January 2020

I have more money than Virender Sehwag has hair on his head: Shoaib Akhtar Known for his outspoken nature, former Pakistan pace spearhead, Shoaib Akhtar has hit back at Virender Sehwag for the ex-India opener’s comment on him. In an old video that is once again doing the rounds on social media, Sehwag had said that Akhtar praises India after retiring from the game only to make money. Sehwag had made the comment way back in 2016 when Akhtar used to commentate in India before the political relationship between the two countries further deteriorated. And with the video once again...

Former India captain Azharuddin booked for allegedly cheating Maharashtra travel agent A case was filed former Indian cricket team captain and ex-MP Mohammed Azharuddin and two others for allegedly cheating a local travel agent of around Rs 2.10 million, a police official said on Wednesday. “We have lodged a first information report against Mujeeb Khan (Aurangabad), Sudheesh Avikkal (Kerala), Mohammed Azharuddin (Hyderabad). No arrests have been made and further investigations are underway,” Investigating Officer A.D. Nagre, of the City Chowk police station, told IANS. The complaint was lodged by Shahab Y. Mohammed, 49, proprietor of Danish Tours & Travels here,...

Ratan Tata does Throwback Thursday right with classic old pic. Internet calls him a Hollywood star Industrialist Ratan Tata joined Intagram recently and he has been creating quite the stir on social media with his incredible posts. From adorable pictures of animals to inspirational anecdotes, Ratan Tata’s social media game keeps his followers entertained. Though new to the gram, the former Tata group chairman is quickly learning the ways of social media and recently he came to know about the #ThrowbackThurday. And if his new post is to be considered, he is definitely acing the game. Ratan Tata took to...

‘Mostly Sane’ Prajakta Koli Elated to Work with Michelle Obama Internet sensation Prajakta Koli has collaborated with Michelle Obama on the Creators For Change series. For Prajakta, working with the former US first lady was an amazing experience. The first installment is “Creators For Change With Michelle Obama: Girls’ Education”. According to director Joanna Forscher, creators will sit down with Michelle to open up about their learning. The discussion will be shot in February, and the YouTube Originals series will debut in March. The creators include YouTube stars Liza Koshy (Liza on Demand), Koli (MostlySane) and Thembe Mahlaba (Pap Culture)....

Despite BJP Snub, Chandra Bose to Go Ahead with Plans to Revive His Father’s ‘Azad Hind Sangha’ Kolkata: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grand-nephew Chandra Kumar Bose on Wednesday said he is planning to revive the ‘Azad Hind Sangha’, an outfit founded by his father Amiya Nath Bose. Amiya Nath Bose, the son of Sarat Chandra Bose and nephew of Subhas Chandra Bose, had launched the outfit in 1971. He was a Lok Sabha MP. Chandra Bose, who recently said that Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a secular leader, unlike those in the Congress, expressed his disappointment with the Bharatiya Janata...

‘Kamal Nath will be dragged out by collar if he addresses rally in Delhi’: Manjinder Singh Sirsa slams Congress for naming MP CM star campaigner New Delhi: Hours after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s name appeared in Congress’ star campaigners list for Delhi Assembly polls, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president and Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday said that Kamal Nath will be dragged out by his collar if he addresses a public rally. Asserting that Nath will not be allowed to campaign in Delhi at any cost, Sirsa told ANI, “We challenge the Congress party that...

As Congress-ruled States Bring in Resolutions Against CAA, Tharoor Terms Move ‘Political Gesture’ Kolkata: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said bringing in resolutions against the CAA is more of a “political gesture” by the states as they hardly have any role in granting citizenships. In an interview to PTI, the lawmaker said in the implementation of the National Population Register (NPR) and the proposed nationwide NRC, the states will have a vital part as it will be their officials who will conduct the exercise because the Centre doesn’t have the required manpower. “That’s more of a political gesture. The citizenship is...

‘If I was not a minister, I would have bid for Air India’: Piyush Goyal Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said if he was not a minister, he would be bidding for Air India, the debt-laden airline government seeks to divest. “If I wasn’t a minister today, I would be bidding for Air India. It has some of the best bilaterals the world over… a well managed and efficient Air India with lot more good aircraft put in using these bilaterals is nothing short of a gold mine to my mind,” Goyal said in Davos, Switzerland, at a session...

If a country wants a National Register of Citizens, why should it be opposed: Rajnath Singh LUCKNOW: No one will be pressured during the enumeration process of the National Population Register (NPR), senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. “If any government official, during the NPR exercise, asks you for your name, address, date of birth, name of your father, when did you come…you won’t be pressurised to answer. Whatever you reveal will be noted down,” Singh said at a pro-CAA BJP rally in Meerut. Rajnath Singh, also India’s defence minister, reiterated there was no discussion on NRC in...

Amaravati row: Jagan govt hires former AG Mukul Rohatgi to defend three-capital move With its move to develop three state capitals challenged in the Andhra Pradesh High Court by Amaravati farmers, the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led state government has hired senior lawyer and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to argue its case. The planning department of the state government has earmarked Rs 5 crore for hiring his services and has issued orders for immediate release of Rs 1 crore towards advance. Rohatgi will defend the state government in all the cases relating to Amaravati. Various groups and individuals have filed petitions...