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23 Aug

Kangana Ranaut shares fake Aamir Khan interview on Islam

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Kangana Ranaut Shares Fake Aamir Khan Interview On IslamThe fake story claims Aamir Khan said that his children would only follow Islam even if his wife is a Hindu. Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut tweeted a fake interview claiming actor Aamir Khan was an extremist for insisting that his children would only follow Islam. The interview tweeted by Ranaut falsely quotes Khan as saying that irrespective of his wife being a Hindu, his children would only follow the Islamic religion and has been called out as fake in the past by the actor's team. Ranaut's tweet went viral and was also…

23 Aug

MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday tweeted to claim that no photos are available of the dead body of SSR

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Sushant's Family Friend Denies Swamy's Claim That No Photos are Available of Mortal RemainsNilotpal Mrinal, family friend of Sushant Singh Rajput, was present at the crematorium for the late actor's last rites in Mumbai.BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday tweeted to claim that no photographs are available of the dead body of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput from the crematorium. However, Nilotpal Mrinal, family friend of Sushant, has denied the claim. "Of course we saw his dead body before performing the last rites, and photographs were also clicked. The photos are with his family," Mrinal told IANS on…

22 Aug

SP Balasubrahmanyam on Ventilator, Kangana Ranaut Trolled For Tweeting About Hrithik Roshan

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SP Balasubrahmanyam on Ventilator, Kangana Ranaut Trolled For Tweeting About Hrithik RoshanVeteran singer SP Balasubrahmanyam's condition is stable but he is still in the hospital. This and more in today's entertainment wrap. From celebrities to general public, Tamil Nadu came together and prayed for the early recovery of veteran playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who continues to be critical and is on life support battling COVID-19 at a Chennai hospital. In an emotional show of solidarity, stars of the Tamil film industry such as veteran director Bharathirajaa, music composers Ilayaraja, A R Rahman, lyricist Vairamuthu and actors, including, Rajinikanth, joined the…

21 Aug

PropTiger‌ ‌launches‌ ‌Property‌ ‌Expo ‘Right‌ ‌to‌ ‌Home’‌

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Elara Technologies-owned Proptiger.com has launched India’s largest live online property expo, ‘Right to Home’. The expo was unique in that it enabled buyers to attend online presentations made by leading property experts and to hold one-on-one digital interactive sessions with property advisors from developers and Proptiger.com. Prospective home buyers took advantage of exciting spot offers during the event and bought their dream homes digitally. During the two-day virtual event (August 20 & 21), as many as 30 leading developers participated to showcase more than 80 projects located across India’s top 9 cities namely, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata, MMR, Noida and Pune.…

21 Aug

I trained IAF’s 1st batch of women pilots. ‘Gunjan Saxena’ gets a lot wrong

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I trained IAF’s 1st batch of women pilots. ‘Gunjan Saxena’ gets a lot wrongWhen the first batch of women pilots arrived at the Air Force Station at Yelahanka in 1994, they were treated no differently by the IAF. Unlike what ‘Gunjan Saxena’ shows.The year was 1979. As a young, newly married ‘Pilot Officer’, I was set to attend a welcome party for my wife. As we entered the anteroom in the Officers’ Mess, all officers including the commanding officer stood up and wouldn’t sit down till my wife, accompanying the junior-most officer in the room, was seated. This was not…

21 Aug

Singer Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to a London-based student

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Taylor Swift's cash gift helps student take up degreeSinger Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to a London-based student struggling to raise the funds to take up a maths course at the University of Warwick. Vitoria Mario's online fundraising page details how she has lived in the UK for four years after moving from Portugal. But she is not eligible for maintenance loans or grants. Vitoria said: "I was worrying too much about the money, what I have to do and if I have to look for a job. She actually made my dream come true." The American singer,whose 16 top…

21 Aug

“Season four won’t be the end,” Ross Duffer told the Hollywood Reporter in a new interview

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Though the next season of Netflix’s Stranger Things remains mostly shrouded in mystery, as is tradition, there’s a scrap of new information for fans to cling to as they await the series’ return. According to creators the Duffer Brothers, the show won’t wrap with its upcoming fourth season.“Season four won’t be the end,” Ross Duffer told the Hollywood Reporter in a new interview, noting that the production delay forced by the novel coronavirus has been beneficial when it comes to story planning. “We know what the end is, and we know when it is. [The pandemic] has given us time…

21 Aug

Sonowal distributes sanction letters to schools in Majuli for playground development

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today laid the foundation stone of playground development works at Majuli ME Parijat High School, Ratanpur Miri High School and Selek Janajati High School in Majuli under Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Yojna. The Chief Minister also formally handed over the sanction letters of Sports Department worth Rs 20 lakh each to the school authorities. He also distributed power tiller, roofing sheets and solar lamps among the beneficiaries under schemes of Plain Tribes Development Project. Speaking at the programme held at Majuli ME Parijat High School, the Chief Minister stressed on the need to shape the young…

21 Aug

Chief Minister’s Media Advisor lays foundation stone for beautification of pond and its peripheries in the midst of Howly

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Stresses on reviving of glorious traditions of Howly Chief Minister’s Media Advisor Hrishikesh Goswami today inaugurated the newly augmented Howly Electrical Sub-station in presence of Minister of State (independent charge) for Urban Development Pijush Hazarika at a programme held at Howly. He, at the same time laid the foundation stone of the beautification work of the pond at the centre of Howly today along with the beautification of its peripheral areas. It may be noted that the scheme for the beautification of the pond involves a financial outlay of Rs 1 crore. Speaking at a simple programme organised on the…

20 Aug

Dwijing Festival Wins 5 AWARDS at WOW Awards ASIA – 2020

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The successful 4th Edition of the Dwijing Festival with over 15 lakh tourists attending the 12 day event has emerged as the Winner in 5 categories at the prestigious WOW Awards Asia, 2020. The Awards were won in the below mentioned categories: Rural Activation of the year, Special Event of the Year for Government / Federation / Association, Rural Engagement Property of the Year, Business / B-2-B / Knowledge-Exchange Property of the Year and Special Event of the Decade. The 4th edition of the Dwijing Festival was graced by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and the…