Actress Madhuri Dixit-Nene, known for her graceful dance moves, says primarily she is a stage dancer but has a bit of street dancing in her as well. “I have stage (dancing) in me, because I learned Kathak which is a stage thing, but there is a bit of street (dancing) in me also, because when […]
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Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan ringed in their mom Babita Kapoor’s 68th birthday in style and glamour yesterday. They were joined by Saif Ali Khan, Randhir Kapoor, Karisma’s children Kiaan and Samiera and other Kapoor family members. The 41-year-old ‘Zubeidaa’ actress took to her Instagram account to share a family snap which included birthday
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The focus has been on him ever since his girlfriend, 24-year-old Pratyusha Bannerjee allegedly committed suicide on April 1. Rahul Raj Singh says that he is “still to come to terms with her death” and “unable to sleep” since the unfortunate incident took place. Here, he speaks at length about the woman he was soon
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Denmark is a steadfast partner in global coalition efforts against ISIS and its contributions have been significant, the US has said, a day after Danish parliament approved the country’s expanded role in the fight against the dreaded terror group. “This week’s decision by the Danish Parliament to approve an expanded role in the fight against
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Beleaguered Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will travel to New York in a bid to rally international support against her impeachment, leaving behind a Cabinet paralysed by political crisis as another minister defected on Wednesday. Rousseff aides said the leftist leader will attend a United Nations event on Friday in New York where she will denounce
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Queen Elizabeth II has reigned through the decline of the British empire and seen her family mired in scandal, but Britain’s longest serving monarch marked her 90th birthday on Thursday as head of an institution in good health. After 64 years on the throne, the queen is one of the most famous and respected women
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A sailor lost his leg while two others were injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion on board an Indian naval ship on Saturday. The incident occurred on April 16 on board INS Nireekshak and the navy, which had remained tight lipped till now, has ordered an inquiry. The explosion took place while a diving bailout
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The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Wednesday directed the Enforcement Directorate to execute the non-bailable warrant (NBW) against businessman Vijay Mallya in a case of laundering Rs. 900 crore. The warrant issued by the court reads, “Mr. Vijay Vithal Mallya who is presently residing in United Kingdom c/o M/s Kingfisher Airlines Limited
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Top Islamic State (ISIS) handlers based in Syria have reportedly instructed their contacts in India to “lie low for some time” in the wake of the NIA’s multi-state crackdown in January on an ISIS-inspired module led by Mumbai-based techie Mudabbir Mushtaq Shaikh. Sources in the security establishment have told TOI that there are inputs that
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Days after the grand celebration of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary on April 14, which would be remembered more for the over-enthusiasm of the right wing leaders ranging from prime minister Narendra Modi to Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis who left no stone unturned to give the Dalit leader his “due credit” and claim
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A massive explosion rocked a major petrochemical facility of Mexican national oil company Pemex in the Gulf state of Veracruz on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring dozens more, and pumping a cloud of noxious chemicals into the sky. Luis Felipe Puente, head of federal emergency services, told Reuters that three people had died
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Concerned over the agrarian crisis engulfing almost half of the country, Congress on Wednesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi call a meeting of Chief Ministers of drought hit states to tackle the situation on war footing. Reminding the Prime Minister of his “Raj dharma”, the party also wanted MGNREGA works to be taken up
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Wipro, India’s third-largest IT firm, has reported a 1.6% drop in its March quarter net profit to Rs 2,235 crore due to pressure on margins even as it aims to double revenue to $15 billion (nearly Rs 99,791.25 crore) by 2020, while its board approved a Rs 2,500-crore share buyback plan. The company’s shares closed
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Two militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants and security forces in the forests of Kupwara district on Thursday morning. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Putshai area of Lolab in the district, security forces cordoned off the area and began a search operation on Thursday, an army official
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Union minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday sought the arrest of the person responsible for the death of police horse ‘Shaktiman’ and demanded the animal should no more be part of police forces. “I am deeply saddened by the death of ‘Shaktiman’. It is an extremely unfortunate incident. Horses should no longer
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The death toll from a lethal Taliban attack in Kabul has more than doubled to 64, officials said on Wednesday, the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital in recent years. The brazen assault on Tuesday in a densely packed Kabul neighbourhood marked the first major Taliban attack in Kabul since the insurgents announced the start
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Another earthquake struck the western coast of Ecuador on Wednesday. Tremors measuring 6.1 on the richter scale were reported in major parts of the country. High-alert has been issued. According to United States Geological Survey (USGC), the tumors originated from 25 kilometres west off the coast of Muisne. This was also the epicentre of Saturday’s
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accused by critics of unfairly curtailing taxi apps Uber and Ola, has turned it up several notches. On Twitter today, he said a ban on surge pricing, introduced for the fortnight-long “odd-even” scheme, will be made permanent, a decision his government later announced. Yes. We will do it https://t.co/0BHJISqdse — Arvind
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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has adopted two villages in the drought-hit Marathwada region, reported the Times of India. While visiting the region that is reeling under an acute water crisis, the veteran actor decided to support Tal and Koregaon, two adversely affected hamlets in the area. Khan has been touring the worst affected regions in
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Former cricketer Sreesanth who is campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party has made a huge mistake, which is going to cost him dear. Sreesanth is getting ready to enter politics and is standing for Assembly candidate from Thiruvananthapuram. On 17 April, after announcement of his candidature, Sreesanth became active on Twitter and Facebook and in
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India and China today held the 19th round of talks to resolve the vexed border dispute amid a growing discord between the two nations over Beijing blocking India’s bid to get JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the UN. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held the annual talks with Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi to discuss
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Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt are making all the headlines these days for their rumored relationship. The two talent bundles who are at the peak of their careers have still not confessed their relationship amidst the shutterbugs. Many a time the two stars are spotted together and their love errand is now known to all.
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It was a stroll in the park for Kolkata Knight Riders as they marched to an emphatic six-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab on Tuesday. KKR’s spin trio – Sunil Narine, Shakib al Hasan and Piyush Chawla – laid the foundation for the win and openers Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa completed the formalities with
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A special court hearing treason charges against General Pervez Musharraf , issued non-bailable warrants of arrest on Wednesday for him over his failure to appear before the court despite repeated notices. According to Dawn, Musharraf left the country on March 18, soon after the Supreme Court upheld the Sindh High Court directions to remove his
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Call it an irony or the government officials’ insensitivity towards the drought-hit farmers in the state, that several litres of water was wasted in drought-hit Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh to ensure smooth landing of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s chopper on Tuesday. In the video, which is going viral of social media, officials were seen
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Director Abhishek Chaubey’s ‘Udta Punjab’ is one of the most talked about movies of the year. The credit goes to the interesting star cast of the movie. ‘Udta Punjab’ features Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh. The makers recently released the trailer of the movie and it has garnered a lot
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A Mumbai bound Jet Airways aircraft from Ahmedabad on Wednesday was cleared for departure after it was halted due to a bomb scare onboard the aircraft. “Jet Airways flight S2 4738 from Ahmedabad to Mumbai received a security alert at Ahmedabad airport. The aircraft was thoroughly inspected by the security agencies and the flight with
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Just like with the body of Sarabjit Singh, vital organs are missing from the body of Kirpal Singh, another Indian who died in a Pakistani jail. Just like with the death of Sarabjit Singh in 2013, Kirpal Singh’s death last week was also in circumstances that don’t quite match with the causes of death cited
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WITH ASSEMBLY elections scheduled in Uttar Pradesh next year, the Samajwadi Party government in state has started focusing on Bundelkhand — the region facing severe water crisis and where drought-like conditions occur every year. On Tuesday, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav reached Lalitpur district in the region where he visited as many as six villages and
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The ISIS group is planning massacres of tourists vacationing on Europe’s Mediterranean coast this summer, German tabloid Bild reported today, citing Italian and German intelligence chiefs. ISIS will deploy suicide bombers and gunmen disguised as beach hawkers and plant bombs beneath sunbeds at Italian, Spanish and French resorts, taking advantage of lax security, according to
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