Before the ICC World T20 got under way, Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo were pictured with Bollywood star Sneha Ullal, underlining their Box Office billing and profile. Since then, Bravo has been promoting his latest musical video — stressing that while he isn’t the greatest singer (even in his own team) he is a genuine […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today compared Dr BR Ambedkar to iconic civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela and vowed a world-class memorial in Delhi in honour of the architect of the Indian constitution. Delivering the sixth annual Ambedkar Memorial lecture, the PM said that none of his predecessors have attended the event
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Lawyers for Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appealed to the Supreme Court Sunday to annul a ruling blocking his appointment as cabinet chief, as his foundation condemned a judicial “intimidation” campaign. Lula was barred Friday from starting work in his new job as chief of staff to his embattled successor, Dilma Rousseff, over
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The lawyer for Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam launched a furious legal fight Sunday to avoid his extradition to France, after Europe’s most wanted fugitive spent his first night in a Belgian jail. At the same time Belgium’s foreign minister suggested that Abdeslam was also plotting “something” in Brussels, where he was caught Friday after
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An Indonesian military helicopter crashed and burst into flames Sunday during a mission to capture the country’s most wanted militant, killing at least 12 people on board. The Bell 412-EP helicopter was carrying 13 soldiers and crew when it went down about 35 minutes after taking off from Poso district’s Watutau village, said Maj. Gen.
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At least 13 students aged between 22 and 29 were killed and 30 were injured in a coach crash in northeastern Spain on Sunday. The crash took place in the town of Freginals, Spain’s province of Tarragona, northeastern region of Catalonia, xinhua quoted reports by local media as saying. Catalonia’s regional minister of interior Jordi
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Escalating the ongoing Uttarakhand crisis, Chief Minister Harish Rawat is likely to sack Harak Singh Rawat’s close aides, say sources. Harak Rawat has requested the government to call Assembly tomorrow. Uttarakhand Governor had on Sunday written to Chief Minister Harish Rawat to prove majority in the Assembly before March 28. The Congress government in the
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to score “a decisive victory” in Assam and has strengthened its position in Kerala. Jaitley was speaking at the two-day BJP meet that concluded on Sunday after PM Narendra Modi’s address. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party hoped to improve
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Taking a dig at ruling BJP over its stand on the JNU row, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said nationalism is now decided by whether one can say ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ or not. He said people should have the right to choose what they believe is correct and still be tolerant of others’
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s two-day national executive kept its political preoccupations, both with the debate on nationalism and its attempts at making up with the Dalit community after the suicide of University of Hyderabad student Rohith Vemula, front and centre. On the concluding day of the event on Sunday, the party announced grand plans for
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MANCHESTER UNITED FORWARD Wayne Rooney and Nike have denied claims that the England striker mistreated property in a hospitality suite at Wembley Stadium in May 2014. Footage obtained by the Sunday Mirror appears to show the forward placing several items from Nike’s hospitality box at the national stadium into a bin liner, although it is
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A lot has been spoken and written about Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan’s divorce. While speculations are still being made about the couple’s alleged split, some consider it to be a publicity stunt of their show “Power Couple”. Quashing all media reports, Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan have let their actions speak louder
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On camera, a 16 year old boy is seen driving a car. It’s not just any car, it is his police officer father’s official vehicle. The Juvenile Justice Court in Kerala has ordered the police to file a case against Inspector General Suresh Rajpurohit for allowing his minor son to drive the vehicle. Only people
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An outfit representing Sufis on Sunday asked the government to alleviate the “sense of fear” among Muslims over riots even as it urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rectify “historical blunders” in India that brought in extremist ideologies threatening the community. The All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) also urged governments across the world
Stepping into history, President Barack Obama opened an extraordinary visit to Cuba on Sunday, eager to push decades of acrimony deeper into the past and forge irreversible ties with America’s former adversary. “This is a historic visit and a historic opportunity,” Obama said as he greeted staff of the new US Embassy in Havana. Air
A fire that broke out at Mumbai’s Deonar dumping ground in the eastern suburbs of the city on Saturday evening is still raging. This is the second massive fire in the area in less than two months. Ten fire engines have been stationed at the spot as fire officials try to douse the blaze. The
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Ranveer Singh is yet to confirm his rumoured relationship with Deepika Padukone but the “Bajirao Mastani” actor has called the actress his better half and the most “beautiful woman by his side.” Though the duo have never shied away from expressing their affection for each other in public, they have been careful with their words.
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Few people will have any objections to chanting “Bharat Mata ki Jai (Glory to Mother India)”, but are unlikely to accept the idea of being compelled to say it. They may still do so out of fear, but that can hardly be the kind of patriotism which the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat
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With back-to-back droughts hitting the agriculture output hard, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for steps to conserve water and asked farmers to focus on crop diversification and go for allied activities like dairy, poultry and food processing to boost their income. Inaugurating a three-day ‘Krishi Unnati Mela’, PM Modi said since May 2014 when
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The “Bachchan boys” will be at the India-Pakistan World T20 cricket match in Kolkata, where megastar Amitabh Bachchan is also slated to sing the Indian national anthem. “Bachchan boyz in da house!!! Let’s do this India!! Come on India, Kolkata bound,” Abhishek shared on Instagram with a photograph featuring the father-daughter duo in a flight.
Sunny Leone grabbed headlines earlier this year when she was asked if Aamir Khan would like to work with her during a controversial interview with Bhupendra Chaubey. In response to the highly viral interview, Aamir Khan stated that he would love to work with Leone in the future. However, it is Shah Rukh Khan, who
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If you are visiting a government office in Kazakhstan, you will now have to leave your smartphone at the reception irrespective of if you are an on-duty official or a common man. According to a report in www.sbs.com.au, a leaked government memo suggests that officials and visitors in Kazakhstan will no longer be allowed to
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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has confirmed that he is in talks with Aanand L Rai, Imtiaz Ali and five other directors for their upcoming projects. The 50-year-old actor, however, said he will be able to divulge more details only by June-July, when he starts working on the “new movies.” When asked if he is playing
In-form Indian women will look to registering their second win in as many matches when they face Pakistan in a World Twenty20 match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Saturday. Unlike their male counterparts, there isn’t as much history between Indian and Pakistan women and that’s why it hasn’t created the hype and hoopla that
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A Florida jury sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan on Friday and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media. The jurors reached the decision on Friday evening, less than six hours after they began deliberations. The trial lasted two weeks, and Hogan wept as the verdict was read. The jury
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JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were released from jail after they were granted interim bail on Friday. Both the JNU students arrested in a sedition case almost a month ago, were granted bail for six months by a Delhi court. Students at JNU cheered the duo’s release even as actor Anupam Kher, who
Actor Randeep Hooda, who has walked ramp for many designers, says he might launch a fashion line in future, but for now he is finding his “own footing in style”. Bollywood stars like Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone as well as Karan Johar have shared their fashion sense through a line, capsule collection or
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The trailer of Kali was released online a few days back and it has been in the news ever since. The Malayalam film starring Dulquer Salmaan and Sai Pallavi is directed by Sameer Thahir. Now, a controversy has erupted online over the trailer – not for its content but for the fact that the original
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TOIFA 2016 – Bollywood’s most celebrated awards show wraps up with a full house at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai Sports City. With the wave of the most popular celebrities at the event, it was a complete entertainment gala for the Dubai fans. Along with the awards, Bollywood celebrities also won the audiences’ hearts with
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When families such as this one surface in films, the norm is to label them “dysfunctional”. If, however, we confront the harsh – yet oddly consoling – reality that everyone’s parivaar is as flawed as our own, we might face up to a truth most societies seem to want to ignore. The truth that even
