Month: October 2019

Pak court set to hear Sharif’s appeal against his conviction

Islamabad, Oct 7 : A Pakistani court will hear on Monday the appeal of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in a corruption case. Sharif, 69, has been serving a seven-year prison term at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore since December 24, 2018 when the […]

Joaquin Phoenix surprises audience at ‘Joker’ screening

Los Angeles, Oct 7 : Actor Joaquin Phoenix surprised the audience at the screening of his latest, “Joker” in its opening weekend in Los Angeles. The actor, whose performance as the titular DC supervillain is garnering major Oscar buzz, stopped by multiple screenings of the film at Alamo Drafthouse […]

Shiv Sainik would one day become Maharashtra CM: Uddhav

Mumbai, Oct 7 : Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said his son taking a plunge into electoral politics does not mean he is retiring, and expressed confidence that a Sena worker would one day become the state’s chief minister. In an interview to Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, he […]

UP student commits suicide after failing to get job

Banda (UP), Oct 7 : A 25-year-old college student allegedly committed suicide here after he failed to get a job, police said on Monday. The incident took place in Jaraili Kothi locality under City Kotwali police station limits on Sunday, they said. Nagendra Singh, pursuing Bachelor of Education […]

Puja pandal in Patna highlights flood situation

Patna, Oct 7 :A Durga Puja pandal in the old city area of the Bihar capital — known for its unique thematic tableaux — has highlighted the Patna flood situation this time around with posters showing people wading through chest-deep water and carrying belongings on their heads The […]

Ordinary doesn’t satisfy me, says Bhumi Pednekar

Mumbai, Oct 7 : Bhumi Pednekar believes her journey in movies has been “different” right from the outset, as usual and ordinary characters do not excite her. The 30-year-old actor made debut with “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, which featured her as an overweight newly-married woman, and went on to […]

Ordinary doesn’t satisfy me, says Bhumi Pednekar

Mumbai, Oct 7 : Bhumi Pednekar believes her journey in movies has been “different” right from the outset, as usual and ordinary characters do not excite her. The 30-year-old actor made debut with “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, which featured her as an overweight newly-married woman, and went on to […]

Ex-Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat hospitalised

Dehradun, Oct 7 : Former Uttarakhand chief minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat was hospitalised here early on Monday after he complained of dizziness. Rawat was admitted to the Max hospital here in the wee hours, his chief spokesperson Surendra Kumar said. “Routine check-ups have been conducted and […]

Seven suspected drug peddlers arrested in J-K

Jammu, Oct 7:Seven suspected drug peddlers, including a university student, were arrested after contraband substance was allegedly recovered from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. Sai Vankat, a student of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Kakryal, was arrested after 220 gms ‘ganja’ was allegedly […]

Youth ‘steals’ bus, drives it from Mangalore to Udupi

Mangaluru, Oct 7 : A youth, said to be mentally deranged, took a bus parked at Ullal near here and drove it to Udupi, nearly 65 km away, on Sunday, bewildering the bus owner and his relatives, police said. However, the owners friends and the police intercepted the bus […]

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