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09 Jul

Two vegetable vendors smashed to death by bus

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Two vegetable vendors were crushed to death by a bus achieving its speed in Uttar Pradesh roadways, on Friday. Local people and police said, The accident took place on Thursday evening near Shahpur when the two vendors were returning to their village. The victims have been identified as Taslim aged 50, and Abdul aged 22, police said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. Further updates are awaited.

08 Jul

West Bengal Education Minister Meets VCs

Several states had announced their decisions to cancel the board exams this year to ensure the safety of the students amidst the pandemic. The examinations conducted by the CBSE and CISCE were also cancelled. that on Wednesday West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu held a meeting with Vice Chancellors of state-run universities to decide on the modalities of admission to undergraduate courses. VCs of around 20 universities participated in the meeting.The meeting took some decision regarding the process of admission in affiliated colleges and universities ,whether there will be entrance tests but I cannot divulge the same. The higher education…

08 Jul

Suvendu Adhikari, a BJP leader has asks not to attack Mamata Banerjee

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Staff Reporter: According to the recently concluded assembly election, TMC ministers Rajib Banerjee and Adhikari left the party and joined the BJP. BJP leader Rajib Banerjee on Wednesday (July 7) urged party colleague and West Bengal assembly Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to stand by people affected by rising petroleum prices rather than targeting Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who has the people's mandate to rule the state. Before the recent assembly election, Rajib Banerjee and Adhikari, both ministers in the TMC government, left the party and joined the BJP. Adhikari won the election, although Banerjee ran unsuccessfully. "Instead…

08 Jul

Virbhadra Singh,the veteran political leader, passes away at 87

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Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away on Thursday July 7, 2021at the age of 87. The veteran political leader was admitted in the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) where he took his last breath. Sources revealed that Virbhadra Singh was admitted in the critical care unit of IGMC after having a heart attack on Monday. Virbhadra Singh served as Himachal Pradesh's chief minister six times and he was a nine-time MLA and five-time MP. He also served as union deputy minister, Tourism and Civil Aviation, minister of state for industries, union minister of steel…

08 Jul

Ganga is now free from COVID

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The Ganga River has been declared Covid free. The BSIP scientists had earlier found traces of the SARS-CoV2 virus in the water of Gomti river in Lucknow. After two-month research by medical and genetic experts of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi and Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, it has been found that the Ganga river has no trace of the pandemic causing coronavirus. BSIP scientist Niraj Rai, head of the Covid Lab at the institute, said: "Our team extracted RNA and performed an RT-PCR test for all the samples with a true positive and negative sample. Surprisingly, none…

08 Jul

Robert Downey Jr. mourns father Robert Downey Sr’s demise

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Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr.'s father and filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr. has passed away. He was 85. Releasing a public statement following the death of his father, he took to his Instagram and shared the news. He informed that his father died late Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York. He was battling Parkinson's disease for more than five years. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Robert Downey Jr. Official (@robertdowneyjr) Calling his dad, 'a true independent- minded filmmaker,' he wrote, "RIP Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021…Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years…

07 Jul

Cabinet Reshuffle: 43 New Ministers Will Take Oath Today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet is set to get a facelift on Wednesday amid efforts to reinvigorate the administration that has been heavily criticised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, soaring prices of essentials among a range of issues. The names in the cabinet reshuffle include several new entrants as well as existing ministers who will be reassigned. List of ministers who will take oath on Wednesday 1. Narayan Rane 2. Sarbananda Sonowal 3. Dr Virendra Kumar 4. Jyotiraditya M Scindia 5. Ramchandra Prasad Singh 6. Ashwini Vaishnav 7. Pashupati Paras 8. Kiren Rijiju 9. Raj Kumar Singh 10.Hardeep Singh Puri…

07 Jul

Dilip Kumar had to change his name before he entered Bollywood.

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Dilip Kumar, a veteran Bollywood actor who died Wednesday morning, was born Mohammad Yusuf Khan. In his autobiography that released in 2014, he talked in detail about how the change in his name came about right before he started working on his debut film. The veteran actor revealed that actor Devika Rani had suggested his name change. Dilip Kumar also revealed that the fact that Ashok Kumar was also a screen name, and not the actor's real name, made him go for the change. He made his debut with Jwar Bhata in 1944. In his book Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the…

07 Jul

Tough Stance: Delhi HC says govt free to act against Twitter

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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that the government was free to take action against microblogging site Twitter as by defying the Indian laws it has lost its intermediary status. A bench of Justice Rekha Palli, however, gave Twitter time until Thursday to get back on the issue of compliance with the new social media intermediary guidelines. “From June 21 till July 6, you could have appointed a new person (a resident grievances officer). How long will your process take? Does Twitter think it will go on taking as much time as it wants in our country? I won’t…

07 Jul

Former Union minister PR Kumaramangalam’s wife murdered at Delhi home

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In a shocking incident highlighting a major security lapse, former Union Minister PR Kumaramangalam's wife, Kitty Kumaramangalam, was allegedly murdered by three suspects at her residence in Delhi's Vasant Vihar, which is one of the poshest localities in the national capital. The gruesome incident took place on Tuesday evening at around 9 pm. The police said they suspect attempted robbery to be the motive behind the killing and have apprehended a 24-year-old washerman of the area, identified as Raju Lakhan, in connection with the case. According to a complaint by the househelp, the family’s regular washerman (dhobi) came to the…