Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who began shooting for his next in Kolkata last week, was widely appreciated for his look from the thriller, Bob Biswas where he is essaying the role of a contract killer. The film is an offshoot of Sujoy Ghosh’s thriller Kahaani, starring Vidya Balan. Abhishek has now said […]
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Bharti Singh’s husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa replies to trolls
A day after Krushna Abhishek dismissed rumours that Bharti Singh is being removed from The Kapil Sharma Show after she and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa were arrested in a drug-related case, it was the troll army’s turn to take over. Commenting on a photo shared by Haarsh, featuring him with his […]
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President Kovind likely to attend centenary celebrations of AMU
President Ram Nath Kovind is likely to attend the online centenary celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) via video conferencing later this month, Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor said. The date of the event will be finalised soon, he said. In an open letter to the AMU community on completion […]
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Salman talks about failed friendships: ‘Out of sight, out of mind’
Actor Salman Khan has spoken about failed friendships and his tendency to get angry. The actor made the comments at a virtual launch event for Deanne Pandey’s new wellness book. In an interview, Salman said that most of his friends he has known for many decades, and those are the people he […]
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Australia’s Queensland lifts most state border curbs in boost to economy
Australia’s Queensland state on Tuesday lifted border restrictions on the country’s two most populous states for the first time in more than eight months, reuniting families and aiding the country’s economic recovery. Residents from all of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria will now be allowed to freely travel to […]
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Covid-19 cases per million lowest in India: Govt
The Union health ministry said on Tuesday India has been recording one of the lowest Covid-19 cases per million among the big nations reeling under the coronavirus pandemic. “The average daily positivity rate last week was 3.72%. Among all the big nations in the world, cases per million in India […]
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Cyber Monday turns out to be biggest online shopping day in US history
Cyber Monday is on track to bring in a record of as much as $12.7 billion in online sales, according to latest industry estimates, surpassing Black Friday’s digital numbers as US retailers reached the last leg of an extended holiday selling season caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Shoppers have seen […]
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UK was poorly prepared for Covid-19 pandemic, says Venki Ramakrishnan
Identifying Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic as two issues that defined his tenure as president of the Royal Society, Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan, who left the role after five years on Monday, said the UK was “poorly prepared” to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Ramakrishnan, who won the Nobel Prize […]
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Germany says emergency Covid-19 aid can’t continue indefinitely
Germany can’t continue compensating businesses for lost sales beyond next month and more targeted measures will be needed instead, according to senior officials in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government. Germany has been in partial lockdown since the beginning of November, with restaurants, bars, gyms and cultural venues shut to try to […]
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Uttarakhand police set up grievance redressal panel, will shorten hill postings in revamp
The Uttarakhand police have formed a Police Personnel Grievance Redressal Committee (PPGRC) to address the issue of its personnel, especially the lower ranks as part of an exercise to reform the force and reduce stress. Under the initiatives taken by the new director general of police (DGP) Ashok Kumar, the […]
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Farmers’ protest: Several former sportspersons to return awards
Several former sportspersons including Padma Shri and Arjuna awardees have extended their support to the agitating farmers and said they will return their awards in protest against the “force” used against the peasants en route to Delhi. Among them are Padma Shri and Arjuna awardee wrestler Kartar Singh, Arjuna awardee […]
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Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan meets PM Modi
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to apprise him about the work being done by the state government for implementation of the central schemes. According to a person aware of the matter, Chouhan also discussed the state’s Covid-19 response and the preparations underway for rolling […]
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Elton John calls for wider HIV testing to end new cases in England by 2030
Singer Elton John has joined leading British HIV/AIDS charities in calling for wider HIV testing to halt new transmissions in England within a decade, amid concerns that Covid-19 has affected access to tests and medication. To mark Worlds AIDS Day on Tuesday, England’s first HIV Commission – established by the […]
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Women at higher risk of death from heart failure, attack than men
Women face a 20 per cent increased risk of developing heart failure or dying within five years after their first severe heart attack compared to men, according to new research. The research was published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Previous research looking at sex differences in […]
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Over 40% turnout recorded till 1 pm in phase 2 of DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir
The second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections has recorded a voter percentage of 40.31 per cent till 1 pm, as per the Jammu and Kashmir administration. The polling is being held in 43 constituencies in the second phase of DDC elections. These include 25 seats in the Kashmir […]