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Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana movie review: The Rajkummar Rao starrer will leave you confused

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana movie review: The Rajkummar Rao starrer will leave you confused

For a film that ostensibly sets out to speak against the ills of dowry, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana is surprisingly, and dangerously muted. On those who seek to sell their sons and buy daughters-in-law. On those who wave it off as a long-standing ‘samaaj ki pratha’. On those who wring their hands and say, what-can […]

HOEC to produce oil from Mumbai field by 2021, invest $43 million

HOEC to produce oil from Mumbai field by 2021, invest $43 million

Hindustan Oil Exploration Co. Ltd (HOEC) has submitted a $43 million development plan to bring to production the Mumbai offshore oil field it had won in the first discovered field auction in March. HOEC is the first company out of the 31 that signed contracts for the fields won in the auction in March, to […]

United resumes Delhi flights, but will monitor pollution levels

United resumes Delhi flights, but will monitor pollution levels

  NEW DELHI: America’s mega carrier United has resumed flights to Delhi after temporarily suspending them due to the “public health emergency” here caused by severe pollution. The airline has a daily nonstop on the Newark (New Jersey)-Delhi route. These flights did not operate on Friday and Saturday, resulting in the return flights also not operating on […]

US Immigration Fund targets to raise $125 mn from 250 Indian investors by 2018

US Immigration Fund targets to raise $125 mn from 250 Indian investors by 2018

Tapping in on the aspirations of high networth Indians to educate their children in the US, the US Immigration Fund (USIF), the largest fund raiser under the country’s employment-based preference category (EB-5) visa, has targeted to raise $125 million in foreign investments from 250 Indian investors by 2018. “This year we are set to raise […]

Tulsi Gabbard named chairperson of World Hindu Congress 2018

Tulsi Gabbard named chairperson of World Hindu Congress 2018

WASHINGTON: Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, has been named as the chairperson of the World Hindu Congress to be held in Chicago next year, organisers of the mega event announced today. Held once every four years, World Hindu Congress (WHC) is a global platform for Hindus to connect, share ideas, inspire one […]

Indian-American announces to run for US Congress

Indian-American announces to run for US Congress

WASHINGTON: Indian-American Jitendra Diganvker has announced to run for the US House of Representatives in the 2018 Congressional elections. If elected by his Republican party in the primaries, Diganvker, a business owner and community worker, would be pitted against popular Democratic Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi from the 8th Congressional District of Illinois. Click here to read more Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Pakistani students bring home silver from international science competition

Pakistani students bring home silver from international science competition

A team of young scientists from Pakistan won a silver medal in the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday. The Pakistani team, comprising 10 boys and two girls, built a DNA circuit to develop a “Reporter Fish” that would be able to detect contaminated water by changing its colour and warn fishermen. […]

Dubai Airshow: India marketing supersonic cruise missile BrahMos

Dubai Airshow: India marketing supersonic cruise missile BrahMos

DUBAI: India seems to be aggressively marketing its supersonic cruise missile BrahMos at the Dubai Airshow and is in talks with countries in the Middle East region. In the sprawl of pavilions boasting of cutting edge aviation and defence technology at the Dubai Airshow, a stall with scale models of Sukhoi Su-30 MKI planes, ships, submarines […]

Padmavati protests turn violent, Karni Sena members vandalise cinema hall in Kota

Padmavati protests turn violent, Karni Sena members vandalise cinema hall in Kota

The protest against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Padmavati turned violent on Tuesday as members of Karni Sena vandalised a cinema hall in Kota, ANI reported. The whole act of violence was caught on camera. The Karni Sena members can be seen in the video smashing glass counters and windows of Aakash theatre where Padmavati trailer […]

ASEAN-India summit: PM Modi calls for efforts to uproot terrorism, backs rules-based security architecture

ASEAN-India summit: PM Modi calls for efforts to uproot terrorism, backs rules-based security architecture

Identifying terrorism and extremism as the major challenge facing the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on ASEAN member states for joint efforts to mitigate the menace. “We have individually strived very hard to fight terrorism and violent extremism. It is time that we jointly address this challenge by intensifying cooperation in this crucial area,” PM […]

Padmavati : Ek Dil Ek Jaan Video Song | Deepika Padukone | Shahid Kapoor | Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Padmavati : Ek Dil Ek Jaan Video Song | Deepika Padukone | Shahid Kapoor | Sanjay Leela Bhansali

 

‘Padmavati’: Incidents that made headlines about the Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh-Shahid Kapoor film

‘Padmavati’: Incidents that made headlines about the Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh-Shahid Kapoor film

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been battling a lot of controversies stirred up by fringe groups and political parties. However the director now has a reason to smile after the Queen of Rajasthan’s Bundi, Mayuri Singh has come out in his support and the release of the film. In an interview with ANI, the Queen […]

Qarib Qarib Singlle Movie Review

Qarib Qarib Singlle Movie Review

By now, we’re well aware of the formula behind Bollywood romantic movies. When boy meets girl, they fall in love and overcome all their hurdles because in the end – Love conquers all. Oversimplification aside, it’s been a while since we’ve seen a rom-com that manages to subvert the route usually taken by these movies. […]

Gold prices dip to Rs30,450 per 10 grams on global cues, muted demand

Gold prices dip to Rs30,450 per 10 grams on global cues, muted demand

Gold prices dipped by Rs80 to Rs30,450 per 10 grams at the bullion market today, tracking a weak trend overseas amid easing demand from local jewellers. Traders said apart from a weak trend overseas, fall in demand from local jewellers and retailers at existing levels led to the decline in gold prices. Click here to […]

GST Council slashes tax rates on 177 items from 28% to 18%

GST Council slashes tax rates on 177 items from 28% to 18%

The Goods and Services Tax (GST)) Council on Friday slashed rates across the board, including for a range of daily items of consumption, relaxed penalties and tweaked rules to make it easier for businesses, especially small and medium enterprises, to comply. The feel-good package from the council, which comes into effect from 15 November, is […]

Govt to SC: Will soon bring bill to let NRIs vote

Govt to SC: Will soon bring bill to let NRIs vote

NEW DELHI: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that the government intended to introduce a bill during the winter session of Parliament to amend a law to allow NRIs to vote through postal or e-ballots. The SC had on July 14 asked the Centre to decide whether it would amend the electoral law to allow NRIs to […]

Indian-Origin Motel Owner, 40, Killed In Shootout In US

Indian-Origin Motel Owner, 40, Killed In Shootout In US

NEW YORK:  An Indian-origin owner of a motel was shot dead and four other people were injured in a shootout in the US state of North Carolina, police said. Akash R Talati, 40, who owned Knights Inn and Diamondz Gentlemen’s Club in Fayetteville city, was an innocent bystander when a man who had been escorted out […]

US Congress authorizes $700 million for reimbursing Pakistan

US Congress authorizes $700 million for reimbursing Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The Ame­rican Congress has authorised up to $700 million in Coalition Support Fund (CSF) to reimburse Pakistan for activities carried out in support of US operations in Afghanistan. The authorisation is included in the reconciled text of the House and Senate versions of the 2018 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA-2018), which was released on […]

Over 1.3 lakh Indians ‘book ticket’ to Mars

Over 1.3 lakh Indians ‘book ticket’ to Mars

More than 1.3 lakh Indian space enthusiasts have submitted their names to NASA to be carried to Mars onboard the US space agency’s mission to the red planet next year. Last month, NASA invited members of the public to send their names which will be carried on the InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy […]

ASEAN Summit: Eye on China as India joins quadrilateral with US, Australia & Japan

ASEAN Summit: Eye on China as India joins quadrilateral with US, Australia & Japan

With an eye on China’s activities in the region, India on Sunday said that the first meeting of its officials in Manila with those from the US, Australia and Japan — described as the “quadrilateral” — agreed that a “free, open, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific region serves the long-term interests of all countries in the […]