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Days after the Indian crew members stranded on Diamond Princess, a luxury cruise ship quarantined near Japan's Yokohama port, sent an SOS to the Indian government seeking immediate help, an Indian couple has now reached out to the government pleading for help. Ashish Yadav and his wife Neha, originally from Uttar Pradesh, are stuck in China's Wuhan city, the epicentre of the deadly Coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 1700 people so far. And the numbers continue to increase with each passing day. © Reuters Ashish is an Associate Professor at the Wuhan Textile University while Neha is a PhD scholar. According to a report in NDTV , the couple couldn't evacuate earlier when the government sent Air India flights to Wuhan because of Neha's surgery. So now they are appealing to the government to rescue them. The media outlet quoted Ashish as saying, "Namaste, my name is Ashish Yadav and this is my wife Neha Yadav. I am an associate professor in the Wuhan Textile University. I appeal to the Prime Minister to evacuate us from here soonest." His wife Neha said, "Our parents are very worried I would request that we should be evacuated soonest." They sent a video in which they are explaining how Wuhan has turned into a 'ghost town', the situation is getting worse day by day and that they are running out of supplies. Asish said, "You can see the weather is very bad today. There has been heavy rain and light snowfall since yesterday afternoon. There is no one in our building. Yesterday, I had just a few empty bottles of water (he shows the bottles) and I had appealed for some water to be given and so today (camera pans to new water bottles), I have been sent some water and this food by the authorities here. We have rations only for a few days so I again appeal to the Indian government to evacuate us soonest." GoI will send a consignment of medical supplies on a relief flight to Wuhan later this week to support China to fight the COVID-19 epidemic. On its return, the flight will have limited capacity to take on board Indians wishing to return to India from Wuhan/Hubei.(1/3) @MEAIndia â India in China (@EOIBeijing) February 17, 2020Meanwhile, the Embassy of India in Beijing, China has been tweeting to the Indians stuck in Wuhan, sharing helpline numbers so that people who wish to return can do so by contacting the officials. We urge all Indian nationals from Wuhan/Hubei who intend to avail this flight and have not yet contacted us, to urgently call our hotlines +8618610952903 and +8618612083629 or send email to helpdesk.beijing@mea.gov.in before 1900 hours today (17 February 2020) (3/3) @MEAIndia â India in China (@EOIBeijing) February 17, 2020 View the full article -
Dawn Chief Executive Hameed Haroon (L) and film director Jamshed Mehmood Raza, known popularly as 'Jami' (R). Geo.tv/FilesThe Chief Executive Officer of Dawn, Hameed Haroon, on Monday sent a defamation notice to Jamshed 'Jami' Mahmood seeking an "unconditional public apology" and the retraction of allegations that the former raped the latter. The two have been involved in a public dispute since Mahmood recently posted a statement on Twitter saying that Haroon raped him. The accusation followed an earlier statement, issued in October last year, in which Jami had spoken about being raped by a 'media tycoon'. Jami has said he has received the notice and is in the process of perusing it, according to Dawn.com, which spoke to the filmmaker. "He added, however, that an apology was 'not even a distant possibility'," the publication reported. “There is a lot that needs to be done for victims of sexual harassment and for future victims,” Jami was quoted as saying. Jami told the publication that he has already covered most of the points raised in the defamation notice in previous statements issued on social media. Contents of the notice"[...] Almost two months after circulating your first tweet on being allegedly raped, and strangely and abruptly travelling outside Pakistan, on December 28, 2019 on the social media platform Twitter, you falsely and maliciously labelled our client as an alleged rapist," the notice states. "Since then, you have been continuing to circulate this false allegation all over Pakistan, including Karachi and abroad. Our client categorically denies that he has ever perpetrated sexual assault on anyone and categorically denies that he has raped you." The notice repeats earlier accusations levelled by Haroon against Jami, including that the filmmaker is 'defaming' Haroon at the behest of powerful interests in the state who wish to "destroy [Haroon's] credibility, especially his credibility as a leading advocate of the freedom of press." According the Haroon's legal team, Jami issued "a false statement [...] to injure the reputation" of their client. It says that Jami wanted to subject Haroon to "ridicule, unjust criticism, dislike, contempt and hatred and to target the freedom of the press". It should be mentioned that Jami has previously stated that he was summoned and assured of support if he went public with his allegations. He, however, claimed he had turned down the 'offer', saying his fight was not with Dawn as an institution, but with the person who assaulted him. Jami has been told to issue an "unconditional public apology" as well as a retraction of his rape allegation "from all social media posts and other media outlets within 14 days of the receipt of this notice." He has been warned of criminal legal proceedings under Section 499 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, and the Defamation Ordinance, 2002 in case he does not comply.
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Hours after dropping his new song, Justin Beiber sent his fan into frenzy with an Instagram post. Bieber on Friday released new solo music – for the first time since 2016 – and fans can’t get enough of his new song titled Yummy. Hours later, the singer shared a video clip on his Instagram account with his 124 million followers. While fans were already excited to finally hear Yummy, his "WUV YOU GUYTH WIF ALL MY HAWWTTT” took the excitement to a whole new level. "WUV YOU GUYTH WIF ALL MY HAWWTTT‘ hit me hard since he hasn’t said that in ages," a fan said on Twitter. “WUV YOU GUYTH WIF ALL MY HAWWT” I’M ACTUALLY CRYIN RN DON’T TOUCH ME I LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH WITH ALL MY HAWWT," said another. While expressing the hope that fans are loving his new song, The 25-year old singer asked them to follow him on TikTok too.
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Ask anyone what their dream car is and no one will tell you names like Alto or Swift Dzire or Honda City. They will say they are crazy about a Porche or a Lamborghini. But, let's accept it, cars like Lamborghini aren't cheap! Unless, you're a supremely rich guy or have won Kaun Banega Crorepati and decided to use it all to buy a car that's close to Rs 5 crore. In short, it's way beyond the league for an average person working 9 to 5. Now imagine someday the makers of Lamborghini decide to send you one of their expensive car models just like that! We all know something like this will not happen to us. But, it happened with Sterling Backus and his son Xander. Remember that father and son duo from Colorado who went viral on social media for building a Lamborghini Aventador from scratch, using 3D printers and genuine parts? © YouTube Lamborghini Looks like their dedication and sincerity left such a deep impact on the makers of Lamborghini that they, reportedly, sent them a real Aventador model. Actually, they have lent the car to the father-son duo for two weeks. 54-year-old Sterling who is a Physicist and his 12-year-old son have been working on replicating the model since the past two years. They got inspired to build the supercar from scratch when they were playing a racing simulation game Forza Horizon 3. Recently, he revealed he got a call from the chief marketing officer of Automobili Lamborghini saying that they want to make a commercial with his family and that they will loan him the car for two weeks. "I was shaking in my boots since, it was like getting a call from the Pope and he is coming to dinner. Of course, a metaphor, but just to give (you) the idea of the gravity to me, personally," he told CNN. Their plan was to swap the project car with a real model so they could surprise Xander who has been working so hard with his father to build the replica. It won't be wrong to say Lamborghini played their not-so-secret Santa as they got the car right before Christmas and got to drive in a real Lamborghini for a few days. View the full article
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Samoa´s government said the mobile vaccination teams had succeeded in ensuring 90 percent of the 200,000-strong population was immunised, up from around 30 percent when the epidemic began in mid-October. Photo: FileAPIA: A devastating measles outbreak has continued to spread in Samoa, with the death toll reaching 70, as the United Nations on Monday released $2.6 million in emergency aid to combat the epidemic.Official figures showed there were 112 new cases in the 24 hours to Monday morning, despite a massive immunisation drive last week that saw the entire Pacific nation shut down for two days.In New York, the UN undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Mark Lowcock, announced the aid had been released."The people of Samoa will not fight this outbreak alone," Lowcock said in a statement. "We can and must move swiftly to stop this deadly outbreak in its tracks."The funds will go towards vaccinations, obstetric and neonatal care for infected mothers and newborns, clean water and public health information campaigns, the UN said.Samoa's government said the mobile vaccination teams had succeeded in ensuring 90 per cent of the 200,000-strong population was immunised, up from around 30 per cent when the epidemic began in mid-October.However, the vaccine takes 10-14 days to take effect, meaning it is too early to say whether the outbreak has peaked.The total number of cases was 4,693, with 229 people currently in hospital, including 16 critically ill children.Infants are the most vulnerable to measles, which typically causes a rash and fever but can also lead to brain damage and death.Among the 70 dead, 61 are children aged four or under.Health authorities have blamed "anti-vaxxers" spreading conspiracy theories for the low immunisation rate that left Samoa´s children so vulnerable to a measles outbreak.Outbreaks elsewhere in the Pacific, including Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa, have been easier to contain because of higher immunisation rates, with no deaths reported.
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As millions of Indian women gazed at the moon in celebration of Karva Chauth, they were joined by an unlikely fellow spectator - the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, whose instruments recently captured the lunar surface from 100km above. #ISRO See the first illuminated image of the lunar surface acquired by #Chandrayaan2's IIRS payload. IIRS is designed to measure reflected sunlight from the lunar surface in narrow and contiguous spectral channels. For details visit:https://t.co/C3STg4H79S pic.twitter.com/95N2MpebY4 — ISRO (@isro) 17 October 2019 Using the Imaging Infrared Spectrometer (IIRS) onboard the orbiter, ISRO obtained images of the lunar farside in the northern hemisphere. The image also shows the Sommmerfield crater floor, the sunlit inner rim of crater Kirkwood, Stebbins crater floor, fresh crater Ejecta in Sommerfield crater floor and Stebbins crater central peak. According to ISRO, the IIRS equipment is “designed to measure reflected sunlight from the lunar surface in narrow and contiguous spectral channels.” These channels are represented in the form of black and white bands, which can be analysed to obtain data on the lunar surface and its composition. © Twitter/ISRO “The major objective of IIRS is to understand the origin and evolution of the Moon in a geologic context by mapping the lunar surface mineral and volatile composition using signatures in the reflected solar spectrum,” ISRO said in a statement.
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Late last night when passengers travelling on the Goa-Mumbai Air India flight found themselves stranded in Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, due to a several-hour delay in their flight take-off, they were left distressed and fuming. The passengers began raising slogans within the airport premises after a four-hour delay. At this point, a Goa Forward Party office-bearer Ketan Bhatikar, who was one of the passengers on the delayed flight, decided to reach out to Goa CM Pramod Sawant and seek his intervention in the matter. Stranded at #Mumbai's #ChhatrapatiShivaji airport late on June 13 night for several hours, protesting passengers of an #AirIndia Bombay to Goa flight were offered free meal from an airport restaurant at the instance of Goa CM #PramodSawant, a passenger said. Photo: IANS pic.twitter.com/pf6wwG1VhR — IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 14, 2019 Upon narrating their troubles, Sawant didn't only intervene but also gave a pleasant surprise to all the hassled passengers. The CM arranged food for all the passengers from Kebab Grill restaurant, and also made sure that the flight took off ASAP. What makes this all the more special is the fact that Sawant was not even in Goa at that point. He managed to get all this done sitting in the national capital where he was on a work trip. Several passengers including Goans thanked Chief Minister @DrPramodPSawant for helping arrange flight and food, the passengers were stranded at Mumbai Airport on Thursday night due to lethargy of Air India and were helped by CM Pramod Sawant. pic.twitter.com/QRTPCRONBX — PrimeTVGoa (@PrimeTVGoa) June 14, 2019 "I tried calling Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant who answered my phone within two rings at 1.13 am. He called me back five times, arranged food for all passengers at Indian Kebab Grill, and exactly at 1.27 am, he told me that the flight was ready to take-off in 30 minutes. We finally reached Goa at around 3.30 am," Bhatikar informed IANS. That was a very kind and thoughtful gesture on the Goa CM's part and shows other ministers the best way of holding offices and serving people in the truest sense.
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Exactly a week from now will mark the one month anniversary since the last episode of 'Game of Thrones' was aired across the globe. While fans have not yet been able to get over the shocker that was the final season of 'GOT', it seems that the makers are not in the mood to let the fans get over the pain and disappointment any time soon. © HBO After HBO submitted the dissatisfactory final episodes from its highly criticised final season of 'Game of Thrones' for Emmy consideration, fans have been left furious. They simply cannot wrap their heads around why the worst episodes from the worst 'GOT' season were sent for the nominations. © HBO According to a TV Guide report, 'GOT' Season 8's only appealing episodes, 'Winterfell' and 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' have been overlooked in favour of the worst-rated episodes under the writing and directing categories. © HBO HBO submitted Miguel Sapochnik's name for 'Game of Thrones' season 8's 'The Long Night', David Nutter for 'The Last of the Starks', and DB Weiss and David Benioff for 'The Iron Throne', in the Best Directing category. Benioff and Weiss' script for the finale - 'The Iron Throne' - was the only submission in the Best Writing category. Fans are fuming at all the possibilities that this presents. so who thought it was a good idea for hbo to submit 8x06 of game of thrones for an emmy nomination in best writing category when this episode is of the most boring season finales to ever exist pic.twitter.com/UkI5dGFPdG — ellie (@odairannies) June 11, 2019 TFW you realize the best episode of #GameOfThrones' last season—"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," obviously—is submitted for neither Directing nor Writing at the #Emmys. pic.twitter.com/PpSDtxjI4q — Myles McNutt (@Memles) June 10, 2019 you: surely it's been a month and you've run out of new Game of Thrones things to complain about me: THEY DIDN'T SUBMIT A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS FOR OUTSTANDING WRITING OR DIRECTING AT THE EMMYS — Victoria Edel (@victoriaedel) June 10, 2019 The #GameofThrones team submitted their episodes for writing and directing Emmy categories and none of the ones submitted are the best one of the season. Hate to see it. pic.twitter.com/O6pWXPO64H — Joanna Robinson (@jowrotethis) June 10, 2019
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Arguably one of the best footballers on the planet, Mohamed Salah continues to be a vital cog in Liverpool's title dreams in the ongoing season of the Premier League. For someone who started his career at the left-back position, Salah has thrived as a versatile forward, primarily playing as a winger on the right flank - a position he has made his own ever since arriving at the Anfield. His pace and flair on the ball, decorated with good technique and an eye for goal, was in full display during Liverpool's 2-0 triumph over Chelsea at the Anfield on 14th April. After a goalless first half, the Reds were pushed in front by Sadio Mane whose brilliant header allowed the home side to take the lead in the 51st minute. Liverpool's first goal against Chelsea scored by Sadio Mane. #LIVCHE Cc: @KifsonWhoo, @mkah90 pic.twitter.com/nGgJ26O810 — LineKicker (@LineKicker) 14 April 2019 Two minutes later, Salah worked his magic to double the lead for Liverpool. The 26-year-old picked the ball up on the right of the Chelsea box in the 53rd minute and arrowed a rasping, unstoppable drive from his stronger left foot beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga from 25 yards out to seal the game for the hosts. Mo Salah. The Egyptian King. #LFC pic.twitter.com/R2PSvvutgt — TheKop.com (@TheKop_com) 14 April 2019 While talking to Sky Sports after the match, Salah revealed that he was so far out that he felt he had to go with just "power" in a bid to beat the Chelsea shot-stopper. It was the first goal he had scored from outside the penalty box in the Premier League for more than a year. His brilliant strike powered Liverpool back to the top of the points table with arch-rivals Manchester City currently placed second with a game in hand. The social media was abuzz with Salah's brilliant goal as football fans across the globe lauded the Egyptian for his effort. X @LFC pic.twitter.com/TQ8Ow2tyxJ — Linzi (@LinziLeighton) 14 April 2019 @2JZSteve what a screamer — Chris (@topheurgh) 14 April 2019 Oh wowie!! — Frankieeeeeeee (@frankiemcgill) 14 April 2019 @Alom_M_ im not supposed to like this but its too great a goal — shumel (@shumel10) 14 April 2019 Absolute beauty wow wow — Y'esus Orwin Boanerges (@orwin_y) 14 April 2019 The most beautiful goal you will ever see. Our Egyptian King. Good on you mate. Silence the at RACIST #ChelseaFC. — Gary M Buckley (@GBucks_M) 14 April 2019 Can not stop watching!𤩠— David Beakhouse (@DBeakhouse) 14 April 2019 Mad goal ðð»ðð»ðð»ðð»ðð» — YourWeddingReceptionMC (@remigist) 14 April 2019 He's been trying this all season long and it worked today. Thank God — Dixz (@major_dixz) 14 April 2019
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We are living in very interesting times where literally anything and everything is capable of stopping a game or a match. From a naked dude streaking across the field to elements in nature, no one can expect where the next obstacle in a match can come from. A few days ago, the 2nd ODI between India and New Zealand went on a halt because of sun outrage. And yesterday, another old mate came back onto the field to halt yet another match, none other than our beloved bees. © PTI Over the years we have seen many 'bee attacks', the most memorable one was witnessed in South Africa two years ago, when the host were playing against Sri Lanka. Something similar happened yesterday during the fourth one day match between India A and England Lions in Trivandrum, where the play came to a standstill for 15 minutes when a swarm of bees attacked the spectators at the stadium. An unexpected and painful turn of events took place at the Green Field International Stadium, as the match was just in its 28th over when the bees began to charge at the audience and left a lot of spectators in the stadium injured. All of this was captured in a video which went viral after the incident. Fortunately, none of the players at the stadium were seriously injured at the scene, as the bees did not enter the field. But the India A coach, Rahul Dravid, who was around the stadium at that time, had to run for his safety. A few spectators were taken to the hospital immediately because of the bee attack and the crowd at the stadium was shifted from the west side of the stadium to the east. The Chief Operating Officer of Sports Facilities Ltd told The Indian Express: "It was an unfortunate incident. We had ensured that the gallery where the spectators who sit for watching the match was cleaned ahead of the match. But it were some spectators who went upstairs where they were not supposed to go in the normal circumstances and stirred the hive unknowingly or mischievously." Though India won comfortably by 6 wickets, in which the recently named ICC Emerging player of the year, Rishabh Pant scored a blistering knock of 73 of 76 balls, and with Shardul Thakur assisting in the bowling department, team India safely secured the fourth straight win in the series.
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You never feel your best when you are at the receiving end of a theft. Obviously. It gets especially worse when you are a student, always running low on money and even energy on most days for that matter, besides a lot of other stuff. This universal condition that is commonly shared by most students around the world, took an even uglier turn when a university student's laptop was stolen in UK. The incident was shared by the guy's flatmate on Twitter, who revealed that the stealing the laptop wasn't the last thing the thief did. In his Twitter post, Stevie Valentine shared how after his flatmate's laptop was stolen, the thief reached out to him and apologised for the theft in an earnest email, and even suggesting helping the guy out with his important university files. So my flat mates laptop got stolen today, please pree what the thief sent him ððððpic.twitter.com/pDhhpmncPz — Stevie Valentine (@StevieBlessed) November 28, 2018 The tweet has since gone viral and obviously the netizens had a field day between sympathizing with the thief and feelings sorry for the bloke. But regardless of it all, that has given us a good laugh and here's a piece of it for you too. If he's really sorry he'll write the next essay. — Theo (@Heli0s) November 28, 2018 “If there are any files such as university work, that you need let me know”. MANNNNNN pic.twitter.com/Jud0Mb4UfO — sulia moses (@suliarmoses) November 28, 2018 And they say there's no honor amongst thieves smh — Preston (@Press107Preston) November 28, 2018 Just buy the laptop back from him. He needs the money ðð — ChistaBlue (@chista92) November 28, 2018 That's right. Pay for own laptop ð¤¦ð¼âï¸ð — Stanley Evason (@stanno61) November 29, 2018 You're ruining the fun coz that's what I thought too. But was like let me pretend it's not and enjoy the tweet ð — Shimo Shimiza (@khanyielanga) November 28, 2018 pic.twitter.com/xkLHAHiZ8m — Saf (@_safwaan_) November 28, 2018 A sympathetic criminal. We stan. — isa (@moisturizeds) November 28, 2018 He deserves the charger pic.twitter.com/Lab5L8Me0L — Olufemi Oyekanmi (@_jimmydneutron) November 28, 2018 Wow. I get it. And the email seems sweet. But damn you stole from a student. Students are broke too. And now they need to figure out a laptop. Or how to get their work done. — Derick Vason Swinson (@SwinsonVason) November 28, 2018 The thief sending the documents back pic.twitter.com/1qjzFJRMSZ — Lemphorwana la Bojalwa (@Roooosta) November 28, 2018
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Unless you have decided not to watch any non-Radhika Apte Netflix series, you will know that Chris Hemsworth will mark his Netflix debut with the movie 'Dhaka'. Hemsworth is currently in India, not as a tourist, but shooting for his upcoming project, 'Dhaka' directed by the Russo Brothers. But Hemsworth's social media is proof that Thor is having a better time than any other tourist, as he continues to excite his fans and followers with his posts. View this post on Instagram Week one down here in India. By far some of the most intense action sequences I've been apart of and the heat certainly adds an edge to it but damn we're getting good stuff!! gonna be unreal. The first shot is of our director, the insanely talented @thesamhargrave ððð¤ð¤@zocobodypro @bobbydazzler84 @rudhrakshjaiswal1 @bengrayson @thematicentertainment @agbofilms #netflix A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Nov 6, 2018 at 11:54pm PST After getting stuck in traffic or as he calls it 'beautiful chaos' and spending some quality time with his Indian fans, Thor recently celebrated and wished all his fans on the occasion of Diwali. View this post on Instagram Beyond thankful for the kindness and generosity that the people of India have extended to us while making our little film here ðððð@thesamhargrave #netflix A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Nov 5, 2018 at 12:18am PST Tapping into his inner 'Desi Munda' avatar, Chris recently shared a video on Instagram, where he and Randeep Hooda wished their fans a Happy Diwali and said, "Happy Deepavali to everybody. We are here in India shooting and having a wonderful day. Namaste!" View this post on Instagram SORRY FOR MY INACTIVITY BECAUSE IT'S DIWALI IN INDIA AND IT'S FESTIVAL TIME. HERE'S @chrishemsworth WISHING YOU HAPPY DIWALI â¤â¤â¤ð¥ð¥ð¥ðððððððð #ChrisHemsworth • • #follow #followme #followforfollow #followback #followher #TomHiddleston #hiddlestoners #hiddlesgoddesses #Loki #InfinityWar #marvel #mcu #followtrain #Thomas #likeforlike #Thor #hiddlesisters #hiddlesarmy #credsforcreds #thorragnarok #follow4follow #KongSkullIsland #trailer #addbackinstantly #avengers #infinitywar #Thanos A post shared by The Hawaiian Pizza Girl™ (@hiddles_bae) on Nov 7, 2018 at 9:44am PST In the video, Hemsworth is seen wearing a kurta with a tilak smeared on his forehead. While we are loving this desi Thor, we can't wait for 'Dhaka' to release already, which also stars Randeep Hooda and Manoj Bajpayee.
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A slew of social issues have found millennial voices, but mental health awareness still remains a taboo of sorts and Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone is out to change exactly that. The actress, who has always broken the glass ceiling by coming out in the open about her own troubles with depression, once again pledged support to the cause on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, on Wednesday. “In 2014, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. But, in India, 90% of people who suffer from depression don't seek help,” she said in a video shared on her Twitter account. “Depression is like any other illness that requires intervention.” In her message, she also normalised mental health disorders and urged patients to share their stories using the #NotAshamed hashtag. #NotAshamed pic.twitter.com/DgewpgBpn5 — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) October 10, 2018 A study conducted by the World Health Organization in 2015 showed that one in five Indians may suffer from depression in their lifetime, which is equivalent to 20 crore people. Due to the stigma associated with mental illness, a lack of awareness, and limited access to professional help, only 10-12 per cent of these sufferers will seek help. Another study, carried out by Assocham last year, showed that clinical depression has risen by around 50 per cent in the last eight years. It does not make discernible urban-rural demographic differences and also states that most people who commit suicide are below the age of 44. It adds that 42.5 per cent of employees in the Indian private sector are afflicted with general anxiety disorder or depression, as compared to government employees. A private sector employee in India works for a minimum of 48-50 hours a week when compared to 33 hours a week in the UK and 40 hours a week in the US. In addition, the pay in these developed countries is almost six times more even after deducting the indexing prices and cost of living. According to 'Mental Health: TLLLF National Survey Report 2018,' commissioned by The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF), more than 75 percent of participants stated they would always feel sympathetic towards mental health patients. In the same vein though, they also exhibited feelings of fear (14 per cent would always be fearful), hatred (28 per cent feel hatred sometimes or always), and anger (43 per cent feel angry sometimes or always) towards people with mental illness. More than a quarter admitted that they would always be 'indifferent' towards people with mental illness. These admissions indicate the prevalent stigma in society, which when clubbed with an acute shortage of mental health specialists, presents the grim reality of the situation in India. The death of the globe-trotting, fine-dining Anthony Bourdain – he committed suicide in a Paris hotel room earlier this year – brought to fore our failings on a global level as well. Is there a solution, then? Diverse programmes and legislation, including the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram and the Mental Health Care Act, could prove to be steps in the right direction for patients in India. But, as Harvard professors Vikram Patel and Shekhar Saxena write in their Indian Express column, proper implementation would require a genuine partnership of a diverse range of groups. From the mental health and development communities to policymakers and civil society, one and all need to come together to transform mental health across the country. Mental health helplines in India Roshni +914066202000 COOJ Mental Health Foundation +918322252525 Sneha Foundation India +914424640050 Vandrevala Foundation 18602662345 Connecting +919922001122
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Often compared with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Neymar has established a reputation as one of the biggest stars in the footballing world. On the back of brilliant ball control and street-smart skills, the Brazilian became a vital cog in Barcelona's front line before departing for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). But, despite his footballing prowess, Neymar has often been left red-faced. His theatrics at the FIFA World Cup in Russia earlier this year gave birth to hilarious memes that thronged social media throughout the tournament. While some slammed him for his play-acting, others just couldn't help but poke fun at the Brazilian footballer. While the World Cup might have ended, the jokes on Neymar don't seem to be ending soon. © Reuters The UEFA Champions League clash between Liverpool and PSG was expected to be an exciting contest, but it had a lot more than one expected. Twin strikes from Daniel Sturridge and James Milner gave the Reds a 2-0 lead. However, Les Parisiens came roaring back thanks to Thomas Meunier and KylianMbappe. With the match turning into a dogfight, it was Roberto Firmino who eventually netter the winner for Liverpool. ðµ Outrageous. SadioMané sends Neymar and picks up Skill of the Day ð@Mastercard#UCLpic.twitter.com/nK7jqKWmSR — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 18 September 2018 If the goals galore enthralled the fans, Sadio Mane's dazzling skills made Neymar look like an amateur. Receiving the ball near the right corner flag, Mane approached the backtracking Neymar, and his quick feet, clubbed with a rapid change of direction left the PSG winger going the wrong way while the Senegalese sped off closer to goal. The short video of Mane's brilliance was tweeted by the UEFA on Twitter where the Liverpool star's move was labelled as the 'Skill of the Day'. And, as soon as the video was shared, football fans across the globe took turns to poke fun at Neymar and laud the Senegalese footballer for his skill. RIP to Neymar ð#LIVPSGpic.twitter.com/fr1WboCbuf — B s t F r n d ð (@__Siyabonga) 18 September 2018 Where did Neymar go?ðpic.twitter.com/ANCSseIl0f — Ahmadð¸ð¦âï¸ (@ahmad_itti_90) 18 September 2018 The most satisfying moment in that match, Neymar receiving what he offersð¤£#LIVPSGpic.twitter.com/GSqeQOYp1G — KAMLE (@totallykamle) 18 September 2018 It would not be a perfect game without a roast..and guess who was send to buy ððð Neymar got schooled. Next opponent please ðð#YNWApic.twitter.com/XIIXsJPfr7 — I Am McThaby (@bouyzy) 18 September 2018 Mane sent Neymar back to Brazil with this trick.. Filthy! ðpic.twitter.com/g06bXI1mbv — Football Stuff (@FootbalIStuff) 18 September 2018
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One of the highly popular and most decorated wrestlers in the country, Sushil Kumar became the face of Indian wrestling when he bagged a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Two years later, he became the first Indian to win a world title in wrestling after his triumphant campaign at the World Wrestling Championships. It was arguably the 2012 London Olympics that truly established Sushil as the undisputed champion in Indian wrestling. Improving on his Olympic stint in 2008, Sushil clinched a silver medal after losing the final bout to Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu. In the process, Sushil became the first individual to win two Olympic medals for independent India. But, just when his fans and India's wrestling fraternity expected him to scale new heights, the Delhi wrestler faltered and, since then, has struggled to replicate the success he attained early in his career. From being accused of spiking the drinks of his fellow countryman Narsingh Yadav to instigating a brawl with his disciple-turned-rival Parveen Rana, Sushil's reputation as India's famed wrestler has taken a major hit in the past few years. © BCCL However, despite all the controversies surrounding him, Sushil has rarely let it affect his mindset or performance on the mat - something that was thoroughly highlighted in his gold-medal finish at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Locking horns with South Africa's Johannes Botha, Sushil took just 80 seconds to win the men's 74kg final bout 10-0 on the back of technical superiority. Thus, when the Indian contingent was announced for this year's Asian Games in Palembang and Jakarta, Sushil was undoubtedly labelled as one of the country's biggest medal hopes. A shrewd tactician and an experienced campaigner, Sushil was once again expected to shine for his country in the 74kg category of freestyle wrestling. But, contrary to popular perception and to the sheer disappointment of Indian fans, Sushil suffered a shocking loss after failing to get past Bahrain's Adam Batirov in the qualification round of the event. The Indian wrestler's chances of securing a bronze medal through the repechage were also dashed after Batirov lost his quarterfinal bout to Japan's Yuhi Fujinami. © Reuters Locking horns with Batirov, the two-time Olympic medallist initially found himself leading the bout 2-1 after the first period. However, the Bahrain wrestler made a sensational comeback to put Sushil on the backfoot. The Indian star did create a couple of opportunities to score in the second period but his failure to convert those into valuable points eventually saw him losing 3-5 and, thereon, getting knocked out from the Games. Talking about the match, Sushil said, "It (the defeat) was not expected. The 57kg world champion was sitting beside me and 'he said he lost. I told him don't worry, I have lost. It's part of sport'. I will come back again. We can't be overwhelmed by defeats or victories. It won't lead you anywhere." Defending his tactics, he said: "It was not a slow start. If I am leading, I can't attack much. I made a mistake by attacking him later on when I just needed to defend. I am playing a big event after four years, that is why there were small mistakes. I did not play many big events in four years. There was not much time between CWG and Asian Games, so I could not play better tournaments to prepare. This is the only reason for today's defeat". For a man who was expected to secure a medal for India at the Games, Sushil's first-round exit sent shockwaves across the country with his fans expressing their disappointment on the social media. All good things come to an end and Sushil Kumar may just be experiencing it — Dhananjay Roy (@toi_DhananjayR) August 19, 2018 Bad luck sushil kumar try next time — Ruchi Srivastava (@Ruchi804Ruchi) August 19, 2018 Sushil Kumar loses in Wrestling - what a big upset at Asian Games — Aman Sharma (@AmanKayamHai_ET) August 19, 2018 Shocker. Sushil Kumar loses in first-round to Batirov Adam of Bahrain. He looked very rusty. #AsianGames2018 — Ferrocious! (@ashwinferro) August 19, 2018 Sushil Kumar lost his qualifying round. #shocker — Rahul Mehra (@TheRahulMehra) August 19, 2018 First round loss for two-time Olympic champion Sushil Kumar. Time he sees the writing on the wall. #wrestling #AsianGames2018 — Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) August 19, 2018 Sushil Kumar no words for u ...go to hell just..!! — vishal pathak (@PathakVishal3) August 19, 2018 Bajrang Poonia replaces Sushil Kumar as poster boy of Indian wrestling — A.K. Arora (@akarora1959) August 19, 2018 Wrestling was expected to be India's biggest medal hail & Sushil was the biggest soldier. Sadly, he walks slowly into the sunset of his career. #asiangames2018 #BackTheBlue #AsianGames #SushilKumar #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/VM8zmax1pE — Indian Sports Fan (@IndianSportFan) August 19, 2018
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Aakash Chopra's Food Bill For 7 Lakh Sends Twitter Into A Serious Meltdown
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For a man who lurked in the shadows of prominent stars for the better part of his playing career, Aakash Chopra still had a fairly decent run in the domestic circuit. Playing for Delhi, he scored 783 runs in the 2007-08 season to guide his team to the Ranji Trophy title. The same season saw him scoring 310 runs and playing a pivotal role in North Zone's title-winning campaign in the Duleep Trophy. Post-retirement, Chopra began his second innings in cricket and quickly became one of the most highly sought after commentators and analysts of the game. Thanks to his know-how of the game, the 40-year-old has struck a chord with Indian fans, who have been ardent followers of the former Delhi cricketer on social media. © BCCL He is one of those rare individuals, who has the capability of influencing the minds of fans and drawing a reaction, something that many can only dream of. A similar incident came to the fore recently, when Chopra shared a photograph of what looked like a restaurant bill on social media. Paid nearly 7 Lac for a meal ðð¤£ðð Welcome to Indonesia ð®ð©ð pic.twitter.com/LYySPXPN3c — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) July 15, 2018 While the food items - which mainly included Indian vegetarian dishes - appeared in order, it was the total amount of the bill that left everyone scratching their heads. The former Indian cricketer apparently paid close to 7 lakh for what looked like an ordinary meal in Indonesia. "Paid nearly 7 Lac for a meal. Welcome to Indonesia," he tweeted. Known for his wit and humour, Chopra was trying to poke fun at his fans by claiming that he paid 7 lakh for a meal. But, in reality, he paid 7 lakh Indonesian rupiah, which translates to around Rs 3,300. While some fans came up with witty replies, others trolled the Indian commentator for his post. Translates to approx. 3500 in Indian rupees :) — Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) July 15, 2018 How cheap is this even not a engineer get 7 lakh per annum — Suraj Mishra (@SurajMi51087850) July 15, 2018 Akash bhai sorry to say....but this post not suitable to u bcz u r always been a good analyst... So u have to analyse money exchange before u post....bdw for your commentary 100% ...love — CA. Shailesh Prajapati (@Shailes93594208) July 15, 2018 Not a person to judge but Indonesia me bhi chole bhature??? Kamaal karte ho.. — MMG (@OldThibido) July 16, 2018 Hope the Veg Kebab was worth the price of 135k! 𤪠— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) July 15, 2018 Never understood why Indians go abroad and eat from an Indian restaurant. — Nikhil srikumar (@NikhilSrikumar) July 15, 2018 Bhai utney mein aadmi 2 baar Court marraige karley , woh v Taj mein Party dey kay !! — Debabrata Nayak (@nayak_debabrata) July 15, 2018 Haha curry is 90K while kulcha is 123K :-) — Hiren Patel (@hirenvpatel) July 15, 2018 ððItna Sara rupia hazam karlia !! — Aritra Dey (@Captain_akshay) July 16, 2018 -
Facebook sends letter to ECP; to initiate crackdown against fake accounts
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The social media platform has designated special teams ahead of the elections to have a crackdown against the fake accounts, file photoKARACHI: Social media giant Facebook sent a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday apprising... -
Umtiti header sends streetwise France into World Cup final
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France's Samuel Umtiti celebrates scoring their first goal in the World Cup Semi-Final against Belgium in Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Lee Smith ST PETERSBURG: Samuel Umtiti?s 51st-minute header sent... -
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi?s exit sends Twitter into overdrive
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Given their ages ? Messi is 31 and Ronaldo 33 ? this could be the last the world sees of the pair, who have monopolized the world player of the year award for the last 10 years, on the biggest stage of all. Photo: FileThe game?s two biggest... -
Foreign funding: ECP sends case against PML-N to probe committee
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), while hearing a foreign funding case against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, sent the matter to an investigative committee on Tuesday. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had filed a fresh... -
r Luis Suarez scored in the 23rd minute to put his side up 1-0 at halftime. Photo: AFPROSTOV-ON-DON: Uruguay booked their place in the World Cup knockout stage along with Russia on Wednesday, as Luis Suarez scored the winner on his 100th...
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Nawaz, family on ECL: Interior ministry sends matter to cabinet committee
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Federal Interior Minister Azam Khan has confirmed that he sent the names to the committee and it will mull over them. File photoISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has sent the matter of putting Nawaz Sharif and his family on the Exit Control List... -
Asghar Khan case: FIA sends notices to 19 politicians to appear before SC today
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Asghar Khan had petitioned the Supreme Court in 1996 alleging that the two senior army officers and the then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan had doled out Rs140 million among several politicians ahead of the 1990 polls to ensure Benazir Bhutto's defeat... -
Reham sends Hamza Abbasi legal notice, says has 'right to write whatever I want'
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KARACHI: TV presenter Reham Khan has sent Hamza Ali Abbasi a legal notice pertaining to the recent fiasco surrounding her upcoming book and the reaction it has garnered on both social and mainstream media, Geo News reported."The notice sent to me...