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Raveena Tandon has taken to social media to spread the word about adopting rescued animals. The actress also shared photographs of her pets. Raveena took to her verified Instagram account on Thursday to share photographs of herself with her pet cat and dogs, all of which are rescued animals. "On this friendship day ! Meet my best friends besides the human kinds! #friendshipday #friendsforever. Meet Chotu, came to live with us after a car ran over his head, lost both his eyes, after his hospital treatment, I brought him home. Puma, a tiny kitty roaming fearlessly on the streets of mumbai, just missing being run over. Now does dadagiri on the others at home. Meet Cuddles the half Pomeranian and half indie found on a hot terrace left to die with other siblings by a breeder because he was not a pure breed! AdoptDontShop," captioned the actress. Throughout the lockdown, Raveena has kept her fans entertained on social media by sharing funny videos featuring her pet cat Puma. On th

The upcoming World Snooker Championship to be held in Sheffield will become one of the pilot events which allow the attendance of spectators, the organisers have confirmed. Last Friday, the British government announced that a small number of sporting events will be used to pilot the safe return of spectators through late July and early August amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans could return to stadiums in England in October if the pilot events go well. The World Snooker Championship to be held from July 31 to August 16 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield will welcome a reduced crowd every session throughout the tournament, reports Xinhua news agency. As the only indoor sporting event picked up for the pilot project, the World Snooker Tour chairman Barry Hearn believed "this highlights the government's confidence in snooker and our ability to safely welcome back fans at one of the biggest sporting events on the planet". The annual event will feature defending champion Ju

The share of modern warships in the Russian navy should exceed 70 per cent by 2027, President Vladimir Putin said. "We will continue to pursue a course towards the development of a modern, combat-ready fleet and build ships armed with promising weapons and equipment," Putin said at a warships' keel-laying ceremony in Kerch, Crimea on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. Currently, the shipbuilding industry is already loaded with orders for years to come and it is necessary to make the most of the scientific, production and personnel potential to create the latest ships of all types, he added. Putin said the construction of six new warships started at the same time on Monday at three leading shipyards, with two universal amphibious assault ships in Kerch, two frigates in St. Petersburg, and two nuclear submarines in Severodvinsk. The new vessels will be equipped with advanced weapons, control and long-range communication systems, which will significantly strengthen the

Bangladesh reported 2,709 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total to exceed 200,000, with nearly 2,600 deaths. "A total of 2,709 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 202,066," a senior Health Ministry official, Nasima Sultana, said in a briefing, Xinhua reported. According to the official, 10,923 samples were tested in the last 24 hours in labs across the country. She said that "34 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh and total fatalities stood at 2,581". According to the official, the Covid-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh is now 1.28 per cent. Also she said that the current recovery rate is 54.49 per cent in the country. The total number of recovered patients in the country now stands at 110,098 including 1,373 on Saturday, said Sultana. Bangladesh recorded highest 4,019 cases in a 24-hour period on July 2. And the country reported the highest 64 deaths of Covid-19 patients in a d

Coronavirus restrictions are being relaxed again in England under a plan outlined by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday. Johnson said that he is "hoping for the best and planning for the worst", with current changes in rules bringing a "significant return to normality" by Christmas. The Prime Minister explained during a news conference at Downing Street that the plan "remains conditional" on the UK pulling together to win its "long fight" against the virus. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will all make their own decisions on when COVID-19 restrictions should end or be changed, the BBC reported. Johnson said that social distancing will stay in place for now, but may be scrapped from as early as November - saying family and friends could potentially hug again by Christmas. "Throughout this period we will look to allow more close contact between friends and family where we can," he said. Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.c

Sushant Singh Rajput's "girlfriend" Rhea Chakraborty has requested Home Minister Amit Shah for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry into the late actors death. Rhea took to Instagram on Thursday afternoon to introduce herself to the Home Minister as the late actor's "girlfriend" while demanding a CBI investigation. Sushant was found hanging at his residence on June 14 and postmortem report has stated he committed suicide. "Respected @amitshahofficial sir, I'm Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, it is now over a month since his sudden demise. I have complete faith in the government, however in the interest of justice, I request you with folded hands to initiate a CBI enquiry into this matter. I only want to understand what pressures prompted Sushant to take this step. Yours sincerely, Rhea Chakraborty #satyamevajayate," the actress wrote on her verified Instagram account.  Ever since the 34-year-old actor pas

Bollywood actress Radhika Apte feels "it's important to sometimes not do anything and take a break". "There is so much going on in the world, I am just happy staying put and not thinking of the future because there is much uncertainty out there. I am just taking each day at as it comes," Radhika tells IANSlife. The "Andhadhun" actress shares she is spending most of her time during the lockdown "doing nothing. But eating well, sleeping a lot, exercising, walking and watching and reading. The only thing I have missed is seeing my mum, my family." The actress, who confirmed she hasn't resumed working, recently launched a new watch The Iconic Link Lumine from Daniel Wellington. Radhika has been associated with the brand as its ambassador for three years now. Speaking about her personal style, Radhika shares: "I love its simplicity and elegance... I am somebody who loves minimalism. I like to keep it very clean and simple." Asked

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the flood-hit Kumamoto prefecture to assess the devastation and pledged the central government's support to local municipalities. After arriving at Kagoshima Airport on an Air Self-Defense Force (SDF) transport plane on Monday, Abe visited a nursing home where 14 residents were killed after the Kuma River breached its banks, reports Xinhua news agency. Abe also met Kumamoto Governor Ikuo Kabashima. At least 64 people were killed in Kumamoto, with 14 other prefectures also being inundated amid torrential rain which led to 105 rivers flooding, while 27 prefectures saw 316 landslides. Abe responded to Kabashima's request for financial support for the crisis-hit region, pledging the central government's all-out efforts. "Under the policy of doing all we can, we will make utmost efforts to achieve early recovery," Abe told Kabashima, according to local reports. He added that work world be carried out swiftly to repair hi

PC and printer major HP Inc is all set to expand its gaming portfolio in India at a much affordable pricing with the launch of two new laptops in its Omen and Pavilion series next week. According to industry sources, the company is expected to announce their first 16-inch gaming laptop from the Pavilion Gaming portfolio that will be aggressively priced around Rs 70,000. HP is also likely to introduce the world's smallest 15-inch gaming laptop as part of their new Omen gaming portfolio, sources told IANS on Monday. The expansion of HP's gaming portfolio in India will happen almost after a year. The company brought HP OMEN 15 Laptop in June last year at a starting price of Rs 1,24,990 while HP Pavilion Gaming 15 Laptop from a starting price of Rs 70,990. The company also launched the world's first dual-screen gaming laptop "OMEN X 2S" for a starting price of Rs 2,09,990. The current OMEN laptops have up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 featuring Max-Q7 design, up to th

The world-famous Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul - originally founded as a cathedral - has been turned back into a mosque. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the decision after a court annulled the site's museum status, the BBC reported on Friday. Built 1,500 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral, Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in 1453. In 1934 it became a museum and is now a Unesco World Heritage site. Islamists in Turkey long called for it to be converted to a mosque but secular opposition members opposed the move. The proposal prompted criticism from religious and political leaders worldwide. Defending the decision, Erdogan stressed that the country had exercised its sovereign right in converting it back to a mosque. He told a press conference the first Muslim prayers would be held inside the building on 24 July. "Like all our mosques, the doors of Hagia Sophia will be wide open to locals and foreigners, Mus

 Authorities in the Australian city of Melbourne on Sunday confined people living in nine housing estate tower blocks due to a sudden spike in the number of coronavirus cases. The city is putting "stage three" restrictions on 12 suburbs, reports the BBC. People there will only be able to leave the house for four reasons: work or education, exercise, medical care or care-giving, and shopping for supplies. But the nine tower blocks in Flemington and North Melbourne face a "hard lockdown". The 3,000 or so residents of the blocks are being told not to leave their homes for any reason for at least five days. At least 23 cases of infection were found on two estates in recent days. According to Victoria's Minister for Housing, Richard Wynn, some of the state's most vulnerable people live in the nine towers, and mental health and drug and alcohol support will be offered. The towers, he said, were characterised by having common lifts and common walkways, and they