Abu Dhabi, Sep 22 (IANS) Mumbai Indians (MI) consist of world-class players and that is why it is good for us to play the four-time champions early in the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Dinesh Karthik said on Tuesday. KKR will open their IPL 13 campaign against the Mumbai[Read More…]
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Payal Ghosh’s claims against Anurag Kashyap: Huma Qureshi ‘angry’ at being dragged into ‘mess’
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Actress Huma Qureshi on Tuesday afternoon released a statement after allegedly being named by actress Payal Ghosh in her sexual harassment allegation against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. Payal reportedly named Huma along with two other Bollywood actresses during a recent interview, alleging that these actresses have provided[Read More…]
Delhi court sends 6 suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists to 4-day NIA custody
Six out of nine accused were produced before Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh, who sent them to NIA custody after the agency sought the same.
Tokyo Olympics will be my best, says Atanu Das
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Ace Indian archer Atanu Das is confident of a successful show at the Tokyo Olympics which will now be held next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Das recently revealed how the setback of Rio Olympics, where he lost to South Korean Lee Seung-Yun, helped him[Read More…]
Murmurs at IIC: Gandhi replaces Vatsyayan a week after her death
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A development at the India International Centre (IIC), a cultural hub where the Capitals creme de la creme hobnob, has raised eyebrows among some of its members. In the latest turn of events, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi,[Read More…]
Punjab lowers market fee on basmati rice
Chandigarh, Sep 22 (IANS) Paving the way to provide a level-playing field for basmati traders and millers from within and outside Punjab, especially in the light of the provisions of the new agriculture Bills, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced reduction in the market development fee and the rural[Read More…]
Removing Groups, Pages that spread vaccine misinformation: FB
Sydney, Sep 22 (IANS) Facebook has said it is actively removing Groups and Pages that spread vaccine misinformation from recommendations or predictions when the users type into Search. In its submission document to to the Australian Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media, the social network said it is[Read More…]
UP Ministers put in charge of 8 Assembly seats for bypolls
Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) The BJP in Uttar Pradesh has put certain Ministers in charge of eight Assembly constituencies where by-elections are due, to ensure the party’s victory. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has been made in-charge of the Ghatampur seat while another Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma will look[Read More…]
Xiaomi patents smartphone with sliding flexible display
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS) Xiaomi has patented a new smartphone with a sliding mechanism that is built into its flexible display that wraps around the body of the handset. The phone design sports a large display up front that exposes a set of selfie cameras when slid downwards, Android Authority[Read More…]
Owaisi-Devendra alliance may change poll equations in Bihar
By Manoj Pathak Patna, Sep 22 (IANS) The announcement by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi to form the United Democratic Secular Alliance (UDSA) with former MP and Samajwadi Janata Dal (Democratic) Chief Devendra Prasad Yadav for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections has given an interesting turn[Read More…]
Yami Gautam: Ginny Weds Sunny was ‘toughest’ owing to health reasons
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Actress Yami Gautam says her upcoming film, Ginny Weds Sunny, has been her toughest project owing to health reasons. Yami shared a behind-the-scenes clip from the shoot of the film’s sing, “LOL”, on Instagram. She said that no song shoot in the film went without giddiness.[Read More…]
Chinese media cries foul at Trump’s stance on TikTok deal
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS) After TikTok’s fate again became uncertain as US President Donald Trump toughened his stance, Chinese state media has said that the new threats will unlikely go unchecked. Just a couple of days after saying that he approved TikTok’s deal with Walmart and Oracle “in concept,” Trump[Read More…]
Ruckus over Farm Bills: LS adjourned for 1 hour
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned for an hour following pandemonium over the farm Bills as Congress raised the issue in the House criticising the government’s step that led to thousands of farmers to hit the streets in protest. Congress Leader of the House[Read More…]
ED attaches Rs 200cr worth of Iqbal Mirchi’s properties in Dubai
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) In a massive crackdown against the underworld, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday attached properties worth Rs 200 crore in Dubai belonging to Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s late close aide Iqbal Mirchi in connection with a money laundering probe, officials said. “We have attached about 15[Read More…]
Yogi meets filmmakers, invites them to UP
Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) Several filmmakers on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through video conferencing to discuss the film city project. The Chief Minister shared a presentation with the guests and assured filmmakers of all help in film making in the state. He said that the proposed[Read More…]
Farmers made puppets of corporates through agri Bills: RJD
Patna, Sep 22 (IANS) Taking a dig at the Modi government over the agriculture-related Bills, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has said that it has made ‘anna datas’ or food-providers the puppets of its ‘fund datas’ or fund-providers. “The Modi government has already privatised so many government entities… agriculture is one[Read More…]
Ex-champs KKR open campaign vs Mumbai Indians (IPL Match 5 Preview)
Abu Dhabi, Sep 22 (IANS/GloFans) Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will be keenly looking to bring their campaign back on track, after the reverse in the IPL opener against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), when they clash with former champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their second match at the[Read More…]
No shortcuts to success: Kerala’s ‘Chhota Rafi’
By Tara Asok Kozhikode (Kerala), Sep 22 (IANS) Saurav Kishan has earned the unique distinction of having made people happy when the entire world leads a troubled existence. Indeed, the heavens too have opened up, as if this young musical wonder has beckoned them to do so with a perfect[Read More…]
Delhi HC sets aside stay on publication of book on Asaram conviction
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court order which had put an ex-parte stay on the publication of a book titled ‘Gunning for the Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram Bapu’s conviction’. Justice Najmi Waziri has directed publisher Harper Collins to[Read More…]
Nani on ‘Jersey’ remake: Shahid (Kapoor) is doing it so it will reach bigger audience
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Telugu star Nani regards his 2019 hit Jersey being remade in Hindi as a compliment. He adds that since the Bollywood version will star Shahid Kapoor, it will reach to a bigger audience. “The fact that my films are being remade itself is a compliment[Read More…]
New LG rotating-screen smartphone Wing to cost $940
Seoul, Sep 22 (IANS) LG Electronics on Tuesday unveiled the price of its new dual-screen smartphone called Wing with a rotating form factor that will be released early next month in South Korea with a price tag of 1,098,900 won ($940). LG Wing will be the cheapest non-bar type smartphone[Read More…]
Shweta Basu Prasad did her make-up for ‘Comedy Couple’
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Actress Shweta Basu Prasad did her make-up for the film, Comedy Couple, and says the process is like painting. “I do my make up always, since last some years now. I do my own make up, because I understand what my character requires and also I[Read More…]
Rhino poaching in Assam has reduced by 86%: Minister (World Rhino Day Special)
By Sujit Chakraborty Guwahati, Sep 22 (IANS) Poaching of rhinos in Assam for the animal’s precious horns has reduced by more than 86 per cent in the past three years, Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said as the World Rhino Day was celebrated on Tuesday. With an estimated Rhinoceros[Read More…]
Soha, Kareena remember MAK Pataudi on 9th death anniversary
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) On the ninth death anniversary of legendary cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi his daughter, actress Soha Ali Khan, penned an Instagram post. Sharing a black-and-white photograph of her father, Sara wrote: “1941-2011 . To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.” Actress[Read More…]
They love some people: Sharad Pawar on I-T notices (Ld)
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Taking a swipe at the Centre, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the Income Tax Department has sent notices to certain leaders as “they love some people”. Pawar, along with his daughter Supriya Sule, MP, besides Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son[Read More…]