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27 Mar

Scarlett Johansson says she’s ‘made a career out of’ controversy

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Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has opened up about the many controversies she has courted over the years. During an interview with The Gentlewoman for spring and summer 2021 issue, Johansson admitted she has “made a career” out of controversy. “Yeah, I’ve made a career out of it (attracting controversy),” the actor said. As per People Magazine, in an interview with U.K. magazine The Gentlewoman, 36-year-old actor quipped that she has "made a profession out of" her missteps. The two-time cross Oscar nominee said that she`s "going to have opinions about things since that is exactly who I am." She added,…

26 Mar

Four people killed in Bangladesh during protests against Modi’s visit: police

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At least four people were killed in Bangladesh's Chittagong on Friday after police fired rubber bullets at protesters during a demonstration against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a police official said."We had to fire teargas and rubber bullets to disperse them as they entered a police station and carried out extensive vandalism," Rafiqul Islam, the police official told Reuters, referring to protesters Protests against PM Modi's visit also flared in the capital Dhaka, where dozens of people, including two journalists, were injured in clashes with police, witnesses said. Modi is on a two-day trip to the country to…

26 Mar

Step Inside Shah Rukh Khan’s Workspace, Designed By Gauri Khan

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Gauri Khan on Friday shared a few photos on Instagram to give a sneak-peek inside the newly redesigned office of Shah Rukh Khan’s company Red Chillies. Gauri shared that she had designed the office during the lockdown period. Taking to Instagram, Gauri Khan wrote, “Designing Shah Rukh’s office at Red Chillies was great a experience throughout the lockdown. I wouldn’t trust anyone other than @vox.india.interior for this project. Amidst the masculine and minimalistic theme with a color palette of black, white and grey, Kerradeco gave me a wide range of options providing a tactile touch sensation.” As per SRK's request…

26 Mar

PM Modi says that it’s time to chart a bold ambition for partnership between India, Bangladesh.

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In an opinion piece titled 'Imagining a different South Asia with Bangabandhu', Modi promised that India will remain Bangladesh's partner as they jointly march towards the golden future for which Bangabandhu, and millions of patriotic Bangladeshis, and indeed thousands of Indians, gave their all. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 deprived the region of the destiny that could and should have been “ours to share” as he asserted that it was time to once again chart a bold ambition for partnership between India and Bangladesh. In an opinion piece titled…

26 Mar

Bengal’s Star War

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) are betting big on star power in the high-pitched poll battle in West Bengal. Popular actors, singers, and other artists have made their way into both camps. The election in the state will be held in eight phases starting March 27 with the final round of voting taking place on April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 2. BJP'S STAR POWER Babul Supriyo: One of the five MPs the BJP has fielded for the election, Babul Supriyo will contest from Tollygunge seat in Kolkata. He had…

25 Mar

Rail, Road Transport Likely To Be Affected Due To Bharat Bandh Tomorrow

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Rail and road transportation services are likely to be affected and markets may remain closed in parts of the country on Friday, as farmer unions protesting against the three farm laws have called a complete 'Bharat Bandh', even as it will not be observed in four poll-bound states and Puducherry. According to the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, the nationwide shutdown will start at 6 am and it will be in force up to 6 pm across the country on March 26 which marks four months of the farmer agitation on Delhi's three borders -- Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri. Senior farmer leader…

25 Mar

After Aamir Khan, R Madhavan tests positive for Covid-19; shares hilarious ‘3 Idiots’ post

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Looks like Virus has finally caught Rancho and Farhan by their cuffs. On Thursday, actor R Madhavan shared the news with his fans that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Sticking to the central theme of 3 idiots, Madhavan wrote, “BUT-ALL IS WELL and the Covid will be in the Well soon.” Following the message of hope, he wrote about the third character from the movie ‘Raju’ (Sharman Joshi), who is missing in the image shared by Madhavan. Since the three of them are infamous for their on-screen adventures in the movie, the actor explained how fighting COVID-19 is…

25 Mar

Militant attack on outskirts of Srinagar kills at least two CRPF personnel

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At least two CRPF personnel were killed and two others were injured Thursday in a suspected militant attack at Lawaypora on the outskirts of Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir. The two injured personnel are in critical condition and have been rushed to a hospital, the CRPF said. The militants opened fire on the CRPF personnel, a police official told PTI. The area, which has witnessed several clashes between security forces and militants in recent years, has been cordoned off, the police official told PTI. The attack on CRPF personnel comes days after four militants were killed in a gun-battle…

25 Mar

Meet Kalita Majhi – a maid who is contesting elections on BJP ticket from Ausgram

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is betting high on its ground cadre to put out a stellar show in West Bengal where it has made deep in roads in the last two years. Days after nominating the wife of a labourer from Saltora seat in Bankura, the party has now fielded a woman who works as a maid. The saffron party has nominated Kalita Majhi from Ausgram seat in the Purba Burdwan district. Kalita has been into active politics for five years. She works as a maid in four houses and earns Rs 2,500 a month. Kalita has now taken…

24 Mar

No Indian outsider in West Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Bengal has brought together the nation through 'Vande Mataram', and on this land, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was terming people "bohiragoto" (outsiders), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, announcing that if voted to power, a "son of the soil" will be made the BJP's Chief Minister in Bengal.Addressing an election rally in Kanthi in the Purba Medinipur district, PM Modi said that Bengal was the land of icons like Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose and on this land, no Indian was an outsider. "Bengal brought together the people of India through Vande Mataram, and on that…