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17 Aug

ABSLI launches Assured Flexi Savings Plan

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Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI), the life insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL), launched its new plan ABSLI Assured Flexi Savings Plan. It offers fully guaranteed benefits and allows policyholders instant access to their money by giving them the flexibility to make unlimited withdrawals. The flexibility to make unlimited withdrawals is hitherto unseen in the insurance market. Besides life cover, it aims to provide guaranteed benefits to provide for future goals while empowering customers with liquidity at hand, to fulfil short term goals or unplanned money needs. ABSLI Assured Flexi Savings Plan is a fully guaranteed, non-linked…

16 Aug

Ranveer Singh’s “Gem Of A Photo” With MS Dhoni From When The Actor Was 22

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Ranveer Singh's "Gem Of A Photo" With MS Dhoni From When The Actor Was 22"I took up this particular job only because the ad film featured the one and only MS Dhoni," wrote Ranveer Singh New Delhi: A day after the former India captain MS Dhoni announced his international retirement, Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh posted a few throwbacks on his Instagram profile and shared his fan boy memories in the form of an extensive post. In one of the pictures, Ranveer can be seen sporting a Mohawk as he poses with MS Dhoni. The actor wrote in his post that…

16 Aug

Father And Son Magician Get A Standing Ovation From SPOOKED Simon Cowell

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Father And Son Magician Get A Standing Ovation From SPOOKED Simon Cowell We’ve seen plenty of magic acts on Britain’s Got Talent, but James and Dylan Piper are something special. The father and son teamed up earlier this season for an incredible routine that left judge Simon Cowell with his jaw on the floor.The act was made even more meaningful because it ended up involving Simon’s son Eric, who was present in the studio while the show was being filmed. It led to a sweet father-son moment. James started the routine by asking Simon to choose an item from his…

16 Aug

Pretty Little Liars: Every Main Character, Ranked By Likability

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Pretty Little Liars: Every Main Character, Ranked By LikabilityDealing with a missing friend and blackmail is a lot for any teen, but some Pretty Little Liars characters are easier to root for than others.Being a teenager is hard. Dealing with a missing friend and a mysterious figure named "A?" Well, that's even harder, which is why the main characters on Pretty Little Liars aren't always very easy to like. Rosewood is a pretty crazy place and when Alison DiLaurentis returns, her old friends are left questioning everything they ever knew. While they have to tackle a wild mystery and fight…

16 Aug

Priyanka Chopra wishes Joe Jonas a happy birthday with a ‘hand picked’ photo

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Priyanka Chopra wishes Joe Jonas a happy birthday with a ‘hand picked’ photo; Sophie Turner, Nick Jonas join inPriyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Sophie Turner and Kevin Jonas took to social media to wish Joe Jonas a happy birthday. Actor Priyanka Chopra joined the Jonas family in wishing her brother-in-law, Joe Jonas, a happy birthday. Joe, who recently welcomed his first child with wife Sophie Turner, celebrates his birthday on August 15. Priyanka took to Instagram stories and shared a picture from a film premiere, and wrote, “Happy Birthday Joe! This photo has been ‘hand picked’ by yours truly! Have an…

16 Aug

MS Dhoni had told Sushant Singh Rajput during making of his biopic: ‘You ask too many questions

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MS Dhoni had told Sushant Singh Rajput during making of his biopic: ‘You ask too many questions’Throwback: Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was joined on stage by cricketer MS Dhoni during the trailer launch of the cricketer’s biopic, MS Dhoni - The Untold Story in 2016. Months after keeping his fans guessing, cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni finally announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. The news came a little over two months after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who played Dhoni in the biopic, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. The 2016 film turned out to be Sushant’s…

16 Aug

Telephone service begins between UAE and Israel amid deal.

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Telephone service between the United Arab Emirates and Israel began working Sunday as the two countries opened diplomatic ties, part of a deal brokered by the U.S. that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex West Bank land sought by the Palestinians for a future state. Associated Press journalists in Jerusalem and Dubai were able to call each other from both landline and cellular phones registered to Israel’s country code +972 from around 1:15 p.m. The historic deal delivered a key foreign policy victory to President Donald Trump as he seeks re-election and reflected a changing Middle East…

16 Aug

“BJP Controls Facebook and What’s app”: US Media Report Fuels Rahul Gandhi’s Attack.

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An article by a foreign publication, alleging that Facebook overlooks hate speech by BJP leaders, became the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the BJP today. While the Congress posted the article as evidence of the alleged social media manipulation by the BJP, the ruling party cited the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and said the Congress should not point fingers.In the article titled "Facebook Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics -- Company executive opposed move to ban controversial politician", the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook looks the other way in cases of hate speech and objectionable content from leaders…

16 Aug

Former India Opener Chetan Chauhan Passes Away at 73.

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Chetan Chauhan.Chetan Chauhan.Key HighlightsChetan Chauhan died after multiple organ failureThe former India opener had also served as the team managerHe was a Minister in the Uttar Pradesh governmentFormer Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan, who had been admitted in a hospital after being tested positive for COVID-19, breathed his last on Sunday. The 73-year-old Chauhan, who was also a Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh government, was admitted at the Sanjay Gandhi PGI Hospital in Lucknow after testing COVID-19 positive on July 12. "Early morning today, Chetan ji had a kidney failure and subsequently, had multi-organ failure. He is currently on life support.…

16 Aug

“India In All Its Magnificence”: From Burj Khalifa to Niagara Falls In National Flag Colours.

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As Indians celebrated the 74th Independence Day with full fervour, what made the celebrations even more special was that besides the landmarks in the country even those on foreign shores were lit up in the tricolour. To mark the special occasion, the iconic Empire State Building in New York, Burj Khalifa in Dubai and Niagara Falls in Toronto were among others that were illuminated with colours of the Indian flag. Car rallies were also held in multiple cities by members of the Indo-Canadian community to celebrate the occasion. The ''Tiranga Car Rally'' consisted of more than 200 cars decorated with…