The Maharashtra government on Thursday extended the ongoing lockdown by another month as cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continue to rise in the state. It will now remain in effect till November 30, officials said.
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Akshay Kumar’s Laxmmi Bomb renamed to Laxmii
After much anticipation, the trailer of Laxmmi Bomb was dropped online and managed to impress the audiences with its funny and scary scenes. Actor Akshay Kumar’s character as a transgender has already been creating quite a buzz. On Thursday, the film directed by Raghava Lawrence went for its censor certificate […]
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In a first, 42 transgender candidates to appear for Assam PSC exam
In a first such instance for the state, 42 transgender persons have applied as candidates for the combined competitive (preliminary) examination (CCE), 2020, conducted by Assam Public Service Commission (APSC). The examination, which is similar to the civil services examinations conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), selects candidates for […]
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Folk songs reflect as if corruption is a way of life: Uttarakhand HC
Emphasising that “the folk songs reflect the perception of people”, Uttarakhand high court in a recent order cited two songs of state’s famous folk singer Narendra Singh Negi, saying the folk songs written and sung by Negi reflect “as if corruption is a way of life”. The court not only […]
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Rajinikanth denies releasing letter on quitting politics
Actor Rajinikanth on Thursday took to Twitter to deny a fake letter that has been doing the rounds claiming that he would not be entering politics owing to his current health condition. In a statement, he denied releasing any such statement. In a statement posted in Tamil, Rajinikanth wrote: “The leaked letter […]
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Three dead in knife attack in French church, woman beheaded
A knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a suspected terrorist attack at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, police and officials said. Nice’s mayor, Christian Estrosi, who described the attack as terrorism, said on Twitter it had happened in or near the city’s […]
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Delhi government to adopt aggressive Covid-19 tracing, testing: Satyendra Jain
Amid a spike in cases of Covid-19 here, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the city government has changed its strategy and is now going for “aggressive tracing and testing” of people who came in contact with those found positive for the infection. Interacting with reporters, he also […]
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Kerala CPM secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s son Bineesh Kodiyeri arrested in narcotics case
Bineesh Kodiyeri, the son of Kerala’s Communist Party of India (Marxist) secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a narcotics case on Thursday, officials said. He was summoned by ED earlier in the day for questioning over allegations of his connection with an accused […]
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Singer in Tripura molested, 4 arrested after video goes viral
Four men were arrested on charges of molesting a local singer at Nischintapur village near the Bangladesh border in West district of Tripura, police said on Thursday. According to the 26-year-old woman’s complaint, she had gone to the village barely 5 km from Agartala, on Tuesday for Durga puja where […]
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‘Nalayak’: Gadkari diagnosed bureaucratic malaise, Modi must inject cure
Union roads, transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday vented government’s frustration at the slow-moving bureaucracy when he openly castigated National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials for taking 11 long years to complete its building at Dwarka in the Capital. Calling the NHAI bureaucracy “ nalayak, nikammi aur […]
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Manoj Tiwari’s chopper makes emergency landing in Patna
The chopper carrying BJP star campaigner Manoj Tiwari, a singer and actor serving as Minister of Parliament from northeast Delhi, made an emergency landing at the Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, following a communication glitch Thursday morning. Tiwari and Neelkant Bakshi, a BJP worker from New Delhi, who were […]
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Sony PS5 release date for India shows up on the official website
Earlier this month we saw Sony briefly putting up the India release date of its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console as November 19, 2020. However, since the date was pulled up, it wasn’t for sure if that date was the final one or not. Now, the firm has finally revealed the […]
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TNAU Diploma rank list 2020 to be released today at tnau.ac.in
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) will release the rank list of the Diploma Admissions 2020 on Thursday, October 29, 2020, on its official website. Once the rank list are released, candidates who have applied for the admissions will be able to check the Diploma admission rank list online at […]
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Covid-19: French Prez Emmanuel Macron announces new lockdown rules amid surge in cases
French President Emmanuel Macron announced new lockdown rules amid a surge in Covid-19 cases through a televised address to the nation. As per the new rule, people in France will be required to fill out a form to leave their homes, as was the case in the country’s first lockdown, […]
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Delhi health minister Jain says city possibly in third wave of Covid-19
A day after Delhi logged its highest daily count of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, health minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that it is too early to say the national capital is witnessing the third wave of Covid-19 cases but that it is possible “we are already in that phase.” […]