Day: February 8, 2019

During IPL, women’s T20 event with maximum 3 teams

New Delhi :  From one exhibition match last year, the women’s participation in the IPL is set to become a three-team affair spread over seven to 10 days with the Committee of Administrators (CoA) mulling an expansion this year. However, the full fledged women’s IPL is still a long […]

New Zealand win toss, elect to bat against India in 2nd T20

Auckland : New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second T20 International here Friday. Both India and New Zealand are unchanged for the match. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), […]

Pankaj Tripathi joins Kabir Khan’s ’83’

Mumbai :  Actor Pankaj Tripathi has boarded the cast of Ranveer Singh-starrer “83”. The sports drama, to be directed by Kabir Khan, will chronicle India’s win under Kapil’s captainship, when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983. […]

Ranbir Kapoor’s normalcy hard to find: Vaani Kapoor

Mumbai : Vaani Kapoor will soon begin her extensive shoot with Ranbir Kapoor for “Shamshera” and says she finds the actor extremely cooperative and humble. Vaani, who was last seen in “Befikre”, will feature in the Karan Malhotra-project, which is set in the 1800s and chronicles the story of […]

Priyanka Chopra gets a wax statue at New York Madame Tussauds

New York :  Actor Priyanka Chopra is the latest Indian A-lister to get a wax figure at Madame Tussauds museum here. The actor shared the news on social media and said her wax figure will also be unveiled in other cities across the world, including London, Sydney and Asia. […]

ED claims Talwar has links with Vijay Mallya, court extends custody till Feb 12

New Delhi :  The Enforcement Directorate Thursday claimed before a Delhi court that corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar has links with fugitive Vijay Mallya in a money laundering case. Special Judge S S Mann extended the ED’s custody of Talwar till February 12 after the probe agency said he was […]

Two sentenced to five years jail under gangster act

Muzaffarnagar : A special court convicted two men in a murder case under the gangsters act and sentenced them to five years imprisonment. Judge A K Pathak imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on Vinod Kumar and Praveen Thursday evening. They were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment under […]

SC turns down sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat’s plea seeking security for his family

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain sacked Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat’s plea seeking security for his family. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked Bhat to approach the Gujarat High Court with his plea. On October 4 […]

Huawei ‘shocked, amused’ by espionage accusations

Brussels : Huawei’s top executive in Europe brushed off Western critics and defended the company’s track record against accusations that it could serve as front for Chinese spying. Huawei has raised suspicions in the west for its close ties to the Chinese government and fears are that the company […]

Gems, jewellery exports decline 8.5 pc in Apr-Dec 2018

New Delhi : Gems and jewellery exports declined 8.5 per cent to USD 22.41 billion in April-December this fiscal, mainly on account of slowdown in demand in major developed markets. According to data from the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), exports stood at USD 24.5 billion in […]

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