Priyanka Chopra, who has a fan in Neel Sethi — the Mowgli of Disney’s The Jungle Book — has asked the Indian-American child actor to brace up for an adventurous ride with the Hindi dubbed version of the international film. Neel, who is currently in Mumbai for the promotions of the film, in an interview […]
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MS Dhoni’s party is not over. And he is a lucky General with skill to boot. He goes into the semi-final battle tonight against the West Indies drenched with the public’s advice and suggestions on whom to play in this crucial match. Buoyed by a gust of good fortune and a slice of personal last-ball
Yemeni rebels have mounted a deadly counterattack against government troops advancing down the Red Sea coast from the Saudi border ahead of a planned ceasefire next month, military sources said on Thursday. The rebels and their allies surrounded a government force that was attempting to recapture the coastal town of Midi and killed 45 loyalist
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The CRPF believes that information regarding the movement of its troops, killed in a deadly landmine blast in Dantewada, was “leaked” and it has begun a probe to find out the mole who could be from “within or outside” the paramilitary. “It is certain that the information about their movement was leaked. Somewhere or at
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has kicked off a political storm with his latest controversial comment that women should be punished for illegal abortions, drawing flak from political opponents who termed the remark “horrific” and “shameful”. “There has to be some form of punishment,” Trump said yesterday in an interview with MSNBC news channel after
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Brazil’s largest political party looks set to quit the government of leftist President Dilma Rousseff today, in a move that would trigger the collapse of the coalition and push her closer to impeachment. The country’s largest party, the PMDB, is set to decide Tuesday whether to quit the leftist leader’s government, but top figures indicated
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First the hijacker said the women could leave. All the children, too. Then the man in the suicide vest agreed that all Egyptians and others from Muslim backgrounds would be allowed to escape from the plane. That left five Western men – at least one of whom thought they were about to die. “We looked
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A high-level committee set up by the Central government to review the status of women in India has reportedly recommended a ban on the practice of oral, unilateral and triple talaq (divorce) and polygamy – a demand already made by a majority of Indian Muslim women. As per a report published in the leading daily
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Australian spin legend Shane Warne has slammed coach Darren Lehmann and selector Mark Waugh for keeping out Aaron Finch and John Hastings of their playing XI at various points during the ICC World T20. “Our selection was wrong … we messed around with it too much rather than sticking with what’s been a proven formula,”
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Suspended Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh and his cook were on Thursday brought to the NIA headquarters for questioning even as the joint investigation team from Pakistan is here to probe the Pathankot terror attack. Singh has claimed that he, his friend Rajesh Verma and cook Madan Gopal were abducted by four or five
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At least 10 people have been killed and 150 are feared trapped after a partially built flyover collapsed in the Indian city of Kolkata, according to police. Witnesses say rescuers are using their bare hands to try to save those caught under the rubble. One witness has told the New Delhi Television news channel (NDTV):
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Like all Bollywood sagas, the one involving the legal tussle between actors Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut refuses to die down. It has now emerged that after over a year, Hrithik has broken his silence and named Kangana as the person who had been exchanging e-mails with his alleged impostor in the FIR, which he
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If what he says in the caption is true, then this is Shahid Kapoor’s look from his upcoming film Udta Punjab. The 35-year-old actor took to his Instagram account and posted the jaw-dropping picture of himself. In the snap, Shahid sports long hair and is flaunting his perfectly toned body and pumped abs. The Haider
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Giving a new impetus to campaign for gender equality, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that if men are allowed in a place of worship, then women too should be permitted. “No law prevents women from entering a place of worship,” the court observed, even as it came down heavily on the Maharashtra government
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The rumours of Sushant Singh Rajput breaking up with his long-time partner Ankita Lokhande might be just that: Rumours. After a series of cryptic exchanges on Twitter, the odd, equally cryptic set of responses the two have been providing have added fuel to the speculation. But now, Ankita has commented on the situation clearly and
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Within a span of ten days the II year pre-university (PU) chemistry question paper has been leaked for the second time. The II PU chemistry re-exam was scheduled on Thursday from 9am, but due to leakage of question paper, the Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) has cancelled the exam. Earlier, the chemistry exam was scheduled
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A lot has been spoken from the time B-town’s favourite lovebirds Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif parted ways. Many speculations were made as on to why and because of whom the couple decided to for a breakup. In fact there were even talks that Katrina’s mother was trying to convince her ex-beau’s mom Neetu Kapoor
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‘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
Well, you guys are gonna hear a lot of slangs of the word badass in this piece as Shah Rukh Khan has become the new ambassador for the word! That dude can make anything look larger than life. Until last year, SRK’s fans were slightly let down by the films that the actor did but
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A city civil court has ordered issue of an emergent notice to superstar Rajinikanth on an injunction suit seeking him to “wilfully” advise his fans not to put flex banners and cut-outs and not to “propitiate milk on them in the interest of justice and equity.” The suit was filed by social activist Dr I
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Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries took the stage at FICCI FRAMES 2016 and spoke about the future of digital media and Reliance Jio services. Addressing the audience, Mukesh Ambani mentioned the Indian media industry has grown by 9 times in the last 12 years. The total value, he says, is expected to hit $100
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is poised to declare his signature ruling policy during a rare party congress in May and despite tough new U.N. sanctions, it is likely to be the twin pursuit of nuclear prowess and economic development. North Korea’s official media have carried almost-daily reports and commentary extolling the “sacred road”
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President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree on a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents responded on Wednesday that no administration would be legitimate while he remained in office. Assad, bolstered by military victory in the desert city of Palmyra, was quoted by Russia’s RIA news agency as
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A British man has shot to fame after clicking “the selfie of a life time” with the hijacker of the EgyptAir jet during the hostage drama in Cyprus, an act he said was aimed at staying “cheerful”. Benjamin Innes was one of the last captives to be released by Seif al-Din Mustafa during yesterday’s six-hour
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Ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will address three election rallies on Thursday in Bandwan, Purulia and Para districts. As many as 404 nominations have been found valid after the scrutiny of papers for the second phase of assembly elections. 56 constituencies spread over Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, North and
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The Congress party’s selection of candidates to contest the upcoming Kerala assembly polls on Wednesday ran into an unexpected hurdle as Chief Minister Oommen Chandy desired to withdraw from the electoral fray. Chandy expressed the desire in the light of state Congress president V.M. Sudheeran raising issues of criteria for selection of candidates. A close
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Dozens of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe teachers at the University of Hyderabad went on a day’s leave today to protest the actions of vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile, whose return to campus last week triggered a student backlash and a police crackdown. Varsity authorities, however, claimed classes functioned normally. A media release from the convener
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It took a dodgy ankle to sideline a resilient Yuvraj Singh, who looked eager to justify his presence in the Indian team. Over the past couple of months, there have been several questions about the role of Yuvraj in a team brimming with talent. The fact that he came in the way of Ajinkya Rahane,
North Korea’s nuclear defiance will feature prominently during talks on the first day of a major security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington on Thursday. Obama will kick off the nuclear security summit by meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, followed by a separate sit-down with President
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden state visit to Belgium, expressed India’s solidarity with the European nation for the tragedy that struck Brussels on 22 March. Speaking in Brussels, Modi said, “India stands in full support and solidarity with Belgium.” He offered his sincere gratitude for the warm welcome he received despite it being
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