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  17. ADMIN
    Soaring past 5,000 confirmed cases this week, the general population is unable to do much more than practice social distancing, a move thatâs grown all too familiar as we approach week three of Indiaâs lockdown phase. With feelings of helplessness rising, what exactly is it that we can do?
    The answer to this question lies in plain sight, and for most of us, right in front of our faces - the mass utilisation and continued use of face masks, through the lockdown and beyond. While many of us are fortunate enough to have stockpiled on manufactured facemasks, a vast population of Indians cannot afford them and given the shortage of equipment faced by medical authorities, perhaps a more hands-on approach will do the trick.
    Why Wear Masks? © Reuters; Even dogs are taking on the spirit of medical safety.
    What India currently needs is a logistics-friendly, cost-effective, instantly doable and medically sound approach to preventing coronavirus spread. In no way is this currently more feasible than introducing and promoting the usage of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) facemasks.

    While sophisticated N95 masks provide the highest available form of protection, even basic masks can help in lowering rates of transmission, therefore saving potential lives. According to Ben Cowling, a Hong Kong professor of epidemiology associated with the World Health Organisation (WHO), "The argument ... about everybody wearing a mask, is not that it will prevent everyone from getting infected, it's that it will slow down transmission.â
    What Do You Need To Make A DIY Mask? © Reuters; Stay informed and educated - donât be this guy.
    Since you will need to make at least two masks (after use, facemasks need to be either disposed of or cleaned thoroughly to prevent exposure risk), itâs important to consider which kind of mask youâd like to make - weâve got two levels that you can try, depending on your supplies and comfort with tailoring.

    T-Shirt Cloth Mask/Bandana MaskNo sewing required - absolutely beginner friendly.Requires a pair of scissors.A disposable T-Shirt/bandana.Rubber bands or hair ties.Sewn Cloth FacemaskWill require sewing skills, but is more sturdy and customisable.Two 10â x 6â rectangles of cotton fabric.Two 6â pieces of elastic or cloth strips.Needle & thread.Scissors.A sewing machine.How To Craft Your DIY MaskT-Shirt Cloth Mask © BCCL
    Simple and easy to make, this can also help you find a use for old t-shirts and embrace sustainability during these trying times as well.

    Bandana Mask © BCCL
    If youâre uncomfortable working with scissors and cloth, this one turns out to be even easier than the t-shirt option and can be quickly crafted in a matter of seconds.

    Sewn Cloth Facemask



    While requiring a person with basic sewing skills to make, this mask is a great way to learn if youâve got someone to help you around at home - you can even use prints or colours you personally enjoy to create these handy reusable masks.

    Creating your mask is just the first step, however. In order to maximise your safety and the longevity of the mask, the following steps are important too:
    Before using a mask, remember to wash your hands - thatâs even more crucial for virus protection.Never share your mask with others - each person must have their own pair.After your mask becomes damp, humid or unclean, it must be washed immediately to be of use again. This is ideally done with a thorough soap wash before leaving the mask to dry under sunlight for 5 hours.Alternatively, you can boil the mask in salt water for 10-15 minutes.Keep your mask in a clean, dry and safe place, such as a thoroughly washed plastic bag or container.Spearheaded by The Times of India, #MaskIndia is an online effort to spread awareness by educating India about the benefits of homemade masks with the goal of ultimately safeguarding every Indian against COVID-19. Share a picture with your homemade mask on your social handles using #MaskIndia. The best picture will be featured in The Times Of India, and on MaskIndia.com.

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  18. ADMIN
    DIY projects, new hobbies, makeup tutorials and homebrewed livestreams - feels like everyone is dabbling in something or the other to make up for their non-existent social lives, and home cooking is no exception. 
    Thousands of accounts on social media have sprung up with users trying their best to relive the restaurant experience in their living rooms, but one eatery, in particular, seems intent on adding more spice and salt than the recipes originally asked for.
    Most of the fast-food chains we know and love have been incredibly supportive of fans trying to recreate everything from McDonald's burgers to Taco Bellâs Mexican delights - although Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) pulled a serious 180-degree handbrake turn and crash-landed right onto everyoneâs Twitter feeds - giving poor home cooks the 'Gordon Ramsay' treatment they never expected.
    Reply below your best homemade KFC with #RateMyKFC and Iâll score it out of 10.

    Disclaimer: Iâm more Ramsey than Berry.
    â KFC UK & Ireland (@KFC_UKI) April 6, 2020
    They even give the efforts a score, although if most examples are to be judged by KFCâs standards, are pretty goddamn high.

    This is the saddest thing Iâve seen and Iâve watched the Futurama episode were the dog waits outside for Fry. 3/10. #RateMyKFC https://t.co/RGmSRgXliK
    â KFC UK & Ireland (@KFC_UKI) April 7, 2020
    âExpired vegan mayoâ certainly wasnât a big hit with Colonel Sanders, no doubt.

    Carole cluckin' Baskin wouldn't even feed this to her tigers. 4/10. #RateMyKFC https://t.co/uXoVQ0Ji1K
    â KFC UK & Ireland (@KFC_UKI) April 7, 2020
    This 4/10 near-failure mustâve been quite the disappointment - soon, onlookers began to kick the cooks while they were down.

    Carole cluckin' Baskin wouldn't even feed this to her tigers. 4/10. #RateMyKFC https://t.co/uXoVQ0Ji1K
    â KFC UK & Ireland (@KFC_UKI) April 7, 2020
    All wasnât bad, though - seems like a few options did better than average, although on a closer look weâre beginning to doubt KFCâs culinary credentials.

    This is an absolute monstrosity. I feel ill looking at it, but by God I want it. 7.5/10. #RateMyKFC https://t.co/YqycnYzr1H
    â KFC UK & Ireland (@KFC_UKI) April 7, 2020
    Still, quite a few took up the challenge in earnest, making thousands of followers hungrier by the second. As of yesterday, the leaderboard has been dominated by @blondiehaylz, whoâs crispy, golden-brown fried chicken earned her a stunning 9.5.

    So close yet so far.... Damn those 11 secret herbs and spices ð#ratemykfc @KFC_UKI https://t.co/W84DXiNfeH pic.twitter.com/12DGRSpnEq
    â hayley probert (@blondiehaylz) April 7, 2020
    Close on her heels was runner-up @BlackBerryTina, whoâs bouquet of 8 chicken drumsticks is, from now on, my ideal Valentineâs Day gift - just sayinâ.
    Might make some kfc chicken later
    â Race card manufacturer (@BlackBerryTina) April 6, 2020
    Think youâre up to giving it a try yourself? Fortunately, a dedicated fried chicken fan by the name of Dan Fell has spent the last 18 months searching for KFCâs elusive secret formula. 

    After over a year of trying, heâs finally reached fried-chicken nirvana, claiming to have discovered a recipe as close as possible to the real thing.
    You wanted to know how to make #KFC at home. Hereâs my recipe which took me nearly 18 months to perfect. #thedarkKFC pic.twitter.com/gI12R3NDGD
    â Dan Fell ð­ðð» (@TheKidLewis) March 28, 2020
    Dan revealed his recipe, which includes five cups of plain flour, four tablespoons of paprika, two tablespoons of white pepper and garlic powder, one tablespoon of ground ginger, mustard powder, celery salt and black pepper, half a tablespoon of oregano and thyme and one-third of a tablespoon of sea salt. Hope youâve got that notepad ready.

    Iâve cooked this a huge number of times, you get better each time. Is say my strike rate for âmate you really cannot tell the differenceâ is about 4 out of the last five times. Iâll take that
    â Dan Fell ð­ðð» (@TheKidLewis) March 28, 2020
    Once the flour and seasonings are added together, he uses three parts of the mix to one part of self-raising flour, before giving the chicken an egg wash and rolling it in the seasoning before frying it in hot oil (162.5C, to be exact) for five to six minutes, popping it in a preheated 80C oven for batch cooking and then giving a final 90-second fry before serving.

    Sounds like a lot of work, but perhaps thatâs what it takes to get a perfect score from KFC. Just remember that if youâre trying - the judges really donât hold back.

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  19. ADMIN
    While economists warn us of an imminent recession that is going to hit us and leave a lot of us unemployed soon, there are people out there who are, surprisingly, majorly benefitting economically from this lockdown. 
    Case in point, Radhakishan Damani an Indian businessman who controls Avenue Supermarts Ltd.
    © Reuters
    While the stocks are on an all-time low, this man's net worth has surged amidst the coronavirus lockdown. 

    The net worth of Mr Damani surged almost 11% this year to $10.7 billion and is still on the rise. This development has singled him out as the billionaire with most gains among the 12 richest Indians, whose wealth is tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 
    © Reuters
    Shares of Avenue Supermarts, which are the primary contributors to almost all of the wealth that makes up for Damaniâs net worth, have advanced a whopping 24% this year. 

    This can be attributed to the fact that âPeople have been buying in panic and hoarding during the lockdown that drove the sales, making the companyâs share a perfect hedge amid rout,â Arun Kejriwal, director at Kris, an investment advisory firm in Mumbai told a leading publication. âTheir unique no-frills model and also choosing to operate from locations outside malls will help them to tide over the situation.â
    © Reuters
    Interestingly, his net-worth surge comes at a time when stocks have fallen to about a quarter of the net worth of his billionaire fellows Mukesh Ambani and Uday Kotak.

    Damaniâs supermarket chain, known for its thrifty cost structure, majorly profited from the panic hoarding of household essentials after India decided to place its 1.3 billion people under a three-week lockdown last month.
    © Reuters
    Cyrus Poonawalla, who founded the vaccine manufacturer-- Serum Institute of India, was the only other Indian businessman on the list of the lucky 12 whose wealth rose contrary to global economic trends in 2020. 

    Poonawalla saw his net worth rise by 2.6% to $8.9 billion this year, according to the Billionaires Index.

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  20. ADMIN
    Back in March, we took a closer look at the collective efforts of some of the worldâs most influential and important CEOs when it came to organising and funding aid during the coronavirus pandemic. While some of them are doing truly fantastic work, hereâs a question that probably no one cared to ask - how are the billionaires doing?
    Naturally, if you earn multiple thousands of dollars per hour, worrying about layoffs, pay cuts and everything in between is a bit unrelatable for the worldâs richest. But as the going says, more money, more problems. It certainly rang true for Reliance head honcho Mukesh Ambani, who lost nearly 30% of his net worth in a single month and tumbled from his 9th place spot to a distant 18th.
    Hereâs how the worldâs 10 wealthiest men have kept the fort running during the greatest crisis of the 21st century - so far.
    Jeff Bezos
    Embed: Bezos (Reuters)
    Company: Amazon
    Net Worth: $117.2 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #1
    While the Amazon founder and CEO has faced a fair bit of media backlash, his workers have mobilised at company centres in New York, protesting against the e-commerce giantâs failure to address and mobilise against the spread of COVID-19 amongst an infected workplace.
    In what some have dubbed a PR move, Bezos has since donated $100 million to US food banks, while on the sheets, things look seriously skewed.
    The Quarantine Economy â Jeff Bezos is the only billionaire out of the top 20 whose wealth has increased this year. pic.twitter.com/HzAlaa7skW
    â Robert Frank (@robtfrank) March 30, 2020
    In a world where pretty much every company has drawn blanks, the worldâs richest man continues to get, well⦠richer. No big surprise there - although Bezos did suffer a considerable 7% drop in his net worth in February.

    Bill Gates © Reuters
    Company: Microsoft
    Net Worth: $99.5 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #3
    âI never lived through anything this dramatic,â Gates admitted last Friday during a âDaily Homeroomâ live-streamed chat with Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy. The Microsoft co-founder was already focused on attacking healthcare and education deficits in the world with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. By late March, Microsoftâs stock tanked by around 13% - though Gates was fine owing to profits of just under $800 million in January.
    âThe normal things I do â talking about polio eradication, going into meetings at the foundation, traveling to meet with scientists â thatâs all gone. When I wake up in the morning, I think, âIs this a nightmare?,â questioned Gates - although waking up in a $66 million mansion isnât too nightmarish, at least on a personal level.
    Regardless of the dire circumstances, Gates seems to stick to his usual positive self, sharing a message of hope with the world. âWeâre all in this together, even on a global basis,â he reminds us. âIâm seeing many people rise to the occasion to help out others or to use their skills to try and bring this to an end.â
    Bernard Arnault © Reuters
    Company: LVMH
    Net Worth: $85.2 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #2
    Europeâs richest man hasnât been sitting down during the crisis - even before gaining $11 Billion as stocks surged on President Trumpâs commitment to a stimulus package, the French luxury goods titan was busy financing the delivery of millions of medical masks to France from Chinese suppliers and converting Dior perfume factories outside Orleans into hand sanitizer manufacturing units.
    While the numbers for early April seem tilted in Arnaultâs favour, the fact remains that post his companyâs takeover of American luxury jewelry brand Tiffany & Co., the CEO very briefly touched Jeff Bezosâ coveted worldâs richest status with a near-$400 million boost in January, which plummeted in February and early March, sending him back to 3rd place.
    While the man behind Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and more has several properties around the world, itâs likely that heâs currently holed up in his upmarket Paris residence, surrounded by one of the most expensive collections of art in the world.
    Warren Buffet © Reuters
    Company: Berkshire Hathaway
    Net Worth: $70.5 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #4
    The 90-year old mega-investor seems to be in relatively cheery spirits during the lockdown - only recently shifting to working from home instead of the firmâs headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Known for his shrewd money making decisions, Buffetâs strategy throughout the spread of coronavirus is to keep cool and focus on investments projected to recover healthily after predicted lockdown periods.
    This trend has continued for quite a while now - he aggressively targeted the airline industryâs plummeting share prices back in early March after losing $233 million in January - a move that historically saw massive dividends during the last major US airline crash after 9/11.
    All things considered however, Buffet seems content to wait it out and calculate the best course of action, while sipping on his favourite beverage at home. âWell, Iâm drinking a little more Coca-Cola, actually. That seems to ward off everything else in life,â Buffett joked in a Yahoo Finance interview - referring to the drink company that he invested $1 billion in back in 1988.
    Larry Elison © Wikimedia
    Company: Oracle

    Net Worth: $61.8 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #6
    Co-founder of tech giant Oracle, Elison made himself the worldâs fifth richest man by selling perhaps the most futureproof commodity ever created by the human race - data. While the secretive ex-CEO usually steered far away from interviews, even he came out of his shell following a 11% slash to Oracleâs stock value back in early March.
    Come out he certainly did - Elison has since taken the fight against COVID-19 very seriously, pretty much walking up to the White House and offering to develop a nationwide two-way system to help track and inform doctors, patients and medical authorities in real-time. Unsurprisingly, the President anecdotally asked, âHow much?â Elisonâs reply? âFor free.â Elison might have mixed feeling about corporate success these days however - while his ranking has moved up the ladder since 2019, heâs also sustained a mammoth $3.5 billion loss since then.
    Michael Bloomberg © Reuters
    Company: Bloomberg LP
    Net Worth: $57.4 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #14
    The worldâs single most powerful media mogul certainly had one hell of a checklist coming into 2020 - pumping in an astounding $875 million (at least) on a presidential campaign that crashed and burned in less than three months - not exactly the kind of thoughts you want to mull over when stuck in an empty mansion for weeks.
    As New York Cityâs former mayor, Bloomberg also took out a $75 million cheque addressed to the cityâs various nonprofits in an attempt to help the cityâs worsening COVID crisis, while another $40 million was spent on Bloomberg Philantrophiesâ efforts in third world countries.
    Amancio Ortega © Reuters
    Company: Inditex
    Net Worth: $57.4 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #5
    Founder of Inditex, which owns major fashion brands such as Zara, the Spanish textile tycoon saw major downfall during the early coronavirus stage for similar reasons to the aforementioned Bernard Arnault, as wary consumers shied away from shopping malls and independent stores. This burned a hole in Ortegaâs pocket to the tune of $12.8 billion as 3,785 stores around the world shut down. 
    Admittedly however, Inditex has done its part by donating hundreds of thousands of facemasks to medical institutions as well as offering to use its manufacturing centres to produce scrubs and other hospital gear useful to doctors treating and diagnosing COVID-19 patients.
    As the company itself continues to function on life support, Ortega continues to support Spain, which closely follows Italy in the level of COVID-19 spread - his last donation facilitated about $76 million towards the cause of ventilators and other hospital equipment to help save Spanish patients.
    Mark Zuckerberg © Reuters
    Company: Facebook
    Net Worth: $57.3 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #7
    If youâre surprised to see Zuckerberg so far down this list, you wonât be the only one. The youngest man in the top 10 has gone as far as 4th place back in 2018, neck and neck with Warren buffet at the time, whoâs nearly three times older than the plucky Harvard dropout.
    Today paints a much darker picture - the Facebook founder has since been hit relentlessly by the effects of COVID-19, losing around $4.1 billion in just the first week of March.
    He has, however,erberg donated $25 million to Bill Gates to assist in his healthcare research projects, while setting aside another $100 million grant to help support local journalism, which has experienced major crashes in ad revenue since the outbreak.
    Steve Ballmer © Reuters
    Company: Microsoft

    Net Worth: $56.7 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #12
    Ex-Microsoft CEO and current owner of the LA Clippers NBA team, Ballmerâs ties to Microsoft stock resulted in a massive $5.6 billion drain as the outbreak hit critical status in early March. 
    After donating $25 million to various philanthropic causes, Ballmer and his wife Connie have since chipped in an additional million to support local community colleges, while an undisclosed amount is under talks to help speed up testing and development of a new vaccine for the virus.
    Jim Walton © Reuters
    Company: Walmart

    Net Worth: $53.5 B
    Position In Feb 2020: #15
    Part of one of the most wealthy and widespread family-owned companies in America, Walmartâs heir-apparent Jim Walton has been one of the few corporate leaders to benefit from the coronavirus, with panic-buying at Walmart stores across the US boosting the net values of Jim and his siblings Alice and Rob Walton by an additional $10 billion.
    Taking note of this windfall, the company has decided to stand by its employees through various schemes - by either raising the hourly wage by $2, hiring 150,000 temp workers, providing $550 million in the form of bonuses and waiving rent for Walmart-leased businesses such as nail salons and restaurants. Along with this, the company has also chipped in $25 million to external charities with a focus on food and school meal programmes.
    Competition never gets old - especially at the top.

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  21. ADMIN
    Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in India, a lot has changed. 
    It isnât just limited to the lockdown that is restricting people from stepping out of their homes and going about their daily lives, but has also taught an entire generation the craft of transitioning seamlessly into a virtual workspace, and master the art of survival during times of crisis.
    © BCCL
    But since there are two sides to every coin, this time, it means a lot of companies shutting shop temporarily, people getting laid off and salary deductions. And this recession hasnât even spared the likes of our Prime Minister, President, Vice-President, and a host of Members of Parliament (MP).

    Hereâs The Deal
    Recently, the central government announced that President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, Union Ministers and MPs will take a pay cut of 30 per cent for the financial year of 2020-21, in order to make contributions to the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI) which will aid the country in fighting COVID-19.
    © BCCL
    Given this development, we let curiosity get the better of us and decided to do some digging. A simple Google search revealed the approximate basic pays of all those involved, and upon carrying out some quick mathematical calculations we figured out how much basic salary the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Governors of State and MPs will be taking home for the next 12 months, post their pay cut. 

    So, here goes:
    1. Salary Of President Kovind Post Pay Cut
    © Twitter
    President Kovindâs approximate Basic Pay per month is Rs 5,00,000.

    Amount to be deducted from President Kovindâs salary after 30% pay cut is Rs 1,50,000.
    Therefore, excluding other allowances and benefits, President Kovindâs basic take-home pay for the next 12 months will be Rs 3,50,000.
    President Kovindâs Basic Salary Per Month After Pay Cut - Rs 3,50,000.
    2. Salary Of Vice-President Naidu Post Pay Cut
    © Twitter
    Vice-President Naiduâs approximate basic pay per month is Rs 4,00,000.
    Amount to be deducted from Vice-President Naiduâs salary after 30% pay cut, is Rs 1,20,000.
    Therefore, excluding other allowances and benefits, Vice-President Naiduâs basic take-home pay for the next 12 months will be Rs 2,80,000.
    Vice-President Naiduâs Basic Salary Per Month After Pay Cut - Rs 2,80,000.
    3. Salary Of PM Modi Post Pay Cut
    © Twitter
    PM Modiâs approximate basic pay per month is Rs 2,00,000.

    Amount to be deducted from PM Modiâs salary after 30% pay cut is Rs 60,000.
    Therefore, excluding other allowances and benefits, PM Modiâs basic take-home pay for the next 12 months will be Rs 1,40,000. 
    PM Modiâs Basic Salary Per Month After Pay Cut - Rs 1,40,000.
    4. Salary Of State Governors Post Pay Cut
    © Twitter
    State Governorsâ approximate basic pay per month is Rs 3,50,000.

    Amount to be deducted from the State Governorsâ salary after 30% pay cut is Rs 1,05,000.
    Therefore, excluding their other allowances and benefits, State Governorsâ basic take-home pay for the next 12 months will be Rs 2,45,000.
    State Governorsâ Basic Salary Per Month After Pay Cut - Rs 2,45,000.
    5. Salary Of Members Of Parliament (MPs) Post Pay Cut
    © Twitter
    An MPâs approximate basic pay per month is Rs 1,00,000.

    Amount to be deducted from an MPâs salary after 30% pay cut is Rs 30,000.
    Therefore, excluding other allowances and benefits, an MPâs basic take-home pay for the next 12 months will be Rs 70,000.
    An MPâs Basic Salary Per Month After Pay Cut - Rs 70,000.
    Final Contributions To Fight COVID-19
    © Twitter
    Now, given these monthly reductions for the next 12 months, here is how much money the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, State Governors and MPs will be contributing to the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI) to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic:

    President Kovindâs Contribution to the CFI In 1-Year = Rs 29,40,000
    Vice-President Naiduâs Contribution to the CFI In 1-Year = Rs 14,40,000
    PM Modiâs Contribution to the CFI In 1-Year = Rs 7,20,000
    State Governorsâ Contribution to the CFI In 1-Year = Rs 12,60,000
    An MPâs Contribution to the CFI In 1-Year = Rs 3,60,000

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  22. ADMIN
    Whenever it comes to winning in a team sport, it is absolutely essential for all the members to get on the same page both inside and outside the field. The chemistry between the teammates is often talked about whenever a squad does something incredible or fails to make a mark.
    Take the Indian cricket team for example. Despite hitting a minor slump in New Zealand, the Men in Blue continue to be one of the best cricketing teams in the world and you can clearly see the reason why. 
    They love to hang out together, go out for dinners and spend time with each otherâs family members. Despite the gruelling schedule, and weeks of staying away from home, they somehow manage to stick together as a unit and it is simply amazing.
    Therefore, in the past, there have been numerous times when these cricketers have been spotted âbromancingâ. Here are the top five of them: 
    1. Kedhar Jadhav Feeding MS Dhoni: View this post on InstagramA post shared by (@kedarjadhavofficial)
    During the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League, Kedar Jadhav shared a video of him sharing a quick bite with his Chennai Super Kings captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and even feeding him with his own hands. 
    Jadhav has openly spoken about how much he idolises the former Indian skipper and his ability to stay calm under tense situations. 
    âI can't put it out in words. Every time I see Mahi bhai, it instils confidence in me. That sort of aura is like, that you see him and feel that 'I will deliver today'. He has the knack of getting the best out of every player and that's what everybody loves about him,â Jadhav had said after playing a 81-run-innings in an ODI match against the visiting Australians in March 2019.
    2.  Kohli Removes Dirt From Dhoniâs FaceThe Bromance #TeamIndia #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/HBhP0dhYPl
    â BCCI (@BCCI) October 22, 2017
    During a 2017 match between India and New Zealand, Indian batsmen MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli were in the middle of the pitch, trying to build a big total for Kane Williamsonâs men to chase. 
    Around the 30th over, as the two legends had a brief meeting in the centre to discuss strategy, Kohli took off his glove and removed a speck of dust from Dhoniâs face.
    One being the successor to the other, the âDhoni-Kohliâ bromance has been a great topic of discussion for Indian cricket fans for years. Kohli loves spending time with Mahi Bhaiâs family and his two-year-daughter, Ziva loves playing with Kohli as well.
    3. Singh-Singh Reminisce World Cup WinTwo legends acknowledging each other's efforts. Thank you for 2011 and everything, @YUVSTRONG12 and @harbhajan_singh ð»#CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/Jh6WIjLbqF
    â Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 2, 2019
    Back in 2011, both Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh played crucial roles in helping their side end a 28-year-old world cup drought and win the big trophy under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.  
    Last year, on the 8th anniversary of the memorable day, the two embraced and thanked each other for their contributions. 
    Yuvi and Bhajji have been famous for their bromance ever since their days as active members of the Indian squad. Now, even though they have stopped playing in the blue jersey, they continue to share the close bond.  
    4. Hardik Pandya Electrifies Shikhar Dhawan  View this post on InstagramA post shared by (@iplt20)
    Fans got a taste of the bonding between Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya when Delhi Capitals were set to face off against Mumbai Indians in an IPL 2019 match. Before the game, Pandya held Dhawanâs head in both hands and the latter pretended to get a jhatka. The two shared a laugh, embraced each other and walked away talking about Dhawanâs belly.
    Pandya is known to be great friends with a lot of members of the Indian cricket team including KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer but his affection towards Dhawan and his family is on a different level. Once, the flamboyant all-rounder even admitted that he wanted to copy Dhawanâs son Zoravarâs hairstyle.
    5. Entire Team Playing PUBGJet set to go #CWC19 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/k4V9UC0Zao
    â BCCI (@BCCI) May 21, 2019
    Ahead of the ICC World Cup in 2019, the Indian cricket team was spotted at the airport with names like Dhoni, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar playing PUBG Mobile.
    Who knew winning a âchicken dinnerâ would bring these world-class athletes so close to each other?

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  23. ADMIN
    It's obvious that medical drama shows never fail to intrigue us. The way doctors deal with life and death situations actually gives us chills. Even though a subject like this can sometimes be too much to take, when we actually sit and watch it at the comfort of our home, it doesn't affect us too much, rather helps us understand more about this profession. 
    Since we are in lockdown at the moment and if you are wondering what to watch next, which is a completely different and a new genre for you, give these medical drama series a try.
    1. Medical PoliceMedical Police is sort of a TV parody of Children's Hospital show. You might wonder that this show must be something serious but if you need good comedy in the medical arena, this one will easily fit your bill. This series is about two doctors who are discovering a deadly virus. These doctors are also undercover government agents who are discovering a dark mystery. The comedy show leads towards action genre with manic silliness that you can't even imagine!


    2. The ResidentThe Resident is another powerful series that showcases the life of a young doctor and what goes behind the curtain in hospitals, both good and bad. The series has a dark underside amidst a run-of-the-mill story.  Even though it is tough to keep adding a new spin to every episode in medical series, this one puts together great hospital procedures with a bit of drama added to it. Hence, it is in our must-watch medical drama series list.

    3. 9-1-1The name is self-explanatory. The series shows the lives of first responders: paramedics, firefighters, dispatchers and police officers and the emergencies in their profession that includes health issues, ailing relatives, marriages etc. They are saving and balancing other lives while managing their own life issues. 
    The show explores frightening and heart-stopping situations that make for a good binge-watch.

    4. ValkyrienValkyrien is a show that is truly unusual. The show has the medic and an investigator who are running a secret hospital in an old bomb shelter. The show starts with the doctor's wife dying and he wants to make sure she is alive with an experimental treatment that ends up becoming more dramatic and shows the failings as well.
    The surprising element of this series is the diversity of people who visit this secret hospital which is quite unusual. Add to that, the Apocalypse can make you sit on the edge. The twists and turns in it make it worth watching. Try it out!

    5. Mary Kills PeopleMary Kills People is about Dr Mary Harris, an ER doctor who helps patients slip away. In exchange for money, Mary along with her partner Des, who is a former plastic surgeon, assists in helping people commit suicide. They are making money with illegal assisted suicide. It is a dark, sensitive subject that hits the right nerve and is a show that's an insane one to binge-watch.

    6. TransplantSimple and something unusual that will actually catch your attention is this series, is a series named Transplant. This show has an ER Doctor who flies from his native place to Canada and enters the new environment in the Emergency department in one of the best hospitals, York Memorial, Toronto. The show has an emotional journey that will plunge your heart right from its pilot episode. If you wish to watch something light yet spine-chilling, this one is it.


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    Often labelled as the best batsman in the modern era of the sport, Virat Kohli needs no introduction in cricket. On the back of consistent batting performances that saw him shattering one record after another, the Indian captain, over the years, has proved to be in a class of his own. It was his artistry with the willow that saw Kohli being named Wisden's 'Leading Cricketer in the World', not once, but on three successive occassions. 
    The Delhi cricketer won the honour for the first time in 2016 before winning it again in 2017 and becoming only the second cricketer, after fellow countryman Virender Sehwag (2008 and 2009), to win it in consecutive years. And, in 2018, the right-hander etched his name in the history books as the first cricketer to bag the honour on three occassions and only one to win it three times in a row. 
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    But, after reigning supreme for three years, Kohli's rampant run was finally brought to an end by England all-rounder Ben Stokes who was crowned Wisden's 'Leading Cricketer of the World' for the year 2019 on 8th April. In the process, Stokes didn't just dethroned Kohli from the top, but also became the first Englishman since Andrew Flintoff won the honour in 2005.
    The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2020, the 157th edition which will be out on 9th April, crowned Stokes as the cricket's pre-eminent player for his heroics in 2019, where he inspired England to an unforgettable triumph in the ICC World Cup before producing one of the greatest innings of all time to win the Ashes Test at Headingley.  

    Producing a stunning all-round performance, the 28-year-old slammed 465 runs, including five fifties, and took seven wickets in England's World Cup-winning campaign at home. In the all-important final, the left-hander propelled England from a disastrous 68/4 to a tie at 241 runs on the back of an unbeaten 84-run knock. But, Stokes wasn't done yet. The swashbuckling batsman once again stepped up, this time in the Super Over, to help England secure a dramatic win that allowed them to lift their maiden ICC World Cup title.  


    Following a sensational run in the World Cup, Stokes continued to aid his side in dire situations, most notably in the third Ashes Test. In what is now being hailed as one of the greatest innings of all time, Stokes slammed a match-winning 135 to help England chase down an improbable target of 356 runs and stay alive in the Test series. He stitched a 74-run partnership for the final wicket with tailender Jack Leach who scored just one run. 
    Towards the end of 2019, Stokes capped of an impressive year by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Earlier this January, Stokes also won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy at the ICC Awards for being the 'World Player of the Year'. âBen Stokes pulled off the performance of a lifetime â twice in the space of a few weeks,â Lawrence Booth, Wisdenâs editor, wrote in his 'Notes by the Editor' in the 2020 Almanack. 
    This iconic shot of Ben Stokes at the winning moment of last year's Headingley Test, taken by @garethcopley, has been named the Wisden-MCC Cricket Photo of the Year! ?? pic.twitter.com/QZ2p1kqNkT
    â ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 8, 2020
    Apart from honouring Stokes, Wisden named Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry as the 'Leading Woman Cricketer in the World'. On the other hand, West Indies power-hitter Andre Russell was named as the 'Leading T20 Cricketer in the World'. Sadly, no Indian found a spot in the list of Wisden's five 'Cricketers of the Year' which includes Australians Pat Cummins, Marnus Labuschagne and Perry alongside England seamer Jofra Archer and Essex off-spinner Simon Harmer. 
    Wisden Honours
    Five Cricketers of the Year@JofraArcher @patcummins30 @EllysePerry #wisdenalmanack2020#wisdenhonours pic.twitter.com/XhN4xGGEmb
    â Wisden Almanack (@WisdenAlmanack) April 8, 2020
    From being slammed for letting his country down after giving away 19 runs in the horrific final over that allowed West Indies to win the 2016 World T20 title to almost being written off as a professional cricketer by pundits and fans following his Bristol street brawl in 2017, Stokes has not only managed to redeem himself on the back of a prolific run, and his career's most memorable run, in 2019, but also broke into the company of cricket's greatest players following his latest Wisden honour.  

     


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    Calling Tanishk Bagchi the âBadshahâ of remixes wonât be wrong as he is the one behind taking all the original songs like Tu Cheez Badi or Aankh Marey and making it to something completely different or as we call it in the millennial lingo, âremakesâ.   

    A while ago, he dropped one of his remixes, Masakali 2.0, that features Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria. While we all loved the Delhi-6 track, we can not say the same about this one because itâs completely ruined and Tanishk has taken away the essence of the original song which we missed in this one. In one of the interviews, Tanishk had said, âI just want them to understand that the original track is still available for them to listen to. People had forgotten Aankh Marey. But today, every club in the country is playing it. I am just bringing back forgotten hits.â
    Well, I agree with your argument of bringing golden songs back for the millennials to consume, but who has asked you to take away the whole essence of the original one? Also does bringing back forgotten hits include making us forget the original?

    Donât you think itâs high time for you to leave remixing old songs and give us some original tracks? There are many songs that you have butchered to death but here are 5 songs which we feel were ruined to death by the composer:
    1. Masakali 2.0With Masakali 2.0, heâs added all the elements that have ruined the original song for many listeners and we wonât blame them for sticking to the old version.  We were happy listening to the original one till you dropped this âbombâ online today.
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    Original Version 
      
    2. Mere Angne MeinThis was nothing but a cringe-fest. Did he not take into account that the original track in Amitabh Bachchan's Laawaris has a separate fan following and obviously have emotions connected to it?  Probably he ignored it completely because the end result wasnât that pleasing to the ears.
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    Original Version

    3. Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi I am sure the 90s kids would have loved this Falguni Pathak song because we have dreamt about our first crushes through this song in our school days. So, he conveniently decided to ruin that too for us with the Divya Kumar Khosla version.
    Remixed Version 

    Original Version

    4. O Saki SakiWonder what was he thinking before making this one! Even Nora Fatehiâs sexy moves couldnât help this song from its ultimate doom. It was one of the popular chartbusters, thanks to Sanjay Dutt and Koena Mitra, but he clearly didnât think it can backfire.
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    Original Version 

    5. The Humma SongFor music lovers, Humma Humma by AR Rahman was one of the cult songs. I remember when the song was released, people were fuming with anger because he ruined that one song which won AR Rahman six national awards.
    Remixed Version 


    Original Version

    All things said and done, he should remember that, âjanta maaf nahi karegiâ!

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