January 2020

Adnan Sami reacts to Cong spokesperson’s criticism over Padma Shri honour: ‘Did you get your brain from clearance sale?’ Singer Adnan Sami has attacked Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill for criticising the Narendra Modi government for honouring him with the Padma Shri. The Pakistan-born singer is now an Indian citizen. Taking to Twitter, the singer targeted Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill, and said, “Hey kid, did you get ur brain from a ‘Clearance Sale’ or from a second hand novelty store? Did they teach u in Berkley that a son is to be held accountable or penalised for the acts of his parents? And...

Africa’s Richest Woman Set to Face Charges in Angola Over Embezzlement Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman and the daughter of Angola’s former president, is set to be charged with committing crimes to enrich herself, after an investigation into embezzlement of millions of dollars from a state oil company she once headed, Angolan officials said. Angola’s attorney general, Hélder Pitta Grós, said on late Wednesday that Ms. dos Santos would be charged with “money laundering, influence peddling, harmful management” and “forgery of documents, among other economic crimes” committed when she ran the oil company. Source: The New York Times

Donald Trump’s Middle east peace plan will be ‘historic’: Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said he expected US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East to be “historic” ahead of a trip to Washington. “An opportunity such as this comes once in history and cannot be missed… I am full of hope that we are on the verge of a historic moment in the annals of our state,” Netanyahu, who has been invited to meet Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the plan, said in a statement. Trump on Thursday said...

Yuvraj Singh to play in Australia’s Bushfire Cricket Bash Indian cricket superstar Yuvraj Singh and Pakistan fast bowling legend Wasim Akram have confirmed their availability to feature in the Bushfire Cricket Bash. The addition of Yuvraj and Akram comes after Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies great Courtney Walsh were announced as non-playing coaches for the charity match, which will raise money to assist those impacted by Australia’s devastating bushfires. The fundraising game is one of three headline acts on cricket’s day of giving on February 8, coined The Big Appeal, to be held after Australia vs India Women’s...

‘It will be our loss’: Kapil Dev opines on MS Dhoni’s retirement rumours The lack of a central BCCI contract for MS Dhoni sparked rumours of his retirement among the cricket fans once more and when asked about the ongoing situation, former Indian cricket team skipper Kapil Dev said that it will be ‘our loss’ when Dhoni retires. “He has served the country so well for so many years. One day, he has to retire. It will be sooner or later. He has to go at some time. He is not playing matches. So I don’t know when he is going to come out...

Kabir Khan’s The Forgotten Army makes Guinness World Record Filmmaker Kabir Khan’s debut web series The Forgotten Army has created Guinness World Record for being the biggest team of musicians to perform live ever. The team of Amazon Prime Video’s The Forgotten Army paid tribute to the unsung heroes of the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ at a musical event on Friday night at a suburban hotel here. The live operatic musical event saw 1000 singers and instrumentalist coming together to perform three songs from the show’s album, which has been composed by Pritam. Guinness World Record adjudicator Swapnil Dangarikar announced that...

‘Tanhaji’ breaks into ₹200-cr club, becomes Ajay Devgn’s highest-grossing film Mumbai: Ajay Devgn-fronted “Tanhaji: The Unsung Hero” has become the first film of 2020 to cross ₹200 crore mark at the box office, the makers announced on Saturday. The Om Raut-directed period action drama, based on the life of Tanaji Malusare, the military leader of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s army, opened countrywide on January 10. In a statement, the makers said “Tanhaji…” earned ₹5.38 crore on Friday that took its collection to a total of ₹202.83 crore. Devgn took to Twitter to express gratitude to the fans for making his 100th release a “blockbuster...

Three expressways, green corridors to be completed in 3 years; 22 to be built at ₹3 lakh crore: Gadkari The government plans to complete three of the 22 expressways and green corridors in the next three years, including the flagship Delhi-Mumbai Expressway being built at a new alignment, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said. These 22 projects comprising 7,500 km of greenfield expressways and corridors are planned to be completed by FY25 at a cost of ₹3.10 lakh crore. “We will complete the flagship Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway in the next three years. The work will be done in 51 packages...

Banking sector is stressed, govt in no position to bail it out: Abhijit Banerjee JAIPUR : Nobel laureate and economist Abhijit Banerjee here on Sunday said the banking sector in the country is “stressed” and the government is in no position to bail it out. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the 13th Jaipur Literature Festival, Banerjee said the demand slowdown in the automobile sector also shows that people are lacking confidence in the economy. “Financial sector is the biggest stress point currently. There is no question that the finance sector is something we should worry about, the banking...

Former tennis star banned for life after match-fixing Brazilian Joao Souza has been banned from tennis for life after being convicted of multiple match-fixing and other corruption offences. A Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) investigation found the 31-year-old had committed several anti-corruption breaches from 2015-19 including fixing matches at ATP Challenger and ITF Futures tournaments in Brazil, Mexico, the United States and Czech Republic. “The player is permanently ineligible to compete in or attend any sanctioned event organised or recognised by the governing bodies of the sport,” the TIU said on Saturday in a statement. Source: Yahoo Sport