Month: May 2019

We are trying to expand the story: Rohit Shetty on creating ‘desi cop’ universe

Mumbai ; Hollywood is all about cinema universes and it seems Bollywood is following suit. Director Rohit Shetty says he is expanding the “desi cop” universe, which he started with Ajay Devgn-starrer “Singham” and followed up with Ranveer Singh’s “Simmba” and now Akshay Kumar-fronted “Sooryavanshi”. The film, which is […]

Shahid hopes ‘Kabir Singh’ gets U/A certificate

Mumbai : Actor Shahid Kapoor is hopeful that his film “Kabir Singh”, which chronicles the life of a self-destructive surgeon, gets a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The remake of hit Telugu film “Arjun Reddy”, the film chronicles a surgeon who goes berserk after […]

SC collegium recommends Justice V Ramasubramanian as CJ of Himachal HC

Chennai :  Justice V Ramasubramanian, the senior-most judge of the Madras High Court, has been elevated as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, according to a resolution passed by the Supreme Court collegium. The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, passed the resolution on […]

Husband, in-laws acquitted in dowry death, harassment case

Thane :  A Thane court in Maharashtra has acquitted a man and his two family members of charges of dowry death and cruelty to wife, citing delay in filing of the complaint. District Judge S A Sinha last week freed Balu Gaikwad (38), his mother Shobha Gaikwad (50) and […]

Court grants bail to SC staffer arrested for posting wrong info on apex court website

New Delhi :  A Delhi court has granted bail to a sacked Supreme Court staffer, arrested for allegedly posting wrong information on the apex court’s website related to a case involving Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Manish Khurana granted the relief to accused, Manav Sharma, […]

Oppn leader moves HC alleging ‘postal ballot fraud’ in LS polls

Kochi : Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Monday moved the Kerala High Court alleging a postal ballot fraud in Lok Sabha elections held in the state on April 23. In his PIL, Chennithala demanded a probe alleging that a serious postal vote fraud has […]

SC dismisses plea to advance poll timing in Lok Sabha election

New Delhi  :  The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to advance poll timings to 5:30 am from 7 am for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls in view of searing heat and the month of Ramzan. A vacation bench comprising […]

HDFC Bank shortlists 3 startups inDigital Innovation Summit

Hyderabad :  HDFC Bank Monday said three start-ups from the city – Loop Reality, BluSapphire and Appnovation Technology – were declared winners at its regional Digital Innovation Summit (DIS). According to a press release from HDFC Bank WorkApps, a start up from Pune was the fourth winner picked by […]

Mercedes want to abandon combustion engines by 2039

Berlin :  German giant Mercedes-Benz said Monday it wants to stop selling traditional combustion engine cars by 2039 and plans for its new vehicles sold worldwide by that time to be carbon-neutral. “We aim to have a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet in 20 years,” said Ola Kallenius, current […]

Five shot dead as Sudan sees breakthrough in civil rule talks

Khartoum :  Four Sudanese protesters and an army major were shot dead on Monday in the capital, hours after protest leaders and the ruling generals reached a breakthrough agreement on transitional authorities to run the country. The latest developments came as the prosecutor general’s office said ousted president Omar […]

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