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11 Jun

Goa: IMD Forecasts Heavy Rains , High Speed Winds.

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As Goa prepares for arrival of the south-west monsoon, the IMD has forecast heavy rainfall along with high speed winds in isolated places in North and South Goa districts. The coastal state experienced pre-monsoon showers earlier this week. As a precaution, the Goa government shuts down beaches, popular with tourists, for swimming and water sports during the monsoon (from June to September) each year as the sea during this period tends to be extremely rough and choppy. Meanwhile, Drishti Marine, the state-appointed professional lifeguard agency, on Thursday advised people visiting beaches againstventuring into the sea with the monsoon expected to…

11 Jun

Amitabh, Ayushmann’s film to premiere with 15 language subtitles and more

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June 11, 2020 : The countdown for Gulabo Sitabo release has begun. And its lead star Amitabh Bachchan has made sure his Bollywood colleagues keep talking about the film as he has challenged co-star Ayushmann Khurrana and a bunch of other celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan and Bhumi Pednekar to try a Gulabo Sitabo tongue twister. Khurrana, who was the first one to respond to the challenge, nailed it and further nominated his friends from the industry like Karan Johar and Taapsee Pannu. The upcoming satire, written by Juhi Chaturvedi, features Bachchan and Khurrana as the ever-bickering landlord and tenant. This is…

11 Jun

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter to marry DYFI president

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T will marry CPI(M) leader P A Muhammed Riyas. Veena is the managing director of Exalogic Solutions Pvt Ltd, a start-up firm in Bengaluru. Riyas, who hails from Kozhikode, is the all-India president of DYFI, the youth wing of the CPI(M). He is also a member of the CPI(M) state committee. A simple marriage function would be held on June 15.

11 Jun

Hyundai Motor India Ltd. offers Seven Attractive Finance Schemes in June

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Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), the country’s First Smart Mobility Solutions Provider and largest Exporter since Inception, with its continuous commitment towards extending excellent services to its valued customers, has launched nationwide attractive Finance Scheme options in June, along with various financiers (HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Yes Bank and NBFCs like Mahindra & Cholamandalam Finance) to attract customers. In order to encourage demand the various finance options are available for different models and separate financiers. Customers who want to pay the lowest EMIs to ease up the repayment of loan amount throughout the loan tenure, can…

11 Jun

COVID 19 : Tremendous rise in the number of cases and deaths in a Single Day

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Mumbai : On Wednesday, Maharastra as well as mumbai experienced a highest 24 hours toll. Only after a week of the first phase of 'mission begin again' started the death rate was highest in a day. The state saw its highest single-day rise in cases (3,254) ,the previous highest toll was on June 5 (139 cases).The city in total has more positive cases (52,667) than the cases of Wuhan (50,333) the epicentre of corona virus outbreak. Mumbai city, which recorded a staggering 1,595 of these new cases to post its highest day-surge as well, breached the 20,000-case mark to rise…

11 Jun

Locust Attack In Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj

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Thu, 11 Jun 2020 : Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district has become the latest victim to the attack of locust swarms on the fields blossomed with vegetation and the residential areas as well which began on Tuesday night and continued through Wednesday. However, no major loss of crop has been reported. According to local media reports, villages, such as Dharwara, Madeni Singh ka Pura, Tala, Hathsara and Lohandi have been affected by the locust swarms in Prayagraj districts. The Locusts reportedly entered Prayagraj from Mirzapur district, and prior to that the swarms were spotted in Singrauli and Sonbhadra districts on Monday and Tuesday.…

11 Jun

TV actor Jagesh Mukati dies

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Jun 11, 2020: TV actor Jagesh Mukati, best known for his work in popular serials Amita Ka Amit and Shree Ganesh, died on June 10. According to reports, Jagesh had been admitted to a Mumbai hospital and had complained of trouble in breathing. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’s Ambika Ranjankar, mourned his death. In a post on Instagram, she wrote, “Kind, supportive and terrific sense of humour... gone too soon...May your soul attain sadgati Jagesh you’ll be missed dear friend.” Marathi actor and Jagesh’s friend Abhishek Bhalerao tweeted, “RIP actor Jagesh Mukati Folded hands om shanti #JageshMukati sending strength to…

11 Jun

Sony WH-CH710N wireless noise cancelling headphones launched in India at Rs 9,990, can last up to 35 hours on single charge.

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Sony on Thursday launched new wireless noise cancelling headphones for Rs 9,990 in India. The Artificial Intelligence Noise Cancellation (AINC) technology in ‘WH-CH710N' headphones constantly analyses environmental ambient sound components, and automatically selects the most effective noise cancelling mode for users' surroundings. Sony WH-CH701N headphones have a driver unit size of 30mm and a frequency response range of 7Hz to 20,000 Hz. The headphones come with a built-in lithium-ion battery which is claimed to deliver up to 35 hours of playback time. The device is also equipped with fast charging support and is said to offer 60 minutes of music…

11 Jun

Encounter Breaks Out In Jammu And Kashmir’s Budgam, Operation Going On

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An encounter has broken out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district this morning, the police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Budgam after getting information about the presence of terrorists there, a police officer said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding terrorists fired at the security forces. The encounter is going on.

11 Jun

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 60 paise/litre each.

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Petrol and diesel prices on Thursday were hiked by 60 paise per litre each — the fifth straight daily increase in rates since oil PSUs ended an 82-day hiatus in rate revision. With today's hike, the cumulative hike in prices nears Rs 3 per litre since Sunday. In five hikes, the petrol price has gone up by Rs 2.74 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.83. Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT. This is the fifth daily increase in rates in a row…