Prime Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a week-long garbage-free India campaign in the run-up to Independence Day and asserted that the Swachh Bharat Mission has been a big support in the fight against coronavirus. He also launched the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti at Rajghat. In his speech, Modi urged children, who attended the event, to follow social distancing norms and wear masks to guard against coronavirus. The ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’ drive begins on Saturday and would go on till Independence Day to re-enforce the ongoing…
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Maharashtra on Saturday reported a highest single-day spike of 12,822 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the state to 5,03,084, a health official said. With 275 Covid-19 patients succumbing, the death toll in the state increased to 17,367, he added. However, a record 11,082 patients were also discharged from hospitals, taking the tally of recovered coronavirus patients to 3,38,362, the official added. There are 1,47,048 active coronavirus patients in Maharashtra now, he said. In the state capital, Mumbai, 1,304 new cases and 58 deaths were reported. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the city thus rose to 1,22,316…
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDo2ZeTp5n4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Pictures from Rana Daggubati and Miheeka Bajaj’s wedding are thrilling the Internet. The couple got married In Hyderabad on Saturday evening in the presence of family and close friends. Breathtaking photos from the ceremony were shared by Rana Daggubati’s best friend Ram Charan and his wife Upasana. While Rana looks dashing in an off-white dhoti-kurta set, Miheeka looks gorgeous in a red and white ensemble by designer Anamika Khanna. Rana Daggubati’s sister-in-law, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and actor Allu Arjun were earlier photographed arriving at the wedding. It has been reported that Rana Daggubati and Miheeka Bajaj got married…
India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal announced his engagement to choreographer Dhanashree Verma with an Instagram post on Saturday. Sharing pictures from their engagement ceremony, Chahal wrote: “We said “Yes” along with our families.” While two of the photos he shared were of the couple, there was one with Chahal’s parents and Dhanashree’s family. Dhanashree Verma, apart from being a choreographer, is also a doctor and a YouTuber according to her Instagram profile. She also shared the photos from their roka ceremony on Instagram, with the same caption on her post. Dhanashree Verma has even featured in a few of Chahal’s Instagram…
premier pacer Jhulan Goswami are going to be 39 by the time the postponed Women’s World Cup comes in 2022 but the leading wicket-taker in ODIs has not given abreast of competing within the mega event, saying she would attempt to stay in reckoning by performing consistently. The 2021 ODI World Cup in New Zealand in February-March was expected to be the last one for greats like Jhulan and India captain Mithali Raj. Following ICC’s announcement on Friday, Mithali had tweeted that the postponement by another 12 months will give her team much need preparation time because the COVID-19 pandemic…
Juventus fired coach Maurizio Sarri on Saturday after his first season responsible ended with the team’s Champions League exit. Despite winning the Italian title, Sarri paid the worth for the round-of-16 loss to Lyon on Friday. The club would really like to thank the coach for having written a replacement page in Juventus’ history with the victory of the ninth consecutive championship, the culmination of a private journey that led him to climb all the divisions of Italian football,” the team said. Sarri also left Chelsea last year after just one season responsible — despite winning the Europa League with…
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday asked for the spending details of the annual business summit of the West Bengal government from minister of finance Dr Amit Mitra, days after he asked for an equivalent information from a top-level officer but got no response from him. He also indicated that the government wants to hide the knowledge. Dhankhar had on Lammas sought the small print of the amount spent in holding Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) from the extra Chief Secretary (Finance), expressing concern about alleged fiscal irregularities and patronage in organising the programme. He had also said that there was…
Actor Abhishek Bachchan on Saturday said that he has tested negative for COVID-19. Abhishek and his father, megastar Amitabh Bachchan were admitted to Nanavati hospital after they tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11. The actor shared the news during a post on Twitter almost every week after his father was discharged from the hospital. “A promise may be a promise! This afternoon I tested Covid-19 NEGATIVE!!! I told you guys I’d beat this. “Thank you all for your prayers on behalf of me and my family. My eternal gratitude to the doctors and nursing staff at Nanavati hospital for…
https://twitter.com/smritiirani/status/1291595178478915591?s=20 On the occasion of National Handloom Day, several leaders and celebrities took to social media, urging people to be “vocal for local” and handmade products, and asking them to choose clothing made by Indian brands. National Handloom Day is observed every year on August 7 to recognise the contribution and hard work of handloom weavers. It is the day when the country celebrates the effort of artisans and weavers in preserving the indigenous crafts of India. As the country marks National Handloom Day today, Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani was among the first to tweet about it. “National…
On 5th August, the West Bengal government announced a one-day lockdown as the police disrupted several Pujas organised by Hindus in Kharagpur area on that day. As reported earlier, police had dragged people out of Mandirs and Puja venues, lathi charged them, and vandalised the Puja venues. Now, it has emerged that it was not only West Bengal police that disrupted Ram Pujas, Muslims also came out in large numbers to prevent Hindus from celebrating the historic event of beginning of the Ram Mandir construction. BJP and other Hindu organisations had organised Ram Pujas in several places in Kolkata, some…