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28 Jul

Tigmanshu Dhulia confirms ‘groupism’ in Bollywood, says they made money but did nothing for cinema

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Tigmanshu Dhulia confirms ‘groupism’ in Bollywood, says they made money but did nothing for cinema While the rage over the nepotism and groupism in Bollywood rises, more and more people are coming out to discuss and share their experience with the same in the industry. The latest one to join the bandwagon is none other than filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia.Confirming the existence of groups in Bollywood, Tigmanshu reportedly told a news media that initially, he used to contemplate whether something like that existed. However, he always thought it was probably just his insecurity. But now, as everybody is talking about it, he would like to confirm that not…

28 Jul

Amazon free delivery for ‘Prime’ members

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Last year the U.S. company extended its partnership with Morrisons which allowed customers to order from the UK supermarket chain and have it delivered by Amazon. It is unclear how the new plan affects this collaboration. Amazon’s move had been flagged by trade press in April. The new service applies to around 300 postcodes across Greater London and the South East of England. Amazon will begin free and same-day deliveries of groceries in London for its ‘Prime’ members from Tuesday, as it looks to cash in on fast-growing demand for buying essentials online, a trend that has been boosted by…

28 Jul

Sadak 2 going premiere on OTT soon

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The movie is a follow-up of Mahesh Bhatt's 1991 hit Sadak and is produced by his brother Mukesh Bhatt. The sequel reunites the original film's lead pair of Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt, and also stars Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur. Sadak 2 marks Mahesh's return to filmmaking after 20 years. Take a look at new pics posted by Pooja on social media recently as she recalled shooting with the Sadak 2 team same time last year.

28 Jul

Lockdown extended in West Bengal

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced an extension of the biweekly lockdown till August 31. Mamata Banerjee said, “We are extending the two-day lockdown every week in the state, which was in force till July 31, till August 31”. According to the Union Health Ministry, West Bengal has reported 1,411 deaths and over 60,000 cases. Only movement related to health services, pharmacies, police stations, courts, correctional services, fire and emergency services, electricity, water and other utility services will be allowed. In the lockdown days last week, the Airports Authority of India suspended all flights at the Kolkata and Bagdogra…

28 Jul

Shakuntala Devi drops on Amazon Prime

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Vidya Balan is now playing a genius, Shakuntala Devi, in the icon's biopic. She has never quite played by the rules. When the broke on to the big screen with Pradeep Sircar's Parineeta, she played a Sarat Chandra Chatterjee heroine. Her first film itself made people see her for who she was: an actor. 15 years down the line, Vidya Balan has tasted both success and failures; and her method of dealing with the highs and lows has stayed the same: you win some, you lose some. Shakuntala Devi drops on Amazon Prime Video on July 31. Director Anu Menon’s…

28 Jul

Lowest Covid Cases In 3 Months at Mumbai

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The country's financial capital reported 1,033 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday from tests conducted on Monday. The doubling rate in the city is 68 days now and Mumbai's recovery rate is at 73 per cent. The overall growth rate of coronavirus cases in Mumbai from July 20 to July 26 was 1.03 per cent. On a day Mumbai recorded its highest coronavirus testing figures with almost 9,000 tests, only around 700 positive cases were reported from these tests. From the 8,776 tests conducted on Monday, around 700 samples were positive, which is the lowest in the last 100 days. There are…

28 Jul

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited Lalpukhuri

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited Lalpukhuri area which affected by erosion of Buroi river and inspected the erosion protection measures being undertaken by the water resources department at Chatrang river at Gohpur in Biswanath district today. A guard wall is being built on the bank of Chatrang river by the water resources department with an expenditure of Rs. 5 crore. He also went to Lohitmukh in the district which was affected by erosion of Brahmaputra river. While interaction with media persons after visiting erosion hit areas of Buroi river, the Chief Minister said that several hectares of land were lost…

28 Jul

PIB, Guwahati organized a Webinar on “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”.

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Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat is a flagship scheme of the Government of India which seeks to reiterate the concept of unity in diversity. Under this theme, Rajasthan has been paired with Assam. Emphasizing on the links between the two states in the field of culture, Press Information Bureau, Guwahati today organized a webinar on “Ek Bharat Shreshtha bharat”. Many esteemed speakers spoke about the cultural and economic links between the two states. Shri L.R Vishwanath, Head of North East Zone, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting spoke on the topic “Cultural symbiosis between Rajasthan and Assam under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”.…

28 Jul

FIR Against Sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty

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On Tuesday father of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has lodged a FIR against actor Rhea Chakraborty at Rajiv Nagar Police Thana in Patna. In his police complaint, Singh has accused Rhea of instigating Sushant to commit suicide. Sushant's five friends have also been reportedly booked for 'abetment to suicide, cheating, and conspiracy'. Patna Central Zone IG Sanjay Singh said, "The FIR has been registered against Rhea Chakraborty under various sections, including abetment of suicide, on the complaint filed by Sushant Singh Rajput's father." “A four-member team has been sent to Mumbai. The team will collect case diary and other important documents…

28 Jul

Sony ZV-1 designed for vloggers & video creators

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Sony India has launched a new pocket-sized digital camera designed and developed for creating high-quality, versatile content - ZV-1. A lightweight, compact ‘all-in-one’ style camera, ZV-1 combines video-forward design and compact body, along with easy-to-use functionalities packed with uncompromising advanced imaging technology, making it a perfect tool designed especially for the content creators and vloggers on the go. Priced at Rs 77,990, ZV-1 camera will be available in India exclusively on Amazon from 6 August onwards. Mr Mukesh Srivastava, Business Head – Digital Imaging, Sony India said, “Designed to fulfil the needs of video creators of this generation, Sony’s new…