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09 Jun

Sanjeev Kumar’s journey by Nephew

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A new biography of actor Sanjeev Kumar looks at his multi-faceted life and career and sheds light on many, first to his credit - the first to use artificial make-up in Hindi cinema, playing nine roles in one film and being a part of one banned in independent India. Written by his nephew Uday Jariwala and Rita Ramamurthy Gupta, "Sanjeev Kumar: The Actor We All Loved" will be published by HarperCollins India ahead of his birthday on July 9. It has an endorsement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and includes personal essays by Kumar's friend Gulzar, Randhir Kapoor and co-stars…

09 Jun

Missing minor girl found dead in forest

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The body of a missing 17-year-old girl was found in the jungles of Jawahar Sagar Dam on Thursday. Jawahar Nagar DSP and CO Ankit Jain told PTI that her body was found fully clothed. Initially, it seems that he died of stone injuries. Police said the deceased minor had left her room for coaching two days ago and did not return. During investigation, it was found that the girl had befriended one Kishan Tagore from Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat on social media. The man, in his early 20s, came to Kota on Saturday and they both planned to go on a…

09 Jun

BJP leader tests negative for coronavirus

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Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis tested negative for Covid-19 on Thursday. Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Fadnavis tested positive for the infection on Sunday and is in home isolation. The BJP MLA was in Latur on Saturday to attend a public function, and his RT-PCR test came back positive the next day, forcing him to self-isolate at his official residence. He was under medication and soon today his RT-PCR test came back negative.

08 Jun

Assam success rate in class 10 board exams dips down

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The Board of Secondary Education Assam (BESA) announced the results of the Class 10 board exams on Tuesday, with 56.49 percent passing out of 4,05,582 candidates, officials said. The pass percentage among boys was 58.80 per cent, while among girls it was 54.49 per cent, they said. A total of 2,29,131 candidates have cleared the exam. Dhemaji had the highest pass percentage of 85.46, while Chirang recorded the lowest of 34.27 per cent. Additionally, before 2021, the pass percentage was 93.10.

08 Jun

UP boy kills mother for stopping him to play PUBG

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A 16-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his mother after she was prevented from playing the online game PUBG. Police said they recovered her half-decomposed body on Tuesday night and sent it for post-mortem. The boy was arrested. According to reports, the boy shot his mother on Saturday and kept the body in a room of their house for two days before informing his father. His 9year-old sister was also at home when the incident happened. Police said he threatened her not to divulge the incident and used a room freshener to mask the smell of the rotting corpse. Additional Deputy…

08 Jun

RBI allows credit cards to be linked with UPI platform

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The Reserve Bank on Wednesday allowed credit cards to be linked to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which will enable more people to make payments using the popular platform. "It is proposed to allow linking of credit cards to UPI," RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the regulatory measures, including the bi-monthly policy review. He said the facility will be enabled to begin with Rupay credit cards issued by the RBI-promoted National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and will be made available after the system is developed. Das said the new system is expected to provide more opportunities and…

08 Jun

India, Vietnam decide to expand defence & security ties

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India and Vietnam signed a vision document to widen the scope and scale of bilateral defense cooperation when Defense Minister Rajnath Singh done "fruitful" talks with his Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Giang. The defense minister arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday on a three-day visit. Singh tweeted, “Had an excellent meeting with General Phan Van Giang, the Defence Minister of Vietnam. We renewed interactions on expanding bilateral cooperation. Our close Defence and Security cooperation is an important factor of stability in the Indo-Pacific region,”. Officials said The joint vision document provides for significant expansion of defense ties in diverse areas…

08 Jun

CM Mamata Banerjee’s statement on division of Bengal

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On demand of some BJP leaders for a separate state from Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she was ready to shed her own blood, ifneeded, to thwart such attempts to make separate the state. “As elections approach, the BJP is pushing for a separate state… sometimes seeking Gorkhaland, sometimes a separate state for North Bengal. I am ready to give my blood but will never allow partition of the state," Banerjee said. “Some people are threatening me, I don't care. I am not afraid of such threats,” she added.

07 Jun

Modi launches new series of coins

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched special coins series on Monday that are 'visually impaired friendly. The Azadi Ka Amrita Mohotsav (AKAM) design coins of Rs 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20 are not commemorative coins and will be part of the circulation. These new series of coins will remind people of Amrit Kal's goals and inspire people to work towards the development of the country,” Modi said while addressing the Finance Ministry's Iconic Week celebrations.

07 Jun

COVID-19 cases in country rises to 26,976

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India added 3,714 new coronavirus infections taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,85,049, while active cases rose to 26,976, according to the Union Health Ministry. According to reports, the death toll has reached 5,24,708 with seven new fatalities. An increase of 1,194 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. And the daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.21 percent while the weekly positivity rate was 0.97 percent. The number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 4,26,33,365.