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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Omerta’ Announces Its Release Date
‘Omerta’ marks the return of the formidable actor-director team of Hansal Mehta and Rajkummar Rao. IANS Updated:February 10, 2018, 3:02 PM IST image: Hansal mehta twitter Filmmaker Hansal Mehta drama film Omerta, starring Rajkummar Rao, has been locked for release on April 20. The release date was announced by...
Fiscal Situation to Improve Next Year: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the government’s move to recapitalise public sector banks (PSB) would improve their lending capacity, adding that fiscal situation would improve next year. “I think the indications are that it’s (credit offtake) already happening and that seems to be good sign...
Amid Growing Discontent Within NDA, JD(U) Decides to Not Contest By-elections
This comes just a day after the Election Commission announced that the bypolls in Araria Lok Sabha along with Bhabhua and Jehanabad Assembly seats will take place on March 11. File photo of Bihar CM and National President of JD(U) Nitish Kumar. (PTI Photo) Patna: The ruling Janata Dal...
Gully Boy, Starring Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh, To Release on Valentine’s Day
The film is co-produced by Zoya’s banner Tiger Baby Productions and Farhan Akhtar and Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment. The film is co-produced by Zoya’s banner Tiger Baby Productions and Farhan Akhtar and Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment. Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming directorial venture Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, will delight...
Rules on Cryptocurrencies Should be Out Soon: SEBI Chief
SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi, who is part of the committee formed by the government to examine the pros and cons of virtual currencies (VCs), including launching an own cryptocurrency, said that a policy in this regard should come out first and then only the role of SEBI can be...
AIB’s Tanmay Bhat Takes A Dig At Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi wasn’t the only politician’s name that Tanmay mentioned in his chat. IANS Updated:February 10, 2018, 3:06 PM IST File photo of comedian Tanmay Bhat. (Photo: Facebook/Tanmay Bhat) Comedian Tanmay Bhat has taken a dig at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, saying if he gets access to the politician’s...
Stock Market Bubble Won’t Lead to Major Problem: RBI Governor Urjit Patel
New Delhi: RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Saturday said the monetary policy decisions need to be “forward-looking” and cannot be taken on the basis of day-to-day inflation rates. Stating that it is difficult to predict global oil prices, Patel said the global charts have shown two-way movement in the...
Israeli Jet Shot Down After ‘Iranian Targets’ Attacked in Syria
“The Israeli enemy entity at dawn today conducted a new aggression against one of the military bases in the central region. Our air defences confronted it and hit more than one plane,” the unidentified military source said. Reuters Updated:February 10, 2018, 1:02 PM IST File photo of Israeli air...
Caught, IAF officer who was porn to spy
Aditya Aamir After the spy was snared, the first thing to do was to google ‘Kiran Randhawa’ and ‘Mahima Patel’. Two Facebook accounts of two ‘honeys’ used by Pakistan’s notorious spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to ‘entice’ Indian Air Force Officer Arun Marwaha to pass on classified documents to...
Russian Offering Info on Trump Bilked US Spies Out of Money, Report
Washington: A Russian who offered stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons and compromising information on President Donald Trump bilked US spies out of $100,000 last year, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing US and European security officials. The money was delivered to a Berlin hotel room in September...
Fortis Healthcare Promoters Malvinder, Shivinder Singh Resign From Board
New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare promoters Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh have resigned as directors from the company’s board following the Delhi High Court order upholding the Rs 35-billion arbitral award in favour of Daiichi Sankyo. The Singh brothers have jointly tendered their resignation to the Board of...
AAP to Organise
Party functionaries, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers, and its lawmakers will take part in the ‘yatra’ to popularise government’s work, a move that comes at a time when the party is facing possible bypolls following the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs. PTI Updated:February 10, 2018, 10:32 AM IST Delhi...
Wall Street Rebounds But Posts Worst Week in Two Years
New York: US stocks ended a wild week with a burst of buying, pushing the S&P 500 up 1.5 percent on Friday, but still recorded their worst week in two years, and investors braced for more volatile trading days ahead. The sharp falls of the week confirmed the market...
BJP, Samajwadi Party and Congress Confident to Win UP Bypolls
Lucknow: The BJP, the SP and the Congress on Friday expressed confidence they would win the upcoming bypolls on Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha constituencies, vacated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya. The Election Commission has announced that the bypolls on the...
Trump Wishes Former Aide Rob Porter Well After Domestic Abuse Allegations
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday praised White House aide Rob Porter, who resigned this week after allegations that he abused two former wives, and stressed that Porter has maintained his innocence. “He says he’s innocent, and I think you have to remember that. He said very strongly yesterday...
Yeddyurappa Welcomes
Stating that Congress has faced setback and BJP has won wherever Rahul Gandhi has campaigned in the past, in another tweet in Kannada Yeddyurappa said “Rahul’s arrival is like arrival of good fortune for BJP.” PTI Updated:February 9, 2018, 8:24 PM IST Yeddyurappa has welcomed the Congress President to...
EU’s Barnier Warns Britain Post-Brexit Transition ‘Not a Given’
Brussels: A post-Brexit transition is “not a given”, Michel Barnier warned Britain on Friday, saying London had “substantial” objections to the European Union’s offer and that parts of it were not up for negotiation. The EU negotiator’s stark message, which weakened sterling, came after EU diplomats and officials warned...
PadMan Review: Akshay Kumar, Powered by Radhika Apte & Sonam Kapoor, Is The Superhero India Needs
“Auraton ke liye sabse badi beemari hai sharam (the biggest disease for women is shame),” – this line from the Akshay Kumar-starrer PadMan suggests how women are often forced to believe that they always need to be under some kind of veil which they can never remove. But I’m...
