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IPL 2021: Match 47, RR vs CSK Match Prediction – Who will win today’s IPL match?

Rajasthan Royals are set to clash with Chennai Super Kings(CSK) in Match No.48 of the 2021 Indian Premier League(IPL) on October 2nd, Saturday, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The CSK, on Friday, turned the first team to qualify for the playoffs after beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Match Details:

Match – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings – 47th match

Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Time – 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT

Where to watch live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar

Pitch Report

The pitch in Abu Dhabi has been a smidgen on the more slow side. In the past game between MI and PBKS, run-making turned into an intense task especially when the ball significantly old. The track, nonetheless, tends to assist the team batting second.

Avg. first innings score: 142 (5 matches in the IPL 2021 at Abu Dhabi)

Previous Record of chasing teams: 
Won – 4,
Lost – 1,
Tied – 0

Probable Playing XIs:

Rajasthan Royals Team Sqaud

Liam Livingstone, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mustafizur Rahman, Sanju Samson (c, wk), Evin Lewis, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya.

Bench: Akash Singh, KC Cariappa, Shreyas Gopal, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat, Glenn Phillips, Oshane Thomas, Kuldip Yadav, Manan Vohra, David Miller, Shivam Dube, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Chennai Super Kings Team Sqaud

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Josh Hazlewood, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c and wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.

Bench: Robin Uthappa, KM Asif, Jason Behrendorff, Bhagath Verma, R Sai Kishore, Krishnappa Gowtham, Narayan Jagadeesan, Lungi Ngidi, Cheteshwar Pujara, Harishankar Reddy, Karn Sharma, Sam Curran, Imran Tahir

Head-to-Head

Overall

Played – 25
Rajasthan Royals – 10
Chennai Super Kings – 15
N/R – 0

In the UAE

Played – 3
Rajasthan Royals – 1
Chennai Super Kings – 2 
N/R – 0

Prediction : Who will win today’s IPL match?

CSK will be win.

IPL 2021 Phase 2 Schedule Live: Dates, Timings, Venues, Live Score

IPL 2021 full schedule: Complete Indian Premier League 2021 second half match phase 2 schedule, venue, date and timings.

The second phase of the IPL 2021 season will resume in Dubai from September 19, with (CSK) Chennai Super Kings facing (MI) Mumbai Indians.

The action will move to Abu Dhabi, where the KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) will take on RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore).

Sharjah will host its first game on September 24, when RCB faces CSK.

In Dubai will host 13 matches including the first qualifier & the final. Sharjah is allotted 10 matches that will also includes the Eliminator and the second qualifier. The remaining eight matches will host in Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi of the world’s biggest T20 cricket league.

Match NoMatchDateTimeVenue
30Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings19 September, Sunday7:30 PMDubai
31Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore20 September, Monday7:30 PMAbu Dhabi
32Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals21 September, Tuesday7:30 PMDubai
33Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad22 September, Wednesday7:30 PMDubai
34Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders23 September, Thursday7:30 PMAbu Dhabi
35Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings24 September, Friday7:30 PMSharjah
36Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals25 September, Saturday3:30 PMAbu Dhabi
37Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings25 September, Saturday7:30 PMSharjah
38Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders26 September, Sunday3:30 PMAbu Dhabi
39Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians26 September, Sunday7:30 PMDubai
40Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals27 September, Monday7:30 PMDubai
41Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals28 September, Tuesday3:30 PMSharjah
42Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings28 September, Tuesday7:30 PMAbu Dhabi
43Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore29 September, Wednesday7:30 PMDubai
44Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings30 September, Thursday7:30 PMSharjah
45Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings1 October, Friday7:30 PMDubai
46Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals2 October, Saturday3:30 PMSharjah
47Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings2 October, Saturday7:30 PMAbu Dhabi
48Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings3 October, Sunday3:30 PMSharjah
49Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad3 October, Sunday7:30 PMDubai
50Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings4 October, Monday7:30 PMDubai
51Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians5 October, Tuesday7:30 PMSharjah
52Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad6 October, Wednesday7:30 PMAbu Dhabi
53Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings7 October, Thursday3:30 PMDubai
54Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals7 October, Thursday7:30 PMSharjah
55Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians8 October, Friday3:30 PMAbu Dhabi
56Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals8 October, Friday7:30 PMDubai
57Qualifier 110 October, Sunday7:30 PMDubai
58Eliminator11 October, Monday7:30 PMSharjah
59Qualifier 213 October, Wednesday7:30 PMSharjah
60Final15 October, Friday7:30 PMDubai

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3 Upcoming Marvel Movies with key details, MCU Plots and Release date in 2021 – 2022

2020 is the first and the only year in more than a decade without a single Marvel studio movie release. But the year is meant to aide in Phase 4 of the Marvel-Cinematic universe, the effects of the real worldwide pandemic has affected the production of the company as the release dates have to deal with theatre shutdown, safety norms, and production slowdown.

But as we all know Pandemic is now showing its effects in the form of waves, though Black Widow finally debuted in theatres at the beginning of the July, and Loki meanwhile, showing its domination in the OTT platform and dominates the trending of twitter around the globe proving the wisdom of Marvel studios branching into internet. At least from the standpoint, Phase 4 is a great success.

Beyond that, the horizon includes some interesting addition to Marvel Cinematic Universe, like Mahershala Ali as Blade, Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk, and the Revival of the Marvel first family, The Fantastic Four. (Finally confirmed by Marvel studio Head Kevin Feige at Disney’s internet breaking Investor day in December 2020). As we prepared a comprehensive guide of 5 upcoming marvel movies with a handy calendar of dates of release.

Coming soon in Phase 4

There are the 5 projects Marvel announced and dated. They represent the entirely of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s forth phase and introduced a number of sequel- but at least a new concept will likely to emerge will become a new Marvel’s obsession.

1. SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGENDS OF THE TEN RINGS:

Release Date: September 3, 2021

Key Details: In March of 2019, Short term 12’s director Destin Daniel Cretton emerged as the director of a film based on Marvel’s 1970s comic book the hands of Shang-chi: Master of Kang-Fu. In the comic book, Shang-chi was the son of legendary villain Fu Manchu, knowing the truth about his father’s work, he used his martial arts skills against his father and other Marvel villains ready to battle with his deadly hands.

But considering Fu Manchu is the only few known IPO’s not owned by Walt Disney Company, fans online are already supposing that Shang-Chi’s father whom marvel has already turned into another immortal villain in the comics- may turn out to be the “real Mandarin” teased in the Iron man 3 Blue-Ray short film “All Hail The King”.

MCU PLOTS: Teased in Iron Man, but never continued to fruition as the infinity saga took shape, the Ten Ring is a crime league plotted across the world but owing allegiance to no country. This series may give Shang-Chi a nice international hype with an established MCU footprint. Also, the ten rings the Mandarin wear have cosmic powers which may play into the larger Phase 4 story and elevate the plot points for the upcoming Marvel series in 2021-2022.

2. Eternal:

Release Date: November 5, 2021

Key Details: In April of 2018, Marvel Studios President Kevin Fiege presented a film based on the Eternals comic book and concept was in making. Soon after, The Rider’s Chloe Zhao became its director. Based on character and scenario planned by Jack Kirby, the Eternals are a race of massively powerful proto-human created by the Celestials to harness huge amount of “Cosmic energy”. Generation of squabbling and war against another celestial species called “The Deviants”. The film will portray on an Eternal named Sersi (Gemma Chan) with the power of fight, strength, immortality and molecular manipulation.

Cast member which are finalized are Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanijain as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brain Tyree Henry as Phastos, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Angelina Jolie as Thena and Kit Harington as Dane Whitman – a.k.a. the Black Knight. The film also introduce Marvel’s first real try to include a gay character as Henry’s Phastos will be married to a man and raising alongside him.

MCU Plots:  As the Eternals and Celestials are ancient and powerful – the celestials are few of the oldest creature in the universe – they are associated with almost everyone. When Kree gone to learn about the Eternals, they attempted to copy the celestials experiment and created inhuman in earth. In Marvel’s 616 universe, Thanos is himself related to Eternals all thanks to their colonization of Titan in the distant past. Meanwhile, the celestial are already been teased on passing during both of Guardian Movies. One appear in a hologram during The Collector’s (Benicio Del) explanation of the power stone. And in the second film, Peter Quill’s (Chris Pratt) father Ego (Kurt Russell) self-identified as a celestial. 

3. Spider-Man: No Way Home:

Release Date: December 17, 2021

Key Details: After a thrilling 2019 summer in which we got to see, Spider-Man would jump out of the MCU again to face off against Venom (Tom Hardy), Sony Pictures and Walt Disney Studios decided to produce a third film with Tom Holland as Spider-Man. While all the details of the studios new agreement are yet to be revealed. Beyond that Disney reportedly increasing share of the profit to 25%-we do know Spidey will appear in one additional MCU outside of his third solo film.

But in another twist of fate, the current situation of first part will be acknowledged in Sony’s upcoming Morbius, a film set in its spider-verse and completely separate from the MCU. Initially, slated for a July 2021 release, the third Marvel Spider-Man film are planned to be landed on a December 2021 (for now).

Trailer Released

MCU Plots: Nick Fury has got some plans for Peter but will he be able to set everything in motion before Sony calls him back to the Spider-Verse? Considering the film will come under MCU Phase 4 slots so one can imagine that they will push the storyline even as Peter clear his name. It almost has to considering how precious his existence in the MCU continues to be. But with one additional appearance guaranteed after the third film, maybe the Phase 5 storyline will revolve around his multiverse uncertainty.

Fans are already disappointed over Adheera’s New Swag look only: KGF Chapter 2 Release Date and Updates

Yash and KGF fans were expecting something big on Sanjay Dutt’s birthday from the makers. But, all fans got disheartened as it tuned out to be just a poster from the movie with Adheera’s new swag look.

Magnum Opus KGF Chapter 2 starring Supper Star Yash is one of the awaited movies of the year. Directed by Prashanth Neel, KGF Chapter 1 went to become one of All-time biggest blockbusters of the Tollywood industry and since then expectations among movie lover is increasing with every passing day. The maker had decided to release the second part of the KGF Franchise on July 16. But, due to this pandemic situation, it was unexpectedly postponed. The new dates for the announcement of KGF Chapter 2 is yet to be revealed by the makers.

Rumour mills are humming that KGF Chapter 2 will release in September. However, other Rumours suggest that the makers are deciding to lock the final release date of KGF 2 in October during Dushera. Meanwhile, there is also a buzz on a different social media platforms that the second part of the Franchise will launch in December. But the makers are all silent over all such flying rumors.

But now fans are losing their patience as there has been no official announcement so far and it has been over 3 years from the release and yet no information are declared from the makers.

Earlier on July 29, on the occasion of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt’s birthday, the makers revealed Adheera’s new look poster. Sanjay Dutt, who is playing the character of the lead villain- Adheera in the KGF Chapter 2 was seen taking a sword with an intense look. He had also put on a sunglass which portrayed his swag look.

Hombale Films posted on Twitter: “War is meant for progress, even the vultures will agree with me”- #Adheera, Happy Birthday @duttsanjay.”

Yash and KGF fans were expecting something big on Sanjay Dutt’s birthday from the makers. But, all fans got disheartened as it tuned out to be just a poster from the movie with Adheera’s new swag look. 

Fans have lost their patience and even said that it was high time the makers should have at least released a teaser, or a song featuring Adheera. 

Now it’s been over three years of KGF Chapter 1 release which is of course, a long wait for all the fans. Though the pandemic seems to be decreased and all much-awaited movies of this year, like Pushpa: The Rising and RRR have launched their final release date, KGF makers are still to make a move. 

Apart from the disappointing incident, KGF followers seems to be anxious as Adheera’s new poster signals at something big.

In the background of Adheera, two gangs are seen in a fight with each other. One seems to be Adheera’s gang while the other gang with green costume seems like the army of Vanaram which will be taken over by Rocky (Yash’s character) after Garuda’s death. Well, more about the film will be revealed as the cult movie gets released on the silver screen. The tagline of Hombale Films earlier post also somehow signals that Adheera has entered Narachi and has declared war on Rocky’s empire.

Hopefully, the makers will be blaring the much-hyped announcement very soon as Allu Arjun Starrer “Pushpa: The Rise” will be released on the silver screen in December during Christmas while Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn starrer RRR will hit the silver screen from October 13. 



What is Migraine? Explained Migraine : Definition, Symptoms, Causes and treatment

As we all know COVID-19 pandemic is increasing day by day and eventually forcing working professionals to work from home. However, many professionals do not have a desired workstation or workplace and they are forced to work on beds, sofa, etc. All of these make it hectic for each and every working professional to either concentrate and relax during work. This causes a very common and very well-known problem for every working professional known as Migraine.

So before talking about its causes and cure let’s the first talk that “what is Migraine?”, So migraine is a kind of headache that can cause serve throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on one side of the head. It’s often accomplished by nausea, vomiting and causes extreme sensitivity to light and sound. A migraine attacks can last for hours to days, and the pain can be so harmful that it can interfere with your regular activities. 

For many people, harmful symptoms as an aura occur before or with the headache. An aura can include visual disorders, such as flashes of light or dark spots, or other problems such as pain on one side of the face or in an arm or leg and difficulty in speaking.

Symptoms of Migraine:

Migraine has got its effect to all age categories such as children and teenagers as well as adults can rule through four stages: Prodrome, aura, attack, and post-drone. Not every individual goes through all stages.

Prodrome:

Prodrome occurs one or days before a migraine. You might notice elusive changes that warn of an upcoming migraine including:

  • Constipation 
  • Mood swings, from depression to euphoria
  • Food craving 
  • Consecutive yawning 
  • Fluid retention 

Aura:

For many people, an aura may occur before or during migraine. Auras are alterable symptoms or during migraine. They’re manly visual but can also include other effects. Each symptoms usually begin gradually, builds up over several minutes and can last up to 60 minutes.

Some of the examples of migraine auras includes:

  • Visual phenomena, such as seeing various shapes, bright spots or bright flashes of light.
  • Vision loss
  • Pins and needles sensation in an arm or leg.
  • Difficulty in speaking

Post-drone:

After a migraine attack, you might feel dizzy, confused and washed out for up to a day. Some people says they feel ecstatic. Sudden head movement might bring on the pain again briefly. And some also complain they feel pain even the alternative day.

Causes:

Though cause of migraine aren’t fully confirmed. Scientist says that can either genetics or May due to environmental factors appear to play a role.

Some changes in brainstems and its link with the trigeminal nerve, a major pain pathway, might be involved with the cause. Some says imbalance in brain chemicals-including serotonin, might regulate pain in your nervous system.

Researchers are studying the role of serotonin in migraine. Other neurotransmitter play a role in the pain of migraine, including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP).

Cure:

  • Stress management
  • Improved sleep habits 
  • Progressive muscle relaxation
  • Medication
  • Diet modification 

Cryptocurrency Rates in India Today: Compare Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoins, Litecoins, Ripple Rates across Coinbase, Wazirx, other important Exchanges

Cryptocurrency Rates in India Today : We have tried to round up daily news and minor to major information about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoins, and more. We have brought everything you need to know about Cryptocurrency rates and status. The rates of Cryptocurrency change randomly and remain volatile. Even noticing only at only the most well-known crypto token such as Bitcoin, Ether (not to be confused with the Ethereum network for which is the similar token), Dogecoins, Litecoins, and Ripple there has been a lot of ups and downs in their value.

Bitcoin is the most aged and well-known crypto token for the buyers and investors and the most trusted one for you to buy. In the last 24 hours, its value has increased to 1.52%. It was priced at RS 28,97,130, according to Binance, and is now at RS 29,41,252. Bitcoin’s market cap is now about RS 55.2T.

Other Cryptocurrencies are also now grown as a strong investment option and the Shiba Inu-themed Dogecoin, whose symbol is DOGE, which was actually created as a joke in the market, is now one of the best know and fastest-growing tokens in the world. It is now priced at RS 15.7, up from RS 15.12, a change of +0.33 has been seen in the past 24 hours. The market cap is currently standing at RS 2T.

Over the last 24 hours, Ether (ETH), the token for the Ethereum Network, jumped from RS 1,69,040 to RS 1,72,631, with a market cap standing at RS 20.2T. At the same time, Litecoin (LTC) increased up from RS 10,067 to RS 10,455, a change of 3.85%, with a market cap of RS 700.2B. Ripple or XRP is another immensely popular token, with a market cap of RS 2.4T. In the last 24 hours, its value has also changed 1.57% moving from RS 51.53 to RS 52.35.

The sudden rise in cryptocurrency has paved the way for the traders buying up bitcoin and other currency to fill up the empty position they were short on and further increase its value. Co-founder and chief executive officer of Mudrex- A Global Crypto Trading platform Edul Patel said “The short squeeze that happened in Bitcoin towards the end of the weekend gave a boost to the entire cryptocurrency market. The past 24 hours saw the market losing steam and entering a consolidation market. We saw a massive number of short positions opening up in Bitcoin. However, this is not a bear market currently, as we saw the price of most cryptos following a tight-range-bound-trajectory,”.

Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade, which is the most significant upgrade to the Bitcoin network in four years, will happen this year in November. The run-up to the network up-gradation will continue to be a price-discovery mode for BTC. Ethereum 2.0 is also supposed to happen last year. These significant events will shape up the next market cycle for cryptocurrencies. For the short term, we can expect the price to consolidate around the current level,” Patel added.

So these is the latest prices and the latest news about the cryptocurrency that you can read in one place so that you don’t just know what is happening with your investment, but also why, and can make an intelligent and genuine choices.

All data for the value is being taken from Binance, Coinbase, which are one of the most trusted and popular platforms to trade cryptocurrency. This is because crypto rates can vary across providers so using a single source for this information is very important and will allow you to trade efficiently.

Ready to take on Any Issue as per Guidelines: PM Narendra Modi At All- party meeting

Prime Minister NarendraModi today focused on positive and constructive debates in Parliament and said that his Government is ready to take on any topic as per the rules for the debate, a day ahead of the Parliament session.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister and the leader of house in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal and Parliamentary affairs Minister Parlhad Joshi were present at the meeting.

Floor leader of more than 33 parties took part in the discussion.

From the Congress, MallikarjunKharge and AdhirRanjan Chowdhury – its leader in the RajyaSabha and LokSabha, respectively were present.

Floor leaders of all prominent opposition parties, including Derek O’ Brien from the Trinamool, Trichi Siva of the DMK, Ram GopalYadav of the Samajwadi party leader and Satish Mishra of the BSP were also present.

Apna Dal Leader and NDA ally Anupriya Patel and LJP Leader Pashupati Paras also attended the meeting.

The Government, talks about to bring in 30 bills, said that it is not running away from any question or discussion about the bills.

Inflation, the government’s way of handling of the second COVID-19 wave is likely to be brought up by the opposition leader during the Monsoon session. The Congress’s leader Rahul Gandhi, among other leaders, has been repeatedly criticizing the government over its COVID-19 management.Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday requested members of the Parliament to stand by people amid the pandemic and discuss all issue related to it in the house to address the concern of the citizen.

Karnataka Government relaxed Lockdown measures: Theatres and Colleges allowed to open, night curfew eased

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday, July 18, 2021 announced relaxation of some measures of lockdown for the entire state with COVID-19 situation slowly getting normal. The new relaxation includes the opening of cinema hall and theatres at 50 capacity, following COVID- appropriate guidelines. Colleges both undergraduate and postgraduate institutions will be allowed to open from July 26, students and staff will be allowed to come to the colleges for physical classes only if they received only the vaccination dose of any COVID-19 vaccines. Attending physical classes will continue to be optional. The government also eased out the night curfew in the state by an hour and will take place from 10pm to 5am. This relaxation will come into action from July 19.

This decision was taken after a meeting conducted by the Chief Minister along with upper post ministers and bureaucrats. Official orders announcing these decisions and the details of the same are yet to be issued. It may be considered that the state had gone for full lockdown starting April 28.

Besides that, in preparation for an upcoming third wave, the government on Friday announced that it will train doctors and paramedics across the state “The state health department will conduct training sessions for doctors and paramedical staff in district hospital across the state for preparing them to fight the pandemic’s possible third wave,” Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K had stated to reporters.

Specifying that specialist doctors will take all the training sessions, Dr Sudhakar said that videos will be used to prepare all the health workers and frontline warrior in the fight against the Pandemic, “Measures are being taken as recommended by the expert committee headed by noted cardiologist Devi Prasad Shetty to minimize the impact of the third wave on people,” he added.

The state government hired about 4,000 doctors and upgraded the healthcare infrastructure during the pandemic’s second wave to contain the virus.

As our state shares border with Kerala and Maharashtra, where positive cases continue to remain high, safety measures have been taken to prevent the infection from spreading into the district,” Dr Sudhakar said.

Heavy rainfall set off landslides in Mumbai’s Chembur, 11 died as the wall collapsed

Mumbai: Firemen and rescue workers after a wall collapsed on some shanties in Chembur's Bharat Nagar area due to a landslide, in Mumbai, Sunday, July 18, 2021. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)(PTI07_18_2021_000038B)

According to reports, at least 11 people died after a wall collapsed on some shanties in Chembur’s Bharat Nagar area in Mumbai due to a landslide caused on Sunday (July 18, 2021). The National disaster Response Force (NDRF) official revealed that the rescue operation for the people trapped are underway. Till now 16 people are rescued from the remains of the wall collapse in Chembur, said Mumbai’s fire brigade team.

Officials has stated that the death toll may increase as several people are yet to be rescued under the remains of collapsed wall.

In another incident, seven people died and two were heavily injure after a house wall collapsed at Vashi Naka in Mumbai’s Mahul area. A fire official revealed that a retaining wall collapsed at 1 am after a tree fell on it.

Besides that, in Mumbai’s Vikhroli suburb three hutment dwellers were killed as five shacks collapsed at 2:30 am after a landslides following heavy overnight rains, a civic official said. Two person were heavily injured and were sent to the nearby hospital, he said.

Following enormous rains in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Sunday, several parts of the city reported drenching. The reports also stated that the rainwater even started entering houses located in Hanuman Nagar, Kandivali East area of the Mumbai railway tracks were also drenched by water after continuous heavy rainfall in the area.

“17 trains short terminated/regulated as ‘very heavy rainfall’ causes waterlogging on the railway tracks at multiple locations in Mumbai and suburban areas. All pumps are working at waterlogged areas” said Western Railway on Sunday morning.

IMD has also issued an Orange alert for Mumbai On Saturday and predicted an outburst of heavy rainfall in the city for the next 24 hours. 

Spondylitis becoming a ‘Fear’ for Work from Home professional

All You Need to Know to tackle this Condition – Being in the present situation of COVID-19 Pandemic, people have been compelled to work from home. But sadly only work came home and not our preferred Workstation; forcing many people to work on not very ideal workstation like sofa, couches and even beds. “These sitting area leads to bad posture further exacerbating the degenerative changes or wear and tear. You end up slouching, rounding up your shoulder putting your head forward” said Dr. Sheetal Rane, head-physiotherapist at Bhatia Hospital Mumbai.

Long hours of sitting and maintaining one posture increases pressure on intervertebral disc. “This eventually leads to undue strain on the tissue which may result in chromic back and neck pain including Spondylitis,” she added.

However, people many of the times gets confused between the terms spondylitis and ‘spondylosis’ as they sound way similar and share many symptoms. But, they are separate conditions with important difference.

Spondylitis is an inflammatory condition caused by the immune system acting against the joint and the other soft tissues, whereas Spondylosis or spinal osteoarthritis is not inflammatory and is caused by normal “wear and tear” or as a part of ageing process. “Spondylosis is common and become increasingly prevalent with age. Wear and tear are normal and quite common. It usually goes unnoticed as the body’s soft tissue recovery and repair happens simultaneously. However, as the wear and tear outrun the soft tissue recovery process, symptoms starts preventing. Previous injuries, bad postures may exacerbate or accelerate these degenerative changes,” said Dr. Rane.

The most common problem that a person have is pain and stiffness. You may also get muscle pull and weakness. The symptoms occurs according to the age and the location of the spondylitis. “In significant measures, it can cause pressure on the surrounding neural structures and cause symptoms like numbness, tingling, pain that radiates down the arms or legs and weakness of the muscles,” Dr Rane mentioned.

PREVENTION:

Build Your Workstation

A comfortable chair with adjustable height is what you need. Your feet must be flat on the floor and not hanging above the ground. The chair must have back support, with a small towel roll or a soft pillow to rest the lower back. The computer screen must be in such a level that the upper part of the screen should be parallel to the eye and 16 to 30 inches away. Forearms should be maintained in a comfortable position.

Small Breaks and Stretching

Keep on taking breaks of 2 or 5 minutes in every 60 minutes. Take a break from the position you are in. walk around for a bit. Do some stretching exercise for legs and back during the break.

Improve Your Posture

Always make an effort to improve your posture. Sit tall aligning your ears shoulder and hips in a perpendicular direction. Sit an inch taller frequently.

Keep Physical Fitness

Physical fitness can help a lot to avoid and treat many problem related to long hours of sitting and use of laptops and computer. It enhance strength endurance and flexibility, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised maximum of 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity per week for better health. It also helps you to minimize weight gain. Some of the exercises are running, swimming, aerobics, yoga, cycling or even slow jogging and walking would work.

Treatment

It is necessary that you consult a doctor if you experience constant pain, numbness, weakness, and face problems that interfere with daily activities, said Dr Rane. “In acute stages of pain, rest is the beneficial, following which you can start with posture correction exercise and stretching. The physiotherapist will gradually progress your exercise to strengthening,” mentioned Dr Rane.

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