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08 Aug

Yogi Adityanath to be invited to lay foundation stone for public facilities on land for mosque in Ayodhya’.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be invited to inaugurate the public utility facilities coming up next to the mosque in Dhannipur village in Ayodhya. But there will be no ritual for laying the foundation stone of the religious structure itself, the Trust mandated to construct the mosque has said. Mr. Adityanath would be invited as the head of Uttar Pradesh. "On the five-acre land in Dhannipur village, which has been given for the construction of a mosque on the Supreme Court's directive, a hospital, a library, a community kitchen and a research centre will also be built. To…

08 Aug

Nagpur Police offers grammar lessons to scammers in Epic tweet.

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We are all aware of the fake and fraud messages that one gets. More than often, the language of these SMS or Whatsapp messages is wrong. Further, incorrect spellings are a way of identifying fake messages. Responding to complaints by citizens about spammers and fake SMSes, Nagpur City Police, in a tongue-in-cheek tweet, offered classes to all spammers sending out a bunch of text messages. In its tweet, Nagpur City Police attached a couple of screenshots of fake and error-ridden messages that people received asking them to update their KYC for Paytm. The Nagpur police in a tweet shared screenshots…

08 Aug

Migrants plod back to Delhi that shut them out.

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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to citizens to play their part in reviving the economy of the city while taking adequate precautions against COVID-19. He also launched a job portal intended to bridge the gap between potential employers and employees, and appealed to migrant labourers, who had left the city during the lockdown, to return. “It is my appeal to all the 2 crore people of Delhi who have managed to control the coronavirus with their hard work, understanding and care that now we have to fix the economy of Delhi too, we have to bring it back…

08 Aug

Aircraft Touched Down 1 Km Into Runway Before Crashing In Kerala.

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The Air India Express plane, carrying 190 people from Dubai, on Friday touched down near a taxiway that is around 1,000 metres from the beginning of the runway at the Kozhikode airport before breaking up into two pieces, according to AAI. The pilot of the ill-fated flight — IX-1344 — could not sight the runway in the first landing attempt due to heavy rains. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh, who went to the crash site today, said the plane had fuel to attempt a diversionary landing elsewhere. The Air India Express plane came from Dubai carrying 184 people; 18 including…

08 Aug

Nissan releases interior images of ‘Nissan Magnite concept’

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Nissan India released the Interior images of the Nissan Magnite concept after the global unveil last month, highlighting the dashboard and the cabin space. Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India, said, “The Nissan Magnite concept is an evolutionary leap in Nissan’s SUV history. Not only the exterior, but also the interiors exude premium-ness, sophistication and roominess. These core elements of design philosophy will be succeeded to the production model which is under development, coupled with superior technology on-board to be a game-changer in its segment.” Building on Nissan’s SUV heritage and advanced technology, the Nissan Magnite concept is designed…

07 Aug

Former Miss India finalist Aishwarya Sheoran is among the crop of civil service aspirants who cracked the 2019 exam.

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Former Miss India finalist Aishwarya Sheoran is among the crop of civil service aspirants who cracked the 2019 exam. Scoring an all-India rank of 93, she is thrilled to have secured her ultimate dream job of becoming an IAS officer. The 23-year-old who considers modelling her hobby and civil service her “true passion”, said she didn’t join any coaching classes to prepare for the exam. Instead, she began reading current affairs from the Internet. In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Sheoran, a native of Rajasthan, said that gone were the days when civil servants “looked cliche”.“Now, a civil servant (is…

07 Aug

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is back at work

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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is back at work . On Thursday, the actor was photographed at the Mumbai airport along with his wife and author Twinkle Khanna and their kids Aarav and Nitara. The actor reportedly left for London on Thursday, where he will be shooting for his forthcoming film Bell Bottom. When Akshay was photographed at the Mumbai airport, the actor schooled the paparazzi on maintaining social distance. "Udhar hi raho (please stay there only)," Akshay can be heard saying in one of the videos shared on social media. Akshay Kumar was seen wearing a mask, while Nitara, Aarav…

07 Aug

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are being extra cautious during the Covid pandemic.

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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are being extra cautious during the Covid pandemic. The 38-year-old actress opened up on how the couple is coping during the global health crisis in an interview to People magazine, reports femalefirst.co.uk. I'm asthmatic and my husband's type 1 diabetic, so we have to be even more careful. But there have been a lot of Zoom calls and Zoom brunches. We have a really large friends and family group, and I've had a lot of birthdays in my family that have happened recently, so we've done a few socially distanced lunches," she said. "If you…

07 Aug

The Delhi High Court on Friday, 7 August, allowed the University of Delhi to conduct its much-debated open book examinations (OBEs) for final-year students, which will now be held from 10 August.

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The Delhi High Court on Friday, 7 August, allowed the University of Delhi to conduct its much-debated open book examinations (OBEs) for final-year students, which will now be held from 10 August.Students can either download question papers from the DU portal or receive them on the E-mail ID mentioned by them in the examination form. This means that even if the portal is inaccessible, students will be able to access the question papers in the inbox of their registered E-mail address. The court has asked DU to send auto-generated e-mails to students after they submit answer scripts. DU has to…

07 Aug

SC dismisses anticipatory bail plea of activist Rehana Fathima in Child video case.

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The Supreme Court Friday dismissed controversial activist Rehana Fathima's plea seeking anticipatory bail in cases against her for allegedly circulating a video in which she was semi-nude, allowing her minor children to paint on her body, and said the court is a little baffled at the kind of case that has come up before it.The top court further observed as to what kind of impression the children will get about the culture of this country through such videos. "Why do you do all this? You might be activist but why do this? What kind of nonsense is this.. It is…