India witnessed 1,383 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, April 21 pushing the cases almost touching the 20,000-mark at 19,984, according to the latest data released by the Union Ministry of Health. The deaths have risen to 640 after 50 casualties were reported on Tuesday, while 3,869 people who had been infected with conoravirus have recovered. Maharashtra remains on top as ...
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Prabhas working on his 21st pan-India film with ‘Mahanati’ director Nag Ashwin next
Prabhas is hoping for the grand release and success of his 20th film, still unnamed but referred as ‘Prabhas 20’, which is likely tobe released this year once the coronavirus quarantine ends. Prabhas-20 is a romantic entertainer movie directed by KK Radha Krishna and produced by Gopi Krishna in association with UV creations banner. The movie cast includes Prabhas and ...
Read More »Hacked Wuhan lab details point out lab-origin of Coronavirus, WHO denies
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday reiterated its earlier stand that the novel coronavirus originated in bats in China late last year and was not manipulated or constructed in a laboratory. This follows last week statement by US President Donald Trump that his government was trying to determine whether the virus emanated from a lab in Wuhan. Refuting the ...
Read More »Meet Dr Pradeep, who narrates the ugly side of a mob in Chennai over burial of his friend
Ever since Coronavirus whistleblower in Wuhan, a doctor, succumbed to it after facing humiliation by authorities, the medical fraternity has been moved all over the world and no wonder India paid rich tribute to them on March 22 as a part of the Janata curfew. But the ovation did not last long when a Chennai doctor who was in the frontline ...
Read More »IMF optimistic about India’s growth at 7.4% in 2021, if coronavirus is contained now
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief has a good news for India stating that if India is able to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country, it can look forward to bounce back to 7% growth rate in 2021. In virtual spring meeting, the IMF official said India would grow 1.9% for the current fiscal year that ends on ...
Read More »Coronavirus Impact: Trump cracks another whip, suspending all immigration into US
Battered by criticism at home over delayed response to Coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump announced on Monday evening to sign an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration into the United States temporarily, without specifying how long it would be in effect and whom it would affect. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need ...
Read More »Farting another potential cause for rapid spread of Coronavirus? Australian doctors ponder
Two Australian doctors are studying the possibility of the spread of the coronavirus due to farting. In an episode on the infection on Friday on Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Coronacast,” podcast, host Dr. Norman Swan made a suggestion to the effect as particles of feces set adrift and the spread COVID-19. Though he made the suggestion in a mild amused tone ...
Read More »North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in ‘critical condition’ after heart surgery in a remote villa?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly in serious condition following a cardiovascular surgery, said one anonymous US intelligence official but not confirmed by CIA or the South Korean government officials so far. As coronavirus is around, rumours are ripe that one of the doctors who performed the heart surgery was flown in from China but he had developed ...
Read More »Salman Khan’s song ‘Pyaar Karona’ is out, coinciding with Coronavirus
Earlier this week, superstar Salman Khan took everyone by surprise as he dropped the teaser for Pyaar Karona, the song that is sung by the actor himself and released on his YouTube channel. The song will give you chills. The song talks about how we as a nation should stand with each other and fight the pandemic by staying home. ...
Read More »Confirmed! Mahesh Babu’s next film is with ‘Bahubali’ director Rajamouli
After his superb performance in Sarileru Neekevvaru and owning 2020, Telugu actor Mahesh Babu’s next project has been confirmed with none other than Baahubali director S.S Rajamouli. Over the last couple of months, a lot of news has been surfacing about a possible collaboration between Mahesh Babu and Rajamouli, which has been confirmed now. Putting the rumours to rest, in a ...
Read More »Mahesh Babu starrer ‘Bharat Ane Nenu’ celebrates two year anniversary
Celebrating Mahesh Babu’s film, Bharat Ane Nenu’s two year anniversary and fans have done something really special! from the Telugu actor, whose films never fade away without a special social message for his fans and viewers. The film had made it to the highest grossers of the year. Taking that note, Bharat Ane Nenu marks its two year anniversary today! ...
Read More »Sanjay Dutt spends the lock-down alone as wife, kids stuck in Dubai
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is spending time alone in Mumbai as his wife Maanayata and children were stuck in Dubai when the lockdown was announced in March. But the actor has not lost his usual self of happiness and warmth. Unlike other stars who greet audience daily with safety guidelines on TV channels, Dutt has confined himself to spending more ...
Read More »India’s new FDI rules violate WTO norms, says China
China, which has invested more than $8 billion in India, has taken recent India’s revision of its foreign direct investment (FDI) norms to prevent the takeover of Indian firms amid the coronavirus pandemic as discriminatory and in violation of World Trade Organization’s principles. The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) revised the FDI regulations stating, “An entity ...
Read More »India Coronavirus cases reach 17,265, death toll stands at 543 as of 20th April
A total of 17,265 confirmed cases are reported for COVID-19 in the country and a total of 543 deaths have been reported so far. Among those infected, 2,547 persons or 14.75 % of total cases have been cured or discharged after recovery, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its daily bulletin. The doubling rate of COVID-19 ...
Read More »Facebook and Google may have to reveal algorithm changes to Australian media firms soon
In a new move, Facebook and Google will be forced to share advertising revenue with Australian media companies and inform them in advance about algorithm changes that would affect content rankings, favour original source news content in search page results, and share data with them. The move come in the wake of an inquiry in December by the Australian Competition ...
Read More »How to take care of children during coronavirus? WHO issues guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines to take care of children at home and in schools from transmission of the COVID-19 virus with critical considerations and practical checklists and also advised national and local authorities on how to adapt and implement emergency plans for educational facilities. Issued jointly with the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) ...
Read More »UN, WHO create new fund for Coronavirus
A new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Solidarity Response Fund to raise money from donors to support the World Health Organization (WHO) respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first-of-its-kind, has been created by the United Nations Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, together with WHO. The fund has already lined up support from Facebook and Google who have instituted a matching scheme ...
Read More »Finally, Trump tested for coronavirus, result negative
US President Donald Trump has undergone the test for coronavirus and tested negative, said the president’s personal physician Saturday night after Trump revealed that he too had undergone the test and his temperature was “totally normal.” The coronavirus has already infected more than 2,200 people in the US and caused 50 deaths. Trump, 73, has come under radar ever since ...
Read More »Taranjit Singh Sandhu, new ambassador to US, has to do balancing act with strategic ally
Taranjit Singh Sandhu (IFS:1988), presently High Commissioner of India, Colombo has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America. He has served as the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka from 2017 and his new appointment comes at a time when New Delhi is trying to balance its strategic and tensed trade ties with ...
Read More »UP Police grabbed Priyanka Gandhi by neck, manhandled her, alleges Congress
When Indira Gandhi was insulted in the Lok Sabha in 1978, then Janata Dal did not realize that the person would return to power soon and that history repeats itself. On Friday, BJP-led UP government ignored this rule when its police turned violent against Priyanka Gandhi to stop her forcibly, allegedly manhandling her in a bid to stop her from ...
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