New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Congress on Monday took a jibe at Aam Aadmi Party’s election campaign slogan and said “Mehnge beete panch saal bas Karo Kejriwal (the five years were tough, stop it Kejriwal). The popular AAP slogan coined by ace election campaign strategist Prashant Kishore reads “Achche[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Kashmira Irani, who was seen in the Salman Khan-starre “Tiger Zinda Hai”, says that the superstar is a wonderful person who makes everyone feel elated. Kashmira had worked with Salman on “Tiger Zinda Hai” as well as “Bharat”. “With Salman Sir, the experience has always been[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) The web series “Metro Park”, starring Ranvir Shorey, Pitobash, Purbi Joshi and Vega Tamotia, will be returning for a second season. The Eros Now Original series begins by showcasing the quirks and eccentricities of the everyday life of ‘desi’ Indians living abroad. A newly-married couple, Kannan[Read More…]
London, Jan 13 (IANS) London-based musician-composer Soumik Datta will be seen in a television series, “Rhythms of India”, showcasing Indian musical traditions and trends, starting from January 25. In the series, Soumik, who recently released a new EP “Jangal” in response to deforestation and the climate change crisis, meets musicians[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A third year student of Hansraj College of Delhi University has alleged that he was slapped by an assistant professor for taking part in a protest against the new citizenship law on campus. Gaurav Kumar, the assistant professor, however, has denied allegations. Vinay Kumar, the[Read More…]
Guwahati, Jan 13 (IANS) Haryana struck a gold mine in the Khelo India Youth Games here on Monday to surge past Maharashtra to the top of the medals table. Pumped up by four gold medals in kabaddi, three each in archery and athletics and one each from cycling and gymnastics,[Read More…]
Lahore, Jan 13 (IANS) Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf heaved a sigh of relief on Monday after the Lahore High Court (LHC) quashed the death sentence awarded by a special court in the high treason case. A three-member bench of the LHC, hearing a set of petitions filed by Musharraf[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, here on Monday, briefed Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on law and order situation following Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia violence within a month. The meeting took place in North Block in the afternoon. Earlier, Patnaik and Bhalla[Read More…]
Srinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) A terrorist was killed in a joint operation by police and security forces in Budgam district in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday, police said. On a credible input, a joint cordon and search operation was launched in Behrampura area in Budgam, police said. During the search[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Despite the Shiv Sena reportedly skipping two meetings in a fortnight over the CAA/NRC convened by Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, leaders from all the three parties, including Nationalist Congress Party, insist that “all’s well” with the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance government in Maharashtra. The Shiv[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (IANS) National award-winning filmmaker from Odisha, Manmohan Mahapatra (69), passed away at a private hospital here on Monday, family sources said. Known as the father of Odia new wave cinema, Mahapatra won eight consecutive national film awards. Some of his critically acclaimed films are ‘Nishita Swapna’, ‘Majhi[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and Special Secretary (Internal Security) in Ministry of Home Affairs A.P. Maheshwari was on Monday appointed new Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He would soon take over the charge from ITBP Director General S.S. Deswal who[Read More…]
Agra, Jan 13 (IANS) The Indic civilisation could be 24,000 years old, according to available research documentation, claims author Neelesh Neelkanth Oak citing “configuration of stars in the Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Vedas.” Oak was addressing a meeting of local intellectuals at the Engineering Institute of Agra University on Monday.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi has asked the party leaders seeking ticket for their kins to themselves contest the Delhi Assembly polls. The party is likely to release it’s first list of candidates in a day or two. According to sources, she said everybody whom[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) Director Sam Mendes’ war drama “1917”, which has Reliance Entertainment and Amblin Partners among the banners associated with the film’s production, has received as many as 10 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. The nominees of the the 92nd Academy Awards were announced[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (IANS) Amidst the ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran, Syrian Ambassador to India Riad Abbas said on Monday that “where there is US, there is trouble”. Abbas, who met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here, criticised American interference in the affairs of the Middle East[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Although not talked about openly, casual sex exists in our society, feels actor Amol Parashar. “It’s not spoken about in the open but it is something that exists. There are a few mainstream conversations around it and therefore there is some hesitation,” he said. Amol addressed[Read More…]
Srinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) The story of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Devinder Singh, who has been booked by Jammu and Kashmir Police along with two other terrorists, reads like that of a person who fell from fame to shame. He was arrested along with the dreaded terrorist Naveed Baba[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) Indian-American filmmakers Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan’s “St. Louis Superman” will be competing in the Documentary Short Subject category at the 92nd Academy Awards next month. The 33-minute documentary film, which revolves around Bruce Franks Jr.’s journey from an activist to a lawmaker, is up[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Monday filed a bail plea before a Delhi court in connection with a case relating to the Violence that broke in the Daryaganj area of the national capital. Azad, who is currently in judicial custody, claimed that there was[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Jan 13 (IANS) Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday said it has been decided to set up a narcotics bureau to curb drug abuse and drug peddling across the state. He said the bureau would form a special framework to completely control drug peddling. Strict action would be[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) After host Salman Khan taunted housemate Shehnaz Gill on the weekend ka vaar episode for her diva-like antics on “Bigg Boss 13”, the latter seems to be feeling the pinch. To win back lost ground, she seems to be in the mood to reunite with Sidharth,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The major stock exchanges, BSE and NSE, will suspend trading in shares of Coffee Day Enterprises and CG Power from February 3 for not declaring quarterly results. This is in contravention of SEBI’s listing norms pertaining to submission of quarterly financial results. The exchanges have[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Trying to assuage concerned broadcasters, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Monday that the recent amendments to the broadcast tariff regulations would not impose restrictions on the market players and there will be ‘full’ flexibility for them to price their channels. The[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly recently danced to the tune of the Bollywood song ‘Senorita’ during a television show at the behest of his former India team mate Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan had appeared in the show that is hosted by[Read More…]
