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Veteran actor  Rishi Kapoor , who has had a glorious career in the world of Hindi cinema spanning over four decades, passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Thursday morning. He was 67. The actor, who had charmed his way into millions of hearts with his scintillating debut in 1973's 'Bobby', had been ailing for a while. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2018, he underwent treatment in New York for almost a year. In September 2019, he returned to India but was rarely seen in public since.

Irrfan Khan, one of Bollywood’s most beloved stars who had achieved considerable success in the west, has died aged 53. He had been admitted to the intensive care unit of Mumbai’s Kokilaben hospital on Tuesday with a colon infection and on Wednesday morning a statement was released confirming his death. It’s saddening that this day, we have to bring forward the news of him passing away,” read the statement. “Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him.” The charismatic actor Irrfan Khan, who has died aged 53 from a colon infection following diagnosis of a neuroendocrine tumour, had a successful career in British and US cinema while also headlining blockbusters in his native India. His contrasting roles in two recent Oscar-winners alone hinted at his range: in Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire (2008), he was the incredulous police inspector putting the screws on the plucky young hero (Dev Patel), while in Ang Lee’s fi...

Finally, some good news related to a COVID-19 vaccine that we've all been waiting for. Not just any vaccine, but a vaccine that many experts believe will be the first in the world to be commercialised. The UK government has announced that human trial of a potential Coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University researchers will begin from Thursday. Last week, even the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has supported the Oxford vaccine, called 'ChAdOX1', calling it the frontrunner in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine. According to the UK government, the potential Oxford University coronavirus vaccine will be on up to 510 people aged between 18 and 55, out of an overall group of 1,112 volunteers who've been selected and finalised for the COVID-19 vaccine trial. The information of fast-tracking the Oxford vaccine trial was revealed by UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock while briefing the UK parliament on how they're pretty much 'throwing everything at...

At long last, Shivraj Singh Chouhan  formed his council of ministers  – albeit a tiny, five-member one – on Tuesday, 29 days after he was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh after the fall of the Congress-led government under Kamal Nath. The absence of a cabinet in general, or a health minister in particular, at a time when the  Coronavirus pandemic  was rapidly claiming victims across the state had become the most strident criticism against Chouhan over the past month. Outlook had first reported on April 14 that  Chouhan had initiated cabinet formation talks  and a final decision on the subject would be taken by April 20.