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24Jul

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Sri Lanka Govt Apologises To Muslims Over Forced Cremations During Covid Pandemic

The Sri Lanka government formally apologised to the country's Muslim minority on Tuesday for forcibly cremating people who died of Covid-19 during the pandemic. The then government disregarded World Health Organization (WHO) assurances that burials based on Islamic rites were safe. The government said a new law would guarantee that the right to funeral customs of Muslims or any other community were not violated in the future, according to an AFP report. Muslims, who account for 10% of Sri Lanka's population of 22 million, traditionally bury their dead facing Mecca. However, the majority of the country’s population comprises Buddhists, who typically cremate their dead, as do Hindus. Muslim representatives in Sri Lanka welcomed the apology but said the ...

23Jul

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First COVID case at Paris 2024: Australian water polo player isolated | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

An unnamed member of the Australian water polo team has been quarantined at the ongoing Paris Olympics following a positive COVID test result, as confirmed by Anna Meares, the head of the nation's Olympic contingent, on Tuesday.Meares refrained from disclosing the identity of the athlete but mentioned that individuals who had been in close contact with the affected player were under observation and undergoing tests.Despite this incident, she affirmed that the entire team would continue their training sessions as scheduled.ALSO SEE: Medals Tally ProjectionsThe previous Olympic Games, originally slated for 2020 in Tokyo, were delayed by a year due to the global pandemic and were ultimately conducted with minimal spectator presence."We were due to have two players from water polo with us; ...

9Jul

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Karan Johar reveals he saw a lot of ‘nonsense’ during Covid, became the ‘poster boy’ of Bollywood bashing | Hindi Movie News – Times of India

Karan Johar, in a recent interview, opened up on the time when Bollywood was being bashed left, right and centre during the Covid period and he too, was not spared from the trauma. While talking to Faye D'Souza, the filmmaker said, “I’d seen a lot of nonsense that happened during the Covid time and a lot of the trolling. People had an impression of me through those seven years about things that were coming out.It was a tough time during the Covid when things were happening and Bollywood was being bashed and somehow I had become the poster boy of all that. Then you also begin to wonder if people really dislike you and not know the person you really are and if they do, will they not show up to watch your movie."He also revealed that the trolls did not even spare his family. He added, “I n...

23Jun

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The Hindu Morning Digest, June 23, 2024

Students from various organisation protest over the NEET-UG and UGC-NET examinations issue outside Ministry of Education in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP NEET-PG postponed, CBI to probe NEET-UG allegations, NTA chief removed, as panel set up for agency overhaulWith questions being raised about the “integrity of certain competitive examinations”, the Health Ministry announced the postponement of the NEET-PG entrance examination “as a precautionary measure”, just hours before it was due to be held on June 23 morning. This followed on the heels of decision to remove Subodh Kumar Singh from his position as Director-General of the National Testing Agency, which has come under fire for an alleged paper leak and irregularities in the NEET-UG examination, and other examinat...

11Jun

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Ssmilly Suri: There have been days when I have starved | – Times of India

Actor Ssmilly Suri has now opened up on the spat between her relatives Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt. Ssmilly, who is the niece of Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, recently spoke about how the tiff between them didn’t affect her. Speaking to Siddharth Kannan, she shared that the tiff between them didn’t affect her as they were ‘never a family’. Ssmilly stated that she was herself an outsider so these things didn’t affect her.“These things were bound to happen. We were never united. It’s sad but I don’t think we ever were a family,” she said. Ssmilly further spoke about how a lot of families go through this. She also added that sibling rivalry happens, but often stays hidden. “Ghar ki baat ghar mein rahne chahiye (Family matters should stay inside the house),” she stated. The Bhatt brother...

3Jan

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Telangana logs eight new COVID cases

Telangana on Tuesday recorded eight COVID cases. The number of recovered cases stood at five, taking the recovery rate to 99.50%. The total number of cases under treatment/isolation are 67. A total of 5,182 samples were tested on the day while 327 reports were awaited. No new deaths were reported. The case fatality remains at 0.49%.All the eight cases were reported from Hyderabad. Source link

14Jun

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Covid-19: ‘Mass gatherings, virulent variants create perfect storm for virus to spread’ | India News – Times of India

Head of the UN office for disaster risk reduction Mami Mizutori tells Pradeep Thakur Covax is making progress towards having 2 billion doses available by the end of 2021, which should be enough to protect high-risk and vulnerable people. Excerpts from the interview:The World Bank estimates 150 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty in 2021 due to Covid-19. How can India minimise the impact?Firstly, I would like to express my sincere condolences to the people and government of India on the tragic loss of life that is taking place across the country.All major disasters which affect low- and middle-income countries result in economic losses on a scale which has a damaging effect on their ability to eradicate poverty and meet other basic needs, including health services and acce...