‘Power fight’ between channels; Leenesh ‘Rudra’ Mattoo stays on in Ishqbaaaz
Actor Leenesh Mattoo has travelled places in terms of his popularity in the last few months!! His charm, aura, physique and style as Rudra Oberoi of Star Plus and 4 Lions Films’ popular show, Ishqbaaaz has indeed taken him to the pinnacle of success!! The actor who got recognition through Suhani Si Ek Ladki has […]
Sonam Kapoor is auctioning vintage dresses and designer bags for charity
Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor is known for her (mostly) impeccably fashion sense. And she’s about to give away some of the coveted pieces from her wardrobe. The Khoobsurat star is putting on auction a dozen pieces from her wardrobe for a cause close to her heart, reports Mid-Day. Click here to read more… Credit: images.dawn.com
Phillauri movie review: Anushka and Diljit charm with their presence, but the film shines only in parts
Phillauri, the second production venture of Anushka Sharma, hits screens on Friday. With a “friendly ghost” aka Anushka in the film, it is a fresh take on love stories. Anshai Lal’s directorial debut traces the incidents around the marriage of Kanan (Suraj Sharma) with his childhood love, Anu (Mehreen Pirzada). The twist is that Kanan […]
Baahubali: Why Katappa Was ‘Obliged’ To Kill Baahubali
Baahubali: The Conclusion already made it a blockbuster event at the pre-release celebrations of the film at Hyderabad’s Ramoji Film City on Sunday evening. And the question that has been asked so often cropped up again (quite obvious). Sathyaraj, the veteran actor who famously stars as Katappa in the historic drama, was welcomed on stage with a […]
Indian-Americans Protest Against CNN Over ‘Negative’ Portrayal Of Hinduism In Documentary
WASHINGTON: Many Indian-Americans turned up at the CNN office in downtown Chicago to protest against a documentary they allege portrayed Hinduism in a negative light. “The documentary aired by CNN portrayed Hinduism in a negative light. This is now what Hinduism is all about,” said Bharat Barai, an eminent Indian-American from Chicago area who attended […]
Request for Vijay Mallya extradition certified by British govt: MEA
The UK government has acted on India’s request to extradite businessman Vijay Mallya, forwarding India’s letter to a UK district court for possibly issuing an arrest warrant, the foreign ministry said on Friday. “A formal extradition request in respect of Vijay Mallya as per extradition treaty between India and UK was handed over to the […]
India now 3rd largest aviation market in domestic air passenger traffic: Capa
NEW DELHI: India has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic, beating Japan, an industry report has said. India’s domestic air passenger traffic stood at 100 million in 2016 and was behind only the US (719 million) and China (436 million), Sydney-based aviation think-tank Capa Centre of Aviation said in […]
Tamil Nadu man deposits Rs 246 crore in account, will pay 45% of it as tax
CHENNAI: More than 200 individuals and companies have deposited unaccounted money to the tune of Rs 600 crore in various bank accounts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry after demonetisation was announced+ on November 8 last year. Most of the accounts in which such deposits were made are in rural Tamil Nadu, but some are in […]
Indian companies line up Rs20,000 crore IPOs
The initial public offer (IPO) lane is getting busy as companies have lined up initial public offerings worth Rs20,000 crore in the coming months to fund their business expansion and meet working capital requirements. Hudco, NSE, Central Depository Services Ltd, Nakshatra World and Cochin Shipyard are among the names that plan to launch share sale […]
India has not accepted list of illegal immigrants sent by US: Sushma Swaraj
India has not accepted a list of 271 people deemed as illegal migrants by the United States authorities pending the verification of their nationality, Union minister Sushma Swaraj told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The minister said India will not take steps to issue emergency travel documents to the people identified as illegal immigrants till it […]
U.S. targets more than 270 Indians for deportation, says India’s top diplomat
NEW DELHI — U.S. authorities have begun pressing the Indian government to resolve more than 270 outstanding deportation cases involving Indian nationals, Indian officials said Friday. Indian officials said they know little about the specifics of the cases and could not tell from their own data whether people had overstayed visas or were convicted of […]
‘We are here to stay’, say Indian-Americans amid growing hate crime incidents in the US
WASHINGTON: “We are here to stay”, Indian-Americans have vowed while holding a series of meetings to express their concern over growing hate crime incidents against ethnic and religious minorities in the US. “No matter what gunmen or the President (Donald Trump) say, this is our country, we are here to stay, and we will keep […]
Indian-origin man from Kerala racially abused, assaulted in Australia
An Indian man from Kerala was allegedly assaulted by a group of teenagers who hurled racial abuses at him at a restaurant in Australia’s Hobart. Li Max Joy, who is pursuing a nursing course and working as a part time taxi driver in Australia, alleged that five people including a girl hurled racial abuses like […]
Yogi Adityanath asks BJP functionaries to shun contracts
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi on Sunday asked all BJP office bearers and public representatives not to undertake any contractual work and instead monitor them for effective execution. He said BJP’s unprecedented win in the recent Assembly elections had only increased the responsibilities of the party and its workers. Click here to read more… […]
Kerala minister AK Saseendran quits over alleged obscene phone call with woman
In a huge embarrassment to the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front government in Kerala, transport minister A K Saseendran (NCP) resigned on Sunday after allegations of misconduct with a woman surfaced against him. A new Malayalam news channel named Mangalam which launched on Sunday dropped an audio bomb claiming that a clip it aired on the […]
Mann ki Baat: PM Modi says 125 crore Indians will help create Bhavya, Divya Bharat
In his first ‘Mann ki Baat‘ after the Bharatiya Janata Party swept Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the recently concluded state assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said 125 crore Indians want to create a Bhavya and Divya Bharat. “New India manifests the strength and skills of 125 crore Indians, who will create […]
