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Actor-YouTuber Rahul Vohra passes away at the age of 35 due to Covid related complications

Actor-YouTuber Rahul Vohra passes away at the age of 35 due to Covid related complications

Actor-YouTuber Rahul Vohra died on Sunday at a hospital in Delhi due to COVID-19 complications, theatre director-playwright Arvind Gaur confirmed. Vohra, 35, had shared his coronavirus diagnosis earlier this week in a Facebook post and had desperately asked for help. He was admitted at the Rajeev Gandhi Super Speciality hospital, Tahirpur and was shifted to Ayushman Hospital, Dwarka, on Saturday evening. Gaur confirmed the news of Vohra’s demise on Facebook. “Rahul Vohra is gone, my talented actor is no more. It was only yesterday that he told me his life could have been saved if he got better treatment. He was shifted to Ayushman, Dwarka last…
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Telugu actor Jr NTR tests positive for coronavirus: urges fans not to worry about his health

Telugu actor Jr NTR tests positive for coronavirus: urges fans not to worry about his health

Telugu actor Jr NTR has tested positive for coronavirus. The actor and his family members are under home quarantine, following all the Covid-19 protocols. In a tweet, Jr NTR also urged his fans not to worry about his health. The Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava star tweeted, “I’ve tested positive for Covid19. Plz don’t worry,I’m doing absolutely fine. My family & I have isolated ourselves & we’re following all protocols under the supervision of doctors. I request those who’ve come into contact with me over the last few days to pl get tested. Stay safe. (sic)” Jr NTR is the latest Telugu celebrity to…
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Kangana Ranaut says she is “Eagerly waiting to be banned” on Instagram

Kangana Ranaut says she is “Eagerly waiting to be banned” on Instagram

Kangana Ranaut had recently announced on Instagram that she has contracted the coronavirus. However, her post was deleted by the social media platform, reportedly because she called the virus ‘a small time flu.’ Post the incident, the actor has been sharing Instagram stories claiming how she is not pleased with the platform as a user and will be happy to be ‘banned’ from there too. Kangana’s Twitter account has been permanently blocked for its consistent controversial posts. On Monday, Kangana Ranaut once again took a dig at Instagram and shared a long Instagram story, stating how everyone on the social media…
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Kevin Pietersen wants the remaining IPL matches to be shifted to UK in September

Kevin Pietersen wants the remaining IPL matches to be shifted to UK in September

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen wants the remaining matches of this year’s postponed Indian Premier League to be shifted to the United Kingdom in September, instead of the UAE. Pietersen feels moving the IPL to UK would be the best decision as there is a window in September just after England host India in a five-match Test series that concludes on September 14. “I have seen people talking about the UAE as a possible destination to finish the IPL in September, but I actually think the IPL should move to the UK “There is a window in September after the England vs…
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Hollywood stars Robert Pattinson, Lily Collins stand behind Indians affected by Covid-19

Hollywood stars Robert Pattinson, Lily Collins stand behind Indians affected by Covid-19

Hollywood stars Robert Pattinson, Lily Collins and Ewan McGregor have rallied behind Indians affected by the second wave of Covid-19 that is ravaging the country, as per The Hollywood Reporter. The actors are official ambassadors of GO Campaign, a non-profit based in Santa Monica, California that has been working for 8 years with Indian grassroots organisations to work for orphans and vulnerable children in the country. Collins, a British-American actor known for movies like 2011’s Priest and rom-coms like Stuck in Love and The English Teacher, said in a statement to THR, “India is facing a devastating second wave of COVID-19, and…
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Veteran composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away at 93

Veteran composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away at 93

ONE OF filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s finest works from the 80s, Bharat Ek Khoj, the majestic adaptation of Jawaharlal Nehru’s Discovery of India, opened every Sunday on Doordarshan with Rig Veda chants set to electronic music — with synths and drums creating a voltaic web. It was an odd combination that somehow worked. At the helm of affairs was composer Vanraj Bhatia. “His ideas were extremely original and he wouldn’t imitate anyone,” says Benegal, most of whose projects had Bhatia at the helm. Be it Ankur, Manthan, Bhoomika, Mandi, Sardari Begum, Bharat Ek Khoj or his advertisements — Benegal’s every project came…
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Sonu Sood calls Sara Ali Khan a ‘Hero’ as she donates to his Covid relief Foundation

Sonu Sood calls Sara Ali Khan a ‘Hero’ as she donates to his Covid relief Foundation

Bollywood actor Sara Ali Khan recently contributed to the foundation of actor Sonu Sood for the relief of Covid-19 patients who are struggling amid the second wave. Sonu Sood, who has been promptly helping people with medical emergencies during the second wave of coronavirus, took to Twitter to thank the Love Aaj Kal actor. “Thank you so much my dear Sara Ali Khan for your contribution to the@soodfoundation! Extremely proud of you & keep on doing the good work. You have inspired the youth of the nation to come forward and help during these difficult times. You are a hero,” he wrote. Sara Ali…
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Rohit Shetty donates 250 hospital beds to Guru Tegh Bahadur COVID Care Centre in Delhi.

Rohit Shetty donates 250 hospital beds to Guru Tegh Bahadur COVID Care Centre in Delhi.

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has pitched in to the Covid-19 relief work happening across the country by donating 250 hospital beds to Guru Tegh Bahadur COVID Care Centre in Delhi. The Sooryavanshi director is helping with other medical facilities as well. Praising his efforts, politician Manjinder Singh Sirsa tweeted, “He might be a Khatron ka Khiladi on screen; but behind the scene, he is a sensitive and compassionate person who cares for humanity. Thanking Rohit Shetty for donating a significant amount to our COVID Care Facility. We are grateful for your massive support. May this service come back as multiple BLESSINGS in your…
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অক্সিজেন সরবরাহ বাড়াচ্ছে ইএসএল স্টিল

অক্সিজেন সরবরাহ বাড়াচ্ছে ইএসএল স্টিল

কোভিড-১৯ পরিস্থিতির কারণে অক্সিজেনের চাহিদা যত বাড়ছে, তত বেশি সংখ্যায় স্টিল কোম্পানিগুলি মেডিকেল অক্সিজেন সরবরাহের কাজে তৎপর হচ্ছে। এবার, কেন্দ্রীয় স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ মন্ত্রক ও স্টিল মন্ত্রকের চাহিদা অনুসারে লিকুইড মেডিকেল অক্সিজেন সরবরাহের জন্য বেদান্ত গ্রুপের স্টিল কোম্পানি ইএসএল স্টিল লিমিটেড তাদের বোকারোর নিকটবর্তী সিয়ালজোরি প্লান্টটিকে নির্দিষ্ট করেছে। দ্বিতীয় পর্যায়ের কোভিড-১৯ জনিত অতিমারি প্রতিরোধে সরকারের উদ্যোগের সঙ্গে সামিল হয়েছে বেদান্ত গ্রুপ। এই উদ্যোগ নেওয়া হয়েছে বেদান্ত কেয়ার্স ইনিশিয়েটিভের আওতাধীনে। জানা গেছে, প্রাইভেট সেক্টরের স্টিল প্রস্তুতকারকরা দেশের বিভিন্ন স্থানের কোভিড-১৯ রোগীদের চিকিৎসার জন্য এপর্যন্ত প্রায় ১.৪৩ মেট্রিক টন লিকুইড মেডিকেল অক্সিজেন সরবরাহ করেছে। অন্যান্য গ্রুপ কোম্পানির মতো ইএসএল স্টিল লিমিটেড…
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Shilpa Shetty shares that her family has tested positive for Covid-19

Shilpa Shetty shares that her family has tested positive for Covid-19

Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has shared a note on Twitter wherein she mentioned that some members of her family tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago, which includes her kids Samisha and Viaan Raj, mother, parents-in-law and husband Raj Kundra. Shilpa shared the note with the caption, “Stay safe, everyone.” She also mentioned that two of her in-house staff members had also tested positive. Shilpa, however, tested negative. Her note read, “The last 10 days have been difficult for us as a family. My parents-in-law tested positive for Covid-19, followed by Samisha, Viaan-Raj, my Mom, and lastly, raj. They’ve all been…
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