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09 Apr

Egypt has announced the discovery of the 3,000-year-old Lost Gold City

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An Egyptian archaeological mission has announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old "city of lost gold" (LGC) in the monument-rich city of Luxor. The mission, led by renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass in collaboration with the country's ancient Council of Antiquities, found the city lost under the sand, Xinhua news agency reported. The city was known as "The Rise of Athens", during the reign of Amenhotep III, and continued to be used by King Tutankhamun. 3,000-yr-old 'Lost Gold City' Hawwas said in a statement on Thursday, "Many foreign missions have been working in the region in search of the Tutankhamun idol…

09 Apr

Mamata Banerjee gets EC notice for her ‘false and provocative’ remarks on Central forces

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Calling her statements against the Central Paramilitary Forces “completely false and provocative,” the Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and asked her to explain her stand on the same before 11 am Saturday. If Banerjee fails to explain herself, action would be taken against her for violating the Model Code of Conduct as well as sections 186, 189, 505 of the IPC, the notice said. In a strongly worded notice, the poll body deemed statements made by the TMC supremo on May 28 and April 7 as an attempt to “berate and vilify Central Paramilitary Forces…

08 Apr

Farhan Akhtar shoots for Marvel project in Bangkok.

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Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar will be seen in a Marvel film. Reportedly, the actor has bagged an international project with Marvel Studios, However, there has been no official confirmation from Disney, who owns Marvel. "Farhan is currently stationed in Bangkok, along with an International cast and crew, for the shoot of a project with Marvel Studios, who are known to be one of the biggest film studios worldwide," the news agency quoted a source saying. However, the source refrained from giving details about the project. "All other details of the project are strictly under wraps," the source explained.

08 Apr

Yogi Adityanath said that some leaders like Mamata and Rahul only became Hindus during the elections

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Remembering on Swami Vivekananda, CM Adityanath said, "Being a Hindu does not mean that one person is narrow. Swami Vivekananda strongly represented Hinduism on the world stage. He was the one who said, 'Guru se kaho hum Hindu hai (say) with pride, we are Hindus). We should be Hindus, it should be a matter of pride for me, not something to be ashamed of. Those who have massacred innocents, those who have exploited people for their votebank politics should be ashamed, "Adityanath said.The Uttar Pradesh chief minister on Thursday slammed leaders who were trying to use the ‘Hindu’ card to…

08 Apr

A fire broke out at a factory near MTNL office in Damodar Park, with 15 fire tenders on the spot, at Delhi

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A fire broke out in a four-storey building at Dilshad Garden Industrial Area on Thursday morning, according to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials.The fire was reported to the fire department at 8:30 a.m., after that 15 fire tenders arrived at the scene. which is reported by a senior DFS Officer. He said firefighters had carried out the operation and the cause of the fire was not yet known, when the operation done, the amount of damage will be known.

08 Apr

States hit by Covid-19 second-wave ask for more vaccines, Centre says they are ‘Shifting the goalposts’

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The coordinated Covid-19 battle plan between the Centre and states came under strain Wednesday when the Union Health Ministry, being pushed by several states to supply more vaccine doses and open up the vaccination process to all individuals above the age of 18, reacted sharply, accusing the second-wave surge states of “politicizing” a public health issue and “spreading lies”, and of not doing enough in terms of testing, contact tracing and ramping up the health infrastructure. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who came down heavily on Maharashtra, Delhi and Punjab, the states contributing most to the second surge of Covid-19 cases, said they were “trying…

08 Apr

3rd Gen Xeon scalable processors launched- Intel

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Intel on Wednesday launched 3rd Gen "Ice Lake" Xeon Scalable processors for data centres around the world including in India. This processors are optimised to power the industry's broadest range of workloads -- from the cloud to the network to the intelligent edge, said Intel. Intel 10 nanometer (nm) process technology, this latest processors deliver up to 40 cores per processor and up to 2.65 times higher average performance gain as comparision with a five-year-old system, the company said. The processors provide customers with a flexible architecture including built-in acceleration and advanced security capabilities, leveraging decades of innovation. Intel claimed,…

07 Apr

Maoists release picture of CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas in their custody

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The CPI (Maoists) on Wednesday released a picture of a jawan from the elite CoBRA unit to show he was in their custody. The picture was released a day after the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC) of the banned organisation issued a press note demanding government-mandated interlocutors to whom the jawan would be handed over to. In the picture released by the Maoists, CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas is seen sitting on a plastic mat under a temporary shelter, possibly at a Maoist camp.The picture was possibly taken at a Maoist camp Manhas had gone missing on April 3, following a fierce…

07 Apr

Naxals have released the first picture of a jawan who went missing last week after the gunfight in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur.

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Naxals have released the first picture of a jawan who went missing last week after a gunfight in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur. According to details available with India TV, the CRPF has also confirmed that the photo released by ultras is of the missing commando. The missing commando has been identified as constable Rakeshwar Singh Manhas of the 210th CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) battalion, an elite unit of CRPF. He went missing after the April 3 gunfight between Naxals and security personnel near Sukma-Bijapur border. Earlier on Tueday, Naxals released a statement wherein they have claimed that the missing CoBRA…

07 Apr

Famous heroine Katrina Kaif is covid Positive, she is immediately a Home Quarantine

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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has tested positive for Covid-19. The actress shared the news on social media. The actress wrote about the story on Instagram that she immediately isolated herself and was separated from home. she told everyone she came in contact with to check. The post reads: "I tested positive for covid-19. Immediately disassociated myself and will be under home quarantine. I am following all safety protocols on the advice of my doctors. Please contact me for a test very soon. All of you Thank you for the love and support. Please stay safe and take care." To control…