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Ileana D’Cruz: ‘Happy Ending’ not the end of my career

Actress Ileana D’Cruz, who was last seen in the Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Happy Ending’, says her career isn’t over yet, as she is “coming back” with her next film ‘Rustom’, which stars Akshay Kumar. ‘Rustom’ is helmed by Tinu Suresh Desai and also features Arjan Bajwa and Esha Gupta. The film is scheduled for […]

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World T20: West Indies make a meal of South Africa’s small target before reaching semis; do England a favour

You get a welcome reception in the West Indies. As they step off the plane, tourists to the Caribbean’s idyllic islands are hit by the warm air, swiftly followed by a beatific breeze. The warmth of the weather is matched by the warmth of the people. Nothing is too much trouble, and visitors are made

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Not Parineeti Chopra, this is the real reason for Sushant-Ankita break-up!

We were all shocked to hear about Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande ending it, because everyone thought a big-fat wedding on the cards. A close friend of the couple told a daily, that it was Ankita’s insecurity that lead the fall out. The source said that despite rumours, it wasn’t a selfie with Parineeti

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How John Abraham has put his ass-ets to good use to chart Bollywood career

When John Abraham displayed his well-sculpted posterior on the poster of Karan Johar’s Dostana, one would not have known he is no dumb, cute ass. If Johar knew how to use that asset in short trunks in a film poster, Abraham knows better. Using Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Rocky’ image, he is quick to remind the industry

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Jewellers’ strike intensifies: Industry body to hand over shop keys to Arun Jaitley

Jewellery industry body AIBJSF on Friday decided to continue their strike for an indefinite period against imposition of 1% excise duty on non-silver jewellery and announced plans to hand over keys of their shops to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. All India Bullion, Jewellers, Swarankar Federation (AIBJSF), which had organised a big rally at Ramlila maidan

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Suu-Kyi makes anti-Muslim remark after grilling by BBC’s Mishal Hussain

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi made an anti-Muslim remark about a BBC presenter who grilled her about violence-hit Rohingya Muslims. Telegraph reported: “No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim,” Suu Kyi was heard muttering after the interview with BBC Today presenter Mishal Husain, according to a

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UN court finds Radovan Karadzic guilty of genocide, sentences him to 40 years in prison

UN war crimes judges on Thursday found former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic guilty of genocide and sentenced him to 40 years in jail over the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II. The court said Karadzic, the most high-profile figure convicted over the wars that tore Yugoslavia apart in the 1990s, bore criminal

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Yoga sessions to be part of Easter celebrations in White House

Professional yoga instructors will have sessions with thousands of Americans who are expected to throng the sprawling White House lawns in Washington on Monday for Easter Egg celebrations, the final Easter for Obama administration. A “Yoga Garden” is one of the 10 different zones that has been created for the event for which some 35,000

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Stalker hacks national-level volleyball player to death near Kolkata

A national-level volleyball player was hacked to death while she was practising with friends at Notunpukur in the outskirts of the city on Friday. The victim, 14-year-old Sangita Aich, was a Class 9 student who had played volleyball twice at the national level and thrice at the state level. Police said the attacker, identified as

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Bundelkhand starves but UP netas go on foreign tour packed with shopping, sightseeing

At a time when Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh is reeling under the fourth consecutive crop loss and a sharp increase in cases of farmer suicide, 17 ministers and MLAs of state are on multi-foreign trip under the name of ‘study tour’. Interestingly, the said ‘nation tour’ includes sight seeing and shopping for these MLAs

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Maha CM Fadnavis’ wife slams Digvijaya Singh over nepotism charge

The wife of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday slammed senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for making “baseless allegations” after he levelled “nepotism” charges against her husband over a state agency’s order asking developers to open accounts in a private bank where she works. “Singh is using a woman’s shoulders for his political target. Doing

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi risks political backlash among middle-class savers

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi risks a political backlash among the middle class, as he seeks to coax banks into lowering interest rates on savings schemes. Criticism is growing against his government’s move last week to slash interest rates on small savings schemes used by as much as a third of India’s 1.3 billion people.

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Hyderabad University row: Parents of arrested students ask – ‘Is this Syria or Pakistan?’

A day after 25 students and two faculty members of Hyderabad Central University (HCU)`were arrested by police, a 42-year-old mother in Kerala discovered through social media that her son had been arrested. The mother of 21-year-old student who did not wished to be named reportedly said that she had not given any details by the

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India disowns ex-Navy officer arrested in Pakistan

Pakistan on Friday summoned Indian high commissioner Gautam Bambawale to lodge its protest over ‘subversive activities’ by an alleged RAW officer a day after the Pakistani security forces claimed to have arrested him. In New Delhi, the external affairs ministry said the person arrested had no link with the government since his premature retirement from

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BJP battles for Assam by promising to seal Indo-Bangladesh border

Hopping for victory in Assam, BJP has promised to completely seal the Indo-Bangla border in the state to stop illegal infiltration if it comes to power and also take action against entities employing infiltrators. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled the vision document 2016-2025-Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas for the state while accusing Assam CM Tarun

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Stand Up Maharashtra to give a leg-up to Dalit entrepreneurship

On the lines of the Centre’s Stand Up India programme, the state is set to come up with a comprehensive policy to facilitate and promote entrepreneurship among Maharashtra’s scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) communities. The decision comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s formal inauguration of the Stand Up India scheme on April

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Hated India since school was bombed in 1971 by Indian planes: David Headley

On the third day of his deposition before a Mumbai court, David Coleman Headley threw light on a number of aspects related to his alleged terror links — from hatred to India going back to his childhood and allegations of being financed by United States agencies. Last month, Headley had been examined by special public

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VIDEO Pakistan vs. Australia T20 2016: Highlights, Score From Crucial Cricket World Cup Match

Australia set up a showdown with India for a semifinal place at the World Twenty20 after knocking Pakistan out of the tournament with a 21-run win in Mohali. Both teams needed a victory to retain any chance of joining New Zealand in progressing from Group 2 and into the final four. In the end Australia’s

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Kejriwal named among world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune

Arvind Kejriwal has been named among the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine with the Delhi Chief Minister being the sole Indian leader on the list topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Fortune’s third annual ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’ list features men and women from across the globe from the fields of business, government,

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Kerala: Sreesanth, film personalities in second BJP list for Kerala polls

Former Indian pace bowler S. Sreesanth and several film personalities are in the second list of 51 BJP candidates who will contest the May 16 assembly polls in Kerala from Thiruvananthapuram segment. The state BJP early this month announced its first list of 22 candidates, including all senior state leaders. The second list of 51

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DMK had offered Vijayakanth Rs 500 cr, 80 seats to join party: Vaiko

MDMK leader Vaiko on Friday alleged that the DMK and BJP had made offers, including money, to DMDK leader Vijayakanth, who had rejected them to join the People’s Welfare Front (PWF) to fight the coming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. Talking to reporters, V Gopalsamy, popularly known as Vaiko claimed that the DMK had “offered”

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