New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Indian Union Muslim League has urged Muslims of Uttar Pradesh not to pay any compensation to the governmnet for the damage to the property during anti-CAA protests until it has been decided by courts. IUML leader Baseer Ahmed Khan said the government cannot declare[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday upped the ante on BJP’s criticism of its government’s five-year performance report, by citing its bad governance in the capital’s civic bodies. As the Delhi BJP, in its response to the AAP’s report on top 10 developments[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will send one crore postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of the refugees in the state, congratulating him for the passage of new citizenship law (CAA). But there is a hitch – shortage of[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Bollywood actor Chunky Pandey, known to new-generation fans as Aakhri Pasta in the “Housefull” series, is set to make his Marathi film debut with “Vikun Taak”. “Doing a film in Marathi, and a socio-comedy genre has always been on my wishlist. Marathi humour cannot be compared.[Read More…]
Shimla, Dec 28 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday directed the Principal Secretary (Education) to be present in the court on January 1 in a matter concerning the deteriorating condition of government schools. A division bench of Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua acted[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Giving into a long-standing demand of mobile retailers, Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has assured that it will put an end to online exclusive launches in India as part of its 2020 strategy. In a letter to its retail partners, Jerome Chen, CEO, Vivo Mobiles India,[Read More…]
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) Launching scathing attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said, here on Saturday, “Assam ko RSS ke chaddiwale nahi chalayenge” (Assam can’t be run by those wearing RSS shorts). Addressing party supporters, Rahul said, “Assam[Read More…]
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Malaysia’s Senate President and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chief, Vigneswaran Sanasee, has strongly criticised the Mahathir Mohamad government’s interference in India’s internal affairs and urged him to grant greater democracy and equal rights to his own non-Muslim citizens first. President Mahathir’s[Read More…]
Seoul, Dec 28 (IANS) Samsung’s next-gen ‘Galaxy S11 Plus’ smartphone will reportedly feature four rear cameras setup which includes three sensors on the left side with an additional one on the right which sits alongside the LED flash in the camera layout. Famed leakster Ice Universe has also claimed that[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) “Gully Boy” actor Vijay Varma will soon be seen in Zoya Akhtar’s segment of the horror anthology “Ghost Stories”. He finds horror a new and interesting genre. Talking about working on “Ghost Stories”, Vijay said: “Horror is a new and interesting genre for me; here you[Read More…]
Shimla, Dec 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh on Saturday decided to exempt the women candidates appearing in competitive examinations being held by the state Public Service Commission and the state Staff Selection Commission from paying entry examination fee. A decision in this regard was taken at a Cabinet meeting here chaired[Read More…]
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) With the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) just a few days away, the Assam state government has not only focussed on conducting the games successfully but has looked to create a sporting culture in the state. During a meeting chaired by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Former chief of Indian Air Force (IAF) B.S. Dhanoa said that a proposal to strike Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks was rejected by the then government. Dhanoa said that the Indian Air Force was aware about the terror camps in Pakistan and were[Read More…]
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) It rarely happens that at the age of 74, even after suffering from a brain stroke, an actress appears as graceful, energetic and passionate about life as a youngster. It also rarely happens that an auditorium full of people gives her a standing[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Gearing up for Swachhta Survekshan 2020, fifth edition of the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Chairman on Saturday said prioritising the segregation of waste at the source can make Delhi garbage-free. Dharmendra,[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Aparshakti Khurana has wrapped up the first schedule of “Helmet”, where he features as the lead actor, in Varanasi. The quirky comedy has Nutan’s grand-daughter Pranutan Bahl as the female lead. The film is directed by Satram Ramani, who said: “It has been a wonderful experience[Read More…]
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) A penis of man started turning black after his partner accidentally bit it during sexual intercourse and a black wound immediately began spreading across the head, a new case study has revealed. According to the study, published in the Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, the[Read More…]
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally here on Saturday, Twitter users tweeted messages of support to him. Others flayed the Congress leader on several issues. #RahulWithAssam trended as the Congress tweeted excerpts from his addresses at the ‘Ashtitwa Rakhyar Samabekh’ in which he[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 28 (IANS) Google Messages has begun testing floating conversations using Android 10 OS “bubble” functionality. “…Google was testing the new bubble functionality in its Messages app, and they have now managed to enable it. Implemented in the app, it works very similarly to Facebook Chat heads, and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Actor Sunny Singh says his “Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2” co-star and friend Kartik Aaryan is not his contemporary and that comparisons between them hold no importance. The actors have often featured together in movies,the latest being “Pati Patni Aur Woh” where Sunny made a cameo[Read More…]
Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) The National Conference (NC) and the Congress party on Saturday criticised the dropping of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s birth anniversary as a state holiday in Jammu and Kashmir. Senior NC leader and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s son, Mustafa Kamal told IANS that the “dropping of Sheikh’s birth anniversary[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Pakistan Army resorted to shelling across the border in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district in Jammu & Kashmir on Friday night. A mosque came under shelling by Pakistan. Civilian areas were damaged with many houses destroyed after Pakistan resorted to firing along Line of Control[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Rohit Shetty’s cop drama “Simmba” was released last year on this day and actor Sonu Sood, who featured on the film, got nostalgic. The film starred Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan, and went on to become a superhit upon release on December 28. The film[Read More…]
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Even as the majority of over 600 ISIS Khorasan operatives, who, along with hundreds of their family members, surrendered in Afghanistan last month, are from Pakistan, the Imran Khan government has remained tight-lipped about it. Sources based in Kabul told IANS[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will unleash a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act campaign across Karnataka from January 1-15 to counter the protests against it by a section of people supported by opposition parties like the Congress, a BJP official said on Saturday. “A pro-CAA awareness campaign will[Read More…]
