Jagga Jasoos producer Siddharth Roy Kapur today said the film is progressing well despite some “ups and downs” amid reports that the film got delayed due to break-up between lead actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. Initially, Jagga Jasoos was slated to hit screens sometime in October or November 2014, but due to prior commitments […]
Defending champion Saina Nehwal and two-time World Championship bronze medallist PV Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals but it turned out to be a dismal day for star shuttlers Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei, who crashed out of the India Open Super Series in New Delhi on Thursday. Sindhu was a little circumspect during the
Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s wicket-keeper, took a dig at India after they lost the semi-final to West Indies by seven wickets at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Taking to microblogging website Twitter, he posted, “Happiness is this…!!! #Ha ha ha…!!! India lost in the semifinal” alongside a picture of MS Dhoni in the post match presentation ceremony.
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Taking inspiration from Bhutan, which focused on a “Happiness Index” to keep its citizens happy, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced the creation of a “Department of Happiness” along similar lines in the state to infuse positivity in the lives of people. “Happiness will not come into the lives of people merely
On Thursday, the Bombay High Court directed the state government to allow the entry of women into temples. This comes after observations made by a division bench of Chief Justice DH Waghela and Justice MS Sonak on Wednesday that “There is no law that prevents entry of women in any place. If you allow men
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With only 22 days to go, the producers are leaving no stone unturned to keep the curiosity quotient high.Yes, we are talking about The Kapil Sharma Show. Comedian Kapil Sharma’s comeback show is undoubtedly the most awaited one in recent times and the producers are ensuring that curiosity among the fans remains sky high. While
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A champion can’t miss the same target frequently if he is passionately dedicated to his cause. When Shiva Thapa had missed out on the Olympic berth at the World Championships in October despite winning a bronze medal, there weren’t many critics who believed that the Assamese boxer would not seal the ticket to the quadrennial
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Actress Bipasha Basu, who is in the midst of rumours that she is set to tie the knot with her ‘Alone’ co-actor Karan Singh Grover in April, chose to keep mum when prodded about it. Talk about Bipasha and Karan’s wedding on April 30 started when an online portal shared details of the nuptials and
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There are few movie franchises that stay interesting in the second and third installments – because the studios either go for an easy cash grab or make the subsequent films bigger and louder without much emotion. The Ice Age films have became progressively worse and Madagascar movies have become zanier but more and more inane.
I count amongst some of my best friends, house husbands. Or let’s put it in a slightly more nuanced way, men who like to stay home, take charge of the household, be the primary caregiver for parents and children. They know that they come in for more than their share of good- humoured ribbing as
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North Korea fired a missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, the South’s military said, hours after the leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States warned Pyongyang to end provocations or face more pressure. The projectile was fired from a region near the North’s east coast, a South Korean military
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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will be sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on April 4, a party leader said on Friday. “Mehbooba Mufti sahiba will be sworn in as Chief Minister on April 4,” PDP leader Amitabh Mattoo said in Srinagar. Mr. Mattoo, who worked as an advisor to
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Terrorist threat is on the rise, Chinese President Xi Jinping said and advocated China-US cooperation for promoting peace and stability in the world. “The terrorist threat is on the rise,” Xi told reporters at a joint media appearance with his US counterpart Barack Obama. He said the US and China have growing responsibilities for promoting
Looks like the much talked about interview brought a lot of good luck for Sunny Leone. Reportedly, ‘Delhi Belly’ fame director Abhinay Deo has signed Sunny Leone opposite none other than Aamir Khan for another dark comedy. Aamir Khan, who supported Sunny openly on Twitter, was the one who suggested her name to Deo. A
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Emraan Hashmi’s upcoming film Azhar has been in news ever since it was announced. The makers of Azhar have finally revealed the first motion poster of the film. Emraan took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share it with fans and followers. The journey of #Azhar begins! Here’s the official #AzharPoster.. Wish us luck!! https://t.co/JeDrRInWn5 —
Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Friday issued a fatwa asking Muslim community members not to chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ as it is un-Islamic. According to media reports, the Islamic seminary said chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ is restricted as there is only one God in Islam. ”We love the country, but we
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made an impassioned plea for “genuine cooperation” among nations as the only deterrence against nuclear terrorism. “Drop the notion that terrorism is someone else’s problem and that ‘his’ terrorist is not ‘my’ terrorist,” he said at a dinner hosted for the visiting world leaders by President Barack Obama. Arguing
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Tesla Motors gave a sneak preview Thursday of its Model 3 sedan, saying more than 130,000 people had ordered the car, even though it is more than a year away from production. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of the Model 3 in Hawthorne, California outside Los Angeles to hundreds of Tesla owners
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Speaking for the first time since her release from a Lebanese prison last year, Saja al-Dulaimi who was married to the most wanted man in the world- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS has revealed the ordeal that her position was and that now she fears for the daughters she bore with him. Speaking
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The news agency Associated Press on Wednesday defended its operations in Germany in the run-up to World War II after a researcher uncovered what was claimed to be evidence of collaboration with the Nazi regime. The US news organization responded to a paper in the German-language journal Studies in Contemporary History claiming it supplied American
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bank accounts were used to purchase $15 million in luxury goods and pay out millions more to political figures ahead of 2013 elections, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Wall Street Journal, citing documents from Malaysian investigators, said the $15 million went towards clothing, jewellery and a car. Some of
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Tens of thousands of Brazilians waving the red flags of the ruling Workers’ Party demonstrated across the country against impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. The rallies were part of a concerted fight-back by the president, who is reeling in the face of impeachment proceedings for allegedly manipulating government accounts to disguise the depth of Brazil’s
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Asserting that people have new aspirations and want development, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar said money power would not work in the May 16 Assembly elections as he sought a vote for change. “Money power will not work in Tamil Nadu in the coming Assembly elections, as people’s heart desires for a
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The country will witness “warmer than normal temperature” this summer with heat wave like conditions likely over Central and northwest parts of India. According to the summer forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department, the first of its kind, for April to June, the seasonal temperature would be above normal by more than one degree
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Nearly a week after Pakistan released 86 Gujarat fishermen from jail there, the Pakistan Marine Security Agency (PMSA) abducted 55 fishermen and seized their 10 boats off Gujarat coast on Wednesday morning. According to fishermen, out of the 10 boats abducted by Pakistan agency, five boats belong to fishing firm Mori Fishing based in Okha.
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A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s southwest coast today, the US Geological Survey said, but local authorities said there was no danger of a tsunami. The quake hit at 11:39 am (0239 GMT) off the coast of Japan’s main Honshu island, at a location about 350 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, USGS and the Japan
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Vijay Mallya, chairman of Kingfisher Airlines, on Wednesday submitted a repayment plan to the Supreme Court, offering to pay Rs 4,000 crore to settle all claims. The liquor baron is said to have conducted two rounds of video conferencing with banks and has offered to pay the amount by September 2016. The banks told the
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The Joint Investigating Team (JIT) of Pakistan on Thursday questioned 16 witnesses including Punjab SP Salwinder Singh, his jeweller friend Rajesh Verma and cook Madan Gopal in connection with the Pathankot terror attack case. All the three were kidnapped by JeM terrorists on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1 before they snaked
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Two days ago, West Indies batsmen Lendl Simmons was sitting at home, watching his team’s journey into the World T20 semi-final. When one of his teammates got injured, Simmons took a flight to Mumbai, padded up, swung his bat, got caught twice, walked back towards the pavilion, was called back because replays showed the bowlers
Boosting Europe`s shaky ability to thwart jihadist attacks will be the focus at a nuclear security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday, amid concerns the Islamic State group is trying to get a “dirty bomb.” The White House is worried that attacks in Paris and Brussels have exposed the inability of
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