Los Angeles, Feb 4 (IANS) Ashton Kutcher says he will “never stop loving” ex-wife Demi Moore’s children. Kutcher, 41, was married to Moore, 57, for eight years between 2005 and 2013. During that time, he helped raise Moore’s three children from her prior relationship with actor Bruce Willis — Rumer,[Read More…]
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Hina Khan on Twitter war with KRK: High time we lift each other
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Hina Khan feels it was important to give a fitting reply to an unkind tweet posted Kamaal R. Khan, and the actress says she doesnt understand why people waste time by talking negative about “someone you dont know or someone who doesnt[Read More…]
TDS at 10% for mutual fund income above Rs 5,000
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Investing in mutual funds may become less attractive as the government has proposed a tax on the income distributed by asset managers to unitholders. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget for 2020-21 has introduced a 10 per cent TDS (tax deducted at source)[Read More…]
ALERT: U-19 WC: India thrash Pakistan by 10 wickets, reach final
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‘Coincidence or experiment’? Priyanka questions rising unemployment rate
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Hitting the campaign trail for the Delhi Assembly polls, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the rising unemployment rate in the country, which is the highest in the last 45 years, and asked if it is a[Read More…]
Mirabai Chanu betters own national record to secure gold (Lead)
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday bettered her own national record enroute to winning the ongoing senior National Weightlifting Championships in Kolkata. Mirabai lifted a total of 203 kg to win the 49 kg gold, bettering her previous record of 201 which she had achieved at the World[Read More…]
Ravi looking to win gold at Asian Championships
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The 2019 World Wrestling Championship bronze medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya is gunning for his maiden continental title at the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships (AWC), to be held in New Delhi from February 18-23. He also won a gold medal in the 61 kg weight category[Read More…]
Bharti Airtel posts Rs 1,035 cr Q3 net loss, hints at tariff hike
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Bharti Airtel continues to bleed with the Sunil Mittal company posting a consolidated net loss of Rs 1,035 crore in Q3 (Oct-Dec) against a net profit of Rs 86 crore in the same period of the last fiscal. The company hinted at further hike in[Read More…]
Abhishek Bachchan very committed to his craft: Anand Pandit
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Producer Anand Pandit, who has been working with Abhishek Bachchan in the upcoming film “The Big Bull”, is all praises for the actor. According to Pandit, Abhishek is committed to everything he takes up. “Abhishek believes in acing everything he does and he is very committed[Read More…]
‘Shikara’ shows valley Muslims in bad light: PIL (3rd Ld)
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court against Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s upcoming film “Shikara: The Untold Story Of Kashmiri Pandits”, demanding a stay on its release and deleting some of the scenes. “Shikara” is set against the backdrop[Read More…]
ISL: Focus back on top spot battle for Goa farewell to Lobera
Panaji (Goa), Feb 4 (IANS) FC Goa will begin life without Sergio Lobera on Wednesday when they take on Hyderabad FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here. The Gaurs will look to keep up the momentum in order not to lose out in the race for the top spot which[Read More…]
Raj Thackeray to march against infiltrators on Sunday
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Sharpening his revised pro-Hindutva stance, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray will take to the streets on Sunday, leading a procession to throw out illegal Pakistani-Bangladeshi migrants. The party has launched teasers for the campaign and Raj Thackeray will be joined by his son Amit[Read More…]
Neeraj Kabi, Geetanjali Kulkarni to star in ‘Taj Mahal 1989’
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Actors Neeraj Kabi and Geetanjali Kulkarni along with Danish Hussain, Sheeba Chaddha will bring alive a story about love, friendship, politics and heartbreak, in the upcoming web series “Taj Mahal 1989”. The Netflix series also stars Anud Singh Dhaka, Anshul Chauhan, Paras Priyadarshan, Shiri Sewani, Mihir[Read More…]
Meena appointed as new DCP, Southeast Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday named IPS officer Rajender Prasad Meena to take charge as DCP, Southeast Delhi, immediately and that a compliance report along with his taking charge report be sent to it. Meena, a 2010 AGMUT batch officer, was currently Additional DCP, Northeast.[Read More…]
POCO X2 launched in India at starting price of Rs 15,999 (Lead)
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) POCO, an independent brand from Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, on Tuesday launched X2 smartphone in India at a starting price of Rs 15,999 for the 6GB+64GB configuration. The phone is available in two other storage configurations: 6GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB storage variants for Rs 16,999 and[Read More…]
Ranji: Delhi ride Bidhuri, Dalal, Himmat 50s to reach 270/6
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Kunwar Bidhuri, Himmat Singh and Hiten Dalal scored half centuries as Delhi reached 270/6 against Gujarat at stumps on Day 1 of their Elite Group A and B Ranji Trophy clash here on Tuesday. Opener Dalal set the tone with 69 off 130 balls, his[Read More…]
Six held for cheating people on promise of arranging ‘friends’
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The Kolkata police have busted a gang which defrauded people by promising to arrange “friendship” with high class men and women and arrested six people including two women, a senior officer said on Tuesday. The arrests were made from Jadavpur police station area on the basis[Read More…]
India can create 100 million jobs: Tata Sons Chairman
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran has said that India can create 100 million jobs with necessary policy changes and by tapping some low hanging fruits. “See, there are certain low hanging fruits which can be tapped. The intervention of solving these problems does not require a[Read More…]
Dhoni spotted playing volleyball in Maldives
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Away from the limelight, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was spotted playing playing volleyball with his group of friends in the Maldives as Team India get ready to take on New Zealand in the ODI series after sweeping the T20I series 5-0. A video of Dhoni playing[Read More…]
Twitter suspends accounts used to match phone nos with users
San Francisco, Feb 4 (IANS) Twitter has revealed that it has suspended a large network of fake accounts that exploited a bug to match usernames to phone numbers. “While we identified accounts located in a wide range of countries engaging in these behaviours, we observed a particularly high volume of[Read More…]
Unnecessary delay in deciding TN MLAs disqualification: SC (Lead)
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Citing inaction and unnecessary delay, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Tamil Nadu Advocate General to tell it, by February 14, when will the Assembly Speaker decide on disqualification petitions filed in March 2017 against Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and 10 other MLAs[Read More…]
Janardan Dwivedi’s son joins BJP, fires salvo at Shaheen Bagh
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Soon after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Tuesday, Samir Dwivedi, the son of senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi, lost no time in bashing the Shaheen Bagh blockade. Leaving the veteran Congress leader surprised, Samir Dwivedi said that he was inspired by Prime[Read More…]
‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ among finest shows of my life: Rajan Shahi
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Producer Rajan Shahi, who came up with the ongoing daily soap “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai” in 2009, feels it is one of the finest shows of his life, and wants to bring a positive change in society through it. ” ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’[Read More…]
‘Balto’ enjoys lone sleigh ride, breaks Internet
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) An adorable video of a dog getting its own sledge and riding down the snow has won the Internet. The brown furry friend, who looks just like the famous sleigh dog Balto, comes running down the snow, holding the plastic sleigh in its mouth. Drops[Read More…]
With eye on Oly, Chanu looking to lift 210 kg at Asian C’ships
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) In her bid to secure a podium finish at the Tokyo Olympics, former world champion Mirabai Chanu said that she wants to lift 210 kg at the Asian Championships in April. Chanu on Tuesday bettered her own national record by two kilograms enroute to winning the[Read More…]