Mumbai: Actresses Nia Sharma and Jasmin Bhasin on Monday made heads turn with their glamorous appearance at the launch event of the upcoming TV show “Naagin 4”. Nia opted for a pink ethnic suit while Jasmine looked...
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My biopic must inspire girl child, parents: IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal
By Narendra Puppala New Delhi: Happy, but not too surprised is the candid response from the feisty IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal when queried about the announcement of a biopic based on her uncompromising stance in the line of...
Hero Moto Corp two-wheelers’ prices to be hiked from Jan 1
New Delhi: Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp will raise ex-showroom prices of motorcycles and scooters from January 1, 2020.According to the company, price increase across the two-wheeler range will be up to Rs 2,000.”The...
NSE launches interest rate options on govt bonds
Mumbai: Stock exchange major NSE has launched interest rate options on 10-year government bonds to provide institutional investors ability to manage risk through a non-linear product. “By launching interest rate options, we...
K’taka bypolls: BJP wins 12, Congress 2, JD(S) 0
Bengaluru, Dec 9: In a near sweep, a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 12 seats, while the Congress managed just 2 and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) faced total rout in Karnataka’s by-elections for 15 Assembly...
President Kovind recognises old friend, meets after 12 years
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9: President Ram Nath Kovind met his old MP friend from Odisha after a long gap of 12 years during the valedictory ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebration of Utkal University on Sunday. The President...
BJP’s 12 winners to be made ministers, says Yediyurappa
Bengaluru, Dec 9: Buoyed by a landslide victory in 12 of the 15 Assembly by-elections held on December 5, an elated Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday declared that all the winning party candidates would be made...
Abhay assumes charge as new Odisha DGP
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 Senior IPS officer Abhay assumed charge as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Odisha police force on Monday. Abhay, a 1986 batch IPS officer, took charge from the DGP In-charge Satyajit Mohanty at the...
Emperor penguins walk near China’s polar icebreaker Xuelong 2
(191208) — ABOARD XUELONG 2, Dec. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) — Emperor penguins walk near China’s polar icebreaker Xuelong 2 in the Antarctica’s Prydz Bay, Dec. 6, 2019. Team members of China’s 36th Antarctic...
A farmer busy working at a mustard field on the outskirts of Amritsar
Amritsar: A farmer busy working at a mustard field on the outskirts of Amritsar, on Dec 7, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
Indian U17 Women’s Football squad arrive in Mumbai
Mumbai: The 22-member Indian U17 Women’s Football squad arrive in Mumbai ahead of U17 Women’s Football Tournament 2019, on Dec 9, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
UP plans 218 courts to fast track cases against women, kid
Lucknow, Dec 9 The Uttar Pradesh government would set up 218 fast-track courts to deal with cases related to crimes against women and children, said Law Minister Brijesh Pathak. The decision was taken by the state cabinet, here...
Another Unnao molestation victim contests UP police stand
Lucknow, Dec 9 Unnerved by the surge in rape complaints and the police apathy, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh seems to have gone into a denial mode. The government spokesman here on Monday denied an Unnao...
ISI using honeytrap to target Indian Army officers: Minister
New Delhi, Dec 9 The Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is making efforts to use honeytrap as a tool in order to trap Indian officers in armed forces, Minister of State (Defence) Shripad Naik said on Monday...
Citizenship Bill introduced in LS amid opposition’s objection
New Delhi, Dec 9 The government on Monday introduced the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha despite objection raised by the opposition parties calling the move “fundamentally...
Richa Chadha: Pay disparity in films continues despite discussions
Mumbai, Dec 9 Actress Richa Chadha says women are still paid lesser than their male counterparts in the film business across the world despite all the talk on discrepancies. “We have been discussing the discrepancies...
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 to launch in India by January 2020
Beijing, Dec 9 Chinese phone maker Xiaomi after launching Mi Note 10, the world’s first smartphone to feature 108MP camera in Europe and in its domestic market as Mi CC9 Pro, is now all set to launch the smartphone in...
Life cripples in Tripura after call for shutdown against CAB
Agartala, Dec 9 Life was almost crippled in TTAADC areas in Tripura on Monday as many tribal parties including BJP’s ally IPFT observed shutdown against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB). Road and rail traffic were...
1 in 4 married Indians fear cheating: Survey
New Delhi, Dec 9 Insecurity seems to loom large over Indian marriages, as a new survey reveals that 45 per cent of Indians want to check their partner’s phone without their knowledge and 55 per cent have already done it. As...
McConaughey’s ‘The Gentlemen’ gets India release date
New Delhi, Dec 9: Guy Ritchies action-comedy “The Gentlemen”, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Henry Golding and Hugh Grant, will release in India on January 24. The film is being...