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Supreme Court rules that functional disability should be the deciding factor in granting road accident damages and not any doctor-issued disability certificate
Supreme Court flagged the fact that nearly 56% of the vehicles plying in India were uninsured and asked the government to challan them
An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe turbulence and 17 passengers were admitted to hospital with injuries
Calcutta HC said that heavens won't fall if Vande Matram is made mandatory to sing in madrasas
Kolkata Municipal Corporation has sought government nod for increasing city's wards to 200+ to keep residents in each ward between 16000 to 18000
Government has said that partially filled online Census forms may be allowed
Government may allow fees on UPI payments above Rs 2000, except on transfer between two individuals
Brent crude falls below $80 per barrel
Government has increased the LIC offer for sale to Rs 31,400cr with an additional 4% on the block
Stock markets become nervous on Tuesday due to Gulf situation: Sensex slides 210 points and Nifty sheds 159 points ahead of RBI MPC meets today
Indian cricket team lands in Sri Lanka for a 2-Test series
A former French Navy pilot who had alleged that IAF had lost Rafales during Operation Sindoor has been held in France on spying charges
An ordinary zari worked living just 100km away from Kolkata was stunned to find Rs 100cr deposited in the bank account. The bank has frozen her account pending enquiry
Businessmen in Kolkata gets a Rs 5-crore extortion call, allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang
NTA floats tenders to secure offices and exam materials round-the-clock

Tarun Tejpal, former editor of Tehelka, was sentenced to 10 years in jail by Bombay HC for raping a colleague. This judgment overturns the acquittal by a Goa sessions court

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Amitabh And Coronavirus

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First publised on 2020-07-12 12:38:04

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People are talking about Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan testing positive for Covid-19 and being hospitalized. They are wondering that how could such high profile celebrities who do not come into contact with outsiders and whose every nook and corner must be sanitized twice daily get infected. People are saying that if the coronavirus can infect a person like Amitabh no amount of precaution can be enough to prevent it from infecting the common man who has to take so many risks on a daily basis.

But people are also appreciative of the fact that despite having mild symptoms, the great thespian took no risk and got admitted to a hospital. Bachchan has several comorbidities - related diseases - and has survived several infections. Plus he is over 65 years of age and is vulnerable to infections, especially coronavirus. Hence people are applauding his decision of not staying in home quarantine. People say he has set an example for others.

People are also happy that Big B is stable and recovering. They point out that it is a measure of the love and respect he commands in the film industry that Twitter is full of get-well-soon messages from the film fraternity, among others. People from all walks of life are praying for him and wish him speedy recovery and long life.

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