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News & Politics

How to use a newspaper as an advisor?

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A newspaper is a trustworthy advisor. And you can turn to it for anything from keeping track of political developments or looking for economic activities to boost your prospects. Also, it can help in choosing a career, planning vacations and selecting entertainment options.

Stay alert

With latest trending news, you can stay alert for upcoming events including elections, appointments, launches, budget, discount and everything that can in anyway impact your personal and professional life. Whether it is a new feature of WhatsApp or Facebook investing in Reliance Jio or it is the release of a new movie or it is a new car that you can buy at an affordable price, you will get everything in news.

Stay ahead

It is news that keeps people ahead. For example, if you come to know about a potential merger of two big business houses, you can plan investing in their shares. Similarly, you can keep tracking weather reports to determine which is the right time to go out for vacations. If you are looking for a new phone, you can choose from the recently launched models.

Make a good choice

Keep looking at the top trending news to know which phones are coming and what their features are. If you want to buy a new car then check in the news about new launches and go through their features and price range before making a choice. In this way, you can make most of the news that you get delivered on your mobile phone every morning and all the day.

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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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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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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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Why Kim Jung-Un Missed April 15 Celebrations?

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The US intelligence agencies have unconfirmed reports that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un isn’t doing well due to deteriorating health post a recent surgery.

Kim Jong-Un deteriorating health

Reports about deteriorating health of Kin Jong-Un, the supreme leader of North Korea, started surfacing when he missed the birth celebration of his grandfather and the founder of the nation, Kim II Sung. The last time Kim Jong-Un was seen publicly on April 11 during a meeting of the ruling Worker’s Party politburo.

Birth anniversary of founding father of North Korea

April 15 is the most important day in North Korea. On this day, the entire country celebrates the birth anniversary of Kim II Sung. And according to a report, this day is celebrated without any official mention of Kim Jong-Un’s movements. But his absence in the celebrations sparked speculations about his health.

Absence of Kim Jong II in 2008

In 2008, when the country was celebrating 60th anniversary of North Korea, Kim Jong II was nowhere to be seen. His absence fuelled speculations about his health. Later it was revealed that he had a stroke. But his health continued to decline until he died in 2011.

According to a research scholar and an official, if Kim Jung-Un was hospitalised, it would be mentioned in a report. Also, the official said that there had been a number of false rumours about the health of Kim Jung-Un over the years.

There is no official word from anywhere about the health condition of the supreme North Korean leader Kim Jung-Un.

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President Donald Trump Claims To Have Tested More Than India In Record Days

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A triumphant Donal Trump announced that the US had carried out more tests for the novel coronavirus pandemic than 10 countries and this list includes India. The President Trump even went ahead to listing those countries and the number of tests the US had conducted.

President Donald Trump made a record testing

Mr Trump said that the US continued to make steady progress in its war against COVID-19 as he had tested 4.18 million people and that was a record. America had tested more than France, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Austria, Australia, Sweden, Canada and India said Trump while speaking to media in White House.

Number of COVID-19 patients in the US

There are total of 764,000 patients in America but the total number of fatalities has crossed 40,000 mark. With 2,42,000 cases and over 17,600 deaths, New York has emerged as the epicentre of the disease. But the data over eight-day period revealed a decline of 50% in new cases in New York.

In his address to the media, Trump highlighted the progress achieved in other states that include Seattle, Detroit, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Houston Metro. He assured the people that country was going to be safe.

US under lockdown

At present, more than 95% of population in the US is under stay-at-home order but the President Trump said that they were doing a great job. He further said that their aggressive strategy was working and that they have saved countless lives.

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Father Of UP CM Yogi Adityanath Admitted To AIIMS In A Critical Condition

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father was admitted to AIIMS on 13 April due to deteriorating health. The team of senior doctors treating the CM’s father said that his condition was critical.

Yogi Adityanath’s father in AIIMS

According to sources, his father was brought to New Delhi situated AIIMS in a critical stage. He was suffering from kidney and liver problems at the time admission. Presently, he is kept on ventilator in the AB 8 ward of AIIMS. A team of senior doctors led by Dr Vineet Ahuja of Gastro department is supervising his condition.

Medical condition of Yogi Adityanath’s father

According to hospital sources, he was given dialysis on Sunday but many of his body parts have reduced functioning. The AIIMS sources said that his condition was very critical. But information director Shishir Singh said that he was on life support system and that the most senior doctors are engaged in is treatment.

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Google Closes Its “Thank You” Series Of Doodles With Honoring Coronavirus Helpers

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In the series to honor those at the frontline against the battle with COVID-19, Google releases a Doodle honoring all the people across the globe that are helping in going the world as a community in COVID-19 times.

Google’s Doodle for helpers

The illustration shows helpers from different sectors including farming, food service, grocery divisions, healthcare and researcher fields coming together and working to make the society corona free. The Google India shared the Doodle with a tweet that the best way to thank to all those on the front lines was by staying at home. Together, the world would move past this.

Google’s “Thank You” series

Today’s Doodle for coronavirus helpers is the second in the “Thank You” series of Google. On Monday, Google honored teachers that are helping students with their online studies. Also, Google said on Monday that it would continue the “Thank You” series for the coming weeks.

The series started on April 6 with thanking of health workers and the scientific community that are at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19. Google said that it was starting a series to recognize the efforts of al those that are at the front line to keep the world safe from coronavirus.

Google Thanks teachers

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Sunder Pichai Sends Memo To His Employees

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Google parent Alphabet Inc. has decided to slow hiring for the remaining part of the year. Its Chief Executive Officer Sunder Pichai updated its employees through an email.

Google closed its offices due to COVID-19

It has been over two months that Google closed its offices in Asia for fear of novel coronavirus spread. Mr. Pichai said that the company couldn’t had imagined then how much the world could change for people around the world. Also, the company’s thoughts remain with those who have lost their loved ones and those that are presently battling the disease.

Google helping in the battle against COVID-19

The company has made many teams to focus on helping government agencies in slowing down the spread of the virus. They provide data based that helps in measuring the impact of social distancing measures on the public. Also, Google has announced a joint effort with Apple to strengthen contact tracing but with strong privacy protections. Also, Google has invested on testing kits, production of PPE and other lifesaving medical devices.

Google facing financial crisis

Mr. Pichai said that world economy had been hurt just like it did in 2008. And that Google wasn’t immune to the global crisis. He said that the company would take lesson from the 2008 crisis. Preparing early was the key to success and continue on a long-term growth.

He said that he wanted to share his plans on what he thought was the best way forward. He said that the company was evaluating its pace of investment plans for the remainder of 2020.

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Critics Point To Security Lapses In Arogya Setu App

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Survey of India has made public a trove of maps related to the Arogya Setu App that helps in tracing COVID-19 patients. The officials associated with the project said that it would improve geospatial data as well as develop maps customized to different COVID-19 related applications like healthcare facilities, infection clusters and disaster management.

Advantage of Arogya Setu App

The maps released by Survey of India, the apex map making body of India, wouldn’t be directly useful for general public as they are aimed to help government agencies in getting geospatial information related to COVID-19 spread.

The app is developed with the aim to strengthen the public health delivery system of state and central governments by facilitating geospatial information related to health, socio-economic distress and livelihood challenges. The PM in his address to the nation on April 14 urged people to download the Arogya Setu App in their mobiles.

Users need to keep the Bluetooth and location history “on” as much as possible. The app will alert the users if they are in the vicinity of a COVID-19 patient. The app will also help in tracking those quarantined and helping in executing quarantine.

Critical reception of the application

According to critics, the Arogya Setu App and other apps related to it like Sahyog could compromise on the privacy of the users. They said that there was no clarity on how the data would be shared and used. The pointed that transferring data from Arogya Setu App to others could be a problem.

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