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Not worried about stereotypes, just want to work in Bollywood: Sajjad Delafrooz

March 31, 2020 strong

Iranian actor Sajjad Delafrooz says his love for Bollywood precedes his love for acting, which is why he is not bothered about being stereotyped as long as he gets good work. Sajjad was first noticed in Akshay Kumar starrer “Baby” with his role of a doctor. His next two outings featured him as a baddie — a terrorist in “Tiger Zinda Hai” and a criminal mastermind for Neeraj Pandey’s latest webseries “Special Ops”. Co-directed by Shivam Nair, the series revolves around a manhunt for a fictitious terrorist mastermind responsible for…

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Misbah calls for uniform policy in dealing with corrupt cricketers

March 31, 2020 strong

Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday demanded a clear policy for players who are found guilty of corruption at any level. However, the former Test captain also didn’t agree with the public comments made by Muhammad Hafeez, who feels tainted players should not be allowed back into the national team. “It is my personal opinion that if you are playing as a player you shouldn’t be giving such opinion as the ICC and PCB are the authority on these matters and they take decisions as per existing…

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Coronavirus: Next 30 days are very vital, says Trump

March 31, 2020 strong

US President Donald Trump has said that the next 30 days are very vital for America in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as the confirmed cases of those infected by the deadly disease soured to 164,000 and fatalities crossed 3,100 in the country. His remarks came a day after he extended the “social distancing” guidelines until April 30, expecting the peak death rate from COVID-19 to hit the country in two weeks. “Challenging times are ahead for the next 30 days, and this is a very vital 30 days,”…

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 29 in India, total no. of cases 1,071: Health Ministry

March 30, 2020 strong

The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, while the death toll rose to 29, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 942, while 99 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated, the ministry stated. In its updated data at 10.30 am, it said two fresh deaths were reported from Maharashtra. Thus, Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of eight COVID-19 deaths so far, followed by Gujarat (5), Karnataka (3), Madhya Pradesh (2), Delhi (2) and…

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New York state passes grim milestone of 1,000 deaths due to COVID-19

March 30, 2020 strong

The number of deaths in New York state due to the coronavirus outbreak has crossed the 1,000 mark, with Governor Andrew Cuomo warning that thousands of people will pass away before the crisis ends in America’s current COVID-19 epicentre. Cuomo, addressing his daily press conference on the pandemic on Sunday, said the deaths due to the massive virus outbreak in the state sharply rose from 728 to 965 in just one day. At 237, this was the largest one-day increase in number of deaths since the coronavirus outbreak began. By…

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Now ‘Shaktimaan’ returns amid lockdown, confirms Mukesh Khanna

March 30, 2020 strong

Joining the list of reruns on Doordarshan is another cult classic from the golden era of Indian television, superhero show “Shaktimaan”, veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, who featured in the titled role, has revealed. Earlier, it was announced the cult hit mythological series “Ramayana”, “Mahabharat”, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Circus” and “Byomkesh Bakshi”, featuring Rajit Kapur, will be re-telecast on the national broadcaster and its sister channels during the 21-day lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. Khanna took to Twitter on Sunday to share the news. “Getting to watch two epics…

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Sensex tanks over 1,100 pts; Nifty slumps below 8,400

March 30, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex plunged over 1,100 points in opening session on Monday tracking losses in global equities as unabated spike in COVID-19 cases across the world has hammered economic growth, sending the world into an economic recession. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the world is in the face of a devastating impact due to the coronavirus pandemic and has clearly entered a recession. After hitting a low of 28,708.83, the 30-share BSE barometer was trading 855.82 points or 2.87 per cent lower at 28,959.77. Similarly, the NSE Nifty…

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Rugby Australia posts big losses, warns of ‘significant cuts’

March 30, 2020 strong

Rugby Australia’s alarming financial state heading into the coronavirus shutdown was revealed Monday with the organisation posting a near Aus 10 million (US 6.0 million) deficit, not helped by a hefty payment to the sacked Israel Folau. The 2019 numbers were released as the governing body struggles to navigate a way through the COVID-19-enforced halt to sport, and with players complaining of being locked out of critical talks about their future. RA said it was unable to produce a set of audited financial accounts due to uncertainty surrounding its business…

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Suspended JK police officer Davinder Singh sent to further custody till Apr 3

March 30, 2020 strong

ammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year, has been sent to further custodial interrogation by a Delhi court till April 3. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain extended Singh’s custody after Delhi Police said that he was required to be confronted with other accused Javed Iqbal, Syed Naveed Mushtaq and Imran Shafi Mir arrested in the case. Heard the IO (investigating officer) and peruses the record. Police custody is granted for further interrogation…

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Food and other AID distribution by Corruption Information Diggers in Faridabad and other cities

March 30, 2020 strong

DIN NEWS (FARIDABAD) : At the time when the country is struggling with such an epidemic, the (Corruption Information Diggers) President Priyanka Singh Luthra ji she’s constantly giving inspiration to her team that she should cooperate with them in fighting the corona in the interest of maximum society. In this campaign, Prashant Rajput, Sombir Bhardwaj, Sunny Luthra, Sachin, Arun, Manoj, Ji from Delhi NCR and Vipul Ji from Bihar, Naveen ji from U.P.,Parshuram ji from Gujarat, Vishram ji are working in Rajasthan Priyanka ji told the society to take care…