Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Rapper Divine on Wednesday announced that he has set up a new company which will function as a record label, recruit and manage new hip-hop talent and produce content. His latest venture, Gully Gang Entertainment, features Divine aka Vivian Fernandes and his mother on the board[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Late legendary actor-filmmaker Dev Anand’s grandson Rishi Anand is set to make his Bollywood debut with the remake of Govinda-starrer “Saajan Chale Sasural”. “Saajan Chale Sasural 2” will also feature actors Chunkey Pandey, Arya Babbar, Hemant Pandey, Sonal Monteiro and Ishita Raj in pivotal roles. It[Read More…]
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IANS) Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday presented a Rs 1,193.04-crore deficit budget for 2019-20, introducing several new schemes including rice at Rs 1 per kilogram for the poor, 1 tola (10 gram) gold to the brides, among others. The Minister also announced waiver of[Read More…]
Amritsar, Feb 6 (IANS) Former Indian Army chief and former Governor Gen J.J. Singh joined the SAD (Taksali), a party of expelled leaders of the Akali Dal, here on Wednesday. He resigned from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) last month citing personal reasons. Singh, a former Arunachal Pradesh Governor, had[Read More…]
Jammu, Feb 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Wednesday that nobody should take former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s statements seriously as her PDP was breaking up and she was trying to save the party by commenting against security forces and the country’s political system. Speaking[Read More…]
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS) The Taliban do not want to seize the entire Afghanistan by “military” power as it will not bring peace to the war-torn country, the militant group’s key official who led the peace negotiations with the US has said. Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, who until recently was[Read More…]
Wellington, Feb 6 (IANS) An all-round effort guided New Zealand to a thumping 80-run victory over India in the first contest of the three-match Twenty20 rubber at the Westpac stadium here on Wednesday. Chasing a mammoth 220-run target for victory, the Indian batsmen failed to show fight against a disciplined[Read More…]
Agra, Feb 6 (IANS) A man killed his wife and her alleged lover with a spade in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district. Police officer Om Prakash Singh said Rishi Tomar returned home from Delhi, from where he works, to find his wife Lakshmi, 28, and Deepak, 30, in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its probe into a money laundering case. Vadra, arrived at the ED’s office located in central Delhi’s Jamnagar House at 3.45 p.m. Vadra was accompanied by his[Read More…]
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IANS) The Assam government has set aside Rs 300 crore in its Budget 2019-20 for a scheme in which the government will offer one-tola gold to brides belonging to families with annual earnings of less than Rs 5 lakh, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on[Read More…]
Aligarh, Feb 6 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday warned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her attempts to block the entry of BJP workers and leaders into the state and said she cannot escape the consequences of her actions. Addressing a gathering here, the BJP leader said[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was detained by police on Wednesday during a protest march in Srinagar. Malik came out of his party’s Abi Guzar office along with dozens of his supporters to start a march seeking the release of political[Read More…]
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra always wanted to add singer and husband Nick Jonas’ name to her own, and says it doesn’t take anything away from her identity. Priyanka changed her Instagram handle to Priyanka Chopra Jonas after getting married to the singer in December. She opened[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) A US judge earlier this week dismissed porn star Stormy Daniels’ defamation claim against Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, filed as part of her ongoing legal battle with the President. The defamation claim brought by Daniels against Cohen was dismissed by District Judge S. James[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A college student was critically injured when a spurned lover attacked her with a sickle here on Wednesday, the police said. The incident occurred in Barkatpura neighbourhood in the heart of the city when the girl, 17, was on her way to the college. The youth[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Amid the slower economic growth in the country and the ongoing stand-off between the Centre and the state, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will kick start the fifth edition of annual two-day business summit on Thursday. While any list of Indian business captains likley to[Read More…]
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) After bagging six National awards, two Oscars, two Grammys, appreciation from his fans across the globe and much more, A.R. Rahman says that with more creative ventures and constant exploration, he wants to keep complacency aside. The musical journey of “Slumdog Millionaire” has[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) As part of an ongoing street art festival, Delhi’s Lodhi Art District will soon witness addition of new murals on social issues like women empowerment, climate change, and waste upcycling, among others, by muralists and creators from over 15 countries. The “Urban Art Festival: St+art[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 6 (IANS) The Backstreet Boys were formed over 25 years ago and the pop group’s member AJ McLean feels their shows have gotten a little bit bigger than before. On the biggest difference in their shows from the 90s to now, AJ said in a statement to[Read More…]
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Sooraj Barjatya’s directorial debut ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ that catapulted Salman Khan to superstardom will complete 30 years of its release in 2019. There have been references to ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ in quite a few projects, including the ongoing TV show ‘Yeh Un[Read More…]
Kochi, Feb 6 (IANS) Napoleon Wrasse, one of the world’s biggest reef fishes, was the cynosure of all eyes at the exhibition of marine life at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) here, an official said on Wednesday. The fish (Cheilinus undulates), which can grow up to 3 metres,[Read More…]
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IANS) Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday presented a Rs 1,193.04-crore deficit budget for 2019-20, introducing several new schemes including rice at Rs 1 per kilogram for the poor, 1 tola (10 gram) gold to the brides, among others. The Minister also announced waiver of[Read More…]
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IANS) Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday presented a Rs 1,193.04-crore deficit budget for 2019-20, introducing several new schemes including rice at Rs 1 per kilogram for the poor, 1 tola (10 gram) gold to the brides, among others. The Minister also announced waiver of[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) The proposed statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea off the Mumbai coast will be in the classic equestrian pose synonymous with the Maratha warrior king, a top official said here on Wednesday. “There is no plan to change the design or pose of[Read More…]
Manila, Feb 6 (IANS) The Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday that it will soon impose stricter requirements and procedures in issuing special work permits and provisional work permits to foreign nationals who intend to work in the country. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the BI will require[Read More…]
