Class action lawsuit against Infosys dismissed in US

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Class action lawsuit against Infosys dismissed in US

Infosys on Friday said that the class-action lawsuit filed against the company in the US has been “voluntarily dismissed” by the plaintiff.

In October 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed in a United States District Court against the company and certain of its current and former officers including the current CEO Salil Parekh, over allegedly false and misleading statements of the company to the market in a bid to boost short term revenue and profit.

“The complaint, which was filed in the Eastern District of New York, was brought on behalf of a class consisting of persons or entities who purchased the Company’s publicly traded securities between July 7, 2018, and October 20, 2019, and alleged claims for violations of the US federal securities laws. On May 21, 2020, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice,” Infosys said in a regulatory filing.

US-based Schall Law Firm and Rosen Law Firm had filed the lawsuit over alleged violation of US federal securities laws on behalf of Infosys shareholders in the US.

Shares of Infosys surged post the dismissal of the lawsuit. On the BSE, its shares closed at Rs 692.25, higher by Rs 20.25 or 3.01 percent from the previous close.

SRK: My prayers, thoughts and love to those affected by Amphan

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SRK: My prayers, thoughts and love to those affected by Amphan

Bollywood superstar and West Bengal brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan has expressed concern for those affected by the super cyclone Amphan which has devastated the state, and also affected parts of Odisha.

“My prayers, thoughts and love to those affected by the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan in Bengal and Odisha. The news has left me feeling hollow. Each and every one of them is my own. Like my family. We must stay strong through these testing times until we can smile together again,” tweeted Shah Rukh on Friday.

Other Bollywood celebrities have also expressed their concern for the residents of cyclone-affected areas on social media.

Super cyclone Amphan made its landfall in West Bengal on Wednesday afternoon and caused severe damages in various parts of the state with a wind speed ranging from 155 kmph to 185 kmph, accompanied by heavy rainfall. At least 80 people have lost their lives due to the cyclone, as per sources.

Electricity is yet to resume in many areas since Wednesday. Drinking water has also become a problem.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kolkata on Friday morning. After conducting an aerial survey, the Prime Minister announced a Rs 1,000 crore relief package for the state.

World T20 should get precedence over IPL, says Border

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World T20 should get precedence over IPL, says Border

While many of the current and former Australian players have themselves said that they dont see the likelihood of the World T20 happening in October-November as per initial schedule due to the restrictions that have come in due to the coronavirus pandemic, former Australia skipper Allan Border has made it clear that the Indian Premier League (IPL) shouldn’t be given priority over the showpiece event.

“(I’m) not happy with that, the world game should take precedence over local competition. So, the World T20, if that can’t go ahead, I don’t think the IPL can go ahead,” Border said on ABC’s Grandstand Cafe radio program.

“I would question that decision (to replace it) — it’s just a money grab, isn’t it, that one? The World T20 should take precedence, for sure.”

Border also warned that if the IPL took precedence over the T20 World Cup, it would set a bad example. He went to the extent of asking full members to bar their players from playing in the IPL.

“That would be just shut the gate, you know, India running the game. They’re pretty close to it now, but I suppose if you’re responsible for 80 percent of global (cricket) income, you’re going to have a fair say in what goes on, I get that,” Border said.

“But I think the world game can’t allow that to happen. The home boards should stop their players going to the IPL if that’s the case. I don’t think you can have India superseding what the international game has in place. That would be going down the wrong path.”

Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has revealed there is still no clarity yet on the fate of ICC T20 World Cup. 16 teams from around the globe are currently scheduled to travel Down Under in October and fight it out for the glittering trophy.

All cricket around the world has been suspended since March due to coronavirus pandemic and dark clouds are circling over the showpiece event in Australia as well.

“We don’t have clarity on that one, yet. But as the situation continues to improve, you never know what might be possible,” Roberts told News Corp. “It’s ultimately a decision for the ICC.”

Govt allows OCI cardholders to travel back to India

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Govt allows OCI cardholders to travel back to India

Giving a major relief to the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders stranded abroad, the Ministry of Home affairs on Friday relaxed the visa and travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 lockdown for certain categories.

The MHA Spokesperson in a tweet said, “Relaxing visa and travel restrictions imposed in wake of COVID-19, certain categories of OCI cardholders stranded abroad have been permitted to come to India.”

The MHA in a detailed notification said that the categories are now eligible to return to India for minor children born to Indian nationals abroad and holding OCI cards, OCI cardholders who wish to come to India on account of family emergencies, such as a death in the family, couples where one spouse is an OCI cardholder and the other is an Indian national, and they have a permanent residence in India and University students who are OCI cardholders (but are not minors) and whose parents are Indian citizens living in India.

The MHA also said that travel restrictions imposed on May 7 would not apply to any aircraft, ship, train or any other vehicle deployed for bringing back the above-mentioned categories of OCI cardholders who are stranded abroad.

The decision comes in the wake of several complaints raised by the Indians stranded abroad. The OCI card is issued to people of Indian origin, allowing them visa-free travel in most cases.

Over 23,000 Indians, who had been stranded abroad after the lockdown was imposed in March, have been repatriated from dozens of countries under the government’s “Vande Bharat Mission”.

The government has deployed Air India passenger jets and Indian Navy warships to the United States, Europe, the Gulf region, Australia and several countries in Southeast Asia, as well as neighboring nations like Nepal and Bangladesh, to bring back Indian citizens.

On Thursday the government said the “Vande Bharat Mission”, whose second phase was to end today, had been extended to June 13, with nearly 50 countries being covered.

Google Pixel 4a likely to be launched on July 13

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Google Pixel 4a likely to be launched on July 13

Google is reportedly planning to launch Pixel 4a, the next Pixel series smartphone, on July 13.

According to Jon Prosser, a reliable Apple insider and serial leakster, said the Pixel 4a is expected to only arrive in just black and barely blue colours.

He also said that the upcoming phone will not come with 5G support.

The phone was earlier set to be unveiled during Google I/O 2020, the company’s annual developers conference, but the event was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

However, it is unclear whether the search engine giant will hold an online launch event for the Pixel 4a or not.

In terms of specifications, the device is likely to pack in the Snapdragon 730 chipset, which will be backed by 6GB of RAM, and 64GB non-expandable internal storage.

The device is expected to feature a 5.81-inch display is, FHD+ with 1080 by 2,340-pixel resolution at 443 ppi. It is also worth noting that the screen appears to have a 60Hz refresh rate – not 90Hz.

The phone has been tipped to start selling at $399.

Snapchat launches ‘Lensathon’ in India

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Snapchat launches ‘Lensathon’ in India

Photo-messaging app Snapchat on Friday announced a partnership with community-based platform Skillenza to bring its first-ever Lensathon to India – an online hackathon open to national participation to create Augmented Reality (AR) experiences using Lens Studio.

Lens Studio is a free desktop app launched by Snapchat in 2017, that provides the tools and templates needed to build digital skills, create Lenses and share them on Snapchat.

Since its launch, over 900,000 Lenses have been made by the community all over the world.

The Lensathon is an opportunity to add to this growth and breadth of experiences available on Snapchat.

“In the past year, we have worked closely with high schools and colleges across India, teaching digital skills to students through Lens Studio workshops. The Lensathon is another step in that direction,” Juhi Bhatnagar, Strategy and Business Development Lead, India at Snap, said in a statement.

Participants can build multiple lenses with the limitation that the last 5 lenses submitted will be evaluated against the criteria.

All the Lensathon participants have the opportunity to attend webinars to learn Lens creation from the experts from the Lens team at Snapchat.

The most creative and original Lenses will stand a chance to join the Official Lens Creator program, alongside winning other cash prizes, swag and Snap Spectacles.

Telangana Class X exams to be held from June 8

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Telangana Class X exams to be held from June 8

With the Telangana High Court showing green light for conducting Class X exams after the first week of June, the state education authorities on Friday announced the exam schedule.

As per the new schedule, the exams will be held from June 8 to July 5.

Education Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy announced that there will be a two- day gap after each paper as suggested by the high court.

The exams will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 12.15 pm.

Acting on the court’s suggestion to ensure social distancing, the department said 2,005 exam centers would be set up. This will be in addition to 2,530 centers set up earlier.

The minister said every exam centre will be sanitized and the students will be provided face masks. All candidates will be thermally screened before their entry into the exam centres.

For candidates found to be suffering from fever, cold and cough, separate rooms would be provided for writing the exams.

One student will sit on each bench in the exam hall. Students will be informed about their exam centres through their respective schools.

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) will operate special buses to ferry the students to their exam centres.

Sabita Indra Reddy said services of additional 26,422 teachers will be used as invigilators at the exam centres. It will be compulsory for them to wear masks and gloves.

She appealed to parents of the students to take care of them to ensure that they are not affected by Covid-19. On the suggestion of the High Court, the department decided to open a helpline for students and their parents.

While allowing the government to go ahead with the preparations for the exams after the first week of June, the High Court on Wednesday asked it to review the situation on June 3 and submit its report to the court the next day. The government was asked not to conduct the exams if the Covid-19 situation deteriorates by then.

A division bench passed the orders on a petition filed by the state government, seeking a review of the interim orders passed by the court in March and the permission to conduct the exams in May as per the revised schedule.

On March 20, the High Court had directed the state to postpone the Class X exams, scheduled for March 23 to April 6, in view of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The state had conducted the exams for three papers of the first and second languages before March 22 as per the original timetable.

The state Cabinet earlier this month decided to conduct the exams for remaining papers during May.

It moved the High Court, seeking permission for the same keeping in view the academic calendar and the interests of 5.50 lakh students.

New smartphone tool measures hemoglobin without drawing blood

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New smartphone tool measures hemoglobin without drawing blood

Researchers have developed a way to use smartphone images of a person’s eyelids to assess blood hemoglobin levels — a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

The ability to perform one of the most common clinical lab tests without a blood draw could help reduce the need for in-person clinic visits, make it easier to monitor patients who are in critical condition, the study, published in the Optica journal said.

“Our new mobile health approach paves the way for bedside or remote testing of blood hemoglobin levels for detecting anemia, acute kidney injury and haemorrhages, or for assessing blood disorders such as sickle cell anemia.” said study researcher Young Kim from Purdue University in the US.

The research team used software to transform the built-in camera of a smartphone into a hyperspectral imager that reliably measures hemoglobin levels without the need for any hardware modifications or accessories. A pilot clinical test with volunteers showed that prediction errors for the smartphone technique were within five to 10 percent of those measured with clinical laboratory blood.

The researchers created a mobile health version of this analysis by using an approach known as spectral super-resolution spectroscopy. This technique uses software to virtually convert photos acquired with low-resolution systems such as a smartphone camera into high-resolution digital spectral signals. The research team selected the inner eyelid as a sensing site because microvasculature is easily visible there; it is easy to access and has relatively uniform redness.

The inner eyelid is also not affected by skin colour, which eliminates the need for any personal calibrations. To perform a blood hemoglobin measurement with the new technique, the patient pulls down the inner eyelid to expose the small blood vessels underneath. A healthcare professional or trained person then uses the smartphone app developed by the researchers to take pictures of the eyelids.

A spectral super-resolution algorithm is applied to extract the detailed spectral information from the camera’s images and then another computational algorithm quantifies the blood haemoglobin content by detecting its unique spectral features. The mobile app includes several features designed to stabilise smartphone image quality and synchronize the smartphone flashlight to obtain consistent images. It also provides eyelid-shaped guidelines on the screen to ensure that users maintain a consistent distance between the smartphone camera and the patient’s eyelid.

After undergoing tests with over 150 volunteers, the results showed that the mobile health test could provide measurements comparable to traditional blood tests. “Combining the built-in sensors available in today’s smartphones with data-centric approaches can quicken the tempo of innovation and research translation in this area,” Kim noted.

Maharashtra to take over 80% beds in pvt hospitals; caps costs

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Maharashtra to take over 80% beds in pvt hospitals; caps costs

In the biggest move in the war against virus, the Maharashtra government will take control of up to 80 percent beds in private hospitals run by charitable trusts for the treatment of Covid-19 patients for a period of 3 months till August, officials said on Friday.

The government has also imposed ceilings on the treatment of around 270 procedures or surgeries for non-Covid cases, said an official from the health department.

While regular government rates would be applicable for the 80 percent beds, the hospitals would be permitted to fix their charges for the remaining 20 percent beds.

The move comes as the state touched a staggering 1,454 deaths and 41,642 Coronavirus cases to date, while 11,726 have been cured and sent home.

The decision was also prompted by many complaints of exorbitant bills churned out by private hospitals for treating Covid-19 patients allegedly taking advantage of the prevalent crisis situation.

The new rates that would be applicable for Covid-19 ICU beds with ventilator and isolation would be up to Rs 9,000 per day, but would exclude PPE cost, certain other interventional procedures, Covid-19 testing at actuals, specialized drugs to be charged as per MRP, and certain advanced tests.

Meanwhile, the state has readied 1,200 beds in St. Xaviers’ College near Marine Lines and Mehboob Studios in Bandra to cater to Covid-19 patients, in addition to the Wuhan-style hospitals at Bandra Kurla Complex, NESCO Goregaon and NSCI Worli.

A health department official said the latest moves would greatly enhance the Covid-19 treatment facilities and infrastructure in the state as the cases continued to increase.

Maruti Suzuki ties up with Cholamandalam for customised auto finance

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Maruti Suzuki ties up with Cholamandalam for customised auto finance

Maruti Suzuki India on Friday announced a partnership with Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd (CIFCL) to provide customised auto retail financing solutions to retail buyers through ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ offer.

In a statement, the automobile major said that the scheme will allow customers to start paying the EMIs after 60 days of loan disbursement.This will make the process of car buying more convenient in these unprecedented times, it added.

“With Maruti Suzuki’s vast network of 3,086 new car retail outlets across 1,964 cities and towns and CIFCL’s extensive branch presence across the country, the offer is expected to benefit many customers. The offer is available on select Maruti Suzuki models and will be applicable on loan disbursement till 30th June 2020,” the company said.

The two-month deferment of EMI will bring advantage to car customers who currently are under resource crunch amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, it said.

Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director for Marketing & Sales at Maruti Suzuki, said: “The partnership with Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd will boost convenience by offering customised retail financing to the customers. It is aimed to offer comfort to buyers who may have faced liquidity crunch during the Covid-19 lockdown.”

Ravindra Kundu, Executive Director, Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd, said: “This partnership will give us a strong foot hold in the car financing space, with our 1,094 branches spread across semi urban and rural markets. The synergies between the organisations are aimed towards singular focus to bring benefits to the customers.”

PM Modi takes aerial survey of cyclone Amphan-affected Odisha

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PM Modi takes aerial survey of cyclone Amphan-affected Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conducted an aerial survey in coastal districts of Odisha to take stock of the damage caused by cyclone Amphan.

He was accompanied by Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, while Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi flew in a separate chopper.

The Prime Minister will review the cyclone situation and measures being taken for restoration and relief in the affected districts. He will take the review meeting at the Bhubaneswar airport here, said sources.

The cyclone that crossed the Odisha coast and made landfall on West Bengal coast on Wednesday left a trail of destruction in the coastal areas of the state.

Over 44 lakh people under 89 blocks have been affected by the impact of the cyclone.

Earlier, Modi had tweeted: “My thoughts are with the people of Odisha as the state bravely battles the effects of Cyclone Amphan. Authorities are working on the ground to ensure all possible assistance to those affected. I pray that the situation normalizes at the earliest.”

Before coming to Odisha, the Prime Minister made an aerial survey of cyclone-affected areas in West Bengal and announced Rs 1,000 crore for immediate assistance after reviewing the situation.

Varun has a White Walker ‘awakening’

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Varun has a White Walker ‘awakening’

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan seems to have a “Game Of Thrones” hangover. He has been channeling White Walker spirits lately, at least that’s what his Instagram suggests.

On social media, Varun has shared a video where he tries out the blue-eye filter on the photo-sharing website. Along with blue eyes he is seen with flaunting messy hair and a brown T-shirt.

He captioned it “Awakening”, in reference to the much-watched series “Game Of Thrones”.

Actress Sara Ali Khan took to the comment section and wrote: “I miss Game Of Thrones”.

Actress Adah Sharma wrote: “1920 to 2020”.

On the work front, Varun will soon be seen sharing screen space with Sara in the remake of 1995 hit film “Coolie No. 1”.

The new version is directed by his father, David Dhawan, who had earlier helmed the original film of the same name, starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor.

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Railways to use 60% of isolation coaches in Shramik Special trains

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Railways to use 60% of isolation coaches in Shramik Special trains

The Indian Railways which converted 5,231 coaches into isolation wards for COVID-19 patients has now decided to take back 60 percent of such coaches to be utilized in the Shramik Special trains for the transportation of the stranded migrant workers.

The Railway Board wrote to all zonal railways on May 21 regarding this after the demands for the Shramik Special trains shot up in the last one week. The national transporter is now operating over 200 Shramik Special trains everyday.

The railways initially decided to convert 5,000 coaches for over 80,000 patients and then it also decided to convert 20,000 coaches for over 3.16 lakh COVID patients.

A railway official said 5,231 non-AC coaches were converted into isolation wards for corona patients since these coaches were standing idle for long and in view of the low demand from the state governments for the train coach isolation wards.

However, these isolation coaches, before being put into service in the Shramik Special trains, first need to be restored as normal non-AC compartments, the railway officials said adding that the reconfiguration would take about a week’s time as many changes are required to restore them to the original shape.

The conversion exercise involves many alterations for equipping the coach with a bathroom and other facilities. Now it has to be redone to make it a normal coach with toilets and curtains have to be removed.

As per the latest directive, about 3,000 isolation coaches have to be reconverted into normal coaches to cater to the increased demand for more non-AC trains while the rest will be used as isolation coaches for COVID patients.

The decision comes two days after the railways decided to run 200 special trains on a timetable basis across the country from June 1.

The railways started to run the Shramik Special trains from May 1. And till date, the national transporter has operated 2,317 Shramik Special trains and ferried over 31 lakh people to their native places across the country.

The public transporter is launching 100 pairs of popular trains like Duranto, Jan Shatabdi, Purushottam, Lucknow Mail, Vaishali Express and Samprak Kranti Express to facilitate the movement of stranded passengers from June 1.

The railways has also started to run 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains from May 12. The railways has faced flak from the opposition parties as well as from the migrant workers, who complained that the ticket price was out of their reach.

Thousands of migrant workers have gone back to their native places on foot or bicycle, tricycle carrying their children, parents in their shoulders.

The railways, which was earlier only taking online bookings for the 15 pairs of the Special AC trains and 200 special trains has started to take bookings from the PRS counters, post offices, Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTSK) and authorized agents of IRCTC from May 22.

A senior railway ministry official said that the opening of all these booking facilities once again will mark an important step in the graded restoration of passenger railway services and making the task of ticket booking easy for people from all parts of India in reserved trains.

The official said that the running of Shramik Special trains will continue to be handled by the state governments as per the existing protocols.

Top tourism, hospitality players take pledge for travellers’ safety

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Top tourism, hospitality players take pledge for travellers’ safety

Top travel and hospitality companies led by MakeMyTrip on Friday came together to make a safety pledge to prioritize the safety of travelers, maintenance of high-hygiene standards and adherence to new travel protocols in harmony with the new normal.

The Centre has set new safety procedures along with price points for the recommencement of India’s domestic passenger flight services from Monday.

The expansive guidelines, notifications and circulars not just outline the safety standards of social distancing, but also thermal screening, passenger and aircrew behaviors.

“As travel opens up in a calibrated manner, the travel and hospitality industry is taking the lead in committing itself to a shared responsibility of keeping travelers safe at all travel touchpoints,” Deep Kalra, Founder and Group Executive Chairman of MakeMyTrip, said in a statement.

Other key stakeholders include Ajay Singh, CMD, SpiceJet; Vinod Kannan, Head, Vistara; Puneet Chatwal, MD & CEO, The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL); Sunil Bhaskaran, MD & CEO, Air Asia India; Anil Chadha, COO, ITC; Vikram Oberoi, MD & CEO, The Oberroi Group; Ritesh Aggarwal, CEO-OYO Hotels & Homes; Priya Paul, Chairperson, The Park Hotels; and Rajni Hasija, Director, IRCTC, among others.

“As restrictions lift and travel gradually resumes, we want to be able to provide our customers with a sense of reassurance for their safety and well-being when they book travel again. Going forward, travelers will be able to choose and book travel offerings with new safety standards on the goibibo platform,” said Vipul Prakash, COO, Goibibo.

The hospitality sector and restaurants have been among the worst-hit due to the pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, but to their displeasure, there was nothing specific for the sectors in the mega economic package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Indian tourism travel and hospitality is said to impact 10-12 percent of employment which is believed to cover almost 5 crore plus direct and indirect jobs.

Amazon India creates 50k seasonal jobs to meet surging goods’ demand

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Amazon India creates 50k seasonal jobs to meet surging goods’ demand

Amazon India on Friday announced that it has opened close to 50,000 seasonal roles across its fulfillment centers and delivery network to meet the surge in demand for products on its platform

The company will provide roles in its fulfillment centers and delivery network, including part-time flexible work opportunities as independent contractors, with Amazon Flex. The associates will join other thousands of associates across Amazon India’s fulfillment and delivery network and assist them to pick, pack, ship and deliver customers’ orders more efficiently, said an Amazon statement.

Akhil Saxena, VP, Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, Amazon said: “We want to continue helping customers all over India get everything they need so they can continue to practice social distancing. To enable this, we are creating work opportunities for close to 50,000 seasonal associates across our fulfillment and delivery network.”

This will also keep as many people as possible working during this pandemic while providing a safe work environment for them, he said.

The statement said that while creating these opportunities, Amazon remains committed to the health and safety of its associates, partners, employees, and customers, and has implemented a number of measures towards their well-being.

Marc Guggenheim to script female superhero film ‘Jackpot’

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Marc Guggenheim to script female superhero film ‘Jackpot’

Veteran writer Marc Guggenheim is scripting a new female superhero movie titled “Jackpot”.

The Emmy-winning writer, who created the popular show “Arrow”, will pen the film script about the character, whose backstory is that of pregnant scientist Sara Ehret. The film is about a crime-fighting mother.

She gets superhero strength when she gets exposed to “Lot 777”, a virus that rewrites the DNA in her cells, while she is doing gene therapy research. Her baby is born healthy. She hands the suit to her friend Alana Jobson, who gets killed during a mission forcing Ehret to return to the job.

Guggenheim’s comic book credits include “Aquaman”, “Amazing Spider-Man” and “Superman/Batman”. On the film and TV front, his work includes “Law & Order”, “Jack & Bobby”, “CSI: Miami” and “Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia”. He is making his directorial debut with “Legends Of Tomorrow”.

The decision to rope in Guggenheim pertains to the expansion of the Marvel Spider-Man universe, reports deadline.com.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, SPSN brings sporting action to fans

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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, SPSN brings sporting action to fans

In the coming weeks, Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) will bring fans closer to some of the biggest names in Indian Olympic history with ‘Sony Ten presents The Medal of Glory.

Initially launched on the official Facebook page of SPSN, the series will now make its way to the TV sets. The series fills the void of LIVE sports for viewers as it showcases never-heard-before conversations with Olympians talking about how they are faring during the lockdown, their fitness and diet regimes, their journey to victory, representing India at international tournaments and the importance of hitting the ground running once life resumes normalcy.

The first episode will feature Abhinav Bindra and Leander Paes while the second episode features Sushil Kumar, Sakshi Malik and Vijender Singh. The third episode of the series will focus on Vijay Kumar, Karnam Malleswari and Mary Kom, while Gagan Narang Yogeshwar Dutt and KD Jadhav come on-board for the fourth episode.

WWE blockbusters will celebrate some of the most iconic matches in WWE history, honoring WWE legends and showcasing the current superstars representing flagship brands – RAW, SmackDown and NXT.

In the 80s and early 90s India was a part of some successful ODI campaigns when they toured Australia. With ‘Retro India’, SPSN brings a 15 part series that showcases some of the success India tasted on unfamiliar conditions – right from the 1985-86 tri-series between Australia, India & New Zealand where Men in Blue had a good run up until the finals, to the B&H 1991-92 tri-series between Australia, India & West Indies which again saw the Indian team challenge the best in the world.

SPSN brings ‘Modern Marvels’, a show compiled of best innings played by the best batsmen in the world right now. Each week will be dedicated to one modern marvel and the line-up boasts names like Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Babar Azam & Joe Root.

From captains to commentators, ‘Captain Courageous’ looks at some of the strangest situations to ever occur in cricket’s history.

‘Sports Stars Uncovered’ is a lighthearted, entertaining sports program speci? cally designed to provide a totally fresh perspective on sport’s biggest stars. Rather than simply glorify these sporting icons, the show aims to humanize them, including profiles on stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lewis Hamilton, Tiger Woods, Maria Sharapova, The Williams sisters, David Beckham, LeBron James, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer among others.

‘The Homage’ pays tribute to the greatest athletes who raised their games during various occasions. Homage: The Unconventional series focuses on the maverick and magnetic characters such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Diego Maradona, Jose Mourinho and Tyson Fury amongst others. Homage: The Rivals series focuses on the opponents that have become true adversaries such as Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, Federer and Nadal and the passionate rivalry of India and Pakistan in cricket amongst others.

With ‘Whacked Out Sports’, SPSN brings to its viewers a compilation of sports clips featuring some of the best and most excruciating bloopers, crashes and falls. Episodes include fireball soccer, extreme ironing, waterskiing horses, and a guy who calls himself the human catapult.

Keerthy Suresh has five million Instagram followers now

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Keerthy Suresh has five million Instagram followers now

National Award-winning southern star Keerthy Suresh has garnered a whopping five million followers on Instagram.

Keerthy shared a motley of pictures and clips on the photo-sharing website to break the news.

She first shared a photograph of herself and asked: “What am I so excited about?”

The actress then shared a video of herself along with her pet Shih Tzu Nyke. She is seen giving her furry friend a high five.

“We are now a family of 5 million!! Nyke and I couldn’t have been more grateful for all your love,” she wrote to her fans.

She later shared another picture of her pet and wrote: “You can see how excited Nyke is to meet our huge family.”

The actress currently awaits the release of her upcoming film “Penguin”. It is slated to release on Amazon Prime Videos. The film is directed by Eashvar Karthic.

Keerthy won the Best Actress award at the National Awards last year for her role in the Telugu film, “Mahanati”.

Kristen Bell’s daughter is over 5 but still wears diapers

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Kristen Bell’s daughter is over 5 but still wears diapers

Actor Kristen Bell has shared that her daughter Delta is over five, and yet still in diapers, adding that she has no problem with it.

The star made the confession while talking to Maya Rudolph and Casey Wilson during an episode of her show “Momsplaining With Kristen Bell”, reports dailymail.co.uk.

“Every kid is so different,” said the mother-of-two.

“My oldest daughter at 21 months, we merely suggested that she use the toilet in the other room and (she) never wore another diaper beyond that. We were lying in bed giggling about this, my husband (Dax Shepard) and I, like, ‘Why does everyone make a big deal out of this potty training? It’s so easy. Just tell the kid to use the toilet’,” she added.

“Currently, my youngest is five-and-a-half, still in diapers,” Bell revealed.

To this, Rudolph, who has four children, replied: “It’s real relative, isn’t it?”

The actress agreed, saying: “Yes, because every kid is so different.”

Bell recently admitted she has been having a bit of trouble with homeschooling under quarantine, saying: “I gave up. I attempted to give her some math problems.”

5 more die of Covid-19 in Telangana, toll mounts to 45

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5 more die of Covid-19 in Telangana, toll mounts to 45

In the second-biggest single-day jump, Telangana on Thursday reported five fatalities due to Covid-19, taking the state’s death toll to 45.

The state has reported 11 deaths in three days. Two deaths occurred on Wednesday while four fatalities were reported on Tuesday.

It was on March 30 that the state had reported six deaths, the highest number in a single day.

The state health department has not disclosed any information about the latest fatalities. It merely revised the death toll in the daily media bulletin.

The day also saw 38 more people testing positive for Covid-19, taking the state’s tally to 1,699. Greater Hyderabad continued to be the hot spot accounting for 26 of the fresh cases. Two cases were reported from the neighboring Ranga Reddy district.

Ten migrants also tested positive, taking the total number of cases among migrants to 99.

According to the director of public health and family welfare, 23 persons were discharged from the hospital. With this the number of people cured or discharged rose to 1,036. The number of active cases now stands at 618.

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