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Bolly Buzz: Rangoli Chandel’s Twitter account suspended, Salman Khan slams lockdown violators and Alia working on a collage of Ranbir and her pics - Times of India ►
Bollywood had an eventful as celebrities hit headlines for some interesting news. While Salman Khan issued a stern warming to lockdown violatoris, Vijay Deverakonda showed fans the raw realities of frontline Covid-19 workers. On the other hand, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt continue to enjoy life in lockdown – here your daily roundup of the biggest news, scoops and gossip from Bollywood. Salman Khan turned quarantine into a big boss episode wherein he shared a strongly-worded video message.
Throwback: When Sanjay Dutt’s mother thought he was gay for THIS reason - Times of India
Sanjay Dutt’s lost his mother, veteran actress Nargis , before he made his mark in front of the camera. And here’s an interesting throwback of the adorable mother-son duo. Sanjay’s sister Priya Dutt was quoted in his biography stating that she once her their mother telling a friend about why Sanjay’s room is always locked when his friends are around, further questioning what is the big deal and hoping that her son is not gay.
Video: Salman Khan goes BRUTAL with his words to make people take the Coronavirus lockdown seriously; says, 'In logo chand Jokaro ke vajah se yeh bimari faili ja rahi hai' | Hindi Movie News - Times of India
The outbreak of the Coronavirus has brought the whole world to a standstill. In India, the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Coronavirus has been extended recently. Salman Khan who is at his Panvel farmhouse has been sharing pictures and videos asking everyone to abide by the rules laid down by the government during the lockdown. He has been motivating his fans to practise social distancing and self-isolation through his post.
3rd bridge to come up on Hindon, will ease Pari Chowk jams - Times of India
Greater Noida: A new bridge will soon come up on the Hindon river which will connect sectors 146/147 on the Noida Expressway to Knowledge Park 3 in Greater Noida . Once completed, the route is expected to ease traffic snarls on Pari Chowk According to the officials of Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), the project will tentatively begin by January 2019 and is expected to complete within two years.
Defence of dissent makes DY Chandrachud poster boy for liberals - Times of India
If Justice DY Chandrachud were on social media, he would have probably been flooded with heart emojis. As it is, the 58-year-old judge earned glowing praise with epithets like “the shining star of SC” and “liberal lion”.Considering the spate of recent judgments on Aadhaar and Sabarimala to Bhima Koregaon and Section 377 where he has spoken up for fundamental rights and in defence of dissent, it’s not surprising that he’s emerged as the poster boy for liberals.
Rs 1,700 crore bank loan fraud: CBI raids telecom equipment firm - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Central Bureau of Investigation and Banking Fraud and Securities Cell sleuths conducted searches on Thursday and Friday in the city in connection with Rs 1,700 crore Punjab National Bank loan fraud case wherein three promoters a city-based telecom equipment manufacturing company, VMC Systems, are named as accused.VMC Systems Limited was incorporated in February 1997 with Khanamet in Madhapur as the registered office.
Sick of his drunken brawls, woman kills 20-year-old son - Times of India
Rajkot: Daily drunken brawls and tantrums became so unbearable for a 45-year-old woman that she strangled her son in Gandhidham town of Kutch.Zarina Sheikh, fed up of her younger son Arif’s (20) liquor addiction, took help of her elder son, to strangled him at their house in Sundarpuri locality of the port town.
Khamla residents help raze decades old Shitla Mata temple - Times of India
Nagpur: Setting an example for others to emulate, the residents of Khamla on Friday volunteered to remove the idols of Shitla Mata, Shiva, Ganpati, Saibaba and Rama installed at a decades old temple known as Shitla Mata mandir situated on busy Khamla-Sahakar Nagar road even before the anti-encroachment squad reached the spot.Following the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court’s directive, the anti-encroachment squad of the collectorate along with Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), Nagpur...
Kanpur is just like another home for me: Shweta Tiwari - Times of India ►
Once an actor always an actor and that is what actress Shweta Tiwari believes in. After the birth of her second child, Shweta planned a break of two years from work but it was the interesting storyline of the play ' Jab We Separated ' that compelled her to once again get back to acting.
Anna Hazare firm on hunger strike at his village from October 2 - Times of India
AHMEDNAGAR: Saying that the BJP-led government at the Centre came to power because of the Lokpal agitation, social activist Anna Hazare has said he is firm on his decision to launch a hunger strike from October 2 for the appointment of anti-corruption ombudsman.Hazare wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday, alleging that in the last four years the government kept dilly-dallying and did not appoint Lokpal and Lokayukta."On August 16, 2011, the entire country took to the...
3-year-old girl falls into septic tank at home in outer Delhi, dies - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A three-year-old girl died after falling in the septic tank of her house in outer Delhi’s Tikri Kalan on Monday evening. The tank had been left uncovered. According to the police, the victim was identified as Gudiya and a case of causing death due to negligence was registered against the owner of the property.Initial probe revealed the incident took place on Monday evening.
Fuel hike: Why many cabs stay off highways in peak hours - Times of India
MUMBAI: Office-goers travelling from the far western suburbs and Thane to the island city have been witnessing a shortage of aggregator cabs during peak hours and as a result high surge prices as many drivers seem to be keeping off the Western and Eastern Express highways. Sources said this is because the diesel price is touching new highs by the day, and getting stuck in congested roads means more fuel expense.
CID files chargesheet against Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, seer - Times of India
Mangaluru: The Criminal Investigation Department ( CID ) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against seer of Ramachandrapura Mutt Sri Raghaveshwara Bharati, RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat and president of Puttur Havyaka Valaya Bonantaya Shiva Shankara Bhat, in connection with a suicide that took place in 2014.The trio has been charged under IPC Sections 306 (abetment of suicide) and 506 (criminal intimidation).The death pertains to one Shyam Prasad Shastry of Kedila village in Puttur.
Married woman, paramour arrested for killing her husband - Times of India
Vadodara: The Warasia police have arrested Heena Jangid for allegedly murdering her husband with the help of her paramour. The police said that Heena conspired with her lover Dayaram Gurjar as she was tired of living with her husband.According to the police, Heena had affair with Gurjar for quite some time. “She also had affair with a man named Raja.
Woman typist held for TN agricultural officer’s murder - Times of India
TRICHY: Police on Friday arrested a 38-year-old woman working in the agriculture department in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu in connection with the murder of her superior.The Mathur police identified the arrested woman as A Soundarya 38, who is working as a typist in the agriculture department.R Boopathy Kannan, 47, who was working as an agricultural officer in the Pudukkottai collectorate, was found dead in his car in the early hours of July 29 (last Saturday).
Job lure: Fake cop rapes woman, dupes Rs 6 lakh of kin - Times of India
LUDHIANA: A man, impersonating as a police officer, allegedly raped a woman and duped her family of Rs 6 lakh while promising jobs in the police force to her and two other siblings.
Donald Trump tells attorney general to end Russia probe
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Wednesday told his attorney general to end the high-profile investigation into Russian election meddling that has ensnared key members of his presidential campaign and cast a long shadow over his White House.In a series of tweets that quickly sparked accusations that Trump was publicly trying to pervert justice, the president decried the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller as "a disgrace.""This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff...
Villagers’ stir slams brakes on garbage-laden trucks - Times of India
Agitations against dumping of garbage in Uruli-Phursungi have become a regular affair, triggering problems for disposal of trash in the city. The civic body should take some concrete steps to address the grievances of the villagers regarding the alleged unscientific disposal of garbage in the dump yard. The problem should be resolved once and for all. Else, frequent agitations and blockade of garbage-laden vehicles would continue.
Whodunit? Burglars take, return 15 Lakh in gold, cash - Times of India
CHENNAI: In a whodunit that has investigators flummoxed, unidentified burglars made away with more than 15 lakh in gold jewellery and cash from the house of an electricity board official in Vyasarpadi on Monday - only to mysteriously return the loot in instalments over the next two days.Police said TNEB official Parthiban and his wife Manimekalai on Monday found that thieves had taken at least 58 sovereigns (464g) of gold worth 13.2 lakh and 2 lakh in cash from their house in Bakthavatchalam...
Rs 614 crore more to bring Kriplani hospital back to life - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has sent a revised cost of Rs 1,200 crore (approx) to the expenditure committee for redevelopment of Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and Sucheta Kriplani Hospital (SKH) associated with it.
Shiv Sainiks protest at collector’s office over Dhawale’s arrest - Times of India
Yavatmal: The Shiv Sena unit took out a protest rally to the Yavatmal collector’s office on Wednesday, under the leadership of district chief Rajendra Gaikwad. They were protesting the arrest of the Sena contact chief Santosh Dhawale by the police on Tuesday.A delegation met collector Dr Rajesh Deshmukh and submitted a representation to recall the ‘false’ criminal offence registered against Dhawale by the police.
IMFL worth 43L seized, two held - Times of India
Rajkot: Some 10 ,584 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), worth Rs 43.23 lakh were seized from a truck and two persons arrested , near Samakhiyali toll booth in Kutch on Tuesday night.Police said they kept watch after being tipped off about the truck containing a cache of liquor.“We intercepted the truck late on Tuesday night and arrested the driver and cleaner, Diparam Jat and Bhiyaram Jat, both natives of Sarala village of Sedwa taluka in Barmer district of Rajasthan.
2 guesthouse owners booked for violation - Times of India
GURUGRAM: The owners of two guesthouses — Clover Guest House in Sushant Lok and Habitat Hotel in Sector 14 — were booked on Tuesday for failing to inform the police department about foreigners staying at their respective guest houses.According to the norms, owners are required to inform police about foreigners, including the details of their stay, names and nationalities even before hosting them.Police said that in the run up to the Independence Day celebrations, raids were being carried out...
Uke remanded till Aug 4 - Times of India
Nagpur: Controversial lawyer Satish Uke , arrested a day ago, has been remanded to police custody till August 4. He had been arrested by the economic offence wing of the crime branch for his involvement in a land grabbing case where he was trying to usurp a property worth around Rs5 crores.Police had also made Satish’s elder brother Pradeep, a former cop, an accused in the case along with others for duping a cooperative housing society on the basis of a fake power of attorney.
7 get life imprisonment for murdering realtor - Times of India
Dharwad: The district and sessions court on Wednesday sentenced seven youths to life imprisonment for murdering a real estate agent in 2015.
Cuttack admn takes elaborate measures for Kanwariyas' safety - Times of India
CUTTACK: The district administration has made elaborate arrangements to ensure that kanwariyas embark on a safe pilgrimage this year.Collector Sushant Mohapatra has directed the Cuttack Municipal Corporation(CMC), Engineers, police and different departments to take appropriate measures to ensure that kanwariyas face no problem at all.On a priority basis, the officials of Mahanadi barrage and south division have been directed to install barricades at the different ghats of Mahanadi and...
Agra-Lucknow e-way cave-in: UPEIDA asks PNC Infra Tech to carry out repair - Times of India
AGRA: Taking cognizance of 20-meter deep cave-in at service lane of Agra-Lucknow expressway Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), CEO Awanish Kumar Awasthi has called for a probe.Speaking to TOI, he said, “Due to heavy downpour and accumulation of water at service lane, the sinkhole was formed, but we called the third party- RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service), who will conduct a thorough investigation and submit its report in 15 days to ascertain...
Cabinet clears amendments to GST laws
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved GST laws amendments which included hiking threshold limit for availing composition scheme dealers to Rs 1.5 crore, among other things.The government will now table amendments to the Central GST law, Integrated GST law, Compensation Cess law in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament."GST laws amendments have been cleared," an official source said after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In all, there are 46 amendments,...
Militants attack Army patrol in Shopian - Times of India
SRINAGAR: Militants attacked on Wednesday an Army patrol in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir , police said.No casualties were reported. A patrol party of Army's 34 Rashtriya Rifles unit at Check-e-Cholan was fired upon by some unidentified militants, a police official said.The area has been cordoned off, he said, adding that further details are awaited.
Madras HC pulls up TN govt for spending Rs 2 crore on defunct Justice Ragupathy Commission - Times of India
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has so far spent Rs 4.11 crore of public money for the Justice R Ragupathy Commission constituted to probe the alleged irregularities in constructing the new secretariat building in the Omandurar government estate.
Axelsen, Okuhara keep world title defences on track - Times of India
NANJING: Viktor Axelsen and Nozomi Okuhara stormed into the third round to stay on course for back-to-back men's and women's titles at the World Badminton Championships on Wednesday.Denmark's Axelsen, the top seed and men's world number one, subdued a spirited first-game challenge from China's unseeded Huang Yuxiang before winning 21-17, 21-8.Women's eighth seed Okuhara of Japan made even shorter work of unseeded Rachel Honderich, sending the 22-year-old Canadian packing 21-11, 21-9 in just...
Burger on wheels: Saudis try once 'lowly' jobs as economy bites
RIYADH: Dishing out burgers and fries slathered with melted cheese, "One Way Burger" is like any other trendy food truck in Riyadh .
60,000 engineering seats still vacant across Maharashtra - Times of India
PUNE: A total of 60 ,000 engineering seats in the state remained vacant after the third round of admissions, which ended on Monday.Around 1.25 lakh seats were up for grabs, out of which about 50% were filled till Monday.
Ex-BPO employee sentenced to jail for entire life in triple murder case - Times of India
PUNE: A sessions court on Tuesday sentenced a former BPO employee, Sagar M Gaikwad (44), to rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life for strangulating his wife, mother and daughter to death with a scarf in their sixth floor flat at SLK Heights at Jambhulkar Mala near Fatimanagar on April 8, 2014.Gaikwad stayed with the bodies throughout the night. On the morning of April 9, he summoned a friend to his society to inform him about his act.
Golpark ATM fraud robs over 50 people of Rs 20 lakh - Times of India
KOLKATA: A lone ATM in the heart of south Kolkata became a tool for fraudsters to rob more than 50 people, most of them staying within a one-km zone around Golpark, of more than Rs 20 lakh in a span of 120 hours, presenting the city’s police force with a whodunnit that it has never been called upon to solve before.As news of the fraud broke on Tuesday afternoon, dozens of duped customers from homes ranging across Purna Das Road, Ballygunge Gardens and Kankulia Road descended on a bank branch...
Non-alcoholic liver disease a big worry - Times of India
MUMBAI: While alcohol led to a 65% increase in deaths due to liver damage in the US in the past 17 years, Indian doctors say non-alcoholic liver disease is emerging as a greater worry in India.The American study published in BMJ, formerly British Medical Journal , on Thursday also said the 25-34 age group has the maximum victims of liver disease caused by alcohol.While there is no equivalent data in India, local doctors say that one in five Indians has some form of liver disease.
Drones give Panchkula police an eye in the sky - Times of India
PANCHKULA: Panchkula police will now have an eye in the sky as the department has been provided with two drone cameras under phase-II of the city surveillance project.The drone cameras were launched on Tuesday by Panchkula MLA Gian Chand Gupta. The local administration and police will use these during public events\demonstrations.
Small diamonds are up for grabs again - Times of India
Surat: After nearly a decade, the prices of small diamonds (up to three cents in size and below) prices have crashed by around 25% in one year, bringing them to the levels of nearly Rs30,000 to Rs35,000 per carat. These levels were that were last seen during global economic downturn in 2008.Major reason for the downfall in the prices, according to industry sources, is slump in the United States and China markets for small diamonds.
High court verdict on minority quota leaves FYJC students in limbo - Times of India
Thane: With the recent high court directive asking colleges to surrender minority quota seats for the First Year Junior College (FYJC) centralized admission process, colleges have been flooded with calls from several panic-stricken students who are still awaiting a seat.As per the revised timetable, the fourth and final merit list is expected to be released on August 7. The next hearing will be on August 8.
President Kovind arrives in Chhattisgarh on two-day visit - Times of India
RAIPUR: President Ram Nath Kovind arrived on Wednesday in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on a two-day visit to the region during which he will take part in several programmes.Chief minister Raman Singh along with some of his cabinet colleagues and other officials received the president at Jagdalpur airport at around 10.30 am, a government official told PTI.Soon after his arrival, Kovind left for Jawanga in Dantewada district in a helicopter.From Jawanga, he will reach Heeranar village by...
Economists need to move over Economics, says London School of Economics' director
In the global scenario where most of the major economies are looking inwards, it is important for economists to learn beyond Economics, says Neil McLean , director, academics and professional development division, London School of Economics LSE ). “Economists have focused on Economics alone for way too long now. One of the major challenges for budding economists will be to correlate commerce and economics.
'Diaspora, time zone make India-England series special' - Times of India
MUMBAI: Despite the struggle to preserve its long-established sanctity as the gatekeeper of a 150-odd-year-old sport, the story of Test cricket hasn't been foretold.
Bumpy rides prompt over 180 calls to PMC’s helpline within a week - Times of India
PUNE: The week-old dedicated helpline to lodge complaints about potholes received over 182 grievances — on an average more than 25 a day — about craters and poorly maintained roads , showcasing the sorry state of affairs of the city streets.Of the 182 complaints lodged so far, about 51 were related to major roads. The administration claimed that the repair work had been completed in some cases, while the work was under way at the remaining spots.
Vehicle providing agency gets RMC’s show-cause notice - Times of India
Rajkot: Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has issued a showcause notice to a the agency providing vehicles and sought explanation from its cultural manager after a scam of in hiring private vehicle during marathon was busted none other than by it’s standing committee. The committee has withheld Rs 99 lakh payment after the scam came into light. In an official statement, RMC said that municipal commissioner Banchha Nidhi Pani has sought reply from the agency as to why it should not be blacklisted?
Tamil Nadu CM names Vandalur zoo’s female lion cub Jaya - Times of India
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday named a six-month-old female lion cub in Vandalur zoo here as Jaya . Standing outside a temporary enclosure for the cub, the chief minister named the cub by calling it “Jaya” thrice.He also named a one-and-a-half-year male lion cub as Vishnu in the same way.Palaniswami inaugurated a new enclosure for Royal Bengal tigers. The enclosure, situated on the road to the lion safari area, originally housed a European brown bear.
CWC’s ‘Rahul for PM’ plan gets only JD(S) backing - Times of India
A day after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) pitched for party chief Rahul Gandhi as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha elections, barring JD (S), not many parties were forthcoming in backing the proposal.Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda said in Delhi that he had no qualms about Rahul leading the joint opposition front as its PM candidate as JD(S) already has an alliance with Congress in Karnataka.However, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav pointed out that there...
UN draft on TB sparks fears of India, Brazil succumbing to US pressure - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Public health activists fear that India, Brazil and other developing countries could be caving in to US pressure going by the latest version of the UN’s draft political declaration on tuberculosis (TB).
India extends two lines of credit worth nearly $200 million to Uganda - Times of India
KAMPALA: India on Tuesday extended two lines of credit worth nearly $200 million to Uganda in energy infrastructure, agriculture and dairy sectors as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with President Yoweri Museveni and discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral ties.Modi, who arrived here this evening on a two-day visit to Uganda - the first bilateral tour by an Indian prime minister since 1997, held one-on-one meeting with President Museveni followed by a delegation-level...
James Anderson regains top ICC Test bowler spot - Times of India
DUBAI: Ahead of the crucial five-match Test rubber against India starting August 1, England pace spearhead James Anderson has regained the top spot among ICC Test bowlers in the latest rankings released on Tuesday.Anderson, who scalped nine wickets in the drawn two-Test series against Pakistan at home, has pushed South Africa seamer Kagiso Rabada following the Proteas' 0-2 loss at the hands of Sri Lanka in the just-concluded two-Test series.Rabada, who took eight wickets in the series,...
Agri-fest to add glitz to Onam celebrations in Kerala village - Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An agri-fest named 'Onanilavu' will be organised at Amaravila as part of Onam celebrations. The festival will be held from August 19 to 20.Organic theatre, which envisages presentation of art forms as a stimulant to agriculture activities will also be staged as part of the event.
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