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New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable and immovable properties of Assadullah Biswas worth Rs 4.67 crore in connection with its probe into fake currency case. The ED in a statement said that the agency attached movable and immovable properties consisting of balance in bank[Read More…]

Jalna (Maharashtra), Jan 31 (IANS) Four members of a self-proclaimed ‘moral brigade’ this week assaulted a young college-going couple and molested the woman at an isolated spot on the outskirts of Godegaon, officials said here on Friday. The police have identified all the accused and nabbed two of them from[Read More…]

By Anindya Banerjee New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) When India’s Economic Survey, which serves as the official report of the state of the economy, talked about Kautilya’s “Arthashastra” and Thiruvalluvar’s “Thirukural”, it turned a nation with a fiscal deficit surpassing 3.3 per cent into a “dominant economic power globally” by[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Soon after the BJP released its manifesto on Friday for the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) called it another ‘jumla patra’ from the saffron party through which they will cheat the people. Speaking to the media, AAP Rajya Sabha[Read More…]

Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) The budget session of the Haryana legislative assembly will commence from February 17 here, it was announced on Friday. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in New Delhi. It[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Economic Survey 2020 has said there may be a need to relax the fiscal deficit target for FY20 to revive growth. “Considering the urgent priority of the government to revive growth in the economy, the fiscal deficit target may have to be relaxed for[Read More…]

Aligarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Two former students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have been externed from the district for a period of six months by the district administration. The two former students are Nadeem Ansari, former AMU Students Union president, and Mohammad Aamir. Aligarh District Magistrate, C.B. Singh, said that[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actor Arun Govil, known for playing Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s hit TV serial of the eighties, “Ramayan”, says his career came to a standstill after that show because producers didnt want to cast him in any other role. “I had started my career as a[Read More…]

Jammu, Jan 31 (IANS) The driver of the truck transporting three foreign militants which was intercepted by police at Nagrota on the outskirts of Jammu on Friday morning has been identified as Sameer Dar, a cousin of Pulwama attack suicide bomber Adil Dar. Three Jaish-e-Mohammed militants were killed and a[Read More…]

By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Between July 2016 and November 2018, Neeraj Chopra sent javelins flying everywhere and in the process, won gold at the junior athletics World Championships, South Asian Games, Asian Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. He missed out on a bronze at the[Read More…]

“Jawaani Jaaneman”; Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Alaya F; Direction: Nitin Kakkar; Rating: * * * & 1/2 (three and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty “Jawaani Jaaneman” turns the classic coming-of-age drama on its head. Reversing formula, here is a parent who grows up to appreciate the values of[Read More…]

Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Eminent novelist and short storyteller Dalip Kaur Tiwana died in a private hospital near here on Friday, her family said. The 84-year-old Padma Shri recipient and Sahitya Akademi awardee was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital with acute congestion in the lungs. She[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and her film producer sister Rhea Kapoor have joined hands with Los Angeles Tourism for a campaign showcasing the citys phenomenal cultural, culinary, shopping and wellness offerings through the eyes of siblings. “There is an outdoor vibe and so much emphasis on[Read More…]

Bhopal, Jan 31 (IANS) As Bollywood and TV show makers are taking keen interest in narrating stories with a backdrop of Madhya Pradesh, the state is expected to emerge as a major film shoot destination in 2020. More than 200 projects including international projects like “The Bear” by Paramount Pictures[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actress Payal Ghosh looked elegant and classy when she stepped out for an event in a gown. Payal looked ravishing in a red gown at Times Food Awards in Hyderabad recently. She looked stunning in the bright attire, and added some bling with earrings keeping the[Read More…]

Seoul, Jan 31 (IANS) Samsung Electronics Co. has said it is expecting a gradual recovery in memory chip demand and shipments of smartphones this year after a 38 per cent drop in its fourth-quarter earnings, aided by improving demand from data centers and smartphone makers, and releases of the latest[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Barely 12 hours ahead of the much-anticipated execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, a Delhi court on Friday directed the Tihar Jail authorities not to execute the death warrants issued against the convicts. The execution was scheduled for[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a review petition filed by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. A three-judge bench of the apex court presided by Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Banumathi and A.S. Bopanna dismissed the[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday accused the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party of indulging in communal politics. Singh said: “They pay Rs 18,000 salary and Rs 9,000 maintenance to imams, why don’t they pay salary to priests?” He said most of the Imams “support[Read More…]