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10 Mar

PM launches Maitri Setu between Tripura and B’desh

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the eastern and northeastern regions of India, along with Bangladesh, are being developed as a trade corridor. Addressing a gathering virtually from Delhi via video-conferencing, the Prime Minister said that infrastructure for developing road, rail, airways and waterways has been developed and new projects launched to develop the eastern and northeastern region of India along with Bangladesh as a trade corridor. “With the development of the varied infrastructure, economic opportunities would increase to a large extent not only in eastern and northeastern region of India but also in Bangladesh,” Modi said, after…

09 Mar

Rhea Chakraborty breaks social media silence after six months, puts out strong message on International Women’s Day

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Rhea Chakraborty breaks social media silence after six months, puts out strong message on International Women's DayRhea Chakraborty was away from social media for more than six months. The actor was arrested by NCB amid the ongoing Sushant Singh Rajput death case and spent her time in jail too. Now, on the occasion of International Women's Day 2021, Rhea broke her social media silence by sharing a photo holding her mom Sandhya Chakraborty. She put out a strong message and this is her first post since August 2020. Rhea wrote, "Happy Women’s Day to us… Maa and me .. together…

09 Mar

Parineeti Chopra oozes oomph in backless sequinned midi dress and we are stunned

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Parineeti Chopra oozes oomph in backless sequinned midi dress and we are stunnedPainting our social media feeds in regal shades of her sultry avatar, The Girl on The Train star Parineeti Chopra grabbed eyeballs for her sizzling look at Marathi Filmfare Awards 2021’s red carpet. Dolling up for the awards night, the Bollywood actor made sure that fans and fashionistas’ hearts were sent aflutter as she flooded the Internet with her jaw-dropping pictures. Want to make the traffic stop and bae go weak in the knees on your next date night? Take fashion cues from Parineeti Chopra’s latest smoking hot…

09 Mar

Delhi govt to introduce virtual model of education; CM says ‘dream project’

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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday announced the government’s plans to introduce a first-of-its-kind “virtual model of education”. The initiative is an outcome of education going online over the last year in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Sisodia, who presented the budget for the year, said the “unique experiment” would make education accessible to students in any part of the country, or even globe.“The Delhi government has decided to introduce a new category of schools in Delhi, the Virtual Delhi Model School, that is, a school that will not have four walls or a building, but there would…

09 Mar

Navya Naveli Nanda wishes rumoured boyfriend Meezaan with a dreamy pic on his birthday, this was his reaction

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Navya Naveli Nanda wishes rumoured boyfriend Meezaan with a dreamy pic on his birthday, this was his reactionActor Meezaan Jaffrey celebrates his birthday on Tuesday and got many sweet wishes from his friends on social media. Rumoured girlfriend, Amitabh Bachchan's granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda, too, has wished him.Navya shared a dreamy picture of Meezaan on her Instagram Stories, writing, "Happy birthday @meezaanj." The photo showed Meezaan at, what looks like, an art gallery during a light show, with hundreds of stars sparkling behind him. Reacting to the post, Meezaan simply shared a black heart emoji. Recently, Navya shared a picture…

09 Mar

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar trailer: Will Arjun Kapoor kill Parineeti Chopra or save her?

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Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar trailer: Will Arjun Kapoor kill Parineeti Chopra or save her?Actors Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra are at loggerheads in Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar. If it feels like deja vu then you have to thank their debut film, Ishaqzaade, for it. In the new trailer of Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, we have Arjun and Parineeti on the run, and they break some bones in the process. The makers of Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar on Tuesday dropped the second trailer, much to the happiness of fans, who’ve been awaiting its release for a year now. The Dibakar Banerjee…

09 Mar

PM Modi, Biden To Meet Virtually on Friday As Australian PM Announces ‘Quad’ Event

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the first online summit of the Quad bloc of nations tomorrow, where the new US President Joe Biden is also participating. It is not yet known if they will have an exclusive meeting. The two leaders have had telephonic conversations twice, the last one after Mr Biden's victory, where among other issues, they had discussed the Quad meeting.Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga are the two other participants of the Quad – revived in 2017 to counter China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. The leaders will discuss…

09 Mar

Richa Chadha hits out at troll questioning Women Reservation

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Bollywood's beautiful and bold actress Richa Chadha on Tuesday responded to a Twitter user who asked her 'why women need reservation'. Richa, who is an avid social media user, regularly shuts down trolls and is known for voicing her opinions on Twitter. Again, in a new Tweet, the actress raised her concern on women's reservation and shut down a troll, saying 'You should be retracted into the womb.' The user wrote, "Why do women need reservation. Do Dey consider demslvs lesser than men?? Kindly win through your own merit (sic)." Responding to him, Richa said "You should be retracted into…

09 Mar

Janhvi Kapoor brings assistant’s family to Roohi screening, cuddles with his baby; fans say ‘Sridevi raised her so well’

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Janhvi Kapoor brings assistant's family to Roohi screening, cuddles with his baby; fans say 'Sridevi raised her so well'Actor Janhvi Kapoor's love for babies was evident on Monday night's screening of her movie Roohi in Mumbai. Janhvi had invited her assistant and his family to the movie and could not help but cuddle his cute baby.Videos from the screening show Janhvi in a pink outfit, chatting with her team while cooing over the baby. The paparazzi suggest that she clicks a picture with the entire family and the actor happily obliges.The assistant then hands the baby to Janhvi and rounds…

09 Mar

After Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Leela Bhansali tests COVID positive; Alia Bhatt self quarantines

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After Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The director-producer is currently in self-quarantine. Alia Bhatt, who was shooting with Bhansali for their upcoming film Gangubai Kathiawadi, has quarantined herself since both Ranbir and Bhansali have tested positive, a source confirmed to the Indian Express. This has brought the shooting of Gangubai Kathiawadi to a halt. An official confirmation on the same is awaited. “SLB has tested positive for Covid-19, and he is under self quarantine, Alia too has quarantined herself since SLB and Ranbir both have tested positive. Everybody who has come in…