Many jewellers reopen shops; gold discounts drop
More than half of country’s jewellers reopened their shops on Monday after keeping them closed for nearly six weeks in protest over the reintroduction of excise duty on gold jewellery. The resumption in business could boost demand from the world’s second biggest consumer and support global prices trading near their highest in three weeks. “Jewellers […]
Saina looks to relive 2010 Singapore Open title moments
SINGAPORE: Six summers ago, Saina Nehwal had stood at the podium with the gold medal dangling around her neck and the Indian ace will hope to relive those moments by clinching the title once again when the Singapore Super Series begins on Tuesday. Saina has played only three times in the last five editions at […]
Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra in ‘Aashiqui 3’
Sidharth Malhotra opens up about aashiqui, reel and real; actor plans to learn how to sing and play the guitar for the musical. On March 16, speaking to Mirror, Mahesh Bhatt who’d directed the original ‘Aashiqui’ and who, along with filmmaker brother, Mukesh Bhatt and Bhushan Kumar, will be producing the third part in the […]
Chakravartin Ashok Samrat: Abhiram Nain to join the cast as the grown-up Siyamak
One of most lauded historical sagas of recent times, Chakravartin Ashok Samrat is all set for a leap. As we know, actor Mohit Raina has been finalized to play the role of the Maurya Emperor. Some details of the supporting cast are also emerging. It has been reported that actor Abhiram Nain whom we last saw as Avdesh Singh in […]
Sachin Tendulkar unveils the poster of his biopic, teaser to be out on April 14!
Yes, the film every die hard Indian cricket fan is waiting out is finally coming to fruition. Sachin Tendulkar himself has unveiled the first look of his biopic, Sachin, on the microblogging site, Sachin. We had earlier reported how Shah Rukh Khan himself had tweeted the first look of the film, to which Sachin replied saying […]
Deported Pakistanis will have to face the law
The rejection rate of Pakistani migrants seeking asylum in Europe stands at over 90 percent. DW spoke to a lawyer from Pakistan, Zia Awan, about why Islamabad is unable to control illegal migration from its soil. More than 48,000 Pakistani migrants applied for political asylum in different European countries in 2015 and up to the […]
Narayana Murthy: Indian IT companies act as immigration agents
HYDERABAD: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now has an ally in India in the form of N R Narayana Murthy. Trump, who has been vehemently opposing outsourcing of US jobs to countries like India and China, among others, has found support from Infosys founder Murthy, who on Tuesday said that the Indian software industry has been […]
RIL, BP ready to drop arbitration over gas prices?
New Delhi: Is Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) ready to bury the hatchet with the government over its dispute on natural gas prices, which is now in arbitration? Recent developments suggest so. RIL and its partner BP Plc. have initiated discussions with the government to drop the arbitration, said an oil ministry official familiar with the developments […]
‘It came like a storm’: Kerala survivors describe temple blaze horror
“It came like a storm, throwing everyone to the ground.” This was how Anish Kumar described the explosions and a blaze that killed at least 110 people at Puttingal Devi temple in Kollam district’s Paravur on Sunday. “There were bodies all over the place and the injured were writhing in pain,” he said. Thousands had […]
LIVE Assembly polls: 72% voter turnout in WB, 70% in Assam till 3pm
More than 17 million voters in Assam and West Bengal will cast their ballot on Monday, in an election that will likely have a bearing on political realignment at a national level. Sixty-one assembly constituencies go to polls in the second and final phase of the vote in Assam, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) […]
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Naagin: Yamini to kill Shesha in a DRAMATIC twist!
Revenge and romance seem to be the key drivers of Naagin right now. Yes, the serial is getting more intriguing as we draw to the close of season one. In the coming episodes, we will see Yamini (Sudha Chandran) coming up with a plan to kill Shesha (Adaa Khan). Yes, she has been luring Shesha to marry Ritik […]
Hrithik misused my client’s private mails and photos: Kangana’s lawyer
Rizwan Siddiquee, Kangana Ranaut’s lawyer, has accused Hrithik Roshan of misusing his client’s private e-mails and photographs. “My client’s absolutely private and confidential emails and photographs are being misused by Hrithik Roshan,” Siddique said. He also accused Roshan of threatening the actress. The legal fight between the two stars, who worked together in Kites and […]
Duchess in Delhi: What should Kate Middleton wear on India tour?
Kate Middleton is not only known for being a fashion maverick, but also for dressing in the right way. And, as the Duchess of Cambridge accompanies husband Prince William to India, all eyes will be on what she wears. UK-based The Telegraph recently reported that the Duchess will be carrying almost 15 outfits for the […]
India’s thirst for oil is overtaking China’s
Singapore/Mumbai: In the energy world, India is becoming the new China. The world’s second-most populous nation is increasingly becoming the center for oil demand growth as its economy expands by luring the type of manufacturing that China is trying to shun. And just like China a decade ago, India is trying to hedge its future energy […]
Modi’s ‘Make in India’ a success: Moody’s
MUMBAI: Ratings agency Moody’s has said that net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have hit an all-time high in early 2016, highlighting the success of Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. The ratings agency said that the FDI inflows have more than financed the current account deficit (CAD) for the first time since 2004. A […]
New poverty line makes a third of Pakistanis poor
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government on Thursday announced that 60 million Pakistanis are living below the poverty line, posing a challenge for the ruling party. The number of poor increased owing to the adoption of a new methodology for measuring poverty which uses the 2013-14 survey data, said Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal. […]
