Amitabh Bachchan is one of the biggest superstars of his generation but the actor still has to deal with a few disadvantages. The 78-year-old has shared a post about how he had to boast about having a sweet tooth during an ad shoot, while in real life he doesn’t consume sweets. […]
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Boeing 737 Max crashes: 5 key findings by US Senate investigators
Boeing officials “inappropriately coached” test pilots during efforts to recertify 737 Max aircraft after they were grounded in March 2019 following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, US Senate investigators said in a report. A simulator test was conducted for over a year by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]
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Pompeo accuses CCP of blocking WHO investigation, spreading misinformation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for continuing to spread disinformation regarding Covid-19, and obstructing the investigation of the World Health Organization (WHO) in finding out the origin and spread of the virus. In a press statement, Pompeo said: “Even today, nearly […]
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Hindu College alumni providing financial help to students amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Old Students’ Association (OSA) of Hindu College here has disbursed grants worth Rs 6 lakh to students of their alma mater who are facing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic has created major problems for students from economically weaker sections and they are facing a huge […]
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Violence-hit Apple supplier Wistron sacks vice-president who oversees India operations
Taiwanese company Wistron Corporation removed its vice-president who oversees the iPhone manufacturing business in India, days after one of its plants was vandalised in Kolar, Karnataka, by workers over unpaid wages and demands for better working conditions, the company announced in a statement on Saturday. “Since unfortunate events at our […]
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Poco-branded laptops could launch in India soon
Poco may enter the laptop space in India very soon. According to leakster Mukul Sharma, two new laptop batteries (R15B02W, R14B02W) have now received the Indian BIS certification and are marked under the Poco brand. Poco has launched multiple devices this year after becoming an independent brand of Xiaomi. The […]
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Aditya Narayan writes poem for wife Shweta on Srinagar honeymoon
Singer Aditya Narayan has shared a new social media post from his Kashmir honeymoon with wife Shweta Agarwal. The couple tied the knot in December, and have multiple mini-honeymoons planned. On Saturday, Aditya took to Instagram and shared a picture of the two of them enjoying a shikara ride on the […]
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Over 3.9 million people facilitated via Vande Bharat Mission
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday informed that more than 3.9 million people were facilitated international travel ever since the Vande Bharat Mission was launched. Taking to Twitter, Puri shared data that showed that on December 18 (Friday) itself 8,546 Indians returned from various locations such […]
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BJP leader and ex-Union minister Birender Singh extends support to farmers’ agitation
Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Birender Singh has extended his support to the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the three agriculture-marketing laws passed by the Centre. Singh is grandson of Sir Chhotu Ram, a prominent politician during the pre-independence era who championed the interest of farmers. Singh, whose son […]
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Switzerland votes for same-sex marriage, easing legal gender change
Swiss lawmakers voted on Friday to legalise same-sex marriage and allow transgender people to change their legal gender by making a declaration, marking a major step forward for LGBT+ rights in the country, campaigners said. The gay marriage law is likely to be tested in a nationwide referendum next year […]
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Jairam Ramesh apologises to Vivek Doval in defamation case
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday tendered an apology to Vivek Doval, the son of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, before a Delhi court in connection with a criminal defamation case in January last year. Vivek Doval had filed a defamation case against Ramesh and Caravan Magazine for their […]
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Rajnath hands three new systems built by DRDO to Armed Forces
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed three indigenously-developed Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) systems — one of which is already being used in eastern Ladakh where India and China are involved in a standoff — to the armed forces at the annual DRDO awards on Friday. Singh also presented awards, […]
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Khalistan is Pakistan project, threat to national security:Canadian report
Terry Milewski, one of Canada’s veteran journalists, has warned that the Khalistan project is sponsored by Pakistan, and it is detrimental to the national security of not only India but Canada as well. The Milewski report published by Macdonald Laurier Institute, a reputed think tank based in Ottawa, reveals how […]
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Second Japan industrial township in Andhra Pradesh
Industries Minister Mekapati Goutam Reddy rolled out a red carpet for Japanese firms to invest in the State.The State will offer special fiscal incentive packages to Japanese companies setting up manufacturing facilities in Japan Industrial Township, especially for companies shifting bases from China along with their suppliers, he said. “We […]
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Police probe ordered into Javed Akhtar’s defamation complaint against Kangana Ranaut
A metropolitan magistrate court in Mumbai on Saturday directed police to investigate famous Bollywood lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar’s complaint of defamation against actor Kangana Ranaut for her alleged personal comments made during an interview. The lyricist had approached the magistrate court last month with a complaint of defamation against […]