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ITC Fiama launches new campaign with Sara Ali Khan

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Shivani Negi
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ITC Fiama has released a new TVC featuring Fiama’s brand ambassador Sara Ali Khan. The TVC shows her indulged in a fun Fiama bath with colourful moisturising gel bars.

Through the new TCV, the brand aims to make people understand that skin and body leave some relief after a hectic schedule and a bath with Fiama Gel Bars uplifts her mood and leaves skin soft and moisturised.

Pallavi Chakravarti, executive creative director, Taproot Dentsu India, said, “We created a campaign where Fiama Gel Bathing Bars come to the rescue of Sara’s stressed skin. We think it’s a breezy watch that puts the ‘fun’ in functional.”

“Fiama personifies everything fun and vibrant for me. My bath is my time to indulge, unwind and de-stress. I think Fiama Gel Bar is such a unique offering by the brand. It brightens up my mood and my bath,” said Sara.

Covid-19 update: With 16,432 new cases, India reports lowest daily in six months

By
Shivani Negi
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India on Monday reported 16,432 fresh Covid-19 infections which is 500 less than what it recorded in the past six months. On June 23, India recorded 15,968 new cases and on June 24 it was 16,922.

The major development comes at a time when a new covid variant has entered the country with six UK returnee testing positive for the mutant.

Centre on Monday said in a statement that a total of six samples of 6 UK returnees have been found positive with the new UK variant genome.

Meanwhile, with the latest new additions, the total number of cases in the country reached 1,02,24,303. With 252 deaths in the last 24 hours, the fatality toll has reached to 1,48,153, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

The total recoveries have reached 98,07,569 with 24,900 more people recuperating from the virus in last 24-hour. There are 2,68,581 active cases of the virus in the country.

The recovery rate stands at 95.83 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.45 as per cent.

A total of 16,98,01,749 samples have been tested for Covid-19 till now. Of these, 9,83,695 samples were tested on Monday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Here’s some more updates related to covid-19:

*Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar’s wife, Santosh Shailza, succumbed to COVID-19 in the early hours of Tuesday.

*Union Minister of State (MoS) for health and family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey has tested positive for Covid-19 and self-isolated himself at home on Monday evening.

* The Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of novel coronavirus, has started the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

*Beijing reported seven new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, health authorities in the Chinese capital city said on Tuesday.

*The Phase 3 trial of another investigational Covid-19 vaccine developed by biotechnology company Novavax, Inc., has started on Tuesday.

*Pune-based Serum Institute of India on Monday expressed hope at the possibility of Covid-19 vaccine – Covishield receiving the regulatory approval in “few days”,

Meanwhile, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 81.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.77 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Kisan Congress calls for nationwide protest if Farm Laws not repealed

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Harshit
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Hours after the central government invited the protesting farmers for another round of talks on December 30, the Kisan Congress stated to hold a countrywide protest if farm laws not repealed.

Kisan Congress Vice President, Surendra Solanki said: “Thousands of farmers have gathered on the Delhi border in the cold winter and more than 40 of our farmers have died in last one month, but the Narendra Modi government, which has become a puppet of the corporates, is determined to not withdraw its black laws.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes on national television but does not speak on the demands of the farmers, he said.

“The soul of this government is dead. The BJP has mortgaged the country’s democracy to its few friends for its benefit,” he alleged.

“We demand from the government that these three black laws should be withdrawn at the earliest.”

Farmers have been protesting around the Delhi borders for more than a month now and the agitation is getting bigger now.

Meanwhile, on Saturday the protesting farmers put their four agendas in front of the central government ahead of the talks with the government.

Spain to keep registry of people who refuse vaccine

By
Jyoti B
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Spain is to set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus and share it with other European Union nations, the health minister said.

Salvador Illa said the list would not be made accessible to the public or to employers.

During an interview with La Sexta  television, Illa reiterated that vaccination  against the virus — which as in most EU nations began in Spain over the weekend — would not be mandatory.

“What will be done is a registry, which will be shared with our European partners… of those people who have been offered it and have simply rejected it,” he said.

“It is not a document which will be made public and it will be done with the utmost respect for data protection,” he added.

According to a recent poll, the number of Spanish citizens who have said they will not take the vaccine has fallen to 28 percent from 47 percent in November.

In other comments on Monday, Illa said people would be contacted by regional authorities when it was their turn to be inoculated.

“People who decide not to get vaccinated, which we think is a mistake, are within their rights,” he told reporters. “We are going to try to solve doubts. Getting vaccinated saves lives, it is the way out of this pandemic.”

Spain become on Monday the fourth European nation to surpass 50,000 deaths from the coronavirus, after the United Kingdom, Italy and France, per Johns Hopkins. It’s confirmed nearly 1.9 million cases. 

6 Cases of UK COVID strain found in India

By
Harshit
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India reported six cases of mutanjt strain of the UK Covid strain which is seventy percent more infectous than the previous virus. Out of the six cases 2 are from Bengaluru, 1 from Pune and 2 from Hyderabad.

“Samples of 3 UK returnees have been tested & found positive for new UK strain in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, two in Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad & one in National Institute of Virology, Pune. All 6 people have been kept in single room isolation,” says Health Ministry.

“A total of six samples of six UK returnee persons have been found to be positive with the new UK variant genome. Three in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, two in CCMB, Hyderabad and one in NIV, Pune. All these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Healthcare facilities by the respective state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine,” the health ministry said.

“Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others. Genome sequencing on other specimens is going on. The situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispatch of samples to the INSACOG labs,” the ministry added.

The British government has already announced lockdown in the nation in wake of the new strain while there are speculations that Indian government would also take such step and may call for a high-level meeting soon.

Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council commits suicide

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Jyoti B
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Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Chairman SL Dharmegowda was found dead on a railway track near Kadur of Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka on Tuesday morning. A suicide note was also recovered along with the body.

The police suspect that he may have committed suicide by coming by jumping in front of a moving train in Gunasagar in Kadur late on Monday. He had left his home alone on Monday evening around 7 PM in his Santro car. 

He also did not inform his security team before moving out of his home along with his driver. 

He had reportedly asked his driver to stay at a distance and went alone on the pretext of talking to someone, the sources said, adding that a suicide note has been recovered.

When he did not return till 10 PM, a search was initiated to trace him. Gowda’s body was later found lying on the railway track. It has also come to light that the Janta Dal (S) leader had asked his driver to leave the place and then inquired about the train movement at that time.

The body has been shifted to the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga, official sources said.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has expressed shock over the incident, terming it “unfortunate”. He has lauded the MLC for efficiently conducting the legislative council as its deputy chairman.

Expressing grief, JD(S) patriarch and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, in a tweet, remembered him as a gentleman politician. His death is a loss to the state, he added. His son and

JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy said Dharmegowda was like a brother to him. “His death has caused a shock to me. He was an upright politician,” said the and former chief minister.

It may be recalled that recently, there was a lot of uproar in the Karnataka Legislative Council and there was a scuffle among the members. During this time, Congress members misbehaved with Deputy Speaker SL Dharmegowda and had forcibly removed him from the chair. They had alleged that he is sitting in the chair illegally.

He also did not inform his security team before moving out of his home along with his driver.  Gowda, 64, who was an MLC from JD(S), is survived by his wife, son and a daughter. His brother, S L Bhoje Gowda, is also an MLC.

Amitabh Bachchan apologises woman for using poem without credit

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Jyoti B
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Days after Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was accused of plagiarism by poet Tisha Agarwal, the actor has apologised on Sunday night. The controversy originally began on Thursday after Amitabh Bachchan had shared a poem on his social media account.

The post went viral and garnered many praises but there was one comment that took all the attention as a woman claimed that she is the original writer of the poem and she wished she was attributed for it.

The tweet got 16,000 likes and a thousand comments. One comment was by woman named Tisha Agarwal, who said that the poem was originally written by her and wished she was credited for it.

The woman named Tisha Aggarwal wrote, “Sir, seeing my poem on your wall is a matter of great fortune for me. My happiness and pride would have been double had you given me the credit for it. Looking forward to your response.”

The woman was touched by his response. “Thank you sir for your greatness. I did not want your apology but your love. This is your blessing, which is my pride now,” she wrote. Amitabh tweeted the photo again and added the correction.

“This tweet credit should go to @TishaAgarwal , I was not aware of its origin .. someone sent it to me , I thought it to be good and posted ..apologies,” he wrote. However, he may have tagged the wrong Tisha in his tweet this time.

On the work front, Bachchan is currently busy hosting the latest season of Kaun Banega Crorepati. His last release was Gulabo Sitabo opposite Ayushmann Khurrana. He will next be seen in Brahmastra, Chehre, Mayday, and Jhund.

Avoid consuming alcohol, says IMD as north India braces for ‘severe’ cold wave

By
Jyoti B
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The India Meteorological Department asked residents of some north Indian states, including Delhi, to avoid consuming alcohol, in view of the severe cold wave conditions that are expected to descend from Today, 29 December.

“Don’t drink alcohol. It reduces your body temperature,” an advisory from the IMD said.

“Get indoors. Eat vitamin-C-rich fruits and moisturize your skin regularly to counter the effects of severe cold,” the advisory further said.

In a forecast on Friday, the IMD said minimum temperatures would rise in the plains of north India — including in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan — until Sunday, before falling by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius.

Maximum temperature is also forecast to fall by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius from December 29.

In an impact based advisory, the IMD said, “Moisturise your skin regularly with oil or cream. Eat fruits & vegetables rich in Vitamin C and drink sufficient fluids, preferably warm fluids to maintain adequate immunity. Don’t drink alcohol — it reduces your body temperature.”

To avoid reactions to the cold wave, the IMD shared a list of recommendations, one of which was avoiding alcohol as it “reduces your body temperature”. The department also urged people to limit outdoor activities, moisturise their skin regularly with oil or cream, eat vitamin-C rich fruits and vegetables.

Why alcohol is bad to consume in cold?

According to a study jointly conducted by the Thermal Physiology and the Medicine Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, alcohol can decrease the core temperature of the body and increase the risk of hypothermia during cold exposure.

It can be seen that hypothermia is a severe medical condition where the body loses heat before it can generate it, resulting in a dangerously low body temperature. While normal body temperature lies at around 37 degrees Celsius, the body temperature of a person suffering from hypothermia drops to below 35 degrees Celsius.


PM Modi to inaugurate New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the EDFC

By
Jyoti B
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) today (December 29).

The prime minister will attend the event and inaugurate the section of the corridor at 11 am via video conferencing.

Besides, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate the operation control centre of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor at Prayagraj, according to a PTI report.

The 351 kilometres long stretch of New Bhaupur-New Khurja is located in the state of UP and has been built at a cost of Rs 5,750 crore.

The EDFC section of New Bhaupur-New Khurja will benefit local industries like the aluminium industry in Pukhrayan region of Kanpur Dehat, glassware industry of Firozabad, asafoetida production of Hathras, textile production and block printing of Etawah, dairy sector of Auraiya, pottery products of Khurja, as well as locks and hardware of Aligarh district.

The section will also decongest the existing Kanpur-Delhi mainline and will enable the Indian Railways to run faster trains.

Nothing that a state-of-the-art Operation Control Centre at Prayagraj will act as the command centre for the entire route length of the EDFC, the PMO said this is one of the largest structures of its type globally with modern interiors, ergonomic design and best-in-class acoustics.

The building is environment-friendly with a green building rating of GRIHA4 and is built as per norms of the ‘Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan’, it said.

The EDFC (1,856 kms) starts from Sahnewal near Ludhiana in Punjab and will pass through the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand to terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal.

It is being constructed by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), that has been set up as a special purpose vehicle to build and operate dedicated freight corridors.

The DFCCIL is also constructing the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (1,504 route km) that connects Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai and will traverse through the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, it said.

Amid farm protest over 1500 jio fibers were destroyed, Punjab CM issues warning

By
Neha Kumari
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15000 out of 9000 of Punjab’s Reliance Jio have allegedly damaged the towers by farmers opposing the agricultural laws. All these have stopped working, a representative of the telecom company told that in Punjab, service has been affected in many places due to sabotage with towers, electrical disturbances or theft of generators.
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today gave a stern warning against tampering of mobile towers and disrupting telecom services in the state and asked the police to take strict action in such cases.

Some bundles of Jio’s fiber cable have also been burnt in Jalandhar. Jio has more than 9,000 towers in the state. Another source said that the most common way to damage the tower is to disconnect the power supply.

On the other hand, the round of negotiations between the farmers and the government is also going on. However, the farmers have said that the protest will continue till all the three agricultural laws are repealed.

Now once again on 30th December at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi, talks will be held between the government and farmers organizations regarding the laws.

Singh also reminded farmers, “The loss of communication resources in this way will be detrimental to students, especially those preparing for board exams and professionals working from home due to the Covid pandemic. Even banking services to a large extent Are dependent on online transactions, which is facilitating people. “

AAP and BJP councilors clash with each other on agricultural law, shoes hurled causing ruckus

By
Neha Kumari
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Aam Aadmi Party and BJP councilors created a ruckus in East Delhi’s municipal office. From both side footwear and slippers also waved.
Shoes and slippers were also hurled causing a ruckus inside the East MCD office.

According to the news agency, the councilors were protesting against the misappropriation of funds and the new agricultural laws of the central government. Then started a fight between them.

According to reports, action has also been taken on councilors to disrupt the proceedings of the House.

In the video, some councilors were seen waving slippers while some councilors were waving shoes. BJP councilors raised slogans of ‘Shame Kejriwal and release corporation money’.

According to media reports, AAP councilors started an uproar in the BJP-ruled Northern Municipal Corporation over alleged misappropriation of Rs 2500 crore. During this time, they were waving leaflets and shouting slogans in the office. They demand that a CBI inquiry should be conducted in the case.

Earlier, corporators and activists of the Aam Aadmi Party protested on Sunday, sieging the houses of the three mayors of BJP-ruled municipal corporations. The AAP demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged Rs 2,500 crore scam in the municipal corporation. AAP workers said that the mayor should explain how the Rs 2,500-crore entry from Southern Municipal Corporation, which was taking losses from the loss-making Northern Municipal Corporation accounts, suddenly disappeared, stating that the amount was owed to the Southern Municipal Corporation. How this entry was removed without receiving any money. AAP workers said that this is a big scandal.

Federer will stay out of Australian Open as well

By
Harshit
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Roger Federer, Tennis,
Roger Federer, Tennis,

Six-time champion Roger Federer will also miss the first Grand Slam tournament of the year at the Australian Open due to two operations of his right knee. Federer is practicing in Dubai. He has not played any tournament since the Australian Open 2020.

Federer’s longtime agent, Tony Godsick, said the 20-time Grand Slam champions are planning to return to the ATP Tour after the Australian Open and are busy preparing a 2021 tennis calendar for them.

Godsik told the Associated Press, ‘Roger has decided not to play in the 2021 Australian Open. However, he has made good progress in the last two months in terms of his knee and fitness.

He said, “But after discussions with his team, he decided to make a strong comeback to competitive tennis after the Australian Open.”

The Australian Open main draw matches will begin three weeks later due to the coronavirus epidemic. The tournament will now be played at Melbourne Park from 8 February.

Rhea chakraborty lawyer requests to CBI to reveal details of SSR case

By
Neha Kumari
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Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh urged the Central Bureau of Investigation to reveal if he is actor Sushant Singh Rajput, died by suicide or he was murdered. He said, “People of Maharashtra and the country are eagerly waiting for the CBI report on its investigation in the case of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. People ask me about the status of the case… I request the CBI to reveal it Whether it was a suicide or a murder. “

Now, Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer, Satish Mansinde has issued a statement on the same. He welcomed Anil call to make the CBI report public.

His statement read, “I welcome the statement of HM Anil Deshmukh from Maharashtra, calling for the CBI to make the report public in the case of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. The uproar when Mumbai police took it on the 2nd There was a cry. Investigations and reports were made public for months. An FIR was lodged in Patna and falsely accused Rhea Chakraborty and her family in July 2020. Mumbai Police, ED, NCB and CBI including Patna Police Investigated against Rhea. “

“She was arrested by the NCB in a serious case without any evidence. She was harassed by various agencies and remained in custody for almost a month until the Bombay High Court released her on bail. SSR illegally administered drugs to him without illegal medical advice and on the basis of a bogus prescription. He alleged that a cocktail of drugs and illegally administered drugs may have led to his death. “

“It’s been more than six months since SSR Died. I have always said that the truth will remain the same no matter what the investigation is. Whatever the circumstances may be, the CBI should come out with its findings after 4 months of investigation . Agency of the country. This is the closing time of this tragic event. Satya Meo Jayate. “

Meanwhile, in October, the Medical Board (AIIMS) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences dismissed the murder in Rajput’s murder, calling it “a case of hanging and death by suicide”.

Transport ministry extends date for vehicle document submission

By
Harshit
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The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways directed thatmade that the validity to submit the vehicle documents is now extended till March 31 next year in wake of COVID pandemic.

The validity extension applies to all documents, which are already expired on February 1, 2020 or later.

“Taking into consideration the need to prevent the spread of Covid-19, it is further advised that the validity of all of the above-referred documents may be treated to be valid till 31st March 2021. This covers all documents whose validity has expired since 1st Feb, 2020 or would expire by 31st March 2021,” a release from the ministry said.

The transport ministry has issued the notification to states and Union Territories regarding this.

Earlier according ministry issued notification on March 30, June 9 and August 24 this year regarding extension of validity of documents related to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989.

Farmers’ Protest updates: Centre Invites 40 unions for next Round of Talks on December 30

By
Jyoti B
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Protesting farmer unions Monday agreed “in principle” to a government proposal of holding the next round of talks on the new agricultural laws on December 30, but said the Centre should have spelt out the agenda of the meeting in its invite.

In a letter to 40 farmer unions, Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Aggarwal has invited them for the meeting at 2 pm at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital.

The invite came days after the agitating farm union leaders decided to resume talks with the Centre and proposed to hold a meeting on Tuesday. They had also said that modalities for repeal of the three laws and legal guarantee for MSP (Minimum Support Price) should be part of the agenda for talks.

Taking note of the unions’ offer to resume talks, Aggarwal said: “The government is also committed to finding a logical solution on all relevant issues with a clear intention and an open mind.”

Earlier today, leaders of about 25 farmer organisations met and handed over to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar a letter in support of new agriculture laws, passed in the month of September.

The Centre has held several rounds of talks with farmer unions over new laws but failed to break the deadlock.

Thousands of farmers have been  protesting since November 26, demanding repeal of three farm laws.

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