Sebastian Coe among five new members elected at IOC

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Sebastian Coe among five new members elected at IOC

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was one of five new IOC Board members whose membership has been approved by the International Olympic Committee.

The other four whose membership was approved at the 136th IOC Session — the first-ever session to be held by video conference on Friday — were ex-Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud – Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States – Cuban Olympic Committee (COC) Board member Maria de la Caridad Colon Runes and Battushig Batbold, Acting President of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee.

Coe, who will represent the World Athletics on the IOC, said in a statement: “As president of World Athletics I’m absolutely delighted to represent our sport in the Olympic movement as an IOC member.”

“Thank you to all of you who voted for our sport, our federation today, and I look forward, our whole sport looks forward, to working even more closely with all of you in reforming and building all sports.

“At this time, of all times, the need for community and elite sport to thrive and flourish has probably never been more important,” he added.

Meanwhile, it was also announced at the Session that John D. Coates and Ser Miang Ng will replace Professor Ugur Erdener and Juan Antonio Samaranch as Vice-Presidents. Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski and Gerardo Werthein will replace Sergey Bubka, whose eight-year term on the IOC Board came to an end, and Miang Ng, whose four-year term came to an end and who was elected Vice-President.

“With 39 women on board – representing 37.5 percent of its membership versus 21.3 percent in 2013 – the Session has demonstrated the IOC’s commitment to promoting gender equality within its leadership,” IOC said in a statement.

No hope of early reopening of Taj in Agra

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No hope of early reopening of Taj in Agra

The tourism industry in Agra has given up all hopes of an early revival of the hospitality sector, as the district administration has shown no inclination to agree to reopen the iconic Taj Mahal for visitors.

The number of containment zones and buffer zones around the Taj Mahal and the interior city continues to remain high, at 85.

The Rajasthan and MP borders are virtually sealed to restrict the entry of visitors from Gwalior and Bharatpur’s side. The weekend lockdown has stalled all traffic movement via the Expressways from Delhi-Noida or Lucknow.

Though the recovery rate of Covid-19 patients continues to remain encouraging, at 82.63 percent, the real worry is the daily identification of fresh cases. In the last 24 hours, there were 14 cases taking the tally to 1,468. The death toll stands at 94. The number of active cases remains at 161. Health department officials stated that 33,932 samples had been collected so far.

The number of fresh cases in Mathura was 12, Mainpuri 8, Firozabad 7, Kasganj 27.

As fresh cases continue to cause worry in the Mathura district, the administration is in no mood to open the temples or the ‘Parikrama’ route. The total number of cases in Mathura now is 616, while in Firozabad it is 592.

Early reports suggest that there had been an appreciable improvement in the rural areas due to increased awareness and social distancing being followed. District magistrate P.N. Singh said the publicity campaign had been mounted to sensitize the rural hinterland.

The number of containment zones in rural areas has come down from 40 to 28, a rural development functionary said. As the marriage season is over and the traditional fairs or parikramas have not been permitted, there are fewer opportunities for people to congregate. “Only people who now come to the cities are the daily wage earners, but due to the shrinking of the economic activities in the urban areas, the movement is now down to a trickle.”

The partial lockdown began late Friday evening and will continue till early Monday. All markets are closed and movement of any kind has been strictly prohibited, except for emergency purposes, police said.

Coronavirus Masks: Types, Protection, How & When to Use

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Coronavirus Masks: Types, Protection, How & When to Use

Face mask needs to be used to protect from COVID -19 and masks for sale are varied. Mask protection efficiency needs to be ensured. Masks for coronavirus for sale can be had.

It was in late 2019, a novel coronavirus emerged in China. Since then, it has spread its tentacles all across the world. This novel coronavirus is referred to as SARS-CoV-2, and the disease that it causes is known as COVID-19. A face mask has to be used as a protective shield.

Some may experience mild symptoms of COVID-19 whereas others may experience difficulty in breathing, pneumonia, and even respiratory failure.

Older adults and those with underlying health conditions are at the utmost risk of falling seriously ill.

Face masks for sale are very effective, and it is important to know when to wear them.

It is better to know more about the virus and have the latest information for prevention and treatment. Masks for sale is what the individual needs to be more familiar with.

What are the three primary types of face masks?

There are three types:

  1. Homemade cloth face mask
  2. Surgical Mask
  3. N95 respirator

Homemade cloth face masks

In order to prevent the transmission of the virus from people without symptoms, people are advised to wear cloth face masks, such as homemade face masks. Mask protection needs to be ensured.

Coronavirus Masks: Types, Protection, How & When to Use

Face masks are useful when it is difficult to maintain 6-foot distance in public from others. Apart from masks for coronavirus for sale it also necessary to practice physical distancing and proper hygiene.

Benefits of homemade face masks

Cloth face masks can be no doubt be made at home from common materials, so one can have an unlimited supply of them.

They may in fact lower the risk of people without symptoms transmitting the virus through speaking, coughing, or sneezing.

It is better to use a face mask rather than avoid it. The offer some protection, as at times physical distancing is difficult to maintain.

Risks of homemade face masks

They can provide a false sense of security. While homemade face masks do offer some degree of protection, yet their protective feature is less than surgical masks or respirators.

They do not replace or reduce the need for other protective measures. Proper hygiene practices as well as physical distancing do keep a person safe.

Surgical Masks

Surgical masks are disposable, loose-fitting face masks that cover one’s nose, mouth, and chin.

Surgical masks do vary in design as some face masks for sale are flat and rectangular in shape with pleats or folds. The top of the mask has a metal strip that can be formed to one’s nose.

Coronavirus Masks: Types, Protection, How & When to Use

Elastic bands or long, straight ties do aid surgical masks to be in place while using them. These can either be looped behind the ears or tied behind the head.

N95 Respirators

An N95 respirator is more tight-fitting for face mask protection efficiency. It can filter well the droplets.

The respirator itself is usually circular or oval in shape and is designed to form a tight seal to one’s face. Elastic bands help hold it.

Coronavirus Masks: Types, Protection, How & When to Use

Some types tend to have attachment referred to as an exhalation valve, which can help with breathing and the buildup of heat and humidity.

Can wearing a face mask protect really?

SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted from person to person via small respiratory droplets.

These are usually generated when a person with the virus exhales, talks, coughs, or sneezes. One can contract the virus if one breathes in these droplets.

Also, respiratory droplets containing the virus can land on various objects or surfaces.

11 Interesting Facts about Sunil Gavaskar

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11 Interesting Facts about Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar was a topnotch batsman and Sunil Gavaskar family came into prominence on account of his batsmanship. Sunil Gavaskar’s stats proved him well.

Sunil Gavaskar was an expert at fearless batting and is much celebrated as a well-rounded cricketer that India has ever produced. Sunil Gavaskar was the man of the hour to teach India how to execute a pull or hook shot against fast bowlers and later on, he became an inspiration for the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly. Sunil Gavaskar stats are fantastic.

What more about Sunil Gavaskar?

Sunil Gavaskar happened to be the cricketer to score ten thousand runs in Test cricket as well as the first cricketer to score more than thirty centuries. Gavaskar was no doubt the best batsmen among many during his era (1971-87) and in fact, still holds the record for the most runs scored in a debut Test series. Talking about unbeaten records, Sunil Gavaskar has indeed scored the most number of Test centuries against the West Indies and he has been the only cricketer to have scored a century as well as a double century in the same Test Match twice. There are several facts about Sunil Gavaskar that perhaps have never been unheard of and does surprise a person who is interested in knowing more about him. Sunil Gavaskar’s wife had much to say about him as well as Sunil Gavaskar son.

He was the first cricketer to score more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket and the only one to score three centuries in consecutive innings twice.

Sunil Gavaskar was known for his balance, technique, concentration as well as excellent judgmental skills. He was an efficient run-scorer an also a run machine who actually broke as well as re-wrote several batting records. He achieved the unachievable.

He was known as cricket’s Napoleon and the scoreboard when he played was a delight to be watched as he scored innumerable runs. It is understood that Sunil Gavaskar was a fan of legendary wrestler Maruthi Vadar and was keen on pursuing wrestling as a career but took to cricket fortunately for all his fans.

What facts there are to be known about Sunil Gavaskar?

  1. He could have been a fisherman.
  2. Rohan Kanhai happened to be Sunil Gavaskar’s idol.
  3. Sunil Gavaskar played a leading role in Marathi film popularly known as Savli Premachi.
  4. He sang a Marathi song “Ya Dunivemadhye Thambavaala Vel Konala.
  5. He has the experience of a match referee as well.
  6. Sunil Gavaskar also dabbled into writing and wrote several books.
  7. He was popular as the best fielder of his time.
  8. Sunil Gavaskar’s initial runs were leg byes.
  9. Gavaskar was in fact much unaware of the fact that he has scored his 29th Test century and did equal Sir Don Bradman’s record which stood for more than three decades. His score reached the milestone of 8000 runs in the same innings against West Indies and Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi personally honored him on the ground.
  10. He had a unique haircut.
  11. He was known for an unbeaten record

Conclusion

Therefore, the right-handed batsman played 125 Test matches for India, scoring about 10122 runs and has made 108 ODI appearances in which he scored 3092 runs. His best inning was in 1971 series against West Indies when he made 774 runs at an average of 154.80 which still happens to the highest number of runs scored by a batsman in debut series.

Sibley and Ben Stokes got England back into the game

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Sibley and Ben Stokes got England back into the game

Dom Sibley’s painstaking unbeaten 86 helped England recover from an early collapse to be 207/3 at stumps on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford on Thursday. Warwickshire opener Sibley batted out the day’s 82 overs during more than six hours at the crease on the way to posting his second successive fifty of the series. England, in a match they have to win to level the three-match contest, were in trouble at 29-2 after off-spinner Roston Chase took two wickets in two balls either side of lunch.

But the twice dropped Sibley and Ben Stokes (59 not out) got England back into the game with an unbroken stand of 126 after they lost the toss in overcast, bowler-friendly conditions.

England suffered a setback before play started when they were forced to leave out Jofra Archer after the fast bowler admitted to breaking coronavirus protocols.

Archer left the bio-secure bubble where his teammates were staying to go home to Brighton on Monday following the end of the first Test, before the team travelled up to Manchester.

His absence deprived England of genuine speed on a pitch that traditionally assists fast bowlers after the hosts had already decided to rest Mark Wood, as well as James Anderson.

West Indies’ quicks, however, made a wayward start in a match where a win would see the Caribbean side secure a first Test series victory in England for 32 years.

But on the stroke of lunch, Chase struck with just his second ball to have Rory Burns lbw for 15.

And the first ball back saw England’s 29-1 become 29-2 when Zak Crawley fell for a golden duck after tamely turning Chase straight to West Indies captain Jason Holder at leg-slip.

England captain Joe Root, who missed his side’s four-wicket loss in last week’s first Test at Southampton to attend the birth of his second child, survived the hat-trick.

He helped Sibley add 52, with much of that stand compiled while West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel — man-of-the-match at Southampton — was off the field injured.

But young paceman Alzarri Joseph, using the width of the crease, lured Root, then on 23, into chasing a ball outside off stump, with second slip Holder catching a thick edge.

Sibley had a let-off shortly before tea when, on 44, a tough chance went down at short leg off Chase.

And he was reprieved again on 68 when the usually reliable Holder dropped a routine slip chance off Gabriel, who had come back on to bowl.

Sibley had another worrying moment on 82 he survived an lbw appeal from fast bowler Kemar Roach on umpire’s call.

Meanwhile, the normally fluent all-rounder Stokes, back among the ranks after standing in as skipper at Southampton, needed 119 balls to reach fifty on a day where a sluggish outfield deprived England of several boundaries.

As happened during the first Test, players from both teams and the umpires took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before play started at Old Trafford.

Serena Williams will make her return to the WTA tour

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Serena Williams will make her return to the WTA tour

Serena Williams will make her return to the WTA tour at a new hardcourt tournament in Kentucky in August, organisers said on Thursday. The Top Seed Open said 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams and 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens will be in the field when play begins on August 10. Serena Williams hasn’t played since representing the United States in the Fed Cup in February, before the WTA tour along with most of global sport shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. Both the WTA tour and the men’s ATP tour are scheduled to resume in August.

Serena has already said she plans to enter the next scheduled Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, which is slated to begin in New York on August 31.

The Kentucky tournament was one of two new events confirmed by WTA chief executive Steve Simon last week as additions to the tour’s revamped calendar.

WTA action is scheduled to resume with the Palermo Open in Italy starting on August 3.Last month, Serena Williams committed to play at this year’s US Open as US Tennis Association officials vowed they can safely stage the first Grand Slam since the coronavirus pandemic shutdown.

With top men’s stars questioning the wisdom of the staging the event, the USTA said the tournament will be held August 31 to September 13 without spectators at New York’s National Tennis Center, which in April became a temporary hospital facility to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

“I really can’t wait to return to the US Open 2020,” Serena Williams said in a video message. “I think the USTA is going to do a really good job of ensuring everyone is going to be safe.”This is crazy. I’m excited.”

Rohit Sharma took to Twitter to celebrate Spanish giants Real Madrid

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Senior India batsman Rohit Sharma took to Twitter to celebrate Spanish giants Real Madrid’s 34th La Liga victory. Rohit Sharma in his tweet wrote, “Another title in the bag. Real Madrid truly came together as a team during these tough times. Congratulations! Finally some good news in a year that is severely lacking any”. On Thursday, Real Madrid defeated Villareal 2-1 to clinch the La Liga title under coach Zinedine Zidane, even as arch-rivals Barcelona lost their game and were out of the race. This is Zinedine Zidane’s second La Liga victory as coach of Real Madrid.

Earlier in the year, Rohit Sharma and his wife had visited Real Madrid’s home ground and the Indian batsman had posted about the same on Instagram. In his post, Rohit Sharma wrote, ” Thanks @laliga and @ realmadrid for helping me tick this off my bucket list, what a surreal experience. My family and I had a blast. So memorable”.

Rohit Sharma and other cricketers from India are on a forced break from cricket due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mumbai Indians captain was supposed to lead his team in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to postpone IPL indefinitely.

Rohit Sharma has led Mumbai Indians to four IPL titles under his captaincy which makes him the only captain in the cash-rich league to achieve this feat. Fans will be hoping to see the Indian cricketers in action.

Shehnaaz Gill and Tony Kakkar’s much-awaited song ‘Kurta Pajama’

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Shehnaaz Gill and Tony Kakkar’s much-awaited song ‘Kurta Pajama’

Shehnaaz Gill and Tony Kakkar’s much-awaited song ‘Kurta Pajama’ dropped a few hours ago and is already receiving a fantastic response. Fans are going bonkers over the song’s foot-tapping beats, Tony-Shehnaaz’s chemistry, and their dance moves. But, above everything, what fans are loving is Shehnaaz Kaur Gill. Yes, she is the highlight and eye-candy of the song, and viewers are going gaga over her looks and dancing skills in this Punjabi song. They are bombarding the comment section singing praises for the Bigg Boss 13 finalist.

Known as the Punjabi Katrina Kaif, Shehnaaz is overwhelmed by her fans’ sweet gesture. She took to her Instagram handle to pen down a heartwarming note for all her fans for showering her with love, blessings, good wishes and always supporting her in her projects. She wrote, ‘Thank you so much my fans that you also make me trend on social media, and promote me consistently. It is because of you all that I am respected. Today, also you people made Kurta Pajama a trend, and that love is incomparable. I am what I am today, all because of you all.’

In her Instagram story, Shehnaaz again expressed her excitement to see love Kurta Pajama  is receiving. She mentioned that she has been reading the comments from people since the music video dropped and is swamped by the love from everyone. She was heard saying ‘Wow, I love you all, Muaah.’

Well, this is not the first time that Shehnaaz has given by love to her fans and thanked them, but this one was surely a sweet note by her. Meanwhile, Kurta Pajama is creating a storm on the internet, and it is being tagged as the ‘perfect’ party number.

https://twitter.com/ishehnaaz_gill/status/1284072051062390784

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Barcelona made it all about the Champions League

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Barcelona made it all about the Champions League

Barcelona made it all about the Champions League and after surrendering La Liga to Real Madrid, now it is all they have left. Winning the title last season for the eighth time in 11 years was never going to be enough. Winning the double had not been either the year before. La Liga and the Copa del Rey had become Barca’s default, their domestic dominance taken for granted and then diminished by disappointment in Europe.

A mess of a season could still be saved by the Champions League but even the most optimistic of fans expect the worst against Bayern Munich, Barcelona’s probable opponents in the quarter-finals.

Many, including Lionel Messi, are worried even about getting past Napoli, with the pandemic-delayed last 16 matchup poised at 1-1. “I said long ago that if we continued in this way, it would be very difficult to win the Champions League and that has been shown to be the case in La Liga too,” said a frustrated Messi after the loss to Osasuna on Thursday.

“If we want to fight for the Champions League we will have to change a lot because otherwise the match against Napoli, we will lose that as well.”

Just over a year on from almost winning the treble, Barcelona look set to finish without a trophy of any kind for the first time in 12 years.

And yet the concern is not so much the many failures of this season but the possibility they could be just the start.

Messi is 33 and his anger is directed primarily at the board, whose leadership has left Barcelona with a team seemingly neither for the present nor the future.

There has been no succession plan for Messi since Neymar joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2018 and that world record fee has been squandered on players that have failed to settle or been sold to balance the books.

Antoine Griezmann bought for 120 million euros, left Atletico Madrid for the Camp Nou and what he thought would be the pinnacle of his club career. Yet earlier this month, he was reduced to coming off the bench, against Atletico, in injury-time.

And it is not just Messi nearing the end. Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba are all 31 or older.

Record 2,602 new corona patients in Andhra; active cases 19,814

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Record 2,602 new corona patients in Andhra; active cases 19,814

Andhra Pradesh has yet again reported an all-time single-day high of 2,602 new coronavirus cases in the last 24-hour cycle ending 9 is on Friday, the third day in a row, taking the state’s total tally to 40,646.

There are now 19,814 active cases since 20,298 corona patients have been cured and discharged in Andhra Pradesh.

Health officials said that eight districts recorded new cases running into triple figures — East Godavari’s highest 643 cases, Guntur 367 cases, Chittoor 328 cases, Kurnool 315 cases, Anantapur 297 cases, Srikakulam 149 cases, Nellore 127 cases, and West Godavari 109 cases.

Vizianagaram with 89 cases, Kadapa (55), Prakasam (53), Krishna (37), and Visakhapatnam (23) were low-incidence districts.

On Friday, the state reported 42 deaths, slightly lower compared with an all-time high of 44 deaths on Wednesday. As per the latest update, the deaths occurred in 12 of the 13 districts.

The death toll in Andhra Pradesh has now shot up to 534, health officials said.

The day’s high of six deaths was reported from Anantapur district, and five each from Chittoor, East Godavari, and Prakasam districts.

On the other hand, Guntur and West Godavari districts reported four deaths each, while two deaths each were reported from Kadapa and Visakhapatnam. Vizianagaram and Krishna districts reported one death each.

As of Friday morning, 837 persons were discharged from hospitals and COVID treatment centers.

Only eight positive cases were detected among returnees from other states to Andhra Pradesh. Of these, six were returnees from Telangana and two from Karnataka.

To date, 2,461 corona cases have been reported among state returnees. The active cases in this category are 356, as 2,105 persons have recovered to date.

Friday morning also saw two new corona cases among overseas returnees — one from Kuwait and second with travel history to South Korea.

The corona patients in this category total 434, with 381 persons cured and discharged. As of Friday, 53 patients in this category are under treatment in the state.

Gold loan demand back on working capital requirement: Muthoot Finance

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Gold loan demand back on working capital requirement: Muthoot Finance

The gold loan business of Muthoot Finance has returned to normal amid the pandemic backed by the need for working capital by small businesses and shops, George Alexander Muthoot, the Managing Director of Muthoot Finance.

Speaking to IANS, Muthoot said the company’s operations were largely halted during the initial phase of the nationwide lockdown till April, but as restrictions were eased in May, demand for a gold loan also increased.

“We have seen a lot of people availing gold loans now also. Our loans are mainly driven to small business people, shopkeepers for their working capital requirement,” he said.

He added that as shops and establishments are opening up now and “they need money quickly, probably to buy stock, to pay their debtors or probably for any other business working capital”.

He also said that the company’s gold loan business is likely to witness a 15 percent growth in the current financial year bucking the slowdown that other non-banking financial companies (NBFC) are facing.

He noted that due to the lockdown the business in April was impacted but the company was able to make it up in May and June.

“We are back to normal now,” said the MD.

Further, the recent surge in gold prices to record levels has also helped the gold loan providers, he noted, as it makes their collaterals stronger and gives the loan giver a good margin for the gold price.

That has also been a positive for the gold loan NBFCs including the Kochi-headquartered Muthoot Finance.

Muthoot further told IANS that in a strategic move the company will focus more on the digital front and around 40 percent of its customers have already taken to online transactions.

On the question of likely change on business operations or strategy post the pandemic, the Muthoot Finance MD said: “Our business model is intact but customers having to walk to our branches will not be as easy as before, that’s why we are encouraging more online business. That a strategic change we are making, more of an online business.”

According to the company, it has recorded strong traction on its ‘Muthoot Mobile App’ as well as the online portal in the months following Covid-19 pandemic and the company has seen a four-fold jump in the quantum of loan disbursals on its through digital platforms to the tune of Rs 224 crore in June 2020 from that in February.

It has witnessed a 73 percent growth of unique customers transacting on its digital platforms in June when compared to February.

On the outlook for the sector, Muthoot seemed optimistic and said that demand for gold loans is only going to rise from here on.

“All businesses require money and that is where gold loans come in. As long as people require quick money, the gold loan will be the best product.”

Sanya Malhotra: This is a very exciting time for me

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Actress Sanya Malhotra has back-to-back reasons to celebrate.

Recently, the trailer of her next film “Shakuntala Devi” was unveiled. Now, there is a new announcement for her film “Ludo”.

“This is a very exciting time for me, first the trailer of ‘Shakuntala Devi’ was released and then release of ‘Ludo’ on Netflix was announced,” she said.

“The response that I’m getting for the trailer as well as the announcement regarding ‘Ludo’ is overwhelming. I’ve been flooded with congratulatory calls from family and friends since yesterday and I’m happy with how both announcements lined up together. With back-to-back good news, it’s always more the merrier, especially while we are stuck in lockdown,” she added.

In “Shakuntala Devi”, the actress will play the real-life character of Anupama Banerji, daughter of Shakuntala Devi.

The actress also did a little dance recently to celebrate the trailer release.

Sanya also has Guneet Monga’s “Pagglait” in her kitty.

Over 13K register to volunteer for B’luru Police Covid duties

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Over 13K register to volunteer for B’luru Police Covid duties

More than 13,470 people have registered to volunteer as civil police wardens with the Bengaluru Police, to assist in regulation and anti-COVID measures, said an official on Friday.

“We are proud of Bengaluru and every Bangalorean. A call by the Commissioner of Police for civil police volunteers and we are overwhelmed with the response,” said Additional Commissioner of Police Hemant Nimbalkar.

He said 13,470 citizens, who care for the city, have registered to fight COVID shoulder to shoulder along with the police and called the response an unprecedented civic movement.

The volunteers registered from the eight divisions of the city. Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said the volunteers were doing outstanding work.

“Outstanding work being done by the overwhelming number of Bengaluru civil police volunteers, they are unsparing. Policemen have become law-abiding citizens,” said Rao.

On Tuesday, Rao had urged interested people to volunteer for the department, indicating how short-staffed the department has been amid the pandemic.

As some people were misunderstanding that the voluntary work would be a paid duty, Rao later clarified that people volunteering as civil police wardens with the city police department will not receive any remuneration.

Incidentally, people from as far as Ramangara, Tumkur and other districts have also applied, but the department is considering only volunteers from the city as they want people with local geographical knowledge.

The volunteers will accompany the policemen in night patrolling, man check posts, answer questions of the general public, and assist station house officers.

They are also required to assist in documentation and computer work at the police station level, enforce social distancing, and wearing face masks among the public.

As many as 100 volunteers were used in the Bengaluru South division on Thursday night for barricading, patrolling, and assisting the policemen.

On Thursday, Bengaluru reported more than 2,000 cases with 2,344 infections, raising its tally to 25,288, out of which 18,828 are active.

Being the epicenter of the pandemic in the southern state, Bengaluru hosts 61 percent of all the active cases.

Bengaluru is currently under COVID lockdown till July 22, 5 a.m.

Picking Rohit’s wicket would be a dream come true: Naseem Shah

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Picking Rohit’s wicket would be a dream come true: Naseem Shah

Pakistan’s teenage pace sensation Naseem Shah feels Rohit Sharma has the ability to play all kinds of deliveries and the premier India batsman’s wicket would be a dream come true.

“Rohit Sharma has the ability to play all types of deliveries, be it short ones or good length deliveries. His records speak for itself and picking his wicket would be a dream come true for me,” Naseem told cricingif.com in a video interview.

The 17-year old also said getting Australia star batsman Steve Smith would delight him too.

“Steve Smith is very unorthodox in his batting technique and getting him out would be a delight for me. In the past, I have had the opportunity to bowl to him but picking his wicket would be a good experience, given his form.”

Shah has so far played four Tests for Pakistan, taking 13 wickets.

Shah is part of Pakistan’s squad which will play in England next month.

The first Test between England and Pakistan will be played in Manchester starting August 5 while the final two Tests are scheduled to be played at Southampton from August 13 and August 21, respectively.

The three T20Is, meanwhile, will be played at a single venue in Manchester on August 28, August 30 and September 1.

Varun Tej is waiting for ‘world to come back to normalcy’

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Telugu star Varun Tej Konidela says he is waiting for the world to bounce back to normalcy in a new post on social media.

Varun took to his verified Instagram account, where he shared a picture of himself relaxing on his sofa.

In the image, he is seen wearing a maroon shirt paired with black pants. He completed his look with a pair of brown shoes.

“Just waiting for the world to come back to normalcy!” he captioned the image.

Varun recently shared a black-and-white picture on Instagram showing him at the gym, with a beam of light on his face.

“FOCUS,” he captioned the image.

The Telugu star, who has worked in hits like “Tholiprema”, “Fidaa” and “F2”, will next be seen in playing a boxer in his upcoming film, tentatively called #VT10.

He will reportedly be seen playing a boxer in the film, a boxing drama helmed by debutant director Kiran Korrapati.

Zidane architect of this LaLiga title, says Real Madrid President

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Zidane architect of this LaLiga title, says Real Madrid President

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has hailed his players and coach Zinedine Zidane after they wrapped up the 2019-20LaLiga title.

Real Madrid secured their 34th LaLiga title after a 2-1 win at home to Villarreal on Thursday night. Karin Benzema scored twice in a game they needed to win to assure the title with a game still to play this season.

“We really wanted to win this league title and that is what we have done,” Perez told Spanish television network Movistar.

“They have all put in enormous performances, especially Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois, and Casemiro, while Sergio Ramos is more than a captain.

“They have all built a brilliant team spirit while Zidane is the architect of this title win as he has put the players to work. We are so pleased.”

Earlier, Zidane had stated that he is feeling like the happiest person in the world at the moment.

“It’s huge. It’s a constant battle. There are 38 games, and only at the end can you achieve something great like today. I’m extremely thankful to the players, first and foremost, because they’re the ones fighting out on the pitch,” Zidane was quoted as saying at the post-match presser by the club’s official website.

“I have my role and I’m with them, but it’s a team effort. This is a huge achievement, it’s incredibly emotional. It’s very tough to win the Spanish league, very tough indeed.

“There are people who say that happiness makes no noise, but I’m the happiest person in the world on the inside right now. Many thanks to everyone for the support,” he added.

What media firms need to do to attract more advertisers

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What media firms need to do to attract more advertisers

Strengthening the sales teams’ digital expertise, improving campaign monitoring and reporting, and identifying what makes your publication unique are some of the steps that local media can take to attract more advertisers, says a study.

The recommendations come at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a dramatic decline in advertising revenue that supports local media.

The findings are based on a study by Google News Initiative (GNI) and Local Media Consortium.

Market research firm Magid led this analysis and gathered insights from national and local advertisers and agencies across the United States to understand their perception of local media, Fran Wills, CEO, Local Media Consortium, wrote in a blog post on Thursday.

Magid found that more than half of advertisers think trustworthy relationships with publisher sales teams are extremely important when making investment decisions.

While advertisers see value in local media because of their market proximity and unique relationship with communities, many find their digital expertise to be a barrier.

This digital knowledge gap is preventing advertisers from spending more with local news, said the study titled “2020 Advertiser Assessment of Local Media Digital Advertising.”

“Local media companies should prioritize equipping their teams with digital sales training, so they can more effectively provide advertisers with campaign recommendations and insights, as well as serve as credible consultative partners,” Wills said.

Local media companies should also focus on developing more streamlined processes and campaign reports that are timely, intelligible, and solutions-oriented.

No Covid cases in my constituency, claims KPCC chief

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No Covid cases in my constituency, claims KPCC chief

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D.K. Shivakumar on Friday claimed that there were no new coronavirus cases in his Kanakapura Assembly constituency in Ramangara district.

“No new COVID cases in Kanakapura taluk and all positive cases have been cured. I thank my constituency’s people who have helped in strictly following the lockdown guidelines in containing the virus spread,” said Shivakumar here.

Kanakapura is about 60 km southwest of Bengaluru on the old Mysuru road.

“We continue to remain vigilant. We are also distributing 30 immunity-boosting tablets to every house,” said the 7-time legislator, considered as the party’s Man Friday and a troubleshooter in the southern state.

Shivakumar’s younger brother D.K. Suresh is the party’s only Lok Sabha member to win in the April-May 2019 for the second time from Bengaluru Rural district.

Shivakumar, 58, took charge as the party’s state unit president on July 2 amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown to revive the party in the state.

The claim of Kanakapura being virus-free came a day after the party’s firebrand leader sought President’s rule in the southern state alleging the ruling BJP government failed to tackle the pandemic, as evident from the spurt in positive cases since July 1 when Unlock 1.0 was allowed and people violated the lockdown guidelines.

“It’s time the BJP government resigns and allows President’s rule in the state, as it has miserably failed to control the COVID cases, which have been surging daily,” Shivakumar told reporters here on Thursday.

Latching on to state Health Minister B. Sriramulu’s observation on Wednesday that “only God can save Karnataka from the pandemic”, Shivakumar said the government’s incompetence had left the citizens at “God’s mercy”.

“Why do we need a government which cannot tackle the pandemic? What Sriramulu said reflects poorly on the BJP government’s ability to handle the situation, which appears to be going out of its control due to its incompetence,” thundered Sriramulu.

Shivakumar’s attack on the nearly year-old BJP government came amid a 9-day lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts since July 14 night up to July 22 morning to contain the surging COVID spread.

With a record 4,169 new cases on Thursday, the state’s COVID tally breached the 50,000-mark to touch 51,422, including 30,655 active cases after 19,729 were discharged to date, while 1,032 patients succumbed to the infection, with 104 in the last 24 hours.

Accounting for about 60 percent of the state’s cases, Bengaluru reported a record 2,344 cases on Thursday, taking its overall tally to 25,288, including 18,828 active after 5,952 were discharged with 497 a day ago, while 507 died of the infection, with 70 in the last 24 hours.

In contrast, the Ramanagara district has 396 cases, including 192 active after 195 were discharged so far while only 9 succumbed to the infection.

TeamViewer acquires Ubimax to augment industrial workplace

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TeamViewer acquires Ubimax to augment industrial workplace

Remote connectivity solutions provider TeamViewer on Friday announced to acquire Ubimax, a wearable computing and augmented reality (AR) solutions provider, for an undisclosed sum.

With this acquisition, TeamViewer will expand its AR and Internet of Things (IoT) offering industry-specific solutions for enterprise customers and industrial workplaces.

“The joint product portfolio will offer enterprise customers a unique one-stop-shop for securely connecting devices, workers, and processes in numerous industries,” said Oliver Steil, CEO of TeamViewer.

With Ubimax, the total addressable market (TAM) size will increase by 10 billion euros to 40 billion euros in 2023, TeamViewer said in a statement.

“Ubimax’s leading Augmented Reality platform and our proven experience in industrial workflow integration perfectly complement TeamViewer’s product portfolio,” added Hendrik Witt, CEO, and co-founder of Ubimax.

Founded in 2014 in Bremen, Germany, Ubimax’s portfolio includes the industrial AR software platform ‘Frontline’, wearable computing devices, and consultancy services.

Ubimax serves more than 200 enterprise customers around the globe.

Although TeamViewer is free for private use, the company has more than 500,000 subscribers globally.

Sonam: Being an actor, I know how important our appearance is

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Sonam: Being an actor, I know how important our appearance is

Bollywood actress Sonam K. Ahuja says being an actor, she knows how important their physical health and appearance are.

Sonam took to her verified Instagram account, where she posted a picture of actress and stuntwoman Mary Ann Evans, who was popularly known as “Fearless Nadia”.

Alongside the image, Sonam wrote: “I don’t know how you guys feel, but I’m blown to bits! When I read about Nadia, I was stunned. Being an actor, I know how important our physical health and appearance are. There’s a reason why most actors today don’t perform their own stunts.”

Sonam wrote that even now, “physical combat is seen as something that only men are supposed to do in films.”

“Running on trains and fighting the enemy or even working the whip – these are seen as things the “hero” does to win. Many say that she was better at stunts than most male actors of the time!” she wrote.

Sonam called “Fearless Nadia” a true legend.

“Added to all of this is the fact that from Australia she came to India, learned the language, learned the craft, and made a name for herself here. It’s amazing how she challenged the norm back in the 30s and 40s and decided to risk it all by doing her stunts herself. So inspiring and courageous. A true legend, in my opinion!” she said.

Fearless Nadia is most remembered as the masked, cloaked adventurer in the popular 1935 film “Hunterwali”.

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