Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Veteran actors of the Tamil industry, including Bhagyaraj, Chinni Jayanth, Ambika, Manobala, Pandayarajan, Kavithalaya Krishnan, Amjad, Amruta Srinivasan, and Jaya Chandra will feature together in a comedy film. The yet-to-be-titled movie is being directed by Karthik Kumar, who is also a popular stand-up comedian and actor.[Read More…]
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Lalu’s son Tej Pratap’s new profile pic amuses Twitterati
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav posted a new profile picture of himself dressed like Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor in ‘Rockstar’, leaving Twitter users amused. The post got 164 retweets and 2.3K likes. While some Twitter users posted memes and[Read More…]
Delhi fight back after following-on vs Kerala (Ranji Roundup)
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) After a lacklustre show in the first innings against Kerala in their Ranji Trophy opener, Delhi made a solid start to their second essay to end Day 3 at 142/1 after being asked to follow on, in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Openers Anuj Rawat (87) and[Read More…]
Govt tables International Financial Services Bill in LS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The International Financial Services Centre Authority Bill is aimed at brushing shoulders with the UK and Singapore in terms of global financial hub and make it possible for Indian firms to access the international market through the centre. This was stated by Finance Minister Nirmala[Read More…]
Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme for NBFCs gets cabinet nod
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Union Cabinet here on Wednesday approved the ‘Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme’ for purchase of high-rated pooled assets from financially-sound non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs) by public sector banks (PSBs). Under the scheme, state-run banks would be able to purchase high-rated[Read More…]
Cabinet approves Indo-Japan pact in steel sector
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Government of India and Government of Japan to constitute the ‘India-Japan Steel Dialogue’ to strengthen cooperation in steel sector. The ‘India-Japan Steel Dialogue’ envisages enhancement of mutual understanding to secure sustainable[Read More…]
Karan Tacker: Wastage of food a big issue in India
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Actor Karan Tacker says wastage of food is a big issue all over the world, adding that people are still callous about how they treat food. “Food wastage is such a big issue in India as well as globally. Even then most of us are very[Read More…]
BJP still hopes to win Shiv Sena’s ‘Hindutva’ heart (Lead)
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Hours after the Shiv Sena dismissed former Chief Minister and ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi’s musings that the party may reunite with Bharatiya Janata Party, the latter (BJP) also expressed similar optimism, here on Wednesday. State BJP President Chandrakant Patil said, “Sena-BJP are natural allies bound[Read More…]
Automakers focus on exports to prop up sales, reduce inventory
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Even as Indian automobile industry’s domestic sales performance continues to decline, increased shipments of BS-IV vehicles at attractive prices along with low base effect lifted auto exports to over 17 per cent in November, the third straight month of rise in overseas[Read More…]
SC to begin in-chamber review on Ayodhya (Lead)
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court will begin in-chamber review on petitions challenging the November 9 verdict in the Ayodhya title dispute on Thursday. The apex court had allocated the disputed site for the construction of Ram temple, and granted five-acre land to Muslim parties for the construction[Read More…]
Assistance provided to displaced families: Union Min
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy, said on Wednesday that assistance has been provided to the displaced families living in migrant camps in different parts of the country. While speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Reddy said, “Assistance to internally displaced people[Read More…]
‘Food labels should tell exercise needed to burn calories’
London, Dec 11 (IANS) A new study has emphasised the need for new food labels to inform people about the amount of exercise needed to burn calories, instead of just informing them about the calories present in a particular product, which could be more effective in weight loss. The Royal[Read More…]
Mobile industry seeks GST rate cut for phones up to Rs 1,200
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Mobile phone manufacturers’ body India Cellular and Electronics Association of India (ICEA) has sought “rationalisation” of goods and services tax (GST) rate to five per cent from existing 12 per cent for entry level mobile handsets costing up to Rs 1,200. The GST Council meeting[Read More…]
Centre to introduce Aircraft (Amendment) Bill
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Centre will introduce an Amendment Bill in Parliament which will enhance the maximum fine limit on regulatory and other lapses found in aircraft operations. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to introduce the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament. The Bill is[Read More…]
Iulia Vantur says her Bollywood debut film hasn’t been scrapped
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Romanian actor-singer Iulia Vantur has confirmed that her delayed Bollywood debut, “Radha Kyun Gori Main Kyun Kaala”, is very much on, adding that shooting of the film will begin after director Prem Soni wraps up an ongoing project. “Radha Kyun Gori Main Kyun Kaala” was announced[Read More…]
India-Japan to cooperate on clean energy tech
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) India and Japan have agreed to cooperate for efficiency and environmental improvement for sustainable, stable and low-carbon supply of electricity. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared signing of memorandum of understanding between Central Electricity Authority, India and Japan Coal Energy Centre, on Japan-India cooperation in[Read More…]
Fatal accidents in hazardous industries decreasing in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Dec 11 (IANS) Odisha has recorded a substantial decrease in fatal chemical accidents in hazardous industries during the last 10 years, an official said on Wednesday. While there were 121 fatal accidents in 2010, it got reduced to 78 in 2012 and then consistently followed a declining trend over[Read More…]
Govt lists out benefits for martyred J&K personnel
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy, said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, that 3 security force personnel including an SPO have lost their lives between August 5 and December 5 this year. He gave the details of benefits given to the[Read More…]
Don’t politicise CAB: BJP’s Bhupender Yadav
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Urging the opposition to stop creating an environment to divide the country, BJP leader Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday alleged when the Congress was in power for 10 years it did nothing for the persecuted people. “This Citizenship Amendment Bill was discussed during UPA and NDA[Read More…]
Missing sisters from Nithyananda ashram say they will depose from US
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The two sisters who have gone missing from the ashram of absconding godman Nithyananda in Ahmedabad told the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday that they are ready to depose before the court through video conference from the Indian High Commission in either West Indies or[Read More…]
Facebook slips off Glassdoor’s ‘best places to work’ list
San Francisco, Dec 11 (IANS) Mired in several controversies amid break-up calls from the US lawmakers, Facebook has once again slipped off Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” list for a second year in a row. Facebook dropped to 23rd best place to work, falling 16 spots from last year’s position,[Read More…]
Users get more time to download Yahoo Groups data before it shuts
San Francisco, Dec 11 (IANS) Yahoo has extended its deadline for another couple of weeks to give its users, who had posted content on Yahoo Groups, more time to download their data. Yahoo Groups is one of the world’s biggest collections of online discussion boards. “We have extended the deadline[Read More…]
Global airline industry likely to make profit of $29.3 bn in 2020: IATA
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The International Air Transport Association on Wednesday predicted that the global airline industry will generate a net profit of $29.3 billion in 2020. According to IATA, the global airline industry is forecasted to produce a net profit of $29.3 billion in 2020 up from an[Read More…]
3rd T20I: Windies win toss, elect to field against India
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first against India in the third and final T20 international here on Wednesday. The series is locked 1-1 and with everything to play for, the hosts made two changes to the side that lost[Read More…]
YouTube wants FTC to clarify kids’ privacy law
San Francisco, Dec 11 (IANS) Google-owned YouTube wants the US government to clarify how much its video service is subject to child privacy law. The video-sharing platform has submitted new comments to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), asking the agency to loosen some of the restrictions on videos directed[Read More…]