Nishikant Kamat, the filmmaker who delivered successful films such as Madaari and Drishyam, died on Monday. Actor Riteish Deshmukh was among the first ones to inform the film industry about the director’s death as he tweeted, “I will miss you my friend. #NishikantKamat Rest In Peace.” Ajay Devgn, who worked […]
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Goa tourism stakeholders urge govt to allow charters to fly tourists to India
Tourism stakeholders in Goa want the Centre to announce its policy for the arrival of foreign charters as part of the roadmap to revive tourism in the state. The sector which has come to a standstill on account of the global Covid-19 pandemic and has failed to pick up despite […]
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‘Ready to work with India’: China reacts to Modi’s Independence Day speech
China is ready to work with India to enhance mutual trust and properly manage differences, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that the “right path” ahead for the two countries is to respect each other. The foreign ministry was reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech […]
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IITs should pay attention to problems faced by farmers, rural India: Vice President Naidu
IITs should start major research programmes to boost the rural economy through the development of sustainable technologies, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday. The research at IITs and other higher education institutes, he said, must be relevant to society and focus on finding solutions to various problems faced by […]
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Japan’s leader visits hospital, raising health concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to a hospital on Monday for what Japanese media said was a regular health checkup, although the visit generated renewed concerns about his health. Videos of Abe being driven in a car to Keio University Hospital in Tokyo on Monday morning were widely shown […]
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Freedom fighter’s photo used as criminal’s in Abhay 2, Zee5 issues apology
Streaming platform Zee5 has issued an apology after ‘inadvertently’ using a picture of freedom fighter Khudiram Bose on a criminal board in the web series Abhay 2. In the second episode of the show, a photo of Bose was erroneously used on a criminal board, leading to much backlash online. In a tweet, […]
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Girl, 17, gang-raped, burnt with cigarettes in UP’s Gorakhpur; 2 arrested
A 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district on the Friday. Her body was singed with cigarette butts by the two men who raped her, said the girl’s mother . On Sunday, the police arrested Arjun Nishad and his associate Mahesh Yadav alias […]
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Covid-19 lockdown extended in Bihar till September 6
The Bihar government has once again decided to extend the lockdown till September 6, owing to the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the state. The state’s home department issued an order in this regard on Monday. The lockdown was imposed from July 16 to July 31 and […]
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Tehran says tankers seized by US were carrying Iranian fuel
Four tankers seized by the U.S. while en route to Venezuela were carrying cargoes of gasoline loaded in Iran, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said. His acknowledgment is the first public statement by an Iranian official that the ships were transporting fuel from Iran when the U.S. confiscated them […]
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‘Special misinformation group’: Congress slams Sanjay Jha’s claim of rumblings within party
The Congress on Monday refuted a claim made by its suspended leader Sanjay Jha that 100 members of the party had written to president Sonia Gandhi, seeking a change in leadership and transparency in the working committee’s elections. Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress’ spokesperson, called it the BJP’s ploy to divert […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput’s spiritual healer talks about Rhea Chakraborty
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was treated by a spiritual healer, says a new report in Times Now. The healer told the channel that it was Sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty who had approached him. The report identified a person named Mohan Sadashiv Joshi as the healer. Speaking to the channel, he said how he had been […]
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In poll-bound Bihar, changed equations to create ample room for party hopping
Bihar, which is slated to go to polls in October-November, is gearing for the upcoming assembly election on schedule, despite the dual challenges of the raging coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak and the annual flood fury. Poll observers said amid the hectic election season, prospective party-hoppers are keeping an eye out […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta performs special puja,
Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti has shared a glimpse of how the late actor’s fans have pledge their support to her fight for justice. She has now shared a glimpse of the various billboards that came up across Australia to demand justice for Sushant. She also shared a glimpse […]
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Kamala Harris appoints Indian-American as her press secretary
Senator Kamala Harris has roped in Indian-American Sabrina Singh, who previously was the spokeswoman of two Democratic presidential candidates, as press secretary for her Democratic vice presidential campaign. Singh, 32, previously headed the press shop of two Democratic presidential candidates — New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former New York mayor […]
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Covid-19 claimed lives of 2 people in every 3 minutes in last 24 hours in India
According to health ministry, 941 people died due to the disease in the country in the last 24 hours (between Sunday and Monday). Meanwhile, the infection tally crossed 2.6 million after 57,981 new cases were added in the same period. The number of fatalities crossed the 50,000-mark on Monday, according to the […]