A fire broke out at a toy manufacturing factory in Sector 63 of Noida, in Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. Fire fighting operation is underway, news agency ANI reported.
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At Sonia Gandhi’s oppn meet, Mamata and Amarinder call for moving SC over NEET, JEE
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), which are scheduled to be held next month, saying it does not care about students. Gandhi was speaking at a virtual meeting with the chief ministers of seven […]
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Tripura handing out Swami Vivekananda’s books to Covid-19 patients for ‘mental toughness’
In order to keep Covid-19 patients mentally strong and motivated, the Tripura government has started distributing books written on Swami Vivekananda to them. Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb handed over a few books on Swami Vivekananda to the medical superintendent of Tripura Medical College and also to the in-charge […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput death: Narcotics Control Bureau to join probe
After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Narcotics Control Bureau will also join the investigation into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The ED wrote to the NCB, asking it to probe if drug was supplied to Rhea Chakraborty and Rajput. NCB director Rakesh […]
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Mehul Choksi moves Delhi high court against Netflix documentary
Fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi on Wednesday approached the Delhi high court against streaming platform Netflix’s upcoming web series ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’. Choksi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal says that he is not seeking a stay on the documentary but he is seeking that he be shown the preview. Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan […]
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Jaipur’s list of beggars has 3 graduates, 2 postgraduates and they want life of dignity
There are two postgraduates and three graduates among the 1,162 beggars in Jaipur city and they are willing to earn a livelihood with dignity if given an opportunity, said a survey conducted by the city police. The survey claims that 825 of these beggars are illiterate while 39 are literate […]
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As Covid-19 cases rise in Delhi, Kejriwal says testing to be doubled
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that the state government will double the testing for Covid-19 infection in the national capital. The announcement came as Delhi recorded a spike in the number of new cases of the coronavirus disease. “Delhi has seen a marginal rise in the number […]
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Cancel IT Panel meeting, BJP MP Dubey tells Tharoor
Nishikant Dubey, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) and a member of the Information Technology (IT) parliamentary panel, on Wednesday wrote to the committee’s chairperson Shashi Tharoor, a Congress Lok Sabha MP, urging him to cancel the panel’s upcoming meeting next week while citing that its agenda […]
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Uttarakhand CM goes into self-isolation after three staffers test Covid-19 positive
Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has gone into self-isolation after three of his staffers including an officer on special duty (OSD) tested positive for Covid-19 in the last few days, officials said on Wednesday. Rawat informed his decision about self-isolation through his official Twitter handle on Tuesday evening. “As […]
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Facebook plans news service launch in UK, India, Brazil
Facebook said on Tuesday it plans to launch its news service in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, India and Brazil in the coming months, after having introduced the feature in the United States last year. The social media giant’s news service currently pays US publishers for content and has original […]
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Spotify reveals what Indians listened to this summer
Spotify has revealed what Indians have been listening to this summer. It’s quite interesting since people have been mostly indoors due to the pandemic and glued to their devices. The latest data is from the period between June 1 and August 15. The most listened to song on Spotify this summer was […]
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‘Anderson has set the bar like Sachin had’: McGrath
England fast bowler James Anderson on Wednesday became the first seamer to claim 600 Test wickets. Overall, he became the fourth bowler to join the prestigious 600 club – only after Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australia’s Shane Warne (708), and India’s Anil Kumble (619). In a recent interaction, Australia fast bowling […]
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YouTube took down over 11.4 million videos between April-June this year
Google’s YouTube took down over 11.4 million videos between April and June, the company said in its Community Guidelines Enforcement report. The numbers are significantly higher than the videos – under 9 million – removed in the same period last year. The change has happened mainly because the company relied […]
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John Abraham’s first look as Sikh revealed in cross-border love story
The first looks of John Abraham and Aditi Rao Hydari from a cross-border love story starring Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh have been revealed. Sharing the photos where John is dressed as a Sikh man, producer T Series’ official Twitter handle wrote, “First look of @TheJohnAbraham & @aditiraohydari in @arjunk26-@Rakulpreet starrer […]
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Tom Cruise makes surprise appearance at Tenet screening in London, watch
Hollywood star Tom Cruise posted a video of himself at a preview screening of Christopher Nolan’s new film, Tenet, in London. Cruise expressed his excitement to return to the theatre and when asked what he thought of the film, he said, “I loved it!” In a video shared on his Instagram page, Cruise […]