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This group of women in Panchkula preparing masks amid Covid-19 situation

Panchkula (Haryana), Feb 20 (ANI): A self help group of women in Haryana's Panchkula is putting efforts to serve patients suffering with coronavirus. Around 50 women are indulged in making masks for people amid the tensed situation. The group aims to empower themselves by working for others. Over 2000 people alone in China are dead due to the deadly disease.

Twitter acquires Chroma Labs

New Delhi, Feb 20 (ANI): Twitter announced that it is acquiring Chroma Labs, the company behind the Chroma Stories app. Product lead at Twitter, Kayvon Beykpour, tweeted, "Thrilled to welcome the amazing Chroma Labs team", which includes Chroma Stories co-creator John Barnett, Chroma Labs co-founder Joshua C. Harris and Alex Li. The team will join Twitter's product, design, and engineering teams to "give people more creative ways to express themselves on Twitter," Beykpour noted in his tweet. Chroma Labs also tweeted that as part of the acquisition, it will shut down its business effective immediately. However, users of the Chroma Stories app will be able to create stories as long as the app is installed on their phone unless there's a change in a future iOS update.

At least eight people were killed and five others were critically injured in a mass shooting incident in the German city of Hanau on Feb 19.

New Delhi, Feb 20 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and five others were critically injured in a mass shooting incident in the German city of Hanau on Feb 19. The mass shooting was carried out by two unknown gunmen at two separate shisha bars in Hanau, Sputnik reported, citing local media reports. The suspects are reportedly on the run. The motive behind the attack is yet to be ascertained. Further details are awaited.

Cancer patient gives birth from eggs matured, frozen in lab

New Delhi, Feb 20 (ANI): Fertility doctors in France have announced the birth of the first baby to be born to a cancer patient from an immature egg that was matured in the laboratory, frozen, then thawed and fertilised five years later. A recent paper in the leading cancer journal -- Annals of Oncology -- describes how the baby boy was born to a 34-year-old French woman, who was infertile because she had been treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer five years earlier. Before she started her cancer treatment, doctors removed seven immature eggs from her ovaries and used a technique called in vitro maturation (IVM) to enable the eggs to develop further in the laboratory. The mature eggs were then frozen by means of vitrification, which freezes the eggs very rapidly in liquid nitrogen to reduce the chances of ice crystals forming and damaging the cell. Until now, there have been no successful pregnancies in cancer patients after eggs that have undergone IVM and vitrification, although

Mohan Bhagwat attends RSS programme in Ranchi

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Feb 20 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat attended RSS programme in Jharkhand's Ranchi. The event was oraganised at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University. A number of RSS workers participated in the event. While addressing the RSS workers at the event, Mohan said, "It is needful to make India, a nation of great splendor."

20 feared dead in bus-lorry collision in Tamil Nadu

Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu), Feb 20 (ANI): At least 20 people are feared to be dead in a collision between a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus and a truck near Avinashi town of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu. The bus was going from Karnataka's Bengaluru to Kerala's Ernakulam. Rescue team rushed to the site immediately after the incident was reported. Bodies have been taken to Tiruppur govt hospital. More details are awaited.

Every self-respectable person of Sindh wants independence from slavery of Punjab imperialism: Altaf Hussain

London, Feb 20 (ANI): MQM founder and leader Altaf Hussain in a joint press conference with the head of Jeye Sindh Tehreek, Dr Safdar Sirki stated that every self-respectable and brave person of Sindh wants independence from the slavery of Punjab imperialism. Today, Sindh is the colony of Punjab. Punjab has occupied all the resources of Sindh. Now permanent residents of Sindh want liberation from this slavery and occupation. Altaf Hussain addressed Sindhi and Urdu speaking people that they should unite for the freedom of Sindh and start a combined struggle. Both the leaders expressed their good wishes for the unity, love and harmony among the permanent residents of Sindh.

BJP's Rahul Sinha blames CM Banerjee for death of Bengali actor Tapas Pal

New Delhi, Feb 20 (ANI): BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Wednesday held West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for the death of Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal, who passed away following a cardiac arrest."It is not right to do politics on someone's death. Mamata Banerjee is responsible for the death of Tapas Pal and other TMC people. Banerjee did not meet Tapas Pal, who was in a hospital in Bhubaneswar, where she went to see Sudeep Banerjee. This led to deterioration in the health of Tapas Pal and eventually he died," said Rahul Sinha.

COVID 19: Family members protest against Pak Govt demanding students' evacuation from China

Islamabad (Pakistan), Feb 20 (ANI): Family members of the Pakistani students demonstrate demanding evacuation of students from China. They protested against the negligence of the government towards students who are stuck in Coronavirus affected city. The protestors were seen carrying banners against the Pakistan government. Many countries including India, US, Germany, Sri Lanka have repatriated their citizens from China.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad joins anti-CAA, NRC protest in Dehradun

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Feb 20 (ANI): Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad joined protest against CAA and NRC in Uttarakhand's Dehradun. Chandrasekhar also administered the oath of Constitution to the people. On this occasion, he also took the promise from protesters to put an end to it.

10 ID cards of 26/11 attackers carrying Hindu names were fake: Ujjwal Nikam

Mumbai, Feb 20 (ANI): Special Public Prosecutor in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case Ujjwal Nikam on Wednesday said it is true that the 10 ID cards of the attackers were fake; however, it cannot be established what was the motive of Pakistan behind this. Speaking to ANI, Nikam said, "I do not know what the plan of ISI was. After 26/11 terror attacks, 10 ID cards were produced in the court in which one was of Kasab and others belonged to nine other attackers, who were killed."

PM Modi visits craft fest 'Hunar Haat' in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited 'Hunar Haat' in Delhi on February 19. He was accompanied by Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. PM Modi met creative individuals at craft fest. He indulged in scrumptious regional food during his visit. Leader of the country also tried his hands on some music at the festival.'Hunar Haat', a mega mission of craft, cuisine and culture is an initiative by Ministry of Minority Affairs.

Subramanian Swamy warns 'Tukde-Tukde' gang

Hyderabad, Feb 19 (ANI): BJP veteran leader Subramanian Swamy on February 19 praised Chhatrapati Shivaji for his leadership. He also warned the people who try to break India and said, "People who hope to break our nation into pieces will themselves shatter into pieces."

SC appointed mediators leave Shaheen Bagh after meeting protestors

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran met Shaheen Bagh protestors today. "We met them and listened to them. We asked them if they want us to come back tomorrow as it's not possible to complete the talks in one day. They said they want us to come back tomorrow, so we will," said interlocutor Sadhana Ramachandran

Woman claims UP BJP MLA and his family raped her, FIR registered

Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 19 (ANI): A woman from UP's Bhadohi has accused BJP MLA Ravindranath Tripathi of raping her. She has put similar allegations against his family as well. Speaking about the matter, Bhadohi SP, Ram Badan Singh said, "A woman had made allegation that nephew of her MLA, Sandip Tiwari has made physical relationship with her in pretext of marriage. Later on, she made the same allegation against the MLA and his family members. Based on her written statement, we have registered a case. We have made a team which is investigating the case."

Equities spurt on Asian cues as new coronavirus cases drop

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ended four days of losing streak on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus epidemic ebbed in Asian markets after a slight decline in the number of new cases. Investors hoped that officials will roll out more stimulus to support the world's second-largest economy. The BSE S and P Sensex closed 429 points or over 1 per cent higher at 41,323 while the Nifty 50 edged up by 138 points to 12,130. All other sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with Nifty pharma up by 2.32 per cent, FMCG by 1.47 per cent, metal by 1.34 per cent and realty by 1.12 per cent. Among stocks, Vodafone Idea jumped by more than 38 per cent to Rs 4.19 per share after some reports said the government is unlikely to invoke the company's bank guarantees. Bharti Infratel too advanced by 7 per cent to close at Rs 224.70 per share. The other prominent gainers were Grasim which moved up by 4.4 per cent, Coal India by 3.4 per cent and Hindustan

Bijapur Naxal encounter: Mortal remains of CRPF jawan brought to hometown Alwar

Alwar (Rajasthan), Feb 19 (ANI): The mortal remains of CRPF jawan Ajit Singh were brought to his hometown in Rajasthan's Alwar on February 19. He succumbed to injuries received during Naxal encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, on February 18. Large number of people came to pay floral tribute to the slain soldier.

India's first coronavirus patient's latest test results found negative

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): According to Thrissur Medical College, the latest test results of India's first coronavirus patient, who is under treatment at the College, were found negative. The medical board will meet tomorrow to decide on matters including discharge of the patient. According to World Health Organisation, China confirmed over 2000 deaths due to coronavirus and more than 75,000 confirmed cases.

Union Cabinet takes important decisions including 2nd phase of Swachh Bharat, women empowerment

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar informed that women empowerment, second phase of Swachh Bharat and establishment of a technology group were few of the significant decisions taken by the cabinet under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a press conference, Javadekar said, "We took significant decisions in today's cabinet meeting under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. First and foremost is decision is taken for women empowerment. Second decision is taken in keeping the view about crop dispute. Second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission to cover all rural areas, establishment of a technology group were among the other decisions. " "The Cabinet has approved elevation of Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG) in Gujarat as Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics."

Watch: Arvind Kejriwal meets Amit Shah post Delhi elections

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on February 19. The meeting, which took place at Shah's residence in New Delhi, was the first between both of them since the wrapping of Delhi assembly elections in which AAP returned to power by winning 62 of the 70 seats.