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Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan's 'younger than ever' look at the premiere launch event of Aryan Khan's directorial debut 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood' has sparked speculation about a possible cosmetic surgical procedure. SRK, who played an emcee at the star-studded event held at YRF studios in Mumbai on Wednesday, hogged the limelight with his stunning, transformed appearance. Redditors, who were quick to notice SRK's transformed appearance, started decoding the secret behind the actor's youthful look. ...Read More >
Aizawl: In a major haul, the Border Security Force (BSF), with support from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department, seized drugs worth Rs 75 crore from Mizoram on Thursday. Eight persons were arrested in this connection. The recovery included huge quantities of Methamphetamine tablets and heroin, the BSF said in a statement on Friday. The BSF launched the special operation based on specific intelligence generated by its intelligence branch. The joint ...Read More >
Mumbai: An untoward incident took place on the sets of Ranveer Singh's upcoming film 'Dhurandhar' in Leh, where over 100 crew members had to be hospitalised. Initial reports suggested that poor food quality due to budget cuts caused food poisoning, resulting in hospitalisation of the crew members. However, a report in Bollywood Bubble says that the mass food poisoning was linked to chicken contamination in that region. Denying negligence on the part of the film's production team, a source tol ...Read More >
Moscow: India is "very perplexed" at the logic of the US argument in imposing an additional 25% tariff for buying oil from Russia. "We are not the biggest purchasers of Russian oil, that is China. We are not the biggest purchasers of LNG, that is the European Union. We are not the country which has the biggest trade surge with Russia after 2022; I think there are some countries to the south," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said during a joint press briefing in Moscow on Thursday, after ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A YouTuber from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district has been arrested for allegedly cooking and consuming the meat of a protected monitor lizard, a rare species, and sharing a video of it on social media. The accused has been identified as Rupa Nayak, a resident of Asanbani village. According to sources, Nayak found a dead lizard on a roadside near Banta while returning from Bhadrak, took it home, cooked it, and posted a video of the process on Facebook and YouTube. The video quickly we ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to stop issuing Aadhaar cards to individuals above the age of 18 for one year, except for Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC), and tea garden workers. The decision, announced after a state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from Bangladesh from obtaining Aadhaar cards and claiming Indian citizenship. "We have continuously pushed back Bangladeshi nationals along the border. ...Read More >
Mumbai: Actor Karan Kundrra met Tejasswi Prakash on the Salman Khan-hosted show 'Bigg Boss 15' and fell in love with her. While the couple has been in a steady relationship for four years, Karan's viral profile on dating app Bumble has created a lot of buzz of late. The actor is seen wearing a beige T-shirt and jeans, and his age is listed as 40 in the profile screenshot. However, Karan laughed off having a profile on Bumble and said such reports crop up every 6 months. "LOL yes that screens ...Read More >
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday alleged that BJP leaders Kiren Rijiju and Ravneet Singh Bittu, both Union ministers, "assaulted" its female MPs in the Lok Sabha amid the chaos that ensued after Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three contentious bills proposing the removal of the Prime Minister and chief ministers if they are jailed for 30 consecutive days. Actor-turned-politician Satabdi Roy, a four-time MP from Birbhum, and Arambagh MP Mitali Bag levelled the allegations, saying ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: A Class-X student of a prominent school in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, died on Wednesday, a day after he was stabbed by a junior. As news of the death spread, parents gathered outside the gate of the Seventh-Day Adventist Higher Secondary School in Khokhra and staged a protest. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) - the students' wing of the BJP - lent support to the protesters and demanded action against school authorities. The incident occurred on Tuesday outside the main gate of ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
Mumbai: Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Bengal Files', which explores Bengal's Direct Action Day and the 1946 Calcutta killings, has landed in controversy even before its release. Defending the film, veteran actor and former Rajya Sabha MP Mithun Chakraborty lashed out at the detractors. "Why are they calling it a propaganda film? If you're making a film to tell the truth, that becomes a propaganda tool? This is the problem with so-called secularism and pseudo-intellectualism!" said Mithun. "It's beca ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has brought out a special module to teach schoolchildren on Operation Sindoor. The module, meant for students from classes III to XII, is about India's response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack and the operations that followed. It explains the country's defence preparedness, use of new technology and rising global role. The module first mentions several attempts by Pakistan to disrupt peace in India, touching brie ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Opposition has decided to skip the special Parliamentary discussion to honour Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's achievement. This was confirmed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, however, heaped praise on the astronaut and acknowledged the impact his mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will have on India's future space programme. "Since the Opposition are not participating in the special discussion, let me say how proud all Indians are of the r ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience extremely heavy rainfall on Monday under the influence of a well-marked low-pressure area over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts. The system is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression during the next 12-hours and cross south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts around the forenoon of August 19. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red warning fo ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Five day after a self-immolation attempt over alleged debt burden, a woman of Pipili in Puri district succumbed to her burn injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar on Monday. The 37-year-old woman sustained around 70-80% burns after allegedly attempting to end her life by setting herself on fire at her rented home in Pipili town. Police had then seized kerosene bottle, a handwritten suicide note, and a matchbox from the scene. "During preliminary investigation, we ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish the list of around 65 lakh voters whose names have been omitted from the draft electoral roll published after the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive in poll-bound Bihar. Not just the omitted names, the top court also said on Thursday that the reasons for deletion should be specified. "Transparency is needed about 65 lakh deleted voters to enable people to seek clarification or correction," a ...Read More >
Cuttack: Amid patriotic fervour ahead of Independence Day, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday participated in an impressive Tiranga Yatra in 42 Mouza area of Cuttack district. Thousands of people from different sections of society joined the 10-km procession waving the national flag with pride in a vibrant display of nationalism. The Chief Minister joined the grand Tricolour Rally, regarded as a patriotic event held as part of the nationwide 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign initia ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in the Renukaswamy murder case. The apex court also issued a stern warning against providing any preferential treatment to the Kannada actor in jail. The court also observed that the previous Karnataka High Court order that had given relief to the actor "suffers from serious legal infirmities." Earlier, the HC had granted bail to Darshan, and co-accused Pradoosh Rao, Jagadish alias Jaggu, An ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India would not have got Independence if Bengal was not there, as personalities like Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose, who contributed significantly to shaping the nation's destiny, were born here. Speaking at a function marking the 12th anniversary of the 'Kanyashree' scheme, Banerjee said Bengal is the beacon of hope which stands for unity amid diversity. "If Bengal was not there, India would not have got Indepe ...Read More >
VMPL Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 14: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and AMPIN Energy Transition, in collaboration with Deloitte & Sumitomo Corporation, successfully concluded its pivotal seminar titled 'Renewable Energy Transition for Commercial and Industrial Consumers in the Southern Region' at Hotel Taj MG Road. The event brought together a diverse group of industry leaders, policymakers, and C&I consumers who discussed the roadmap to achieve 100 ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has officially decided to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, aiming to host the event in India after a 20-year gap. The decision was unanimously approved during the IOA's Special General Meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. A senior IOA official, speaking anonymously, confirmed that the bid proposal, moved by IOA President PT Usha, received full support from all members. India had already submitted an expression of interest in March and will now ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the "ground realities" in Jammu and Kashmir must be weighed before restoring its statehood. Hearing a petition seeking enforcement of the court's December 2023 order to restore statehood promptly after the September-October 2024 Assembly election, a bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, with Justice K Vinod Chandran, stressed that "incidents like Pahalgam" cannot be ignored. "You have to take into consideration the ground realities... ...Read More >
New Delhi: At least 22 police officers and personnel from Odisha will receive police medals on the 79th Independence Day this year. Two senior officers - ASP Rabindra Kumar Panda and Commandant Naresh Patel - have been selected for President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Eleven officers from the state will be conferred with Police Medal for Meritorious Service. The awardees are Assistant Inspector General Maheshwar Sethy; Additional Superintendent of Police Pradeep Kumar Pradhan; A ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed all states and Union Territories to immediately identify and release all convicts who are still in prison despite having completed their sentences. The Bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice K V Viswanathan was hearing a plea by Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan who has served his 20-year sentence in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, even without considering remission. The Bench further instructed that its order be sent to the member secreta ...Read More >
Koraput: Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, Pravati Parida arrived in Koraput on Friday on the opening day of her five-day official tour of five key districts. Soon after her arrival at Jeypore Airport, Parida was accorded a rousing welcome by a host of leaders, including representatives of women's groups. She expressed her heartfelt thanks to local leaders, officers, and other dignitaries for their grand welcome at the Airport. During her Koraput visit, the Deputy CM is slated to tour the stra ...Read More >
Gangtok, Jul 19 (PTI) Vehicular movement on a stretch of National Highway-10 connecting Sevoke in West Bengal and Sikkim's Rangpo has been temporarily halted due to landslides and rockfall, officials said on Saturday. Clearance activities are underway on the stretch following landslides at Birik Dara in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, they said. The road is closed for all vehicular movement along the stretch since 11 am on Friday, the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corpora ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued notices to Google and Meta in connection with its investigation in online betting app cases. The tech giants have been summoned for questioning on July 21, as per the notices served on Saturday. This indicates that the agency is expanding the scope of its investigation in the matter that has already seen numerous celebrities and influencers come under the scanner for promoting alleged illegal gambling platforms. "Both Google and Meta have ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Commercial Tax Department has once again issued a clarification regarding the recent tax notices sent to bakeries, condiments, and tea stalls in Bengaluru. Following earlier backlash, the department had stated that traders with annual turnover below ₹1.5 crore can opt for the Composition Tax Scheme and pay only 1% tax, offering significant relief. Now, in a press release, the department reiterated that traders who have received notices should visit their respective tax ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Heritage Foods Limited, a leading Indian dairy brand, reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue of Rs11,368 million for the first quarter of FY26, registering a 10% year-on-year growth despite headwinds from unseasonal rainfall across its key markets. The company, which is celebrating 34 years of operations, attributed its strong performance to steady progress in milk procurement, resilient milk and value-added product (VAP) sales, and its continued focus on quality, innovation, an ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the US that is participating in the investigation into the crash of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at Ahmedabad on June 12, has warned against too much speculation regarding the cause behind the accident, on the basis of the preliminary report published by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy issued a statement on Saturday, saying that recent media reports are premature and lack p ...Read More >
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