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After a long fight comedy king Raju Srivastava passes away at 58

After a long fight comedy king Raju Srivastava passes away at 58

Comedian Raju Srivastava died on Wednesday at the age of 58, 41 days after being admitted to AIIMS in Delhi. His family member confirmed the news. On August 10 Raju Srivastava was working out on the treadmill when he felt chest pain and collapsed. He suffered a heart attack while exercising at the gym. His trainer brought him to AIIMS Delhi and he was given CPR twice to revive his heart. After a long fight of 41 days, the comedian king died today. Raju Srivastava's family members are currently at AIIMS. The family will decide whether to take him to…
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SCs and STs ‘loaded with benefits’, EWS quota does not erode their right

SCs and STs ‘loaded with benefits’, EWS quota does not erode their right

The Central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the 10 percent reservation for economically weaker sections among the general category population is a "positive step" and is different from, and does not impinge on, the 50 percent reservation given to SC, ST, and OBC communities. SC has earlier restricted reservations to 50 percent. The top law officer rejected the petitioners' argument that exclusion of backward classes from EWS quota amounts to discrimination. Mr. Venugopal submitted that as far as SCs and STs are concerned, sc and st are loaded with benefits through affirmative action. They are in a…
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Bengal Governor slammed for pushing Sunil Chhetri aside to pose with a trophy

Bengal Governor slammed for pushing Sunil Chhetri aside to pose with a trophy

West Bengal Governor La Ganesh has faced the wrath of netizens online after a video of him pushing aside Sunil Chhetri during a presentation ceremony went viral on social media. Sunil Chhetri was reportedly pushed aside by Governor for a photo opportunity at the Durand Cup award ceremony, the video of which went viral on social media. Sunil Chhetri is the captain of both Bengaluru FC and the Indian national football team, who created history after winning the Durand Cup 2022 Trophy in the final by beating Mumbai City FC 2-1 at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Stadium in Kolkata on…
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Speeding car mows down a woman in Kolkata

Speeding car mows down a woman in Kolkata

A middle-aged woman(45years) was thrown from a car on Red Road here on Sunday night. The incident took place at around 11:30 pm on Kolkata's Red Road. According to reports, some locals said they saw the woman arguing with a man around 10:45 p.m. The police believe that the woman may have committed suicide. Police searched on local CCTV footage and found a verbal altercation between the man and the woman who were passing by on Red Road. Police said, "At one point, she was seen sitting on the road even as the man looked on. She then ran towards…
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Kangana calls Namo ‘Most Powerful man’ on his 72nd birthday

Kangana calls Namo ‘Most Powerful man’ on his 72nd birthday

Actress Kangana Ranaut wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 72nd birthday. She shared a picture and wrote a note for him praising him as a leader and saying that nothing can erase Namo's legacy. Kangana took to her Instagram story where she shared a picture where she is shaking hands with the Prime Minister. Alongside the picture, she wrote:"From selling tea on railway platforms as a child to becoming the most powerful man on this planet, What an incredible journey we wish you a long long life but like Rama like Krishna like Gandhi you are immortal now etched…
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Before the rural election, Bengal govt. has launched eight public service portal

Before the rural election, Bengal govt. has launched eight public service portal

Ahead of panchayat elections next year, the West Bengal government has launched eight public service portals for the benefit of people living in rural areas. Becharam Manna, Minister for State, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, said while launching the portals on Thursday that the aim of the government is to bring transparency and speed to the services of the department. The department revamped its website and introduced a 24/7 Panchayat Public Grievance Redressal System, an online building plan approval portal, and online booking of guest houses in rural areas to encourage tourism.It has also launched a single-window portal to get…
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India-Bhutan border gates are reopening after a long time

India-Bhutan border gates are reopening after a long time

The Assam border along the India-Bhutan border gates at Samdrup Dzhongkhar and Gelphu will be reopened for tourists on September 23 for the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak. After a gap of two and a half years, a Bhutanese delegation led by Tashi Penjor, Himalayan State Director (Law and Order) of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs held a meeting with Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) officials here on Wednesday and announced that the gates would be reopened. Panjore said, As the Covid-19 situation improves, the Bhutanese government has announced from September 23, the reopening of its borders for…
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In India, active Covid cases are increasing

In India, active Covid cases are increasing

India added 6,422 new coronavirus infections taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,45,16,479, while active cases rose to 46,389, according to Union Health Ministry data on Thursday. The death toll reached 28,250 with 34 deaths, including 20 deaths matched by Kerala, data updated at 8 am said. Active cases accounted for 2.04% of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate rose to 98.71%, the ministry said. in a span of 24 hours increase of 640 active covid cases was recorded. According to the report of the ministry, the daily positivity rate was 2.04% and the weekly positivity…
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Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away at 99

Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away at 99

Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati breathed his last at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh`s Narsinghpur on Sunday. He died of a minor coronary heart attack at 3:50 in the ashram. Shankaracharyaji’s last rites will be completed on Monday. Swami Swarupananda, who was Shankaracharya of Dwarka, Sharda, and Jyotish Peetha, was not retaining well for more than a year, he said. Shankaracharya was born in 1924 in Dighori village in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh as Pathiram Upadhyay. At the age of 9 e left his home in pursuit of God. He was imprisoned during the freedom struggle. He…
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19 dead in Maharashtra during immersion of Lord Ganesha idols

19 dead in Maharashtra during immersion of Lord Ganesha idols

At least 19 people lost their life, 14 of them due to drowning, in the extraordinary incidents that took place during the immersion of Ganesh idols in different parts of Maharashtra, police said on September 10. He said two men and a woman drowned in the pond while burying idols in the Yavatmal district. In Ahmednagar district, two people died in separate incidents of drowning in Supa and Belvandi, he said, while two others died in north Maharashtra's Jalgaon district.He also said One person each died in rural areas of Pune, Dhule, Satara and Solapur cities. Four men and women…
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