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Attack police, nothing will happen: West Bengal BJP leader | West Bengal BJP leader Kalosona Mondal while addressing a rally on Sunday said, "Instead of harming TMC workers, if you harm police then nothing will happen." He added, "Don't harm TMC party members, otherwise a case would be filed against you." Mondal's statements come after state BJP president Dilip Ghosh recently threatened to "strip policemen of their uniforms". |
Lunch boxes with liquor distributed at rally of BJP leader's son | Lunch boxes distributed during a rally organised by UP BJP leader Naresh Agrawalâs son Nitin Agrawal, have been found to contain liquor bottles. Nitin had organised a 'sammelan' for Pasi community at a temple in Hardoi during which the boxes were distributed to those present, including children. Meanwhile, BJP MP Anshul Verma reportedly threatened to conduct agitations against the incident.n |
India's GDP expected to grow at 7.2% in 2018-19: Government | The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is expected to grow at 7.2% in 2018-19 as compared to the growth rate of 6.7% in 2017-18, the Central Statistics Office said Monday. It attributed the GDP growth mainly to improvement in the performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The GDP had expanded by 7.1% in 2016-17 and 8.2% in 2015-16. |
Couple delivered cake made of thermocol after paying â¹2L for wedding | A Philippines couple found out their reception cake was made of thermocol after paying almost â¹2 lakh to their wedding planner for food, decorations and management. The bride was forced to order noodles from a restaurant after caterer failed to provide food to the guests. The caterer was arrested after the bride reached the police station in her wedding dress. |
I am not the kind of actor who dances at weddings for money: John | John Abraham has said he's not the kind of actor who dances at shows or weddings for money. "I find it demeaning. I'm not saying that I'm right, but I wouldn't do it, ever," he added. John further questioned, "As an actor you are here to show your craft...Why is it important to be on a list of highest earners?" |
I questioned if I deserve to be in this position: Janhvi on nepotism | Actress Janhvi Kapoor, while speaking about the topic of nepotism, said, "The whole nepotism debate (when I was making my debut in 'Dhadak') did make me question if I deserved to be in this position." "I do come from a place of privilege. I'd be the dumbest person on the planet if I didn't do anything about it," she added. |
Celebs ask to be trolled by wearing funny clothes at airports: John | Actor John Abraham, while speaking about celebrities being trolled on social media, said, "Aren't celebrities also asking for it, wearing funny clothes outside airports and doing funny things." "It's your choice. I'm not an actor who dances at shows or weddings for money. I find it demeaning," he added. John further criticised the actors' money-making ambitions. |
Preity Zinta makes error in tweet praising Team India, gets trolled | In a tweet meant to congratulate India for their first ever Test series victory in Australia, actress and KXIP owner Preity Zinta mistakenly wrote that India became the first Asian team to win a "Test match" Down Under. She also inadvertently called Indian Test team "boys in blue". Reacting to her tweet, a user wrote, "Half knowledge is very dangerous." |
Test series victory in Aus more emotional than 2011 WC win: Kohli | India captain Virat Kohli has said the Test series victory in Australia is more "emotional and special" for him than 2011 World Cup win. "It's my third tour here and I've seen with experience and...being in the field how difficult it's to win here," Kohli added. "We really badly wanted to win a series away from home," he further said. |
Who are likely to benefit from govt's 10% quota for general category? | People with annual family income below â¹8 lakh and those with agricultural land below five acres will likely benefit from 10% reservation for the economically backward in general category. Those who have residential property below 1,000 sq ft may also avail the quota. People with residential plot below 100 square yards in a notified municipality will also benefit, reports said. |
We'll protect her: Thailand on 18-yr-old Saudi girl escaping family | Thailand has said it won't deport an 18-year-old Saudi girl who barricaded herself inside a Bangkok airport hotel to escape being deported after allegedly running away from her family. "Nobody can force her to do anything. We'll protect her," Thailand's chief of immigration police said. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun said she believed her family would kill her because she renounced Islam. |
It was special knowing we made India happy: Chhetri on 4-1 win | Speaking about India's 4-1 Asian Cup win over Thailand, Indian captain Sunil Chhetri wrote that the win was special since the win "made a country happy" even if only for a day. "[T]his is a good but small start... [I]t was bloody brilliant to be a part of the way my team went about things," part of Chhetri's tweet read. |
Honestly felt we could beat India in Australia: Paine | Following Australia's series loss against India, captain Tim Paine said, "We know we had some guys missing but we honestly felt coming into this series that in Australia, we could beat India." "I have faith that the guys we have around the team are the right guys, just have to keep putting some faith and trust in them," Paine said. |
Thailand football team coach sacked after 1-4 loss to India | Thailand's 1-4 loss to India in the Asian Cup has resulted in Thailand head coach Milovan Rajevac's sacking. Despite his sacking, Rajevac praised the Indian team, saying, "They (India) absolutely deserved to win the match." "In the second period, India were more aggressive, and they clearly wanted the victory," Rajevac said about the loss. |
WikiLeaks lists 140 things media shouldn't say about Assange | WikiLeaks in an email to media organisations has instructed journalists to not report 140 "false and misleading" statements about its founder Julian Assange. The 5,000-word letter included the assertion that Assange was "an agent or officer of any intelligence service" or linked to Russia, among "false" claims. Assange has been seeking political asylum in Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012. |
Technology won't kill but create jobs: Narayana Murthy | Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy has said that technologies like AI won't render people jobless in future but create more opportunities. Giving the example of the UK, the US and Japan, he said, "[T]hose countries that absorb technology more enthusiastically, have reduced their unemployment much more than those which didn't". AI is an important topical area of computer sciences, he added. |
AGP breaks ties with BJP over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill | Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an Assam-based party, on Monday announced its decision to break ties with the BJP over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. AGP President Atul Bora announced the decision to snap ties after meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi. According to the AGP, the amendments in the Bill will make the Assam Accord "meaningless". |
91.71% people engaged in Kerala violence from Sangh: CM Vijayan | In the wake of violent protests against entry of two women aged below 50 in Sabarimala temple, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said 91.71% people engaged in violence in recent days are from Sangh Parivar groups. "RSS and BJP are trying to destroy Kerala's law and order situation," he added. "This includes attacks on people's representatives, media...party offices," he further said. |
Masterstroke, more sixes to come: Minister on 10% quota move | Commending the government's decision of 10% reservation in jobs and educational institutions for economically weaker sections in the general category, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale called it a "masterstroke". However, he added that "many strokes are still pending". "PM Narendra Modi is a strong batsman and there will be many sixes and fours," he further said. |
Tesla CEO formally begins construction of China Gigafactory | Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday formally began the construction of the automaker's Shanghai Gigafactory, which is its first factory outside the US. The factory will produce "affordable versions" of Tesla Model 3 and proposed Model Y vehicles for the Greater China region. "Aiming to finish initial construction this summer...reach high volume production next year," Musk said in a tweet. |
Alliance with Renault not in danger at all: Nissan CEO | Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa has said the Japanese automaker's alliance with France's Renault, which also includes Mitsubishi Motors, is not in danger "at all". This comes amidst tensions following the arrest of the partnership's Chairman Carlos Ghosn over financial misconduct allegations. "[The alliance's] work... energy [and] direction of activities are not at all affected," Saikawa further said. |
Southern Railways refunds â¹7.68 cr to Kerala floods victims | Southern Railways on Monday said it has refunded over â¹7.68 crores to passengers affected during the floods that caused havoc in Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu last year. A press release from Southern Railways stated that the refund is given to the passengers who were unable to take up the journey and lost the tickets during floods. |
Construction of Ram Temple should start at earliest: Mahant | Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Chairman Mahant Nritya Gopal Das on Monday said construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya should start at the earliest. He added that the hope of crores of devotees are with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get this issue resolved. He further said the extension of dates by the Supreme Court is emotionally hurting Hindus. |
Raise parliamentarians' salary to reduce corruption: BJP MP | BJP MP Harish Dwivedi has urged PM Narendra Modi to increase the salary of parliamentarians, stating that the move will curb corruption in the country. "An MP has to hire...people to carry out his work...But his monthly salary is less than that of a primary school teacher," he said. "This forces us to extort money from other sources," he added. |
J&K records 2,936 cases of ceasefire violations by Pak in 2018 | Jammu and Kashmir recorded 2,936 instances of ceasefire violations by Pakistan in 2018, the highest in the past 15 years, a senior Army official said. With an average of eight cases daily, 61 people were killed and over 250 injured in these ceasefire violations. "Pakistan vows to maintain peace..., but they do not keep their promises," the Army official added. |
Madame Tussauds-owner to build Legoland Park in South Korea | Madame Tussauds-owner Merlin Entertainments on Monday said it has entered into a partnership agreement with the Gangwon Provincial Government to build a Legoland theme park in South Korea. The deal is worth around $260 million. The Legoland park, which is based on plastic Lego bricks, is set to open by 2022 and expects to employ 1,600 people. |
Direct tax collection rises 14.1% in April-December period | The gross direct tax collection during April-December 2018 stood at â¹8.74 lakh crore, registering a 14.1% rise from the corresponding period last year. The Income Tax Department issued â¹1.30 lakh crore of refunds, 17% more than refunds issued during the same period a year ago. The net collection after refunds rose 13.6% from the year-ago period to â¹7.43 lakh crore. |
ITR filing hits record 6.21 cr till December 2018: Reports | The Income Tax Return (ITR) filing reportedly rose 43% to 6.21 crore in the current fiscal till December 30. The number of ITRs is expected to hit the 7-crore mark by March 2019, reports added. Refunds were issued to 2.4 crore taxpayers as of December 2018, a 53% rise from the year-ago period, reports further observed. |
Wouldn't like 'loose money' situation: RBI Guv on liquidity | Referring to the issue of liquidity, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the central bank would not like it to become a situation of "loose money". "Excess liquidity has adverse consequences," he added. The RBI recently announced additional infusion of liquidity through Open Market Operations (OMO) of â¹60,000 crore for December and January.n |
Model giving water bottles photobombs celeb pics at Golden Globes | A model in a violet dress handing out Fiji Water bottles has gone viral on the internet after she appeared in the background of almost every celebrity's pictures at the Golden Globe Awards' red carpet on Monday. People shared her pictures and called her 'Fiji water girl'. Some even joked that she must be given the best supporting role award. |
First look of PM Modi's biopic starring Vivek Oberoi released | The first look of the upcoming biopic 'PM Narendra Modi', a biopic on PM Modi starring Vivek Oberoi in the lead role has been released. The actor released the posters of the film in 23 languages with Maharashtra's CM Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Monday. The film has been directed by Omung Kumar. |
Bigger than 1983 WC win: Shastri on India's Test series win in Aus | India head coach Ravi Shastri has said India's maiden Test series victory in Australia is "as big or even bigger" than 1983 World Cup and 1985 World Championship victories for him. "This is in the truest format of the game...Test cricket...which is meant to be the toughest," added Shastri, who had played the 1983 and 1985 tournaments as a player. |
UK court clears extradition of accused in 2000 match-fixing scandal | A UK court has cleared extradition of 50-year-old bookie Sanjeev Chawla, a key accused in the 2000 match-fixing scandal involving late South Africa captain Hansie Cronje, to India. The accused had moved to the UK in 1996 and obtained a British passport in 2005. This comes after the UK high court accepted assurances given by India regarding Tihar Jail's condition. |
Ex-Barça captain Iniesta poses with people in blackface, criticised | Ex-Barcelona captain Andrés Iniesta has been criticised for sharing a picture showing him with a group of people, including two in blackface, during Three Kings Day celebration in Spain. "I cannot believe in 2019 famous people are still doing or are around people doing "blackface" and tweeting it," a user tweeted. "[T]his is not cool. It's very disappointing," wrote another. |
Billionaire offers â¹6.5 crore to 100 people for most retweeted tweet | A tweet by billionaire and Japan's largest clothing website Zozotown's 43-year-old Founder Yusaku Maezawa became the most retweeted tweet ever in less than two days after receiving over 48 lakh retweets. He had offered to share around â¹6.5 crore between 100 randomly selected people who retweeted the tweet. The tweet appeared to be a celebratory post about his company's sales. |
67-yr-old MP dances with students on 'Aankh Marey' in Maharashtra | Nationalist Congress Party's 67-year-old MP Madhukar Kukde broke into a dance on the song 'Aankh Marey' from 'Simmba' on Saturday during a school function in Maharashtra. The school's students joined him on the stage as the crowd cheered during his dance. Kukde assumed the office last year in May after winning the Bhandara-Gondiya bypoll. |
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for 3rd consecutive term | Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh's Prime Minister for a third consecutive term on Monday after her Awami League-led alliance won 288 of the 298 seats in the December 30 election. President Abdul Hamid administered the oath of office to 71-year-old Hasina at the Bangabhaban. This is Hasina's fourth term in office overall. |
Would love to cast Rani, Vidya again: 'No One Killed...' maker | 'No One Killed Jessica' director Raj Kumar Gupta, on the occasionâ of the film completing 8 years since its release, said that he'd "love" to work with Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan once again. "I was happy that I was able to bring Vidya and Rani together on this film. They both fell in love with my script," he added. |
3-time F1 champ hospitalised 5 months after lung transplant | Niki Lauda, three-time Formula One world champion, has been admitted to the hospital with flu, five months after undergoing a lung transplant. The 69-year-old underwent the life-saving lung transplant operation in August before he was released for rehabilitation nearly four months later. Lauda won his three F1 championships in 1975, 1977 and 1984. |
Messi, Suarez score in Barcelona's 2-1 win over Getafe | Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were on the scoresheet as Barcelona registered a 2-1 win over Getafe in the La Liga. The win helps Barcelona stretch their lead at the top of the La Liga points table to five points. Messi's goal was his 399th goal in La Liga. Notably, Real Madrid are in fifth place, 10 points behind Barcelona. |
French startup makes smart glasses to alert sleepy drivers | French startup Ellcie Healthy has created smart glasses which can alert users who fall asleep while driving. The device uses 15 sensors to detect factors like head nods, eye blinks and yawns to determine when the user is falling asleep. It then sends an alert involving flashing on the side of eyes and buzzing sound based on the user's drowsiness. |
BJP trying to arm-twist Akhilesh through CBI: Mayawati | Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday said that the BJP is trying to arm-twist SP chief Akhilesh Yadav through the CBI. Her comment came after the reports that the CBI might question Yadav in the mining scam. She further said that such tactics were nothing new as the BJP always indulged in such "dirty politics and electoral conspiracies". |
AAP defunct in Punjab, no need for an alliance: Punjab CM | Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said that "there was absolutely no need" for Congress in the state to go in alliance with AAP. He added that AAP was "totally non-existent in Punjab" as against the situation prevailing in the last Lok Sabha elections. However, he said that the final decision will be taken by the Congress high command. |
Maach bhaat khayenge, mahagathbandhan jeetayenge: VIP Chief | Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) Chief Mukesh Sahani has organised a party for key leaders of the grand alliance in Bihar and the fisher community. Inviting them over a lunch of fish and rice, Sahni coined 'Maach bhaat khayenge aur mahagathbandhan ko jeetayenge' as the party's slogan. Approximately 200 kg of fish has been ordered for 600 guests, as per reports. |
BJP in alliance with CBI to target Akhilesh: Samajwadi Party | Samajwadi Party on Monday took a dig at the BJP saying it is "allying" with the CBI due to alliance talks between SP and BSP. Protesting in Lok Sabha against the CBI's alleged action against party president Akhilesh Yadav, SP alleged the CBI has become a parrot of the BJP. SP also raised slogans against CBI and BJP in LS. |
Tax evasion may cause store closure in India: Alibaba to sellers | Alibaba-owned online retailer AliExpress has warned infringing sellers that evading taxes in India may lead to store closure. This comes after the Indian government's clampdown on Chinese e-tailers shipping products as 'gifts' to avoid paying customs duties. "AliExpress, as a marketplace...forbids any illegal activities by sellers on its platform," the e-tailer said. |
OLX acquires Mumbai-based recruitment portal Aasaanjobs | Online classifieds platform OLX acquired Mumbai-based recruitment portal Aasaanjobs for an undisclosed amount. OLX will strengthen its online job search vertical in blue and grey collar space through this acquisition. Founded in 2014 by IIT Bombay alumni, Aasaanjobs is an end-to-end recruitment platform which connects employers, consultants and job seekers. |
Great scope for bilateral relations with India: Norway PM | Norway PM Erna Solberg on Monday said that there is a great scope to develop bilateral relations with India in areas such as business, trade and investments. She added that Norway has launched a new strategy to strengthen bilateral ties and economic relations with India which "continues to be the fastest growing economy in the G20". |
Odisha police held 178 criminals in 2 months special drive | At least 178 criminals, including 51 who had warrants pending against them for a long time, have been arrested in Odisha's Koraput in a two-month-long special drive, police said. Police added that those arrested are facing charges of dacoity, attempt-to-murder and robbery among other crimes. Around 125 of the 178 criminals are involved in dacoity-related cases, police said. |
Patna records more murders in a day than J&K: J&K Governor | Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said the number of murders in Patna in a day is equivalent to the number of deaths in J&K in a week. "Jammu and Kashmir is just like other states, thereâs no massacre going on at this time," he added. "Stone pelting and recruitment to terrorist groups have stopped," he further said. |
This won't save the govt: Congress leader on 10% quota move | Congress leader Harish Rawat said the Centre's move of reserving 10% in jobs and educational institutions for economically backward section in the general category, won't save the BJP-led NDA government. "It's too late now...This comes at a time when elections are around," he added. Meanwhile, Patidar leader Hardik Patel called the move the âlast arrow in PM Narendra Modi's quiver".n |
Bodies of 2 girls found near railway tracks in Uttar Pradesh | Bodies of two teenage girls were found on Monday on the railway tracks in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district, police said. Both the girls were school students and were missing since Sunday afternoon, police added. Police further said that it was not clear whether it was a suicide or an accident and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination. |
10% HIV+ blood donors in TN not told about their infection | According to Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS), every year, around 10% of blood donors who are found to be HIV+ are not informed. From the 183 donors who tested positive between 2015-2017, 23 were not informed of their infection. Lack of accurate contact details of the patient is a reason for the same, a TANSACS official said. |
Bandhan Bank set to acquire HDFC-led Gruh Finance: Reports | Bandhan Bank will reportedly acquire mortgage lender Gruh Finance via a share swap, in a bid to cut the bank's promoter holding. Shareholders of Gruh Finance, in which HDFC has 57.83% stake, will receive three Bandhan Bank shares for every five shares held in the home financier, reports said. HDFC will also cut its stake further by 5.5%, reports added. |
Domestic airlines inducted over 120 aircraft in 2018 | Domestic carriers, for the first time, inducted more than 120 aircraft in 2018. Budget carrier IndiGo accounted for nearly half of the new planes. The nine major Indian carriers including Air India and Vistara inducted over 120 aircraft comprising both twin and single-aisle as well as regional jets last year as compared to 88 planes inducted in 2017. |
Companies, CAs may have to submit KYC details to government | The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is planning to collect Know Your Customer (KYC) details of companies, chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries. The exercise would help form a "sanitised list" of companies and professionals, MCA Secretary Injeti Srinivas said. The ministry earlier carried out the KYC initiative for company directors to prevent illicit flow of funds. |
10% quota for economically backward in general category: Report | The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a 10% reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category, several reports said. This reservation will be over and above the existing 50% reservation, the reports added. The government is likely to bring a constitutional amendment bill in the Parliament for the reservation on Tuesday. |
Man finds 3 sons aren't his after 20 years, sues ex-wife | Fifty-year-old Richard Mason from UK sued his ex-wife on discovering after 20 years the three boys he raised as his sons weren't his own and has offered £5,000 to find their real father's identity. Richard was told by doctors in 2016 he was infertile since birth. His ex-wife later admitted to having an affair with a colleague during their marriageâ. |
Let's savour the win, not debate Warner, Smith's absence: Gambhir | Reacting to India's first ever Test series victory on Australian soil, ex-India cricketer Gautam Gambhir said that it's a big day for us as a sporting nation. "For once, let's not debate or dissect the impact of absence of Warner & Smith, let's just savour the moment and be proud. Let's be together on this one at least!" he tweeted. |
The White Walker seals the deal Down Under: Ashwin on Pujara | Following India's Test series victory in Australia, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared Cheteshwar Pujara's picture on Instagram, writing, "The White Walker seals the deal Down Under." In the picture, Pujara can be seen behind a smartphone showing images of 'White Walkers', humanoid creatures in TV series 'Game of Thrones'. Earlier, Pujara had revealed Ashwin gave him the nickname 'White Walker'. |
RBI may pay govt up to â¹40,000 crore interim dividend: Report | The RBI may reportedly transfer an interim dividend of â¹30,000-â¹40,000 crore to the government by March. Final decision on the dividend could reportedly be taken by the time Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents government's budget on February 1. The funds are crucial to meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3% of the GDP for the financial year ending in March. |
Thackeray apologises after writer dropped from literary meet | MNS chief Raj Thackeray has issued an apology after organisers of a Marathi literary meet withdrew an invitation extended to writer Nayantara Sahgal based on threats from a MNS worker. Urging MNS workers not to make statements on sensitive issues without consulting him, Thackeray said he had no objection to Sahgal's presence. "We wholeheartedly welcome her," he added. |
Attempts being made to disturb Naseeruddin Shah: Amartya Sen | Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Sunday came out in support of actor Naseeruddin Shah, who was criticised over his remarks on mob violence and later on an alleged crackdown on freedom of expression. "We must protest against such attempts to disturb the actor," he said, adding, "Losing the ability to tolerate others is a serious cause for concern." |
Literary meet cancels invite to Nayantara Sahgal over threat | Organisers of a Marathi literary meet have withdrawn an invitation extended to writer Nayantara Sahgal after receiving threats to disrupt the function. This is to "avoid any untoward incident and in view of the controversy that has cropped up against her name", organisers said. In 2015, Sahgal had returned her Sahitya Akademi award in protest against alleged intolerance in India. |
Woman asks for knife to cut cake, waiter attacks her with it | The Andheri police on Sunday arrested a 23-year-old waiter, Nishant Gowda, for allegedly attacking an NRI woman named Farzana Mirat with a knife after she had asked for one to cut her cake. Police said she called the waiter six-seven times and the way she ordered the waiter 'irked' him. "Mirat was in a state of shock," the officer added. |
Saudi teen barricades herself in Thai hotel to stop deportation | A Saudi teenager fleeing her family barricaded herself inside a Thai airport hotel on Monday, refusing to allow immigration officials to escort her on to a flight to Kuwait. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun said she had renounced Islam and fears her family will kill her. The 18-year-old was on a trip to Kuwait with her family when she fled. |
UAEâs biggest bank to repay clients for fee charged in error | United Arab Emirates' (UAE) largest bank First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has said it is working to repay customers wrongly charged $47.7 on their accounts. The error was caused due to a "system issue", the bank added. This comes after the lender received customer complaints on social media over being charged the fee but given little explanation. |
Court rejects plea seeking ban on 'The Accidental...' trailer | The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking a ban on the trailer of the film 'The Accidental Prime Minister'. The plea said the trailer violated Section 416 of the Indian Penal Code as the impersonation of a living character is not permissible in law. Anupam Kher portrays former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the film. |
Pay cut rumours are false: Krushna on The Kapil Sharma Show | Denying the reports that said Kapil Sharma has slashed his fees for 'The Kapil Sharma Show', his colleague Krushna Abhishek said, "These pay cut rumours are false. We're getting our stipulated amount. We're extremely happy working together." Reports had said that while Kapil used to charge around â¹60-70 lakh per episode earlier, he is now charging â¹17-20 lakh per episode. |
We are very grateful for anticipatory bail: Alok Nath | Alok Nath, who has been granted anticipatory bail by a sessions court in Mumbai, said, "We [Alok and his team of lawyers] are very grateful for that." "Now, when I'm in a position to speak I'll have a heart-to-heart with you," he added. An FIR was earlier filed against the actor based on a complaint issued by producer Vinta Nanda. |
Let's make a habit of it: President on India's series win in Aus | Reacting to India's first-ever Test series win in Australia, President Ram Nath Kovind congratulated Virat Kohli and the Indian team, urging them to make a "habit of it". Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian team, calling the Indian Test team's series win "a historic cricketing accomplishment in Australia". |
Get citizenship bill or Assam goes to Jinnahs: BJP leader | Senior Assam minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is not passed, Assam will go to the "Jinnahs". "People are concerned that we are trying to bring somebody (outsiders), which is false," he added. The Bill proposes to make minority immigrants from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan eligible for Indian citizenship. |
Absence of Smith and Warner not India's fault: Sunil Gavaskar | Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner from the Australian team is not India's fault and that the Australian cricket board could have handed shorter bans to the duo. "[I]t was thought that one-year bans would be good for Australian cricket, that they needed to be made an example," Gavaskar added. |
Have to tip our hat to Team India: Australia captain Paine | After Australia's first-ever Test series loss to India on home soil, captain Tim Paine admitted his side were outplayed by a superior team and that they had to tip their hat to the Indian team. "[W]e know how tough it is to win in India so congrats to Virat and Ravi because it's a huge achievement," Paine said. |
Narendra Modi will become next Prime Minister: Nitish Kumar | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that PM Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister again after the Lok Sabha polls. He added JD(U) had nothing to do with controversial issues such as building a Ram temple in Ayodhya and triple talaq. He further said his party desired that both issues should be resolved peacefully and by consensus. |
Lok Sabha Speaker suspends 4 MPs for disrupting proceedings | Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday suspended three AIADMK MPs and one TDP lawmaker for disrupting proceedings in the House. The parliamentarians had continued to protest in the Well despite warning from the Speaker, following which Mahajan suspended them for "abusing the law of the House". She had suspended 45 members last week for unruly behaviour. |
EC cancels bypoll for Assembly seat held by late Karunanidhi | The Election Commission has cancelled the bypoll for Tamil Nadu Assembly seat of Thiruvarur, which has been lying vacant since the death of DMK leader M Karunanidhi in August last year. This comes after Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan urged the EC not to hold the bypoll citing ongoing relief works post cyclone Gaja. Thiruvarur was one of the worst-affected districts. |
Indira Gandhi proved her mettle without quota: Nitin Gadkari | Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday lauded former PM Indira Gandhi, saying she proved her mettle in her party among other dedicated male leaders without reservation. Union Minister Sushma Swaraj, ex-Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan also did well similarly, he added. He clarified he isn't against women reservation but against caste and religion-based politics. |
Bengaluru accommodation startup Zolo raises â¹210 crore | Bengaluru-based accommodation startup Zolo raised $30 million (about â¹210 crore) in Series B funding round from investors Nexus Venture Partners, IDFC Alternatives and Mirae Asset. The funding round reportedly valued the startup at over $100 million (â¹690 crore). Founded in 2015, Zolo provides completely managed co-living spaces to students and professionals. |
Government adds 5,000 seats to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas | Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced the addition of 5,000 seats to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), residential schools primarily focused on rural children, from academic session 2019-2020. "This is the biggest-ever expansion of quality education for rural students," Javadekar said during the announcement. Currently, JNVs have 46,600 seats. |
Patna HC rejects plea, asks Tejashwi Yadav to leave bungalow | Patna High Court on Monday rejected RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's plea challenging Bihar government's order asking him to vacate the bungalow allotted to him while he was the deputy CM. The court asked him to vacate the building for current Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi. Tejashwi still lives in the bungalow, even a year after RJD lost power in Bihar. |
5 killed, 1 critical after car rams into truck in Odisha | At least five people were killed and one was critical after a car collided with a truck in Kendrapara district of Odisha on Monday. Six members of a dance group were traveling in the car which hit the truck parked on the roadside. The injured person has been taken to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. |
Ericsson 'distorting issues' with contempt petition: RCom | Reliance Communications (RCom) has accused Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson of "distorting issues" by trying to sensationalise its contempt petition against the telco's Chairman Anil Ambani. RCom added it is "fully committed" to settle dues with Ericsson. The Indian telecom company had said it would repay Ericsson from the proceeds of its sale of wireless assets to Reliance Jio.nn |
Bihar shelter girls forced to have sex, dance to vulgar songs: CBI | Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case, used to force girls to dance to vulgar songs and have sex with his guests, the CBI said in a charge sheet. It added that girls who refused to entertain guests were offered only chapati and salt at night. CBI filed the charge sheet before special POCSO court. |
Y'all some stupid motherf***ers if you vote for Trump: Snoop Dogg | Amid the partial US government shutdown, rapper Snoop Dogg has called on federal workers, who aren't being paid right now, to not re-elect Donald Trump as the President in 2020. He added that federal workers who'll vote for Trump are some "stupid motherf***ers". "So if he...really don't give a f**k about us. So f**k him too," Snoop Dogg further said. |
'Bohemian Rhapsody' named Best Picture at 76th Golden Globe Awards | 'Bohemian Rhapsody', the biopic on rock band Queen was named the Best Motion Picture Drama at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards. 'Green Book' won the award for Best Musical or Comedy while the award for the Best Foreign Language Film went to 'Roma'. Meanwhile, Alfonso Cuaron won the Best Director award for 'Roma'. |
By far this is my best achievement: Kohli on Test series win vs Aus | After winning the four-match Test series against Australia 2-1, Team India captain Virat Kohli said that by far the historic series victory is his best achievement. "It has to be on top of the pile. When we won...2011 World Cup, I was the youngest member...I saw the others getting emotional but I didn't really feel what they felt," Kohli added. |
India celebrate Australia Test series victory with 'Pujara dance' | Cricket Australia tweeted a video of India celebrating their Test series victory against Australia by doing what India captain Virat Kohli called 'Pujara dance'. "When Pujara walks...he doesn't move his hands...[the dance] is more of an extension of his walk...Rishabh Pant came up with it," Kohli explained. "Pujara couldn't even do it...you can see how simple he is!" he added. |
India 1st Asian team to win a Test series in Australia | After clinching the four-match Test series against Australia 2-1, India became the first Asian team to win a Test series on Australian soil. This was India's 12th Test series in Australia, having earlier lost eight and drawn three. Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have played 12, six and one Test series each in Australia so far. |
Construction of world's largest cricket stadium in Gujarat underway | The construction of world's largest cricket stadium in Gujarat's Ahmedabad is underway. Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) vice-president Parimal Nathwani shared pictures of construction work underway, tweeting, "Once completed the dream project of GCA will become pride of entire India." The stadium is tipped to have a capacity of 1,10,000, overtaking the 1,00,024-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground. |
Rooney arrested in US in December for public intoxication & swearing | Ex-Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney was arrested in the US on December 16 for public intoxication and swearing at an airport in Virginia. The 33-year-old, who currently plays for the Major League Soccer side DC United, was later released on a personal recognizance bond. According to court documents, Rooney paid a $25-fine and $91 costs on January 4. |
Time to throw out Modi's dictatorial, undemocratic regime: Kejriwal | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that it was time to throw out the "dictatorial and undemocratic regime" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He urged people not to forget what the PM Modi's political opponents faced during the last five years, adding, "In its last weeks in office, Modi [government] shamelessly unleashed CBI on Akhilesh Yadav." |
Flipkart's Binny Bansal backed VC fund 021 Ventures gets â¹222 crore | Flipkart Co-founder Binny Bansal-backed venture capital fund 021 Ventures has made its first close of $32 million (almost â¹222 crore). One-third of this fund has been invested by half a dozen former and current Flipkart executives. Started in 2017 by Bansalâs financial advisor Sailesh Tulshan, the fund also roped in Wipro's Azim Premji's Foundation as an institutional investor. |
26-yr-old Telangana engineer shot in mouth by robbers in US | A 26-year-old electrical engineer from Telangana has been shot in the mouth by robbers while returning from work in US' Detroit. The victim, P Sai Krishna, had stopped at a Mexican joint when the armed robbers barged into his car and forced him to drive to an isolated place. They later shot him and looted his wallet and other belongings. |
Odisha Minister quits after row over his remark on rape case | Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy has resigned a day after being criticised by PM Narendra Modi over his remarks on the acquittal of two accused in 2011 gangrape and murder of a Dalit girl. "I welcome the judgement. It's a victory of truth...victim got justice," he had said. The government couldn't ensure justice for the victim, PM Modi later remarked. |
30-year-old shot dead for throwing stones at dog in Delhi | A 30-year-old man was shot dead by the owner of a dog in Delhi's Welcome Colony after he threw stones at the canine as it tried to bite him. The dog's owner, who saw the stones hit the dog, went inside his house and came out with a gun. He then shot the man after a brief argument. |
Nearly brain dead US man wakes up after life support turned off | A US man, who doctors believed would never recover and would end up brain dead, woke up after his family took the decision to take him off life support. The man was diagnosed with a stroke after being found in bed in his Nebraska home, unresponsive but breathing, on December 12. "It was pretty much a miracle," the man said. |
I am insecure, I am fragile, I have fears: Hailey Bieber | Hailey Bieber took to her Instagram and wrote, "No matter how amazing life may look from the outside I struggle...I'm insecure, I'm fragile, I'm hurting, I've fears, I've doubts, I've anxiety, I get sad, I get angry." "I constantly feel like I am just not good enough. Every single day is a confidence battle for me," the model further wrote. |
Pooja Hegde to star with Akshay in 'Sooryavanshi': Reports | Pooja Hegde will star opposite Akshay Kumar in Rohit Shetty's 'Sooryavanshi', as per reports. Akshay will reportedly be seen portraying the character of an ATS police in the film. "There is hardly any space for a heroine...The cop dramas have always had minute roles for all the actresses and it is a similar case for 'Sooryavanshi' as well," stated reports. |
Rami Malek, Glenn Close win Best Acting awards at Golden Globes 2019 | Rami Malek won the Best Actor Award in the drama category for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at the 76th Golden Globe Awards while Glenn Close got the Best Actress Award in the drama category for 'The Wife'. Olivia Colman won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for 'The Favourite'. |
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