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31 Dec

Salaar Part 1 Ceasefire worldwide box office collection day 9: Prabhas film continues dream run, mints over ₹575 crore

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Prabhas' starrer Salaar released on 22 December 2023 is rocking at the box office. However, over weekdays, the film's collections showed a slow decrease within its first week at the box office. As per the industry tracker Sacnilk, Salaar collected Rs 12.55 crore on its 9th day at the box office. The gross domestic collection of the action-thriller now stands at Rs 330.17 crore. Salaar's box office trajectory has seen a downward spiral soon after its record breaking opening day. The movie started strong and made Rs 90.7 crore on Friday (day 1), followed by Rs 56.35 crore on Saturday…

31 Dec

Govt to prioritise certification for persons with disabilities as private sector shows interest in employing them

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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has started putting its concern on certification programs for persons with disabilities(PwD), as more and more entities in the private sector are recruiting them. "We want to ensure that individuals with disabilities receive recognition for their skills. The government is making efforts to integrate accessibility topics into educational curricula, emphasising the importance of preparing students for an inclusive and diverse workforce," said Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. The Secretary noticed that the private sector's blooming interest in recruiting individuals with disabilities, particularly in visual elements. "Certification is crucial,"…

31 Dec

LG’s soon-to-be launched AI robot will monitor your pets, look after your home in your absence

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LG Electronics (LG) will unveil its new smart home assistant at CES 2024. This smart home assistant has been made like a robot with wheels and legs. The assistant is a super smart helper which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to manage homes. It also has other special features like it can recognize images, and understand the meaning behind your words, expresses feelings by moving its legs and can keep an eye on your pets in your absence. There are number of smart features incorporated in Robot which will act like a house-keeper. It has an ability to detect temperature and…

29 Dec

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11: Farah Khan asks Malaika Arora if she will get married in 2024; Watch latter’s reaction

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A video clip from the sets of the dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' has been going viral on the internet. In the video, film director Farah Khan puts actress Malaika Arora on the spot by questioning her if she would get married again. In a video posted by the official handle of Sony TV on Instagram, Malaika can be heard saying, "Once bitten, twice, very shy." During the conversation, Farah asks Malaika, "2024 mein Malaika, kya aap single parent-cum-actress se double parent-cum-actress banne wali hain (Malaika, are you going to forego your single parent-cum actress status to embrace another…

29 Dec

PM Modi Accepts Invitation To Inaugurate Abu Dhabi’s Hindu Temple

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PM Modi will inaugurate the first traditional Hindu stone mandir in the Middle East. The inauguration ceremony of BAPS Hindu Temple is scheduled for February 14, 2024 in Abu Dhabi. The BAPS on Thursday, December 28, released a statement and said PM Narendra Modi has accepted invitation after a delegation of the temple visited him at his official resident on Thursday evening. This will be UAE's first traditional hand-carved Hindu Temple and is located in Abu Dhabi's Abu Mureikha area. The construction of the temple began in 2019 and it will open to the public on February 18, 2024. The…

28 Dec

Animal Craze: Female Fan Kisses Bobby Deol’s Hand, Gifts Chocolates and Happily Poses With the Actor

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Bollywood actor Bobby Deol, who was recently seen in Animal movie has garnered lots of praises and success after the movie hit the ball out of the park for him and standing as one of the highest grossers of the year 2023. The actor was spotted today (28th Dec 2023) in Mumbai and several pictures and videos of the same have surfaced on social media. In one of the viralled videos, a fan is seen kissing Bobby's hand and gifting him chocolate box. The video has been widely shared on social media for two reasons, first- for Bobby's reaction to…

28 Dec

Katrina Kaif says working with Sriram Raghavan on Merry Christmas was a “dream come true”

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Actress Katrina Kaif is all set to come up with her next film 'Merry Christmas ', which is produced by Kewal Garg, Ramesh Taurani, Sanjay Routray and Jaya Taurani and directed by Sriram Raghavan. Sharing the experience of working with director Sriram Raghavan, actress Katrina Kaif shared, "Working with Sriram Raghavan was a dream come true for me. I feel incredibly fortunate to have had that opportunity. He's a phenomenal director with an incredible mind, and being on his set is like entering a whole different world." She added, "He's an amazing collaborator, both as a filmmaker and as a person.…

28 Dec

Indian Govt Extends Import Duty Exemption On Tur, Urad Dal To March 2025

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The govt. said there will be no restrictions on import of tur and urad dal till March 2025 as part of efforts to support domestic supply and keep prices under control. Tur and urad dal have been kept under free category, which means there will be no duties imposed on their imports, the policy came into effect from May 15, 2021 and it was valid till October 31, 2021. "The free import policy of urad and tur stands extended up to March 31, 2025," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. At present, the free import…

26 Dec

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar challenges Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea: ‘Ready for punishment if.’

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Sukesh Chandrashekhar, an alleged conman facing charges of money laundering, cheating and impersonating, has challenged Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez's plea over 'intimidating' and 'harassing' letters sent by him from jail to her. The conman filed an application in Delhi's Patiala House court stating Jacqueline's plea has "suppressed multiple facts" in linked to the ₹200 crore extortion case. "I am ready to undergo any punishment if even one single letter sent to Jacqueline proves or covers my content that is threatening, intimidating, or related to any of the cases or matters pertaining to the ongoing EOW or ED cases," Chandrashekhar's application…

26 Dec

Jio Happy New Year 2024 Offer Brings Prepaid Recharge Plan With Extra Validity Benefits: Details

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Following its tradition of announcing an annual New Year plan, Reliance Jio has launched the Happy New Year 2024 prepaid plan at a price of ₹ 2,999 and with an additional validity of 24 days. The changes to the ₹2,999 plan have brought down the effective cost per day for customers from ₹8.21/day to ₹7.70/day. The plan gives a validity of 365 days and total data of 912.5GB, which is offered at 2.5GB/day at 4G speeds, after which the speed is reduced to 64kbps. Like most other Jio plans, the company is offering unlimited 5G data to eligible customers as…