Bollywood actor Urvashi Rautela was recently accused of plagiarism after copy-pasting a US writer’s tweet on Oscar-winning film Parasite. Her spokesperson has now claimed that it was her social media team and not the actor who made the post.
Amid the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, different non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and individuals have risen to the occasion and gone the extra mile. The staff members of the department of posts, Ludhiana, are also among the brave warriors, who are not only facilitating the public with banking and delivery facilities, but also coming to the aid of the needy.
President Donald Trump on Friday recommended that Americans cover their faces with masks when outdoors, a policy U-turn following growing scientific research suggesting their widespread use can stem the spread of the coronavirus.
State health minister Jai Pratap Singh on Saturday reviewed handling of Covid-19 pandemic in the district. He held a video conference with Dadri MLA Tejpal Nagar, Noida MLA Pankaj Singh, Jewar MLA Jewar Dhirendra Singh, Gautam Budh Nagar MP Dr Mahesh Sharma, police commissioner Alok Singh, district magistrate Suhas LY and Greater Noida chief executive officer Narendra Bhooshan, among others.
The Sikh community in Australia is working tirelessly to deliver free meals daily and groceries to people struggling with self-isolation and financial hardship amid the coronavirus crisis. In a recent Facebook post, the Sikh Volunteers Australia (SVA) has called upon families in Victoria to reach out to the group for free meal deliveries.
US-based video meeting app Zoom courted a fresh controversy when security researchers from Citizen Lab at University of Toronto found that some Zoom calls are being routed through servers in China, along with conference encryption and decryption keys used to secure those calls.
Got you covered, forehead to neck… keep your game face onAnatomiz3D; founders: Firoza Kothari, Sohrab Kothari and Sagar Shah
Amid the nationwide lockdown, veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai is busy building shoulder muscles at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, which he believes will keep him in shape for Tokyo Olympics now postponed to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The postponement of the Tokyo Games was a bitter pill to swallow for the two-time World Championship silver medallist as he will get one year older when he takes the field for his third Olympics.
To help people stay connected during the coronavirus pandemic, Google Fi has announced to temporarily increase its limits for full speed data to 30GB per user, for both Flexible and Unlimited Plans.
Fans have not been able to see M.S. Dhoni return to professional cricket due to the coronavirus pandemic putting a stop to all forms of cricket throughout the country.
Actor Shah Rukh Khan is under fire once again on Twitter after the clip of a television report went viral on the social media platform. The video clip shows a report from India TV in which the anchor talks about whether Shah Rukh has donated Rs 45 crore to Pakistan. However, as investigation points out, it was an old clip that has been taken out of context.
Coronavirus pandemic has brought out the sporting world to engage with the fans a lot more on social media. With almost all of the tournaments and events cancelled or postponed, the sporting community is initiating fans into question and answer sessions on Twitter. Rohit Sharma, Kevin Pietersen, Virat Kohli have held conversations on Instagram live and fans have loved the tete-a-tete.
Maharashtra’s health department on Saturday reported 47 new cases of Covid-19, including 28 from Mumbai, and said the number of coronavirus disease patients has risen to 537 in the state.
England cricketers, both men and women, have volunteered pay cuts and donated 500,000 pounds as contribution towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The cricketers’ gesture comes after the England and Wales Cricket Board had proposed a 20 percent cut in the players’ salaries. The ECB was waiting for a response from the representatives at the Professional Cricketers’ Association.
India’s Covid-19 count crossed 3,000 on Friday, primarily driven up by the detection of hundreds of patients who attended Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat’s gathering in Delhi’s Nizamuddin in March. At least 647 people among the thousands who attended the congregation have been found Covid-19 positive, the government said. With the virus having a deep impact on the economy, businesses are expecting the government to roll out a fiscal package of the same magnitude as the one unveiled by the US (equivalent to around 10 per cent of GDP). They are also hoping the Centre and states, various administrative departments and companies and utilities owned by states will expedite payments owed to them.
In a recent interview, actor Priyanka Chopra talked about her relationship with her late father, Dr Ashok Chopra. She recalled how he would not approve of her western style of outfits told her to refrain from wearing tight clothes.
Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf heaped praise on Babar Azam, terming the finest batsman in Pakistan since his retirement from international cricket.
Since years Samsung has been following a practice of launching flagship Galaxy S series and Note series smartphones with two processor variants. While its home country, the US and some others usually get the Qualcomm Snapdragon version, others like India get the Samsung-made Exynos processor variant. This year too India received the Exynos version of the Galaxy S20 smartphones. But home ground South Korea got the Qualcomm version instead of Samsung’s own Exynos version.