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  11. ADMIN
    While Indians find downloading Aarogya Setu a hassle, almost around 150 million Indians have downloaded the app for some of the other reasons. Now, WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that India’s COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu is one of the many tech tools that enabled public health departments to trace clusters and expand testing.
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    In WHO’s latest media briefing, Ghebreyesus explained how countries should implement the following- 
    “tried and tested public health tools like self-isolation and contract tracing to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission and technologies like mobile applications were making these tools more effective.” He also added that 
    “The Aarogya Setu application in India that has been downloaded by 150 million users is one such technology.”He also said, 
    “Aarogya Setu has helped city public departments to identify areas where clusters could be anticipated and increase Covid-19 testing in a targeted way.” © Reuters
    Apart from India, Ghebreyesus also mentioned contract tracing apps from countries such as Germany (Corona Warn app) and United Kingdom (NHS’s Covid-19 app) that helped healthcare systems in tracing probable infected people.

    Here’s what people have to say about WHO praising Aarogya Setu app-
    oh my god
    — Younus (@Younus67541658) October 13, 2020Hw relevant is this 'WHO applauding' when 'ground reality' still poses a grim,threatening nd u controlled situation. People dread dying more at hospitals than at their houses,there is fear of human-organ-trafficking involved at a large scale.
    'WHO' not worth a DAMN
    — Dara Bhupendra Singh (@DaraBhupendra) October 13, 2020WHO has no credibility... It praised China, and even Pakistan for covid handling..
    — Bhuban Patnaik (@Bhuban64039498) October 13, 2020China may not like him for praising india
    — Indian (No one is useless) (@hansgret909) October 13, 2020Earlier, WHO chief had also praised India of its efforts in containing the spread of Coronavirus in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum. As the outbreak was very intense but the government was able to contain it.

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  12. ADMIN
    It isn’t news that human society survives on language as a mode of interaction and expression. But we often forget how vital language is not only for our existence but also its growth. This forms the basis of why we must create, build and utilise niche terminologies appropriately in our interactions.
    This becomes all the more significant when we use these terminologies to talk, share and opine about things related to mental health. But alas, most of us are too ignorant about how detrimental misusing terms like ‘OCD’, ‘depression’,‘bipolar’ et cetera casually can be to someone or the movement that’s trying to raise awareness around mental health issues and normalise it.
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    “Words carry a lot of power to their listeners and we all have made many mistakes (regarding its usage) and continue to learn. Our word choices contribute to social stigmas that can further marginalize individuals of all backgrounds living with a variety of conditions, illnesses and disabilities,” says Dr Hiba Siddiqui, a Senior Psycho-Oncologist at Max Healthcare.

    “It’s important to learn the perils of problematic language when we casually overuse words like ‘retarded’, ‘psycho’, ‘crazy or nuts’, ‘insane or mental’, and so on. There is a conscious need to opt or adapt to language that centres an individual, rather than their symptoms. For instance, someone isn’t ‘depressed’ or ‘anxious’, they are a person living with depression or anxiety. We need to avoid casually using a serious mental illness to describe our passing mood or habit. Casual references like this to mental illnesses undermine severity and contribute to  greater shame and stigma around seeking help for the same,” Dr Siddiqui adds.  
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    Speaking about misusing mental health-related words in daily conversation and some common misconceptions related to the field, Dr Siddiqui pointed out these five factors to keep in mind.

    1. Mental illness is associated with a significant burden of morbidity and disability. Despite being so common, it is often not identified, under-diagnosed, and under reported by many. It is important to note that mental illnesses can affect individuals  across age, gender, race, socio-economic status and educational backgrounds, without discrimination.  
    It is important to note that while gender differences often play a role and gender is  a critical determinant of mental health and well-being, the adversity of impact receives more attention than gender-specific determinants in the long-run.  
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    2. Gender stereotypes regarding proneness to emotional problems in women and alcohol and violence-based problems in men, appear to reinforce social stigma and constrain help seeking. They are a barrier to the accurate identification and treatment of psychological disorders or psychosocial stressors. 

    Women are more likely to seek help and disclose mental health problems to their support systems and doctors, while men are more likely to not do the same. This is a result of toxic masculinity patterns surrounding men, which are entrenched as part of their socialization.
    3. A common myth we all have heard is that anyone can snap out of a mental illness if they tried hard enough. It’s important to factually understand that mental health difficulties or emotional distress has nothing to do with being lazy or weak.
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    Many factors contribute to mental illnesses such as: 

        • Biological factors, such as genetics, physical illness, or chemical changes in the brain 
        • Life experiences and psychosocial stressors, such as trauma, abuse or neglect • Family
    history of mental health problems 
    People with mental illnesses can get better with the right psychological and pharmacological intervention as required. 
    4. When more men speak about their struggles and experience with emotional stressors and reduced mental well-being at a public level, other men can see that the struggle is real and relatable. They feel less alone. It is therefore important to spread awareness and normalize mental illnesses and the difficulty they pose on one’s functionality and everyday demands, irrespective of gender. Be open to express, share and seek help when needed. 
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    We all need to advocate messages of hope and inform people living with mental health issues, that effective psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions exist and can help with managing their on-going symptoms and problems. This has to be a collective responsibility for all individuals living in a common society. 

    5. Another common myth is that, ‘I can’t do anything to support someone with mental illness or emotional distress’. 
    The fact is that we all at our individual levels can do a lot to make a difference in their lives: 
       • We can regularly check-in 
       • We can listen without judgement 
       • Treat them in the same way we treat others 
       • Be empathetic 
       • Be patient

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  13. ADMIN
    After finishing at the bottom of the points table for two successive seasons, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have hit the ground running on the back of a rejuvenated approach in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season. Failing to realise their potential in the past, the RCB have made noticeable changes in the team and support staff which seems to be working for them in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
    While their batting line-up has always looked formidable, it is RCB's well-balanced bowling unit that seems to have bolstered their title challenge this year. Amongst their bowling ranks, while the likes of Navdeep Saini and Washington Sundar have looked good, Yuzvendra Chahal, too, remains a vital cog in their success so far.
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    The RCB leg-spinner has been captain Virat Kohli's go-to-bowler in crunch situations and he hasn't disappointed yet. In the seven games played so far, Chahal has bagged 10 wickets at an economy rate of just over 7. He is the leading wicket-taker for RCB and currently occupies the fifth spot in the list of highest wicket-takers in IPL 2020.

    In their recent match, Chahal was once again at the top of his game during RCB's emphatic 82-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The 30-year-old bowled one of the most economical spells of the tournament, giving away just 12 runs in his four overs and taking the big wicket of Dinesh Karthik to derail KKR's run-chase.
    No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. Great team effort tonight pic.twitter.com/T1MQ0dLak2
    — Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) October 12, 2020
    While Ab de Villiers (73*) stole the show and bagged the 'Man of the Match' award on the back of his superlative batting effort, Chahal, too, earned plaudits for his majestic bowling spell. 

    Following their win, Chahal lauded RCB's team effort in his tweet that read: "No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. Great team effort tonight".
    Tu kisi ko nahi marne de raha ! Lagta hai maidan par vapas aana padega ! Great spell Yuzi top class 🏽
    — Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 13, 2020
    Responding to the spinner, Yuvraj claimed that Chahal isn't allowing the opposition batsmen to score runs off his bowling and maybe he needs to return to the field to change that. 
    "Tu kisi ko nahi marne de raha! Lagta hai maidan par vapas aana padega! Great spell Yuzi top class," Yuvraj, who had smashed three successive sixes against Chahal while playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019, tweeted.
    Yuvi was obviously kidding when he mentioned a possible return to the field, but it didn't stop cricket fans from requesting the southpaw to make a comeback and enthral them with his swashbuckling batting.
    Paaji please give it at least a try. You will welcome by all our hearts as fans in the cricket arena. Please comeback. 🤩
    — SOURAV (@SSOURAVS) October 13, 2020Bhai maidan mein wapas aa jao...aapki chakko ko bohot miss karta hun
    — DEBAJIT SARKAR (@Debajit79256435) October 13, 2020"I personally want @YUVSTRONG12 to play at least T20 leagues — even international Cricket, until young genration gets mature enough to play top-class, high-voltage, classy, and elegant Cricket — like artistic & creative Pluto-in-Libra generation used to play."

    — @exalted_jupiter
    — Shahid Syed (@exalted_jupiter) October 13, 2020Aa Jaayiye Yuvi Paaji,Yeh YuziJi Hamare Ladko Ko Bohut Dikkat De Rahe Hain,Thodi Dikkat Wapas Karna Padhegaa,Inko Samjhana Padhega,Jiss Shehar Mein Yeh Abhi Buss Libir-Libir Karna Bandh Karke Thode Bohut Katte Chalana Sikhe Hain,Aap Aur Mahi Bhai Maleek Hain Uss Shehar Ke.
    — अभिज्ञान चौधुरी Is অভিজ্ঞান চৌধুরী (@AbhignanChoudh1) October 13, 2020Paaji wapas aajao really miss you
    — Hello World (@sameerp1997) October 13, 2020Yuvi Paaji Aajao Maidan Pe Fir Se Vaapas Hum to Yhi Chahte Hain Aur aapko Bhut Miss Krte hain
    — 🅜🅐🅨🅤🅡 🅡🅐🅣🅗🅞🅓 (@MayurRa67386041) October 13, 2020Yess!!!
    Plzz plzzz come back and show the world who you are and what you deserve
    Missing you @YUVSTRONG12

    — Ritu Joshi (@Ritz_joshi_1704) October 13, 2020Please, yuvi pa, please come back , we deserve to see you playing again.
    — Abhishek Nikam (@_oyeabhi) October 13, 2020
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  19. ADMIN
    I don't think I've ever seen a bigger controversy because of one ad, but this is what the country has come to now, I guess.
    When #BoycottTanishq started trending yesterday, it became one of the most hateful Twitter trends in recent times and looks like the controversy isn't going to die down anytime soon. 
    Side note - was anyone else disappointed that the trend wasn't referring to Tanishk Bagchi? Only me? Okay.
    Basically, the problem people had with the jewellery ad was that, apparently, it promotes 'love jihad' as it showed a Muslim family organizing a godh bharayi ceremony for their bahu who is Hindu.
    So Hindutva bigots have called for a boycott of ⁦@TanishqJewelry⁩ for highlighting Hindu-Muslim unity through this beautiful ad. If Hindu-Muslim “ekatvam” irks them so much, why don’t they boycott the longest surviving symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity in the world -- India? pic.twitter.com/cV0LpWzjda
    — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 13, 2020
    As one would expect, the ad blew up and people, who were never planning on buying jewellery from Tanishq, came out to boycott the brand and it spiralled way out of control. 
    After all the hate and trolling, Tanishq took down the ad and it was at that point, Ratan Tata's name was dragged into this entire thing. 
    A quick Google search shows that Tanishq's parent company is promoted by the Tata Group in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation. The plot thickens. 
    ok Ratan tata sir is respected , no doubt, and thats why we don't want this ad!

    If this ad was of Sky Light Realty who is owned by robert vadara, we dont care at all. https://t.co/BnevNGA31d
    — Movie Mango ® (@Go_Movie_Mango) October 12, 2020
    From what I've gathered, people are dragging Ratan Tata for making that ad in the first place and he's also getting called out for not taking a stand and instead, taking down the ad. 
    Ratan Tata and the case of the missing spine
    — Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) October 13, 2020
    The funniest thing is that people really think Ratan Tata is personally handling everything happening in the marketing of a company that he doesn't even fully have control over. 
    It's a confusing narrative. 
    Speaking of Tanishq, which is a Tata undertaking, didn't Ratan Tata turn out to be one of the biggest donors of bjp? Lol and they are making such ads as if they actually give two hoots abt anything and on top of it they now withdrew the ad to give sanghis a sense of power.
    — Hoopoe (@akks_13) October 13, 2020 Hmm.
    Tanishq has pulled down the Ad!

    Ratan Tata should explain us... What Happened??
    — Mahua (@mahuadey20) October 13, 2020 Some people have come to his rescue.
    Ratan Tata is one of the most respected & non controversial human beings in India & worldwide. He has actually led a dignified life. He neither put the #Tanishq ad on air nor asked to pull it down.

    Disrespecting Rattan Tata for an Ad, just shows how small minded people are. https://t.co/o8tQNulDkN
    — Mansi Koul (@mansikoul) October 13, 2020 And, more people think he had nothing to apologize for in the first place.
    oh my god bhakts are asking ratan tata to spologize on behalf of tanishq for *drumroll* promoting communal peace, I really have no words rn
    — sea⁷ (@vantaereels) October 13, 2020 Uhhh.
    Mr Ratan Tata,

    TATA Group has been instrumental in every innovation in India so far. As an Indian, I will be forever indebted for that.
    But Tanishq's ad has hurt. I urge you to remove this ad

    I don't think the TATA group should get involved in racial issues#TanishqJewelry pic.twitter.com/XqzjqdBr0J
    — Abhishek Takale (@takale_abhishek) October 13, 2020 Hmm.
    This isn't only about Ratan Tata caving in but about us aND what future we are enabling in our country.
    Where we don't want yo show communal harmony.
    — Rana Safvi رعنا राना (@iamrana) October 13, 2020 People are selective about their outrage.
    Shut-up..tanishq is enough..Ratan Tata deserves way more respect than he gets now
    — Slayer (@Pranaav4567) October 13, 2020 I'm not sure what's going on here.
    Shame!! Mr. Ratan Tata. Why u r promoting such high level of stupidity? Why why only a Hindu woman supposed to marry in a muslim family?
    If u have guts, make a reverse ad where Muslim Girl is marrying Hindu boy, I challenge you.. u can't do it...#bycotttanishq
    — 🕉️🇮🇳 (@bht_ind) October 11, 2020
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  20. ADMIN
    We are amid a pandemic and unhealthy habits make a person more susceptible to falling sick. Smoking is one such bad habit that is unhealthy at any given point in time, be it in between a pandemic or otherwise. 
    In a new move to phase out smoking, the Australian government is making people buy cigarettes with a prescription or at a pharmacy. 
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     Now, eradication of cigarette smoking from Australia is the focus of a new University of Queensland and National Health and Medical Research Council  (NHMRC)-funded, $3 million Centre of Research Excellence. 
    Associate Professor Coral Gartner, CREATE director said, "Australia is a global tobacco control leader and has been at the cutting edge of many new policies.” 
    "An effective tobacco endgame strategy should accelerate the decline in smoking prevalence while assisting governments, retailers, and people who smoke. to transition to a smoke-free society,”  he added. 
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    The center will also explore how to formulate the idea into reality and what the timeframe of the same should be. They will also focus on the best way to eliminate smoking disparities and stop children’s exposure to second-hand smoking.
    The strategies will also include reducing the number of tobacco retailers in the country and also restricting sales to only a limited number of suppliers. Also, the cigarettes won’t be sold to people born after a certain year.
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    The Australian government has the goal of reducing smoking prevalence to 10% by 2025 and at the moment around 2.3 million people smoke tobacco daily in Australia-less than 15 percent of the adult population. Smoking also causes almost one in seven deaths.

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  21. ADMIN
    For a team that has often been labelled as 'under-achievers' over the years, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) seem hell-bent on changing their fortunes this season. Despite finding themselves in tough situations, the RCB have, more often than not, managed to overcome their opponents this year. And, their team balance has never looked better in the past few years.


    Continuing their impressive run, the Bangalore franchise made Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) their latest victim following a comprehensive 82-run win at Sharjah. 
    Chasing an imposing total of 194 runs, the Dinesh Karthik-led side kept losing wickets at regular intervals before eventually finishing at a lowly score of 112/9.
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    Though Kohli had initially struggled to get going earlier in the tournament, he had, more recently, started to regain his form. But at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Kohli, once again, found it difficult to play the big shots. In fact, the RCB skipper took 25 deliveries to hit his first and only four which came in the 19th over.
    The interesting part is that even that lone boundary from Kohli didn't look convincing as it came off a thick edge of the bat. However, that didn't stop Kohli from celebrating it in his trademark, pumped-up, animated style. 
    The antics of an over-enthusiastic Kohli didn't really make any sense for the commentators and fans who couldn't help but wonder what the RCB skipper was celebrating for.
    #abdevilliers after hitting 6 sixes 4 Fours. Vs
    Kohli after hitting 1 four. pic.twitter.com/eSTvp1SMBb
    — Mask (@Mr_LoLwa) October 12, 2020

    Virat kohli reaction after scoring his first boundary by edge after 25 balls.. 🤣

    Em aagam avtunnav bro @imVkohli
    — DV (@VlCKY__264) October 12, 2020

    Kohli's reaction after hitting a boundary from outside edge after facing 25 balls at Sharjah...... pic.twitter.com/Pm3zgtZ6Nu
    — ANKIT (@Ankitaker2) October 12, 2020

    AB giving no reactions after hitting monster sixes, Kohli after getting a boundary off edged ball 🤣 pic.twitter.com/UYSz1dIAH0
    — नम्रता (@_Namrataa) October 12, 2020

    While De Villiers rightly earned the 'Man of the Match' award, the splendid bowling efforts of Chris Morris (2-17), Washington Sundar (2-20) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1-12) undoubtedly summed up a dominating team performance by the RCB. 
    With five wins and just two losses in seven games so far, the RCB are currently at the third spot in the points table, only behind Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) who have a superior Net Run-Rate (NRR).

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  22. ADMIN
    Whether you’re drinking around a cosy bonfire on New Year’s eve or during a Diwali taash party, rum is the best choice for the winter season. 

    From Pina Coladas to Daiquiris, rum is most popularly used in tropical cocktails. 
    But just because winter cocktail recipes rarely use rum, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t any good cocktails for you to try. 
    Rum makes for an awesome winter drink and that’s exactly what we will talk about today. 
    Here are some not-your-usual rum cocktail recipes for the winter season! 
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    Final Thoughts We hope these winter cocktail recipes get you excited about the new season of celebrations. Add some cocktail fun to your warm nights and cozy evenings and gear up for the winter season! 
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