New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Attacking the Narendra Modi government for targetting public intellectuals and activists, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Thursday demanded withdrawal of cases filed against senior professor and author Anand Teltumbde in the Bhima Koregaon case. “The vicious targetting by the Modi government and BJP state governments of intellectuals and activists, who support the cause of Dalit and oppressed communities, is intensifying”, the Left party’s polit bureau said in a statement. It said that Mr Teltumbde has been falsely charged in this case when he was not even present at the event. Teltumbde is a senior…
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Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn on Friday announced the release of the first look poster of his upcoming comedy flick ‘Total Dhamaal’ and said the trailer will release on January 21. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Ajay said,’Aaj se hoga sirf #TotalDhamaal.Gear up for The Wildest Adventure Ever!!Trailer out on 21st Jan.’ ‘Total Dhamaal’ is an upcoming adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Indra Kumar. It is the sequel to the 2011 film ‘Double Dhamaal’ and the third installment of the ‘Dhamaal’ film series. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Madhuri Dixit, Esha Gupta and…
Snapdeal, an e-commerce marketplace, is set to kick-start five-day Republic Day edition of Deals of India from January 20. The sale offers a large collection of attractively priced TVs, home appliances, kitchen essentials and winter items. It has a huge variety of fun winter apparel including stylish jackets, cute beanies and multi-coloured skull caps. There are special deals on hot water bags, heating pads and heel repair silicone sleeves. Winter appliances, a range of hair building fibres, fitness gadgets, equipments and accessories and dry fruits would also be available during the sale. The sale has blockbuster deals on appliances like…
ସାଗରିକା ସମ୍ପ୍ରତି ରାଜନେତା ତଥା ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ବିଶେଷଙ୍କ ଜୀବନୀ ଉପରେ ଫିଲ୍ମ ନିର୍ମାଣର ର ଟ୍ରେଣ୍ଡ ଚାଲିଥିବାବେଳେ ଓଲିଉଡ୍ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏ ଦଉଡରେ ପଛରେ ପଡ଼ିନି । ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମନମୋହନ ସିଂଙ୍କ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଜୀବନୀକୁ ନେଇ ‘ଆକ୍ସିଡେଣ୍ଟାଲ୍ ପ୍ରାଇମ୍ ମିନିଷ୍ଟର୍’ ରିଲିଜ୍ ହୋଇଥିବାବେଳେ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମୋଦିଙ୍କ ଜୀବନୀ ଆଧାରିତ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ବହୁତ ଜଲ୍ଦି ପରଦା ଉପରକୁ ଆସିବାର ସମ୍ଭାବନା ରହିଛି । ଆସନ୍ତା ୨୫ ତାରିଖରେ ଶିବସେନାର ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାତା ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବାଲ୍ସାହେବ ଠାକ୍ରେଙ୍କ ଜୀବନୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ପରଦାକୁ ଆସୁଛି । ରାଜନୀତି ଓ ସିନେମା ଦୁହେଁ ଦୁହିଁଙ୍କର ପରିପୂରକ । ଭାରତୀୟ ସିନେମାରେ ରାଜନୀତିର ପ୍ରଭାବ ବହୁଳ ପରିଲକ୍ଷିତ ହୁଏ । ତେବେ ଏହି ଧାରାରେ ଆମ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଇଣ୍ଡଷ୍ଟ୍ରି ଟିକେ ପଛରେ ପଡ଼ି ଯାଇଥିବା ପରି ମନେ ହେଉଛି । କିନ୍ତୁ ନିକଟରେ ଏକ ନିର୍ମାଣଧୀନ ଫିଲ୍ମ ଏହି ଆଶଙ୍କାକୁ ଭୁଲ୍ ପ୍ରମାଣିତ କରିଛି ।…
The death toll from the explosion at a police school in Colombia’s Bogota reached 21, while 68 others sustained injuries, local media reported on Friday The attack took place at General Santander Police Academy in Bogota on Thursday, ahead of a graduation ceremony at the school. “Unfortunately, the provisional list includes 21 deceased, including the perpetrator,” the police said in a statement.
PhonePe, India’s fastest growing payments platform, today announced that it has grown its offline merchant base to over one million. This milestone has been achieved in less than a year and reflects on the platform’s phenomenal acceptance across both large organised retail stores as well as small and mid-size retail stores in the country, it said in a release issued here. Being one of the pioneers in the UPI space, PhonePe enables merchants to accept payments from consumers through multiple instruments like UPI, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, PhonePe wallet as well as external wallets. Speaking on reaching this milestone, Yuvraj…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର – ଶୁଣା ଯାଉଛି, ପୂର୍ବତନ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀକାନ୍ତ ଜେନା ଏବେ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଅରବିନ୍ଦ କେଜ୍ରିୱାଲଙ୍କ ସହ ଯୋଗାଯୋଗରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ଆସନ୍ତା ୩୧ ଜାନୁଆରୀ କେଜ୍ରିୱାଲଙ୍କ ଓଡିଶା ଗସ୍ତ ସମୟରେ ହୁଏତ କିଛି ଗୋଟେ ନୂଆ ଘଟିପାରେ! – ଶୁଣା ଯାଉଛି, ନବ ଦାସ ଓ ଯୋଗେଶ ସିଂଙ୍କ ପରେ ଆହୁରି ଚାରି ଜଣ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ବିଧାୟକ ଦଳ ଛାଡିବା ଲାଗି ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନେଇ ସାରିଛନ୍ତି। – ଶୁଣା ଯାଉଛି, ପୁରୁଣା କଂଗ୍ରେସ ନେତାଏ ଦଳ ଛାଡିଲା ପରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ପୁରୁଣା ବିଜେଡି ନେତାଏ ଅକ୍ତିଆର କରିବେ। ଅର୍ଥାତ ଦଳ ଛେଉଣ୍ଡ ହୋଇ ବୁଲୁଥିବା ବିଜେଡ଼ିର ପୁରୁଣା ନେତାମାନେ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଶିବିରରେ ଯୋଗଦେବେ। ଏଇ ତିନୋଟି ଯାକ ଶୁଣାକଥା କୁ ଆମେ ଖବର ବୋଲି ଭାବି ପାରିବା କି? ଅନେକ ସମୟରେ ରାଜନୀତିରେ ଶୁଣାକଥା ଇ ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସମୟରେ ପକ୍କା ଖବର ପାଲଟିଥାଏ। ତେବେ ଉପରେ ଦିଆ…
(UNI) Sony SAB is all set to launch horror-comdey show ‘Band Baja Bandh Darwaza’ from January 26. The show stars Mukesh Tiwari (Sanjeev Sharma), AmitoshNagpal (Rocky), Neelu Kohli (SaritaKhurana) and Rajendra Sharma (ChandanKhurana), which will take viewers on a roller-coaster ride with ‘abhootiya’ twist. Talking about the show during launch, Mukesh Tiwari aka Sanjeev Sharma said,” ‘Band Baja Bandh Darwaza’ is a comedy show which stands far away from any slapstick comedy, more specifically it is a horror comedy. It is a story of some regrets and wishes which the ghost couldn’t fulfill while he was alive and now haunts…
Flagship smartphone Huawei Y9 2019 goes on sale on Thursday with free Boat Bluetooth earphone at Rs.2,990 on Amazon India. Jio customers can get benefits worth Rs.4,450 along with 100GB 4G data on its purchase. Vodaphone prepaid customers will get 1.1 GB additional data on recharge of Rs.199 with 28 day validity.
(UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday nixed some provisions of law imposing restrictions on the licensing and functioning of dance bars in Maharashtra, paving the way for their reopening. A bench, headed by Justice A K Sikri, relaxed stringent conditions imposed by the state government for obtaining licenses for dance bars. The bench revoked certain provisions of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (Working therein) Act, 2016 like the mandatory installation of CCTVs, saying there was no need for surveillance inside dance bars as it violates privacy.
Colors’ upcoming historical drama ‘Khoob Ladi Mardaani – Jhansi Ki Rani’ will revive the unknown saga of a commoner Manikarnika, who evolved into Jhansi’s warrior queen, thus becoming an integral part of our country’s history. Known as the valorous queen, this show will not only explore Manikarnika as the warrior but will also shed light on the compassionate side of this courageous young girl who fought many battles both internally and externally to put Jhansi on the map of India. Playing this magnificent role will be the young and talented, Anushka Sen. Joining Anushka Sen will be Vikas Kashyap, the…
Union Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday slammed the manner a section of lawyers and others had attacked former Chief Justice Dipak Misra and maintained that the threat to the independence of judiciary can also come from the ‘public pressures’ the ‘Compulsive Contrarians’ exert on Judges. “There are a set of extra-adventurist lawyers practising in the highest Court, as in every other Courts. Their strategy is to over-awe the Court. They threaten to walk out of cases, they move impeachment motions in their Political capacity to flex their muscles and clout, they make public comments on…
(UNI) Reacting to reports that a snowcat operator had a narrow escape during a snow clearance operation in Srinagar, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said the men who keep roads open in the snowy conditions, along with the power department linemen who restore electricity when the lines come down are the unsung heroes of winter in Kashmir. “I’m glad he escaped unscathed. The men who keep our roads open in the snowy conditions are indeed the unsung heroes of winter in Kashmir along with the power department linesmen who restore our electricity when the lines come down,” Mr…
By Sanjay Pandey Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi who is all geared up for the release of his movie ‘Why Cheat India’, says he hopes the film will at least start a conversation, as it is shows mirror how a system should be. Talking to UNI, Emraan told that ‘Why Cheat India’ is based on real instances but is a fictional story. The movie which is based on education system of India, when asked if it will bring revolution in the society, Emraan said,” I hope at least a conversation starts. I don’t believe a system changes overnight. It has phases,…
(UNI) The Government on Wednesday constituted a seven-member group of ministers (GoM) to look into the goods and services tax (GST) related issues in the lottery sector. Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar will be the convenor of the GoM, a Finance Ministry statement said. The panel would submit its report to GST Council in next meeting for its consideration. The Group would analyse whether the disparity in tax structure on the same product be continued or a uniform rate be prescribed for both and whether private persons authorised by states are misusing the lower rate and getting enriched themselves at…
Archaeologists have taken two years to excavate a buried town dating back to the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279) in Fuping County of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The excavation helped show that the Yiting Town was a trade hub during the Kaiyuan reign (713-741) of Emperor Li Longji in the Tang Dynasty. It is so far the country’s only well-preserved county seat of the Tang Dynasty. It was the second excavation after the first phase ended in 2012. Archaeologists with the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology have cleared an area of 1,400 square meters in total. Wang Xiaomeng, a researcher of…
(UNI) Rajya Sabha Secretary-General Desh Deepak Verma said on Thursday a shift in the ‘mindset’ towards ‘zero tolerance’ towards sexual harassment is required to enable women contribute to their full potential at work place. Inaugurating a sensitisation workshop here on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, he said that sexual harassment of women at workplace violates the right to equality, life, liberty and dignity of living of women as envisaged under the Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India. While the Act provides a broad framework for prevention…
(UNI) Zaggle, a fintech company offering digitized solutions for employees tax benefits, expense management, corporate gifting and rewards and recognition programs, has launched its Expense Management Solution here on Wednesday . The platform provides a 100 per cent digital and fully automated business spend management solution, the company said in a release here. The new product empowers enterprises to efficiently manage their entire expense process easily in a safe and secure manner and manage cash flows efficiently using data analytics, thus, eliminating cases of fraudulent spends and need of cumbersome paperwork, the release said. The solution delivers innovative functionalities like…
At least 890 villagers were reportedly killed in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo last month, following brutal inter-communal clashes, United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said. Human rights reports suggest that the apparent massacre took place between 16 and 18 December in four villages in the Yumbi territory, Mai-Ndombe province, in what appear to have been clashes between the Banunu and Batende communities. Most of the area’s population has reportedly been displaced, and voting in the December 30 presidential poll for the Yumbi area, was postponed due to violence and insecurity. In a statement, the UN High Commissioner…
(UNI) To sharpen their political edges to take on the BJP in the crucial Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Mahagathbandhan comprising SP, BSP and RLD are likely to participate in the opposition rally called by Trinamool Congress chief and west Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee in Kolkata on January 19. SP sources here on Thursday confirmed that party president Akhilesh Yadav along with party’s vice-president Kironmoy Nanda would attend the opposition rally to be held at the Brigade ground in Kolkata on Saturday. However, there are reports that BSP chief Mayawati could also attend the opposition unity rally…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (UNI) The Intelligence agencies have sounded high security alert in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day, a source in the intelligence agency said here on Wednesday. According to the source, the banned terror outfit Jaish-e Mohammad is planning for big attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. ”There are substantial inputs, which indicate that JeM is trying to execute major terror attacks or IED blasts in the state and they can also execute a ‘fidayeen’ attack in J&K,” the source revealed. The entire planning is being done by Jaish commander Mufti Abdul Rauf Asgar, who is…