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Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor test positive for covid-19 on Jugg Jugg Jeeyo’s sets

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Shivani Negi
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Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor along with Raj Mehta, the director of their upcoming film Jugg Jugg Jeeyo, have tested positive for covid-19. The trio were diagnosed positive for the infection amid a Chandigrah shooting schedule, reports have said.

According to a report of Filmfare, Neetu, Varun along with Raj have been detected positive following which the shooting scheuled of the film has been halted.

The report further added that until the actors and director are found negative for the virus, the shoot will remain halted.

Earlier, a report of Neetu Kapoor taking covid-19 test on the set had gone viral on the internet. The clip, shared by Neetu herself, showed the crew wearing PPE suits, masks and gloves while her sample was being collected.

“Neetu Kapoor and Varun Dhawan and even the director Raj Mehta have tested positive for COVID-19,” Filmfare quoted a source as saying while adding that earlier it was reported that Anil Kapoor too had tested positive for the virus. However, according to recent developments, the actor has not contracted the virus.

Jugg Jugg Jeeyo is a multi-starrer film which also includes Kiara Advani, Maniesh Paul and Prajakta Koli in pivotal roles.

While Maniesh Paul has recently joined the team, rest of the cast had earlier flown together for their Chandigarh schedule.

Here’s wishing everyone infected a speedy recovery!

Legal notice to Kangana Ranaut over tweet

By
Jyoti B
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Legal notices have been sent to Kangana Ranaut by members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and Shiromani Akali Dal for her now deleted tweet.

In the tweet, she falsely identified septuagenarian farmer Mohinder Kaur, who was participating in the ongoing farmer protests, as Shaheen Bagh activist Bilkis Bano. She had also claimed that the two women are being paid Rs 100 to protest.

The legal notice said that when her premises were demolished she had used social media to gather solidarity from her fans stating that her fundamental rights have been violated. Similarly, the right to peacefully protest is a part of the farmers’ rights under the Constitution of India and she cannot claim a right to demean and insult the farmers, the notice added.

SAD National Spokesperson Manjinder Singh Sirsa tweeted a picture of the notice. In his tweet, he wrote that the ‘Panga’ actress must apologise for trying to imply through her tweets that the “farmers’ protests were anti-national”.

Kangana said that she has been dealing with many naysayers individually and now this notice by the DSGMC is nothing but a way of making her legendary.

Her tweet read, “Film mafia filed many cases on me, last night Javed Akhtar filed one more, Maharashtra government filing one case every hour now congress in Punjab is also joined the gang…. Lagta hai mujhe mahan banake he dum lenge. Thank you” 

India to have a covid-19 vaccine in few weeks: PM Modi at all-party meeting

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Shivani Negi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired an all-party meeting with Union Ministers and other leaders to dicsuss the covid-19 pandemic situation in the country.

According to several media reprots, leaders from all parties joined the virtual meet which commenced at 10:30 am.

Addressing the meeting, the PM said that India will very soon be introducing an effective covid-19 vaccine. “The world is keeping a watch on the cheapest and safe vaccine. That is why the world is watching India,” PM Modi said.

Speaking about the price of the vaccine, the Prime Minister said that the Centre is in talks with state governments over the price of the vaccine and will soon come to a conclusion.

Giving more information about the vaccines, the PM said that three vaccines are in trial stage in India and when ready, healthcare and frontline workers, who worked ruthlessly during the pandemic, will be the first to receive shots.

Reportedly, PM Modi has reportedly leaders of various political outfits to send in their suggestions in writing on the vaccine drive. “Public health will be top priority as far as Covid-19 vaccine pricing is concerned, states will be fully involved,” PM Modi said.

According to PTI, 12 leaders from various political parties were present at the meeting.

Meanwhile, ahead of the meeting, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi had said that he expects PM’s clarification on free vaccination process across the country.

“In today’s all-party meeting, we hope the PM clarifies by when will every Indian get free Covid vaccine,” he had tweeted.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan were among other were present at the meeting hosted by PM Modi.

Today’s meeting is the second of its kind called by PM Modi to discuss the novel coronavirus situation across the country.

Covid-19 update: India’s recoveries cross 90-lakh mark

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Shivani Negi
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India recorded 36,594 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Friday, pushing the overall tally to 95,71,559. In the last 24-hour, 540 more people succumbed to the deadly virus, taking the fatality tally to 1,39,188, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

In a major development, India’s recoveries have crossed 90-lakh mark with 42,916 more people recovering from the virus on Thursday, the Ministry added.

Meanwhile, the total number of active cases in country have dropped down to 4,16,082

Total number of samples tested up to 3rd December is 14,47,27,749 including 11,70,102 samples which were tested on Thursday: Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR).

As on date, the recovery rate stands at 94.2 per cent while the fatality rate has further dropped to 1.45 as per cent, the Ministry said.

Here’re more updates related to the pandemic:

*Telangana reported 631 confirmed cases of virus which have pushed the state’s tally to 2.72 lakh. With two more fatalities recorded, the death toll stands at 1,467, the state government said on Friday.

*Jharkhand has logged in 233 new cases of covid-19, taking the state’s overall tally to 1,09,771, PTI reported. Six more virus related death were reported on Thursday due to which the toll reached 977, it added.

*Moderna, who recently said that their vaccine has 94 efficacy, produces anti-bodies which can last up to three months, a study said on Thursday.

* Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh account for over 70 per cent of India’s total covid-19 tally, the Health Ministry said.

*Canada government on Thursday said that it plans to start vaccination drive in the country from January.

Meanwhile, the overall number of global covid-19 cases on Friday touched the grim milestone of 65 million. The death toll, too, reported yet another grim milestone as it touched 1.50 million mark.

The United States remains the worst hit country by the pandemic with 14, 14,124,678 cases and 276,148, John Hopkins University reported. 

Gitanjali Rao, 15-yr-old Indian-American, named 1st-ever TIME ‘Kid of the Year’

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Jyoti B
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15-year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, a “brilliant” young scientist and inventor, has been named by TIME magazine as the first-ever ‘Kid of the Year’ for her “astonishing work” using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying.

“The world belongs to those who shape it. And however uncertain that world may feel at a given moment, the reassuring reality seems to be that each new generation produces more of what these kids have already achieved: positive impact, in all sizes,” Time said.

Ms. Rao, 15, was selected from a field of more than 5,000 nominees as TIME’s first-ever Kid of the Year. She was interviewed by actor and activist Angelina Jolie for the TIME special.

Since a very young age, the aspiring scientist had begun thinking about how to use science and technology to bring about a social change in the global dynamics.

Speaking to TIME, she said that at 10 years of age she had first mentioned to her parents about researching carbon nanotube sensor technology, which had left her mother pretty much in a state of confusion.

At the age of 11, Rao won the Discovery Education 3M Scientist Challenge and was listed by Forbes in “30 Under 30” list for her innovations.

Rao’s latest discovery is an app called, Kindly, that detects cyberbullying at an early stage, based on artificial-intelligence technology.

When asked when she knew that science was her passion, Rao said she always wanted to put a smile on someone’s face. “That was my everyday goal, just to make someone happy. And it soon turned into, How can we bring positivity and community to the place we live?”

Rao added that she doesn’t look like “your typical scientist. Everything I see on TV is that it’s an older, usually white man as a scientist. It’s weird to me that it was almost like people had assigned roles, regarding like their gender, their age, the colour of their skin.

Indian Navy Day 2020: “Indian Navy Combat Ready, Credible & Cohesive”

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Jyoti B
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Indian Navy Day is observed on December 4 every year to celebrate the success of the Indian Navy and salute the valour and courage of the naval personnel. Also known as ‘Navy Day’, various events including open sea swimming contests are organised by the Indian Navy on this day.

The Indian Navy is a naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces and is led by the President of India as Commander-in-Chief.

Notably, the day is always celebrated with a different theme every year.The theme of Navy Day 2020 is “Indian Navy Combat Ready, Credible & Cohesive”. 

“Covid-19 and Chinese attempts to change status quo along northern borders have posed new challenges. The Navy is ready to face both these challenges,” Admiral Karambir Singh, the Navy chief said at a press conference on the eve of Navy Day.

The Indian Navy Day commemorates Operation Trident, which was launched by the Indian Navy to attack Karachi Harbour during the War of 1971 between India and Pakistan.

What was Operation Trident?

Operation Trident was conduced on the intervening night of December 4 and 5 on the Pakistan Naval Headquarters in Karachi. The attack ravaged Pakistan’s fuel storage tankers, sinked four of their boats — including minesweeper and a destroyer — and killed 500 Pakistani Navy personnel.

No Indian sailors were killed in the attack. For the first time in the India Pakistan war of 1971, the Pakistani ship was attacked with an anti-ship missile. Operation Trident was followed by operation Python just three days later. Again, no Indian sailors were killed in the attack, while the operation managed to damage Pakistani fleet tanker PNS Dacca. 

Below are some interesting facts that prove is a formidable force on Earth.

1. The Indian Navy is presently the seventh strongest maritime force on the planet, with only the United States, Russia, China, Japan, United Kingdom and France ahead of it.

2. The force, as of June 2019, has 150 submarines and ships and 300 aircraft, and 67,252 active and 55,000 reserve personnel in service.

3. The Indian Navy’s anti-ship cruise missile BrahMos is the world’s fastest operational system in its class.

4. The Indian Navy’s special operations unit named MARCOS (originally called Marine Commando Force), founded in 1987, is trained and equipped to carry out operations in all environments – at sea, on land and in air.

5. The force has acquired international recognition for professionalism.

6. The Indian Navy’s ‘Sagar Pawan’, founded in 2003, is one of the only two naval aerobatic teams in the world, the other being the US Navy’s Blue Angels.

7. The Indian Navy played a major role during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 by carrying out two-large-scale naval attacks – Operation Trident and Operation Python – on Pakistan’s port city of Karachi.

8. The Indian Navy has completed successful expeditions to the Mount Everest, the South Pole and the North Pole in 2004, 2006 and 2008 respectively.

9. The Indian Naval Academy, situated in Ezhimala in Kerala’s Kannur district, is the largest naval academy in Asia.

10. The Indian Navy is the main user of India’s first exclusive defence satellite GSAT-7. It helps the maritime combat force to extend its blue water capabilities.

11. With the start of World War 2, India’s naval forces, originally known as the Royal Indian Navy, played an instrumental role in maintaining the flow supplies to the UK.

12. The Indian Navy has rendered humanitarian assistance and disaster relief overseas.

13. The naval force launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ to the affected population of Madagascar post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane.

14. In September this year, our Navy’s INS Nireekshak joined the Mauritian National Coast Guard in search and salvage of the Mauritius Port Authority (MPA) Tug Sir Gaetan.

Read Yogi Adityanath reaction over comments on film city

By
Neha Kumari
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the bell ringing ceremony at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is historic for us as it is the first bond issued by a municipal corporation in North India. This is a revolutionary step in terms of reform in the working of the municipal bodies of Uttar Pradesh. CM Yogi said that the issuance of municipal bonds will not only help in infrastructure development, but we will also be able to stand up to the government’s commitment to provide better facilities to the public.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on UP Film City, CM Yogi Adityanath said that we are not taking anything here but creating a new film city. Why is anyone worried about it? He said that every person has to become big, have to think big and provide better facilities. People will be able to provide the facilities and Uttar Pradesh is ready for it.

Before the meeting Adityanath with film personalities in Mumbai, senior Congress leader and Maharashtra Public Works Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday alleged that BJP takes ‘a piece of Bollywood’ in this northern state There is a conspiracy to go. Chavan tweeted, “When BJP was in power in Maharashtra, many industries and offices were shifted to Gujarat. The government changed in Maharashtra, but the BJP is now preparing the script to take a piece of Bollywood in the name of the Uttar Pradesh government.


He wrote, “Whatever will happen during the BJP’s reign, we will not let it happen again.” CM Yogi Adityanath is arriving in Mumbai today and he is scheduled to meet industrialists and film personalities on December 2. Chavan wrote on Twitter, “First Maharashtra’s importance was deliberately reduced but the government kept quiet. BJP leaders took the lead in raising funds in the PM Cares Fund instead of raising funds for the Chief Minister’s Fund just to please their senior leaders.

RBI puts restrictions on HDFC bank, read what’s it

By
Neha Kumari
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Important news for hDFC Bank customers. The Reserve Bank has reprimanded the customers of the bank for a long time in digital work. RBI has ordered the bank to stop working on its proposed digital proposals.

RBI has banned HDFC Bank from issuing new credit cards. RBI has asked the bank to stop digital business activities under the program Digital 2.0, as well as the proposed business IT application.

Giving information about this ban, HDFC Bank has said that RBI’s digital service has been temporarily stopped by the RBI. It also prohibits the issuance of new credit cards. At the same time, the RBI has said that the board of the private bank should fix the accountability while plugging the flaws.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised HDFC Bank to stop any fresh activities under its Digital 2.0 initiative. Also stop sourcing new credit card customers. Actually, the bank has faced a lot of problems in its internet banking, mobile banking and payment utility services for the last two years.

HDFC Bank has told the stock exchanges, ‘The Reserve Bank has advised that all digital business activities planned under Digital 2.0 and proposed IT applications and sourcing of new credit card customers be stopped.’

Which speed methods are banned –

All digital business activities and proposed IT applications planned under Digital 2.0 2. Prohibition on creation of new credit card customers

The Reserve Bank has also said that the board of the bank will have to investigate these flaws and fix accountability. On the other hand, the bank says that it has taken concrete steps for remediation after the recent incidents of digital bank channels going down.

Good news for couples living together before marriage, Allahabad court allows it

By
Neha Kumari
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The Allahabad High Court has given relief to the couple living in live-in relationship, saying that live-in relationship is legally recognized in the country. Therefore, no person, even if he is a guardian, has the right to interfere in living peacefully together without marrying two adult people.

The court said that it is a fundamental right of the person, which he enjoys under Article 21 of the Constitution, right to life and liberty. The court has ordered protection of Farrukhabad couple living in live in relation and not to interfere in their lives.

A division bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Prakash Padiya said,

“Live in relationship is a relationship that is not socially accepted in India unlike many other countries. In the case of Lata Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2006) 2 SCC (CRI) 478, it was observed that heterosexual sex The live-in relationship between two consenting adults is not equal to a crime, even if it can be considered immoral.

The court stated that to provide protection to women in live-in relationships, the Domestic Violence Act has been enacted to cover couples who have relationships in the nature of marriage.

Badal, Dhindsa return their Padma Awards in support of farmers

By
Harshit
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Former Union Minister and five-time Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal returned his Padma Vibhushan award in support of farmers who are protesting against the Centre’s farm laws.

Mr Badal, whose Shiromani Akali Dal has pulled out of the NDA alliance over the farmers’ protest, said he was registering his protest against the government’s “betrayal of farmers”. “I am who I am because of the people, especially the common farmer. Today when he has lost more than his honour, I see no point in holding on to the Padma ViBhushan honour,” the Shiromani Akali Dal leader said.

Additionally, Shiromani Akali Dal Democratic chief and Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa has also announced that he would also be returning his Padma Bhushan award in support of farmers.

“There is no politics behind returning awards. It comes from the pain of the farmers. All these people (returning awards) also have their elders at the borders protesting. I welcome everyone doing this, including Prakash Singh Badal. We only want the farmers’ unions to be satisfied. Its not only farmers now. Actors, artists, players, all of the diaspora has joined the movement,” Dhindsa added.

Brett Lee questions Cummins absence in T20Is against India

By
Harshit
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Former fast bowler Brett Lee questioned the Australian decision to rest Pat Cummins after just two matches of the recently concluded series against India.

Cummins, the fast bowling spearhead, was part of the Australian squad for the England tour in August and also played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has been rested for the final ODI under charge management and will not be a part of the upcoming T20 series.

He said, ‘He should not get tired after two matches. I have always found that personally the more matches I played, the better the rhythm was. ‘

India team set for T20Is with a positive approach

By
Harshit
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Team India can give a tough challenge to host Australia in the three-match T20 series starting on Friday, as it has a plethora of options. The 1-2 match in the ODI series opened up India’s weaknesses in the 50-over format. However, in the T20, India has a very balanced team. This match will be played in Canberra from 1.40 pm Indian time.

The victory in the third ODI has turned out as a tonic for the Indian team, otherwise, the ‘clean sweep’ in the ODI series would have reduced the morale of the team. T Natarajan, who performed brilliantly with debutants in Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, and ODI cricket, can give strength to Team India.

Sundar performed brilliantly in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), when captain Virat Kohli used him in the power play and in the middle overs.

BCCI mulls two new teams in next IPL

By
Harshit
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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be held on 24 December, in which the inclusion of two new teams in the IPL will be discussed.

The election of the new vice president is also included in the agenda of the meeting. The BCCI has sent an agenda of 23 points to all the recognized units 21 days before calling the AGM.

The most important point in this is to make it a tournament of 10 teams by including two new teams in the IPL. It is understood that the Adani Group and Sanjeev Goenka’s RPG (owners of Rising Pune Supergiants) want to form new teams, one of which will be from Ahmedabad.

In the meeting, it will also be discussed about who will be the representative of BCCI in ICC and Asian Cricket Council. It is believed that board secretary Jai Shah will be given this responsibility.

Messi fined for taking off his jersey to tribute Diego Maradona

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Harshit
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Lionel Messi, took off his jersey to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, and now has been fined 600 euros ($ 720). The Spanish Football Federation’s Competition Committee on Sunday imposed the penalty after Barcelona’s 4–0 win over Osasuna in the Spanish League.

Argentina’s star Messi took off Barcelona’s jersey after scoring a goal and wore the jersey of Maradona’s old club Newell’s Old Boys. After this, both hands raised in the sky and kissed.

Farmers demand special session of Parliament to abolish farm laws

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Jyoti B
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Hundreds of farmers are staying put at Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh over various demands, including the repeal of the three new laws.

They have expressed apprehension that the laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them at the ‘mercy’ of big corporates.

Even as the talks between the government and the agitated farmers are underway, crowd swelled at the border connecting Delhi to Uttar Pradesh in Ghazipur after hundreds of tractors entered the area to put pressure on the government to repeal the three contentious farm laws.

The farmer leaders suggested the government that a special session of the Parliament be called and the new farm laws be abolished.

“The Centre should call a special session of Parliament to repeal the three farm laws,” Krantikari Kisan Union President Darshan Pal said. He also called for burning of effigies throughout the country to protest against the Modi government and corporate houses on December 5.

Pal accused the Centre of trying to to sow discord among various farmer unions. “The government tried to show this is only the movement of farmers in Punjab,” he told reporters at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border, according to NDTV. “We have also decided farmer leaders from all over the country, not just Punjab, should be called for talks.”

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is an MP from Punjab, are holding talks with the representatives of the farmer groups at the Vigyan Bhawan.

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