Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, as the BJP ally on Thursday opposed the two farm bills that seek to liberalise the agriculture sector, exposing a crucial rift on the issue of farmers and agricultural reforms. “I […]
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Union minister Harsimrat Kaur resigns, BJP runs into trouble with old ally
The Bharatiya Janata party and the Shiromani Akali Dal alliance has run into rough weather over the latter’s disapproval of the three farm bills being pushed by the government in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. On Thursday, after SAD’s Harsimrat Kaur, who is a minister for food processing, announced her […]
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‘No need to panic’: Aaditya Thackeray on Section 144 imposed in Mumbai
As Covid-19 cases in Mumbai continue to be on the rise, Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in the city starting midnight of September 17 in order to contain the virus spread. However, the order is only an extension of the previous order issued by the officials on August 31 […]
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‘Yoga in burqa’: Uttarakhand boxer girl fights all odds to teach yoga to women
A 17-year-old boxer, Rehnuma Mikrani, is kicking all odds one punch at a time to teach yoga to about 40 women of her community in Haldwani town of Nainital district. Hailing from a humble family background, Rehnuma is the daughter of an autorickshaw driving father and a mother who works […]
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Pooja Bhatt stands up for ‘legend’ Urmila after Kangana’s comment
Filmmaker Pooja Bhatt has spoken up in support of actor Urmila Matondkar, who was verbally attacked by Kangana Ranaut in a Wednesday interview. Kangana had called Urmila a ‘soft porn star’ who ‘isn’t known for her acting’. On Twitter, Pooja wrote, “@UrmilaMatondkar you are a legend. #Rangeela was a treat visually,emotionally and you raised the […]
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Jayawardena explains Hardik Pandya’s ‘different role’ in MI
The Covid-19 pandemic may have hit the sporting world hard, postponing and even cancelling many tournaments across the globe but it gave top Indian cricketers much-needed time away from cricket and allowed them to get back to full fitness. Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya is one of the primary ones among […]
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Call Me By Your Name director talks criticism for lack of intimate scenes
Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino says the decision to not include intimate same-sex scenes in his Oscar-winning romance drama Call Me By Your Name was a creative choice. In an interview with The Independent, the filmmaker finally addressed the criticism of veteran screenwriter James Ivory for the lack of male nudity in the movie. […]
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Former model makes sexual assault claim against Donald Trump
A former model has alleged she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump, then a real estate magnate, two decades ago at his VIP box in the US Open stands in New York. “He just shoved his tongue down my throat and I was pushing him off,” Amy Dorris, the former […]
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Facebook’s first smart glasses will be Ray-Bans, expected to launch by 2021
Facebook has announced that its first pair of consumer smart glasses will be launching next year and will be a branded Ray-Ban product. This announcement was made by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the opening keynote at the Facebook Connect conference. There are not many details available about what features these […]
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Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell VR version for Facebook’s Oculus
Gamers finally got the prices for Sony PlayStation 5 last night. However, soon after, Ubisoft announced its Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell VR titles for Facebook’s Oculus platform. Revealed during Facebook Connect, Oculus announced the arrival of these two titles. The details, however, are thin for now. However, the firm […]
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Evil Eye trailer: Priyanka partners with Blumhouse for spooky horror film
The first trailer for Evil Eye, an upcoming horror film from executive producers Priyanka Chopra and Jason Blum, has been released by Amazon Prime Video. The film is a part of the Welcome To The Blumhouse series of four horror movies, slated for a release on the streaming platform in October. Evil […]
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Kangana on office demolition: ‘Don’t know how many people lost their jobs’
Kangana Ranaut has shared inside pictures after its partial demolition by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), allegedly due to ‘illegal construction’. The actor posted the photos as she took a dig at the Maharashtra government on the National Unemployment Day, claiming how the destruction of her office led many to lose […]
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IPL 2020: Ravindra Jadeja 73 runs away from being in a league of his own
The opening match of IPL 2020 between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will be a clash of some of the biggest stars to have played in the tournament over the years. These two teams have managed to keep their core together and their clash in Abu Dhabi will be a […]
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‘Encouraging separatist forces’: China strongly opposes US envoy’s visit to Taiwan
China on Thursday railed against a high-level visit to Taiwan by a US envoy, saying it will encourage “separatist forces” on the island. Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters “China strongly opposes” the visit by Under Secretary Keith Krach as it will “encourage the arrogant attitude of Taiwan independence […]
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Rs 10 lakh hike in ex-gratia for Odisha cops and staff killed by Maoists
Odisha has hiked the ex-gratia amount, payable to the next of kin of police personnel, forest department personnel, home guards, gram rakhis and special police personnel apart from other state government employees dying in Maoist violence, by Rs 10 lakh. A finance department resolution released on Wednesday evening said Rs […]