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Darren Sammy on Swara Bhasker condemning use of racist slur:'Let's educate each other'

West Indies cricketer Daren Sammy responded to Swara Bhasker's tweet condemning the use of racist slur by his teammates in Sun Risers Hyderabad and said that let us use this opportunity to educate each other.

Jun 12, 2020

Welham Girls' School alumni book flight to help 180 stranded migrants reach home

Few members of the organisation collected Rs 17 lakh to help over 180 migrants reach home on an Air Asia flight.

Jun 12, 2020

Taapsee Pannu lends her voice to a moving poem 'Pravaasi' on India's migrant crisis

Taapsee Pannu took to Instagram today to share a chilling poem recited by her, 'Pravaasi' that vividly describes all that migrant workers have gone through during the lockdown.

Jun 11, 2020

Vijay's instruction to his fans club over birthday celebration

Vijay has given a clear instruction to his fans over birthday celebration. The actor is celebrating his birthday on 22 June.

Jun 11, 2020

Raghava Lawrence contributes Rs 25 lakh for front-line workers of Covid-19

Multifaceted talent Raghava Lawrence has donated Rs 25 lakh for the frontline workers of Covid-19 aka Coronavirus.

Jun 10, 2020

Swara Bhasker reveals how she helped 122 migrant workers reach their home

Swara Bhasker has helped 22 workers stuck in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh to return home in Bihar. The actress says she is using my Twitter account as a platform for the relief efforts around COVID 19.

Jun 10, 2020

How Covid-19 lockdown gave Parle-G biscuits its 'best sales' in over eight decades

The Parle-G biscuits achieve a unique milestone in sales amid the lockdown as most of the migrant workers find the biscuit more affordable and handy.

Jun 9, 2020

No more slots in Seva Sindhu app; inter-state travellers to Karnataka left in desolation

Although inter-state travel is now permitted, most of the passengers to Karnataka continue to desolately wait to receive their green signal.

Jun 9, 2020

Sonu Sood will meet the PM soon: Shiv Sena mocks 'Mahatma' Sood for helping migrants

After Sonu Sood's work gains public applause, Shiv Sena mocks the actor's efforts and says 'Mahatma Sood' will meet the PM soon.

Jun 7, 2020

Expert's dire warning on coronavirus coming true: Rural India to emerge as new hotbed of Covid-19

As coronavirus cases in India is witnessing a drastic spike, experts believe that the possibilities of community spread in states like Kerala cannot be ruled out.

Jun 5, 2020

BJP MLA asks Sonu Sood for help to get migrant workers home to MP; gets attacked by opposition

After reaching out to Sonu Sood for help in getting migrant labourers stuck in Mumbai home to Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Rajendra Shukla gets attacked by the opposition for losing faith in his party.

Jun 4, 2020

Failing to get train tickets, migrant worker buys car with final savings to get back home

After days of futile wait for the Shramik train, Lallan decided to buy a used car to take his family back home safe.

Jun 3, 2020

Bihar govt distributes condoms to migrants; they demand food, jobs

The Bihar government has managed to distribute 2 lakh family planning kits to migrant workers so far under a newly-launched initiative to control population.

Jun 3, 2020

Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor joined by other celebs and sportsmen for a COVID-19 war song

Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor and host of other celebrities and sportsmen are part of a COVID-19 aka Coronavirus war song released by Amarinder Singh.

Jun 2, 2020

Pregnant elephant eats pineapple loaded with firecrackers, dies due to explosion

The pineapple with the firecrackers was probably a snare used to catch wild boars and according to a senior forest official, this is not the first time an elephant died in this way.