You are here

BLOG

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Mahesh Bhatt returns to direction with ‘Sadak 2’

strong

Mahesh Bhatt is set to return to direction with “Sadak 2”, after a hiatus of 19 years, his daughter, actor Alia Bhatt said Thursday.Alia, who is also part of the cast of the film, which is a sequel to Bhatt’s 1991 film, made the announcement on her father’s 70th birthday.”On your 70th birthday you have given me the greatest present I could ask and dream for. Your are directing me! ‘Sadak 2’ is a dream come true… “What I thought will never be possible you have made possible. Thank you…

Read More
NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Festival season becomes ‘time-to-be seen’ for Mumbai’s

strong

The ongoing Ganesh festival has become a public outreach opportunity for city-based politicians, who are eyeing blessings of both Lord Ganesh and his devotees ahead of an election year.As both the Lok Sabha and Maharashtra polls are due in 2019, political leaders, especially ticket-aspirants, are making it a point to visit people in their constituencies who have installed Ganesh idols at home, apart from going to several pandals that dot the city during the 11-day festival. “The idea is just to be seen with voters,” said a worker of a…

Read More
NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Imran Khan writes to Modi; seeks to re-start bilateral talks

strong

Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Foreign Office said here Thursday, seeking to re-start the bilateral talks on key issues “challenging the relationship” including on terrorism and Kashmir.In the letter dated September 14, the cricketer-turned-politician, who became the prime minister last month, proposed a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this month.”Building on the mutual desire for peace between our two…

Read More
BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Two billion youth at risk of being left behind in future due to emerging tech: Report

strong

Global workforce is not able to keep up with the current rate of change that emerging technologies are bringing to workplace, and nearly two billion youth worldwide stand to be left behind, says a Deloitte report. Around 1.8 billion global youth are between the ages of 15 and 29, and the fourth industrial revolution will significantly shape their roles as the future workers, consumers, and competitors.The fourth industrial revolution is bringing emerging technologies to the forefront at a rapid pace. It is transforming the type of work people do, and how…

Read More
LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Koregaon-Bhima case: SC reserves verdict on 5 activists’ arrests

strong

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and an SIT probe into their arrest.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, reserved the judgment after counsel for both parties including senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Harish Salve and Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta concluded their submissions.The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khaniwlkar and D Y Chandrachud, asked the Maharashtra police to file their case diary…

Read More
NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Cyclonic circulations in Arabian Sea cause rain in Mumbai

strong

Cyclonic circulations in the Arabian Sea near the Gujarat coast caused rain in Mumbai and its neighbouring districts in Maharashtra Wednesday morning, a MeT official said. The showers brought down temperatures in the megapolis and its surrounding areas which were witnessing a dry spell. Light to moderate rain occurred in Mumbai and its adjoining areas in the morning.“The cyclonic circulations formed over the Gujarat coast have brought lot of moisture, leading to cloud formation over most parts of Maharashtra,” India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) senior director Shubhangi Bhute told PTI.Due to…

Read More
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

On Abhishek Bachchan’s Smoking Scene In Manmarziyaan, Director Says “We Were Guided By Sikhs”

strong

Anurag Kashyap’s word on a controversial scene in his latest film Manmarziyaan, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal, is out. Addressing the Sikh community’s outburst regarding a scene in which Abhishek Bachchan’s character removes his turban to smoke a cigarette, the director said that they were guided by over 150 people on the sets of the film, all of whom were Sikhs. He also apologised for hurting the religious sentiments of the community saying that it was unintentional. “Every step of the way, we asked for guidance from…

Read More
NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Be patient with Hardik, he can be close to Stokes in 2 years: Klusener

strong

A game-changer in his hey-days, South African all-rounder Lance Klusener foresees India’s Hardik Pandya closing in on someone like Ben Stokes if the team management can be “patient” with him for the next two years at least.”Among current all-rounders in world cricket, Ben Stokes is right up there. There are a few who have come and gone in recent times as well but certainly, a guy like Pandya, give him a year or two at this level, there is no reason why he can’t be one of the best all-rounders…

Read More
NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Trump: Declassified Russia probe papers expose ‘bad things

strong

President Donald Trump is flexing his executive power to declassify secret documents in the Russia investigation, an extraordinary move he says will ensure that “really bad things” at the FBI are exposed. But the decision, made against the backdrop of Trump’s spiraling outrage at the special counsel’s Russia investigation, may expose sensitive sources and methods and brush up against privacy law protections, experts say.The order is likely to further divide the president from the intelligence agencies he oversees and raises new concerns that Trump is disclosing government secrets for his own…

Read More
BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex recovers over 100 points on value-buying, global cues

strong

The BSE Sensex rebounded over 100 points in opening trade Wednesday on value-buying in recently battered stocks amid strength in the rupee and positive global cues. The 30-share BSE index recovered by 142.26 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 37,432.93 in opening trade.The index had lost almost 800 points in the previous two sessions as rupee woes and trade war worries spooked investors.The NSE Nifty was up 50.55 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 11,329.45.Sectoral indices, including metal, healthcare, oil and gas, FMCG, auto, capital goods, realty, and banking were…

Read More
Translate »