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Activist Sheetal Amte passes away

Shocking!!     Sheetal Amte, social activist and granddaughter of Baba Amte, dies allegedly by suicide at Anandwan in Chandrapur.    #SheetalAmte was an Indian public health expert, disability specialist and social entrepreneur. She was Chief Executive Officer and board member of a non-profit organisation, Maharogi Sewa Samiti, which focuses on helping people disadvantaged by leprosy. #Sheetal Amte was the daughter of Vikas Amte and Bharati Amte, and granddaughter of Murlidhar Devidas Amte, commonly known as #BabaAmte (image above pic courtesy Wikipedia) who established a rehabilitation home for lepers i.e.  people suffering from leprosy in Anandwan, in the state of Maharashtra. #BabaAmte has received numerous awards and prizes including the Padma Vibhushan, the Dr. Ambedkar International Award, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Templeton Prize and the Jamnalal Bajaj Award. He is also known as the modern #Gandhi ...

Football legend Maradona passes away

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona passes away today due to heart attack at the age of 60.   (Pic courtesy: brfootball)   "To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world."  - Diego Maradona      Initially during this November month Maradona was hospitalised after celebrating his birthday as reported by goal.com   Maradona was hospitalised after he complained Of regularly being fatigue and after that a blood clot was revealed in Maradona's brain which later doctors revealed that Was operated successfully. Argentina observes 3-day mourning for Maradona

Govt of India blocks 43 mobile apps

Ministry of Electronics and Information technology, Govt of India blocks 43 mobile apps from accessing by users in India, under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Action taken based on inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities prejudicial to India's sovereignty, integrity, defence, security & public order. Here is the list of banned 43 apps  Earlier Government of India on 29th June, 2020 had blocked access to 59 mobile apps and on 2nd September, 2020 118 more mobile apps were banned under section 69A of the Information technology Act

Haarsh and Bharti Singh arrested

#HaarshLimbachiyaa , husband of comedian Bharti Singh, arrested by #NCB. #BhartiSingh was arrested yesterday.  #NCB raided production office & house of Bharti Singh y'day & recovered 86.5 gms of Ganja from both places. Both of them accepted consumption of #Ganja.  pic courtesy: ANI A court in Mumbai sends comedian #BhartiSingh (in pic) and her husband #HaarshLimbachiyaa to judicial custody in connection with the seizure of ganja from their residence.