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Trichy police seizes 153 duplicate TV sets, 3 arrested

Trichy (TN), Nov 19 (ANI): Police seized 153 duplicate television sets in Trichy. Three people have been arrested in the case. The accused was selling fake TVs under the SONY brand. Trichy DCP, Pavan Kumar Reddy said, "We received information that a person is selling fake TVs under the SONY brand. We have seized around 153 television sets."

Retinas: New potential clues in diagnosing, treating Alzheimer's

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): A study led by the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery has identified certain regions in the retina - the lining found in the back of the eye - that are more affected by Alzheimer's disease than other areas. The findings may help physicians predict changes in the brain as well as cognitive deterioration, even for patients experiencing the earliest signs of mild impairment. "These clues can occur very early on in the progression of Alzheimer's disease - several decades before symptoms appear," said Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui, Ph.D., associate professor of Neurosurgery and Biomedical Sciences and co-corresponding author of the study. The findings of the new study, published in the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, were from a clinical trial involving people older than 40 who were showing signs of cognitive decline. In the trial, investigators used a non-invasive technique known as sectoral retinal amyloid imaging to cap

Around Rs 4.23 crore recovered, 3 arrested in Palghar

Palghar (Maharashtra), Nov 19 (ANI): Three persons including driver of cash van were arrested in Palghar on November 18. They were accused of being in connection with the theft of around Rs 4.25 crore which were meant to be refilled at an ATM.

As COVID cases dip, people in Hyderabad show negligence

Hyderabad (Telangana), Nov 19 (ANI): People in Hyderabad have started showing negligence towards coronavirus. Social distancing norms are being flouted in markets. One of the shopkeepers said that fear of COVID has gone down and people don't wear masks either. The fear vanished after COVID cases dipped in the city.

Facebook rolls out new messaging features on Messenger, Instagram

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Facebook on Wednesday rolled out three new features for messenger and photo and video sharing platform Instagram. The first feature is 'Watch Together' in which users can tune into IGTV, Reels, TV shows, movies, and trending videos in real-time over video chat. In the second feature, the users will be able to activate the TinyTAN chat theme on Instagram and Messenger and express their affection with love emojis. The third feature, 'vanish mode', is coming soon and is an opt-in feature that makes seen messages disappear after you leave a chat thread. To turn it on, just swipe up in an existing chat thread - and you're in vanish mode. Swipe up again and you're back to your regular chat. "We're also bringing two new shows, "Post Malone's Celebrity World Pong League" and "Here for It With Avani Gregg," exclusively to Messenger and Instagram through Watch Together," Facebook said in an official statement.

Asiatic Lion couple becomes centre of attraction in Surat's Sarthana Zoo

Surat (Gujarat), Nov 19 (ANI): The Sarthana Zoo of Surat got a new attraction after couple of years. The zoo recently got a 'Lion couple.' The male, Aarya is 3-year-old and the lioness Vasudha is 6-year-old. Having an Asiatic Lion couple in the zoo has increased the number of visitors here. The lion couple has been brought here from the Raipur Safari Park.

Congress workers distribute blankets to needy on 103rd birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): On the occasion of birth anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, Indian Youth Congress workers distributed blankets to the needy present at the roadside. Congress workers provided the needy people with blankets to fight the cold weather. One of the workers said, "On the occasion of birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi Indian Youth Congress' workers across country have distributed blankets and ration to the needy people. This has always been the aim of her life." It is the 103rd birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi.

Family in Guwahati creates temporary pond for Chhath puja

Guwahati (Assam), Nov 19 (ANI): A family in Guwahati came up with an innovative idea to make a temporary pond for the Chhath puja. The temporary pond is viewed as a precautionary measure to tackle COVID fear. The family advised people, going to the river banks, to follow COVID guidelines issued by the government. Chhath puja, a four-day-long festival dedicated to the Sun god has started across country. It is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and joy in several states but it is a major festival in north India. The festival usually witnesses huge congregations.

Covaxin's efficacy expected to be more than 90%: Dr OP Kalra

Rohtak (Haryana), Nov 19 (ANI): Vice-Chancellor of Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, (Rohtak), OP Kalra during a press conference on November 18 said that the third phase of Covaxin will start from November 20. OP Kalra said, "Third phase trial of Covaxin to start from 20 Nov. 200 volunteers to be administered the vaccine early to study its anti-bodies response. There will be 2 doses; 2nd dose to be given 28 days after the first dose. Vaccine's efficacy is expected to be more than 90%."

UN should take shortcomings seriously: EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi, Nov 18 (ANI): Addressing at Centre for European Policy Studies virtually on November 17, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that UN should take seriously that different people in the world are pointing out to shortcoming and relevance of the United Nations. "Different people in different parts of the world are pointing out to shortcoming and relevance of the United Nations, is something that the UN should take seriously. It's common sense. Everything requires updating. We can't let the interest of 1 or 2 countries that want to freeze one moment of history for their perpetual gain. The longer we let this gridlock continue, it's harming the UN," said Jaishankar.

23rd Jan must be declared as 'Patriot's Day': SC Bose's grand-nephew

Kolkata, Nov 18 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Narendra Modi to declare 23rd January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as a national holiday and "take decisive steps to find out what happened to Netaji and place the matter in public domain." Freedom fighter's Grand-nephew Chandra Kumar Bose backed CM Mamata and said that former's birth anniversary must be declared as 'Patriot's Day'.

Odisha CM holds meeting over COVID situation

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 18 (ANI): Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik held a review meeting on COVID-19 situation in the state on November 18. People above 60 years and pregnant women will be given priority in vaccination along with the health workers in the state, CM informed.

Whole system cannot remain shut due to COVID-19: Haryana Education Minister

Panchkula (Haryana), Nov 18 (ANI): 72 school students tested COVID positive in Rewari, over this, Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal said that whole system cannot remain shut due to COVID-19. "The schools where COVID-19 cases were reported have been closed for two weeks. Wearing of masks and social distancing norms to be strictly followed. The whole system cannot remain shut due to COVID-19," said Pal.

'Free Trade Agreement negotiation with EU not easy, talks are on': EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi, Nov 18 (ANI): Addressing at Centre for European Policy Studies virtually on November 17, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Free Trade Agreement with European Union isn't an easy negotiation. "After our government came to power, we had spoken repeatedly about the need for negotiations. We want a fair and balanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA). I recognize that an FTA with Europe isn't an easy negotiation. Conversations are on," said Jaishankar.

Indian Army spends day with orphans in Srinagar, holds sports activities

Srinagar, Nov 18 (ANI): Indian Army organised sports activity program in Army Public School in Srinagar, for children from orphanages. Around 50 orphan students participated in the fun activities. Jalebi race, sack race, lemon race, musical chair were organised. "Due to COVID-19 these children were indoors for all year. Our aim is to get them out and give them some exposure of the outer world," said Colonel Praveen Kumar, CO, 20 RR.

'Separate politics from law and order': WB Governor on political violence

Murshidabad (WB), Nov 18 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit out at state government over the law and order situation in the state and said that officers want to become artillery and infantry of the political machinery. "I have been continuously telling the state govt to separate politics from law and order. There are some officers who're doing exactly this. They want to become the artillery and infantry of the political machinery. We must stop political violence," said Governor Dhankhar.

72 school students test COVID-19 positive in Haryana's Rewari

Rewari (Haryana), Nov 18 (ANI): 72 students of 12 government schools in Rewari tested positive for COVID-19. Haryana has 19153 active cases of COVID-19. School had reopened in the state in October after months amid pandemic. Speaking on this district Nodal officer Vijay Prakash said, "Due to the festive season, there is movement and people are meeting each other so we tested students of 12 schools. We will continue testing students to curb COVID-19 spread."

Watch: INS Deepak conducts replenishment task during Malabar exercise phase-2

Western Indian Ocean, Nov 18 (ANI): INS Deepak Fleet Tanker conducted replenishment task during Phase-II of naval exercise 'Malabar 2020' in Western Indian Ocean region. Second phase of Malabar 2020 Exercise kicked off on November 17. Naval exercise involves coordinated operations between the navies of Australia, India, Japan and the United States.

Twitter apologized for geo-tagging 'Ladakh in China', assured rectification: Meenakashi Lekhi

New Delhi, Nov 18 (ANI): Chairperson of Joint Committee of Parliament on Data Protection Bill, Meenakashi Lekhi informed that Twitter has accepted the mistake of wrongly geo-tagging part of "Ladakh in China". "We have received an affidavit from Twitter where they have accepted their mistake of wrongly geotagging a part of Ladakh and showing it as part of China and informed that they will rectify it by Nov 30," Parliamentarian further said.

Tibetan Youth Congress organises anti-China bike rally in Himachal Pradesh

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 17 (ANI): Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) orgainsed a bike rally campaign on November 18. The rally kick started from Dharamshala to Kinnaur. 56 participants will reach Indo-Tibet border in HP's Kinnaur on 23rd November. Objective of rally is to highlight atrocities committed by China in Tibet.