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How to Worship Bajrangbali In Lockdown State?

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Traditionally the devotees used to go to temples to recite Hanuman Chalisa to worship and please Bajrangbali. But this time, people will have to worship Bajrangbali at home due to coronavirus scare. But the good thing is that you can do Bajrangbalipuja with Vidhi Vidhan at home.

Hanuman Chalisa

The text of Hanuman Chalisa is taken as a blessing by the almighty. It is said that the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa destroys fear. It is recited in temples and other places during Hanuman Jayanti. But people can recite Hanuman Chalisa at home and celebrate Hanuman Jayanti. People are asked to stay indoors due to coronavirus lockdown but they can worship Bajrangbali at their homes.

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Trump Accuses WHO Of Bias And Threatens To Cut Funding

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US President Donald Trump accused the World Health Organization of bias towards China during the coronavirus pandemic and said that he could cut US funding to the WHO for its biased behavior.

Trump threatened WHO

Donald Trump said WHO, the UN body, could see a very powerful hold on funding from the US. It is well-known that the US is the biggest contributor of funds to WHO.

Trump pursues an America First policy and he has criticized WHO and other UN and multinational organizations in pursuance of his policy. But he revealed no details about the amount of fund to be withheld. On the contrary, he said that he was not saying, he was going to do that. He would look at ending the funding, added Trump.

Trump accuses WHO of bias

Donald Trump accused WHO of being very China centric while giving a faulty recommendation against curtailing international travel to stop the virus that first spread in China. He said that fortunately he rejected their advice on keeping the US borders open to China early on.

China also faced criticism from Republicans for mishandling the pandemic and Trump had expressed doubt over the statistics of coronavirus cases and deaths shared by China. Also, the Trump is facing criticism for initially downplaying the virus.

Trump likened the novel coronavirus to an ordinary flu and said that it was under control in the US. But soon he accepted that it was a national health emergency.

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Sports

Most Dangerous Stunts Of Jackie Chan

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Jackie Chan is known for his ludicrously dangerous stunts. There was a time when Jackie Chan dominated both the Hong Kong and East Asian box office but his popularity dimmed in his hometown due to his political affiliations.

But Jackie Chan is one of the few actors credited with creating some of the best action movies ever. But some of his stunts went wrong. He even risked his life while doing the stunts.

Here’re his most dangerous stunts

Armor of God – tree stunt

Jackie Chan leaps off the wall of a castle and onto a tree, then swings through the branches. But Chan broke the branch and fell on the ground. His head smacked a rock and he fractured his skull. This stunt almost killed him.

Police Story – shopping centre stunt

Jackie Chan throws himself off a balcony in a shopping centre, grabs a pole covered in light bulbs, slides down it and then drops off if through a glass roof and onto a small decoration house. He received multiple injuries including a fractured finger, injury to his pelvic bone and broken vertebrate during this stunt.

Project A – clock tower stunt

Jackie Chan is some 25 meters above the ground; he lets go of the clock with only two awnings below to break his fall. Chan landed on his head more than once while filming the scene.

Who am I? – skyscraper slide stunt

Jackie Chan slides down the exterior of the 25-storey Willemswerf building in Rotterdam. While Chan remained safe during the stunt but he did the stunt by himself.

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Twitter War Between Congress Leader Alka Lamba And Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt

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Former AamAadmi Party MLA Alka Lamba is being trolled for her lewd remarks over the PM Narendra Modi. She also didn’t spare wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt when he tried to intervene and stopper her from making objectionable remarks against the PM.

Alka Lamba’s tweet

She tweeted a picture of Narendra Modi in the Sangh’s uniform and speaking from a dais to comment on the RSS and BJP. She said that the Sangh had nothing to do with politics but the truth was that that all the BJP leaders were the birth of the Sangh! @#$.

Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt tweeted

The wrestler wrote !@#$$ who’s born is evident from your words Alka Lamba. And this thinking exposes your upbringing. You must have seen the love of the country for the person you are writing for. The whole country stands together with him except a few mental patients like you.

An irritated Alka Lamba retweeted the wrestler

A socked Alka Lamba rushed to reply Yogeshwar Dutt but in a very mean language. She said, “Abe Yogeshwar Dutt, ask your mother who your father is. Are you ashamed of putting your DP with your father? If your mother says that the person with who you have put your DP is your father, you should take is as true as mother never lies. It will cause less pain to you.

Alka Lamba trending on Twitter

After her reply, Twitterati start trolling Alka Lamba. She received replies for her lewd remarks over the PM and the wrestler. Also, some people supported the Congress leader Alka Lamba.

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The Biggest WWE Event Of 2020 -WrestleMania 36 – Is Now Available On Live Stream For Free

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Wrestle Mania 36 is still the most prestigious event and it has been spread to over two days due to novel coronavirus pandemic. WWE enthusiasts can enjoy the fight on Sunday as well and exciting thing is that they can live stream the WrestleMania 30 for free.

The fight will be held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 fear. Also, the venue has been shifted from WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida to the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. There are restrictions over mass gatherings in the US.

Live stream WrestleMania 36 from outside your country

There are plenty of live streaming options available for people in US, UK, Canada and Australia. And those that live in the areas where live streaming is geo-blocked, they can use VPN to catch a more reliable live stream instead of going though the expensive PPV or an illegal stream.

Out of many VPNs, you can choose ExpressVPN that is simple to install and that works faster and in a straightforward way. Also, it is compatible with a wide range of devices including Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox, PlayStation, iOS and Android.

Also, the Express VPN offers 30-day money back guarantee. Or you can go for the annual plan with a 49% discount and 3 months extra free. Once the software is installed, you can select your geo-location and simply click to connect. It will connect you to WWE 36 live stream for free irrespective of your country and geo-location.

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COVID-19 Lockdown Prevents Muslims To Stay Indoors During Shab-e-Barat

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Muslim community in the national capital is advised to celebrate Shab-e-Barat in the lockdown state. Delhi Police have appealed to the community that Muslims should avoid venturing out during the celebration.

Delhi Police asked for support

Delhi Police approached Muslim community to get support in their fight against COVID-19. A tweet shared by Delhi Police said that lockdown would remain enforced on the sacred night of Shab-e-Barat on April 8 and 9, 2020.

The police have been successful in keeping people restricted to their homes during lockdown period. They didn’t allow the Hindu community to congregate in temples during the holy festival of Navratri and Ram Navami on April 2. Also, the Hindu community didn’t host any rallies or congregationsduring the festival.

Shab-e-Barat celebrations

In Islam, it is called Night of Forgiveness of the Day of Atonement. For Muslims, it is an occasion when the Almighty forgives sinners, if they pray. During Shab-e-Barat, Muslims in large numbers congregate in mosques and visit graves of their departed loved ones.

Roads leading to mosques and cemeteries see large crowds of devotees. During normal time, the police were deployed close to mosques and cemeteries to ensure law and order in the Muslim community. But this year, the Muslims are asked to remain in their homes due to lockdown orders.

India is under 21-day lockdown announced by PM Modi on March 24. The lockdown will remain enforced until April 14. The government is seriously mulling over lifting lockdown on April 15.

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Pakistan Salutes To Air India Flights Carrying COVID-19 Relief Material

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National Carrier Air India received accolades from the world community for its relief and evacuation flight in these difficult times. The countries that praised Air India for its effort include Pakistan that even helped in operating the flights.

Pakistan praised Air India

On April 2, Air India operated two flights from Mumbai to Frankfurt in Germany to evacuate European nationals stranded in India and carry relief materials. The flight took at 1430 hours and entered Pakistan airspace at 1700 hours. The flight captain contacted the Pakistan ATC that replied “As-salamu alaykum” (Peace be upon you). That was Karachi control welcoming Air India flight.

The Air India captain was asked to confirm that he was operating a relief flight. The Air India captain confirmed. Also, the Pakistan ATC told the Indian pilots that they were proud of Indian pilots operating flights in difficult times. They also bode Good Luck to Air India flight operators.

Pakistan ATC saved Air India 15 minutes flying time by allowing the flight to fly closer to Karachi. Also, the Pakistan ATC came forward to help Air India flight enter Iranian airspace. When Air India reached Iran, it tried to contact Iran authorities but couldn’t. Then Pakistan ATC came for help. They contacted Iran and saved many flying hours to Air India.

Air India received praises from the world

Turkish and German Air Traffic Controllers also praised Air India for carrying relief material. The flight was scheduled to reach Frankfurt at 0915 hours but it landed at 0835 hours.

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Food News & Politics

Everyone In Delhi Will Get Ration At Subsidised Rates From Next Week

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the government had directed all fair price shops to give ration at subsidised rate to all non-ration cardholders. They will start getting monthly ration from middle of the next week.

Subsidised ration to all

In Delhi, there are 7.5 lakh ration cardholders and the number of people who have applied for ration cards is 6.5 lakh. The government has decided to give benefit of subsidised ration to all. There are many poor people who don’t have ration cards. The government has made a website for registering all those that are needy. They will get ration after registration.

Registration is required to keep track of people that are getting ration. Also, it is needed to prevent fraudsters from taking advantage of the subsidised ration. In the last day, over 50,000 people got registered to get 5kg ration per person.

Free meal for public

CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the government had made arrangement for providing free meal to more than 10,00,000 people. Also, the CM praised the NGOs and religious organizations that were serving free meal to people. He said that he wanted everyone to get a meal every day. On Friday, hunger relief centres across the city provided free lunch to 6,63,298 people and dinner to 6,78,554 people.

Delhi fights coronavirus

The CM said that Delhi received 59 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi was 445 but the government was able to prevent the community spread of the virus.

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News & Politics

Jalandhar Thanks Lockdown Sky After Seeing Dhauladhar Range

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Global lockdown due to novel coronavirus outbreak is good news for nature that has started showing its true colours. While the human is locked in their homes, the wildlife has come out to claim the open highways, secluded beaches and deserted streets. Internet is full of pictures showing abundance of flora and fauna during lockdown period.

Picture from Jalandhar, Punjab

It is extremely astounding to see mountains from a distance of over 200 km. An officer of Indian Forest Service (IFS) Praveen Kaswan shared a picture from Jalandhar on his Twitter account. He could see the Dhauladhar range of Himalayan mountains from Jalandhar. And it was first time that he viewed this range so clear from a distant city in Punjab.

Dhauladhar range image from Jalandhar

The officer tweeted the image with an attractive caption that reads “When people of #jalandhar saw #Dhauladhar range first time ever”. Dhauladhar lies in Himachal Pradesh approximately 213 km from Jalandhar. But people weren’t able to see the mountains due to pollution. According to Kaswan that was the first time that the mountains were visible from Jalandhar.

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Pic of Dhauladhar range went viral

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh was the first to react to the tweet of Kaswan that went viral with 1.3k likes and many retweets. Many users took to comments section to pour their excitements and some even thanked the lockdown for the scenic view.

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Bill Withers The Famed Writer-Singer Died Of Heart Attack At 81

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Bill Withers, a noted writer and singer, passed away at 81. He died of heart complications. But he would be remembered for the soulful music like “Lean On Me”, “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine”, his family said in a statement.

Last African American Everyman

His songs continue to honor social gatherings, family events, engagements and weddings. For example, the inauguration of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were celebrated with the tune of “Lean On Me”. And “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean On Me” were included in the Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Simple Songs

His first album came in 1971 with the help of Sussex Records. It was “Just As I Am”. Withers was photographed smiling and holding his launch pail on the cover. The album had the hits like “Grandma’s Hands” and “Ain’t No Sunshine”. But his singing career with Sussex went bankrupt and he found himself scooped up by Columbia Records.

Social commentary

While most of his songs were related to social relationships, he also wrote on social issues like “Better Off Dead” on alcoholic suicide and “I Can’t Write Left-Handed” on an injured Vietnam War veteran.

Bill Withers

Born in the coal mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia, Withers face many difficulties in childhood. He overcame childhood stutter. He was three when his parents divorced and he was raised by his mother’s family in nearby Beckley. At 17, he became an … Read the rest