Month: February 2020

Devotional

Shiva Devotees Would Do Jalabhishek Of Lord Shiva On Mahashivratri

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On the occasion of Mahashivratri, the Shiva devotees will perform jalabhishek at Shivalayas on Friday. The devotees had been decorating Shiva temples till late evening on Thursday. Also, the police and administration were busy making extensive security arrangements for the devotees.

Mahashivratri celebrations

• A batch of devotees from various districts of Gazipur will leave for Ganges to fill the holy water. They will go on foot and bring water for jalabhishek of Lord Shiva in Shiva temples on Mahashivratri.

• Special arrangements for Mahashivratri have been made at Shitala Mata Dham, Mathia Tola Shivala, Shiva temple at Bheeti, Shiva temple at Katuapura, Shiva temple at Azamgarh Mor, Shiv temple at District Hospital, Brahmasthan, Roadways Shiv temple, including Sindhi Baba Ki Kuti.

• Bhajan kirtan of Lord Shiva started on Thursday itself at various Shiva temples including Madhuban’sShivpurPanti, Kopaganj andLarodonwar.

• The temples are beautifully decorated with electric lights and religious programs organized for devotees.

• At major Shiva temples, the decoration of Lord Shiva would be done with flowers and the consecration would be with milk and holy water from Ganga.

• The Shiva temples would reverberate with chanting of Shiv mantras har-har-Mahadev throughout the day.

Mahashivratri is an annual festival that comes in the month of February. Devotees prepare for this festival all the year. They observe day long fast and offer jalabhishek to the Lord Shiva. The fasting ends with offering evening puja after sunset.

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News & Politics

Finally, US Scientists Find Breakthrough In Coronavirus Treatment

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US scientists have created the first 3D atomic scale map of the part of the novel coronavirus. And this breakthrough came after the death count from the virus jumper past 2,000, while the number of infected persons in China is said to be 74,185.

Breakthrough in coronavirus

The COVID-19 virus attaches to and infects human cells. But a team of scientists from the University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed a stabilized sample of a key part called the spike protein of the virus after studying its genetic code made public by the Chinese researchers.

Spike protein

UT Austin scientist Jason McLellan, who led the research, said that it was the antigen that can activate the response system in the human body. It would make antibodies against this virus. In the event of virus attack or infection. He added that the breakthrough was the result many years of studies on coronavirus family including SARS and MERS. He gave the credit of keeping the spike protein stable to the past research.

Coronavirus vaccine

The team will the share the map of the molecular structure of coronavirus to collaborators around the world so that they can work on the map and get a bigger response for this virus. This model is expected to help scientists in developing new proteins to bind to different parts of the spike and disable it to provide an effective treatment option to those infected with coronavirus.

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Devotional

Recite This Prayer On Mahashivratri To Please The Lod Shiva

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Mahashivratriis a Maha-Parv and it comes every year in the month of February. This year, it is coming on Friday 21st February. On this day, devotees offer special prayer to the Lord Shiva, who is the Lord of the Universe.

Mahashivratri puja

On this day, devotees keep fast and offer puja to the Lord Shiva that is very special. Performed in four different stages, the special puja is called Shodashopchar and it involves worshipping the Shiva Lingam in any Shivalaya or Shiva temple. People can even sit Shiva Lingam at their homes and worship the deity Mahashivratri.

After paying obeisance to the Lord Shiva, you should recite this special prayer with total devotion. The Lord Shiva listens to his devotees who recite this prayer regularly. It is said that reciting this prayer fulfills all wishes related to wealthy, prosperity, name, fame and good fortune.

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Sports

Manchester City Wins Its First Match Amid Anti-UEFA Slogans

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Putting their UEFA woes behind, Manchester City registered first win with a 2-0 score on West Ham on Wednesday night. The Manchester City has recently been excluded from the Champions League for two years from 2020-21 to 22 for not following financial fair play regulations.

Manchester City after UEFA ban

On the 29th minute of the game, Rodri made the first goal and put Manchester City ahead in the game. Soon Kevin De Bruyne added the second goal and sealed the win for the home team. But the fans had the UEFA ban in mind.

It was the first of match of Manchester City after receiving UEFA notice for getting banned from Champions League for two years. They even sung anti-UEFA chants during the match. The over-enthusiastic fans even unfurled a “UEFA Cartel” banner in the stadium. But Pep Guardiola had different views on the UEFA ruling.

Pep Guardiola’s opinion on City’s ban

He’s present manager of Manchester City hence his opinion on ban matters most. While he looked happy at the first win and also, he congratulated his boys for doing well. But at the same time, he asked his boys to focus on the game. He refused to get drawn to the issue. He said that he supported Manchester City 100%.

Hope from fans

Guardiola said that the team had to play for the people. He also said that he was unaware about the reaction of fans. It seems that he had some hopes from the City fans.

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News & Politics

UIDAI Sent Notices To 127 People On Police Report

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On Tuesday, the Hyderabad office of UIDAI sent notices to 127 people for allegedly obtaining Aadhaar numbers on “false pretences” but it said that these notices had nothing to do with the citizenship.

Aadhaar notices

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said that the notices were issued after reports from the police. The state police reported to the Hyderabad office of UIDAI that 127 people had obtained Aadhaar on false pretences. The report further said that the police found them to be illegal immigrants not qualified to obtain Aadhaar number.

The Hyderabad office sent notices to those people on the basis of their police report and asked them to appear in person to substantiate their claims for getting Aadhaar numbers. The UIDAI further said that Aadhaar number had nothing to do with citizenship and cancellation of Aadhaar won’t affect nationality of any citizen.

In case it is found that those people have obtained Aadhaar numbers with forged documents, their Aadhaar numbers would be cancelled and appropriate would be taken depending on the severity of the transgression.

The UIDAI said that the 127 people who had been served notices are asked to appear before the UIDAI deputy director in Hyderabad for a persona hearing on February 20. It further said that it was a routine quality improvement.

The 127 people were given additional time to collect documents to prove substantiate their claims to retain their Aadhaar numbers. And for this reason, the personal hearing was postponed to May 2020, said UIDAI.

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Business News & Politics

Donald Trump Said That There Will Be A Big Deal With India

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The US President Donald Trumpclearly indicated that a big trade deal with India might not be on the cards during his visit. He said that he was saving the big deal with India for later and that he didn’t know if it (the deal) would be done before the presidential election in November.

US trade deal with India

Donald Trump is visiting with the first lady of the US on February 24 and 25. But the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer might not accompany the Trumps during their visit. He’s the point-person for trade negotiations with India but the US officials hadn’t ruled out his travel to India.

Trump said that they weren’t treated well by India but he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he was looking forward to visit to India. He also said that he happened to like Prime Minister Modi a lot.

Trump said that Modi told him that they would have seven million people between the airport and the event. Also, he said that he was excited about the stadium that was the largest in the world. He further said that it was going to be very exciting and hoped that everyone enjoyed that a lot.

President Trump said that they would have a big deal with India but he didn’t know if the deal would be done before the election. But he was certain that there would be a deal with India. He was speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday.

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Sports

Football Champions League: Erling Haaland Claim Borussia Dortmund Advantage Over PSG!

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BVB generally is known as Dortmund, a German Professional sports club. And the Famous name of Dortmund club, Erling Haaland gave his best again with this champion league season by scoring two more goals that give the greatest advantage over PSG (Paris St-Germain).

This year, a 19-year old boy showed his outstanding performance two times. One was the remarkable finish that done after Raphael Guerreiro’s shot and second, was a left-footed surprise from the 20 yards.

He is well-known for his outstanding performance so far in the leagues with 10 goals in 7 games. On Tuesday he made tenth and eleventh goal since his BVB journey. Haaland did his best rather than other players in the game. Besides all these, Erling has a 2-1 win over PSG after the 16-tie.

On this win and after the game of Tuesday, Haaland told DAZN “these are the nights you should live for”.

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Today's Special

Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza 2020: Five Days Of Discounts And Exchange Offers On Latest Samsung And Apple Phones

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Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza 2020 sale is showing discounts and bundled offers on visitors. This five-day sale offers much more than regular discounts. There are exchange offers and no-cost EMI options on Smartphones. Axis Bank customers have a 10% additional discount on credit/debit card transaction.

The sale will remain live until February 21 and if you are looking for a new phone or you want to upgrade your phone, you can take advantage of this sale. Here we’ve handpicked some of the best deals for you.

Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza 2020 best deals

Samsung Galaxy A50

The Galaxy A50 (4GB 64GB) is available at Rs. 12,999 against the MRP Rs. 21,000. It features a Super AMOLED display and sports a triple rear camera. And it can be bought at Rs. 12,950 with an additional discount.

Apple iPhone XS

It is again available at an inviting cost of Rs. 54,999 (MRP Rs. 89,000). iPhone XS was also available at an earlier sale on Flipkart at the same price. This time, Flipkart is also offering exchange offer of Rs. 14,050 as an additional discount for this phone. Powered by Apple’s A12 Bionic chip, the phone packs a dual rear camera consisting of 12 MP and 7 MP cameras.

Oppo Reno 10XZoom

This phone has got an attractive price on Flipkart Bonanza sale. It is available at Rs. 26,990 (MRP Rs. 41,990). Also, there is an additional Rs. 10,000 discount if you pay online. You can even choose an exchange offer of up to Rs. 14,050 or buy it with a no-cost EMI option.

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News & Politics

Smriti Irani Called Rahul Gandhi “BeganiShaadi Mein Abdullah Deewane”

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Union Minister Smriti Irani responded to the Tweet of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Mr. Gandhi connected the landmark ruling of the Supreme Court. The SC ruled that that women officers could get permanent commission in the armed forces.

Supreme Court ruling over women army officers

 

It was a landmark judgement by the SC where the apex court delivered its judgement in favor of women officers in army. It said that women should be given permanent commission. It even ruled that women were eligible for command posts in the army.

The apex court dismissed government’s arguments for denying women permanent commission and command posts. The court said that it was against the concept of equality and smacked of gender bias.

Rahul Gandhi Tweet for SC ruling

Mr. Gandhi said that the government disrespected every Indian woman by arguing that women army officers were inferior to men hence can’t be given command posts or permanent commission. He tweeted that he congratulated Indian women for standing up and proving the BJP govt wrong.

Smriti Irani responded to Rahul Gandhi’s tweet

Addressing Mr. Gandhi as “Beganishaadimein Abdullah deewane” Smriti Irani accused Congress of “twiddling its thumbs” on the SC ruling and asked Rahul Gandhi to make his team check details before tweeting instead.

Twitter war between Rahul Gandhi and Smriti Irani

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News & Politics

PM Narendra Modi Exchanged Warm Tweets With Arvind Kejriwal

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the AamAadmi Party (AAP) chief on Twitter but he couldn’t attend the ceremony. Arvind Kejriwal invited PM for the oath-taking ceremony and Modi responded positively to this warm invitation.

Tweets of Modi and Kejriwal

PM Modi tweeted to congratulate Kejriwal on becoming CM of Delhi for the third-time and Kejriwal re-tweeted to thank the PM. He addressed Modi as Sir and said the he wished PM could come on the ceremony. He further tweeted that he understood that the PM was busy. He also said that he and PM should work together to make Delhi a world class city.

Swearing-in of Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal took oath with six ministers on Sunday at a mega ceremony at Ramlila Maidan. He sent invites to the PM, Delhi MPs and elected BJP MLAs but none attended the ceremony. PM Modi was in his constituency for inauguration of various projects.

Kejriwal attacked Modi

Arvind Kejriwal attacked Narendra Modi on a host of issues before the national elections last year. But he avoided criticizing Modi after Narendra Modi became PM for the second-time. Even he avoided targeting Modi in the run-up to the assembly elections.

Kejriwal reprimanded Pakistan

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