Summer planting of crops including paddy and cotton could get delayed due to above normal heatwave conditions expected to prevail over central and northwest India from April to June this year as forecast by the weather office. Above normal temperatures can also have devastating effects on human health, water resources and power generation. However, with […]
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The students here are yearning for a change and wants a Chief Minister like Manik Sarkar of next door neighbour Tripura and Arvind Kejriwal of faraway Delhi, who will work for overall development of the state and welfare of all religions in Assam. “One thing is sure that we need a change. But we need
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Recently, Virat Kohli was found supporting Anushka Sharma in his Tweet against the online trolls following the actress after Virat’s outstanding performance in the T20 world cup. To some, it had appeared as the first step in the patch-up of the couple, who were in news for their break-up. However, this slight ray of hope
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Actress Pratyusha Banerjee, whose death at the age of 24 is being investigated as a possible suicide, was taken to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Ambani Hospital on Friday by her boyfriend Rahul Raj, sources say. Pratyusha, best-known for playing the lead character of Anandi on TV show Balika Vadhu, allegedly hanged herself at home and was declared
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Hours after Thursday’s flyover collapse, chief minister Mamata Banerjee promised stringent action against those responsible for the tragedy that claimed 24 lives and wounded about 90 people. More than four years ago, she had vowed the same, after a devastating fire ripped through a city hospital and claimed 91 lives. But despite her promise of
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“We are not here for any positions but for a responsibility,” said Premier Narendra Modi after taking charge of the country following the BJP’s victory with huge margin in the 2014 general election. The prime minister has been working hard ever since to live up to expectations. His government has come out with new plans
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The city police have summoned three-time National award winning actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister to record their statement, following a complaint lodged by actor Hrithik Roshan against unknown persons for alleged impersonation. After Hrithik approached the suburban Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police, an FIR was registered against unknown persons for allegedly creating a fake
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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is currently shooting for Sultan, was seen flaunting his six-pack abs in langot (loincloth) while preparing himself for a fight in a wrestling akhada (ring). In a picture from Sultan’s sets, Salman Khan aka Sultan Ali Khan, who had undergone intense training and workout for his role of a wrestler,
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Former Indian cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin seems to be okay with the sizzling on-screen chemistry actor Emraan Hashmi shares with Nargis Fakhri, who plays Sangeeta Bijlani in the upcoming biopic on the controversial cricketer. Hashmi has essayed the role of the former Indian skipper in the biographical sports film ‘Azhar’. Prachi Desai plays Azharuddin’s
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To make the gold monetisation scheme more attractive, the government has allowed investors to redeem the deposits in gold also. The move is expected to attract temple trusts, many of which have significant amount of gold under their control. “Now, for the gold deposited under Medium and Long Term Government Deposits (MLTGD), the redemption of
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Industrialist Vijay Mallya has sought time till May to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged money laundering case, sources said. The agency, that is investigating Mallya under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), had directed Mallya to appear in person before it on April 2. Sources said that this
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Members of the MST Landless Workers Movement told Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday they would take to the streets to defeat a plan to oust her in a “coup”, as they termed an ongoing impeachment effort in Congress. “Stay firm in your struggle, president. Because the landless movement won`t leave the streets until it
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India and Pakistan need to make progress in reducing their nuclear arsenal and develop military doctrines so that they do not “continually move in the wrong direction”, US President Barack Obama said on Saturday. “One of the challenges that we’re going to have here is that it is very difficult to see huge reductions in
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Myanmar’s upper house of Parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful government role, despite opposition from the military on the second day of her party’s new administration. The bill creates the post of state counsellor and would allow the Nobel laureate to coordinate ministers and influence the executive.
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An explosion occurred in a building in central Paris on Friday, leaving five people injured, media reports said. Early visuals showed smoke rising out of a building in the centre of the city. The explosion in Paris was caused by gas leak, French police confirmed. At least five people have been injured, AFP reported citing
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An aam aadmi’s princely dinner could be what royalty pays for its coffee. While on one hand, the fledgling Aam Aadmi Party is hosting fund-raising dinners across the state to mop up funds for party’s poll campaign, Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh footed a whopping Rs 10 lakh bill for ‘Coffee with Captain’ programme
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A 35-year-old builder in Central Delhi’s Ballimaran was shot dead, allegedly by four unidentified men, while he was taking a stroll outside his home late Thursday night. Identified as Faheem Ahmed, the victim sustained four bullet injuries even as the assailants fired half-a-dozen rounds at him. Into construction business, Ahmed lived with his family near
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It all started with a small thing but resulted in a big tragedy. Saving a sniffer dog, which has been part of several anti-Maoist operations in the Red zone, turned fatal for the seven jawans who were killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on March 30. Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
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World-renowned Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur (west UP) has added a new dimension to the ongoing controversy over whether Muslims should chant “Bharat maata ki jai” by ruling that this would indeed be un-Islamic. A bench of eight ‘muftis’ (Islamic scholars) has issued a signed statement on the issue after the seminary received
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All those who were thinking Naagin is going off air and there is a great deal of sadness that will fill their hearts with the goodbye of a great TV serial, hold on! Naagin is NOT going off-air and there are a lot of things that will change in the serial for you! Well, the
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IMAX has released a new trailer of the upcoming film, The Jungle Book. In this exclusive sneak-peek, actor Lupita Nyong’o, who has lend her voice to the character Raksha (the mother wolf) introduces the pivotal scene where Mowgli meets Kaa (Scarlett Johansson), the python. In the new trailer, Scarlett Johansson’s hypnotic voice spells her charm
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Empowered by Bombay High Court ‘s permission that women can enter Maharashtra’s Shani Shingnapur Temple, activist Trupti Desai is all set to march towards the historic temple today. Desai, who has been spearheading the protest demanding entry into the temple, also threatened to file an FIR against those who try to stop them from entering
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced several key initiatives taken by his government in the area of nuclear security and non-proliferation, including countering nuclear smuggling and deployment of technology to deter nuclear terrorism. The announcements were made by Mr. Modi during the second and final day of the Nuclear Security Summit, which was attended by
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday is part of a diplomatic effort to put pressure on Pakistan by forging ties with some of Islamabad’s closest allies, government officials said. Modi is expected to sign trade agreements, including contracts to secure investment for infrastructure projects, and offer security and military cooperation, such
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China, you are shielding Pakistan’s patronage of terrorism, is the sub-text of the message. But the statement itself was pure bureaucratese, making no mention of the two states that joined hands on Thursday to safeguard Masood Azhar, the terrorist chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed, from being designated as such by the United Nations. Amid an
The Hyderabad-based company under scanner in the Kolkata flyover collapse has a tainted history in at least one state and has come under fire in another where it is executing several projects, including central government schemes. The company IVRCL – running in losses for the last few quarters – termed the incident “an act of
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North Korea has announced it is blocking social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and South Korean websites in a move underscoring its concern with the spread of online information. The ministry of posts and telecommunications announcement was posted this week at the country’s main mobile service provider, Koryolink, and other places serving internet users.
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Paban Singh Ghatowar, five times the Lok Sabha member from Dibrugarh, finds himself in a role he would not have considered ideal for him. Also a former Pradesh Congress president and four times a Union minister, he should ideally have been campaigning for all 30 assembly seats in Assam tea belt, spread over seven districts,
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In a horrific incident, a man was allegedly dragged for half-a-km after being hit by the car from the accident spot on Old Delhi road here. Police said the incident occurred on March 28 when Prateek Kumar and his three-year-old son were on way to their uncle’s house around 5.50 pm. As per Kumar, “When
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April 14, 2017 is going to be a loaded one. S S Rajamouli’s Baahubali: The Conclusion, which is the sequel to the highly popular first film Baahubali: The Beginnning has been slated to release on 14 April. While the makers of the film made the release announcement earlier in March, it has now been revealed
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