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‘Soorma Bhopali’ no more: Veteran Bollywood actor and comedian Jagdeep passes away at the age of 81
09 Jul, 2020 | 12:28:59 AM IST
Veteran actor Jagdeep passed away yesterday at the age of 81. He is best known for his role of Soorma Bhopali in the iconic movie Sholay.
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- 2,033 news cases, 3,982 recovered, and 48 deaths reported in Delhi yesterday
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- Punjab reported 158 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours
- 2062 new COVID-19 cases and 54 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours
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- Cabinet approves extension of EPF support for 3 months till August
- Army personnel have been asked to delete dating apps
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- The plains of Darjeeling district will have no restriction for tourists. But specific containment areas of entire district will be under lockdown for seven days from 9th July evening.
- Till Tuesday evening, with 18 lakh population, Darjeeling district had 684 positive cases. One for every 2,631 population. Compared to this, with 23,837 case count against 9 crore population, the state average is much healthier at 1 out of every 3,773 population. "The steep upraise in case count here is worrisome," said an official at district health office.
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— ANI (@ANI) 1594229279000Veteran Bollywood actor and comedian Jagdeep passes away at the age of 81
- Veteran Actor-comedian Jagdeep, best known for his role as Soorma Bhopali in "Sholay", died on Wednesday at his residence. He was 81.
- The actor, real name Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, was not keeping well.
- "He passed away at 8.30 pm at his residence in Bandra. He was not keeping well due to age related issues," producer Mehmood Ali, a close family friend, told PTI.
- Jagdeep appeared in around 400 films but it is his role as Soorma Bhopali in 1975 film "Sholay" that is etched in audiences' minds even today.
- He also played memorable roles in "Purana Mandir" and in "Andaz Apna Apna" as Salman Khan's father.
- Better known by his stage name Jagdeep, the actor also directed the movie "Soorma Bhopali" with his character as the protagonist.
- He is survived by two sons - Javed and Naved.
Ministry of Railways
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- Canada - with a population one-tenth the size of the United States - has so far recorded 8,711 deaths and 106,167 cases and Trudeau said the situation was stabilizing, although some hot spots remained.
- In contrast, the United States has recorded more than 3 million cases and 131,336 deaths. Authorities have reported alarming upswings of daily case loads in roughly two dozen states over the past two weeks.
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Coronavirus death figure in Mumbai crosses 5,000
- The coronavirus death toll in Mumbai crossed the 5,000-mark on Wednesday with 62 new fatalities, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
- While the death toll reached 5,061, the tally of coronavirus cases in the country's financial capital rose to 87,513 with 1,381 new patients found.
- The number of recovered COVID-19 patients rose to 59,238 with 1,101 persons discharged from hospitals during the day, the BMC said.
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UP cops arrested for allegedly informing Vikas Dubey about raid
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Patna to remain under lockdown from 10th July to 16th July
