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Can’t wait to bat at National Stadium in Karachi: Babar
Karachi, Dec 16 (IANS) After having played their first ever Test on their home soil in a decade, the Pakistani cricketers are all excited to take on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test of the series at the National Stadium in Karachi, which is also considered the fortress[Read More…]
Hrithik, Sachin, Deepika-Ranveer among celebs at U2’s Mumbai concert
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Celebrities around town had a good time at iconic rock band U2’s The Joshua Tree Concert in the weekend. Among B-town stars spotted at the do were Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, Sussanne Khan, Amaal Mallik, Diana Penty, Riya Sen with husband Shivam Tewari,[Read More…]
Mamata leads big march, says won’t allow CAB, NRC (Lead)
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) With thousands joining in, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday led a huge protest march against the NRC and the CAA through the heart of Kolkata and administered a pledge to people not to allow any National Register of Citizens[Read More…]
CPI-M and Congress jointly protest against CAA in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (IANS) The Kerala political canvas is seeing a rare instance when top leaders of the ruling CPM-led Left and the rival Congress-led UDF jointly protested against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan led the Left, while the opposition and Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala led[Read More…]
FMCGs top consumer complaints list post GST roll-out, eateries 2nd
By Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms have topped the list of customers complaints list for over-charging ever since the new indirect tax regime Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out on July 1, 2017. Restaurateurs came second, followed by entertainment and media[Read More…]
Don’t let vested groups divide India: Modi on CAA
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a series of tweets on Monday has said while dissent is an essential part of democracy, violence is not. He was articulating government’s stand on the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act. “Violent protests on the Citizenship Amendment Act are unfortunate and[Read More…]
Protests in Bengaluru against CAA (Lead)
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (IANS) Thousands of Bengalureans protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), calling the movement another ‘freedom struggle’. The protest took place Sunday evening. “We have another freedom movement… to free India from the real ‘tukde tukde’ gang dividing Indians on the basis of identity,” tweeted Congress Rajya[Read More…]
ALERT: Protests planned outside Amit Shah, other ministers residences, security beefed
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‘Frozen 2’ crosses $1 billion mark at global box office
Los Angeles, Dec 16 (IANS) Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee’s “Frozen 2” has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, setting a record by becoming the sixth Disney release of the year to do so and the eighth title of 2019 over all. The Walt Disney Animation[Read More…]
Post Sunday violence, Jamia students vacate hostel
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Scared after the Delhi Police action in Jamia Millia Islamia University campus on Sunday, the students have vacated the hostels on Monday and moved to their homes. “We are not safe here. We will have to leave. Our parents are very afraid. They have asked[Read More…]
BenQ leads projector market in India with 25.9% share
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Taiwanese electronics company BenQ on Monday said it grabbed the No. 1 spot in the India projector market with 25.9 per cent share during the third quarter of this year. BenQ sold more than 24,000 projectors in Q3 2019 , according to a report from[Read More…]
Athawale predicts ‘political earthquake’ in M’rashtra
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Republican Party of India (A) President Ramdas Athawale has predicted another “major political earthquake in Maharashtra” very soon in view of the recent developments in the state. He said after the Oct. 21 elections, the state has already[Read More…]
Darshan Raval’s ‘Hawa banke’ crosses 100 million views
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Singer Darshan Raval’s song “Hawa banke” has crossed 100 million views on YouTube. This is his second independent song after “Tera zikr” to achieve the feat. ” ‘Hawa banke’ is special in many ways and I am glad that the song has reached 100 million views.[Read More…]
Jamia students stand shirtless to demand probe against cops
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A group of Jamia Millia Islamia students stood shirtless in the bone chilling cold outside the varsity campus on Monday morning to protest against the police action on students. Students raised slogans of “Inquilab Zindabad”, and also took out a march, demanding CBI inquiry into[Read More…]
Woman sets herself ablaze outside senior UP cop’s office
Unnao, Dec 16 (IANS) A woman set herself on fire outside the office of superintendent of police in Unnao district on Monday. The 24-year-old alleged that the police was not acting on her complaint of sexual harassment. According to reports, the woman reached the office of superintendent of police in[Read More…]
Suranne Jones is growing all her body hair
London, Dec 16 (IANS) “Coronation Street” actress Suranne Jones is reportedly growing all her body hair. According to thesun.co.uk, Jones has decided to grow her body hair in preparation for the second series of the historical drama ‘”Gentleman Jack”, in which Jones plays the 19th-century industrialist and lesbian Anne Lister.[Read More…]
SL to launch 1st-ever luxury electric supercar in 2020
Colombo, Dec 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka will launch its first-ever luxury electric supercar named “Vega” in April 2020, marking a new milestone in the island nation’s automobile industry. The master builder of the luxury car, techno-entrepreneur Harsha Subasinghe, who is the chief executive of CodeGen, said that following a test[Read More…]
Oppn leaders for judicial probe into police action in Jamia
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) With the anti-CAA protests boiling over, several opposition parties have together announced their plans to intensify their fight against the Citizenship Amendment Act across the country. Opposition leaders, including Ghulam Nabi Azad from the Congress, Sitaram Yechuri from the CPI (M) and D. Raja of[Read More…]
Colosseum, Louvre Museum among top global attractions in 2019
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Colosseum, the ancient amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors, and the Louvre Museum in Paris were among the top attractions for tourist activities, according to travel platform TripAdvisor. The Vatican Museums, Statue of Liberty in the US and Eiffel Tower in Paris are[Read More…]
After AMU, Nadwa college in UP closed till Jan 5
After Aligarh Muslim University, it is the Islamic seminary in Lucknow Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama that has been shut down till January 5.
Acid attack survivors walk the ramp for gender parity
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANSlife) In a display of empowerment, acid attack survivors, walked the runway in a fashion show here. These survivors from Chhanv Foundation work at the International Women Polytechnic (IWP), and receive free skill development training. They walked at the women institution’s cultural evening ‘Meraki’ last week.[Read More…]
Missing HK man detained by Chinese officials
Hong Kong/Beijing, Dec 16 (IANS) A man from Hong Kong was reported missing since December 13, has been detained by Chinese security officials on suspicion of smuggling offences while travelling to Macau, authorities from mainland China said on Monday. Security officials from Guangdong said that a 53-year-old man called Chung[Read More…]
IPL Auction: Franchises keeping eye on situation in Kolkata
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has led to widespread protests across the country and one of the majorly affected areas is West Bengal. In fact, with the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Kolkata a little over 72 hours away, franchises are[Read More…]
Farmhouse retreat to soak in serenity
By N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANSlife) The opulence and comfort of city life is bountiful but with each passing day, we have disengaged ourselves from the mundane lifestyle to crave for a simpler way of living. It’s important to go back to your roots and find time[Read More…]