Senior actor Neetu Kapoor,, who had been shooting for Raj Mehtaa’s ‘Jug Jug Jeeyo,’ in Chandigarh, on Thursday revealed that she tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week. The actor took to Instagram to share the statement about her diagnosis: “Earlier this week I tested positive for COVID-19.” She assured her fans that she is […]
PM Modi lays foundation of new Parliament building, read about its features here Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building, which is expected to be completed by 2022 at an estimated cost of ₹971 crore. However, no construction can immediately begin as various pleas against the […]
The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the recruitment test for Enforcement Officer, Accounts Officer in the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on May 9, 2021, all over India. Keeping in view the large number of candidates and requests received from candidates to change their centres and to open centres in Kolkata and Jaipur, […]
Odia short film ‘Mask’ directed by senior officer of the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) Sweta Kumar Dash won the International People’s Choice Award at the Quarantine Image Film Festival-2020 in Argentina. Among 3,000 entries, the jury members adjudged ‘Mask’ as the best awareness film on COVID-19. The 7-minute film revolves around the struggle of a […]
Researchers of University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering claim to have developed an ultrasensitive test using a paper-based electrochemical sensor which is capable of detecting presence of Covid-19 in five minutes. The Researchers team was led by professor Dipanjan Pan. The new study shows the possibility of detecting Covid-19 through a rapid method with […]
Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon has reportedly tested Covid- 19 positive. However, the actress is yet to confirm or deny this update. Kriti Sanon was in Chandigarh shooting with Rajkummar Rao for an upcoming film till last week. Celebrity photographer Viral Bhayani also shared a photo of the actress on his verified Instagram account with “Covid […]
‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ fame actress Divya Bhatnagar, 34, passed away on Monday after battling Covid-19 for the past few weeks. The television actress was hospitalised since November after contracting the virus. She was reportedly on the ventilator over the past few days. Apart from ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’, Divya Bhatnagar had also […]
As many as 1,494 scientists from India made it to the most coveted list of ‘World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists’ in the Indian subcontinent. The analysis was conducted by a team of scientists at the Stanford University, USA, led by Dr John PA Ioannidis. The database has been published in PLOS Biology. Eleven scientists […]
Ahead of the crucial fifth round of talks with protesting farmers, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Saturday morning chaired a meeting to find a solution to the ongoing agitation at the borders of Delhi. According to sources, senior ministers including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, and […]
To show their solidarity with the protesting farmers, three boxing legends of Punjab have announced that they will return their awards. One of these three boxing legends has served in 1971 Indo-Pak War while serving in the Indian Army. Kaur Singh (1982 Asian Games gold medallist), Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu (chief coach in 2008 Olympics) and […]