Three persons were killed and three others injured when the boiler of a plant exploded in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Saturday, police said. The boiler of the cooking plant of an NGO at Bangra Nagar panchayat area exploded when labourers were preparing mid-day meal to be supplied to schools, […]
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Urban local bodies polls underway in Rajasthan
Polling to elect about 2,100 ward councillors is underway in all 49 municipal bodies across Rajasthan on Saturday. According to the state election department, the polling started at 7 AM and will continue till 5 pm. The election has been peaceful so far, an official of the department said. A […]
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Twitter officially bans all political ads on its platform
Putting pressure on Facebook to follow suit, Twitter has officially banned all kinds of political ads from its platform, weeks after CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the micro-blogging site would no longer allow those ads. No political content will be promoted from candidates, parties, governments or officials, public accounts committees […]
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Madhya Pradesh plans air-conditioned spaces for tipplers to boost revenue
The Madhya Pradesh government plans to soon open air-conditioned drinking spaces next to wine shops selling branded alcohol in a bid to boost excise revenue, officials said even as the move drew flak from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which termed it as “retrograde”. According to a state government […]
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‘Sharp increase’ in Pakistan’s efforts to illegally get N-tech: Berlin
The German government believes there has been a “sharp increase” in Pakistan’s activities in recent years to illegally procure technology used in nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons, according to official documents. The German government conveyed this information in an official reply earlier this month to a question from several […]
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Common toilets for boys, girls and security personnel in this Bihar school
Girls at one of the oldest government-run school in Bihar’s Patna have been skipping classes for quite some time now. The reason behind their reluctance to come to school has been the absence of separate toilets in the school building. They are being forced to share a toilet with boys […]
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Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Sri Lankan voters
Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses carrying minority Muslim voters in northwest Sri Lanka on Saturday, hours before polling in presidential elections got under way, police said. There were no immediate reports of casualties, but a police official said the attackers had burnt tyres on the road and […]
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Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker becomes first R-rated film to cross $1 billion worldwide
Comic book movie Joker has crossed $1 billion (Rs 71635 million) in global ticket sales on Friday. It is now the first R-rated Hollywood movie ever to hit the milestone. A Forbes report said the ‘$62.5 million-budgeted DC Films movie crossed the $1 billion mark in raw global grosses’. It further said Joker is […]
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US Senate unanimously passes resolution on Sikh
The United States Senate has unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the historical, cultural and religious significance of the 550th birthday of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, besides the Sikh’s contributions in the US’ growth. Introduced by Republican Senator Todd Young from Indiana and Democratic Senator Ben Cardin from Maryland, the […]
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Parineeti injures neck on Saina Nehwal biopic sets, shares pic
Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra has injured herself while shooting for the biopic on Olympian and badminton star Saina Nehwal. The actor has even shared a picture of her injury. Sharing the image, Parineeti wrote on Instagram, “Dude. Me and the entire team of Saina have been taking so much care […]
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Finland into first major finals as Sweden seal Euro 2020 place
Finland qualified for the first major tournament in their history with a 3-0 win over Liechtenstein while Sweden sealed their place at the Euro 2020 finals following a victory in Romania. Norwich City forward Teemu Pukki scored twice in Helsinki and Jasse Tuominen also netted to bring the home crowd […]
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‘I have the right to speak,’ says Donald Trump amid impeachment hearings
Amid the ongoing impeachment hearings against him by a Democrats-dominated Congressional panel, US President Donald Trump has asserted that he has the right to speak and the freedom of speech. The president made the assertion while accusing the opposition Democratic party of denying the Republicans the due process in the […]
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Om Birla on Mardaani 2: ‘Unacceptable to malign a city through cinema’
Kota residents on Friday met Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, an MP from Kota, to register their protest against the forthcoming Rani Mukherjee’s upcoming film Mardaani 2. They said that the city has been positioned as an educational hub with many educational centres situated in its vicinity. However, the film shot in Kota […]
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WWE SmackDown results: Survivor Series gets a Universal Championship match
It was expected that Bray Wyatt would challenge Daniel Bryan for the WWE Universal Championship. And what transpired on SmackDown was exactly that. Daniel Bryan’s appearance on Miz TV segment was promoted throughout the show. It all seemed to point towards an impending match between Bryan and Wyatt at Survivor […]
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Marjaavaan box office day one: Film opens strong as Ayushmann’s Bala holds
Sidharth Malhotra and Riteish Deshmukh starrer Marjaavaan has posted encouraging box office figures on the first day of release despite largely negative reviews. The Milan Milap Zaveri film, which was slammed for being too gimmicky and melodramatic, has made an estimated Rs 6-7 crore on Friday. A Boxofficeindia report claimed Marjaavaan earned RS 6.5-7 crore […]