Riding high on the recent ‘bhumi pujan’ ceremony for the construction of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, a BJP MP has started a week-long online campaign to identify the “Ram in your life”, which may get you an all-expense paid trip to Ayodhya. It may be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra, after laying the foundation stone for the Ram temple, has said that “Ram is for everyone, Ram is within everyone.” For the latest campaign, one needs to click a photo with the ‘Ram’ in their lives and share it over Facebook or Instagram with a hashtag ‘Jan Jan…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a coronavirus vaccine developed in the country has been registered for use and one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Speaking at a government meeting Tuesday, Putin said that the vaccine has proven efficient during tests, offering a lasting immunity from the coronavirus. Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests. He added that one of his two daughters has received a shot of the vaccine and is feeling well. Russian authorities have said that medical workers, teachers and other risk groups will be the first to be inoculated. Russia is the…
Actor Sanjay Dutt has been diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer, reports said Tuesday. Earlier today, Dutt tweeted saying he was going to be on a ‘break’ for ‘medical treatment’ and asked his fans to not speculate anything. https://twitter.com/duttsanjay/status/1293142626850336775?s=20 Sanjay Dutt was admitted over the weekend at the Leelavati Hospital and got back to his Mumbai home a day later. His tweet announcing his hospitalisation just said that he had tested negative for the novel coronavirus and that he was under observation. The cancer diagnosis apparently came through during this hospital visit of Sanjay Dutt’s. Earlier today, the actor announced that he was…
A special committee looking into the difficulty of restoring internet in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to supply 4G services unproved basis in limited areas of the Union Territory after Assumption, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was informed by Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, that the committee has decided to carry trials for top speed internet access in one district each in Jammu and Kashmir division. The Committee has decided that access to 4G internet in J-K tend during a calibrated manner and outcome of…
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will virtually flag off the IDBI Federal Future Fearless Marathon on Assumption, with over 6,000 runners having already registered for the event The runners, each running in his or her own respective city, across the planet , will participate in four different categories – full marathon, half marathon, timed 10k and therefore the 5k run. The runners will got to monitor their distances and timings on any of the available tracking apps and share the links or screenshots on the given platform link, to be eligible for certificates. “Mental and fitness have always been important…
Woman can claim equal share in family property as a daughter, the Supreme Court reiterated today because it stressed that the Hindu Succession Act – that was amended in 2005 to offer women equal inheritance can have a retrospective effect. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, today said, “Once a daughter, always a daughter… a son may be a son till he’s married. The daughter shall remain a coparcener (one who shares equally with others in inheritance of an undivided joint family property) throughout life, regardless of whether her father is alive or not.” The question that…
President Ram Nath Kovind has wished the people on Janmashtami, stressing that Lord Krishna’s teachings are evident among India’s Corona warriors amid the raging pandemic. “On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to all my fellow citizens in India and abroad,” President Kovind said. He added that Lord Shri Krishna inspires all to establish a society that is just, sensitive and compassionate. “His message of Karmayoga is a call to focus on our responsibilities rather than caring for rewards. This spirit has been evident in the working of all our Corona warriors who…
The newly appointed president of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the BJP, Somu Veerraju officially took charge on Tuesday. Outgoing president Kanna Lakshminarayana handed over responsibilities to Veerraju at a function attended by party bigwigs Ram Madhav, and Sunil Deodhar. The participants observed a moment in silence in the memory of the victims of the tragic fire accident at a Covid care centre here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion Somu Veerraju alluded to the current political scenario in the state saying it is dominated by family-owned parties. He said the need of the hour is a political party with…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has for the first time become a billionaire as the Cupertino-based iPhone maker broke all previous records and is now the world’s most valued company at over $1.84 trillion. The net worth of Cook has crossed the $1-billion mark, officially making him a billionaire. Cook, however, still has a long way to go to catch up with other CEOs on the Bloomberg Billionaires’ list, like Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos ($187 billion), former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates ($121 billion) and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($102 billion). “Cook owns 847,969 shares directly and took home more…
Indian team forward Mandeep Singh, who tested positive for COVID-19, has been admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru after his blood oxygen level dropped but his condition is stable, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Tuesday. Mandeep and five other national players — captain Manpreet Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak — tested positive for COVID-19 last week after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp, which starts on August 20. “During night monitoring of vitals on August 10 (Monday) it had been found that Mandeep Singh’s blood oxygen level was…