Late music composer Wajid Khan’s wife, clinical hypnotherapist Kamalrukh Khan, has spoken up about why she has chosen to go public with the pressure she has faced throughout her marriage to convert her religion. Wajid Khan passed away earlier this year of a cardiac arrest and Kamlarukh says now the effort is on […]
Shahid Kapoor soaks in some winter sun, see here
Actor Shahid Kapoor shared a bunch of pictures and said how he was soaking in some winter sun. The actor was seen in thick woollens and hoodie. Sharing the pictures Shahid wrote: “Soaking the sun.” The pictures showed Shahid talking selfies even as he struggled to keep his eyes open with the […]
Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2020: 50 vacancies for cook and steward
Indian Coast Guard has invited on line application for the recruitment of Navik (Domestic Branch (Cook & Steward)) 10th Entry vacancies on its official website. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the recruitment exam online at joinindiancoastguard.gov.in on or before December 7, 2020. The Indian Coast Guard will release […]
Delhi government caps price of RT-PCR test by private labs at Rs 800
Hours after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said authorities will bring down the price of Covid-19 test by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), the Delhi government on Monday fixed the price of the test by private labs at Rs 800. The home collection of samples will cost Rs1,200. At present, […]
Three generations of Deol family to star in Apne 2
The Deol family, including actors Sunny and Bobby Deol, on Monday, announced the sequel to their much-loved family-drama Apne. The sequel will see three generations of the Deol family working together on screen for the first time as it stars legendary actor Dharmendra, his actor sons Sunny and Bobby Deol, and […]
Secret nod to Amitabh, Aishwarya in name of Abhishek’s kabaddi team
Abhishek Bachchan has revealed that there is a personal connect behind the name of his kabaddi team, Jaipur Pink Panthers. He said he was inspired by his father, wife and daughter to name the team. In a press conference, Abhishek let it drop how Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya figure in […]
Congress launches social media campaign to garner support for agitating farmers
The Congress on Monday launched a social media campaign to muster support for the farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws with party leader Rahul Gandhi saying, when farmers raise their voice, it resonates across the country. “The Modi government has persecuted the farmer – first it brought black […]
Pet lover in Coimbatore designs wheelchair for disabled dog
Veera, a four-year-old dog in Coimbatore, which used to hobble along due to injuries in its legs, has now got a wheelchair, custom made for it by an animal lover who has adopted him. Moved by the plight of Veera, whose hind legs were disabled possibly due to animal abuse, […]
SCO meet: India launches thinly veiled attack on Pakistan over terrorism
During a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) council of heads of government, India on Monday launched a thinly veiled attack on Pakistan for using terrorism as an instrument of state policy and called for collective efforts to combat the menace. Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, who chaired the virtual […]
Afghanistan: 7 terrorists, including Hamza Waziristani, killed in airstrike in Ghazni
Seven terrorists, including Hamza Waziristani, were killed in an airstrike in Gero district, Ghazni province, on Sunday night, Tolo News reported citing the Defence Ministry. They were accused of plotting Sunday’s deadly attack in Ghazni that left 31 dead. Tolo News quoted Wahidullah Jumazada, spokesman for the provincial governor as […]
No land to extend Dehradun airport’s runway except forest: Uttarakhand govt to Centre
Over a month after the Centre asked Uttarakhand government to search for alternate land for extension of the runway at Dehradun airport, the state government has replied saying that no such land was available for the exercise. In October, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) had written […]
Iran says Israel remotely killed military nuclear scientist
A top Iranian security official on Monday accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, made the comment at the funeral for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, where […]
Sweden’s Ericsson sees 220 million 5G subscriptions by year end
Sweden’s Ericsson on Monday raised its global forecast for 5G mobile subscriptions to 220 million by the end of this year, citing faster than expected uptake in China. The telecoms equipment maker, which had previously forecast 190 million subscriptions, said it expects China to account for almost 80% of the […]
Pilots’ bodies urge aviation minister Hardeep Puri to roll back pay cuts
Air India pilots have urged aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri to roll back their pay cuts, pointing out that unlike private airlines, their salaries were further cut from October. In a letter written on Monday, the pilots of Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) (representative body for the pilots of Indian Airlines) […]
Paytm Money to facilitate investments in IPOs
Paytm on Monday announced that its subsidiary Paytm Money will now facilitate investments in Initial Public Offers (IPO) in India. The company said the new facility will help retail investors with wealth creation opportunities through an easier application process. It further said that the process of IPO application on Paytm […]