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Car catches fire in Gurugram

Gurugram (Haryana), Jan 10 (ANI): A moving car caught fire near Rajiv Chowk in Haryana's Gurugram on Jan 10. The flames engulfed the car within few seconds. Fire tender doused the flame. Reason behind fire is said to be short circuit. No casualties have been reported.

Devotees take holy dip at Sangam on Paush Purnima in Prayagraj

Prayagraj (UP), Jan 10 (ANI): Thousands of devotees flocked at the Snagam Ghat to take holy dip in Prayagraj on Jan 10. They took holy dip on the occasion of Paush Purnima. Devotees also lit diyas to offer prayer to Maa Ganga. Paush Purnima is one of symbolic days for Hindus that falls on the 'purnima tithi'.

Security beefed up outside JNU campus

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Security tightened at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University on Jan 10. Police force deployed outside JNU campus. Yesterday, Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union (JNUSU) protested against the violence that happened on Jan 05. Several masked goons entered into JNU campus and beaten up students on Jan 05. JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh was also allegedly attacked by masked goons.

Visually-impaired girl from Bhubaneswar clears Odisha Public Service Commission

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Jan 10 (ANI): Tapaswini Das, a visually-impaired girl from Bhubaneswar, has cleared Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) 2018 examinations. Beating all odds, she secured 161st rank. "I don't see this as a success, I see this as my victory. I consider this my first step in the path to success," said Tapaswini.

India, China can together build a better world with peace and prosperity: Chinese Envoy

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said, "Both China and India are the two developing countries, each with more than 1 billion population. We should act like a driving force as Multi-polarity and economic globlisation, we need to jointly safeguard, reiterate and see the opportunity in the new round of scientific and technological revolution, and advocate exchanges between different civilizations establish a community with sheer future for mankind and join hands to build a better world with peace, development and prosperity."

Facebook won't ban political ads, will allow users to control them

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Unlike Twitter, Facebook will not ban political ads but users will be able to see fewer political and social issue ads with new controls. According to the official blog, the new Ad Library now allows people to view audience size to understand how many people the advertiser wanted to target. New filters and the ability to search for ads with exact phrases have also been added. Facebook will also roll out a setting to allow people to choose how an advertiser can reach them with a Custom Audience from a list. The new features will roll out in the first quarter of 2020 with political ads control starting early this summer in the US.

New study claims to have found root of fatal malaria infection

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): The origin of Malaria infection has finally been revealed. A new study has come up with the data that can aggravate the treatment of the complex infection. According to Professor Ian Cheeseman from Texas Biomedical Research Institute, "We don't know what is inside malaria infections, or how many different genetically distinct strains of parasites there are. We don't know how related they are to each other. We don't know how many mosquitoes they came from." He was the Principal Investigator of a three-year study which got published at the latest edition of Cell Hostand Microbe, a high-impact peer-reviewed publication. The common fact about the disease is that the parasites carried and spread by Anopheles mosquito bites are behind the infectious disease. But to know further, Cheeseman and his teammates used advanced technology to create single-cell genome sequencing. As a result, a new scenario came to the forefront describing how frequent are the chances to get

Soldiers rescue 3 Army porters after avalanche in JandK

Poonch (JandK), Jan 10 (ANI): Army personnel saved three porters who were stuck after avalanche hit them in JandK's Poonch. Avalanche hit near Line of Control on Tuesday evening. Rescue operation was kicked off, however, rescue team was unable to save life of one porter.

Actresses should stay in Mumbai and dance: BJP MLA on Deepika's JNU visit

Harda (MP), Jan 10 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopal Bhargava lamented on actress Deepika Padukone's visit to JNU. "Heroine ko toh apna dance karna chahiye Mumbai mein baith ke. JNU mein kyun jana chahiye tha usko, mere samajh nahi aa raha. Is prakar ke darjano log ho gaye hain jo activist, artist kehlate hain," said Bhargava. He also came down heavily on Kanhaiya Kumar.

JNU violence: Protestor suffers injury during march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): A protester was injured during JNU students' march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital on January 09. Students in large numbers are marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan demanding removal of JNU Vice Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar following January 05 violence in the campus. Many of the protestors were detained near Ambedkar Bhawan by the police. Delhi Police also removed women protesters while they were marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan. Precautionary deployment of security personnel being done near North and South blocks as JNU students are marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan. Special CP Law and Order (South) RS Krishnia and two DCPs are taking stock of security measures at North and South Blocks. Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh and other students, teachers were allegedly attacked by masked goons at university campus on January 05.

Infant death rate lowered from 65 to 38 since 2014: CM Ashok Gehlot

Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Jan 09 (ANI): While speaking to media in Rajasthan's Jodhpur on January 09, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot spoke on Kota infant deaths. He said, "The death rate includes all kinds of deaths due to illness. The state is trying its best. I am pained at every death." "Since 2014 the death rate has lowered and from 65 it has come down to 38. We are trying to make the facilities better," CM Gehlot added.

Arrow pierces 12-year-old archer's neck during 'Khelo India' practice in Guwahati

Dibrugarh (Assam), Jan 09 (ANI): Ahead of the 'Khelo India' Games in Guwahati, a 12-year-old archer, Shivangini Gohain, has met with an accident while practicing for the event in on Jan 08. She has been referred to AIIMS Delhi for further treatment. Speaking on the matter, Doctor V Aggarwal said, "She was injured while practicing, the arrow pierced inside her neck. She has been referred to AIIMS Delhi for further treatment".

JNU students hold protest march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan, detained

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) held a protest march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital on January 09. Many of the protestors were detained near Ambedkar Bhawan by the police. They started their demonstration from Mandi House area of Delhi. Students are demanding removal of JNU Vice Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar following January 05 violence. Large numbers of students have participated in the protest. Security forces are deployed in big numbers in order to maintain the law and order situation. Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh and other students, teachers were allegedly attacked by masked goons at university campus on January 05.

PDP expels 8 party leaders over meeting foreign envoys' delegation

Srinagar, Jan 09 (ANI): The People's Democratic Party has expelled eight party leaders who met members of a foreign delegation in Srinagar. The party said these leaders are against the core beliefs of the party."Party leadership Dilawar Mir, Rafi Ahmed Mir, Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, Ch Qamar Hussain, Raja Manzoor, Javaid Beigh, Ab Majeed Padroo and Ab Rahim from basic membership of the party who has been part of the parleys," said PDP leader. PDP leader also said that certain party leaders have been part of parleys which go against the interests of the state, official position and core beliefs of the party.

People living in fear, onus on govt to prove Article 370 halted development: Former J-K minister

Srinagar, Jan 09 (ANI): After meeting foreign envoys, former Jammu and Kashmir minister Ghulam Hasan Mir said that people are living in fear in the region after abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. Minister said, "People are living in fear because they feel that their lands will be grabbed, jobs opportunities are going. India has to show concern for these fears among the masses." "There was not a bullet shot, there was no killing. Credit should go to people as well, they didn't go for violence. Now onus is on Central government to prove that Article 370 was barrier for development," Ghulam Hasan Mir further added.

Tokyo's Ginza Shopping district attracts foreign tourists

Tokyo (Japan), Dec 09 (ANI): The fashionable clothes and bags lined up in the window are located in Ginza, Tokyo's luxury shopping district. Ginza has high-end brands and fashion stores, and has been rebuilt as a modern town. In addition to many shops, Ginza is also home to the traditional Kabuki Theater, the Kabuki-za. People come here to enjoy Japanese performance of "Kabuki" and "Noh". This year's first performance has stared and theatre entrance has been decorated in traditional way. It is made of rice straw, pine and bamboo and it is traditional decoration for lucky purpose in New Year season. At the entrance to modern department stores and shops in the Ginza area, traditional "Kadomatsu" decoration is displayed for first sale of year. Many people are coming to Ginza to enjoy New Year sales. Traditional music, lion dance "ShiShimai" is played. It is another lucky performance in Japanese culture. Visitors enter the shop after a performance of biting by a lion "Shishi". Customers

Pop singer Justin Bieber diagnosed with Lyme disease

New Delhi, Jan 09(ANI): Pop singer Justin Bieber took to Instagram to share his health updates with his fans and revealed that he has been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, a bacterial infection carried by ticks and called out all the people who have made comments about his appearance in recent months .This comes almost a week after Bieber dropped his new single 'Yummy'.

Deepika visited JNU to grab limelight: Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati (Assam), Jan 09 (ANI): Assam's Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reacted over actress Deepika Padukone's visit at Jawaharlal Nehru University and said that it's a publicity campaign. "Filmstars want to become controversial when their movie is about to release, I think she did it to grab limelight without investment on publicity by her producer," said Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Japan hold robot sumo tournament

Tokyo (Japan), Jan 09 (ANI): The box-type robot will lose if it goes out of the round ring. Robots are designed to win by being fast, powerful or with sensor blocking wings. The tournament was held by software manufacturer company"Fuji Soft" at the "RyogokuKokugikan" where traditional Japanese wrestling "Sumo" takes place. It's known as the main sumo tournament in Japan. Participating teams are from Japan and 31 foreign countries. Robot fighting rule is similar to actual sumo rule. The signal of the referee's start is the same as sumo. The size of the robot should be under 20 cm, and no more than 3000 gram. There is a strong magnet on the underside of the robot to prevent it from flying. Players have two types of robots: autonomous robot that can recognize and fight with its own program and the radio-controlled robot that are operated like radio-controlled toy. This is a final game of autonomous robot. If it gets two wins it canbe the champion. The youngest team in this tournament is

MP, Chhattisgarh govts make Deepika Padukone's 'Chhapaak' tax-free

Bhopal (MP), Jan 09 (ANI): Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone's film 'Chhapaak' has been made tax-free in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on January 09. While speaking to ANI in Bhopal, the spokesperson of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Narendra Saluja said, "Deepika Padukone starrer film 'Chaapaak' is based on women acid attack survivors. This film depicts the self-confidence, struggle and strength of those survivors." "Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has decided that the film will be made tax-free across the state," he added. The film is slated to hit theatres on January 10.