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Ranchi, Sep 30 (IANS) Three people have been killed, a minister’s house boundary has collapsed and a bridge has been washed away due to incessant rains for the last five days in Jharkhand. According to the police, three persons sleeping inside a mud house died after it collapsed on Monday[Read More…]

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 30 (IANS) A decade after the ill-fated boat owned by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) sank in Thekkady lake in the Periyar wildlife sanctuary killing 45 people, justice eludes the victims’ families as no action has been taken against any culprit despite a judicial commission’s report. The[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 30 (IANS) Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, who has been actively campaigning against climate change, recently slammed world leaders for not fulfilling their green promises. At the Global Citizen Festival, DiCaprio condemned politicians who “have failed to live up to the promises” of the Paris Agreement, along with[Read More…]

Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Actor Sunny Hinduja, who has worked with Manoj Bajpayee in the latest web show “The Family Man”, says the latter is an acting institute in himself. “Manoj sir is an acting institute in himself. You learn so much only by observing him on the sets. The[Read More…]

Panaji, Sep 30 (IANS) A Goa court on Monday said that the trial against former Tehelka editor-in-chief and rape accused Tarun Tejpal would resume on October 7, while refusing his plea to postpone the next hearing till November. Additional Districts and Sessions Judge, North Goa, Kshama Joshi said that that[Read More…]

Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) A few weeks after actress Katrina Kaif’s lookalike took over social media, now superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s doppleganger’s photograph has taken over the Internet like wild fire. Mumbai-based celebrity photographer Viral Bhayani shared several images of a photographer named Akram al-Issawi from Jordan, who shares an[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Kitchenware and culinary brand Tupperware India has announced to stop the usage of single-use plastic for product packaging from October 1, and instead use recyclable paper based compostable packaging material. In a statement, the company has said that the transition would increase the company’s expenditure[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Actress Kriti Sanon, who entered Bollywood in 2014 with “Heropanti”, says she wants to create a diverse work profile in Bollywood, adding that she is learning on the job. “Bold and experimental is subjective. I believe there is a lot more to do. It’s a[Read More…]

Sydney, Sep 30 (IANS) Australia’s Attorney General Christian Porter on Monday announced measures to protect journalists who face charges over revealing sensitive security or defence-related information in their reporting. Porter, however, said media persons could be prosecuted only in the most extreme cases. The order comes at a time when[Read More…]

Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) Huawei’s sub brand Honor is reportedly readying its V30 5G smartphone which would sport a punch hole display, similar to what we saw on the Honor V20 also known as View 20 in the global market. However, the Honor V30 is likely to feature two sensors[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) German electronics equipment maker Blaupunkt on Monday introduced its 4K ‘Palladium Series’ ultra HD smart LED television in India for Rs 19,999. “One of the best characteristic of the series is the ‘Smart Series Miracasting’ feature, which means that users can get their mobile screens[Read More…]

Brisbane, Sep 30 (IANS) Australian wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy on Monday became the ninth woman to appear in 100 Twenty20 Internationals. The 29-year-old is only the second Australian to achieve this feat after Ellyse Perry, an ICC statement said. Healy has been one of Australia’s best players in recent times and[Read More…]

Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (ADAG) Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Monday said that Reliance Power is ideally positioned to deliver a strong operating and financial performance. Addressing the Annual General Meeting of Reliance Power, Ambani observed that the company is among the top three private power[Read More…]

Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) As part of its transformation process, Reliance Capital will exit its lending businesses. Addressing the company’s AGM, Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Monday said: “As part of the transformation process, Reliance Capital will no longer be in the lending businesses.” “Both the lending businesses —[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 30 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Lopez is open to the idea of having children with her fiance Alex Rodriguez, and says that the children she shares with former husband Marc Anthony are okay with it, too. In an interview to ExtraTV, Lopez spoke about how her 11-year-old twins[Read More…]

By Aritra Mukhopadhyay New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) If you think smartphones we use are far more powerful than the personal computers (PCs), it’s time you give it a second thought. According to a top executive from IT major HP Inc, the use of PCs, especially among the Gen Z,[Read More…]

Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) In a significant political development, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will contest the October 21 state Assembly elections, party President Raj Thackeray announced here on Monday. “We will contest the Assembly elections and shall also win. The candidates and the seats on which we shall contest[Read More…]

Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Arrested IPS officer S.M.H. Mirza on Monday countered BJP leader Mukul Roy’s claim of not taking any money in the Narada scam. Speaking to a television channel while being taken to the court on the expiry of his five-day CBI remand in the sting footage case,[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the bail petition filed by former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait dismissed the bail on the grounds that after being a member of the Bar and[Read More…]