Abhishek Bachchan, who was admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital with COVID-19 on July 11, shared a photo of his care board for Day 26 (August 5) on Instagram, along with a note of encouragement for himself. The hospital’s “discharge plan” for Abhishek, who still has the coronavirus, prompted him to share this post. Picking out notes from care board, Abhishek wrote: “Hospital day: 26. Discharge plan: NO! Come on Bachchan, you can do it!” Abhishek added the hashtag “#believe” to his post. The 44-year-old actor’s post was flooded with “get well soon” messages, just like in every other post shared…
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manoj Sinha was on Thursday appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, a day after G.C. Murmu in a surprise development resigned from the post exactly a year after the nullification of Article 370 in the erstwhile state, and barely nine months after he took over the reins of the newly created Union Territory. President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and appointed Sinha for the post. “The President has been pleased to appoint Manoj Sinha to be the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu…
Veteran singer-actor SP Balasubramanian on Wednesday said he has been admitted to a hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. The 74-year-old singer, who has worked across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam film industries, shared the news during a video message on Facebook. Balasubrahmanyam said he was feeling chest congestion, cold and “on and off” fever since two-three days, following which he got himself tested for COVID-19. “They said it’s a really mild case of coronavirus positive. They said you’ll occupy home and self quarantine and asked me to require some medications. “But I didn’t want to try to to…
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur is happy about playing within the UAE for the primary time and is looking forward to return out of the long break and headline the Women’s T20 Challenge, to be held during the IPL in November. The women’s exhibition games were confirmed by the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly last week. The Indian team has not played since T20 World Cup final in March. The event will have three teams with four matches expected to be played between November 1-10. “Yes definitely (I’m excited for the Women’s Challenge), because this is often our first tour to Dubai…
The Madras supreme court on Wednesday asked the central and therefore the state governments to reply within a month to a plea seeking a censor board for regulating adult content within the social media and OTT platforms. A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice R Hemalatha, admitting a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by advocate K Suthan, issued notices to the governments. The petitioner sought the court to also temporarily stop social media sites like YouTube, Facebook Instagram and OTT platforms like Netflix, MX Player, Voot and Zee5 from uploading or telecasting any videos. A registered account alone…
A change is underway in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday on the primary anniversary of the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of the region. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar highlighted application of progressive laws, delivery of social justice, empowerment and support for vulnerable sections and rolling out of development projects as a part of the transformation. The external affairs minister listed expansion of education and employment opportunities and advancement of women’s rights as other takeaways. “A transformation underway in Jammu & Kashmir and in Ladakh,” he said. On August 5 last…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray about the prevailing situation in Mumbai and surrounding areas thanks to heavy rains and guaranteed all possible support, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Incessant heavy rains and powerful winds battered Mumbai and adjoining areas on Wednesday. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Maharashtra CM Shri Uddhav Thackeray regarding things prevailing in Mumbai and surrounding areas thanks to heavy rainfall,” the PMO tweeted. PM Modi assured Thackeray all possible support, it said. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) late Wednesday night said Thackeray apprised Modi of steps being taken…
The weather in Mumbai which is being pounded by heavy rains for more than two days — slid a few more notches this afternoon as the winds picked up, reaching up to 107 km per hour by late evening. The cyclonic wind velocity and rain drew warnings from the city police and Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray, who asked the people not to venture outdoors. Photos and messages on Twitter gave glimpses of the damage, which included tall cranes in the port area to roofs and sun shades flying off, overturned cars on roads and falling trees. In various stretches, suburban…
An image of Lord Ram and a 3D portrait of the model of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya beamed on a giant billboard in the iconic Times Square in New York to commemorate the temple’s groundbreaking ceremony today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “golden history” was written as he launched the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Amid the chanting of shlokas, PM Modi consecrated the very first bricks for the temple at the spot where many believe Lord Ram was born. The largest high-definition digital display of Lord Ram is one of the most expensive digital billboards…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nonagenarian mother watched the ‘bhoomi pujan’ ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhaya live on television at her residence near Gandhinagar on Wednesday. The state information department released the photos of Hiraba watching the event on TV. The photos showed her sitting on a chair with folded hands and watching the programme when PM Modi performed the bhoomi poojan. Hirabai lives with her younger son Pankaj Modi in Raysan area on the outskirts of Gandhinagar. The PM laid the foundation of the temple, bringing to fruition the BJP’s ‘mandir’ movement that defined its politics for three…