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21 Jul

Reopening of Schools

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The Union education ministry has asked states and union territories for parent's feedback on a likely period when they will be comfortable with reopening of schools. A circular sent by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), has also asked for parent’s expectations from schools as and when they reopen. The education secretaries of all states and union territories have been asked to revert with the feedback by July. “I am directed to refer to the subject matter with a request to furnish feedback of parents of school going children on the following points by 20.07.2020 (Monday) positively: i. What is the likely…

20 Jul

Tiktok fame Sachin Tiwari to play lead in movie

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TikTok star Sachin Tiwari is set to play the lead role in a film inspired by Sushant Singh Rajput's life. The 25-year-old, who surprised many with his uncanny resemblance with the late actor, will be a part of Vijay Shekhar Gupta’s production venture 'Suicide or Murder: A star was lost'. Meanwhile, the makers of the film have revealed that it will not be a biopic but inspired by the works of the late actor. Producer Vijay Shekhar Gupta officially broke the news on social media. He took to Instagram to share the first look of the film and wrote,” A…

20 Jul

Dharmendra shares throwback picture of Raj Kapoor and Nargis from 1949 film Andaz shoot in London

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Dharmendra shares throwback picture of Raj Kapoor and Nargis from 1949 film Andaz shoot in London. The black and white photo shows Kapoor and Nargis standing near Stratford Court Hotel in Oxford Street (Edwardian Berkshire Hotel), London. Sharing the Dharmendra, he wrote, “Woh din ……Dharm…..Andaaza…..Woh…..lot ke na ayenge ……Ek Aah…." The actor deleted his tweet on Monday, July 20 after posting it on Sunday. Directed by Mehboob Khan, Andaz starred Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor opposite Nargis. It was a story about a spoiled daughter of a rich businessman and the two leading men played the role of her love interests.

20 Jul

Oxford COVID-19 under development

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An experimental COVID-19 vaccine, being developed by the University of Oxford, was safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials in healthy volunteers, data showed on Monday. The vaccine, called AZD1222 and being developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and scientists at Britain's University of Oxford, did not prompt any serious side effects and elicited antibody and T-cell immune responses, according to trial results published in The Lancet medical journal. "We hope this means the immune system will remember the virus, so that our vaccine will protect people for an extended period," study lead author Andrew Pollard of the…

20 Jul

YouTuber raise funds for Assam victims

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Dimpu Baruah, CarryMinati and Abhineet Mishra Raise Funds For Assam Flood Victims With generosity pouring in from different parts of the country, YouTube stars and internet sensations have appealed to citizens to come forward and help the flood victims in Assam.The YouTube sensation Ajey Nagar a.k.a CarryMinati successfully raised over Rs 10 lakhs to which he will personally add 1 lakh rupees for flood victims in Assam and Bihar.Assam’s Dimpu Baruah, the renowned YouTuber, has also raised Rs 43,000 which he plans to divide among 43 homeless flood victims.Stand up comedian Abhineet Mishra was also among internet stars to have…

20 Jul

Buying a car in August! Know the own damage policy changes in store

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Planning to buy after August 1, 2020 You will have to buy a long term third party liability insurance, three-year for four-wheelers, and five-year for two-wheelers. TP premiums are same across all insurers, and the coverage is identical. So, you do not have much of a decision to make. To insure your vehicle for own damage, there are two options. First, you could buy a ‘bundled’ policy. This will be a combination of long-term third party liability policy, and one year own damage cover. Second, you could buy two separate policies. One is a stand-alone long-term TP policy, and the…

20 Jul

Goldsmith designs gold masks, silver wires in Coimbatore

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A Coimbatore-based goldsmith has designed masks using gold and silver threads. Radhakrishnan Sundaram Acharya, who belongs to a family of goldsmiths, has designed the masks using 0.06 millimeters thin gold and silver threads. “The gold mask has been made using 18-carat gold which costs Rs 2.75 lakh and the silver mask costs Rs 15,000,” Acharya said. Acharya told ANI that the main reason behind designing the mask is to create awareness about the need to wear these during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m aware that a common man cannot afford to wear these masks, but rich people can use them for…

20 Jul

NSE Academy and Fintso’s collaboration

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NSE Academy and Fintso announced a tie-up for educating, skill-development and training of financial intermediaries. This is aimed towards equipping them to enhance their offerings, besides certification courses to become registered advisors. The tie-up also involves co-creating content and holding investor education forums for the clients of the intermediaries. This is a critical thrust of NSE Academy, addressing the low financial awareness across the investment community, especially given the rise in savings, and first-time investors. As a part of this tie-up, Fintso’s subscriber base will get a subsidised and preferred access to the NSE Knowledge Hub platform. Fintso will also…

19 Jul

Enough is enough’: Sonam Kapoor, others seek support for petition against online abuse

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Social media has given a platform for the common person to connect with their favourite stars. However, it has also given the netizens a platform to troll the celebrities, abuse them and sometimes even issue threats. Sonam K Ahuja, Konkona Sensharma, Dia Mirza and many other stars raised their voice against this harassment, by pledging their support to a petition to raise this issue of online abuse against women with the social media companies.The stars shared the petition on Twitter and wrote, 'enough is enough', as they asserted that it was high time to end 'targetted abuse and harassment' against…

19 Jul

Seven Indian Drugmakers Racing To Develop Covid-19 Vaccine.

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At least seven Indian pharma companies are working to develop a vaccine against coronavirus as they join global efforts to find a preventive to check the spread of the deadly virus that has already infected more than 14 million globally.Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute, Zydus Cadila, Panacea Biotec, Indian Immunologicals, Mynvax and Biological E are among the domestic pharma firms working on the coronavirus vaccines in India. Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute, Zydus Cadila, Panacea Biotec, Indian Immunologicals, Mynvax and Biological E are among the domestic pharma firms working on the coronavirus vaccines in India. Vaccines normally require years of testing and…