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Refused major stuff in Hollywood as I wasn’t ready to shift base to LA: Shilpa Shetty

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 During her 14 year-long sabbatical from Hindi films, actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra says she was approached to star in a major Hollywood project, which she turned down because she was unwilling to change gears “so drastically”. Shilpa’s last full-fledged Bollywood film was in 2007, with filmmaker Anurag Basu’s “Life in a Metro” and the Dharmendra-starrer “Apne”. The same year, she also emerged as the winner of the British reality TV series “Celebrity Big Brother” season five, which made her a global figure. Though her Hindi film appearances became few and…

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Cars, buildings swept away in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in HP’s Dharamshala

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 Flash flood triggered by heavy rains swept away buildings and cars at tourist spots as bad weather also led to the closure of the airport here. The district administration also instructed tourists to postpone their visit to Dharamsala in view of the heavy rains. A drain near Bhagsu Nag in upper Dharamsala adjoining Mecleodganj changed its course owing to heavy rains, sweeping away four cars and several bikes, video clips showed. A government school building at Bhagsunag was also damaged and adjacent hotels there were inundated, it showed. “Due to…

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Nepal’s apex court orders appointment of Deuba as prime minister; reinstates dissolved lower house

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In a landmark verdict, Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister by Tuesday and reinstated the House of Representatives for a second time in five months. A five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana issued the verdict stating that President Bhandari’s decision to dissolve the lower house upon a recommendation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was an unconstitutional act, delivering a major blow to the veteran Communist…

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Recovery in textiles to take ‘mid-term time frame’: Raymond

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Terming the pandemic-impacted April-June 2020 quarter as “the darkest hour of the fiscal”, the country’s leading player in suiting and shirting Raymond said a recovery in the segment would take a “mid-term time frame” when life is back to normalcy, primarily driven by occasion- and celebration-led dressing along with ongoing vaccination. Demand for clothing, which is a non-essential item, with discretionary spending has been impacted, said Raymonds in its latest annual report while talking about branded textiles, its flagship business. It expects “modest growth” in the fabric business with increasing…

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SC to hear next week plea for probe into ‘Islamophobic posts’ on Twitter after Tablighi Jamaat congregation

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The Supreme Court Monday asked a petitioner to peruse new IT rules and said it may hear next week his plea seeking a probe either by CBI or NIA against Twitter and its users for allegedly posting Islamophobic posts after Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin last year which was purportedly dubbed as one of the reasons for spread of COVID-19. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and justice A S Bopanna, at the outset, asked lawyer Khaja Aijazuddin, who has filed the plea in his personal capacity, to…

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Dilip Kumar wasn’t just an actor but an institution, says Senator nephew in Pak

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Legendary Indian thespian Dilip Kumar was not just an actor but an institution and people like him are born once in a century, Pakistan’s Senator and the 98-year-old Bollywood icon’s nephew Mohsin Aziz said on Monday. At a condolence meet in the memory of Kumar, the Pakistani lawmaker threw light on his life, career, character and his attachment with Peshawar where he was born. Kumar, who was born on December 11, 1922 at his ancestral home in Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, died at a…

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Youngsters will carry their IPL confidence into SL series, feels Bhuvneshwar

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Six uncapped players in the squad might make it seem that India have come with an inexperienced group for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka but tour vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar says it is not the case as the entire lot has the requisite confidence thanks to IPL. With major stars like skipper Virat Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma in England for an upcoming Test series, the Indian team for series against Sri Lanka is being led by opener Shikhar Dhawan and features half a dozen uncapped players. Many…

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IT earnings, macro data to guide stock markets this week: Analysts

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Quarterly earnings from IT majors Infosys and Wipro, macroeconomic data announcements and global cues would be the major drivers for the equity markets this week, said analysts. Leading IT companies Infosys and Wipro and other players such as Mindtree, Tata Elxsi and HDFC AMC would announce their financial results this week. Moreover, industrial production numbers, retail and wholesale inflation data would be released this week. “This week, markets would take cues from earnings announcements and macroeconomic data ie IIP, CPI inflation and WPI inflation. Besides, global cues, monsoon progress and…

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Messi pays his debt to Argentina with Copa America title

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Argentina finally made Lionel Messi cry with joy. After losing four times in finals, early exits in major tournaments and even a decision to retire from the national team, the superstar celebrated a much-awaited title with Argentina at Saturday’s 1-0 win against Brazil in the Maracana Stadium. The title ended Argentina’s 28-year drought of major trophies, with Messi as the best player with four goals and five assists. The captain also broke the team’s record for international appearances with 151 matches. When Uruguayan referee Esteban Ostojich blew the final whistle,…

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Samara Weaving to star in ‘Chevalier de Saint-Georges’

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Actor Samara Weaving will co-star with Kelvin Harrison Jr in Searchlight Picture’s movie “Chevalier de Saint-Georges”. To be directed by Stephen Williams from an original script by Stefani Robinson, the true-life period drama centers on Joseph Bologne, or the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who is known as the Black Mozart. Born in the Caribbean, Bologne was the illegitimate son of a plantation owner and a slave who was then educated in France and became a fencing master, which served as an entree into French high society. With his music and operas,…

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