New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Amid divided views in the party over the Central government’s move on Kashmir, Congress’ policy planning group for Jammu and Kashmir chaired by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will brief the party General Secretaries, state in-charges and MPs about Congress’ stand on Article 370 on[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 9 (IANS) A US court here has ruled that Facebook users from Illinois state can go ahead with a class action lawsuit against social media giant Facebook over alleged illegal collection of user data without their consent. US non-profit group, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), quoted[Read More…]
Jaipur, Aug 9 (IANS) After Rajasthan passed a bill prohibiting honour killing in the state, the Rajasthan Police has come out in support of people in love. “Falling in love is not a crime,” tweeted Rajasthan Police on Thursday, attaching a poster of the Bollywood classic “Mughal-e-Azam” highlighting a line[Read More…]
Kathmandu, Aug 9 (IANS) A bus carrying three dozen people heading for Nepali capital Kathmandu skidded off a highway and plunged into a river on Friday, killing at least five people, authorities said. The bus was travelling from Malangwa, the headquarters of Sarlahi district. It skidded off the Prithvi Highway[Read More…]
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) DMK activists on Friday claimed victory in the Tamil Nadu’s Vellore Lok Sabha seat and started celebrating even as the Election Commission is yet to declare the final results. According to DMK officials, party candidate D.M. Anand polled about 4.85 lakh votes as against his rival[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has won his first National Film Award for his act as a blind pianist in “Andhadhun”, and he says the experience is “truly humbling and hugely gratifying”. “It’s truly humbling and hugely gratifying to win the coveted National Award. As an artiste,[Read More…]
New York, Aug 9 (IANS) Michael Barisone, who was a member of the US dressage team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was on Friday charged with two counts of attempted murder in New Jersey. The 54-year-old, who now trains others in the sport, was charged by the police after a[Read More…]
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Ranveer Singh’s quirky fashion statements never cease to make headlines. Now, a photograph of him wearing orange sneakers and sporting a neon green bag has become talk of the town. Ranveer on Thursday posted a photograph on Instagram in which he can be seen sitting[Read More…]
By Debayan Mukherjee Orlando, Aug 9 (IANS) She has been the cynosure of all eyes in the Indian girls’ team at the ongoing Jr. NBA Global Championships, but teenager Muskan Singh has had to battle gender disparity and depression to come this far and now she is ready to realise[Read More…]
Panaji, Aug 9 (IANS) Inspired by the Hall of Fame in corridors of power in Queensland, Australia, the state Secretariat in Goa will soon feature portraits of Goa’s past Chief Ministers, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday. Sawant was responding to a private member resolution moved by former Chief[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) It’s all about bromance between Bollywood’s “Desi Boyz” John Abraham and Akshay Kumar. John on Friday took to Twitter, where he shared a photograph of himself along with Akshay. In the image, the “Padman” star is seen riding piggyback on the “Rocky Handsome” actor. “Make some[Read More…]
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has been appointed as coach of Lord’s-based London team for next year’s Hundred competition. Warne was captain-cum-coach when Rajasthan Royals famously won the first-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) title. “I’m very proud and very honoured to be asked to be the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A Mumbai man, who had sent multiple death threats to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over email in a bid to draw public attention, has been arrested, Delhi Police said on Friday. The arrested man, identified as Abhishek Tiwari, 28, of Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao but[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (IANS) Oscar-winning star Leonardo DiCaprio says “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” is a homage to all the stars who have been forgotten, and to artists “who were struggling to be successful” in Hollywood in 1969. Set in 1969, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” revolves[Read More…]
Varpalota (Hungary), Aug 9 India’s Aishwarya Pissay will be seeking to win the FIM World Cup as she begins her campaign in the Hungarian Baja, the fourth and final round of the championship on Saturday. The 23-year-old is leading the women’s category by seven points, after having won in Dubai,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India on Friday said it is time for Pakistan to accept the reality of change in status of Jammu and Kashmir and stop interfering in what is entirely an internal matter of India, even as it urged Islamabad to review its unilateral decision to snap[Read More…]
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By Simran Sethi New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Actress Mrunal Thakur, who made her big screen debut last year with the Indo-American film “Love Sonia” and later featured in the Bollywood movie “Super 30”, says she always wants to be a part of good projects. I feel fourtnate and blessed[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 9 (IANS) Apple has begun locking its batteries with software to prevent cases of third-party replacements. As detailed by iFixit, Apple has activated a “dormant software lock” in iOS that blocks features like Battery Health in settings when an iPhone uses a battery that was not installed[Read More…]
Melbourne, Aug 9 (IANS) Melbourne-based La Trobe University on Friday announced a scholarship in the name of superstar Shah Rukh Khan for aspiring female researchers from India. The Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship aims to inspire a female researcher from India to undertake research to help find[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) What is Jubin Nautiyal’s nightmare? Waking up as actress Kangana Ranaut, replies the singer. In an episode of a chat show, Nautiyal was asked what would he do if he woke up as the “Queen” star. To this, Jubin responded: “Waking up as Kangana Ranaut would[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Go beyond defining mountains only by their height, though the summit of a peak is nothing more than the point where it gives way to clouds and the sky; next, ponder over a paradigm shift in ancient Indian history in the modern day search for[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Paul Dano met real-life convict David Sweat to prepare for his role in “Escape At Dannemora”, and says he was amazed to see his sense of humour. “Escape At Dannemora” chronicles a real-life 2015 prison break and explores the dynamics between convicts Richard Matt[Read More…]
Agartala, Aug 9 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has demanded intervention of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to check the alleged distress and persecution of Hindus in that country, a party leader said on Friday. VHP leader Abhijit Datta Bhowmik said that the outfit wrote to Hasina on Thursday through[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A section of social media users have slammed Pakistani singer Atif Aslam for condemning India’s decision of scrapping Article 370 and 35A from Jammu and Kashmir. “Happy to share something very big with all of you. Inshallah I’ll be leaving soon for the most important[Read More…]
