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19 Apr

Sony brings BRAVIA X80J Google TV series

editor0 CommentsBusinessBRAVIA X80J, SONY

Sony India launched the all-new X80J Google TV series with 4K Ultra HD LED display. The new X80J series offers world of entertainment with Google TV. Sony’s new TV series available in 189 cm (75), 165 cm (65), 140 cm (55), 126 cm (50) and 108 cm (43) for X80J series. The BRAVIA X80J televisions seamlessly integrates Google TV, allows browsing upto 700,000 movies and TV episodes from across streaming services. Viewers can simply talk to the TV using the Google Assistant without using the TV remote. The BRAVIA X80J lineup powered with Dolby Vision is an HDR solution that…

19 Apr

Manmohan Singh asked the Prime Minister to provide some flexibility and make vaccine orders public

editor0 CommentsHealthCOVID VACCINE, health, India, manmohan singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

STRESSING THAT the country is “facing an unprecedented emergency”, former prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter on Sunday to make public details of the orders placed by the Government for Covid vaccine doses and indicate the strategy for them to be distributed in a transparent manner. The senior Congress leader also asked the Prime Minister to provide some flexibility to states to define categories of frontline workers for vaccination even if they are below 45 years of age, which is the current cut-off. Pointing out that domestic supplies are limited, Singh suggested that any vaccine that…

19 Apr

Delhi Lockdown-Six-day complete lockdown in Delhi from tonight

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Delhi has been placed under lockdown from tonight till next Monday morning (April 26), Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday. The restrictions will remain in place from 10 PM tonight till 5 AM next Monday. Kejriwal said that city's health system is under stress, adding that hospitals are facing shortage of oxygen and ICU beds. "In order to prevent a total collapse, L-G Anil Baijal and I took this decision. And in this duration, essential services will be allowed and more beds will also be set up," the Chief Minister said. "I won't say our health system has collapsed…

19 Apr

Tamil actress Raiza Wilson’s face surgery goes wrong, shares photo blaming dermatologist

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It isn't an unknown fact that celebrities indulge in cosmetic surgeries. But sometimes when they go wrong, it affects their physical as well as mental health. And a similar incident happened with none other than Tamil actress Raiza Wilson who took to social media to report the unfortunate event. Speaking about the same on Instagram, Raiza said that despite the fact that she 'did not need' the surgery, her dermatologist forced her to go for the same. Sharing the pictures of her face which shows swelling near her right eye, she claimed that there's a tonal difference that she has…

19 Apr

Covid-19 second wave: Lockdown in Delhi from tonight till next Monday morning

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Delhi will be under complete curfew from tonight to next Monday morning amid a record rise in coronavirus cases that has severely strained the city's resources and health infrastructure.All private offices will Work From Home and only government offices and essential services will be open, sources say. On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily Covid tally with 25,462 fresh cases and a positivity rate of nearly 30 per cent, which means almost every third sample being tested in the city is turning out positive. CM Kejriwal had on April 15 announced sweeping restrictions in Delhi, including a…

17 Apr

COMED-K Exam expects over 80000 students

editor0 CommentsAssam, North EastCOMED-K, entrance examination, UGET, Uni-GAUGE

As a combined examination, COMEDK UGET and Uni-GAUGE entrance examination will be held on June 20. The exam will be conducted online in over 150 cities across India, in over 400 test centres. This year, it expects over 80,000 students to appear for the examination. The entrance test will be held for admissions to B.E/B. Tech, for colleges affiliated with the Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation Trust and Uni-GAUGE member universities. Applicants have to register at www.comedk.org or www.unigauge.com. The application process is open online from 22 March to 20 May. The entire application and exam process will be online. A…

16 Apr

Shaan reacts to 1,700 people testing Covid positive at Kumbh Mela

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Singer Shaan on Friday reacted to a news report on Twitter stating over 1,700 people have tested positive for Covid-19 at Kumbh Mela, Haridwar between April 10 and 14. "Why would God save us.. ??? if we are just not interested in saving ourselves and our families.. Please Please #StayHomeStaySafe," tweeted Shaan. Several Bollywood personalities have reacted to the Kumbh Mela being conducted amid the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. "The kumbh mela and political rallies clearly prove that politicians care only about VOTES and not about PEOPLE.In other words they don't care about the people DYING once…

16 Apr

PM Modi calls for increasing production of medical grade oxygen

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a “comprehensive review meeting” to ensure adequate supply of medical grade oxygen in the country amid a surge in daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Friday. Taking a review of the current situation of oxygen supply and projected use in the next 15 days across 12 high-burden states, including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, the Prime Minister also assessed the data on allocated oxygen to these states. As per officials, the estimates for projected demand of medical grade oxygen on 20th…

16 Apr

Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa tests positive for Covid-19

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today tweeted to say that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a brief post on Twitter, Mr Yediyurappa said that he was fine but had been hospitalised on the advice of doctors. The 78 year-old Yeddiyurappa was earlier hospitalised on August 2, 2020 after he tested positive for coronavirus."Upon having mild fever, today I got tested for Covid-19 and my report has come out positive. Although I am doing fine, I am being hospitalised based on the advice of doctors. I request all those who have come in my contact recently to…

15 Apr

Amazon announces a USD 250 million fund focusing on digitising small, medium businesses in India

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As part of the venture fund, Amazon has announced an investment in 'M1xchange' -- a startup focusing on invoice discounting marketplace exchange fr MSMEs established under the TReDS license (Trade Receivables Discounting System license). Amazon on Thursday announced a USD 250 million (about Rs 1,873 crore) fund that will focus on digitising small and medium businesses, and driving innovation in the areas of agri-tech and health-tech in India. “Small and medium sized businesses are often the engine and the lifeblood of economies and I think it’s true in India as well. And we are very passionate about trying to enable…