Cyclone Amphan: LS Speaker tells Bengal, Odisha MPs to be alert

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Cyclone Amphan: LS Speaker tells Bengal, Odisha MPs to be alert

With less than 24 hours to go before super cyclone Amphan makes a landfall in West Bengal, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday dialled up MPs of the areas that are likely to be affected by cyclone.

During his interaction with the concerned MPs, he urged them to be constantly in touch with their constituents in a “proactive” manner and guide them about the arrangements made by the different agencies.

Birla tweeted: “Spoke on phone to MPs of the affected areas regarding Cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal. Urged them to sensitise people in the affected areas. Also, impressed upon them to monitor relief and rescue measures so that they timely reach those affected.”

Sudip Bandopahyay, Saugata Roy, Dilip Ghosh, Shantanu Thakur, Arjun Singh, Bala Roy, Locket Chatterjee were among the MPs from West Bengal whom Birla called. Bengal is expected to be the worst hit by the cyclone.

Birla also called up MPs from Odisha, including Pinaki Mishra, Chandrashekhar Sahu and Pratap Chandra Sarangi, among others. Parts of Odisha, particularly the ones bordering Bengal, will also bear the brunt of the super cyclone that is believed to be the strongest in the Bay of Bengal area since 1999.

Earlier in the day, BJP President J.P. Nadda held an urgent meeting with the key party functionaries from Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu through a video conference, asking them to offer BJP’s cadre base to the state governments and local authorities in their relief measures.

Meanwhile, IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra warned on Tuesday that the super cyclone will hit West Bengal around the afternoon on Wednesday with a “devastating wind speed” that is likely to cause “widespread damage”.

Are school exams permitted in Lockdown 4.0, HC bench asks MHA

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Are school exams permitted in Lockdown 4.0, HC bench asks MHA

The Bombay High Court bench in Goa on Tuesday asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs if the new Lockdown 4.0 guidelines bar states from conducting school examinations.

The HC query followed a petition filed days after the court had disposed of another plea, clearing the way for SSC exams to be held in the state.

“The MHA is directed to impart these instructions to the learned Assistant Solicitor General of India at the earliest, so that the same can be placed before this court tomorrow itself. The situation is of urgent nature and can obviously brook no delay. It is not in the interest of any one that any uncertainty lingers with the issue of holding of examination,” the high court order said.

“Firstly, the lockdown which was to conclude by May 18, 2020, has now been extended by the MHA order dated May 17, 2020, up to May 31, 2020. Secondly, when the decision was taken to hold the examination on or about May 6, 2020, Goa did not have a single Covid positive case,” the order stated.

“However, as of today, it is pointed out that there are at least about 31 positive cases which are being treated in the state of Goa,” the high court noted.

One of the petitioners, Frederick Vaz, had argued that holding SSC exams during the Covid-19 lockdown could imperil the lives of the students appearing for the tests.

Five minor Russians booked for drinking in public

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Five minor Russians booked for drinking in public

Five Russians, all of them minors, were booked for violating lockdown norms and drinking in a public place at the north Goa beach village of Ashwem, police said on Tuesday.

Police inspector in-charge of Pernem police station Sandesh Chodankar said: “All are Russian nationals, who are minor in age. They have been booked for violation of lockdown norms and drinking in public”.

The police officer denied that the five offenders attended a major party event.

“They were just five teenagers drinking at a deserted place. After fining them, we asked them to go back to their hotel rooms,” Chodankar said.

Armaan Malik warns of fraud Facebook page carrying his name

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Armaan Malik warns of fraud Facebook page carrying his name

Singer Armaan Malik took to Twitter to warn his fans against a Facebook page titled “Armaan Malik Live”. Mentioning that it is not managed by him, Armaan requested netizens to report and block the page.

“Please don’t believe anything that the ‘Armaan Malik Live’ page posts about me or on behalf of me on Facebook. It’s NOT ME. I urge my fans to block or report that page and be careful,” tweeted Armaan on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the “Control” singer also interacted with fans on Twitter during the day.

“Armaan it’s very difficult to handle this stress , anxiety and can’t even cry properly! I don’t understand why this always happens with me,” complained a fan.

The singer consoler her with his words: “I was also in the same boat yesterday but don’t worry it’ll all pass. Just distract yourself. Our phones are the biggest problem.”

Another fan expressed: “Armaan right now I m feeling I will not achieve what I want my dreams.”

The singer explained: “I have such days too. But take it one day at a time. Right now we all are in the same boat. There’s no rush to achieve anything.”

Indian Railways get state-of-the-art Alstom 12,000 BHP locomotives

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Indian Railways get state-of-the-art Alstom 12,000 BHP locomotives

The world’s most powerful locomotive manufactured by French giant Alstom along with the Madhepura Electric Locomotives Pvt Ltd, capable of running at a maximum of 12,000 HP, joined operations of the Indian Railways on Monday, officials said.

“Bolstering Prime Minister Narendra Modiji’s vision of Make in India, first WAG12B (12000 HP) loco departed from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay station in Uttar Pradesh today. Powerful and capable of high speed, the locomotive is a significant addition to the Indian Railways,” tweeted Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.

According to Railway officials, WAG12B started its services from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay railway station (Mughalsarai Junction) in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

The train departed from Deen Dayal Upadhyay station at 2.08 p.m. in long haul formation for Dhanbad division of East Central Railway, consisting of 118 wagons which traveled from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction to Barwadih via Dehri-on-Sone, Garhwa Road stations.

The locomotive is capable of taking heavy consingment of freight and will be used on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).

“Alstom is pleased to start delivery of the electric locomotives to Indian Railways. Commencement of induction into the IR fleet, testifies our commitment towards the country. This is a revolutionary product that will be faster, safer and eco-friendly. Also, it is scripting a new chapter for India’s sustainable mobility journey and we are happy to be partnering in this,” said Alain Spohr, Managing Director, Alstom India and South Asia.

A railway ministry spokesperson said that it was a proud moment for Indian Railways, as it became the sixth country in the world to join the elite club of producing high horse power locomotives indigenously.

“It is the first time that a high horsepower locomotive has been operationalized on broad gauge track in the world. The locomotive has been produced under Make in India program. The Madhepura factory is the largest integrated greenfield facility built to the highest standards of quality and safety with a production capacity of 120 locomotives and spread across a massive 250 acres.”

Railway officials said that the locomotive is capable of running on railway tracks with conventional over head wire (OHE) lines as well as on DFC with high rise OHE lines.

The official further said that the locomotive has air-conditioned driver cabs on either side.

“The locomotive is equipped with a regenerative braking system which provides substantial energy savings during operations. These high horsepower locomotives will help to decongest the saturated tracks by improving average speed of freight trains,” the spokesperson said.

Touted as the largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects of the Railways, the Ministry of Railways and Alstom came together in 2015.

An agreement worth 3.5 billion euros was signed to manufacture 800 electric locomotives for freight services and its associated maintenance.

These locomotives are state-of-the-art IGBT-based, 3 phase drive, 9000 KW (12000 horsepower) electric locomotives. The locomotive is capable of maximum tractive effort of 706 kN, which is capable of starting and running a 6000 T train in the gradient of 1 in 150. The locomotive with twin Bo-Bo design having 22.5 T (tonnes) axle load is upgradable to 25 tonnes with design speed of 120 kmph.

The locomotive will be used on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) for the faster movement of goods, especially coal and iron ore.

The railway official said that the project started in 2018 and Modi inaugurated the project on April 10, 2018.

The prototype locomotive was delivered in March 2018. Based on the test results having design issues, the complete locomotive including bogies was redesigned. The new design of locomotive has been inspected by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) at Madhepura factory and cleared for dispatch from factory in November 2019, the official said.

He said RDSO has conducted oscillation trials at various speeds upto 132 kmph and the locomotive has passed oscillation trials successfully.

Deepika Padukone curates ‘Wellness Guide’

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Deepika Padukone curates ‘Wellness Guide’

Actress Deepika Padukone says the past several weeks have not only been “exceptionally unusual”, but also very difficult, with everyone facing the fear of uncertainty about the future.

To share how she is nurturing her mental health amidst the pandemic, the actress has joined hands with Instagram for an initiative titled, ‘Wellness Guide’, as part of its global Mental Health Awareness month.

“I am sure we all agree that the past several weeks have not only been exceptionally unusual but also very difficult; uncertainty about the future, loss of livelihoods, and the inability to be around family and loved ones, are just a few of the challenges facing us,” Deepika said.

adding, “And situations such as these often lead to or aggravate mental illness. I look forward to sharing with all of you some of the things I’ve been doing over the past several weeks to nurture my mental health, and I hope you find them useful too.”

The ‘Wellness Guide’ keeps people inspired during these tough times and is a new way to easily discover recommendations, tips and other content from your favourite creators, public figures, organisations and publishers on the social networking platform.

With people struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ‘Guides’ will first be focused on wellness and mental health content. Globally, Instagram is enabling public figures and creators to connect with expert organisations to share resources during this time, and for India, it is Deepika, along with The Live Laugh Love Foundation, that has curated this guide.

“We want to support their mental well-being by amplifying mental health resources and empowering creators to create inspiring, wellness related content. The Wellness Guide is a step in that direction,” said Ankhi Das, Director, Public Policy, Facebook — India, South and Central Asia.

Divyanka, Vivek ‘lost in jungle’ at home!

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Divyanka, Vivek ‘lost in jungle’ at home!

TV couple Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya spent Tuesday gardening at home.

Taking to Instagram, Vivek posted a few pictures in which the couple can be seen tending to plants at their home.

“Do pyar karne wale jungle mein kho gaye,” Vivek quipped, borrowing a line from the title song of Ram Gopal Varma’s 2000 adventure thriller, “Jungle”.

Explaining how to grow plants in the right manner, the actor added: “Taking care of this little piece of nature that we brought home recently by aerating the soil for oxygen and water to penetrate easily to the roots and ensuring that we don’t over and underwater them. Each plant comes with its unique character and requires a different level of sunlight, air and water. Nurturing- that’s rewarding. QuarantineLife#Gardening#HomeJungle.”

On the work front, Divyanka and Vivek will soon start their own production house titled One Reason Films. The banner was registered two years ago.

Did not sleep for three days straight after winning T20 WC: Uthappa

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Did not sleep for three days straight after winning T20 WC: Uthappa

Veteran India batsman Robin Uthappa could not sleep for three days after the M.S. Dhoni-led team won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, he has said. India defied all odds to clinch the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa, beating Pakistan in a nail-biting final by five runs.

“After winning the World Cup, I did not sleep for three days straight. It didn’t really hit us initially; we were just ecstatic that we beat Pakistan in the finals,” Uthappa said during the Royals Podcast hosted by Ish Sodhi.

“The enormity of it hit us when we landed in India. The reception we received was massive, I mean Bombay doesn’t stop for anyone, that day the entire city came to a standstill and moved only in the direction our bus was moving. Bizarrely we went through all of the Indian weather in that one day.

“What would usually take 45 minutes to an hour on a normal day, took us 5 and a half hours on that particular day. It went from being cold to rainy to humid and then hot. By the time we reached Wankhede, we were famished.

“I remember people throwing water, fruits, and chocolates at us so that we don’t lose energy and keep going. It was fun and all of us really cherished those memories. It was a massive relief to win a World Cup after 1983.

“I don’t think words do justice to the emotion of being a World Cup winner. It surpasses pretty much everything you feel as a cricketer. It’s a bit complex but it’s one of the most amazing feelings you get as an athlete.

“Simply because it makes you feel proud that you made a difference and added value to your team at that point in time to win a world championship. You have played your part and everybody has to play their part to win a World Cup,” the 34-year old elaborated.

Rajasthan Royals roped in Uthappa — who was released by Kolkata Knight Riders — for Rs 3 crore at last year’s IPL auction.

“The way I’ve been received and welcomed at RR, I haven’t missed a thing it’s been so great here. Rajasthan Royals have made me completely feel at home, it has been an amazing welcome into the franchise for me,” Uthappa said.

“I am gunning to play for RR and am delighted to be here. It’s easy to see that it’s a very well-run franchise and you need to give credit to guys who are running it.”

0.2 deaths per lakh population vs 4.1 in world: Govt

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0.2 deaths per lakh population vs 4.1 in world: Govt

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, here on Tuesday, said India had 0.2 deaths per lakh population against 4.1 deaths per lakh population for the world.

In a press statement, the Ministry said, “In terms of case mortality per lakh population, India has so far about 0.2 deaths vis-a-vis approximately 4.1 deaths for the world as a whole.”

Attributing the data to the World Health Organisation’s situation report-119, the Ministry said the highest (79.3) case mortality per lakh population had been reported from Belgium, followed by Spain (59.2), Italy (52.8) and the United Kingdom (52.1). While the USA has 26.6 and France has 41.9 case mortality per lakh population.

The number of deaths globally is 3,11,847 and the case mortality per lakh 4.1, the Ministry said.

“The relatively low death figures represent timely case identification and clinical management of the cases,” the Health Ministry said and added, 1,08,233 samples were tested in the country on Monday. So far, 24,25,742 samples have been tested.

The Ministry said India had 58,802 active cases. Of this, only 2.9 percent are in ICU.

“During the last 24 hours, 2,350 Covid-19 patients have been cured. So far, 39,174 patients have been cured. This means a recovery rate of 38.73 percent. The recovery rate is improving continuously,” said the Ministry.

From one laboratory in January, India has increased the Covid-19 testing capacity by adding over 385 government laboratories and 158 private laboratories.

The Covid-19 case surged past 100,000-mark on Tuesday with the third-highest one day spike (4,970 cases) and 134 fatalities in 24 hours. On May 17 and 18, there were 4,987 and 5,242 new cases, and 120 and 157 fatalities, respectively.

The Covid-19 tally in the country on Tuesday stood at 1,01,139 and total fatalities at 3,163.

When Vidya Balan was stumped by Jisshu Sengupta’s attitude

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When Vidya Balan was stumped by Jisshu Sengupta’s attitude

Vidya Balan has alleged that Jisshu Sengupta “showed attitude” by not speaking to her on their first meeting. He did not even smile at her properly, she added.

The topic came up during a recent Instagram live chat featuring Vidya and her “Shakuntala Devi” co-star Jisshu. At one point of the conversation, Vidya accused in jest that when filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh introduced her with Bengali star Jisshu, he “showed attitude”, did not speak to her or smile at her properly, reports zeenews.india.com.

Jisshu promptly denied the allegation. Laughing his heart out, the actor said that Vidya often says this in front of others just to pull his leg! He added that if he had not spoken to her on their first meeting, it was probably because he was “scared” –she was Vidya Balan, after all.

The actress, of course, had praise in store for Jisshu’s negative act in Srijit Mukherji’s Bengali film, “Rajkahini”, which was later re-made in Hindi as “Begum Jaan”, incidentally starring Vidya.

“I loved you in ‘Rajkahini’ and I couldn’t believe it was the same you in ‘Piku’!” said Vidya, referring to the fact that Jisshu had a far more affable role to play in Shoojit Sircar’s “Piku”.

On the work, Jisshu Sengupta and Vidya Balan will be seen as husband and wife in “Shakuntala Devi”. In the upcoming film, Vidya Balan essays the role of Shakuntala Devi who was also known as “Human computer”. The film directed by Anu Menon also stars Sanya Malhotra and Amit Sadh in key roles. It will release on Amazon Prime Video next month.

Anil Kumble takes up Yuvraj Singh’s ‘keep it up’ challenge

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Anil Kumble takes up Yuvraj Singh’s ‘keep it up’ challenge

Former India captain Anil Kumble took up the ‘keep it up’ challenge initiated by former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to create awareness regarding social distancing.

Kumble was nominated by spinner Harbjahan Singh, who along with cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and limited overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma, was among the first ones to be challenged by Yuvraj on social media.

Kumble juggled a tennis ball on his hand and simultaneously took a pledge that he will continue to stay at home as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus.

Kumble’s post read: “Thanks @harbhajan_singh for the challenge. Have modified a bit.. I nominate @VVSLaxman, @VirenderSehwag and @KLRahul11 to spread the message of #StayAtHomeAndStaySafe.”

So far, Tendulkar, Rohit and Harbhajan have participated in Yuvraj’s challenge as it continues to reach other former and current cricketers through the nomination process.

Earlier, Yuvraj vowed to stay at home as long as possible to ensure limiting the spread of coronavirus while juggling the ball.

“In these challenging times, I am committed to staying at home to prevent the spread of #COVID-19 and will #KeepItUp as long as it is required,” he had said in the caption to the video.

Kirti Kulhari urges all to ‘keep it simple’

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Kirti Kulhari urges all to ‘keep it simple’

Actress Kirti Kulhari has promoted the idea of simple eating, and said it is better for the system and for the world.

Kirti took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of her basic meal — chappatis, lentils, vegetables and curd.

“The simpler the better…For your system and the World.. I could have posted it as a story and people could have reacted and that’s it.. but I have put it here to talk about this idea of #keepitsimple … It’s something I have been striving to achieve for a while… And am surely getting better at it… It’s an attitude which is not limited to one area, situation or person…” Kirti wrote alongside the image.

She added that it is an attitude that starts reflecting in everything one does.

“And like everything else, it comes with practice and time… If u think about it, it should be the easiest to #keepitsimple but unfortunately it’s not, for most of us… And who is to blame We… We have complicated everything and we love complicating everything as if there’s actually a prize for ‘who’s can make it the most complicated’..”

She asked everyone to strengthen their faith in “keep it simple”.

“This lockdown, among other things has strengthened my faith in #keepitsimple … And given me enough time and opportunity to truly practice it.. from the meals I eat to the way I talk to what I do with my skin… There’s a conscious attempt to #keepitsimple …”

“Start with the simpler things and you will see how it grounds you in life and helps you see the SIMPLICITY of the so-called complicated situations and people and relationships… There’s so much PEACE to be experienced when you learn to #keepitsimple … Much Love… Stay blessed all of you.”

Kirti was recently seen in the second season of “Four More Shots Please!”, which is reportedly the most-watched show from India so far this year on Amazon Prime Video.

The web series tells the tale of four unapologetically flawed women as they discover life while balancing friendship in Mumbai.

A controversy has been surrounding actress Jyothika’s upcoming movie

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A controversy has been surrounding actress Jyothika’s upcoming movie

A controversy has been surrounding actress Jyothika’s upcoming movie ‘Pon Magal Vandhal’ as there came reports that the film is gearing up for OTT release on Amazon Prime. This is said to have not gone down well with Tamil Nadu theatres management and expressed their disapproval with producer of the film Suriya.

Reacting on this, media claimed that Suriya fumed over theatres managements and made it clear that he would go ahead with the release of ‘Pon Magal Vandhal’ on OTT.

However, the team of Suriya has issued a clarification on the statements that are doing rounds in the media circles. They added that Suriya never commented in harsh way but accepted the issue of OTT release of the film is going on. Further the team said, the discussions are on between producer Suriya and theatres management.

Suriya himself is personally looking into the issue and very soon the talks will come to a logical conclusion so that none will get affected by this. Hope this will settle things for now as unmade comments by Suriya are going viral on the social media.

Delhi gets over 4 lakh requests from stranded persons

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Delhi gets over 4 lakh requests from stranded persons

More than four lakh people have registered at the Delhi government’s website for going home, with the city government arranging transport for about 65,000 migrants, the official data said.

Speaking to IANS, an official said a fresh order has been issued by the Delhi government directing for publicizing the weblink https://epass.jantasamavad.org among stranded persons and also counselling the migrants against travelling on foot and walking on railway tracks.

“More than four lakh people have registered at the website for going home. About 65,000 have been sent to their home states since the travel was allowed,” the official told IANS on Tuesday.

The official said transport is being arranged for more and more people as more requests are coming each day.

“This is an ongoing process. After we receive a request, we forward it to their home state and after their approval, the demand for a train is forwarded to the Ministry of Railways,” the official said.

The order, signed by the Delhi Chief Secretary, said District Magistrates should check around railway stations and ISBTs to ensure that migrants are shifted to the nearest shelter homes in the district by buses arranged by the administration.

“The Delhi Chief Secretary has directed that it has to be ensured that the movement of stranded migrant workers who are willing to go their home states is facilitated and the stranded migrant workers appropriately persuaded and counselled that they should not be walking on road and railway tracks when they can travel in buses, trains,” the official said.

The order, according to the official, also said that the information on the arrangements for travel in special buses and Shramik specials should be widely disseminated among migrant workers.

The Chief Secretary, in the order, a copy of which is with IANS, also said that the provision of food and lodging should be made for the migrants and finally district Nodal Officers or additional District Magistrates concerned should make their travel plan state-wise and integrate them with the scheduled trains leaving Delhi.

“Special buses from railway stations, to ferry the passengers arriving by trains to their home, shall be engaged wherever public/personal transport is not available, subject to maintaining proper social distancing norms.”

The order said necessary security arrangements should be made by the police at all places in order to facilitate smooth movement of stranded persons.

“State Nodal Officers in coordination with the State/UT specific Nodal Officers and District Nodal Officers shall assess the requirement of additional trains for migrant persons and convey the same to the Ministry of Railways,” the order said.

The order came days after the Chief Secretary ordered the officials concerned to ensure that the migrant workers do not walk on roads or railway tracks and should be taken to the nearest shelter facilities, if found doing so.

As per the official data, over 18,000 people were housed in about 340 shelters across the city.

The government has also arranged about 1,900 Food Centres catering to over million beneficiaries daily twice.

Thousands of migrants are stuck at different places away from home due to sudden announcement of the lockdown from March 25.

The workers have started returning to their native villages and hometowns on foot or in overcrowded vehicles, resulting in deaths and fatal accidents.

Atrial fibrillation risk not linked to the amount of body fat: Study

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Atrial fibrillation risk not linked to the amount of body fat: Study

Researchers have revealed that that the risk of atrial fibrillation is not linked to the amount of body fat, but instead to large muscle mass, or more precisely, a high fat-free weight.

Atrial fibrillation affects as many as one in three persons in the industrialized/Western world during a lifespan. And when it comes to preventing the condition, the medical doctor’s best advice is often weight loss. However, a new study, published in the journal Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, shows that the risk of atrial fibrillation is not linked to the amount of fat, but rather to the fat-free weight.

“It appears that people with high fat-free weight do have a high risk, regardless of whether they have a lot of fat on their body or not,” said study researcher from Fenger-Gron Aarhus University in Denmark.

In many people’s eyes, large muscle mass is likely seen as the opposite of high body fat, but it turns out that to some extent, the same people have a lot of both.”And when these people have a high risk of atrial fibrillation, we tend to interpret it as proof that too much fat is harmful,” Grom added.

The study, which is based on a review of the literature on the importance of body fat and fat-free mass for the risk of atrial fibrillation, also contains a meta-analysis which summarises the results of all relevant studies in the field.

The starting point for the work was, among other things, the research group’s own study, in which they analyzed the body mass of 56,000 participants in the Danish ‘Diet, Cancer, and Health’ project.

“Our results point to the importance of remembering to also look for this condition in people who are muscular and without overwhelming body fat – even though they appear to be very healthy and robust,” he said

However, the researcher emphasizes that the results encompass only the risk of atrial fibrillation and do not gainsay that too much body fat increases the incidence of infarctions, diabetes, and many other health problems.

Ponting gets nostalgic sharing photo of longest used bat

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Ponting gets nostalgic sharing photo of longest used bat

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday shared pictures of his favorite cricket bat that he used most in his illustrious career.

“Five international hundreds with this baby, four of them against South Africa. The 120 and 143* were made in my 100th Test at the SCG.

“And the 164 was made in the famous 434 v 438 ODI at the Wanderers. Used it for as long as I could and as you can see it’s pretty worn out,” Ponting said in a tweet.

Rated as one of the best batters of all time, Ponting played 168 Tests, 375 ODIs and 17 T20Is for Australia scoring 27,483 runs across formats.

Ponting, who is currently the head coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals, also led Australia to two World Cup victories in 2003 and 2007.

The 45-year old recently said it will be difficult for batsman Usman Khawaja to make a return into the national team after being omitted from Cricket Australia’s central contract list for 2020-21.

Ponting feels Khawaja’s inconsistency is a big problem and so far in his career, the southpaw has only shown glimpses of the brilliance which he is capable of.

“I honestly think now he’s going to find it difficult (to get back into the Australian team) and I feel for him,” Ponting told ABC Grandstand as per ESPNCricinfo.

“I love Usman Khawaja, I got really close to him over the last 10 years since he made his debut and I talk to him quite regularly.

“I’ve always felt he’s a very good player and we probably never saw the absolute best of him at international cricket. We saw glimpses of it, and dribs and drabs, but not the consistently good player I thought he could have been for Australia.”

‘The sweet king’s here’: CSK shares video of MS Dhoni

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‘The sweet king’s here’: CSK shares video of MS Dhoni

Indian Premier League (IPL) side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) shared a video of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on their social media handle on Tuesday, much to the delight of former India skipper’s followers.

In normal circumstances, Dhoni would have been leading the side in 13th edition of the cash-rich league but due to coronavirus pandemic, the tournament was postponed by BCCI.

In the video, ‘Thala’ Dhoni is seen coming out of a door followed by ‘Chinna Thala’ Suresh Raina amid loud cheers from the fans present outside.

Dhoni first acknowledges a salute from the security guard present at the gate and then hilariously points grapes towards his supporters. He then waves at the crowd before boarding the bus.

CSK’s tweet read: “The sweet king’s here, simply rock on! #Thala #MSDhoni.”

Earlier, CSK had also shared a video of Dhoni’s daughter Ziva trying to ride a motorcycle. In the video, Ziva is seen sitting on a bike and revving it profusely, much to the delight of mom Sakshi.

The video went viral as Dhoni fans couldn’t stop themselves from saying ‘like father, like daughter’.

Dhoni and Ziva have also been spotted going a bike ride together inside their farmhouse in Ranchi as the former India captain continues to spend quality time with his family amid the nationwide lockdown.

Amy Jackson ‘honours’ Cannes film festival in new post

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Amy Jackson ‘honours’ Cannes film festival in new post

To honour Cannes Film Festival, which has been postponed in the wake of COVID-19, actress Amy Jackson plans to get dolled up and watch a couple of the films that premiered last year at the annual gala.

Amy, who attended the festival in 2017, took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of herself from the prestigious festival’s red carpet event.

Alongside the image, she wrote: “Cannes you not!’ Like everything else, the film festival is cancelled this year. From East to West, film productions are on hold for the foreseeable future but we’re lucky enough to have so many incredible films and series to keep us going all from the comfort of our own home!!”

“So in honour of the festival, I’m going to get dolled up and throw on a couple of the films that premiered last year, starting with ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Any other mega movie suggestions?! #cannesfilmfestival rewind,” she added.

The 2020 Cannes Film Festival will not take place in June due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organisers are busy exploring different options to conduct the festival later this year.

The organisers also mention that the festival can’t go ahead “in its original form” due to the coronavirus crisis, reports variety.com.

On the acting front, Amy’s last big release was the Rajinikanth-starrer “2.0” in 2018, which was released in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu versions.

Telangana CM KCR has gone all out in attacking Prime Minister

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Telangana CM KCR has gone all out in attacking Prime Minister

Telangana CM KCR has gone all out in attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attacked Centre’s financial package for Corona pandemic as “Bogus”. Briefing the media over lockdown extension in Telangana last night, KCR told media persons on what Telangana cabinet has discussed on various prevailing issues including Centre’s package.

KCR has dubbed Union Government’s Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package as “cheating” and “bogus”. He went onto state that it is against the spirit and interest of federal system. KCR alleged that the Modi-led Union Government is trying to rule over the states by taking advantage of the financial crisis that was caused due to lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic.

Stating that the Centre’s package is “hollow” and mere “manipulation of numbers”, KCR said Telangana is rejecting Centre’s package. KCR went onto accuse Modi-led government of having “Feudal Attitude”. “Strictly speaking, the Central government has not doled out even Rs one lakh crore, out of the entire package,” KCR stated. He went onto blast Centre and alleged that it is treating states as “beggars”

“States did not expect these bogus schemes from Centre in this hour of crisis. We wanted financial assistance from the Centre. States never expected to be treated as beggars. This is not the way reforms should be implemented,” KCR said.

Responding to the increased borrowing limits from 3 to 5 percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) where states could borrow more for the current fiscal year which is part of the Centre’s financial package and that allows Telangana could now borrow an additional Rs 20,000 crore loan, Telangana CM KCR said it is not a favour, but facility and the states need to repay anyway.

“The Centre will not give a single rupee from its pocket. Even for this, the Centre imposed several conditions for borrowing every Rs 2,500 crore, linking it to implementation of reforms like in power sector, municipal administration, one-nation-one-ration card, etc. How can the Centre impose restrictions even for borrowing loans?” he asked.

AP CM YS Jagan held a meeting with officials

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AP CM YS Jagan held a meeting with officials

In a good news to all the students, the Andhra Pradesh government has announced the opening of schools from August 3rd. Generally the academic year begins from June second week but due to the Corona virus, there occurred an inevitable delay.

AP CM YS Jagan held a meeting with officials on Tuesday and instructed them to consider this date for beginning the academic year. In this gap, Jagan directed the officials to make necessary arrangements in the schools. As we know Jagan government is introducing English Medium in all schools from first to sixth standard, accordingly officials are summoned.

In the first phase about 15,715 schools would undergo infrastructural changes and for this the government allotted time till July last week. The government has sanctioned Rs 456 crore fund while district collectors were asked to monitor the day-to-day works of schools.

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