Author: IANS

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The winners of the 66th National Film Awards will be declared after the 2019 general elections. The update was shared on Wednesday via a press release posted on the website of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the publicity arm of the Ministry of Information and[Read More…]

Bhopal, April 24 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday accused the BJP of weakening the institutions that give strength to democracy and appealed to the people to identify the BJP’s destructive development. “The institutions that protect and strengthen democracy have never been so weak and tarnished before, that[Read More…]

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna on Wednesday reacting to social media comments on her actor-husband interviewing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom she has often criticised, said she was rather pleased with the turn of events. Modi speaking to Akshay Kumar on Tuesday in a “candid and completely non[Read More…]

By Aakash Kumar New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) With 14 points from 11 games, Delhi Capitals (DC) are sitting pretty at the second place in the points table in the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League and the best part about the team’s journey is how it hasn’t banked[Read More…]

San Francisco, April 24 (IANS) A New York City-based student is suing Apple for $1 billion, accusing the iPhone-maker of using its facial recognition technology and arresting the wrong person on charges of theft from an Apple Store. Ousmane Bah, 18, claimed in a lawsuit that he was incorrectly identified[Read More…]

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) On Varun Dhawan’s 32nd birthday on Wednesday, it was announced that the actor along with Sara Ali Khan will be starring in the remake of the 1995 comedy film “Coolie No. 1”. Actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani took to Twitter to announce: “Nostalgic and excited! We complete 25[Read More…]

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Maharashtra recorded a moderate 62.37 per cent voting for the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state that voted in the third phase on Tuesday, election officials said on Wednesday. Voting was taken up in Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad, Pune, Baramati, Ahmednagar, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg,[Read More…]

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Actress Shraddha Kapoor is shooting for the next schedule of her upcoming film “Saaho” in Karjat in Maharashtra. Shraddha took to her Instagram stories on Wednesday and posted a boomerang video of her travelling. She captioned it: “Karjat time! ‘Saaho’.” “Saaho” also stars “Baahubali” actor Prabhas.[Read More…]

Agartala/Guwahati, April 24 (IANS) With the conclusion of the third phase of voting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, polling in all the 25 parliamentary constituencies of the eight Northeastern states have been completed, Election Commission (EC) officials said on Wednesday. “In the third phase on Tuesday, the elections were[Read More…]

Los Angeles, April 24 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who has been named Beauty of the Year by People magazine, says she has realised that ‘looks arent everything. The actress, who got married to American singer-actor Nick Jonas, is one of the Beauties of the Year in People’s Beautiful Issue.[Read More…]

Tel Aviv, April 24 (IANS) As the Marvel Avenger Endgame premieres this week, researchers reveal that a mere seven-second viewing of a superhero movie like “Spiderman” can reduce your phobia about spiders by 20 per cent. Screening a seven-second excerpt of a spider scene from “Spiderman 2” film reduced participants’[Read More…]

Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) Chinese premium smartphone maker OnePlus will refresh its line-up with the new “OnePlus 7 series” on May 14 at simultaneous events in New York, London, Beijing and Bengaluru. “We will be unveiling a device of the future that features exquisite craftsmanship and breakthrough technologies,” the handset[Read More…]

Lahore, April 24 (IANS) The sight of Pakistani children playing football is a rarity in a country in which the vast majority of sports fans follow cricket, and only cricket. But Atletico Madrid, Spain’s third largest football club, have become the first European team to open an academy in Pakistan,[Read More…]

Colombo, April 24 (IANS) Two sons of millionaire businessman and spice trader Mohammed Yusuf Ibrahim were among the suicide bombers who carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka which killed at least 359 and injured hundreds, media reports said. The brothers — Ilham Ibrahim and Inshaf — blew[Read More…]

Patna, April 24 (IANS) A case was filed against Congress President Rahul Gandhi in a Bihar court for his reported statement that “all thieves have Modi as their surnames”. A BJP leader Manoj Modi on Wednesday filed the case in the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) court in Purnea district. The[Read More…]

Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday denied her connection with any biopic and warned people not to compel her to file a defamation suit. “What is all this nonsense being spread! I have nothing at all to do with any biopic,” Banerjee tweeted. Warning[Read More…]

Srinagar, April 24 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday led a protest march demanding the release of JKLF Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik. At her protest in Pulwama district, Mehbooba Mufti also sought resumption of trade across the Line of[Read More…]

Panaji, April 24 (IANS) Even as polling for Goa’s two Lok Sabha seats and three Assembly bypolls ended on April 23, the coastal state is already readying for the bypoll to the Panaji Assembly constituency, which was rendered vacant after the death of former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. While Parrikar’s[Read More…]

Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Ministers and legislators of the ruling Congress in Punjab have been warned by the party that they will face action if they do not ensure the victory of Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha elections in their constituencies. “Incumbent Ministers in Punjab who do not succeed[Read More…]

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) One of the most collected Indian artists, 1935-born A. Ramachandran is known for two distinct styles of work during his over five decades of artistic career, one characterised by politics and anger, and the second by colour, life and nature. His styles and work come together[Read More…]

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said 17 coordinators have been appointed to help Indians leave Libya and the Indian embassy is helping even those whose visa has expired. “Tripoli – We have appointed 17 coordinators to help Indians leaving Libya. Indian embassy is[Read More…]

Moscow, April 24 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in the far east of Russia on Wednesday for his first talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kim’s armoured train stopped at the Vladivostok city’s railway station in the morning and he was greeted by the Russian officials warmly. He[Read More…]

Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) Stockholm-based intellectual property consulting firm Zacco on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Coimbatore-based Lakhshya Cybersecurity Labs for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of Lakhshya — founded by Premchand Kurup and Pradeep Menon in 2017 — will help Zacco establish a global cybersecurity Centre in India.[Read More…]