The BothSides

08/10/2022

When Medhali Redkar's gymnastics career hit a brick wall, her trainers suggested that she give diving a try as the two

19/01/2022

06/01/2022

WATCH: Heavy gunfire in Kazakhstan's largest city as unrest continues

06/01/2022

84-year-old Brahamdev Mandal, a resident of Puraini in Madhepura district, claims he has taken 11 doses of .

"I never fell ill since I started taking the vaccine and my health has started to improve," says Brahamdev.

06/01/2022

COVID cases have been surging across India, and West Bengal has been one of the worst affected states in this ‘third wave’. The state clocked 14022 cases on 4 January with 6170 cases from Kolkata alone.As cases continue to rise with a positivity rate of 37.54%.

Some hospitals have also deferred some of their planned elective surgeries and procedures to tackle the manpower shortage.

Association of Health Service Doctors (AHSD) have written to CM Mamata Banerjee expressing concern over the matter.

“The alarming rate of transmission, just at the very outset of this current wave, within the medical caregivers could lead to the system collapsing in a short period,” Professor Manas Gumta, general secretary of ASHD told the Indian Express.

06/01/2022

India reports 90,928 fresh COVID cases, 19,206 recoveries, and 325 deaths in the last 24 hours

Daily positivity rate: 6.43%

Active cases: 2,85,401
Total recoveries: 3,43,41,009
Death toll: 4,82,876
Number of variant cases rises to 2,630

Total vaccination: 148.67 crore doses

21/12/2021

English subtitles, School girl from Gangavathi in Koppal district is heard lashing out at the seers for attempting to deny nutritious food to poor children. Seers belonging to Lingayat & the Brahmin community opposed the move to provide eggs to students along with mid day meals.

21/12/2021

According to press reports citing sources, the Enforcement Directorate has summoned Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a matter being investigated by the agency.

In the Panama Papers investigation, the Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. On the basis of the FEMA notice, film actress Aishwarya Rai will not appear before the ED today. She has submitted a letter to the ED headquarters in this regard.

Read more : https://bit.ly/33JVmRn

21/12/2021

Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), stated on Sunday that in light of the mounting COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom, India should be prepared for any eventuality. “We should be ready and hope that things aren’t as awful as they are in the UK. More information on Omicron is required. When there is a spike in instances in other parts of the world, we need to keep a careful eye on it and be ready for anything. It is preferable to be well-prepared than to be caught off guard “ANI quoted Guleria as saying.

Read more : https://bit.ly/3p9nPbA

21/12/2021

Cold to severe cold wave conditions is expected to persist in portions of northern India until Wednesday, while two western disturbances are expected to reach the western Himalayan region during the following three days, bringing scattered and light rain.

The rain will assist to alleviate the effects of the cold wave, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Read more : https://bit.ly/3H4iZ5h

21/12/2021

In his annual peace message, Pope Francis also called for a better balance between a free market economy and the need to help the poor and safeguard the environment.

Francis urged for a greater balance between a free market economy and the need to help the poor and safeguard the environment in a message released on Tuesday for the Roman Catholic Church’s World Day of Peace, which is observed on January 1.

Read more : https://bit.ly/32lzaMD

21/12/2021

The first set of indigenously developed next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle was inducted into the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army at a function attended by Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane at Pune on Tuesday.

The system has been designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak and Bharat Electronics Limited, Pune. Despite the various restrictions imposed in view of Covid-19 pandemic over the past one year, supply of vehicles to the Indian Army has been on schedule.

Read more : https://bit.ly/3pgKxys

13/12/2021

Dubai has become the world’s first government to turn 100 per cent paperless, the Emirate’s Crown Prince announced, pointing at savings of 1.3 billion Dirham and 14-million-man hours.

13/12/2021

India's crowned

The other two top honours went to Miss Paraguay 2021 Nadia Ferreira, who was declared first runner-up, followed by (country) 2021 Lalela Mswane, who was adjudged second runner-up.

11/12/2021

Malayali filmmaker Ali Akbar has announced that he and his wife were renouncing Islam in protest against social media users allegedly posting smiley emojis to the reports of chopper crash in Tamil Nadu in which Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other defence personnel died. In a video released on social media, the filmmakers said, "I am not a Muslim from today onwards. I am an Indian."

"Today, I am throwing away an attire I received by birth," the filmmaker-turned-politician said.

Reports said Ali Akbar will now become Ramasimhan, the new Hindu identity that he has chosen for himself. He also said that he would not force his two daughters to convert as it will be their personal choice. That no religious leader called out the social media "jubilations" over Bipin Rawat's death has hurt him, he said.

11/12/2021

The Assam Police, in coordination with the Dubai Police, has recovered a stolen luxury watch that belonged to late Diego Maradona, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed via Twitter on Saturday. The accused, identified as Wazid Hussein, has been arrested in Assam and further legal action will be taken, he said.

He said the Assam Police coordinated with the Dubai Police through Indian federal law enforcement agencies to recover the heritage Hublot watch that belonged to Argentinian football player Diego Maradona.