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Don’t know when my passion became my purpose: SRK on 28 years in Bollywood

29 Jun 2020 05:36 AM IST

He has been away from the silver screen for two years but not from the hearts of his fans. In the past two years, fans have been eagerly waiting for the superstar to announce his new film. Every time a speculation around his upcoming project hits the headlines, they leave

Rolling Stones warn Trump not to use their songs

29 Jun 2020 05:36 AM IST

Legendary British rock band Rolling Stones have warned US President Donald Trump that he could face legal action if he continues using their songs at his campaign rallies, the media reported said on Sunday. A statement on Saturday from the band’s legal team said it was working with the performing

Sushant suicide case: Police interrogate YRF casting director

29 Jun 2020 05:35 AM IST

Mumbai Police on Saturday questioned Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) casting director Shanoo Sharma in the alleged suicide case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The interrogation session of the casting director took place at Bandra Police Station. The actor’s detailed post-mortem report has confirmed that he died by “asphyxia due

Adele tells fans to ‘be patient’ for new album

29 Jun 2020 05:35 AM IST

Singer Adele’s highly-anticipated fourth album will be delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The British singer sent some of her fans into a tizzy on Saturday when she posted a photograph of herself singing into a microphone, which she captioned with a cryptic smiley face emoji. Her fans wondered if

India records big spike with nearly 20,000 Covid cases in 24 hours

29 Jun 2020 04:20 AM IST

Covid-19 saw a new high in India on Sunday, with the cases almost touching the 20,000 mark. With this highest single-day spike in the last 24 hours, the country’s coronavirus count has gone to 5,28,859, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. There are 2,03,051 active cases and

Delhi govt allows bars, clubs to sell beer stock expiring by 15 July to liquor shops

29 Jun 2020 04:20 AM IST

The Delhi government has allowed Delhi’s restro-bars, clubs and hotels to sell their stock of beer expiring by 15 July to liquor shops in a bid to minimise their financial losses, a news agency quoted an official as saying. Earlier this month, the government had allowed the owners of these

Those who eyed our territory got a befitting reply: PM Modi

29 Jun 2020 04:15 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi, in the first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ since the Ladakh standoff, says India honours the spirit of friendship but is capable of giving an appropriate response too.

China deployed martial arts fighters before deadly face-off

29 Jun 2020 04:14 AM IST

As truth behind China’s nefarious design against India unfolds, China’s state media has now revealed that the attack on Indian troops in Galwan Valley was pre planned and China had made preparations for it with a high-level strategy. As per the media reports, the number of People’s Liberation Army troops

PM Modi praises Narasimha Rao but Rahul Gandhi is busy attacking govt on LAC

29 Jun 2020 04:14 AM IST

Sunday was the 99th birth anniversary of P.V. Narasimha Rao, India’s accidental Prime Minister from 1991-96. The Congress had lost the 1989 parliamentary election which resulted in V.P. Singh coming to power, supported by the Left and the BJP. Rajiv Gandhi could not survive the storm raised by the Bofors

SC to hear pleas of Tablighi Jamaat foreigners on 29 June

27 Jun 2020 05:31 AM IST

The Supreme Court has asked the foreign participants of Tablighi Jamaat to serve copies of their petition to the Centre and various states. Their petition contests blacklisting and cancellation of visas by the Indian government. The court will now hear the case on 29 June. Foreign participants of the Tablighi

Yashwant Sinha all set to announce his Third Front

27 Jun 2020 05:30 AM IST

Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha is likely to announce the formation of a Third Front on Saturday. Sources indicate that Sinha held a series of meetings in Patna, and apparently, “even leaders like Tejashwi Yadav attended” them. Sources also indicate that smaller political parties like Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP)

Kerala opens dialogue with Nobel laureates on post-Covid world

27 Jun 2020 05:30 AM IST

The Kerala government has launched “Kerala Dialogue”, a debate series on new concepts and development models for the postpandemic world. Visionaries including noted political thinker Noam Chomsky and Nobel-laureate economist Amartya Sen joined this initiative, which was launched on Friday. “Kerala is starting a new conversation on development ‘Kerala Dialogue’