Month: May 2020

Today's Special

Celebrating International Nurses Day 2020 In Lockdown

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Today is International Nurses Day. Every year, on this day, the world community commemorate the contributions of these paramedics in saving lives of others and these unsung heroes even risk their family and personal life to help others. Someone has rightly compared the nurses as angles in white coats and caps.

International Nurses Day

These are unsung heroes but their contribution is no less remarkable than others. They ensure health and wellness of community and they serve people without any personal benefit or interest. They are with the needy and those that are suffering due to diseases all the time. Also, they were always at the forefront of the fight against pandemics.

Theme for International Nurses Day

“Nursing The World To Health” is the theme for the International Nurses Day 2020. According tothe International Council of Nurses (ICN), the focus of the theme is to highlight the true value of nurses to the world. The people are invited to come forward and give a big salute to these unsung heroes that are playing a crucial role in battling the deadly virus.

Celebration of International Nurses Day

The world is under lockdown for a long time and the lockdown is expected to continue for a long time. And the nurses are among the frontline warriors in the fight against COVID-19. It is time that the world recognizes their contribution in tiding the increase of coronavirus. Today people are sending messages, quotes, WhatsApp messages and social media posts to boost the confidence of the nurses.

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National

Prime Minister Saluted COVID-19 Warriors On National Technology Day

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May 11is celebrated as National Technology Day as it was on this day in 1998 that India conducted Pokhran nuclear tests. From that day onwards, every year, 11th day of May is called National Technology Day.

PM’s address on National Technology Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his address for the country with praising the corona warriors including doctors, medical staff and others before moving the scientists for hailing their contribution towards the growth and development of the country.

The PM said that the scientists were leveraging technology to bring positive changes in the lives of the citizens of the country. He further said that the country remembered the landmark moment on May 11, 1998 when carried out nuclear explosions at Pokhran. The tests were conducted during the time of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the results showed that a strong political leadership can make a difference.

He shared a number of tweets to congratulate doctors and medical staff and police personnel in their efforts in tiding the increasing cases of coronavirus infection. Also, he said that the technology will help the humankind in creating a healthier and better planet.

National Technology Day

In 1998, India carried out five nuclear tests at an underground facility in Pokhran, Rajasthan. And these tests were extremely successful. These tests established India’s capability to make nuclear bombs and use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

On National Technology Day, the PM hoped that the technology would help the mankind to get freedom from the deadly coronavirus infection.

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News & Politics Travel

Railway Resumes Passenger Train Service But With Limitations

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Indian Railways is going to resume its passenger train service from May 12 but with certain restrictions. These trains will run on selected routes and tickets for the trains could be booked from 4 pm today. It is to be noted that passenger train service was suspended on March 25 when a nationwide lockdown was imposed on the country.

Resumption of passenger train service

In the beginning, 15 trains from New Delhi to various destinations will be run. The destinations covered in 30 journeys will include Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Tripura.

All trains will have AC coaches and there will be limited stops in the journey. According a statement issued by Indian Railways, these would be special trains connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad, and Jammu Tawi.

Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal confirmed running of special trains with his tweet. He tweeted that the Railways would start operation of passenger service with 15 special trains.

Ticket booking and other conditions

Ticket for the special trains can be booked online. Only the IRCTC website and mobile app are allowed to sell tickets. And the passengers are warned not to buy tickets from agents. Only passengers with confirmed tickets will be allowed to board the trains and they will have to come with due protection. Also, the passengers will have to go through virus screening at the platforms.

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News & Politics

Tel Aviv Has A Street Named After Rabindranath Nath Tagore

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Israel has a street named after Rabindranath Tagore. It is in Tel Aviv right opposite the main gates of Tel Aviv university. On May 7, on the 159th anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore, the official Twitter handle of Israel in India shared a picture of the street to coasmmemorate the birthday of the great poet.

Rabindranath Tagore in Tel Aviv

Whether Tagore went to Israel could be a matter of debate but Israel had a street dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore. History of the street goes back to 1961 when the then municipality decided to celebrate the birth centenary of the poet. And the name of that street is still unchanged.

Israel said in its Twitter handle that Israel honored Rabindranath Tagore and that they had named a street in Tel Aviv in memory of the valuable contribution of Rabindranath Tagore to mankind. The Twitter handle also shared pictures of that street.

As soon as the Israeli tween went viral, its Twitter handle started receiving messages from different people. They were very thankful to Israel for honoring Rabindranath Tagore in the sincerest manner.

Celebration of the birthday of Rabindranath Tagore in India

While Israel choose to share a picture of the street named after Rabindranath Tagore to pay its tributes to the great poet, in India, people found innovative ways to pay their homage to Tagore in the lockdown period.

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Today's Special

Mother’s Day 2020: Create Your Mother’s Day Card On Interactive Google Doodle

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On Mother’s Day, Google wants its users to create heartwarming cards for their mothers with the help of an interactive Doodle. May 10 is Mother’s Day and this year Google wants to make it very special for mothers.

Interactive Doodle for Mother’s Day 2020

Illustrated by lead artist Alyssa Winans, the new Doodle works like a design tool with which anyone can design creative custom card for his/her mother. Clicking on the Doodle takes the users on the design page where users are provided amazing and exciting options to create customized cards. There are hearts, stars and much more to decorate cards. Once the card is designed, it can be sent on social media. The users only need copying the link from the Doodle and sharing the link on social media.

Objective of the card

The interactive Google Doodle is quite interesting and Google has a convincing reason to introduce this tool. It took notice of the need of its users. It found that more and more people are looking for options for homemade cards for Mother’s Day and virtual gifts that they can gift to their mothers. Soon Google came up with the idea to provide a user-friendly tool to allow its users to design and send cards to their mothers.

Mother’s Day in lockdown

With major parts of the world under lockdown, this effort by Google could help people in celebrating the Mother’s Day without any lockdown fear. They can deign cards for their mothers and share those cards on their social media profiles.

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Top Celebrities Media & Entertainment

Meet Vijay Deverakonda The Real Kabir Singh

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South film industry superstar Vijay Deverakondais celebrating his 31st birthday today with his family and fans. Born on May 9, 1989, Vijay has given many hits that include Nuvvila and today, he reins in the hearts of many fans.

Strong acting skills

Arjun Reddy is the movie that made Vijay a household name in the South India. This movie was a hit overnight and he started receiving offers for more movies including from the Bollywood. And today is a special occasion for this South superstar. Here’s everything you will want to know about Vijay and his movie career.

• Born into a Telugu speaking family, his father was a TV star in South India. His family calls him “Rowdy” because he was very blunt since childhood.

• Nuvvila was the debut film of Vijay. It was released in 2011.

• He faced hardships during the early years of his acting career. There were moments when he didn’t have enough money to even pay his rent.

• After Nuvvila, Vijay gave many hits like “Dear Comrade” and “Arjun Reddy.”

• Arjun Reddy was so hit that Bollywood made its remake in which Shahid Kapoor essayed the role of Vijay.

• Vijay is also doing a movie with Karan Johar. It is Ananya Pandey.

• Vijay Deverakonda has also made a film making company named “Hill Entertainment.”

• Also, Vijay has a clothing brand “Rowdy Wear” and this brand is as popular as the superstar is.

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Media & Entertainment

KBC Starting From May 9

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KBC (Kaun Banega Crorepati) will restart from May 9. Sony TV has made a decision. It has decided to release the 12th season of the most popular TV show KBC during the lockdown period.

Popularity of KBC

People work hard for years to participate in the GK (general knowledge) show where the showman of the century Amitabh Bachchan asks interesting questions about different subjects including history, polity, sports and science.

KBC is more popular among students preparing for UPSC, SSC and other competitive exams. This show is like a mental exercise as the level and standard of questions asked in KBC match with the questions asked to top-level competitive exams.

Also, the show is popular among people of all ages and professions. Housewives, children, senior citizens, working class, professionals, retired persons and students and teachers, everyone is interested in the show because of its content that is generic in nature but intriguing.

Register for KBC

People interested in participating in the show can register their names online. The registration will start from 9 PM and will remain open till May 22. For registration, the participants will register their names and reply to questions sent through messages and app. Participants that give correct answers will be shortlisted for the show.

Preparing for KBC

Increase your general knowledge by reading newspapers, magazines and competitive questions. For an idea, you can also study the questions of past shows of KBC. Here, you will get plenty of opportunities to get the correct answer.

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Technology

Watch India Launch Of Mi 10, Mi Box And Mi True Wireless Earphones 2

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Xiaomi will launch the Mi 10, Mi Box and Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 today in an online event that will live streamed on YouTube, Mi.com, Mi Community and on the social handles of the company. Xiaomi has already launched Mi 10 in China and other global markets.

Mi 10 expected price

The company is expected to reveal the price of the new Mi 10 phone during its launch. Manu Kumar Jain, Indian Managing Director of the company, said that the India price of the phone would be revealed after calculating the factors like recent GST hike and depreciation of rupee. China model of Mi 10 costs CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 42,800).

Mi 10 specifications

Mi 10 has got a 6.67-inch full-HD+ hole-punch display with in-display fingerprint sensor. The phone is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 865 SoC. Its has up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. The rear camera is a quad-camera setup with a 108-megapixel primary sensor.

Mi Box specifications

Mi Box is a new IoT product by Xiaomi. The details provided on the official website of company throw light on its feature. It will get 4K support, Chromecast support and it will offer Dolby Audio. The device will come with a Voice Remote and a lot of OTT apps including Voot, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

Mi True Wireless Earphones 2

Inspired by AirPods, the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 will get support of Bluetooth 5.0 and the LHDC Bluetooth codec. They feature 14.2mm drivers along with a large composite dynamic coil. They could cost around Rs. 4000.

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National News & Politics

IMD Includes Gilgit-Baltistan And Muzaffarabad In Its Weather Forecast List

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Cities under Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) are now included in the forecast list of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD will mention Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad that are part of PoK in its forecasts.

IMD eyes PoK

PoK cities are now part of area covered by the northwest division consisting of nine sub-divisions – Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi-Chandigarh-Haryana, Punjab, east Uttar Pradesh, west Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan and west Rajasthan.But IMD Director General M Mohapatra said that the IMD had been mentioning the PoK cities in its daily forecast since the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir since last August.

But the head of Regional Meteorological Department Kuldeep Srivastava said that the change was introduced on May 5 when after Pakistan’s Supreme Court allowed elections in PoK. The move was taken to strengthen India’s claim over PoK.

IMD takes PoK to international stage

According to internal sources, IMD wants the PoK cities to be in the list of forecasts for the RMC. Since IMD has included PoK in its daily national bulletin and local bulletin, it has the point to get these cities listed in the list of RMC.

IMD is World Meteorological Department nominated Regional Meteorological Center that releases forecasts for severe weather conditions to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan detailing forecasts for the next five days.

Pakistan is preparing to hold elections in PoK according to the directive of its Supreme Court. But India has raised objections to this move to strengthen its claim on PoK.

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News & Politics Today's Special

Rabindranath Tagore Expressed His Interest In Ramgarh

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The great poet Rabindranath Tagore once chosen Ramgarh for establishing Vishwa Bharati University when he visited this place in 1901. Impressed with the scenic beauty of the place after spending some days in Ramgarh, the creator of national anthem thought of making university at this place. He even bought land from his British friend Dariyaz for the university.

Gurudev in Ramgarh

It was in 1901 that Ramgarh had the pleasure of receiving Gurudev. And the poet bought 40 acres of land in Falapatti Nainital district for making Himanti Garden that is known as Tagor Point in the present time. Also, the poet penned a portion of Gitanjali in Ramgarh. And it is well known that he received the Nobel Prize for his creation. But later the university was founded in Kolkata.

Stayed with his daughter

In 1903, he brought his 12-year old daughter Renuka to Ramgarh after the demise of his wife Mrinalini. At that time, Renuka was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was under treatment. But she couldn’t live long with the disease. Saddened by the death of his daughter, the great poet composed a soul-touching poem Shishu.

Nishank rekindled hope

On April 17, 2000, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who was the Minister of Culture and Religion in the then government of undivided UP, allocated Rs. 50 lakh for Tagore Museum and Beautification but the work couldn’t progress due to system related difficulties. But Dr. Nishank has again expressed his intention to revive the project as the Minister of Human Resource in the present Uttarakhand government.

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