Month: April 2020

Cricket Sports

Cricket Fans Wish Happy Birthday To Rohit Sharma

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Today is the 33rd birthday of the vice-captain of limited over cricket team and the opening batsman of India Rohit Sharma. He is one of the few crickets that have made an important place in Indian cricket team and left an indelible mark on the cricket.

Born on April 30, 1987 in Bansod in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Rohit Sharma is considered a first-class batsman in limited over matches. An excellent captain in limited over cricket, Rohit Sharma is still not confirmed in the Test team.

Achievements of Rohit Sharma

• Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to score more than 150+ runs eight times in the world. He also broke the records of Sachin Tendulkar and David Warner.

• He became the first batsman to hit 400 sixes in all the three formats of cricket.

• In 2019 World Cup, Rohit Sharma made 5 centuries in the entire tournament and became the first batsman to hold achievement.

• Rohit Sharma entered the elite club of cricketers that scored a century in all three formats of cricket. He is third Indian to enter the club with Suresh Raina and KL Rahul.

• Rohit Sharma made the highest 264 runs in the history of ODI. He made this score while playing against Sri Lanka in 2014. He scored 264 in 173 balls with 33 fours and 9 sixes.

• Rohit Sharma hit the fastest century on 35 balls in T20 against Sri Lanka. It is the fastest T20 century jointly delivered with David Miller.

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News & Politics Today's Special

Rishi Kapoor’s Death: Condolences From The President And The PM

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Rishi Kapoor passed away at 8:45 am in Mumbai. He was 67-year old and was suffering from leukaemia for a long time and had gone to abroad for treatment. Amitabh Bachchan broke the news of his death with his tweet. Also, there was official statement confirming his death by the Kapoor family.

The entire country plunged into mourning at the sad demise of Rishi Kapoor. Prominent personalities including the President of India, Prime Minister and Home Minister sent their condolences to the grieving family.

President Ramnath Kovind

The President said in a tweet that the death of Rishi Kapoor was an irreparable loss to the cine world. He said that it was difficult to believe that Rishi Kapoor was an evergreen and happy personality and he was full of energy. And that it was sad to know that he was no more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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News & Politics

How is news helping people in this age of Internet?

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News is a silver line in the dark coronavirus cloud surrounding the globe today. In fact, news is the only hope for people battling with numerous diseases and other problems.

So, how the dissemination of news helping in battling diseases

In this time of crisis, when the entire world is scared of COVID-19, people are connected with a common thread called news. The English news headlines tell how people are doing. There are stories that are inspiring; that have a humane touch and that depict the correct picture before the people.

Every morning, people across the globe look for news so that can stay abreast with everything that is happening in the world and that can in any way impact their social, personal and professional life. Here news becomes a lighthouse for them. They plan their days and activities according the news gathered.

News collection, selection and dissemination

It is a challenge instead of being a difficulty. News come from different sources but it is for the editor to select the best information. Or you can say that it is an editor that decides what is good for you. But it doesn’t mean that you should limit your choice of news or rely on one source of news.

Today you can get news from different sources and you should explore as many sources as you can. Look for latest trending news and go through the information displayed on your computer screen or served by your news application. Today you can get trending news all the day.

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Top Celebrities Media & Entertainment

Irfan Khan Breathed His Last Before His Love

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The prolific actor and Padma Shri awardee Irfan Khan passed away in Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on April 28. Irfan Khan 54 was survived by wife Sutapa and to children.

Irfan Khan’s journey of life

Born in Rajasthan in Tonk district in 1967, Irfan Khan had a wealth of talent that he proved through different roles he played in memorable movies including Haasil, Maqbool, The Lunchbox, Hindi Medium, Paan Singh Tomar and much more.

He also proved his talent in Hollywood movies that include The Amazing Spider-Man, The Namesake, Life of Pi and Jurassic World. But the most notable among all his films was Slumdog Millionaire that won Academy-Award. In the movie, he essayed the role of a police inspector in the direction of Donny Boyle.

In addition to movies, he also worked for television shows like Bharat EkKhoj, Chandrakanta, Chankya, Jai Hanuman and Mano Ya Na Mano where he was present only in the first season.

Padma Shri Irfan Khan

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Media & Entertainment

Rules ForThe 93rd Academy Awards Changed Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

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The 93rd Oscars will be announced on February 28, 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic. Also, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made some relaxations for contestants. But the changes implemented are temporary.

Highlights of the story

• The condition of at least a seven-day run in Los Angeles theaters for movies has been done away with. This year, movies that skip big theatrical release will be allowed to contest for Hollywood’s biggest prize.

• Films previously planned for theatrical release but made available on commercial streaming platforms will qualify for the 93rd Oscars for this year only.

• The changed will no longer apply to the academy awards once the theaters open. In normal times, the standard rule of theater qualification will be applied.

• The academy will make allowances for scrapped film festivals. Some entries in specific categories in the contest are made on the basis of different film festivals.

The academy in the eye of storm

Some rules for entries in to the contest have to be changed but the academy will switch to the standard rules once the condition becomes stable. It is still committed to enjoying the “magic of movies” at theaters.

Georgia has authorized movie theaters to resume service but most theaters are reluctant to opening until the onset of summer. Texas is also planning to open its movie theaters but much depends on the mood of theater owners.

The Golden Globe has also relaxed rules to allow more movies to compete even without release due to coronavirus pandemic.

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Kate Winslet’s Interaction With An Indian Fan

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In 1997, the Titanic moviebroke all records and it is still considered the most iconic movie ever made. But there is more to the movie than simply breaking records. It left the viewers moist-eyed at that time but people can still recognize Titanic characters.

Leading female protagonist Kate Winslet shared her experience

Kate Winslet essayed the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater and displayed amazing chemistry with Leonardo Di Caprio in the film, shared an interesting experience related to the movie. The incident showed how much people love that character.

Kate said that she visited India post the picture. There she met an octogenarian who recognized her face and asked if she was from Titanic. And Kate was noting but all surprises. She wasn’t expecting such an interesting encounter.

The incident

Kate was trekking on the foothills of Himalayas with a backpack and a guide when a man in his 90s walked to Kate with the help of his stick and asked while taking a closeup of her face whether she was from Titanic. He was blind with one eye. The incident surprised Kate so much that she burst into tears. The man was blind with one eye but he was still able to recognize Kate.

Remembering Titanic

Kate Winslet made this revelation during an interview to a leading daily. She became nostalgic while remembering the incident. Kate Winslet played a lead character in the movie. After the movie was released, she went to India on a holiday.

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Samantha Akkineni: Glimpse Of Social Live Of The Diva

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Samantha Akkineni a.k.a. Samantha Ruth Prabhu celebrates her birthday on April 28 with her family and friends. Born to a Telugu father and a Malayali mother, she is a leading actress of Telugu cinema and a popular social media personality.

Acting career of Samantha Akkineni

She began her acting career with modelling during her college days. Soon she started receiving roles from multiple films and finally she decided to debut in Telugu cinema in 2010 with Gautham Menon’s romance Ye MaayaChesave.

At the same time, she was dating Nata Chaitanya who was himself a popular actor and son of famous actorNagarjuna Akkineni. But they got engaged in January 2017 in Hyderabad. Their marriage took place in October 6, 2017 in Goa. The first married according to traditional Hindu culture and then followed the Christian tradition.

The iconic image

Samantha caught the attention when she recreated famous artist Raja Ravi Varma’s work for NAAM charitable trust and become one of the few actresses to get that opportunity. Her picture resembles the original frame of the artist.

One with awards

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Business

E-retailers Want To Take Part In Joint Fight Against COVID-19

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E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart again put the case for sale of non-essential goods and asked for permission to sell the items that have become essentials over a prolonged period. Also, the ecommerce companies promised to make deliveries while following the lockdown conditions of social distancing.

Amazon delivery

It said that ecommerce offered the safest way for sellers/retailers to serve the needs of citizens while ensuring social distancing. Amazon was committed to keep citizens safe and that e-commerce can play a crucial role in the joint fight against the pandemic said the company. It further maintained it can help in fight against coronavirus by starting supply of goods.

Flipkart delivery

The ecommerce company said that it can help in easing the burden of piled up inventory of MSMEs with quick delivery of products to consumers in a safe and secure manner. Also, it promised maintaining social distancing norms while making online deliveries to consumers.

Government on ecommerce deliveries

The government has allowed sale of essential goods that include pharmaceuticals and medical equipment through ecommerce platforms but it has put a ban on sale of non-essential goods by e-retailers. The delivery agents handling delivery of non-essential goods are advised to follow the instructions provide by the governments of states and UTs they are working from.

Lockdown in India

The country is currently in the middle of the extended lockdown enforced to break the chain of spread of novel coronavirus. The lockdown was extended on April 14 and it will remain operative till May 3.

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Sports Technology

Google Starts Gaming Series To Kill Boredom

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In an attempt to help people having a great time in lockdown, Google will publish games from its Doodle archive for the next two weeks starting April 27. It will be a throwback Doodle series containing some of the best interactive Google Doodle games.

Coding for Carrots

The first game featured on Google is “Coding for Carrot”. It was developed in 2017 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Logo that was the first ever programming language developed for kids. But this game is still very interesting.

It includes developing simple combinations of commands to guide the rabbit to collect carrots. The game has different levels that make it more interesting. Another advantage of this game is that it provides kids an opportunity to learn Scratch, a kid-oriented programming language. In other words, they can learn the programming language while playing the game.

Popular Google Doodle games

People will remember that some of the most popular Doodle games had multiplayer support. For example, take Loteria that is a Mexican bingo-like game. It allows multiplayer gaming with friends or with random players available online. Google is selecting games for the coming days and the coming lockdown days are going to be very exciting with Google Doodle games.

Objective of Google games

COVID-19 continues to impact people around the world and they are forced to stay indoors for as much as possible. And allowing people to play games is the most encouraging way to say “Stay Home. Save Lives”.

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News & Politics

US Reports Sighting Of Kim Jong Un’s Train Amid His Health Rumours

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A Washington-based North Korea monitoring project, 38 North,spotted a special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a resort town in the country. The train was parked the “leadership station” in Wonsan on April 21 and 23. But Reuters is yet to confirm presence of Kim Jong Un at the reported place.

US 38 North report

The report said that the train sighting had nothing to do with the health of Kin Jong Un but it was about his whereabouts. He could be in an elite area on eastern cost of the country. 38 North has been tracking Kim Jong Un since reports about his ill health started emerging. According to media reports of North Korea, the leader was last seen presiding over a meeting on April 11.

Health of Kim Jong Un

Speculation of his health first emerged when he missed the celebrations of the birth anniversary of his grandfather and founding father of North Korea, Kim II Sung on April 15. According to an unnamed source, he had undergone medical treatment in the resort county of Hyangsan north of the capital Pyongyang.

The report said that the leader was recovering after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure. The entire world is concerned about his ill health because North Korea has no successor of Kim Jong Un and the country is aggressively pursuing weaponization of nuclear arms. Recently China sent a team of medical experts to North Korea to help Kim Jon Un.

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