The deadly coronavirus is spreading out of control in Hong Kong with a record 100 new cases confirmed, the finance hub’s leader said Sunday as she tightened social distancing measures to tackle the sudden surge in infections. The finance hub was one of the first places to be struck by the virus when it emerged from central China. But the city had impressive success in tackling the disease, all but ending local transmissions by late June. However, in the last two weeks, infections have spiked once more and doctors fear the new outbreak is now spreading undetected in the densely…
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Actors Deepika Padukone and Prabhas are set to collaborate for the primary time for a multilingual sci-fi film, to be directed by Nag Ashwin. Vyjayanthi Movies, which completes 50 years within the industry, announced the project on on Sunday to mark the golden jubilee of the banner. Deepika took to Instagram and wrote she was “beyond thrilled” to be a neighborhood of the project. “Cannot await what we believe goes to be a fantastic journey ahead,” the 34-year-old actor said. Sharing the announcement video on his Instagram page, Prabhas, 40, said the team is happy to possess Deepika on board.…
Actor Tisca Chopra will educate young girls on the important topics of “menstrual health” and “growing up” through her new book, tentatively titled, “Your Book of Period”, announced publisher Westland on Sunday. The book, to be call at December, may be a conversation starter and comprises honest dialogues and advice for youngsters aged between nine and thirteen. it’ll be published under Westland’s children imprint, Red Panda. “While I enjoy reading and writing fiction, i think children need an honest non-fiction book also , to deal with the necessity for sharing information during a way they do not feel lectured by…
The efforts of Centre and State/UT governments on efficient clinical management of hospitalized cases have ensured that India’s Case Fatality Rate has fallen below 2.5%, the government said on Sunday. “With effective containment strategy, aggressive testing and standardized clinical management protocols based on holistic Standard of Care approach, the Case Fatality Rate has significantly dipped. The Case Fatality Rate is progressively falling and currently, it is 2.49%. India has one of the lowest fatality rates in the world,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. The ministry further said that many states have conducted the population surveys to map…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieved yet another milestone when his Twitter handle crossed 60 million followers on Sunday. PM Modi is one of the most followed world leaders on social media and his popularity continues to soar. PM Modi started using Twitter in 2009 when he was the Gujarat chief minister. In 2010, he had one lakh followers. His follower count had reached four lakh in November, 2011.Modi is known for reaching out to the masses through social media. He uses Twitter extensively to share important information with the people. Most of his addresses are beamed live on his personal…
Crude bombs were reportedly hurled at BJP workers, just before a scheduled rally by BJP MP from Barrackpore, Arjun Singh on Saturday. The party has accused the Trinamool Congress for the alleged attack. Four BJP workers have been reportedly injured. The state unit of the BJP had scheduled a protest march against the rise of terror, following the attack on one of its members and also against corruption in the distribution of relief to the victims of the cyclone Amphan. The incident took place in Shymnagar in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal, where bombs exploded when BJP workers gathered…
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) chief and MLA from Nagaur Hanuman Beniwal said, “The BJP is not indulging in horse-trading.” He went on to accuse Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot of misusing the Special Operations Group (SOG). “He (Gehlot) is getting phones tapped. A husband is scared to talk to his wife over the phone these days! We do not have any privacy,” Beniwal claimed. While stating that the Congress government in the state has lost the people’s trust and will fall, Hanuman Beniwal said that CM Gehlot brought over Mayawati’s MLAs twice using dubious means. He added, “BTP MLAs, who said…
Nidan Singh Sachdeva, a Sikh community leader of Afghanistan who was kidnapped in Paktia province last month, was released from captivity on Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs said. “We convey our appreciation to the government of Afghanistan and tribal elders from the area, whose efforts secured the return of Nidan Singh,” it said. In a statement, the MEA said the “targeting and persecution” of minority community members by terrorists at the behest of their external supporters remains a matter of grave concern. “In a recent decision, India has decided to facilitate the return of Afghan Hindu and Sikh community…
In a shocking development, the foundation for a house in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, was destroyed In a shocking development, a historical statue of Gautam Buddha, discovered while digging the foundation for a house in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, was destroyed by the local construction workers as they considered the artefact to be ‘unIslamic’, reports Hindustan Times. The local construction workers on Saturday (18 July) had discovered the ancient statues in Takht Bhai area in the Mardan district of the province. The native cleric of the region allegedly ordered the workers to smash the idol into pieces, who can be…
It is unfortunate that the people of Rajasthan are paying for the discord within the Congress, BJP national vice chairman and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje said on Saturday in her first reaction on the spiralling political crisis within the state. The Congress is trying to shift the blame on the BJP and therefore the BJP leadership, Raje said as an issue mark looms over the longer term of the Ashok Gehlot-led government following a bitter feud between the chief minister and his former deputy Sachin Pilot. The interest of the people must be paramount for the govt , Raje…