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  • India promotes traditional remedies to fight the new coronavirus

    India promotes traditional remedies to fight the new coronavirus

    As all are paranoid after the deadly coronavirus and scientists are trying to find a cure for the virus, the Indian government said that the cure could be found in ancient homeopathy and Ayurveda remedies.

    Ayurvedic medicine that means the ‘science of life’ in Sanskrit, treats the physical and mental sources of illness through herbs in combination with yoga or massage.

    The Indian ministry that promotes the country’s growing Ayurveda, yoga, and homeopathy sectors released an advisory listing herbal oils to be rubbed into the scalp to hypothetically ease the symptoms. It also suggested ingesting Arsenicum album-30, a homeopathic treatment.

    The dose should be repeated after one month by following the same schedule in case coronavirus infections prevail,” the ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy) said in a statement.

    The ministry also advised on maintaining personal hygiene to prevent the spread of the virus. The advisory came as the Dalai Lama, in exile in Dharamsala in India, said on Facebook that followers concerned about the virus should chant a mantra that would help them in dealing with the situation.

    India claims to have natural remedies for everything from cancer to the common cold. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he wants the world to make Ayurveda ‘a way of life’.

  • Groom’s father and bride’s mother, who ‘eloped’, appear before police

    Groom’s father and bride’s mother, who ‘eloped’, appear before police

    Days after an Indian textile businessman, whose son’s marriage was fixed on February 13, allegedly eloped with the bride’s mother, the couple has appeared before the police to clarify the situation.

    According to The Indian Express, husband of the woman didn’t allow her back at home, following which, she went to her parents’ house. The marriage of son and daughter of the eloped couple was cancelled.

    The report quoted the family of the couple as saying that the marriage of the groom from Surat city was fixed with a bride from Vejalpore village in Navsari district. Preparations were on in full swing when the groom’s father allegedly eloped with the bride’s mother.

    Over 20 years ago, the groom’s father, now 43, who was from a poor economic background, had an affair with a woman from a rich family. The woman’s family was against the relationship and she was married off to a youngster from Navsari. The man got married to a woman from Surat.

    The family said the man met the woman, now 41, again at a funeral almost a year ago. By then their children were grownups and the man sent a marriage proposal of his son to the daughter of the woman. The girl and boy met and got engaged around eight months ago, following which the families agreed to the marriage.

    Both the families used to visit each other’s house and the couple met regularly. They were also in touch on social media, the family said.

    A few days before their elopement, the woman’s husband learnt about their relationship and had warned her, said Navsari police. Seeing no way out, the businessman, father of two sons, eloped with the woman on January 10, police said. The woman’s husband filed a missing complaint with Vejalpore police station, while another missing complaint was filed by family members of the businessman with Katargam police station and later with Kadodara police station in Surat.

    Before leaving Surat, the businessman called up his friend Raju and informed him about the same and requested him to take his bike home from Kadodadara. Raju reached Kadodara and informed the police. However, police failed to trace the couple.

    On Sunday night, the couple appeared before the police and clarified how they had left willingly.

  • Cloud kitchen startups make Indian housewives major economic force

    Cloud kitchen startups make Indian housewives major economic force

    At a time when South Asian women long to demand their basic rights in the face of hardships such as a convincing their families for proper access to education and the world for better employment opportunities, it appears that technology has transmuted their dreams into a reality.

    In India, new smartphone apps like Curryful, Homefoodi and Nanighar are tapping the skills of housewives to prepare meals for hungry urbanites and millennials who cannot manage both office and domestic work simultaneously.

    These cloud kitchen restaurants have no physical presence but they deliver delicious home-cooked food right at your doorstep.

    “Housewives were a huge untapped resource and we want to be the Uber of home-cooked food,” said Ben Mathew, who launched Curryful in 2018.

    His company has five people for the app’s daily maintenance and operations, who work with 52 women and three men. This 31-year-old web entrepreneur hopes to get one million women chefs on board by 2022.

    Here is an interesting drill that they do, they usually train employees in processes of sanitisation, cooking, prep time and packaging, and then launch them on the platform.

    With India’s cloud kitchen sector expected to reach $1.05 billion by 2023, according to data platform Inc42, other companies are also keen to get a slice of the action.

  • Groom gifts 100 books as haq mahr to his bride

    Groom gifts 100 books as haq mahr to his bride

    A man from Kerala Ijas Hakim has given 100 books as ‘Haq Mahr’ to his wife. This Kerala couple and their mahr went viral on the internet.

    The bride Ajna Nizam got 100 books that she wanted to read. Ijas knew her favorite ones because she gave him a list of 100 books that she wants to read. The books included the Quran, Bible and Bhagavad Gita, Constitution of India and Khaled Hosseini’s books and some from Murakami (Murakami is a Japanese writer. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally).

    Normally mahr is either a large sum of money or valuables or property that a Muslim man gives to his bride at the time of the nikkah.

    Soon the couple and their story started doing rounds on the internet. Neither Ijas nor Ajna wanted to end up as a viral couple goal but their friends made that happen.

  • I have more money than he has hair: Shoaib Akhtar about India’s Sehwag

    I have more money than he has hair: Shoaib Akhtar about India’s Sehwag

    Former Pakistani bowling star Shoaib Akhtar has dismissed former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag’s claim that Rawalpindi Express showers praise on India because “it makes business”.

    An old video, showcasing Sehwag, had recently resurfaced and made waves on social media in which the former Indian sportsman says Akhtar praises cricket rivals as it would make him a quick buck, The News reported.

    Akhtar, while speaking to a private media outlet on Wednesday, explained that the video was taken out of proportion and sarcastically remarked that he had “more money than Sehwag had hair on his head”.

    “Sehwag is a great friend of mine. He spoke these words in a light-heartened way but people were quick to take things out of context,” he said. “I mean, I have more money than he has hair on his head.”

    Furthermore, Akhtar clarified that other big names in Pakistan cricket would share kind words for the neighbours and added that “jealous” people want to divide the two cricket nations.

    “I have fans across the world, not just in India. That’s why I have the fastest growing YouTube channel. It does not mean that I’m looking to make money if I compliment them. Ramiz Raja and Rashid Latif say good things about India as well.”

    “I do think that there is a factor of jealousy, I have been targeted time and time again we are already politically divided but now people want to divide cricket as well,” he said.

  • Marriage called off after groom’s father elopes with bride’s mother

    Marriage called off after groom’s father elopes with bride’s mother

    Marriage plans of two youngsters were shattered after the groom’s father and the bride’s mother revived their young days’ love and both reportedly fled.

    According to Times of India, the incident took place in the Indian city of Surat where the marriage was scheduled for the second week of February, but the 48-year-old man and the 46-year-old woman, are nowhere to be found for 10 days now.

    While the man disappeared from his house in Katargam area, the woman left her house in Navsari. It is strongly suspected that they have eloped, leaving the families in an extremely embarrassing situation. Both families have filed missing persons’ report with the police.

    The bride and groom were preparing for their marriage for the past one year after they got engaged. They are from the same community and elders were taken into confidence before their engagement. However, the elopement barely a month before the marriage has left everyone shocked.

    The groom’s father, a textile businessman, who also deals in property, went untraceable around January 10. He is also a member of a political party and knew the bride’s mother since their younger years. They were neighbours in Katargam area and were good friends too, the report said.

    “They knew each other since they lived in same society. Some of their close friends informed us after they eloped that they had a relationship in the past too. However, the woman got engaged to her current husband,” said a relative of both the families.

  • Hindu couple gets married at a mosque in India

    Hindu couple gets married at a mosque in India

    A Hindu couple in Kayamkulam Town in India’s Kerala state tied the knot in the most unusual of places.

    The couple, Sarath Sasi and Anju Ashok, held their wedding at the Cheravally Muslim Jamaath mosque in Kerala, where a Hindu priest oversaw the ceremonies and solemnised the marriage according to Hindu rituals.

    According to Indian media, the mosque committee had set up and decorated the mandap — a covered structure with pillars under which the main Hindu wedding ceremonies and rituals take place. Members of both the religious communities turned up in large numbers to attend the event.

    As per reports, the bride’s mother, on a neighbour’s advice, had approached the mosque to host her daughter’s wedding due to financial constraints.

    “She came to my house seeking help for conducting the marriage. She gave a letter, which I presented to the Jamaath committee. We decided to help the family conduct the marriage,” Nujumudeen Alummoottil, secretary of Cheravally Muslim Jamaat Committee told Indian news agency ANI.

    The mosque committee not only helped provide a venue for the event but also gifted the couple 10 gold souvenirs and 200,000 Indian Rupees, and took care of other wedding expenses.

    The committee also served vegetarian meals to around 1,000 guests at the wedding.

    The family added that they were very thankful to the Jamaath committee for hosting their wedding.

  • Will get back Pakistani Kashmir if parliament wants: Indian army chief

    Will get back Pakistani Kashmir if parliament wants: Indian army chief

    Recently-appointed Indian Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the army would act on “getting back” Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) “if the parliament was willing and orders to such effect were received”.

    Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the army chief was asked if the Pakistan-administered region of the disputed territory could be a part of India as stated by the political leadership. In response to the question, Naravane said that there was a parliamentary resolution stating that the “entire Kashmir was a part of India”, and hence the army would take appropriate action if it received orders to take AJK back.

    “There is a parliamentary resolution that entire region is part of India. If parliament wants it, then it [AJK] also should belong to us. When we get orders to that effect, we’ll take appropriate action,” the Indian army chief said.

    This is not the first time the new Indian general has indulged in provocative posturing. In an earlier statement, Naravane had said that India “reserve[d] the right to preemptively strike at sources of terror”.

    He had told the Press Trust of India that India had “evolved a strategy of resolute punitive response against sponsored terrorism”.

    Pakistan had rejected the statement, calling it “irresponsible”. The Foreign Office had in its statement said Pakistan was fully able to respond to any Indian aggression in AJK and that New Delhi should not forget Islamabad’s befitting response to its aggression in Balakot last year.

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    Meanwhile, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that Pakistan’s armed forces will give an “even stronger” response than given in February 2019, if India attempts any military action across the Line of Control (LoC).

    Reacting to the Indian army chief’s statement, the ISPR chief said it was a part of routine rhetoric to divert attention from domestic issues in India.

    “Statements by Indian COAS to undertake military action across LOC are routine rhetoric for domestic audiences to get out of ongoing internal turmoil. Pakistan Armed Forces are fully prepared to respond to any act of Indian aggression [sic],” he tweeted.

  • ‘Mad respect’ for Deepika Padukone after she stands in solidarity with JNU students attacked by BJP supporters

    ‘Mad respect’ for Deepika Padukone after she stands in solidarity with JNU students attacked by BJP supporters

    After condemning the attack on New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) which left more than two dozen injured, Deepika Padukone arrived at the university to stand in solidarity with the students.

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    Deepika’s presence at the event cause frenzy on social media and the actor received applause from everyone.

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    Award-winning filmmakers Anurag Kashyap couldn’t praise Deepika enough.

    Others defended the actor after people claimed that this was a publicity stunt on her behalf because her film Chappak is releasing this Friday.

    Meanwhile, others commented that she has more guts than all the Khans combined.

    After BJP spokesman Tajinder Pal Singh called for a boycott of Deepika’s film #ISupportDeepika began to trend on Twitter.

    Previously, in a media interaction when asked about the ongoing protests, Deepika had said that she is proud that the students are not scared of expressing themselves.

    “I feel proud about it that people are coming out – be it on the streets or wherever they are – they are raising their voice and expressing themselves as it is important. If we want to see change in life and society, it is important that a point of view be put forward,” Deepika had said.

    On Sunday masked assailants wielding batons and iron rods attacked JNU leaving more than two dozen injured. According to an Indian journalist, the masked mob was linked to a BJP linked student group. They barged into hostel rooms and assaulted left-wing students and also beat up visually impaired people. There were reports that they were carrying acid as well.

    Deepika’s presence at the protest signifies that she is most likely standing with them in protest of these BJP-linked attacks and not the tuition fees hike protests that had been happening at the university earlier. The hostel fee hike is an ongoing issue and protests were held against it previously.

    Following the attack, several Bollywood personalities including Vishal Bharadwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dia Mirza, Rahul Bose, Richa Chadha and Taapsee Pannu led hundreds of people in a peaceful protest against the violence.

    Apart from that, Alia Bhatt also condemned the incident.

    As did Anil Kapoor, who while speaking to reporters had said, “It has to be condemned. It was quite sad, shocking, what I saw. It was very disturbing. I couldn’t sleep the entire night, thinking what has happened. It has to be condemned. Nothing will come out of violence. Whoever did this, they should be published.”

  • Twitter goes crazy after Indians use hair dryers, steam irons to dry pitch

    Twitter goes crazy after Indians use hair dryers, steam irons to dry pitch

    Twitter on Sunday lost it after the staff at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, India used hair dryers and steam irons to dry the pitch after rain delayed the start of the first Twenty International (T20I) between India and Sri Lanka.

    As per the details, in the beginning, it just looked like a passing shower, but then it was pouring down minutes. Around 8 pm though the heavens relented, the rain had already affected the state of the pitch with wet patches.

    Just when ground staff started its repair work, rain returned to make things worse. This time though, more care was taken with an extra cover being placed on the 22 yards. However, the damage was already done, and when it all cleared around 8:45 pm, the ground staff much to everyone’s surprise brought out a hair dryer, steam iron, and vacuum cleaner to dry the wet patches.

    Here’s what Twitter has to say about it:

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    Indian captain Virat Kohli had opted to field first after winning the toss. However, just as pacer Jasprit Bumrah was getting ready to bowl the first delivery, rain arrived and stopped the play.

    The match was eventually called off due to a damp pitch. The teams now head to Indore for the second T20I on January 7.