Category Archive for: ‘News’
Rajinikanth turns 66; no celebrations due to Jaya’s demise
Superstar Rajinikanth turned 66 today but there were no birthday bash for the actor on account of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s December 5 demise. However, a host of leaders and celebrities including Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted him. “Happy birthday @superstarrajini! Wishing you a …
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India thrash England by an innings and 36 runs, clinch series
A dominant India on Monday completed formalities by crushing England in the 4th Test by a whopping innings and 36 runs margin to take unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series. Spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin blew away the lower order with another superb effort of …
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India-Indonesia sign three key agreements
Visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo held wide ranging discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. President Widodo is accompanied by a high-level delegation including several cabinet ministers, senior officials and a 22 member business delegation. India and Indonesia signed three agreements in fields of …
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Do’s and don’ts to prepare yourself for Cyclone Vardah
Government has been continuously monitoring the Cyclone Vardah situation. Fishermen have been advised not to venture in the sea along south Andhra Pradesh, north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts. A control room with helpline numbers has been set up to monitor the relief effort. The …
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Cyclone’Vardah’:Rain lash coastal Tamil Nadu, Andhra;Landfall process begins
Landfall process of cyclone vardah begins as cyclone touches Chennai coast. Heavy rains lash parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and wind speed crosses 100km per hour. Cyclone Vardah keeps Andhra Pradesh on high alert. Over 9000 people evacuated along the coast in Nellore. …
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Air pollution & health effects
Many of us experience some kind of air pollution-related symptoms such as watery eyes, coughing, or wheezing. Even for healthy people, polluted air can cause respiratory irritation or breathing difficulties during exercise or outdoor activities. We need to put efforts to less confront the air …
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Alarming rise in heart diseases in India: Cardiology experts
Though the number of heart patients is on the rise world-wide, the situation in India is even more alarming, cardiology experts said. Presidents of five major Cardiological Societies of the world who participated in the 68th annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) …
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Mumbai Test: India’s replies strongly to England’s 400
Murali Vijay and Cheteswar Pujara led India’s strong response after Jos Buttler’s 76 pushed England’s first innings total to 400 on the second day of the fourth Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Indian duo added an unbeaten 107 for the second wicket …
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Hockey Junior World Cup: India looks to seal quarterfinal spot
A dominant performance against Canada notwithstanding, India would be facing its toughest challenge in the group stages of the junior Hockey World Cup when it takes on England in its second game at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Lucknow today. England had registered a …
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Govt launches Digidhan campaign to boost digital transactions
Continuing on the path of eradicating black money and corruption, the government is pushing forward its agenda of a less cash economy through various initiatives. The latest in this regard is the ‘Digidhan’ campaign begun which kicked off on Friday. The aim of the campaign …
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