The Madras High Court on Wednesday ruled that money demanded by a man from his in-laws for doing business does not come under the category of ‘dowry’. Disposing off a petition filed by the man’s family against a complaint of dowry harassment, Justice C T Selvam of the Madurai bench said money demanded by a […]
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Actor Arjun Kapoor, who has bagged director Mohit Suri’s upcoming film ‘Half Girlfriend’, an adaptation of the eponymous novel of the same name written by author Chetan Bhagat, says the movie is a drama and not just a “frivolous” romantic comedy. “There is pathos and drama in ‘Half Girlfriend’. It’s not just a frivolous rom-com
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Smokers, you just got another reason to quit. A short film starring Sunny Leone, Alok Nath and Deepak Dobriyal present the ‘no smoking’ message in a completely innovative way. Deepak Dobriyal, best remembered as Tanu Weds Manu’s Pappiji, is dying. Alok Nath is starring as Babuji, only he is more Haryana than Sooraj Barjatya in
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In the recent spate of break-ups and parting ways in Bollywood, one couple may have unwillingly become a part of the recent breakups and are now allegedly taking steps to patch up. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma drifting away from one another was attributed to their disagreement on marriage plans. But according to recent reports
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A small plane crashed in Nepal on Wednesday in bad weather, killing all 23 people on board, a police official said, the country’s second air disaster in as many years. The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by private Tara Air, was on a flight from Pokhara, 125 km (80 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, to
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Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Government was “scared” and will try to muzzle his voice in Parliament on the JNU issue. “I will speak but they (government) will not let me speak because they are scared. They are scared of what I am going to say in Parliament so they will not
Xiaomi on Wednesday unveiled the new Mi 4S smartphone at an event in Beijing, China. The Xiaomi Mi 4S will go on sale in homeland China starting March 1 and has been priced at CNY 1699 (approximately Rs. 18,000). It will be available in Black, Gold, Purple, and White colours. The Xiaomi Mi 4S packs
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Authorities in India failed to “prevent many incidents of religious violence” and sometimes “contributed to tensions through polarising speeches”, Amnesty International said as it condemned growing intolerance in the country in its annual report released today. The rights body in it its report for 2015-16 warned against worldwide assault of freedoms with many governments “brazenly”
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B-town is abuzz with Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan’s divorce reports since a long time. Malaika has kept mum on those rumours and has let husband Arbaaz do all the talking, until now. As a lot is being said about this couple’s rocky marriage, Malaika took to her social networking handle to make something
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Deeply shocked to know that her divorce decree was leaked in the media even before Jennifer Winget received it, the television actress claimed that somebody had done it on purpose. Jennifer Winget and Karan Singh Grover’s divorce was finalised by a Mumbai court on January 11, 2016. However, the news became public knowledge on Tuesday
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Imperial Heights at Pali Hill is gearing up to welcome Baba home. Sanjay Dutt is slated to walk out of prison early on Thursday, and his residence has been spruced up for his homecoming, as well as for the steady stream of visitors who will be calling on him. His favourite dish, Tandoori Chicken, will
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Donald Trump decisively won Nevada’s Republican caucuses on Tuesday as his main rivals battled for second place in an increasingly urgent effort to slam the brakes on the Trump juggernaut. Trump now has three straight victories — in the West, the South and Northeast — a testament to his broad appeal among the mad-as-hell voters
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Taking a tough stand on the agitations which cause huge problems to the common man, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress or any organisation can be held accountable for damage to property during unrest. The apex court expressed concern over damage to public property during agitation involving Pattidar leader
Recently, Priyanka Chopra took to social media to announce about her much coveted Hollywood project Baywatch starring The Rock – Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. And here is the actress once again giving us a glimpse of the on the sets fun of Baywatch. Dwayne Johnson initially put up a picture on his Instagram page
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Rumour has it that Akshay Kumar is under consideration to play the lead role in Hindi remake of Hollywood film ‘Chef’. Earlier, Saif Ali Khan was supposed to star in the flick but it seems that he is no more a part of the movie for reasons unknown. Nothing can be said to be confirmed
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Acclaimed actor Anupam Kher is amongst signatories to an open letter condemning slogans against India and support for terrorists. Speaking with Rohit E David, Kher discussed why he thinks expression in universities needs a crucial curb, free speech as represented by Arvind Kejriwal, an ‘intolerance’ conspiracy against PM Modi – and how JNU student Umar
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Three years back, Sushant Singh Rajput made everyone sit up and take notice of him in Kai Po Che (2013). Ever since, he has gone on to become one of the most versatile actors among the younger lot in Bollywood. As he completes three years in B-Town, we chat with the actor about his journey,
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LeEco has announced the sale of their flagship LeEco Le Max Pro starting 22 February, at MWC 2016. The device is ridiculously powerful, playing host to the Snapdragon 820 and with specs to match. The phone will be priced at 1,999RMB (Rs 21,000). The Le Max Pro made waves at CES 2016, walking away with
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Greece raged at neighbours and began bussing refugees and migrants back from its northern border on Tuesday, after new restrictions by countries on the main land route to Western Europe trapped hundreds behind a bottleneck at the frontier. Athens filed a rare diplomatic protest with fellow EU member Austria for excluding Greek officials from a
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After four days of unbridled violence triggered by the Jat demand for job reservation, ordinary people who’ve lost their homes and businesses to arson and looting shamed both the Congress and BJP on Tuesday. While former Congress CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his supporters were accused of instigating mobs who ran amok, chief minister Manohar
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Life convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Nalini Sriharan has been given a daylong emergency leave to attend her father’s funeral in Chennai on Wednesday. Nalini’s father and retired inspector of police Sankaranarayanan died at his native village Ambalavanapuram in Tirunelveli district on Tuesday, and his funeral rites will be held in Chennai as all
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Haryana saw a tense calm for the first time in nine days on Tuesday as Jats seeking job quotas withdrew from the streets or were chased away. Highway and rail traffic was restored even as security forces were on alert to foil clashes between Jats and non-Jats. In a sign of people’s anger over the
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Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra, who is fulfilling her childhood dream with her Australia vacation, recently showed her adventurous side and flew high in the air. During her vacation, the 27-year-old actress went in for an air tour of Queensland and got a closer look at the Great Barrier Reef.Later, she took to her Instagram account
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India’s limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, star opener Rohit Sharma and middle-order specialist Yuvraj Singh are set to make their sixth successive appearance at the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 tournament, which is scheduled to start in India next month. The 27-day tournament begins in Nagpur on March 8 with a total of 19
In a shocking incident, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Yusuf Sheikh was forced to chant ‘Jai Shivaji’, ‘Jai Maharashtra’ by around 250-300 local goons here.The cop was also paraded around besides getting assaulted. The incident reportedly took place on February 19.”They threatened and abused me. As many as 250-300 people came in the police station and started
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A Twin Otter aircraft belonging to a private airlines company carrying 23 persons including three crew members have gone missing in Nepal on Wednesday morning. The aircraft belonging to Tara Airlines went missing at 8:10 am, nearly 15 minutes after taking off from Pokhara airport, nearly 200 kms north-west from Kathmandu, to Jomsom in Mustang
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The death toll from super-cyclone Winston jumped to 36 on Wednesday as concerns grew for remote Fijian villages still waiting for help after the most powerful storm in the Pacific nation’s history. While international aid efforts are intensifying, with New Zealand saying it will send two navy ships, relief teams are yet to reach some
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President Barack Obama launched a final push on Tuesday to persuade Congress to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, despite strong opposition from lawmakers who do not want detainees transferred to the United States. The president, a Democrat, pressed the Republican-led legislature to give his proposal a “fair hearing” and said he
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China is “changing the operational landscape” in the South China Sea by deploying missiles and radar as part of an effort to militarily dominate East Asia, a senior US military official said on Tuesday. China is “clearly militarizing the South China (Sea),” said Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, adding: “You’d have
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In what is a pointer to the shape of electoral campaign to come, the DMK on Tuesday kicked off a huge advertisement war with an ad mocking chief minister J Jayalalithaa, questioning her aloofness and absence among people when they really needed her. The advertisement said that in the five years, You would have seen
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