It seems Hollywood is the way to go for Hindi cinema’s top stars. Actor Hrithik Roshan, who delivered the successful War and Super 30 in 2019, has now been signed by US-based agency, Gersh. Deadline reported that the agency will represent Hrithik along with celebrity management firm, KWAN, in India and […]
Minor boy jumps to death as father gives tab he wanted to elder sibling
Upset over his father giving a tab he wanted to his elder brother, a 12-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of their apartment here on Saturday, police said. Both siblings had wanted the device and when the father came home, he gave it to the […]
Steven Spielberg’s daughter arrested for domestic violence
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s daughter, Mikaela Spielberg, has been arrested in Tennessee for domestic violence, reported Page Six. The 23-year-old has been in the news after she announced decision to become an adult actor recently. Mikaela lives with her fiancé, Chuck Pankow, 47. He often posts photos of both of them on […]
Botanists harvest seeds from double coconut tree
Indian botanists have been able to harvest two viable and healthy seeds from a 125-year-old rare double coconut tree – the only one of its kind in the country – at the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden near Kolkata. The seeds are rare and the authorities are not […]
Tiger Shroff’s sister Krishna kisses boyfriend Eban Hyams at an aquarium
Actor Tiger Shroff’s sister Krishna shared a new photo with boyfriend Eban Hyams and it is already going viral. Eban and Krishna were seen posing in front of an aquarium that many reported to be at the Atlantis, The Palm, in Dubai. The couple is seen kissing as Krishna captioned it, “My favourite fish […]
Param Bir Singh takes charge as Mumbai top cop
Param Bir Singh, a 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, was on Saturday appointed as the new police commissioner of Mumbai. Singh, who was director general (DG) of the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), will replace Sanjay Barve who retired on Saturday. Barve was given two extensions of three months each. […]
British PM Boris Johnson announces engagement, expecting baby with fiancée
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds announced their engagement on Saturday evening, adding that they are expecting a baby in early summer, setting up Johnson to be the first prime minister to divorce and marry while in office. Johnson and his second wife, Indian-origin Marina Wheeler, are […]
‘JNU open for shelter’: JNUSU defies registrar’s warning
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNUSU) Student’s Union on Saturday announced its campus would remain open for victims of the north-east Delhi riots despite the varsity administration’s warning against it. JNU registrar Pramod Kumar on Friday warned the students’ union against giving calls to invite violence victims to stay on campus. […]
‘Goli maaro…’ slogans at march attended by BJP leader Kapil Mishra
Inflammatory slogans such as “shoot the traitors” were chanted during a peace march organised on Saturday in the heart of New Delhi in the aftermath of the communal rioting that left at least 42 people dead and more than 450 injured in the national capital, even as SN Shrivastava took […]
‘All they have to do is ask’: Trump on helping Iran with coronavirus outbreak
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ready to aid Iran with its outbreak of novel coronavirus if the country asked for assistance. “If we can help the Iranians with this problem, we are certainly willing to do so… All they have to do is ask. We will have […]
Centre to push development schemes for individuals in J&K, Ladakh
The Union government will sharply focus on government schemes aimed at individuals, such as scholarships or houses, in the Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in an effort to push its development narrative in the region. Earlier this week, cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired a meeting on social […]
Here is your horoscope for 1 March, 2020
Aries The world of the five senses, your needs and wants, and your immediate environment are substantial areas of focus today, dear Aries. Some self-pampering can be appropriate! Later today, the Moon moves into your communications sector, and your curiosity increases. You crave more mental stimulation. You could become very […]
Locusts pose severe threat to agriculture in India
Armies of locusts swarming across continents pose a “severe risk” to India’s agriculture this year, the UN has warned, prompting the authorities to step up vigil, deploy drones to detect their movement and hold talks with Pakistan, the most likely gateway for an invasion by the insects, on ways to […]
US, Taliban sign deal to end war in Afghanistan
The US and the Taliban signed a deal on Saturday that could lead to the complete withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan over the next 14 months if the insurgents deliver on commitments not to allow the country to be used by terror groups and commence intra-Afghan negotiations. The deal […]
Trump hails Afghanistan deal and plans to meet Taliban leaders soon
US President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed a deal that the United States signed with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and said he would be personally meeting leaders of the group in the near future. At a press conference at the White House, Trump said Afghanistan’s neighbors should help maintain stability […]