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Inspired by Pawan Kalyan, Telugu star Ram Charan to donate 70lakh as COVID-19 aid
2267 days ago
Tollywood

Inspired by Pawan Kalyan, Telugu star Ram Charan to donate 70lakh as COVID-19 aid

Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Inspired by Pawan Kalyan, another Telugu superstar, Ram Charan, has decided to donate to the government's relief fund to battle the COVID 19 pandemic. He will be donating Rs 70 lakh.## On Thursday afternoon, Ram Charan announced on Instagram: "Inspired by Pawan Kalyan Garu's tweet, I would like to contribute Rs 70 lakh towards the center and states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh relief fund in this moment of crisis.## I would like to applaud the commendable efforts of our Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji and Honourable Chief Ministers of our respective states KCR Garu and Jagan Mohan Reddy Garu in curtailing the vast effects of the pandemic COVID 19.## As a responsible citizen, I encourage all to strictly abide by their rules and recommendations. Jai Hind."## On Thursday morning, Pawan Kalyan announced that he would be donating Rs 50 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Minister's relief funds and Rs 1 crore to the Prime Minister's relief fund.## Ram Charan followed his footsteps and announced to make his contribution as India faces a tough time battling the COVID 19 pandemic.## For more and latest news about Tollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Jane Fonda to fight climate change virtually
2267 days ago
Hollywood

Jane Fonda to fight climate change virtually

Los Angeles, March 26 (IANS) Actress Jane Fonda will continue her fight against climate change through virtual Fire Drill Fridays.## Due to the coronavirus pandemic and in effort to keep individuals safe during political rallies, Fonda has launched a partnership with Greenpeace to present virtual iterations of her Fire Drill Fridays -- the political events she has been participating into a campaign for the government to address climate change, reports hollywoodreporter.com.## "We may be staying home, and yes, we must stay home, but we will never stop speaking out about the climate crisis and demanding our leaders take action," said Fonda, adding: "And while you are quarantined at home, we hope you will join us virtually because our movement is not slowing down. The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus in America has exposed the catastrophic weaknesses in our healthcare system and social safety net. Our government must support those suffering from the triple threat of COVID-19, the climate crisis, and a looming recession by investing in an economy beyond fossil fuels."## The actress and longtime climate change activist will be "hosting monthly virtual rallies".## "As well as additional programming throughout the month on Fridays to continue to keep the pressure on politicians to adopt a Green New Deal, end new fossil fuels, and enact a just transition to a renewable economy that protects workers and communities," a Greenpeace spokesperson said in a statement.## A youth-themed virtual rally will be held on April 3 during which Fonda will be joined by fellow activists and advocates for climate change.## "Whether you are new to this conversation or are already invested in combating this crisis -- we need you and we hope you will join us," concluded Fonda.## For more and latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Prasoon Joshi pens poem in support of COVID-19 lockdown
2267 days ago
Bollywood

Prasoon Joshi pens poem in support of COVID-19 lockdown

Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Lyricist-poet and censor board chief Prasoon Joshi has penned a poem on the 21-day national lockdown. His composition evocatively tries to express the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for all to stay indoors over 21 days is essential to battle the unprecedented threat that looms large all over the world, by way of the COVID-19 pandemic.## Titled "Haan Ghar Mein Rahega Desh", Joshi's poem urges all Indians to maintain resilience and to never lose belief and confidence.## This is how the poem "Haan Ghar Mein Rahega Desh" goes:## Is desh ko pyaar buzurgo se## Yahan khud se pehle apne hain## Kartavya yahan pehle aata## Aur baad mein aate sapne hain## Bas yeh hi ek sandesh## Haan ghar mein rahega desh## Eikees din ka upvaas liye## Jeevan ki lambi saans liye## Seema rekha na todenge## Ek sanyam ek vishwas liye## Chalo mann ko dein aadesh## Haan ghar mein rahega desh## Sankalp naya ek karte hein## Chalo mil kar peeda harte hein## Is desh ke rehne wale toe## Har din hi tapasyaa karte hein## Badh jane do yeh kesh## Haan ghar mein rahega desh## Said Joshi: "We are going through testing and unprecedented times and we have to keep our spirits high", says the modern-day poet. Explaining how the crisis is going to affect the nation, he says, "there are many things that this crisis is going to make us realize. Firstly, that each of us has a significant role to play and the strange thing about this war against Coronavirus is; restraint is our weapon, stillness, our defense and distance is the sign that we deeply care." Further explaining our responsibility towards the nation, he says, "we have to fight this virus with new rules. We must, as individuals support what the medical experts and the government are asking from us. It's our duty for our nation and fellow human beings. Hopefully, this message will inspire people to undertake their responsibility and resolve to stay at home for this crucial period."## Stay tuned...

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Acupuncture can be safe option to treat migraines
2267 days ago
Lifestyle

Acupuncture can be safe option to treat migraines

Beijing, March 26 (IANS) Acupuncture can reduce migraine headaches, say researchers, adding that doctors should provide information about acupuncture as an option when discussing preventive treatment strategies with patients.## "Acupuncture can be recommended as a prophylactic treatment and clinicians should provide patients with information about acupuncture as an option when discussing prophylactic treatment strategies," said researchers from China.## For people with frequent migraines, preventive treatments to reduce headache frequency are available, but not all patients respond well to drug therapy and many prefer to avoid it.## Evidence for the benefit of acupuncture on migraine prevention has been mixed, according to the study.## For the findings, published in the journal The BMJ, researchers set out to compare the effectiveness of manual (real) acupuncture with sham (placebo) acupuncture or usual care.## Their findings are based on 147 patients (average age 37) with a history of migraine without aura who were recruited from seven hospitals in China from June 2016 to November 2018.## None of the patients had received acupuncture before, and all were instructed not to take any painkillers or start any other treatments during the trial.## After four weeks of baseline assessment, patients were randomly allocated to receive either 20 sessions of manual acupuncture at true acupuncture points, 20 sessions of non-penetrating sham acupuncture at non-acupuncture points, or usual care (including advice on lifestyle and self-management) over eight weeks.## Over the next 12 weeks, the researchers compared changes in migraine days and migraine attacks per four-week period from baseline.## Compared with sham acupuncture, manual acupuncture resulted in a greater reduction in migraine days and migraine attacks. Sham acupuncture resulted in a minor reduction in migraine attacks compared with usual care.## According to the researchers, no severe adverse events were reported.## "These results show that treatment with manual acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture or usual care, resulted in a significantly higher reduction in the frequency of migraine days and migraine attacks," the study authors said.## Stay tuned...

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Kylie Jenner donates $1mn in aid of medics fighting COVID-19 pandemic
2267 days ago
Fashion

Kylie Jenner donates $1mn in aid of medics fighting COVID-19 pandemic

Los Angeles, March 26 (IANS) Kylie Jenner has donated $1 million to Los Angeles medical officials to bear the cost of essential COVID-19 protective gear for emergency staff.## There is an acute shortage of supplies and gear for healthcare professionals, which made Kylie extend the charity gesture, reports aceshowbiz.com.## Gynecologist Dr. Thais Aliabadi, who delivered Kylie's two-year-old daughter Stormi, shared the news in an Instagram post, as she thanked the reality star and cosmetics entrepreneur for providing the financial resources needed to outfit medics with personal protective equipment as they continue to treat patients struggling with the highly-contagious COVID-19 virus.## "I am speechless, my eyes are filled with tears of joy and my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude," Aliabadi wrote.## "I made a wish to the Universe to gather protective masks for our brave healthcare workers and today my dream came true. One of my patients, a beautiful Living Angel just donated $1,000,000 to help us buy hundreds of thousands of masks, face shields, and other protective gear which we will have delivered directly to our first responders, as too many masks at hospitals are disappearing before making their way onto the faces of our front line heroes."## She added: "I have never felt more blessed to be a doctor, as helping our brave ER (emergency room) and ICU (intensive care unit) workers feel just as gratifying as helping my own patients."## "From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU @kyliejenner. You are my hero. This generous donation will help save many precious lives. Our world is a better place with you in it. I love you so much. Thank you X a million...."## Responding to the post, Kylie said: "I love you! and thank YOU for all the love and care you put into everything that you do! you're an angel on earth".## Stay tuned...

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Pawan Kalyan to donate 2 crores to govt relief fund amid COVID-19 pandemic
2267 days ago
Tollywood

Pawan Kalyan to donate 2 crores to govt relief fund amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan has announced that he will donate a sum of Rs 2 crores to the government's relief fund as the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic.## The actor took to Twitter to announce that he will be donating Rs 50 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Minister's relief funds and Rs 1 crore to the Prime Minister's relief fund.## In two separate tweets, the actor shared: "I will be donating Rs.50 Lakhs each to both AP and Telangana CM relief funds to fight against Corona pandemic."## "I will be donating Rs.1 crore to PM relief fund to support our Hon. PM Sri @narendramodi Ji, in turbulent times like this. His exemplary and inspiring leadership would truly bring our country from this Corona pandemic."## Meanwhile, the Indian Railways is reportedly contemplating to convert its coaches and cabins in isolation wards in view of the growing number of COVID-19 patients. On Wednesday, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared on Twitter an idea to use empty rail coaches as isolation wards, now that trains are not running across the country.## For more and latest news about Tollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Novel coronavirus may not spread through tears
2267 days ago
Lifestyle

Novel coronavirus may not spread through tears

Singapore, March 26 (IANS) Contrary to some reports, researchers now claim that new coronavirus doesn't spread via tears and it is unlikely that infected patients are shedding virus through eye fluid.## While researchers are certain that coronavirus spreads through mucus and droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing, it is unclear if the virus is spread through other bodily fluids, such as tears, said the study published in the journal Ophthalmology.## There is one important caveat, though.## None of the patients in the study had conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye. However, health officials believe pink eye develops in just one percent to three percent of people with coronavirus.## For the findings, researchers at National University Hospital in Singapore collected tear samples from 17 patients with COVID-19 from the time they showed symptoms until they recovered about 20 days later.## Neither viral culture nor reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detected the virus in their tears throughout the two-week course of the disease, the researchers said.## The study researcher Ivan Seah also took samples from the back of the nose and throat during the same time period.## The findings showed that when a sick person coughs or talks, virus particles can spray from their mouth or nose into another person's face.## You're most likely to inhale these droplets through your mouth or nose, but they can also enter through your eyes, according to the research.## The study also revealed that you can also become infected by touching something that has the virus on it -- like a table or doorknob -- and then touching your eyes.## While the patients' tears were clear of the virus, their noses and throats were teeming with COVID-19, the researchers said.## The authors wrote that the findings, coupled with the low incidence of the pink eye among infected patients, suggest that the risk of virus transmission through tears is low.## The researchers hope their work helps to guide more research into preventing virus transmission through more significant routes, such as droplets and fecal-oral spread.## Stay tuned...

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Sterling K. Brown has online therapy amid coronavirus
2267 days ago
Hollywood

Sterling K. Brown has online therapy amid coronavirus

Los Angeles, March 26 (IANS) Actor Sterling K. Brown is currently taking online therapy amid the ongoing health scare due to the outbreak of coronavirus.## In an interview with Variety, the "Black Panther " fame artiste, who has children Andrew and Amare, has been consulting with his counselor via weblink while practicing social distancing.## He said: "My therapist reached out to me and my wife and said, like, 'You guys want to do online sessions? We can do online sessions.' So hopefully your therapists are accommodating.## "If you have someone, don't just stop seeing them because you can't see them in person or find a way to connect with them, whether it's through FaceTime or any other means like things don't have to stop."## He also recalled his mother's saying.## Brown added: "And as a biblical reminder. My mom always says to me, 'This too shall pass.' We will make it through to the other side. Hang in there. You are not alone."## For more and latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Chiranjeevi sees mega number of followers within a day of joining Insta, Twitter
2267 days ago
Social Media

Chiranjeevi sees mega number of followers within a day of joining Insta, Twitter

Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi is finally on social media and his following is, not surprisingly, phenomenal already. In less than 24 hours that he joined Twitter and Instagram on the occasion of Ugadi -- the Telugu new year -- on Wednesday, he has managed to garner mega numbers.## On Instagram, he debuted with the handle @chiranjeevikonidela and has 438k followers by early Thursday morning. He started out posting a picture of himself, followed by one where he strikes a happy pose with his mother, Anjana Devi.## His Twitter account is called @KChiruTweets. The count of followers was already closing in on the 100,000 marks by Thursday morning.## On Twitter, too, he posted the same picture with his mother as on Instagram.## "Home Time... Mom Time !! Let's especially take care of our parents and elders during this time. Send me your selfies with your parents/elders. #StayHomeStaySafe #UnitedAgainstCorona," he tweeted as a caption with the picture.## On Twitter as well as Instagram, Chiranjeevi introduces himself as: "Indian. Actor."## He appealed to all his fans to take care of the elders in the household in these trying times of coronavirus lockdown.## For more and latest news about Social Media, stay tuned with us.

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Lockdown diaries: Alaya F. shares throwback Kathak video
2267 days ago
Bollywood

Lockdown diaries: Alaya F. shares throwback Kathak video

Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Budding actress Alaya F, who won wide acclaim with her debut role in Jawaani Jaaneman" earlier this year, is missing her Kathak classes in the time of coronavirus lockdown.## So, the young star has gone ahead and done the next best possible thing. She has posted a throwback video that has her honing up her Kathak moves on Instagram.## "Hopefully when I'm able to go back to Kathak class I'll learn how to keep my feet together during chakkars! But until then, here's this throwback video of me almost falling for 16 seconds @rajendrachaturvedi @gopikrishnakathak," Alaya wrote as the caption with the video.## In the video, Alaya attempts a spinning move in Kathak even as she tries keeping her move together.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Prasar Bharti in talks to re-telecast Ramayan, Mahabharat
2267 days ago
TV

Prasar Bharti in talks to re-telecast Ramayan, Mahabharat

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prasar Bharti is in talks to work out a deal with the rights holders of the epic teleserial "Ramayan" and "Mahabharat", to re-telecast these shows once again during the 21-day nationwide lockdown by popular demand.## Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar conveyed as much on Twitter in response to a tweet by Akhilesh Sharma, the political editor at NDTV India.## "Yes, we are working on the same with the Rights Holders. I Will update shortly. Stay tuned," Shekhar wrote on his official Twitter handle, @shashidigital on Wednesday.## With India coming to a standstill owing to the national lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, many on social media have written how these shows were hugely popular at one time. People also noted how life on Sunday mornings would come to a standstill when these serials were telecast on Doordarshan National.## "Dear @narendramodi Ji @PrakashJavdekar Ji Please consider asking DD, and advising other channels, to telecast Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana and B R Chopra's Mahabharata daily. Perhaps two episodes a day each. They acted as magnets in quarantining people back then. They still can," tweeted a user identified as @pranasutra, reports the print.in.## Others said that these mythological shows would help reduce stress at a time when normal life had become paralyzed owing to the lockdown.## Some suggested back-to-back telecasts of the serials, to enable a binge-watching sort of mood.## Ramanand Sagar's "Ramayan" starred Arun Govil as Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita, with Arvind Trivedi playing Raavan and Dara Singh essaying Hanuman. The series originally ran from 25 January 1987 to 31 July 1988.## BR Chopra's "Mahabharat" featured Nitish Bhardwaj as Krishna and Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi, with Gajendra Chauhan, Praveen Kumar, Arjun, Sameer Chitre and Sanjeev Chitre as the Pandavas, and Punit Issar playing Duryodhana. The show ran originally from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Aalisha Panwar: Dancing is like a stressbuster
2268 days ago
TV

Aalisha Panwar: Dancing is like a stressbuster

Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) "Ishq Mein Marjawan" actress Aalisha Panwar, who is a trained Kathak dancer, says dance can be a stressbuster.## "I have been very fond of dance since the beginning. I used to perform at every event at my college. I am a trained Kathak dancer and I want to explore more. I also have to learn other dance forms. I am planning to start by taking out time after shooting soon," said Aalisha.## "I have not got any opportunity in my career where I can present my art of dancing. For me, dancing is like a stress buster. No matter how tired I am after working, fresh energy returns to me once I dance," she added.## Aalisha is currently seen in the Star Bharat show "Meri Gudiya", which is based on the story of a mother and a daughter. The mother dies and returns to protect her four-year-old daughter Avi. Her soul settles in the daughter's doll.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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