MX Player Walks Away with the Filmfare Black Lady for Best Unscripted (non-fiction) Original (series/special) that was awarded to Times of Music.

MX Player, the Indian entertainment super app, has been widely recognised for its diverse slate of engaging MX Originals. Its unique music reality chat show – Times of Music introduced audiences to a one-of-a-kind concept that celebrated and brought together 20 legendary composers who successfully rewrote history and reinvented each other’s most celebrated tunes.

It also made history with its successful win in the Best Unscripted (non-fiction) Original (series/special) category at the maiden edition of the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards. 

Elaborating on the win, Gautam Talwar, Chief Content Officer – MX Player said, “Launched during the lockdown, it truly was one of a kind concept and idea that brought the best composers in the Indian film industry, for the first time, on one of the largest musical stages to exist in the digital world. This series is extremely special to all of us and I am so happy that we could pull off a feat such as this – with timeless music, unforgettable conversations and above all, the ode we paid to the spirit of music and the power it has to unite us all.”

The show brought forth the spirit of camaraderie and highlighted the passion for music in an otherwise competitive industry, giving viewers a new flavour to their iconic favourites and brightening their lockdown.

Amaal Mallik, one of the composers on the show, said “It’s always a pleasure to win the black lady, and it’s all the more special this time because it’s for a show that celebrated the people who are usually the last to be credited – composers. It was such a great experience on set, we were all a part of one team, sharing some of our best stories and doing what we know best, which is creating music. I am honoured to be a part of this rich heritage of Indian music and share the same stage with seniors and legends from the fraternity such as Bappi Da, Pyarelalji, Anandji amongst others.”

Amit Trivedi shared his view saying, “OTT platforms have opened so many new doors for artists, across fields. Part storytelling and led by some of the finest musicians of our time – with this series, MX Player has truly raised the bar of musical entertainment. Getting recognised by a body like Filmfare for a concept like this is a great encouragement for composers. The response to the show has been great and I’m hoping such collaborative shows truly gain momentum”.

Produced by Victor Tango Entertainment PVT LTD & Wobble Creative and Content LLP, the show included preeminent duos like Vishal Shekhar – Bappi Lahiri, Salim Suleiman – Pyarelalji, Sachin Jigar – Euphoria, Shantanu Moitra – Amaal Malik, Amit Trivedi – Agnee, Viju Shah – Mithoon, Rajesh Rohan – Himesh Reshammiya, Anand Milind – Sajid Wajid, Ajay Atul – Kalyanji Anandji, and Indian Ocean – Sneha Khanwalkar.

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Kerala BJP President K Surendran has welcomed the move by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to reject the Speaker’s recommendation

Governor A special Assembly session to pass a resolution rejecting farm laws, which was passed by both Houses of the Parliament and signed by the President. “The move by the ruling-opposition alliance to humiliate democracy was unconstitutional.

Attempts to destroy the country’s federal system are not good for Kerala. Ruling-opposition front, which was affected by political blindness, was embarrassing Kerala,” K Surendran in a press release. BJP senior leader and MLA O Rajagopal has said that the stand of Kerala Governor, who crushed the move of the ruling party and the Opposition to destroy democracy, is “courageous”.

“The legislature does not have the power to question a law signed by the President, which is passed by a clear majority in both houses of the Indian Parliament. The speaker was trying to do something beyond his powers. The governor, who is responsible for protecting the constitution, blocked this attempt is the victory of democracy,” Rajagopal said.

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Active Caseload retracts to less than 3% of the Total Cases

Less than 20,000 daily New Cases lowest in 173 days

Delhi –

India has registered several landmark achievements in the fight against the global pandemic today.

India’s active caseload has fallen below 3 lakh(2,92,518)today.The share of Active Cases in the total Positive Cases has further shrunk below 3% to 2.90%. This is lowest after 163 days.  The total active cases were 2,92,258 on 12^th July, 2020.

A net decline of 11,121cases has been recorded in the total active cases in last 24 hours.

India has achieved a new low in daily cases. Less than 20,000 daily new cases (19,556)were added to the national tally in the last 24 hours after 173 days. The new added cases were 19,148 on 2^ndJuly, 2020.

India’s active cases per million population are amongst the lowest in the world (219). The figure is much higher for countries like USA, Italy, Brazil, Turkey and Russia.

The total recovered cases have crossed 96 lakhs (96,36,487) which translates to a Recovery Rate of 95.65%. The gap between Recovered cases and Active cases continues to grow and presently stands at 93,43,969.

30,376 cases have recovered in the last 24 hours. New recoveries have been exceeding the new cases continuously since last 25 days.

The high level of testing on a daily basis combined with high levels of recoveries along with steadily declining new cases have led to a slide in the mortality rate.

75.31% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs.

Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 6,053 recoveries. Kerala follows with 4,494 new recoveries. West Bengal recorded another 2,342 daily recoveries.

75.69% of the new cases are concentrated in 10 States and UTs.

Kerala reported the maximum daily new cases numbering 3,423 in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra recorded 2,834 new cases while West Bengal reported 1,515 new cases yesterday.

Ten States/UTs account for 76.74% of the 301case fatalities reported in the past 24 hours.

18.27% of new fatalities reported are from Maharashtra which reported 55 deaths. West Bengal and Kerala follow with 41 and 27 new deaths, respectively.

Source : PIB

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Tuesday that there is no need for night curfew in the state.

“Even I came to know about a person who tested positive after arriving from the UK. We are also following all the guidelines. Whoever comes from the UK and other places will be checked at the airport. Our prime minister is also very much keen about the issue, there is no need for night curfew in the state,” Yediyurappa said. In view of the new strain of COVID-19 reported from the UK, the Karnataka government has enhanced passenger screening at International Airports and Seaports.

According to the circular issued by the state government, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has decided to suspend all flights originating from the UK to India. In this background, the international airports at Bengaluru and Mangaluru are instructed to provide the list of passengers who arrived from the UK from December 7, 2020, onwards till date.

“It is hereby instructed that for all flights arriving from today (Monday), RT-PCR (Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) testing must be done for all passengers originating from the UK, including those transiting in other airports outside the UK. Those who are RT-PCR positive shall be under hospital isolation and positive samples should be sent to NIMHANS, Bengaluru for molecular testing,” the circular added.

Passengers who are RT-PCR negative shall be under strict home quarantine for 14 days. Contact details of all such passengers should be informed to District Surveillance Officers for quarantine follow-up.
Flight services from the UK to India have been suspended till December 31 as a precautionary measure against the outbreaking of a new strain of coronavirus in London and England.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday informed the public that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been found in the UK. “Given the early evidence we have on this new variant of the virus, and the potential risk it poses, it is with a heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot continue with Christmas as planned,” tweeted Johnson

Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar on Monday warned hotels and party halls of strict action if they allowed mass gatherings on Christmas and the New Year. The directive was intended to check the spread of COVID-19.

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said it is “doubtful” that Ben Chilwell will be available for the club’s clash against Arsenal after the player picked up a blow during the match against West Ham.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said it is “doubtful” that Ben Chilwell will be available for the club’s clash against Arsenal after the player picked up a blow during the match against West Ham.

Chelsea secured a 3-0 win against West Ham in the Premier League on Tuesday but the only blot was an injury to Chilwell early on. The full-back rolled his right ankle after making a challenge and despite his best efforts, couldn’t run it off. Emerson Palmieri replaced Chilwell in the match.

“I expect he (Chilwell) will be doubtful for Arsenal. He turned his ankle, tried to carry on but it was too painful so we’ll have a scan or whatever tomorrow and try to see how bad he is,” the club’s official website quoted Lampard as saying.

After the match, Chilwell took to Twitter to write: “Back to winning ways. Hopefully, injury is not so bad.”
Thiago Silva scored the opening goal of the match in the 10th minute, followed by a late brace from Tammy Abraham which sealed a comfortable win for Chelsea.
Reflecting on the match, Lampard said it was a “beautiful” display from his team.

“The performance was really good against a team with the quality of West Ham and what they’re doing at the moment,” he said.
“Our defensive game was great. I wasn’t sure it would be a beautiful game because there was a bit of pressure today and they’re a good side but the lads dealt with that side of it really well,” Lampard added.
Sitting fifth on the Premier League table, Chelsea will take on Arsenal on Saturday.

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