More twists ahead in Star Plus’ Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
We are sure fans are looking forward to some happy moments in Star Plus’ Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. The Balaji Telefilms’ daily will now see Nidhi’s (Pavitra Punia) reality coming to fore and the woman being thrown into jail. With that, Aadi (Abhishek Verma) will also come back home much to the delight of his family. Any […]
Star Plus’ Suhani Si Ek Ladki to bring in the leap in ‘Goa’
Star Plus’ Suhani Si Ek Ladki (Panorama Entertainment) is gearing up for the new flavour of ‘youth’, with the generation leap about to take place… Well, with the arrival of the time jump, there’s also some good news for the cast and crew of the hard-working show!! News coming in is that the post leap phase will […]
Wah Taj Movie Review
STORY: We know that the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan but did you know that the land, on which it was built, belonged to a Maharashtrian farmer? Well, at least that’s what the film wants us to believe. REVIEW: Tukaram (Shreyas Talpade) dressed in a kurta-pyjama-jacket and Sundari (Manjari Phadnis) in a low-waist nauvari sari, […]
Banjo review: There’s a lot to like in this Riteish Deshmukh film
Most Bollywood heroes prefer Switzerland or New Zealand or similar scenic locations for dream sequences, but Nand Kishor alias Tarrat Bhai (Riteish Deshmukh) isn’t one of them. He likes to sweep the Mumbai streets with his beloved even in a beautifully planned and executed dream song. After all, this is what he has seen. Chris […]
Narendra Modi flags UK visa policy; Theresa May backs PM’s reform push, Make in India
NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modiin a meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May on Monday raised the issue of UK’s new visa policy and its negative impact on Indian working professionals wishing to visit the United Kingdom for short-term business. “PM touched on UK’s visa policy. In particular, he said the new UK regulations could have negative impact […]
Visa program allowing wealthy foreigners to obtain US citizenship to expire by this month end
WASHINGTON: A contentious visa program that allows wealthy foreigners to obtain US citizenship by investing in economic development projects will expire at the end of this month unless Congress acts to extend it. The program, called EB-5, allows foreign investors to gain citizenship by investing $500,000 to more than $1 million to finance a business […]
Marriott, Starwood combined entity to open 80 hotels in India in 3 years
MUMBAI: Marriott International Inc, which on Friday completed acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, said the combined entity in India would open around 80 hotels in the next three years, taking the total number of hotels it operates to around 160 in the country. Both the hotel chains currently operate seven brands each with a total […]
Boeing gets $81m US contract to supply 22 harpoon missile systems to India
The Unites States department of defence awarded Bowing a 81 million dollar contract for the supply of 22 Harpoon missile systems to India. A US defense department release said the weapon manufacturer is being given $81,271,024 (Rs 542 crore approximately) for firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract meant for the procurement of 22 Lot […]
PM Modi speaks to people of Pakistan: Let us go to war against poverty, unemployment… let’s see who wins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a strong attack on Pakistan on Saturday, warning that India will not forget the sacrifices of the 18 soldiers who were killed in the terrorist strike at the Army camp in Uri last Sunday. At the same time, he reached out to the people of Pakistan — differentiating between them and their […]
How Bhutan became the world’s greenest country
Carbon sinks, 70% forest cover, powered almost entirely by mountain streams—Bhutan is a poster child for green living. It is the only country in the world that is carbon negative, which means it produces more oxygen than it consumes. Bhutan generates about 2.2 million tonnes of carbon annually, yet its forests absorb three times this amount, which creates […]
PM Modi hits out at Pakistan, says India won’t forget Uri attack
India will not forget the militant attack that killed 18 soldiers at an army base in Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, but tempered calls for a military retribution by challenging Pakistan to a war on poverty, unemployment and illiteracy. In his first public comments since the Uri attack last Sunday , Modi sought to […]
