Crackdown on shell companies unearths $1 billion black money
India is intensifying its crackdown on dubious companies after it unearthed over $1 billion in suspicious cash deposits as part of its investigations into corruption and efforts to boost foreign investment, a minister said. While the government has already revoked permissions for over 200,000 companies and restricted their bank accounts, it is now working on […]
Amul offers business proposition to Railways on Twitter
Dairy giant Amul on Monday reached out to the Indian Railways on its official Twitter handle with a business proposition to use its refrigerated parcel vans to transport Amul butter across India. The Railways promptly responded on the micro-blogging site, using a popular tag line of the company for the brand. “IR will be utterly […]
Infosys cuts revenue forecast for 2017-18
Infosys Ltd cut its full-year revenue guidance on Tuesday, blaming poor spending by its largest customers, as India’s second largest outsourcing firm struggles to regain the growth momentum that once made it India’s information technology bellwether. The Bengaluru-based company now expects revenue to grow at-best 6.5% in constant currency terms in the year to next […]
On Diwali, India will grant medical visa in all deserving cases: Sushma Swaraj
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday that on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, India will grant medical visa in all deserving cases that are pending, as she responded positively to a number of such requests by Pakistani nationals. To a request for a visa by a Pakistani woman named Amna Shamin, whose father […]
Donald Trump celebrates Diwali in Oval office
US President Donald Trump has hailed the extraordinary contributions of Indian-Americans to science, medicine, business and education in the country as he celebrated his first Diwali at the White House! Trump was joined by senior Indian-American members of his administration including Nikki Haley, his Ambassador to the United Nations and Seema Verma Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Click […]
Caitlan Coleman breaks silence on captivity, says ‘was in Pakistan for more than a year’
Disputing claims about her rescue, the recently recovered Caitlan Coleman has said that she was in Pakistan for at least a year before she was “rescued” by Pakistan Army in an operation near the Pak-Afghan border earlier this month. While speaking to the Toronto Star in her first interview since her recovery, Coleman said: “Right now, everybody’s shunting blame and […]
National anthem in movie halls: SC asks why do people have to wear patriotism on sleeve
Supreme Court Judge Justice D Y Chandrachud was critical of last year’s apex court order making it mandatory for movie halls to play the national anthem before the start of a film and wondered “why do people have to wear their patriotism on their sleeve?” “People go to a movie theatre for undiluted entertatinment. Society […]
India in U-turn, ready to hold talks with Hurriyat on held Kashmir
NEW DELHI: The Modi government on Monday rowed back on its three-year-old pledge to never talk to the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, as Home Minister Rajnath Singh named a new interlocutor with a brief to consult all stakeholders, including the separatists, in India-held Kashmir. In a clear indication that the right-wing Hindu revivalist government was willing […]
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Omkara to proclaim his love amidst Gauri-Ajay’s wedding in Ishqbaaaz
The upcoming episode of Star Plus’ Ishqbaaaz produced by 4 Lions Films will now showcase an interesting sequence in the upcoming episodes as Omkara (Kunal Jaisingh) will finally confess his love for Gauri (Shrenu Parikh). As we all know, Abhay (Avinash Mishra) has created major misunderstandings between Omkara (Kunal Jaisingh) and Gauri. Due to which, the latter […]
Maya’s fate in Beyhadh’s climax
Cinevistaas’ popular romantic thriller Beyhadh that airs on Sony TV will soon be going off-air! The cast and crew wrapped up their shoot yesterday (22 October). The popular drama has always managed to keep audience’s curiosity at its peak by unfolding lots of unexpected twists and turns in its episodes. So, now the time is ripe! The […]
India vs New Zealand: Dean Jones Tries To Downplay Virat Kohli Milestone, Gets Trolled
Dean Jones seems to get a kick from riling up Indian cricket fans and the former Australian batsman was once again up to his mischief following the first One-Day International between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. India skipper Virat Kohli completed a few milestones on the day, one of which was that […]
Pooja Bhatt claims “many Weinsteins” within Bollywood and calls out Bhushan Kumar over copyright violation and unpaid dues
As the world reacts to the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, actress and film director Pooja Bhatt also took to social media to post her thoughts on Oscars academy’s move to hold an emergency meeting after expelling the Hollywood studio executive from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She tweeted, “Many Weinsteins within Bollywood. But […]
Raja The Great movie review: Another mindless entertainer from Ravi Teja
Tollywood star Ravi Teja is introduced as ‘Mass Maharaja’ a reputation that he earned due to the choice of his movies. Calling him ‘Maharaja of mindless entertainer’ would be more befitting as he has made a career with such films. You don’t go to watch a Ravi Teja film, which is directed by Anil Ravipudi, […]
Golmaal Again movie review: This Tabu and Ajay Devgn starrer generates some laughs
The usual suspects are back, a fourth time. The first frame has two cars, one bright red and the other yellow, and the star cast, decked out in black, swaying to the title song. It tells us that we are going to get more of the same: everyone standing around in one room, tossing smart-alecky […]
Why looking at the hallmark is important when buying gold jewellery
It is festival time and television, social media and billboards are all splattered with advertisements of gold jewellery. But how do you assess the purity of that gold neckpiece that you are planning to buy? Look at the hallmark on the jewellery. Hallmark certifies the purity of gold and here is how you can decode […]
Maruti becomes No. 1 exporter of passenger vehicles from India
Maruti Suzuki India has become the largest passenger vehicles exporter from India in the first half of the ongoing fiscal, dethroning Hyundai Motor India Ltd which has now been pushed to fourth spot behind Volkswagen and General Motors. In the April-September period this fiscal, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) exported 57,300 units of passenger vehicles (PVs) […]
