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31 Oct

Sonowal lays foundation of multi-purpose flood shelter home

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Sonowal lays foundation of multi-purpose flood shelter home at Lakhimpur Government frames project for protection of erosion hit Bonpurai-Jamugurihat areas Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today laid the foundation stone of the multipurpose flood shelter home at Bahgarah in Bihpuria of Lakhimpur district at a cost of Rs. 2.51 crore. The Flood Shelter Home will be of three storied building to be built on RRC structure having approximately 5000 square feet in each floor. It may be noted that three multipurpose flood shelters have been taken up at Karatipar of Majuli, Kanaragaon, Mandia of Barpeta district and Bahgarah village, Bihpuria of…

31 Oct

Narendra Modi pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on her 36th death anniversary

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 36th death anniversary on Saturday (October 31). Taking to microblogging site Twitter, PM Modi said, "Tributes to our former PM Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her death anniversary.'' The then prime minister was assassinated by her bodyguards here in 1984. Indira Gandhi is considered to be one of the most successful prime ministers of the country. Gandhi served as the prime minister of India for three consecutive terms between 1966 to 1977 and a fourth term in 1980-1984. The prime minister had paid tribute to Gandhi…

31 Oct

Tiktok ban: US judge blocks bar app to Commerce Department order

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A US judge in Pennsylvania on Friday blocked a US Commerce Department order set to take effect on November 12 that would have effectively barred Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok from operating in the United States. US District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone enjoined the Commerce Department from barring data hosting within the United States for TikTok, content delivery services and other technical transactions. In her ruling, Beetlestone said the order would "have the effect of shutting down, within the United States, a platform for expressive activity used by approximately 700 million individuals globally. Over 100 million of these TikTok users…

31 Oct

Actor Tara Sutaria to star opposite Tiger Shroff in Heropanti 2

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Tara Sutaria has joined the cast of Heropanti 2. She will star opposite Tiger Shroff in the second installment of the action franchise. The actor took to her social media platforms to share the news. She wrote, “amped for this one.. A new journey begins with my #NGEFamily 💖❤️💖 #Heropanti2 ✨🎬” Heropanti 2 is Tara Sutaria and Tiger Shroff’s second collaboration. They have previously shared screen space in Student Of The Year 2 (2019). An NGE spokesperson said, “Sajid sir saw the rushes of Tara’s scenes in Ahan Shetty’s debut film and was really moved by her brilliant performance. She…

30 Oct

Kajal Aggarwal ties the knot with Gautam Kitchlu

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Kajal Aggarwal ties the knot with Gautam Kitchlu Kajal Aggarwal and Gautam Kitchlu tied the knot today. The actor, known for films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages, had made the announcement about her marriage earlier this month. The wedding ceremony is being attended by family and close friends only due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Kajal has been sharing pictures from her pre-wedding festivities, including her haldi and mehendi ceremonies. The actor clearly looked pumped up for the big day, and that excitement and joy was readily apparent on her face. She posted photos with the hashtag #kajgautkitched. Kajal…

30 Oct

Pippa: Actors Priyanshu Painyuli and Mrunal Thakur join Ishaan Khatter

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Priyanshu Painyuli and Mrunal Thakur have joined the cast of Ishaan Khatter’s war film Pippa. Jointly produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films, Raja Krishna Menon will direct Pippa. About the casting, Pippa director Raja Krishna Menon said in a statement, “With Mrunal and Priyanshu joining Ishaan, we have three of the most exciting young actors coming together. Personally, I’m very excited to work with such extraordinary young talent and look forward to the energy they bring to Pippa.” Producer Ronnie Screwvala added, “Pippa is a story that chronicles an Indian victory in 1971 through…

30 Oct

Pulkit Samrat celebrates girlfriend Kriti Kharbanda’s birthday with a quirky wish

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Pulkit Samrat celebrates girlfriend Kriti Kharbanda’s birthday with a quirky wish: ‘Oye ladki, life is fun with you’ Actor Pulkit Samrat found a cute way to wish his girlfriend, actor Kriti Kharbanda on her birthday. Pulkit took to Instagram to share a cute picture of the two. Their film Taish also released on Thursday.“Oye ladki!! Happy Birthday!! Life is fun with you! Here’s to many more random dances, balcony dates, campfire movie nights and yum foooooood! @kriti.kharbanda,” he wrote. Replying to his post, Kriti wrote, “Oye ladke!” Pulkit and Kriti have been dating since last year. In a recent interview,…

30 Oct

JEE topper used proxy to write paper, arrested

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JEE topper used proxy to write paper, arrestedGuwahati: In what has come as a shocker, the topper of the Joint Entrance Exam (Mains) in Assam, his father and three others were arrested by the city police here on Thursday on charges of using a proxy to write the country's premier engineering entrance test. The accused had succeeded in securing 99.8 percent in the exam, which is the basis for admission in India's top engineering colleges, including the prestigious IITs. Police said that they have arrested the candidate, Neel Nakshatra Das, his father, Dr Jyotirmoy Das, and three employees of a…

30 Oct

Hina Khan’s father blocks all her debit and credit cards

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Hina Khan's father blocks all her debit and credit cards; the actress is in utter shock and screams, 'You blocked all my cards, kyun?' Hina Khan and her father keep exchanging funny conversations with each other, and she shares their lovely camaraderie on social media for her fans to watch. This time, Hina's Instagram story mentions that her father has blocked all her debit and credit cards.In the videos shared by Hina Khan, her father is seen arranging the bedsheet cover. She tells him that she has no debit or credit cards. To which, her father says that he has…

30 Oct

Fund raising project for female waste pickers

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To ring in the festive season with a difference for women waste pickers, The Body Shop India partners with Plastics for Change (PFC) India Foundation for Project N.A.R.I. (Nutrition - Ability – Retraining – Inclusion). The Body Shop acts to support for female empowerment and sustainability, with its focus on India’s invisible frontline Covid19 warriors – female waste pickers. The Body Shop has set up Project N.A.R.I. fund raising to support these female waste pickers and set up Project N.A.R.I donations across all its stores and online in order to allow for voluntary consumer donations of INR 20 from its customers.…