Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was admitted to a hospital on early Saturday after he complained of respiratory problems. Kumar was admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra around 2-2.30 am, hospital sources said. “I got a call that he was unwell. He had fever and had vomited a few times. He was suffering from pneumonia […]
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday suspended the diplomatic passport of liquor-baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing investigations on the default of Rs9,000 crore worth bank loans and financial irregularities on Enforcement Directorate’s request. Passport of Vijay Mallya suspended by the Government of India on request of Enforcement Directorate — ED (@dir_ed) April
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The late PM Rajiv Gandhi’s and Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra proved to be a tough negotiator 14 years ago, getting the Vajpayee government to pare down the monthly rent to her sprawling 2,765.18 sqm house in Lutyens’ Delhi from Rs 53,421 to a mere Rs 8,888. She said it was “beyond
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Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing at least 29 people, trapping many others beneath flattened homes and sending thousands of residents to seek refuge in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies. The exact number of casualties remained unclear as rescue efforts continued to unfold today. Kumamoto Prefectural official Tomoyuki Tanaka said the death
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Negotiations for India to buy 36 French Rafale fighter jets are almost at the close, the defence ministry said, with sources saying the price will be set at around $9 billion (approx Rs 65,000 crore). Both sides had hoped to wrap up the strategic order during President Francois Hollande’s visit for India’s Republic Day celebration
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Hey Shankara smarahara pramadhadhi natha Mannodha saanmbho sasisooda hara thrisoolin Sambho sugaprasavakruth bhavame dhayaloo Shri mathrubhootha shiva paalayamaam namosthe This shloka means ‘Oh Lord Shiva, You who are the creator of the whole world, And who are equally the lord of all human beings, I’m invoking you, Please bestow your divine protection upon this lady.’
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With the onset of summer in the capital, linen furnishings, pastel shades and all-natural products have emerged as the top home decor trends this year. According to Renomania, an online home decor platform, softer fabrics like linen are seen as the perfect antidote to the intolerable summer heat with basket weaved lamps making a comeback.
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As the mercury rises, your skin and hair get affected more than you realise. And more than anything, it gets difficult for your make-up to stay on and look fresh. Here’s some help. – Summer is the time when you should avoid the caked-on look, so avoid applying layers and layers of make-up. Instead, opt
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Before it turned into an art that involved culinary expertise, food in India was about rasas and doshas. Taste or rasa in Sanskrit guides the tongue and it is a balance or misbalance of these rasas that cause or correct the doashas in body. In short, whatever one eats is believed to be the cause
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Even though India has a popular culture of ‘godna’ art (a popular form of art among tribals, you can all it primitive tattooing), yet a lot of people see ‘tattoo’ as a sign of being rebellious, strong-headed, hippie or a wanderer. But the trend is changing! It is not only on the ‘to-do’ list of
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Ladies please take note! If your hubby does not feel like going to parties or social gatherings with you, do not fret especially if he is in his late 30s. Researchers including an Indian-origin researcher have revealed that the social circle of men reduces after they get married while women become more socially active from
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Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday assumed charge as state BJP President and set an ambitious target of having an absolute majority by winning 150 seats in the 224-member House in the 2018 Assembly polls. Taking over the mantle of Presidentship for the fourth time, he termed the Congress a “sinking ship”
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Hero Cycles patriarch Satyanand Munjal, 99, passed away at his residence in Model Town in Ludhiana on Thursday, his family said. Popularly known as ‘Mahatma’, Munjal was a much-respected figure in business and social circles. He is survived by six children — five sons and a daughter. A devoted Arya Samajist, Munjal was the eldest
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They came to pay tribute, the rich and famous in their courtside seats and the less affluent up high in the rafters of Staples Center. If they felt somewhat conflicted about saying goodbye to Kobe Bryant, well that was OK. Nike told everyone so with a series of farewell ads, including one where Bryant conducts
A police jawan was injured in a gunbattle between security personnel and Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, police said on Thursday. The face-off took place in a dense forest of Idwaya village under Orchha police station limits on Wednesday evening, a senior police official told PTI. A joint team of Special Task Force (STF), District
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Hrithik Roshan says living Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone is his inspiration and the Bollywood actor will only meet him as a ‘true fan’ and not as a star. Hrithik, who often indulges in a conversation with his fans and well-wishers on Twitter, was asked by a Twitter user about who inspires the ‘Bang Bang!’ star
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The trailer of ‘Sarbjit’ has finally arrived and it has all that it takes to leave you heart-broken with its utter realism. ‘Sarbjit’ has Randeep Hooda playing the title role of Sarbjit, who accidently lands across the border in Pakistan and is later jailed for illegally crossing the border in an inebriated state. On the
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If there is a movie being made on Sachin Tendulkar, these legendary words from Tony Greig had to – HAD TO – be there in the video that was eagerly awaited by cricket fans. The teaser for Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ is here and there is only one word to describe it. Goosebumps. A journey
The renaming of Gurgaon to Gurugram may have been a shock to its two million residents but the name has been used for years by local members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The RSS office ‘Madhav Bhawan’ at sector 12-A has used Gurugram in its address for a long time and Gurgaon’s deputy mayor Parminder
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Former Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag trolled his famed rival Shoaib Akhtar on Twitter. Taking advantage of India’s record-breaking 5-1 win over Pakistan at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in hockey, the Nawab of Najafgarh showed his humorous side by mocking the former Pakistan pacer. When India and Pakistan face off on the field, everybody
While tributes are pouring in for Veenu Paliwal -India’s ace woman biker killed in a road accident in Vidisha district – 100 km from Bhopal, on Monday evening, a panel of four doctors who conducted autopsy concluded that she died due to a blunt abdominal trauma rupturing liver. Fellow biker Dipesh Tanwar had alleged that
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Glowing projectiles lit up the Philippine sky from an advanced US long-range missile system on Thursday, in war games aimed at boosting their military alliance in the face of an increasingly assertive China. The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) was the star of a simulated assault exercise by 5,500 US and Philippine soldiers, unleashing
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ON WEDNESDAY, 76-year-old Nagappa Narsingappa Lamzane, a resident of Prakash Nagar in Maharashtra’s Latur district, walked two kilometres in the summer heat to turn up at a well, metres from the Latur railway station. “They should fill this well up to the brim. Our eyes will then well up with tears,” he said, turning emotional
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Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has said that he did not need Priyanka to enhance his life. “I didn’t need my wife Priyanka to enhance my life. I have enough, I have always had enough. My father gave me enough. I have been educated enough to sustain in all types of
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BSP chief Mayawati said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not do anything for the Dalits in two years of his government, but is now making several promises to Dalits and backwards as the elections in UP are approaching. She said while there were lakhs of people who came to Lucknow on Thursday
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Curfew-like restrictions continued for the second day in parts of Kashmir and mobile internet services were on Thursday suspended in some areas as tension prevailed in the valley following killing of four persons in action by security forces during violent protests since Tuesday. Strict restrictions have been imposed in Kupwara town, Kralgund, Handwara, Magam and
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India has reportedly conducted a secret test of the nuclear-capable undersea ballistic missile, code named K-4. As per a report published in The New Indian Express last week, the submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was test-fired from INS Arihant at an undisclosed location in the Bay of Bengal. The report quoted a source as saying that
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At least 18 people were killed and 18 others injured on Thursday when a 80-tonne crane collapsed on a temporary structure during a thunderstorm in southeast China. The gantry at a factory in Dongguan city in Guangdong province fell on the two-storey building made of containers during the thunderstorm, which brought with it winds of
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North Korea has deployed one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on the east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country’s founder, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. A mobile launcher was spotted carrying up to two Musudan missiles, Yonhap said on Thursday, citing multiple South
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In the wake of a fire tragedy at a temple in Kollam, the world-famous Thrissur Pooram festival, known for its colorful parade of caparisoned elephants and spectacular firework display, is likely to be abandoned. With the Kerala High Court banning the use of high-decibel fireworks in the night at places of worship across the state,
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