13 Jul

Siddhant Kapoor opens up about nepotism in Bollywood

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The fire of nepotism continues to rage in Bollywood. While people in the industry are divided on the matter, Shakti Kapoor’s son Siddhant Kapoor recently opened up about the same. The actor, who has done a few but substantial films in Bollywood, says if nepotism was a reality then he would have been a superstar by now.In an interview with a news portal, Siddhant reportedly said that it is not about nepotism. It should be about respecting somebody’s work, whether one is a star kid or not. According to him, if nepotism was a reality, he would have been a superstar by now. He also added…

13 Jul

BSF Apprehended 05 smugglers

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of Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force apprehended 05 smugglers. One of them apprehended alongwith 3200 Nos of Yaba tablets and others were apprehended alongwith cattle heads from bordering areas of village Fekamari, PS– Kharuabandha, Distt –South Salamara (Assam) and Vill- Sarkar Para, PS- Sukhchar, Distt- Dhubri (Assam) on 11-12 July 2020. Acting on tip-off, on specific information of Field G Team Dhubri, BSF troops of Border Out Post (BOP) Ashmeralga of 06 Bn BSF carried out a special joint operation with Kharuabandha Police rep in general area of village Fekamari, PS Kharuabandha under South Salamara district (Assam). At about…

13 Jul

3 corona patient died today,discharge Kajol Ghosh

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Today 3 patient of corona is dead at siliguri. isolated 5. tmc leader kajol ghosh dicharge from the private hospital who admited from seven days.today he is release.

13 Jul

Russia’s Sechenov University successfully completes trials of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine

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The clinical trials of the world's first coronavirus vaccine on volunteers at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University have been successfully completed, Vadim Tarasov, the director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, told Sputnik, adding that the first group of volunteers would be discharged on Wednesday and the second on July 20. The university began clinical trials of the vaccine produced by Russia's Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology on June 18."Sechenov University has successfully completed tests on volunteers of the world's first vaccine against coronavirus," Tarasov said. According to Alexander Lukashev, the director of the Institute of…

13 Jul

Bollywood actress Divvya Chouksey passed away

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Bollywood actress Divvya Chouksey passed away today, reportedly after battling cancer. Just hours before her demise, the actress had posted a heart-breaking note in her Instagram story. “Words cannot suffice what I want to convey, the more the less, since it's been months am absconded and bombarded with plethora of messages. It's time I tell you guys, I am on my death bed. S**t happens. I am strong. Be there another life of non suffering. No questions please. Only god knows how much you mean to me. DC Bye."

12 Jul

Yogi govt. forms Commission to probe Kanpur ambush, Vikas Dubey’s encounter.

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The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday constituted a one-member commission to probe the Kanpur ambush and police encounter with gangster Vikas Dubey. UP Governor Anandiben Patel appointed retired Allahabad High Court judge Shashi Kant Agarwal to probe the incidents and submit a report within two months, according to a government notification. According to the statement, the panel will also probe the gangster's "relationship" with police and people from various departments. It will suggest ways to prevent such a repetition in future, it said.A government spokesperson said in the statement that the killing of eight policemen in the ambush on the…

12 Jul

Indian Army plans to order another 72,000 assault rifles from the US.

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Amid the ongoing dispute with China over boundary issue, the Indian Army is going to place another order of 72,000 Sig 716 assault rifles from the United States. The order for the second batch of the assault rifles would be coming after the first lot of 72,000 rifles, has already been delivered to the Army for use by troops in Northern Command and other operational areas. The Indian Army had received the first lot of Sig Sauer assault rifles to boost its counter-terrorism operations. India had acquired the rifles under the fast-track procurement (FTP) programme. The new rifles will replace…

12 Jul

CCTV monitoring, powerless water coolers on trains soon as railways to launch 20 in-house innovations.

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CCTV monitoring, powerless water coolers on trains soon as Rlys to launch 20 in-house innovationsThe Railway Board has decided to implement 20 innovations by its employees to make train journeys safer and improve passenger comfort - such as a bell warning to alert travellers minutes before a train departs, real-time CCTV monitoring inside coaches, printing of unreserved tickets through mobile applications - on a mass scale. The Railway Board has decided to implement 20 innovations by its employees to make train journeys safer and improve passenger comfort - such as a bell warning to alert travellers minutes before a train…

12 Jul

Anupam Kher’s mother and brother tested positive for COVID-19

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Anupam Kher's family tests POSITIVE for coronavirus In another breaking news from Bollywood, veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's mother Dulari, his brother Raju Kher and sister-in-law have tested COVID-19 positive. The actor took to his Twitter to share a video and informed his fans about the same. He also shared that BMC has been informed about it and his mother has been admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Hospital. He also revealed that he also tested for coronavirus and his report is negative.

11 Jul

Covid-19: Bengaluru Announces Lockdown From July 14 As COVID-19 Cases Rise.

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Bengaluru will once again go into a lockdown from 8 pm on July 14 to 5 am on July 22 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Saturday. Detailed guidelines of the lockdown will be declared on Monday. However, essential services will be allowed in the city and its neighbouring rural districts. Earlier it was decided that Bengaluru will go under a complete lockdown on Sunday, July 11 — a weekly ritual that will go on till August 2. Asking people to join hands in controlling COVID-19 by remaining at home during the…