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26 Dec

Kerala gold smuggling case: Customs in the High Court against the jail department

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The customs department is planning to move the Kerala high court against the state jail department’s decision not to allow its officials along with visitors who want to meet the prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case-- Swapna Suresh. Lodged in a women’s prison in the state capital under Cofeposa (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act), recently, the customs had issued a directive to the jail that it should be informed about anyone visiting her and a customs official will accompany the visitor. But the jail department had refused and sent back a customs official…

25 Dec

PM Interacts With Farmers From 6 States In Big Outreach

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday allayed fears that private firms might grab farmers' land under a new contract farming law enacted by the Centre, as he listened to success stories about benefits of the new Acts while interacting with peasants from seven states.After releasing Rs 18,000 crore funds to 9 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme, PM Modi held interaction with farmers from Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Haryana. In their interaction with the PM, the seven farmers shared their success stories and also highlighted the benefits of recently enacted agri-laws. They also…

23 Dec

Kunal Kemmu, 3-year-old Inaaya are the cutest father-daughter duo in black.

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Kunal Kemmu, 3-year-old Inaaya are the cutest father-daughter duo in black.Kunal Kemmu has shared an adorable picture with his three-year-old daughter Inaaya. The father-daughter duo is seen twinning in black as they chat with each other on the window side. While Kunal is in black tee and denims and a black hat, Inaaya looks cute in a black frock.[Sharing the picture, Kunal wrote, “It takes 2 to start a conversation. And the conversation can be about a million things.. maybe even 2 million things! Stoked to see my insta family grow. Thank you guys for all the love support criticism…

23 Dec

Priyanka Chopra debuts White Tiger trailer, father-in-law says ‘proud of my daughter-in-law’

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Priyanka Chopra debuts White Tiger trailer, father-in-law says ‘proud of my daughter-in-law’ The White Tiger’s trailer came out on Monday, with a sharp commentary on India’s deep class divide. The Ramin Bahrani film starring Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao is based on Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning book by the same name. This is the second trailer of the Netflix film, after the first video dropped in October. A perceptive take on India’s class divide and one man’s fight to break out of the life of servitude, the film shows Priyanka and Rajkummar as a rich married couple,…

23 Dec

Jug Jugg Jeeyo’: Kiara Advani reveals Varun Dhawan would call her in the middle of the night to exchange notes for their scenes

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‘Jug Jugg Jeeyo’: Kiara Advani reveals Varun Dhawan would call her in the middle of the night to exchange notes for their scenes Kiara Advani is elated to collaborate with her ‘Good Newwz’ director Raj Mehta for their upcoming film, ‘Jug Jugg Jeeyo’. The actress, who will be sharing screen space with Varun Dhawan in the film, reveals the actor would call her in the middle of the night to exchange notes.Talking about the same to a news portal, Kiara said that she was awestruck with the commitment the actor had for his craft during their first stint. She revealed…

23 Dec

Celina Jaitly Shares A Beautiful Memory From When She Was 15

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Celina Jaitly Shares A Beautiful Memory From When She Was 15 Actress Celina Jaitly, on Tuesday, made a trip down memory lane and shared a beautiful memory on her Instagram profile. Celina, who celebrated her 39th birthday in November, posted a picture from the time when she was just 15. In her post, the actress also shared that the picture was clicked during her "first professional photoshoot," for which she "borrowed a lipstick and eyeliner" from her mother. Celina looks simply stunning in the blast from the past - she can be seen sporting a black and blue outfit and…

22 Dec

The shoot of KGF Chapter 2 teaser confirmed to release on Jan 18

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Director Prashanth Neel on Monday confirmed that the teaser of KGF: Chapter 2 will be unveiled on January 8 at 10.18 am. He confirmed the news via a tweet and wrote that a glimpse into the empire behind KGF is all set to be unveiled. Director Neel wrote: “A glance into the Empire. It might have taken a year longer for this, but we are coming stronger, bigger & deadlier! #KGFChapter2TeaserOnJan8 at 10:18 AM on @hombalefilms YouTube (sic).” He also revealed a new poster to mark the announcement of the teaser launch. On Sunday, the team wrapped up the climax…

22 Dec

NCB seizes drugs from Nigerian nationals in Bengaluru

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Two Nigerian nationals, including a woman, were arrested in Bengaluru on charges of drug peddling. 3,000 ecstasy pills and cocaine, received from the Netherlands and Ethiopia through postal parcel service were seized by the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB), the central agency said on Tuesday.Acting on intelligence inputs, a team of NCB officials arrested Ramla Shedafa Nancy and Emmanuel Michael when they arrived to collect the parcels at the Foreign Post Office here on December 18, a release from the agency said. A total of 3,000 yellow and grey-coloured ecstasy pills, weighing 610 gm were hidden in layers of table cloth…

22 Dec

Instagram extends test of Lite version

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Instagram announced the test of a new version of Instagram Lite in India. It was announced at the first ‘Facebook Fuel For India’ virtual event, The app is meant to provide access and a high-quality Instagram experience to people in India, irrespective of the device, platform and network they are on. The app is less than 2MB in size. Instagram has released a slew of new features in the past few months, that have either debuted in India or India has been one of the first countries to test it. Now, Instagram is extending the test of Instagram Lite to…

21 Dec

Vladimir Putin May Visit India In The First Half Of 2021: Russian Envoy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was earlier scheduled to visit India in late 2020, may visit the country during the first six months of next year, Russia's ambassador to India, Nikolay Kudashev said on Monday. "It became more difficult to maintain contacts due to the pandemic. It has affected the frequency of face-to-face meetings, but the Russian-Indian political and economic dialogue has not become less intense. Summits are the highest point of the dialogue. The summit was due to be held in October. There have been large-scale preparations, but it has been decided by mutual agreement to postpone the meeting…