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Pooja Bhatt responds to BJP’s claim that actors are paid to walk with Rahul Gandhi

Pooja Bhatt responds to BJP’s claim that actors are paid to walk with Rahul Gandhi

Bollywood actress Pooja Bhatt has responded to BJP leaders' claims that actors are paid to walk with Rahul Gandhi on the Bharat Joro Yatra. Quoting from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the actor wrote: "They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions… but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience" -- discharge of claims. Actor Sushant Singh, who walked with Rahul Gandhi and claimed it would be his first appearance at a political…
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Retired IAS Arun Goel appointed as Election Commissioner of India

Retired IAS Arun Goel appointed as Election Commissioner of India

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed retired IAS Arun Goel because the commissioner within the Election Commission with result from the date he assumes the workplace. President Droupadi Murmu has appointed retired IAS Arun Goel because the commissioner within the Election Commission with result from the date he assumes the workplace. A geographical region cadre officer of the 1985 batch, Goel can be part of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey within the poll panel. until recently, mister Goel was the significant industries secretary and has additionally served within the Union Culture ministry. He was to…
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The Teacher: Amala Paul promises a hard- thrilling film

The Teacher: Amala Paul promises a hard- thrilling film

The trailer of The Teacher was released on Monday. Amala Paul is playing the lead role in this upcoming movie. Judging from the trailer, it seems the film revolves around a woman, who falls victim to an online scandal. In the movie, Amala plays a drill instructor assigned to a school. And she seems to have completed a happy personal life with a caring husband. Just when everything seems perfect, tragedy strikes. A scandalous video, possibly involving her, is going viral. It turned her life upside down. From disappointing the protagonist's husband to becoming a social pariah, she is put…
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International film festival starts in Goa

International film festival starts in Goa

Actors Pankaj Tripathi, Sunil Shetty, Prabhu Deva, Manoj Vajpayee and Ajay Devgn will be felicitated at the 53rd International Film Festival (IFFI) starting November 20 in Goa. The honor will be conferred at the inaugural function on Sunday evening, which will be attended by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, MOS I&B L Murugan, Goa Governor PS Sreedharan and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. There will be a special announcement for the Indian Personality of the Year award, which has been given to actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Hema Malini and lyricist Prasoon Joshi in the past. Besides, a short film…
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh’s first greenfield airport

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh’s first greenfield airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh's first greenfield airport "Donyi Polo Airport'' at Holangi, Itanagar on November 19, 2022. The state will now have three operational airports with Donyi Polo Airport and will also be responsible for the 16th airport. In the North East region. Built at a cost of over Rs 640 crore and spread over an area of ​​over 690 acres, the airport is suitable for all weather day operations. The airport is named Doni Polo as a reflection of the rich culture and heritage of Arunachal Pradesh with 'Donyi' meaning sun and 'Polo' meaning moon. The…
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Mahatma Gandhi’s Great Grandson Joins Bharat Jodo Yatra

Mahatma Gandhi’s Great Grandson Joins Bharat Jodo Yatra

Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi joined in the Bharat Joro Yatra with Rahul Gandhi at Shegaon in Maharashtra's Buldhana district this morning, with the Congress hailing his participation as "historic".The yatra, which has been continuing in Maharashtra since November 7, resumed the day's journey from Balapur in Akola district around 6 am and reached Shegaon a few hours later, where writer and activist Tushar Gandhi joined in the rally. Tushar Gandhi tweeted, ''I will join the Bharat Jodo Yatra at Shegaon on 18th. Shegaon is my Birth Station as well. The train my mother was traveling in, 1 Dn. Howrah…
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India’s First Private Rocket Vikram-S launches Successfully

India’s First Private Rocket Vikram-S launches Successfully

Skyroot Aerospace on Friday created history by sending India's first privately built rocket Vikram-S into space. The successful launch marks the entry of the private sector into the Indian space program, which has so far been government-controlled and funded. The Vikram-S rocket launched from the sounding rocket complex of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at around 11.30 am. The rocket achieved an altitude of 89.5 km and a range of 121.2 km as the way plan was made. The Skyroot Aerospace-designed Vikram-S, named in a fitting tribute to Vikram Sarabhai,…
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Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards

Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards

The Trinamool-run Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to set up monitoring cells in all its 47 wards to keep a tab on vector-borne diseases and take necessary steps to prevent the spread of such diseases. Mayor Gautam Dev said: “It has been decided to form a separate monitoring cell in all wards of SMC. It will monitor preventive measures taken by civic bodies to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.” Each cell, SMC sources said, will comprise representatives of the respective ward committees, solid waste management committees, NGOs, local clubs and social welfare organizations. Over the past few months,…
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Active Covid Cases in India fall to 7,175

Active Covid Cases in India fall to 7,175

According to an update by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, India's active Covid caseload fell by 7,175, with 635 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Since the pandemic hit in early 2020, India has so far reported over 4.46 crore cases, with a death toll of 530,546.Active cases account for 0.02% of total infections and the national recovery rate is 98.79%. As of now, Karnataka's active caseload stands at 1,614, West Bengal has 232 active cases, Kerala has 2,094 active cases, Tamil Nadu has 605 active cases, Maharashtra has 882 active cases, Odisha has 145, Rajasthan has…
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Five people from West Bengal died in Mizoram mine collapse

Five people from West Bengal died in Mizoram mine collapse

Five people from Bengal were among those killed in a stone quarry collapse in South Mizoram's Hanthial on Monday. 12 people are expected to die in this incident. BSF has recovered eight bodies so far. One victim is a resident of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, while the others are from Tehatta in Nadia. The Tehatta victims - Madan Das (26)of Pipragachi in Chapra, Mintu Mondal (22), Rakesh Biswas (21) and Buddhadev Mondal (25) of Kalitlapara in Tehatta - had gone to work as laborers in Mizoram through a private agency about eight days ago. The name of the fifth…
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