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Brahma Mishra found dead in his Mumbai flat

Brahma Mishra, who played the role of Lalit, Munna Bhaiya’s friend in the web series Mirzapur, has passed away. According to reports, on November 29, the actor complained of chest pain and visited a doctor. He was sent home after the doctor gave him some gas medicine. However, he was later found dead at his […]

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Adani meets Mamata, discusses investment scenario in Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday held a meeting with Gautam Adani, the chairman and founder of Adani Group, at state secretariat ‘Nabanna’. Adani later tweeted “Delighted to meet @MamataOfficial,Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “Discussed different investment scenarios and the tremendous potential of West Bengal. I look forward to attending the Bengal Global […]

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India’s First 2 Omicron Cases In Karnataka, One Is Foreigner

COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in India, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, making it the 30th country in the world to report the coronavirus strain that has triggered global alarm. Both the cases have been reported in Karnataka with the patients being two men aged 66 and 46, the Health […]

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CBSE apologises for Gujarat riots question in board paper

CBSE issued an apology for an inappropriate question asked in today’s Class 12 sociology board exam paper. The CBSE board exams for Term 1 are in process now for Classes 10 and 12. The first major exam of CBSE Class 12 was held today. The sociology paper question was:”The unprecedented scale and spread of anti-muslim […]

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Manjinder Sirsa join BJP

Hours after resigning as president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), prominent Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa joined the BJP Wednesday evening.Sirsa was considered close to the Badal family that heads the Shiromani Akali Dal and the move is seen as a blow to the panthic (followers of the Khalsa Panth) party […]

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Reopening of schools for class 1-7 deferred to December 15 in Mumbai

The reopening of classes 1-7 in Mumbai has been deferred by two weeks in the backdrop of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. Over 10.5 lakh primary and secondary students can return to schools from December 15. The class 8-12 students will continue their schools in the hybrid mode. The state had on Monday issued a […]

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Maha sees 678 new COVID-19 cases, 35 fatalities

A day after reporting the lowest single-day COVID-19 cases at 536 after April 27 last year, Maharashtra on Tuesday saw 678 fresh infections and 35 fatalities, 14 more compared to the previous day. With the latest additions, Maharashtra’s tally of infections rose to 66,35,658 and the COVID-19 death toll to 1,40,997 on Tuesday, a health […]

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India revises guidelines for international travellers amid Omicron variant scare

Union Health Ministry on Sunday issued revised guidelines for international arrivals in India which will come into effect from December 1. The revised guidelines mandate submitting 14 days’ travel details and uploading a negative RT-PCR test report on the Air Suvidha portal before the journey. As per Health Ministry’s guidelines, travellers from ‘countries at-risk’ will […]

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Govt to review decision on restarting international flights, SOP for incoming passengers amid Omicron concerns

The government on Monday said it has decided to review its decision to resume operation of scheduled commercial international passenger services from December 15 and also the SOP on testing and surveillance of incoming passengers, particularly from countries identified as “at risk”, in view of the emerging concerns over the new Covid-19 variant “Omicron”. An […]