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Bollywood Drugs Case: Kshitij Ravi Prasad Remanded In NCB Custody Till Oct 3

Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Sunday remanded Kshitij Ravi Prasad, who was earlier hired as an executive producer by a firm of filmmaker Karan Johar, in the NCB’s custody till October 3 following his arrest in a drugs case linked to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Prasad had joined Dharmatic Entertainment (a sister concern […]

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Armenia, Azerbaijan Erupt Into Fight Over Disputed Region

Yerevan: Civilians and combatants were killed after Armenia and Azerbaijan engaged in heavy fighting over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia also accused Azerbaijan of air and artillery attacks and reported downing helicopters and destroying tanks, and declared martial law, the BBC reported. Azerbaijan said it had begun a counter-offensive in response to shelling. The region is […]

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Blockchain Technology Is Future Of Twitter: CEO Jack Dorsey

San Francisco: Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has once again reiterated that Bitcoin and Blockchain technology is the future of his micro-blogging platform to keep it more secure from hackers. Dorsey last year announced a non-profit platform called Bluesky to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media. “Blockchain and Bitcoin point to […]

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Odisha: Covid Warrior's Body Lay Unattended For Over 13 Hours In Hospital

Jharsuguda: The body of a hospital attendant reportedly lay unattended for over 13 hours at the Jharsuguda district headquarters hospital before it was cremated here on Friday night. The deceased Sarat Chandra Podha had been working as an attendant at the hospital for more than 30 years. Reports claimed that Podha was infected with coronavirus […]

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India’s COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 95,542 With Over 1K Fatalities

New Delhi: With a spike of 82,170 coronavirus cases and 1,039 deaths in 24 hours, India’s tally on Monday breached the 60 lakh-mark with a total of 60,74,702 cases. Out of these, 9,62,640 are currently active; 50,16,520 have been discharged, while 95,542 lost the battle against the viral disease. On July 17, India had logged […]

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EPFO Recruitment 2020: 27 Vacancies For the Post of Assistant Director (Vigilance)

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has invited applications for recruitment for the post of Assistant Director (Vigilance). Interested candidates can apply for Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Recruitment 2020 through the prescribed application format on or before November 2, 2020, said a notification. EPFO Recruitment 2020 will fill in 27 vacant posts. The government […]

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COVID Crisis Compels 'Balika Vadhu' Serial Director Sells Veggies In UP's Azamgarh

Azamgarh: He is just another face in the crowd but when he talks about his background, one realises what time and circumstances have done to this man. Ram Vriksha Gaur, one of the directors of the famous TV serial ‘Balika Vadhu’, is now selling vegetables in Azamgarh district. “I had come to Azamgarh for the […]

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Punjab Youth Cong Workers Set Tractor Ablaze Near India Gate, 5 Detained

New Delhi: A day after President Ram Nath Kovind signed the Agriculture Bill’s and made them laws, the Punjab Youth Congress workers on Monday set ablaze a tractor in the high security India Gate area to protest against the contentious legislation. About 10-15 Punjab Youth Congress activists arrived in the national capital in a truck […]

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Uyghur Muslims Denied Fasting During Ramzan By Chinese Regime: Dolkan Isa

Thiruvananthapuram: President of the World Uyghur Congress, Dolkan Isa, who is in exile in Germany has said that the Muslim population of China are not even allowed fasting in the holy month of Ramzan and are “forcefully fed through community kitchens”. Isa said this while taking part in a webinar “Uyghur Muslims and their Human […]

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When Ranbir Kapoor Revealed Why Selection in School Audition Was Demotivating For Him -Watch

Ranbir Kapoor turns 38 today. While now he is a well-established actor Ranbir was never considered a good actor in his school days. Rather in a throwback video, the Sanju actor mentioned that he never got selected during school auditions. So he considered himself a bad actor then. Albeit, when they did select him it […]

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Odisha Covid Death Toll Crosses 800-Mark, Case Curve Sees A Downtrend

Bhubaneswar: For the second consecutive day, Odisha witnessed a downtrend with a single-day spike of 3235 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The surge has taken the infection tally in the State to 212609. Of the fresh cases, 1915 patients are from quarantine, while 1320 are local contact cases, informed State I&PR department. […]

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Odisha: Fire Safety Audit, Emergency Drill At All Covid Facilities Once Every Fortnight

Bhubaneswar: Days after a major fire broke out at the ICU of Cuttack’s Sadguru Covid Hospital, the Directorate of Fire Services issued a circular to all Range Fire Officers and other senior officials to conduct fire safety audits and emergency drill at all the Covid dedicated hospitals and Covid care centres of Odisha once in […]

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Sensex Soars 400 Points; Auto, Banking Stocks Rise

Mumbai: The key Indian equity indices traded on a positive note on Monday morning with the BSE Sensex gaining over 400 points. Healthy buying across sectors was led by auto, banking and oil & gas stocks. A rise in the Asian markets also supported the Indian indices. Around 10.40 a.m., Sensex was trading at 37,822.68, […]

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Odisha Plus 3 Admissions: First Cut-Off List Announced, Check Details Here

Bhubaneswar: The State Higher Education Department on Monday published the first cut-off mark list for admission into Plus III streams in various colleges across Odisha. Like previous years, the BJB (Autonomous) College in Bhubaneswar continued to remain the first choice among students for pursuing higher education. As per the list released by the government, BJB […]

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Centre To SC: Decision On Waiver Of Interest On Interest Likely Soon

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that a decision on the issue of waiver of interest on interest on deferred EMIs during the moratorium is at an advanced stage and likely to be taken within two or three days. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan noted that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta […]

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