Day: January 15, 2019

Serena made sure baby’s first doll ‘Qai Qai’ was black

Melbourne : Serena Williams says she made sure the first doll her daughter Alexis Olympia received was black, and her second one will be white as she teaches a message of “love for each other”. The tennis great, in Melbourne in her bid to win a 24th Grand Slam […]

Michelle Yeoh stand-alone ‘Star Trek’ series in the works

Los Angeles :  A new “Star Trek” show, fronted by Michelle Yeoh, is officially moving forward at CBS All Access. According to Variety, the series will be written by Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt. The series would see Yeoh reprise the role of Philippa Georgiou, expanding on the […]

Harry Potter classic moments to be released as limited edition fine art prints

London :  Harry Potter fans are getting a Muggle-created Pensieve as a range of limited edition memorable moments from the beloved book series are set to be released in the first ever fine art collection from the franchise. According to DigitalSpy, Universal Studios and Classic Stills have joined hands […]

Shantanu and Nikhil are LFW Summer-Resort 2019 grand finale designers

Mumbai :  Designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil are set to bring down the curtains at Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer-Resort 2019. This will be the couturiers’ first stint at closing the fashion extravaganza. Shantanu and Nikhil will showcase their latest collection, Recruit SS’19, which will bring alive the brand’s […]

SC to hear after 4 weeks Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to Modi in Guj riots

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hear after four weeks a plea by Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit by the SIT to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots. Zakia, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, an ex-MP who […]

SC to hear Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to Modi in Guj riots after four weeks

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear a plea by Zakia Jafri, challenging the SIT’s clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots, after four weeks. Zakia, the wife of ex-MP Ehsan Jafri who was one […]

Sabarimala: With judge on medical leave, SC may not start hearing on review pleas from Jan 22

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday said it may not start the hearing from January 22 on pleas seeking review of the Sabarimala verdict, as one of the judges is on medical leave. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that Justice Indu Malhotra, the lone […]

Sensex rallies over 300 pts; Nifty reclaims 10,800 mark

Mumbai :  The BSE benchmark Sensex Tuesday rallied over 300 points tracking positive cues from other Asian markets amid heavy buying by domestic institutional investors. Market sentiment was also upbeat after government data revealed that retail inflation dropped to an 18-month low of 2.19 per cent in December 2018, […]

Rupee depreciates 10 paise against USD; falls below 71 mark

Mumbai :  The rupee depreciated by 10 paise and fell below the 71 per dollar mark in opening trade Tuesday amid strengthening greenback, sustained foreign fund outflows and surging crude oil prices. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened weak at Rs 70.79 then fell further to 71.02 […]

Arun Jaitley travels to US for medical check up

New Delhi :  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has unexpectedly left for the US for a medical check up relating to his kidney ailment, sources said. Jaitley, who had undergone a renal transplant surgery on May 14, 2018, had not travelled abroad in last nine months. He was scheduled to […]

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