Month: April 2019

‘Andhadhun’ crosses Rs 200 cr mark at China box office

Mumbai :  Thriller drama “Andhadhun”, directed by Sriram Raghavan, earned over Rs 200 crore at the box office in China, the makers announced Monday. The film, starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu and Radhika Apte, crossed the Rs 200 crore mark within 13 days of its release in the country. It […]

Not interested in getting more famous: Maisie Williams

London : “Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams says the epic fantasy series has given her a lot of fame but she is not interested in working towards increasing her popularity. The 22-year-old actor tasted success with her stint as Arya Stark in the HBO series, which is in […]

Not interested in getting more famous: Maisie Williams

London :  “Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams says the epic fantasy series has given her a lot of fame but she is not interested in working towards increasing her popularity. The 22-year-old actor tasted success with her stint as Arya Stark in the HBO series, which is in […]

SC takes note of alleged hate speeches made by Mayawati, Adityanath

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday took note of the alleged hate speeches made by BSP supremo Mayawati and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during poll campaign and sought to know from the Election Commission the action initiated against them so far. A bench headed by Chief Justice […]

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: SC to hear Sajjan Kumar’s bail plea in August

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear in the first week of August the bail application of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was awarded life term by the Delhi High Court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The CBI told a bench of Justices […]

SC refuses to stay HC order banning TikTok app, to hear plea on Apr 22

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Monday refused to stay the Madras High Court order that directed the Centre to ban the “Tiktok” app over concerns about access to pornographic content through it. The top court said that ban directive was just an interim order and the high court […]

‘Plea against AP govt schemes ahead of polls infructuous’

New Delhi :  The Delhi High Court Monday said a plea alleging that the Andhra Pradesh government has attempted to influence voters by launching schemes, including giving monetary benefits, ahead of polls, has become infructuous. Justice Yogesh Khanna declined the plea of Jana Chaitanya Vedika in which it had […]

SC to hear after 2 weeks a plea for proper probe in Muzaffarpur shelter home case

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear after two weeks the fresh plea alleging that CBI tried to “shield the real perpetrators” in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case by not conducting proper probe on “crucial leads” which are available on record. A bench headed by […]

Export of oilmeals rose 31 pc to Rs 6,222 cr in FY19

New Delhi : Export of oilmeals rose by 31 per cent to Rs 6,222 crore during the last fiscal year on higher volumes as well as price realisation, industry data showed. The country had exported oilmeals worth Rs 4,762 crore during the 2017-18 fiscal, according to the Solvent Extractors’ […]

Sensex ends 139 pts higher; TCS rallies nearly 5%

Mumbai :  Equity benchmark Sensex added another 139 points on Monday, marking third straight session of gains, as encouraging start of the earnings season by IT major TCS boosted investors’ sentiment. After rising over 200 points intra-day, the 30-share BSE index finally settled 138.73 points, or 0.36 per cent, […]

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