Post festival season, Covid cases have spiked in India. With 44,376 new Covid-19 infections, India’s tally mounted to 92,22,217 on Wednesday. With 481 new deaths, the toll mounted to 1,34,699. Total active cases stand at 4,44,746. Total discharged cases are at 86,42,771 with 37,816 new discharges in the last 24 hrs. PM Modi held Coronavirus Review Meeting with Chief Ministers. He held one meeting with the CMs of the worst affected states and another on the vaccine distribution strategy and the covid situation in the country. He urged states to send their detailed plans on vaccine administration. With five vaccines…
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The news of his demise was tweeted by his son Faisal Patel, “With profound grief and sorrow, I regret to announce the sad and untimely demise of my father, Mr. Ahmed Patel at 03:30 AM. After testing positive for COVID-19 around a month back, his health worsened further. May Allah grant him Jannatul firdaus, inshallah.” PM Modi condoled the senior Congress leader’s demise in his tweet, “Ahmed Patel’s role in strengthening the Congress Party would always be remembered”. “Saddened by the demise of Ahmed Patel Ji. He spent years in public life, serving society. Known for his sharp mind, his…
Hrishikesh Angom, a big Hrithik Roshan fan from Imphal,named his newborn son after the celebrated actor. In a post on Twitter, Hrishikesh shared the news as well as a collage of pictures featuring Hrithik on one side, and his son on the other. It is a big day for Hrishikesh Angom as he was blessed with a baby boy on November 23. Hrishikesh is an ardent admirer of Hrithik and decided to name his son after the actor. His son, in fact, was born with six fingers on one hand – a double thumb just like Hrithik has. In his…
Nodwin Gaming, owner of Call of Duty has announced the first-ever esports tournament for India featuring a prize pool of over Rs 7 lakh. The contest is called Call of Duty Mobile India Challenge 2020, the registrations for which are now open in some categories. The latest esports tournament comes at a time when PUBG Mobile India is set to make a comeback soon and Garena Free Fire has tied up with Qualcomm for another tournament with large prize pools. The Call of Duty Mobile India Challenge will have matches under both 5v5 (single elimination) and Battle Royale (knockout and…
The Indian government on Tuesday released a new list of apps that it wants blocked under the IT Act. These apps join hundreds of other apps that were previously banned by the government over security fears. Besides, the common thing between all of these apps is their Chinese belongingness, which the government has expressed concerns over. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an order under section 69A of the Information Technology Act blocking access to 43 mobile apps. This action was taken based on the inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities which are prejudicial to…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tributes to Lachit Borphukan, the 17th-century general of Assam’s erstwhile Ahom kingdom, on his birth anniversary on Tuesday and said his bravery in protecting the motherland in the battle of Saraighat will continue to inspire generations to come. “My tributes to legendary Veer Lachit Borphukan, on his Jayanti. I appeal to our youth to learn about this great General of Ahom Army, who thwarted the invaders to protect the motherland in the Battle of Saraighat. His bravery will continue to inspire the generations to come,” Shah said in a tweet. Borphukan was a commander…
Tamil Nadu is in the grip of cyclone called as ‘Nivar’. The Meteorological department said that the several parts of Tamil Nadu has been facing rains and people in low lying areas have been shifted to safe shelters. While intermittent rains lashed several parts of the state and union territory, the department said rainfall is extremely likely at the most places in Tamil Nadu , Puduchery and Karaikal with heavy to very heavy showers at a couple of places and very heavy rainfall at isolated places on Wednesday. Authorities said the reservoirs here including Chembarambakkam were under a ‘constant watch’…
Health ministry has revealed shocking data that shows that at least five people succumb to the deadly coronavirus every hour in Delhi. Daily number of deaths had crossed the 100-mark in the last 11 days. The analysis was based on the data from the Union Health Ministry which gave the total number of deaths recorded in the country and all states and UTs due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. While a total of 511 COVID-19 deaths were recorded across the country in the past 24 hours, Delhi accounted for the largest chunk of such fatalities with 121 fatalities,…
IN a virtual celebration, international event, the 48th International Emmy Awards didn’t leave a stone unturned to be make it an eventful one for India this time. India stood proud this year as Netflix’s Delhi Crime won the Best Drama Series award. The Delhi Crime is a web series which was made by by Richie Mehta. The web series also was a comeback for actress Shefali Shah who made protagonist in the series. She played the role of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, who is tasked with finding the culprits of the horrific 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder. Actor Arjun…
A 57-year-old BJP functionary has been killed in North East Delhi. He was shot in the head and died then and there. Initial reports suggested Qureshi, along with his son, had left his house early morning. They were headed towards a nearby mosque when he was shot dead. His son was also knifed and later hospitalised. Police have cordoned off the area and a forensic team reached the spot. The armed assailants fled after shooting the victim. Police said Qureshi had several cases registered against him and his son, too. “We have got some clues about the assailants and our…