‘Most UK businesses unprepared for end of Brexit transition period’

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‘Most UK businesses unprepared for end of Brexit transition period’

Only a quarter of British businesses said they are fully ready when the Brexit transition period expires on Dec. 31, a survey from the Institute of Directors revealed.

Nearly half of the 978 company directors polled in late June said they weren’t able to prepare right now, with one in seven distracted by coronavirus pandemic and almost a third saying they needed the details of any changes to be clear before adjusting, the survey found, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.

The survey said those in the financial sector were most likely to be ready while manufacturers, in particular, had more to do, and directors in services felt especially unable to prepare at present.

It said the vast majority of directors believe that reaching a deal is important for their organization.

The Institute of Directors called on Britain and the European Union (EU) to commit to a reciprocal, phased implementation wherever possible, and for the British government to provide greater clarity on its contingency plans in the event of a no-deal.

Jonathan Geldart, director-general of the Institute of Directors, said: “With so much going on, many directors feel that preparing for Brexit proper is like trying to hit a moving target. Jumping immediately into whatever comes next would be a nightmare for many businesses.”

“Unilateral actions like staggering import controls would be a welcome step from government, but are by no means enough, we need to mitigate disruption across many different sectors on both sides,” Geldart said.

Britain ended its EU membership on January 31 but is still following EU rules during the transition period until Dec. 31 to enable a permanent future trade deal to be reached.

Negotiation teams from Britain and the EU are intensifying talks in July by meeting face to face after rounds of video talks that produced no significant progress by June, due to huge differences in fisheries and the so-called level playing field.

Britain has formally ruled out the possibility of an extended post-Brexit transition period. The British government confirmed a new three-stage plan for border controls and procedures in 2021, pledging to take a “flexible and pragmatic” approach to give industry extra time to make necessary arrangements.

Thai PM hints at cabinet reshuffle after budget debate

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Thai PM hints at cabinet reshuffle after budget debate

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that he plans to reshuffle his Cabinet team after the annual budget debate concludes in September.

Prayut on Monday told the media that some ministerial posts wouldn’t take too long to pick, quoting “there are many skilled economists outside the coalition parties but many have already turned down the suggestion as they are reluctant to enter politics”, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Thai prime minister also flatly denied any unrest within the ruling Palang Pracharath Party after four of its key members resigned from the party last week, and with the Finance and Energy ministries in the spotlight.

“The key qualification I am looking for in the Cabinet post is someone who can help reboot the Thai economy during and post COVID-19 pandemic,” said Prayut. “The focus here is to rehabilitate and help the Thais who had been hit hard by the pandemic to stand up again.”

Prayut suggests that since inbound travel is still banned to stem the outbreak, one way to boost the domestic economy and tourism is to “encourage Thais to spend and travel within Thailand. There are lots of new destinations in the country which many Thais have not explored.”

Thailand recorded no foreign tourist arrivals or receipts for a second straight month in May as the pandemic forced border closing.

Annual tourist arrivals are forecast to drop to 8 million, just one-fifth of last year’s total.

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) forecasted Thailand’s GDP to contract a further 8.1 percent this year, exacerbated by the fallout of COVID-19.

Nithya Menen: Important for me to do films that stand the test of time

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Nithya Menen: Important for me to do films that stand the test of time

Actress Nithya Menen has entertained many with her hit films in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu languages, and she forayed Hindi cinema last year with “Mission Mangal”. For her, it is not enough to entertain people. She wants to do films that stand the test of time.

The actress made her debut with the 2006 Kannada movie “7 O’ Clock”, and then went on to impress with roles in “Mersal”, “24”, “O Kadhal Kanmani”, and “Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju”.

Talking about her film choices and successful career, she told IANS: “It took its own course. I hadn’t planned any of it. I didn’t want anything specific either. It’s important for me to do good films, to do films that stand the test of time, that I feel proud of. That’s very important to me. It’s not enough to just entertain.”

She loves her film career, but she has other plans, too.

“I recorded two new singles during the lockdown. I hope I have another branch of my career, which is music. One of the songs is a collaboration with an artist from London. It’s got a classical sound along with an electronic sound. Another one is a nice romantic melody,” shared Nithya.

She has a huge plan that involves writing a script, too. “I had always wanted to sit and write a script. Otherwise, I don’t get the energy to do it. I gave it a start, but I didn’t put any deadline, so it was like if I felt like writing, I would write if I didn’t, I wouldn’t. I didn’t finish the whole thing. I think I have a few more months,” she said.

As an actress, Nithya has just explored a new medium, with the web series “Breathe: Into The Shadows”, streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

“It is one of the best performances I have given to date,” she declares, about her role as a mom in the psychological crime thriller.

Asked if OTT platforms will be the new way of viewing films too, she said: “I don’t think anything can replace the whole experience of going to a theatre and seeing a movie on a big screen. That is a different experience. But the OTT platforms that are opening up now have started a healthy trend in terms of content and cinema.

“Sometimes, there is a certain stagnancy, everybody walks on the same path, and a lot of things become cliches. OTT is opening up new opportunities for everybody. As an actor, I am very hopeful. (It is a medium) Even for writers and directors who want to explore diverse content.”

She feels that everyone should make niche content so that there is something for everybody to watch.

“There should be something for everyone, so that is what OTT is doing. I feel that’s a very healthy environment,” she said.

For now, she is using her lockdown time productively.

“I work for months together then after that, I have to escape from it for some time. I have to recharge, otherwise, you can’t drain yourself off. It’s an emotionally draining job. It’s imperative that we take these breaks. I am used to doing nothing for months together. So when lockdown happened, I thought, ‘It’s not new to me at all’. I know people are freaking out, but I am like I do this all the time,” she said.

“We always complain that we don’t get time to do certain things, so why not use this time. I love the uncertainty of this time. You never know when things are going to start, what’s going to happen, basically there are no deadlines. You can do whatever you want, what your heart wants to do. I decided to use this time to do everything that I didn’t get time for. I have been using it quite productively,” she added.

She has started reading, learning a lot of things online, and cleaning up her house, among other things.

DRDO develops software tool for tracking Covid patients in quarantine

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DRDO develops software tool for tracking Covid patients in quarantine

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a software tool for enforcement of quarantine, which will be implemented in partnership with the Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA), an industry body of software professionals.

Both the organizations on Monday signed an agreement to implement the automated management of the software. The pilot for the implementation is likely to begin soon.

The DRDO has devised Smart Automated Management of Patients and Risks for Covid-19 (SAMPARC), intelligent software for enforcement of quarantine or isolation.

The software tool will be a handy tool for law enforcement and health officials, as it would enable intelligent automated tracking of those in quarantine or isolation. It will also generate alerts if there are violations or willful suppression of movement details. This is expected to reduce the tracking workload of law enforcement or health officials.

The online pact was signed by Dr. Rituraj Kumar, Scientist G, Centre for AI & Robotics (CAIR) of the DRDO and Sundeep Kumar Makthala, Global President, TITA.

The SAMPARC solution can be deployed as a national service by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) or can be distributed as a state-wise or region-wise service.

Relying on the information provided by the police and health officials, it allows geofencing, face recognition, display of data on a map (with hotspot information, if available).

The rollout of the solution involves no cost to the patient and local authority needs to position only a suitable computer and the software is based on a combination of open-source software.

Details of the patient including name, cell phone number, IMEI of the phone, coordinates of the quarantine location, duration of quarantine, email id, and optionally photographs of the patient for AI-based face detection.

The app has to be installed on the patient’s smartphone which would automatically send a protected message to the COVID server every 10 minutes. The app would run as a background service that would automatically restart even if the phone reboots. Based on the requirements of the authorities, the patient will be able to send selfies taken through the SAMPARC app to the server for automated AI-based face recognition.

“The software would automatically generate an alarm if the patient violates the geofence of his quarantine location in four consecutive inputs received from the smartphone. It also sends out an alert if the selfie does not match the photo taken during registration. The software would display potential violations as a red symbol. Once the quarantine period is over, the patient would be removed from tracking and they can uninstall the SAMPARC app,” explained Makthala

“We chose TITA as an implementing partner as it has been working at the grass-root level and has implemented many programs like digital literacy, rural citizens connect with doctors through Tconsult, etc,” said Dr. Kumar.

Rohit Sharma to lead over Kohli in Moody’s World T20 XI

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Rohit Sharma to lead over Kohli in Moody’s World T20 XI

Former Australia all-rounder turned coach Tom Moody picked Rohit Sharma over Virat Kohli to lead his World XI side, also leaving out Mahendra Singh Dhoni and handing the wicket-keeping gloves to West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran instead. But he clarified that it was a current team and not one from the recent past.

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit has won the most number of Indian Premier League (IPL) titles and is Kohli’s deputy in India’s white-ball sides.

“I am picking a team to play in a tournament in the next three weeks,” former Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Moody told Harsha Bhogle in the latest Cricbuzz interview.

“David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers.

“I am keen to go with Jos Buttler but I need a left-hander so I am going with Nicholas Pooran at five. I need a left-hander in the middle order to give me the balance.”

On Dhoni, Moody said since the former India captain has not played competitive cricket after the 2019 ODI World Cup semi-final where India lost to New Zealand, he did not pick him.

“That’s why I wanted to clarify that (this team) is (for) today (playing now). Dhoni is a no-brainer otherwise. I am his number one fan and what he’s done from a captaincy point of view and otherwise.”

Moody’s World XI: David Warner, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer; 12th man: Ravindra Jadeja

11 more deaths take UK COVID-19 death toll to 44,830

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11 more deaths take UK COVID-19 death toll to 44,830

Another 11 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Sunday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 44,830, the British Department of Health and Social Care said.

The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes, and the wider community.

As of Monday morning, 290,133 people have tested positive for the disease in Britain, a daily increase of 530, according to the department, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.

Meanwhile, a London-based children charity warned Monday that deep budget cuts to education and rising poverty worldwide caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could force at least 9.7 million children out of school forever by the end of this year.

The world is facing a hidden education emergency as COVID-19 would leave an estimated US $77 billion gaps in education spending for the world’s poorest children over the next 18 months, said Save the Children in its Save Our Education report.

Google to fund 1 lakh scholarships, launches career certificates

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Google to fund 1 lakh scholarships, launches career certificates

Google on Monday announced a new Google Career Certificates that will help Americans get qualifications in high-paying high-growth job fields — no college degree required.

The company said it would fund 100,000 need-based scholarships and consider new career certificates as the equivalent of a four-year degree for related roles.

“We’re also committing $10 million in job training Google.org grants for communities across America, working with partners like YWCA, NPower, and JFF,” said Kent Walker, SVP of Global Affairs at Google.

Nearly two-thirds of all new jobs created since 2010 require either high-level or medium-level digital skills.

This presents a challenge for many job seekers, as well as to America’s long-term economic security. People need good jobs, and the broader economy needs their energy and skills to support our future growth.

The company announced 3 new Google Career Certificates in the high-paying, high-growth career fields of Data Analytics, Project Management, and User Experience (UX) Design.

The programs equip participants with the essential skills they need to get a job. No degree or prior experience is required to take the courses.

Since 2017, Google has helped 5 million Americans learn digital skills through Grow with Google.

Ayushmann Khurrana: I choose films that have no reference points

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Ayushmann Khurrana: I choose films that have no reference points

Ayushmann Khurrana says he has always opted for films that have no reference point and that he has done so deliberately.

“I have always tried to choose films that have no reference points and I have done this deliberately. I have gravitated towards handpicking social dramas in my quest to give the audience films that can hopefully impact change in mindset, communities, and of course attitude,” Ayushmann said.

In his eight-year Bollywood journey, Ayushmann has played a sperm donor in his maiden film “Vicky Donor”, a man with erectile dysfunction in “Shubh Mangal Saavdhaan”, a strong-headed police officer in “Article 15”, a gay lover in “Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhaan”, highlighted body shaming in “Dum Laga Ke Haisha” and spotlighted premature balding in “Bala”.

“These so-called taboo topics were hardly touched upon by our industry because we generally, consciously, like to shy away from speaking publicly about these issues,” he said.

Ayushmann wants society and Bollywood to be more vocal about important issues that can help promote diversity and inclusivity in India.

“We aren’t very vocal about some important and real issues that we should actually be talking about and discussing more often. I have always felt that bringing such topics out in the open will help us grow as a country,” he said.

Ayushmann says he will continue with his journey to usher as much “positive change” around him as possible. “That’s my biggest motivation as an artist,” he summed up.

US stocks end mixed as Covid-19 uncertainty weighs

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US stocks end mixed as Covid-19 uncertainty weighs

Wall Street’s major averages erased strong earlier gains to finish mixed as investors focused on a continued spike in coronavirus infections in the United States.

On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.50 points, or 0.04 percent, to 26,085.80. The S&P 500 dropped 29.82 points, or 0.94 percent, to 3,155.22. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 226.60 points, or 2.13 percent, to 10,390.84, Xinhua news agency reported.

All three indexes rallied earlier in the day with the 30-stock average jumping as much as 563.79 points.

US-listed Chinese companies traded mostly lower, with eight of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P US Listed China 50 index ending the day on a downbeat note.

Investors remained cautious as new COVID-19 infections continued to surge in the United States.

More than 3.34 million confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States, with over 135,000 deaths, as of Monday afternoon, showed a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Wall Street also paid close attention to corporate earnings.

PepsiCo reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Monday. The stock closed 0.33 percent higher.

Results from major financial institutions will dominate the week, with banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs each set to deliver earnings results.

The estimated earnings decline for the S&P 500 is 43.8 percent for the second quarter, according to data from FactSet as of early July.

What Is Cupuaçu? Benefits and Uses

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What Is Cupuaçu? Benefits and Uses

Cupuacu butter is beneficial for improving skin texture and cupuacu smell is exotic. This type of fat has several benefits and one can feel a healthy skin.

Cupuaçu is very popular in Western international locations. The fruit and its butter are indeed valued versatility in each meal. It has a variety of benefits. Cupuaçu in English is the type of fat for improving skin. Cupuacu smell is aromatic.

Cupuaçu butter happens to be a healthy wholesome fat and serves as a wonderful emollient that will help restore the pores and skin’s pure moisture barrier. Because of its low melting level, cupuaçu butter softens when it is utilized to the pores as well as skin, permitting for fast absorption. Its excessive fats content material do help seal in moisture to rehydrate the pores and skin, improve suppleness, and reduce indicators of growing older such as superb traces and wrinkles.

Its excessive antioxidant content material can protect the pores and skin from dangerous compounds, comparable to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, environmental pollution, and cigarette smoke.

Cupuacu (Theobroma grandiflorum) happens to be fruit from Central and South America and a close relative of cocoa. Its source si from popular cupuacu butter, an edible butter that is prepared from the seeds of the fruit. Cupuacu butter is a vegetal fat consisting of 50% saturated fat. The fatty bacid make-up of cupuacu butter can be made use of for external use, for skin and hair in particular, thus ensuring few other natural products do. Cupuaçu taste is excellent. The fruit is tasty.

1) Intense hydrating action

Cupuacu butter is useful for skincare due to its intense hydrating action which helps skin cells to retain moisture for a healthier appearance and softer feel. The butter can be applied after taking a shower to lock in moisture. The unrefined butter happens to be a source of vitamin A for healthy skin cells and vitamin E with powerful moisturizing action.

2) Natural emollient

Its fatty acid and vitamin E content make cupuacu butter a good natural emollient. It aids to care for dry and damaged skin. The butter has a softening as well as soothing action, moisturizing skin and restoring its natural elasticity. It can be used for treating various skin conditions that cause dry, scaly, thickened skin such as dermatitis (eczema), xerosis or psoriasis. One can go in for cupuaçu chocolates well.

3) Good for dry, chapped lips

Cupuacu butter is a good, natural alternative for dry, chapped lips. The butter can be applied directly onto one’s lips and does help prevent and reverse dryness. For effective results, it needs to be used regularly. Other benefits are Omega-9 monounsaturated fatty acid and saturated fats such as palmitic acid or stearic acid along with vitamins A and E are added benefits of cupuacu butter for the skin as well as lips.

4) Anti-aging effects

Both the unrefined but especially the refined butter have anti-aging effects which further provide benefits for skin appearance. Vitamins A and E in cupuacu butter along with saturated and unsaturated fatty acids not only help keep skin moisturized and restore its elasticity, but also hold antioxidant effects for wrinkle prevention and attenuation. There are sources that particularly recommend cupuacu butter for mature skin.

5) Helps repair damaged hair, restores shine

Cupuacu butter is also applied directly on the hair as a natural hair mask, conditioner or leave-in treatment for damaged ends. The butter is contains a lot of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids which nourish hair intensively, lock in moisture and combat dryness and brittleness as well as restore shine. It is particularly suitable for dry scalp, which includes scalp problems such as eczema, dandruff and scalp irritation, helping balance sebum, moisturizing the skin and reducing itchiness and redness. It can be made use of for providing definition to curly hair or give sheen to hair ends after styling.

6) Absorbed fast, non-greasy finish

Cupuacu butter is a sort of fat that is quite similar to human skin oils. It has a low melting point (estimated at 30 degrees Celsius) and thus allows absorption easily into the skin and does not leave a greasy finish. Cupuacu seeds are beneficial too.

10 Ways to Save Water in Daily Life

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10 Ways to Save Water in Daily Life

Saving water is necessary and the question in one’s mind is how to save water in daily life? There are simple ways to save water. One must be careful while using water.

Why do we need to conserve water? As we are aware water forms the basis of existence on planet earth. It is essential to sustain life on earth. Our whole existence in fact depends upon water. The million-dollar question is how to save water in daily life?

How to save water easily?

Water conservation is simple. One can follow easy step to conserve water.

What steps to save water in daily life?

1. Save Water In Bathroom

2. Fix Toilet Leaks

3. Use water-saving showers

4. Do rainwater harvesting

5. Install low flush toilets

6. Do rainwater harvesting

7. Save water in the garden

8. Recycle Water

9. Save water in washing car

10. Cover swimming pool

11. Re-use of cooking Oil

1. Keep a check on water usage in the bathroom

This is one of the best ways to save water on a daily basis. Various surveys do indicate that lot of water is wasted every day while bathing or brushing one’s teeth. It is better to turn of the tap while brushing can save more than 5 liters of water per minute.

2. Fix the toilet leaks

It is also better to take notice of unknown leaks in the bathroom and household as much water can be wasted.

3. Use water-saving showers

It is also gooed to go in for water-saving showers that can bring a major change in one’s daily usage of water.

4. Install low-flush or dual-flush toilet

In order to cut down on daily water usage consumption, it is advisable to install a low-flush or dual-flush toilet. Surveys show that normal toilets tend to make use of three or four times of water.

5. Using a rainwater tank during monsoon

A rainwater tank helps to conserve water. The water collected from rain can be used in many productive ways. One can water the plants.

6. Use a watering can for your garden

A watering can is useful as it provides all the required nourishment for the garden. It is better than using hosepipes and helps save water. Another tip on how to save water is watering the garden early morning and late afternoon, since the chances of evaporation decrease.

7. Recycle water

It is a small and effective method such as collecting cold water that we usually run on daily basis prior to the water as it not enough to shower and rather using it to water plants or flush the toilet that can make a huge difference. Water is made use of to rinse the dishes and to soak other dishes as well.

8. Avoid running the hose while washing the car

It is possible to save water by using a pail of soapy water in order to clean the car. Keeping the hose closed while washing does save a lot of water. Use the hose only for rinsing the car. Also, it is better to make use of a spray nozzle when rinsing the car, for more efficient output.

9. Cover your swimming pools

Evaporation leads to water loss from swimming pools. A pool can lose up to an inch of water in a week. Multiple factors include temperature, humidity, wind and more, do affect the process. Covering the pool helps save gallons of water.

10. Re-use your cooking liquid

An easy method to save water in our daily life is to re-use the cooking liquids. For example, pasta cooking liquid can be used to water the plants after it is cooled down. Of course the water has to be cool or else it will damage the plants.

Conclusion

Thus there are several innovative methods to save water in one’s daily life. A conscious effort needs to be made in this direction to save our planet. These are simple ways to save water.

Rumours on Neetu and Ranbir tested positive for COVID-19

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Rumours on Neetu and Ranbir tested positive for COVID-19

Riddhima Kapoor Shani, on Sunday, dismissed rumours that claimed that her mother Neetu Kapoor and brother, actor Ranbir Kapoor tested positive for COVID-19. Riddhima, in her latest post on Instagram, shared an update about the health of her mom and brother and wrote that they “fit and good,” contrary to rumours stating that have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

She also called the people spreading rumours “lunatics” and “attention-seeking.” After superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday night, rumours began spreading that Ranbir Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor and filmmaker Karan Johar have also contracted the virus after partying with Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda at Neetu Kapoor’s birthday celebrations.
Sharing a screenshot of a tweet spreading the rumour, Riddhima wrote: “Attention seeking? At least verify/clarify! We are fit. We are good! Stop spreading rumours!

A couple of days ago, Neetu Kapoor turned 62 and the actress spent her special day with her birthday sqad – her children Ranbir and Riddhima, granddaughter Samara, sister-in-law Rima Jain, niece Nitasha Nanda and Agastya Nanda – grandson of Neetu Kapoor’s late sister-in-law Ritu Nanda.

On Neetu Kapoor’s birthday, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni also shared a picture of herself, Neetu Kapoor and Ranbir from the get-together. She wrote, “Happiest birthday, my Iron Lady. I love you so much, Ma.”

Riddhima is currently living with her family in Mumbai. She travelled from Delhi to Mumbai in May to be with her mother after the death of her father Rishi Kapoor. The actor died on April 30 in Mumbai after battling cancer.

Shruti Hassan and her sister are going to share the screen space

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Shruti Hassan and her sister are going to share the screen space

We often see father-son duos working together in films but there are very few films where we seen brothers or sisters sharing screen. But this is going to happen now as Tamil circles reveal that the Hassan sisters will be acting together in a Hollywood remake.

As per grapevine, Shruti Hassan, and her sister Akshara Hassan are going to share the screen space in the Tamil remake of an English film ‘Don’t Breathe’. Star hero Vikram is said to be playing an important role in this film. If this news turns out to be true, it will be interesting to see both the sisters onscreen. Both of them are highly talented people and with Vikram doing a crucial part, the film is already gathering a lot of buzz.

‘Don’t Breathe’ is a Hollywood horror film released back in 2016. In the film, two teenage thieves enter the house of a blind ex-military officer and face some strange situations. This film was a good hit and ‘Fede Alvarez’ who worked on films like ‘Evil Dead’ directed this film. This film has a lot of thrilling moments.

Amazfit Verge Lite with AMOLED screen, GPS relaunched at Rs 4,999

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Amazfit Verge Lite with AMOLED screen, GPS relaunched at Rs 4,999

Wearable brand Huami on Monday relaunched Amazfit Verge Lite smartwatch with AMOLED screen and GPS in India for Rs 4,999.

The smartwatch was initially launched in the country at Rs 6,999 last year.

The device comes with advanced functionalities like the lasting battery life of up to 20 days, a 1.3-inch AMOLED display with the anti-fingerprint reinforced Corning Gorilla Glass.

It includes more features like GPS enabled + GLONASS dual positioning, multi-sport tracking, 24 hours heart rate monitor, music control, app notifications, set up alarms, event reminders, and more.

The company last month launched Amazfit Stratos 3 smartwatch in India for Rs 13,999. The watch is powered with a dual-chip and dual operating system and offers 14-day battery life.

Study reveals new strategies to control Covid-19 pandemic

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Study reveals new strategies to control Covid-19 pandemic

Strategies for the safe reopening of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic must recognize that preserving people’s health is as important as reviving the economy, say, researchers, including one of Indian-origin.

In the study, published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, the research team examined three community-based exit strategies and recommended their scopes, limitations, and the appropriate application in the LMICs.

The three approaches considered are sustained mitigation, zonal lockdowns, and rolling lockdowns. “Successfully re-opening a country requires consideration of both the economic and social costs,” said study lead author Rajiv Chowdhury from the University of Cambridge in the UK.

“Governments should approach these options with a mind-set that health and economy both are equally important to protect – reviving the economy should not take priority over preserving people’s health,” he added.

The study also revealed that strategies need to be based on the local epidemic growth rate at the time, social and economic costs, existing health systems capabilities, and detailed plans to implement.

Sustained ‘mitigation-only’ approaches such as those adopted in the UK, Switzerland, and other European countries, involve basic prevention measures such as mask-wearing, physical distancing and the isolation of positive cases after testing.

Zonal lockdowns approach involves identifying and ‘cordoning off’ new outbreak clusters with a high number of cases, keeping contact between zones, and containing the disease within a small geographic area.

However, the authors point out that any successful implementation of zonal lockdown requires regular data feedback operations in real-time to identify hotspots, including information on newly confirmed cases, updated region-specific reproduction and growth rates, and deaths by age.

Additionally, control of transmission within zones may be an enormous undertaking. For example, in India, where this approach has been employed, the infection size within a cordoned zone can be as high as 100-200 times outside the zone.

Intermittent rolling lockdowns are now advocated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in various LMICs. These involve implementing strict social distancing for a set number of days before a period of relaxation. Rolling lockdowns may be particularly useful in LMICs with dense populations, where this is a high potential for contact, weak health systems, and poor contact tracing.

“These three strategies should not be considered as one or the other. A country should further adapt and could combine them as needed,” the authors wrote.

Sunny Leone is ‘social distancing at the beach’

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Sunny Leone is ‘social distancing at the beach’

Sunny Leone hit the beach with her “hottie” Daniel Weber but was careful enough to maintain social distancing norms.

Sunny took to her official Instagram account, where she posted a picture of herself in a bright blue swimsuit. She completed her look with a black baseball cap and sunglasses.

“Social distancing at the beach!! Can’t get any better than this! California LOVE!” she wrote alongside the image.

The actress also shared a picture with her husband Daniel Weber. “In the sunshine with this hottie @dirrty99,” she wrote alongside the image.

Last week, Sunny spent a day at the beach with her “man” Daniel and her “little nuggets” — Nisha, Noah, and Asher. She took to Instagram and shared a string of pictures of her day at the beach.

“At the beach with my man @dirrty99 and our little nuggets!!” she had captioned the image.

On the work front, Sunny will next be seen in “Veeramadevi” and “Koka Kola”.

TTD employees were found positive for the deadly virus

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TTD employees were found positive for the deadly virus

The ongoing pandemic is spreading its deadly wings in the country as te infections and increasing rapidly. Even the places of worship were also not being spared.

In the latest development, as many as 91 TTD employees were found positive for the deadly virus. TTD EO Anil Kumar Singhal confirmed the new infections detected at the temple.

The EO said, 1704 personnel at Alipiri and 1,865 personnel at Tirumala were tested for the dreaded virus and 91 infections were detected. Though 634 devotees were tested for the virus, no infections were found.

He went on to say that, they will release a white paper in regard to the temple assets and said the tenders for Brahmotsava establishment were being called and the TTD will take a coll on Brahmotsavalu based on the prevailing situations.

This is one of my weak circuits: Hamilton after Styrian GP win

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This is one of my weak circuits: Hamilton after Styrian GP win

Six-time formula one champion and Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton opened his account for the 2020 season as he romped home to a fine victory at the Styrian Grand Prix.

Following his win, Hamilton stated that the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg is one of his ‘weak circuits’ and that is why he is happier with the podium in the second race of the year. This was only his second win at the circuit, having earlier won in 2016.

“This is one of my weak circuits so to get a performance like this today, I’m over the moon,” Hamilton was quoted as saying by told Sky Sports. “I’m so happy, but I also know there is a long way to go.

“Last weekend was definitely psychologically challenging. To have the penalties, being called into the stewards before the race and get a penalty, and another later in the race… that was definitely not easy.

“All you can do is channel the energy and focus on the future. So I stayed here, trained, ate, and slept well. I worked hard with Bono (race engineer) and the guys to understand where last weekend went wrong and correcting it,” he added.

It was a good day for Mercedes as Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finished one-two in the race. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished third while Ferrari hotshot duo Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc couldn’t finish the race after colliding with each other.

This was the first time in the history of the sport that two back-to-back races were held at the same circuit. While the first race at the venue was called Austrian Grand Prix, the second one was named after the region, thus called Styrian GP.

Google to invest Rs 75,000 crore to boost digitisation in India

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Google to invest Rs 75,000 crore to boost digitisation in India

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced a Google for India digitization fund through which, the company will invest Rs 75,000 crore or approximately $10 billion over the next five to seven years to help India go digital.

“We will do this through a mix of equity investment, partnerships, and an operational infrastructure ecosystem in India. This is a reflection of our confidence in the future of India and its digital economy,” Pichai said during the Google for India virtual conference.

The investment will focus on four areas important to India’s digitization– first enabling affordable access to information to every Indian in their own language.

“Second, building new products and services that are deeply relevant to India’s unique needs. Third, empowering businesses to continue or embark on digital transformation. And fourth, leveraging technology and Artificial Intelligence for social good in areas like health, agriculture, and education,” the Google CEO said.

India’s Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was also present during the conference.

Why Diljit Dosanjh was initially hesitant to star in ‘Soorma’

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Why Diljit Dosanjh was initially hesitant to star in ‘Soorma’

Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has revealed that he was initially hesitant to do the film “Soorma”, based on the life of hockey player Sandeep Singh.

Director Shaad Ali’s sports biographical drama was released two years ago on this day. Diljit took to his official Instagram account page where he shared a clip from the film and shared the reason that ultimately prompted him to play Sandeep Singh in the film.

“#Soorma Aaj poore 2 saal ho Gaye film ko.. @sandeep_rebirth bhaji ki life ki journey jitni inspiring hai Aaj ke youth ke lie bhaji real role model hain (‘Soorma’ completes 2 years today. Sandeep Singh’s life is so inspiring, he is the role model for the youth),” Diljit wrote alongside the image.

He said his journey in the film turned out to be great.

“Jab yeh film mujhey offer hui phele Maine mana Kar dia thaa. 2 reasons they. Ek mainey Kabhi hockey nahi help thee life may, doosra Punjab may already 2 films ban Rahi thee hockey (When I was offered this film, at first I refused to take it up because of two reasons. I had never played hockey in my life and a couple of films on hockey were already being made in Punjab).”

“Par but thx to @sneharajani_ mam #shaadalisir @chitrangda ji jinki vajha se mainey yeh film ki (Thanks to Sneha Rajani, Shaad Ali and Chitrangada, I did this film),” he said.

Diljit said he doesn’t have any friends in the film industry but Angad Bedi, who played his brother in “Soorma”, is like a brother in real life, too. He added that he loved working with Taapsee Pannu and that he learned a lot from actor Satish Kaushik.

“@shankar.mahadevan sir Ke Saath Gana Karna dream thaa who bhi poor hua..aur who bhi #gulzaarsaab ka like Gana #ishqdibaajiyaan (I fulfilled my dream of working with Shankar Mahadevan on a song in the film, and that to a song penned by Gulzar Saab),” said the actor-singer.

Diljit recalled Vijay Raaz as a very funny person, adding that the two had a lot of fun on the sets.

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