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15 Aug

Anupam Kher defends Mahesh Bhatt against Sushant Singh Rajput accusations

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Anupam Kher defends Mahesh Bhatt against Sushant Singh Rajput accusations, says ‘I am not blind, but I will not say anything’ Actor Anupam Kher has spoken about Sushant Singh Rajput in an interview, expressing that Sushant was too positive a person to have taken his own life, and defending his one-time mentor Mahesh Bhatt.He told Times Now, “The more I see his fitness, the more I see his carefree videos, the more I think: why will he commit suicide? It was not an overdose of drugs, he was not a druggie, it was not… So you are seeing videos from…

14 Aug

Troops Fought For 17-20 Hours With Chinese In Ladakh.

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The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has awarded 294 of its troops with the Director General (DG) commendation for displaying bravery during the recent skirmishes with Chinese troops in Ladakh. This was announced by the border force on August 14, 2020. The ITBP added saying that recommendations have also been sent to the government for awarding gallantry medals to 21 troops posted in the area. In its first official account of the standoff between the two militaries, the ITBP revealed how its troops "not only effectively used shield to protect themselves but also responded fiercely to advancing PLA (Chinese People's Liberation…

14 Aug

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests negative for COVID-19.

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Home Minister Amit Shah today tweeted he has tested negative for coronavirus. He had been staying at the private hospital Medanta in Gurgaon, near Delhi. "Today my coronavirus test report has come negative. I thank God and at the moment I express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have blessed me and my family by wishing me well. Will stay in home isolation for a few more days on the advice of doctors," Mr Shah tweeted."I also thank all the doctors and paramedical staff of Medanta Hospital who have helped me in fighting Corona infection and who have been…

14 Aug

India announces $500 million for Maldives project to counter China influence.

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India announced a $500 million package to fund a project in the Maldives on Thursday to help it connect the capital Male to three nearby islands, stepping up New Delhi's diplomatic efforts in a region China has also been focusing recently. The Indian Ocean island nation, popular with tourists for its beaches and turquoise waters, has become a focal point in China's Belt and Road Initiative aimed at building trade and transport links across the region. Jaishankar said the plan linking Male to the islands of Villingili, Gulhifahu and Thilafushi will be the largest civilian infrastructure project in the Maldives,…

13 Aug

Sanjay Dutt not being available, KGF 2 cannot be eyeing at Pongal release

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Veteran Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been diagnosed with lung cancer that is in the third stage. He needs urgent medical attention and hence he is flying to the USA for getting treated. He wouldn’t be back to shootings for many months.This has left the high budgeted and most anticipated sequel to KGF in a mess. Sanjay Dutt plays the main villain in the film and there is still a large chunk of portion that needs to be shot on him. Makers of KGF 2 were hopeful of resuming the shoot shortly so that they could aim for Sankranthi release.With…

13 Aug

Celebrities announcing there good news

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Nicki Minaj sent the internet into a meltdown when she announced that she is expecting her first child with husband Kenneth Petty. The rapper took to Instagram late July to announce her pregnancy with a couple of photos that she captioned "#Preggers." She also wrote on another post, "Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with excitement and gratitude. Thank you all for the well wishes." Minaj married Petty last year. They first dated as teenagers and reunited in 2018.Just as surprising as their engagement announcement on New Year's day, Natasa Stankovic and Hardik Pandya in May announced that they were expecting…

13 Aug

Narendra Modi becomes longest-serving non-Congress PM of India.

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In yet another career milestone, Narendra Modi on Thursday became the longest-serving Prime Minister in Indian history of non-Congress origin, surpassing Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure of 2268 days, all his terms combined. Currently, he is also fourth longest-serving Prime Minister of India, after Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh. Narendra Modi took oath as the 14th Prime Minister of the country on May 26, 2014. He started with his second innings as the PM again on May 30, 2019. Modi is also the first ever Prime Minister to be born after Independence.Jawaharlal Nehru tops of list of longest…

13 Aug

Ram Temple trust head Nritya Gopal Das, who shared stage with PM Modi, tests positive for Covid-19.

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The head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust or the Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya, who shared stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other VIPs during the groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram Temple last week, has tested positive for coronavirus.Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, 82, was among the five people on the stage at the grand ceremony at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on August 5. The others on the stage were Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel and Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the BJP's ideological mentor. Das, who is also…

13 Aug

Glenmark increases the strength of FabiFlu

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A 400 mg version of oral antiviral FabiFlu is going to be introduced by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 cases. The higher strength will reduce the number of tablets that patients require per day. The 200 mg dosage of FabiFlu required patients to take 18 tablets on Day 1, followed by 8 tablets each day thereafter for a maximum of 14 days. With the new 400 mg version, patients will now have a more relaxed dosage regimen, with 9 tablets required on Day 1 and thereafter 2 tablets twice a day from Day 2 till…

12 Aug

West Bengal government on Wednesday issued a fresh list for the biweekly lockdown in the state

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West Bengal government on Wednesday issued a fresh list for the biweekly lockdown in the state. The state government earlier announced complete lockdown in the state for two days every week till the end of August. To prevent the spread of coronavirus spread in the eastern state, Mamata Banerjee-led government implemented partial lockdown since July. "Several requests and appeals have been received from different quarters to relax complete lockdown on certain dates which are coinciding with some festivals and local community based customs," the state government said in a statement on Wednesday.