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Canada’s Indian-origin Minister Navdeep Bains quits Trudeau Cabinet
Ottawa, Jan 12, 2021- Navdeep Bains, Canada's Industry Minister and senior-most among the four ministers of Indian origin in the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin...
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National
National
Amit Shah briefs WB party leaders about roadmap to win 200 seats
New Delhi, Jan 16, 2021- Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with West Bengal core committee at his residence and briefed them about...
Facing scrutiny, WhatsApp defers new data privacy policy
New Delhi, Jan 16, 2021- Facing intense criticism worldwide and now a court case in India, WhatsApp has deferred its new data privacy policy and...
40 AAP MLAs to tour UP to popularise Delhi model of development
Lucknow, Jan 15, 2021- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators will now tour Uttar Pradesh to popularise the Delhi model of development, ahead of the assembly...
Congress leaders in Haryana detained ahead of protest
Chandigarh, Jan 15, 2021- Leaders of the Congress in Haryana, including Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, were taken in preventive custody here on...
13 killed in Karnataka road mishap, PM Modi condoles deaths
Dharwad (Karnataka), Jan 15, 2021- In a major road mishap, at least 13 people, including 11 women, were killed and six others were critically injured...
Mumbai businessman nabbed for Rs 31 cr GST fraud
Mumbai, Jan 15, 2021- In another crackdown, Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax (GST) sleuths arrested a businessmen in connection with an alleged Rs 31 crore...
Rahul, Priyanka join Congress protest against farm laws in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 15, 2021- Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined a protest march here to show...
Farmers not happy with SC panel but will continue talks: Rakesh Tikait
New Delhi, Jan 15, 2021- Representatives of farmers told the Centre on Friday that the four-member committee formed by the Supreme Court to redress their...
SC to take up pleas connected to farm laws on Monday
New Delhi, Jan 15, 2021- The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday the pleas challenging the three farm laws and also the pleas...
Chinese aggression is a conspiracy to change status quo: Indian Army Chief MM Naravane
New Dellhi, Jan 15, 2021- Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Friday that Chinese aggression is a "conspiracy to change status quo"...
Ex-IAS Arvind Sharma nominated to UP Vidhan Parishad a day after he joined BJP
Lucknow, Jan 15, 2021- The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released the names of four candidates for the biennial Vidhan Parishad elections, the most...
India protests to WHO over map showing J&K as separate
New Delhi, Jan 14, 2021- The World Health Organisation (WHO) map showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as separate from India has sparked a controversy...
GLOBAL
Global
Global Covid-19 death toll now crosses 2 million mark; caseload tops 93.7mn
Washington, Jan 16, 2021- The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2 million, according to...
Indian girl in Dubai helps recycle e-waste
Dubai, Jan 15, 2021- A 15-year-old Indian girl based in Dubai has launched a campaign via which she has helped collect more than 25 tonnes...
The politics behind the Kamala Harris ‘Vogue’ debut
New Delhi, Jan 15, 2021- Fashion's top trending topic this week: the Kamala Harris, AmericanVogue cover. It seems everyone has a reason to critique it--even...
US blacklists Xiaomi, terms it as ‘Communist Chinese military company’
New Delhi/San Francisco, Jan 15, 2021- After the US government blacklisted Chinese conglomerate Xiaomi as a "Communist Chinese military company", the company on Friday said...
Sonia Aggarwal to be Biden’s climate policy adviser
New York, Jan 14, 2021- An expert on energy and climate change, Sonia Aggarwal, was named on Thursday by President-elect Joe Biden as the senior...
Garima Verma named digital director for Jill Biden
New York, Jan 15, 2021- A media strategist, Garima Verma, has been named the digital director for Jill Biden, who will become the First Lady...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 93 mn; deaths now over 1.99mn
Washington, Jan 15, 2021- The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.99 million, according to...
2020 warmest year on record, hotter years to come: NASA
Washington, Jan 15, 2021- The US space agency has revealed that the Covid-hit 2020 was also the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the...
A historic rebuke of Donald Trump: 3 takeaways
New York, Jan 14, 2021- Less than 24 hours ago, when Donald John Trump became the first President in the 244-year history of the United...
Indian missions in UAE warn job seekers against fake agents
Abu Dhabi, Jan 14, 2021- Indian diplomatic missions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have warned jobseekers against fake agents, a media report said on...
Another day for the history books; Trump impeached for second time
New York, Jan 14, 2021- After the US House of Representatives made history impeaching him for a second time, outgoing President Donald Trump has finally...
Now, Snapchat to permanently ban Trump’s account from Jan 20
San Francisco, Jan 14, 2021- After Twitter, photo-sharing platform Snapchat has announced to permanently ban outgoing US President Donald Trump's account from January 20. Snapchat had...
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Entertainment
Bollywood
Big B known in West just like Maradona in India: Argentina’s Pablo Cesar
New Delhi, Jan 16, 2021- Argentine filmmaker Pablo Cesar loves returning to India, and enjoys Indian commercial films. "They have a unique style. In commercial cinema,...
Bollywood
Kajol: Understood my mother after I had my daughter
New Delhi, Jan 16, 2021- Bollywood star Kajol cherishes her special bond with her mother, veteran actress Tanuja, and says she truly understood her only...
Bollywood
Swara Bhasker: Picking roles that span across genres important to me
Mumbai, Jan 15, 2021- Actress Swara Bhasker says picking roles that span across genres has always been important to her. "Picking roles that span across genres...
Movie Reviews
Tribhanga: Peculiar mix of brilliant and banal – Movie Review
Tribhanga; Cast: Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar; Direction: Renuka Shahane; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty The great thing...
Punjabi Cinema & Music
Selena Gomez begins 2021 with new Spanish single
Los Angeles, Jan 15, 2021 - Singer Selena Gomez has unveiled her Spanish single titled De Una Vez. She says this is the beginning of...
Bollywood
Sonu Sood: ‘Prithviraj’ makers eyeing 2021 release
Mumbai, Jan 15, 2021 - Actor Sonu Sood, who will next be seen in the Akshay Kumar-starrer historical drama Prithviraj, says he has completed shooting...
Movie Reviews
Tandav: Let down by weak script – Web Series Review
Tandav (series on Amazon Prime); Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil Grover, Kritika Kamra, Sarah Jane Dias, Gauahar Khan, Dino...
Bollywood
Jamie Lever to host a digital show
Mumbai, Jan 15, 2021- Standup comedian Jamie Lever has been roped in to host a digital interactive quiz show. Jamie, daughter of popular comedian and Bollywood...
Bigg Boss 14 - The Latest
Bigg Boss 14 - The Latest
Devoleena Bhattacharjee to enter Bigg Boss 14: Reports
Mumbai, Jan 15, 2021 - Television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee, who was a contestant on Bigg Boss 13, is all set to enter the 14th season...
Bigg Boss 14 - The Latest
Bigg Boss 14: Do Rakhi Sawant’s bizarre antics diminish her winning chances?
Mumbai, Jan 14, 2021- Rakhi Sawant is undoubtedly one of the most controversial and melodramatic contestants in Bigg Boss 14, also perhaps the most entertaining....
Bigg Boss 14 - The Latest
Jasmin Bhasin: Fight with Rakhi Sawant worked against me
New Delhi, Jan 12, 2021- Actress Jasmin Bhasin still feels Rakhi Sawant was not genuine when she claimed that she hurt her, and says she...
Bigg Boss 14 - The Latest
Bigg Boss 14: Jasmin Bhasin and Aly Goni’s families to discuss marriage after the show
Mumbai, Jan 12, 2021- The families of evicted Bigg Boss 14 contestant Jasmin Bhasin and her boyfriend and fellow housemate Aly Goni will discuss their...
Bigg Boss 14 - The Latest
Bigg Boss 14: Salman going all out with theatrics to salvage dull season?
Mumbai, Jan 12, 2021- Not much of what has been happening on Bigg Boss in its ongoing season 14 has seemed exciting so far and...
Sports
Health & Fitness
Emotional neglect, abuse may up risky sexual behaviour in girls
New York, Jan 15, 2021- Girls who are emotionally neglected or severely sexually abused early in their lives report riskier sexual behaviour during adolescence, a new study suggests. The findings indicates the risky sexual behaviours included not using condoms, having five or more lifetime partners, having sex in return for money, having sex with someone known to be infected with a...
Gadgets & Tech
Samsung launches Galaxy S21 series, SmartTag, Buds Pro
New Delhi, Jan 14, 2021- In its first biggest launch of 2021, South Korean tech giant Samsung on Thursday launched new flagship Galaxy S21 series smartphones, Buds Pro and SmartTag...