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20 Oct

In the latest photo Actor, Amrita Rao flaunts baby bump

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Amrita Rao and RJ Anmol are set to embrace parenthood soon. On Monday, the actor shared her latest click, where she is seen flaunting her baby bump. She also informed fans that it’s the ninth month of the pregnancy. “For YOU it’s the 10th Month…But for US, it’s THE 9th !!! 🥳 🥰🕺💃 Surprise Surprise ..Anmol and I are in our NINE’th month Already !! Too excited to share this good news with You my Fans 🤗 And Friends ( sorry had to keep it tucked in my Belly All this long ) But It’s True … the Baby is…

19 Oct

Night-long Durga Puja pandal-hopping to start today amid sharp spike in Covid-19 cases in WB.

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Overnight Durga Puja pandal-hopping is expected to start from Monday amid warning by doctors that the number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases could spike up to four times after the festive season, if restrictions are relaxed by the West Bengal government. “Revellers can visit puja pandals in the evening from Tritiya to Ekadashi,” West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier said while urging pandal-hoppers and puja organisers to avoid crowding. While Tritiya falls on Monday, Ekadashi will be observed on October 27. Durga Puja, the biggest festival in the state, starts from Friday (October 23). However, most of the…

19 Oct

Mumbai Metro to resume operation from today | Guidelines to follow

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Mumbai Metro services have resumed operations from Monday, after remaining shut for nearly seven months owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Maharashtra government permitted metro services to resume in Mumbai as part of its new guidelines that came into effect from October 15. Mumbai Metro tweeted a picture of early commuters who began travelling through the service starting today “We are so delighted to have you back Metrokars. Here are few pictures of commuters who took their favourite Metro ride after 200+ days of break. Please share your 1st metro ride story with us @MumMetro,” read the caption. It had…

19 Oct

Hollywood star Will Smith says that I have been following Sadhguru for a while

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Recently, Will Smith along with his family got to spend time with spiritual leader Sadhguru. The founder of the Isha Foundation is on a 10,000-mile motorcycle journey across the United States. As part of the trip, he met Smith, one of his celebrity followers. A video that was posted by Sadhguru on Instagram features glimpses of the special meeting that was all about life’s lessons. Sadhguru is seen arriving at Smith’s residence on his bike. During the interaction, the actor is heard saying, “Sadhguru is in town. I have been following him for a while. He wrote a wonderful book…

17 Oct

Firemen Sprinkle Water On Delhi Roads To Battle Air Pollution.

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The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) has joined anti-pollution efforts in the national capital by sprinkling water across the city on Saturday."For this exercise, 13 hotspots across the city have been identified… Today, water was sprayed on the roads of Wazirpur area - one of the identified hotspots," Chief Fire Officer Atul Garg said. The special drive aims to reduce air and dust pollution in the city, Mr Garg added. Delhi's Air Quality Index has remained in the "very poor" category all week due to slowing wind speeds that allow deadly pollutants such as PM2.5 particles to remain suspended in the…

15 Oct

Dettol launches Life Skills curriculum

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In partnership with Primus Partners and under its flagship Dettol ‘Banega Swasth India’, RB launched a unique life skills program for kids - Birds and Bees Talk (BBT). The curriculum was launched for children between the ages of 10-19 in Sikkim. It was launched in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Prem Sing Tamang, Education Minister Shri Kunga Nima Lepcha, Health Minister Dr Mani Kumar Sharma, Education Secretary Shri Anil Raj Rai, Social Justice & Welfare Secretary Shri Tshewang Gyachho, Addl. Chief Secretary Shri GP Upadhyaya and Health PS Shri Kareti Sreenivasulu. A letter of Intent (LoI) was also signed…

14 Oct

3 Arrested For Obtaining Rs 2 Crore Loan With Forged Papers

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Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly obtaining a loan of over Rs 2 crore by using forged property documents, police said on Wednesday.Two of the accused have been identified as Rohit Bhutan and Subhash Bhutan, they said. According to police, Rohit and the other accused, residents of Preet Vihar in east Delhi, availed a loan of Rs 2,55,60,613 from the complainant company. "The loan was availed by the accused against creation of equitable mortgage of a property at Preet Vihar with averment being the absolute owner of the property and it is free from all the…

14 Oct

Farm leaders walk out of talks called by Centre, demand minister’s presence, tear copies of farm Laws.

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A meeting of 30 protesting farmers' groups from Punjab with the government regarding the contentious farm bills ended abruptly today over the absence of the Union minister for agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar. The Centre had called the meeting and the farmers' groups had finally decided yesterday that they would attend.The meeting was attended by the agriculture secretary, but the farmers demanded the presence of the minister. Upset over his absence, the farmers started raising slogans inside the ministry and tore up copies of the contentious farm laws. They also said their agitation against the new laws will continue. Prime Minister…

14 Oct

Daughter of Aamir Khan Ira reveals she has depression

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Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira has said that she is suffering from clinical depression. Aamir Khan's daughter from his former wife Reena Dutta, Ira posted an Instagram video on World Mental Health Day to share her condition. Ira captioned the video, “A lot has been going on, a lot of people have a lot to say. Things are really confusing and stressful and simple and okay but not okay and… life altogether. There’s no way to say it all in one go. But I’d like to think I’ve figured some stuff out, or at least figured out how to make it…

12 Oct

Khushbu Sundar dropped as AICC spokesperson; actress likely to join BJP today.

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Congress national spokesperson Kushboo Sundar on Monday tendered her resignation from the party, amid rumours that she’s joining the BJP. Following this, Pranav Jha, AICC secretary in-charge of Communications announced the dropping of Ms. Kushboo as spokesperson of the party with immediate effect. “Kushboo Sundar is hereby dropped as AICC spokesperson with immediate effect,” said a statement from AICC secretary in-charge of communications Pranav Jha. Speaking to Outlook, Khushbu confirmed the news and said she will be meeting JP Nadda today at 1 pm today. Asked why she was crossing over to BJP she replied, “I will let that known…