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In new book, Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine aid to Biden probe President Donald Trump’s lawyers will on Monday resume their arguments in the Senate trial amidst demands from Democrats to call former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who has said in an upcoming book the President had told him aid to Ukraine was tied to its officials investigating his political rivals. The explosive revelation, which was first reported by The New York Times, undercuts the central argument made in the president’s defence by him and his lawyers that $391 million in aid was not conditioned to Ukraine investigating former...

Rajinikanth injured during the filming of Man Vs Wild with Bear Grylls; Shooting halted According to media reports, actor Rajinikanth suffered minor injuries during the filming of an episode of ‘Man vs Wild’ with Bear Grylls. The shooting was happening at the Bandipur Reserve. According to The New Indian Express, the shooting process was stopped due to his injury and the forest officials had to intervene to make sure that the actor was fine. TNIE quoted a forest official as saying, “The shooting has been called off for the day for his safety. There is no permission for shooting on...

Dia Mirza trolled for crying at JLF 2020 That Dia Mirza broke down during a panel discussion on climate change at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 27 is something that has displeased the internet to another level. Dia Mirza is one of the top trends on Twitter as a section of the internet is busy posting bile and filthy comments against her. While addressing the audience, Dia began weeping profusely as she said, “Don’t hold back from being an empath. Don’t be afraid of shedding your tears. Feel it. Feel the full extent of everything. It’s good. It gives...

Annu Kapoor replies to fan demanding Padma award for him, says ‘undeserving people’ like him don’t get it With singer Adnan Sami in the news over winning Padma Shri and the controversy surrounding it, veteran actor Annu Kapoor took a dig at the awards, while replying to a fan on Twitter. He sarcastically commented how undeserving people like him would never get them. He wrote: “Dhanyawad, bhai lekin padma puraskar keval yogya aur deserving logon ko hi diye jaaten hain. Mujh jaise ayogya aur nalayak ko nahin. Phir bhi aapne mujhe yaad kiya isske liye bahut aabhari hoon (Thank you. Padma awards are given to...

BMTC bus conductor clears UPSC Mains Here is an inspirational story of a bus conductor who cleared the UPSC mains exam by studying five hours a day. Madhu NC, who hails from a small town of Malavali in Mandya joined as a bus conductor with BMTC at the age of 19. Recently, Madhu cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Mains exam which results were released this month. Now the sky is the limit for his joy. According to the Bangalore Mirror, Madhu cleared the prelims in June 2019 and after which he started preparing for the mains. He had...

We miss MS Dhoni a lot, no one sits on his last corner seat in team bus: Yuzvendra Chahal Since MS Dhoni’s last international match in July last year, the speculations regarding his retirement from the sport are floating everywhere. While there have been some statements regarding his future like the one by team India’s head coach, Ravi Shastri, saying that his comeback in the T20 squad for the World Cup is still possible, if he has a great season of the Indian Premier League, things still remain unclear. Adding fuel to this fire, in a recent video released by...

Jonty Rhodes names his seven favorite fielders, picks two Indians Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes is undoubtedly one of the greatest fielders the game has ever produced. He wrote new definitions with his spine-tingling efforts in the outfield. His diving run-outs and acrobatic catches have always galvanized fans. One can’t forget the incident when the Proteas star ran Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq out during the 1992 World Cup. After retiring from the international cricket, Jonty now assists various teams as a fielding coach. He has worked with the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) for nine seasons. In the upcoming edition of...

Manzoor Pashteen: Activist who dared to challenge Pakistan army held Manzoor Pashteen was taken into custody in Peshawar along with nine others from his Pashtun Protection Movement. Mr Pashteen has drawn tens of thousands to rallies in cities around Pakistan. A fellow protest leader said he was being punished for simply demanding human rights. The powerful military, unused to criticism, denies wrongdoing. Mr Pashteen, a charismatic former veterinary student who shot to prominence two years ago, has become the face of the Pashtun Tahaffuz (Protection) Movement (PTM), in a country where few openly challenge the military. Source: BBC

Sachin Bansal On Navi’s Digital Banking Ambitions, Changing The Fintech Status Quo After the success of Flipkart and exiting the company ahead of the Walmart acquisition, Sachin Bansal is clearly focussed on the fintech sector now. Bansal will be leading the charge towards digital banking with Navi Technologies, which was launched in December 2018 by Bansal and Ankit Agarwal as BAC Acquisitions. Navi Technologies completed the acquisition of non-banking finance company (NBFC) Chaitanya Rural Intermediation Development Services Private Limited (CRIDS) in September 2019 and Bansal took over as the CEO of the company. CRIDS, which runs Chaitanya India Fin Credit (CIFCPL), provides the...

Republic facing its fourth crisis: Ramachandra Guha The Indian Republic, as it completes seven decades, is living through its fourth big crisis, historian Ramachandra Guha said while delivering a lecture, ‘The Republic at 70’, at Bengaluru International Centre on Sunday. He said the earlier three crises were in the 1960s, which saw the death of two Prime Ministers, India being defeated by China and food shortage; the Emergency of the 1970s; and the rise of communalism in the early 1990s. Source: The Hindu