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May 16, 2024 12:10:40 IST
'Heeramandi wasn't another sex scene'
'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Suman Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, has brought back both Shekhar Suman and his son Adhyayan into our living rooms, and also in the news. Even as Shekhar celebrates this new chapter as an actor, he has also returned to politics after 15 years. In the first part of a long conversation with Rediff.com Senior Contributor Roshmila ...Protect our CPEC workers from terror attacks, China tells Pak
China on Wednesday asked Pakistan to do its "utmost" to protect thousands of Chinese workers involved in the CPEC projects as the two countries held strategic dialogue here amid serious economic crisis in Pakistan and Beijing's concerns over increasing attacks on its citizens in the country. IMAGE: Vehicles pass through Abbottabad Tunnel No 1, which is part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor along Hazara Motorway in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan on October 15, 2023.
Protect our CPEC workers from terror attacks, China tells Pak at "India"CAA gets rolling as govt issues citizenship certificates
The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was issued Wednesday in New Delhi to 14 people, nearly two months after rules under the contentious law were notified to grant Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries. IMAGES: Applicants pose for a picture with their citizenship certificates handed over by Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in New Delhi on May 15, 2024.
CAA gets rolling as govt issues citizenship certificates at "India"Factors that will guide the markets this week
Stock markets will be driven by domestic inflation data, ongoing quarterly earnings from corporates and global trends this week, analysts said. Photograph: Kind courtesy Geralt/Pixabay News flows around the general election would also be tracked by investors, market experts said. Besides, investors would also take cues from the trading activity of foreign investors, the movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude and the rupee-dollar trend. "Investors will be bombarded with economic data on ...Who Are Political Ads Targeting?
'It is the first-time voters and the agnostics who are often influenced by political advertising.''These swing voters tend to make a huge difference in the outcome of any election.' IMAGE: A screen grab from a BJP ad. Photograph: Kind courtesy BJP/Youtube The first two phases of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections has just concluded and political temperature in India is soaring. The campaign trail is ablaze with a potent weapon -- advertisements. These aren't run-of-the-mill political ads but ...Nepal's Rs 100 note to feature new map with disputed Indian territories
Nepal on Friday announced the printing of a new Rs 100 currency note with a map that shows the controversial territories of Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani, already termed as “artificial enlargement” and “untenable” by India. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI Photo “The meeting of the council of ministers chaired by Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda' took a decision to print the new map of Nepal, which includes the ...The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa. IMAGE: Priyamvada Natarajan at the TIME 100 Summit. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyamvada Natarajan/X The TIME 100 Gala, held annually in New York City, is one of the world's top high-brow parties. A black-tie affair, attended by geniuses, thinkers, ...2024 LS polls to be costliest ever at Rs 1.35 lakh cr
'The estimated expenditure is expected to be more than double the Rs 60,000 crore spent in 2019' IMAGE: A newly married couple show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes during phase 1 voting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, in Udhampur on April 19, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are on track to break past records and become the most expensive electoral event in the world, according to a poll expert. The estimated expenditure is expected to reach a ...Quality Control Orders: What does this mean for domestic industry?
India believes developed countries and China use quality control orders as a trade barrier, and seeks to play catch-up Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com From toys, footwear and furniture to insulated flasks, smart meters, and air coolers — the Central government over the last decade has mandated higher standards for production and imports of such items. Sample this: Till 2014, there were 14 Quality Control Orders (QCOs) covering 106 products. By the latest count, there are 156 QCOs on ...'Aionos will bridge silos within aviation, hospitality using AI'
Industries such as aviation and hospitality have many silos within them and Aionos, the joint venture between Interglobe Enterprises (IGE) and Assago Group, is an attempt to bridge them and boost efficiencies using artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, Rahul Bhatia told Business Standard on Tuesday. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gerd Altmann/Pixabay.com Bhatia, the Group Managing Director of IGE, serves as the ...Why BJP Is Focusing On These Seats
Some have been cherry-picked to assert the BJP's supremacy over its allies or, significantly, its leaders who charted an independent course in the recent past. IMAGE: Rekha Patra, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Basirhat, addresses a gathering ahead of the Lok Sabha elections at Basirhat in North 24 Parganas, March 29, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo From the Bharatiya Janata Party's perspective, in the past, the marquee seats that commanded the party's time, energy, and resources ...PM now resorting to hate speech, lies: Cong hits back
The Congress on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'redistribution of wealth' remarks targeting the party, saying after facing 'disappointment' in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, the PM has now resorted to 'lies' and 'hate speech' to divert people from the real issues. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting in Banswara on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo The opposition party's attack came after Prime Minister Modi suggested ...Empty chairs on stage for Soren, Kejriwal at mega INDIA rally
Two empty chairs -- one each for jailed Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal former and former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren -- were kept on stage as the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) organised a mega rally in Ranchi on Ranchi. IMAGE: A banner of Former Jharkhand chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Hemant Soren and his wife and JMM leader Kalpana Soren and JMM president Shibu Soren has been put up on the eve of Ulgulan Maha rally, in Ranchi on Saturday, April ...Cong sees 'silent undercurrent' against BJP in west UP
The Congress on Friday claimed that a 'silent undercurrent' is brewing across western Uttar Pradesh against the 'failures' of the Modi government, as it flagged issues such as 'neglect' of sugarcane farmers and examination paper leaks. IMAGE: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a roadshow ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in Saharanpur on April 17, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government ...'Modi is most popular PM, still he had to change his 101 MPs'
'He had to change them because he recognises that even with his popularity....could lead to a problem. So, democracy has this way of offering corrections and telling the ruling party or the prime minister that you need to take some steps to compensate for excesses' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a mace during a public meeting in Agartala. Photograph: ANI Photo India appears to be transitioning from a Congress-dominated system to one controlled by the Bharatiya Janata Party but it is ...BJP Invites World Parties To Witness Festival Of Democracy
IMAGE: An electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme for women polling officials ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Guwahati, April 8, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo In the first such initiative, the Bharatiya Janata Party has invited the ruling and Opposition parties from around the world to witness the Lok Sabha elections in India first-hand. The Communist party of China ...Heat wave comes under Modi's gaze, reviews steps
Amid a forecast for extreme weather conditions in summer months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday reviewed the preparedness for heat wave conditions and called for all arms of governments at central, state and district levels to work in synergy. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a review meeting for preparedness for a heat wave-related situation, in New Delhi, April 11, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo An official statement said Modi chaired a meeting where he was briefed about the ...We can defend ourselves: Pak reacts to Rajnath
Pakistan on Saturday said it stands resolute in its intent and ability to safeguard its sovereignty, a day after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made it clear that India will enter Pakistan if terrorists run away to the neighbouring nation after carrying out terror strikes in the country. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives to chair the BJP manifesto committee meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections, in New Delhi, April 4, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo A statement by the foreign office ...Will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists, warns Rajnath Singh
If terrorists try to disturb peace in India or carry out terror activities, a befitting response will be given and if they run away to Pakistan, India will enter the neighbouring country to kill them, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, referring to New Delhi's assertive approach to deal with cross-border terrorism. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives to chair the BJP manifesto committee meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections, in New Delhi, April 4, 2024. Photograph: ANI ...INDIA bloc divided in J-K as NC, PDP clash over seat-sharing deal
The People's Democratic Party and the National Conference -- the two INDIA bloc partners in Jammu and Kashmir -- will be taking on each other on the three Lok Sabha seats in the valley. IMAGE: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah (second from right) chairs the PAGD meeting with PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti (left) and others, in Srinagar, November 3, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP accused National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah of leaving them "no option". ...
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