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Saala Khadoos review: A decent film brought to life by Madhavan’s knockout performance

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There aren’t too many competent sports films in our country, and certainly not too many that can claim to penetrate the hearts and minds of the sports and the sportsperson. Shimit Amin’s Chak De India , in spite of its rabble-rousing nationalism, managed to give us a clear and coherent portrait of the sport and […]

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Parliamentary panel likely to visit Pathankot, Gurdaspur in February

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A Parliamentary panel has decided to visit Pathankot, where terrorists attacked an Air Force base on 2 January, leaving seven security personnel and six militants dead. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs chaired by Congress MP from Rajya Sabha P Bhattacharya has planned to visit the Indo-Pak border areas in Rajasthan and Punjab, and

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Please, wear a helmet: In times of hard-hitting batting, ICC must act to safeguard umpires

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The sight of Indian cricketer Barinder Sran warming up in the morning must have petrified Aussie umpire John Ward so much that he rushed to grab a helmet for protection while officiating the fourth ODI between India and Australia at Canberra on Wednesday. Sran did not make the playing eleven but Ward nevertheless decided that

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India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE: Dhawan falls after an explosive start

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On a high after a dominating the show in the first Twenty20 International, India will aim to hold on to their current form and, most importantly, seal the three-match series when they face Australia in the second match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Friday. Having lost the One-Day International (ODI) 1-4, the visitors

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Discrimination at Haji Ali Dargah cannot be passed off as Islamic: Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan

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Haji Ali dargah is a landmark in Mumbai city. Scores of women and men visit it daily from Mumbai, from across the country and the world. The Dargah is the tomb of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, the patron saint of Mumbai. Many of us have grown up with memories of visits to the dargah

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President and HRD ministry at loggerheads again: JNU VC appointment is the latest source of dispute

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It seems there is a divide between President Pranab Mukherjee and Union Human Resources Minister Smriti Irani. The two have differed over appointments at three Central universities — the latest being over Jawaharlal Nehru University, according to The Indian Express. There were four finalists for the position of JNU’s vice-chancellor and Irani made it clear

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Katrina Kaif wants to do ‘Charlie’s Angel’ with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor

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Katrina Kaif, who has shared screen space with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor for a cosmetic brand, thinks the trio should do ‘Charlie’s Angel’ kind of film together. “I enjoyed the conversation with all of them. I think someone can make ‘Charlie’s Angel’ with us. I would recommend it to some producer,” Katrina said

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Hrithik Roshan: Chances of my affair with Pope are higher

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Twitter wars between celebrities aren’t something new. But there are few big celebs who don’t usually take a dig at their contemporaries. Hrithik Roshan was once such celeb, until he took an indirect dig at actress Kangana Ranaut recently. In an interview with PinkVilla, while speaking about her ouster from ‘Aashiqui 3’, Kangana said that

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Dutch suggest EU send migrants straight back to Turkey as more arrive without case for asylum

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The Netherlands floated an idea on Thursday to ferry migrants reaching Greece straight back to Turkey to stop a relentless influx into the European Union as EU officials cited a rise in the numbers of those who would not qualify for asylum. The 28-nation bloc has all but failed to curb or control the influx

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Japan orders military to prepare to destroy North Korea missile

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Japan has ordered its military to be ready to destroy any missile fired by North Korea that threatens the country, local media reported Friday, as concerns mount that Pyongyang is preparing a rocket launch. Defence Minister Gen Nakatani issued the order, the Nikkei daily and Kyodo News reported, after reports of suspicious activity at Pyongyang’s

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Goa: Release of Nathuram Godse book on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary kicks up row

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Newly formed Goa Forward party has opposed the release of a book on Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse scheduled for Saturday on the death anniversary of the Father of the Nation. The book, titled ‘Nathuram Godse – The Story of an Assassin’ and written by Anup Ashok Sardesai, is scheduled for release tomorrow at the

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Aamir’s Dangal Will Have 4 International Wrestlers In The Film

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Well, here’s a big news for all of you! Sources just revealed that 4 International wrestlers have landed in Ludhiana for Aamir Khan’s Dangal. These real life wrestlers have been flown down from across the world. They hail from places like Africa, Poland, UK and rest others. Said an insider, “There are 4 International wrestlers,

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Karan Johar, Who Said Democracy is a ‘Joke,’ Isn’t ‘Scared of Anyone’

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Filmmaker Karan Johar said that he is not scared of anyone and is proud of his opinions. At the Jaipur Literature Festival, Karan had said that democracy and freedom of expression were the “biggest jokes.” “How are we democratic? How is there freedom of expression,” Karan said at the festival. Karan attended the special screening

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UT officials, residents shocked as Chandigarh misses smart city bus

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In a surprising and shocking development, City Beautiful, one of the country’s cleanest city, is not among the 20 cities chosen for the prestigious smart city project by the Union government. The administration will resend its nomination for the project in April. However, administration officials say even if they have missed the smart city bus

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Magazine cover row: Relief for MS Dhoni; SC stays criminal proceedings against him

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The Supreme Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings against India skipper MS Dhoni for a controversial magazine cover picture that depicted him as Lord Vishnu in 2013. The court has also sought the response of Andhra Pradesh police on Dhoni’s plea seeking transfer of the case from Anantpur to Bengaluru. The Anantpur court had on

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Now, Chinese sonar vessel to join search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

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China is set to join the underwater search for a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet missing for almost two years by providing a sonar-equipped vessel by the end of February, Australia’s deputy prime minister Warren Truss said on Friday. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared with 239 people on board during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to

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Manish Tewari appointed Congress spokesperson

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Former Union minister Manish Tewari, from whose remarks on troop movement the Congress had distanced itself over a fortnight ago, was today made spokesperson of the party. “Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the appointment of Manish Tewari as Spokesperson of All India Congress Committee,” S V Ramani, Secretary of the AICC’s Communication Department, said.

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Don’t use Patel community for political gains: Hardik tells Congress

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Jailed Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has written a letter to Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki alleging that his party was using the community for its own political gains and if this continues, it won’t come to power for another 25 years. He also warned Solanki that his party would never get back to

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Will Sarbananda Sonowal break the Congress spell in Assam?

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Soft spoken and gentle, yet staunch in his views, Sarbananda Sonowal will be the BJP’s chief ministerial face in poll-bound Assam. The decision was taken by the BJP’s parliamentary board meeting, attended among others by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah on Thursday evening. Sonowal, the union sports minister, had been at

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Pranab Mukherjee returns Gujarat’s controversial anti-terror bill; asks for clarification

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A controversial anti-terror bill, passed by Gujarat assembly but twice rejected by the previous UPA government, was returned by President Pranab Mukherjee seeking additional information from the government after which the legislation was withdrawn. The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill, 2015, which has been hanging fire since Narendra Modi, as Gujarat

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Salman Khan, Taparia Family Among India’s Highest Tax Payers

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Salman Khan is India’s highest individual tax payer from the Hindi film industry, followed closely by Akshay Kumar and Ranbir Kapoor for the fiscal year 2015-2016, according to reports. The Indian Express reported that the four tax payers who top India’s list are members of the Taparia family, of Famy Care Ltd, having collectively paid

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Everyone is ‘stupid, fat and ugly’: Republican candidates make most of Trump’s absence at Fox debate

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2016 Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of Donald Trump’s shadow in Thursday night’s presidential debate, after mocking the front-runner for boycotting the final contest before voting begins. Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who is locked in a tight contest with Trump in Iowa, opened the debate with

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UN health chief: Zika virus is ‘spreading explosively’

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The Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas, which could see up to 4 million cases over the next year, international health officials said Thursday, announcing a special meeting next week to decide if they should declare an international health emergency. The warning from the World Health Organization came amid a call to arms

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Congress imposed President’s Rule more than 100 times: Kiren Rijiju

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Amidst the ongoing row over President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has alleged that Congress was responsible for imposition of central rule more than 100 times in various states on “flimsy grounds”. “President Rule is imposed only in a special case. Congress Party had imposed PR more than 100 times on flimsy

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Bhubaneswar leads Govt’s Smart City list, Rs 50,802 crore to be invested over five years

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Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday announced the names of the first 20 cities selected to be developed as smart cities under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project, with Bhubaneswar topping the list followed by Pune and Jaipur. Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Visakhapatnam, Solapur (Maharashtra), Davanagere (Karnataka), Indore, New Delhi Municipal

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Ashok Chakra for Lance Naik Goswami, Pathankot martyr Sepoy Jagdish Chand to get Kirti Chakra

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President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday approved the award of one Ashok Chakra, two Kirti Chakras and eight Shaurya Chakras to the Indian Army personnel on the occasion of Republic Day 2016. Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, who was killed in an operation in north Kashmir will be awarded the Ashok Chakra, country’s highest peacetime gallantry

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