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05 Mar

Raids on Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu: Manipulation in crores found, says IT dept

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The searches at the premises of filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and his partners who launched the now shuttered production house Phantom Films, and Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu by the Income Tax (IT) department have landed them in trouble as the tax agency has found "discrepancy and manipulation of income" running into crores. The Income Tax department carried out the searches at 28 locations in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune on premises linked to Phantom Films, Kashyap, Pannu, Vikas Bahl, Madhu Mantena and some executives of talent management company KWAN and also another talent management company. In a statement, the IT department…

04 Mar

Shah Rukh Khan’s Kal Ho Naa Ho Co-Star Jhanak Shukla On “Not Earning Anything” And Retiring At 25

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Shah Rukh Khan's Kal Ho Naa Ho Co-Star Jhanak Shukla On "Not Earning Anything" And Retiring At 25 Remember Jhanak Shukla, the girl who played the role of little Gia Kapur in Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan's film Kal Ho Naa Ho? She occupied the top spot on the list of trends on Thursday after a recent video of her talking about "not earning anything" at the age of 25 surfaced on the Internet. In a video for Brut India, Jhanak opened up about taking a break from acting when she was 15 and already feeling…

04 Mar

Indian Idol 12: Pawandeep Rajan Motivates Neha Kakkar to Donate Rs 3 Lakh to Families of Missing Uttarakhand Labourers

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Indian Idol 12: Pawandeep Rajan Motivates Neha Kakkar to Donate Rs 3 Lakh to Families of Missing Uttarakhand LabourersAfter seeing Indian Idol 12 contestant Pawandeep Rajan paying tribute to the families of the missing labourers in the Uttarakhand flash flood, judge and popular singer Neha Kakkar donated Rs 3 lakh to support the families who lost their loved ones. Pawandeep Rajan, who hails from Uttarakhand's Champawat district, sang his father's composition for his people on the Indian Idol 12 - India Ki Farmaish episode. The show will be telecasted this weekend. Also Read - Indian Idol 12 Host Aditya Narayan…

04 Mar

Shreya Ghoshal announces pregnancy, shares pic cradling her baby bump: ‘Need all your love and blessings’

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Shreya Ghoshal announces pregnancy, shares pic cradling her baby bump: 'Need all your love and blessings'Singer Shreya Ghoshal and her husband Shiladitya M are expecting their first baby together. Shreya took to social media to make the announcement. Sharing a photo of herself, cradling her baby bump, Shreya wrote, "Baby #Shreyaditya is on its way! @shiladitya and me are thrilled to share this news with you all. Need all your love and blessings as we prepare ourselves for this new chapter in our lives." In the photo, Shreya is seen in a bright blue dress, posing in her balcony.Shreya's fans…

04 Mar

Rohan Shrestha’s father blesses his, Shraddha Kapoor’s union: ‘If they want to marry, I will do everything for them’

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Rohan Shrestha’s father blesses his, Shraddha Kapoor’s union: ‘If they want to marry, I will do everything for them’Rakesh Shrestha, the father of photographer and Shraddha Kapoor’s rumoured beau Rohan, has bestowed his blessings upon Shraddha and Rohan’s union. Shraddha and Rohan are at present in the Maldives as they participate in the wedding of the actor’s cousin Priyaank Sharma. Shraddha also celebrated her birthday in the island country and photos of Rohan hugging her at the birthday bash have since gone viral. While speaking to The Times of India, Rakesh said, “As far as I was told, they were…

04 Mar

Amitabh Bachchan pens poem post surgery says without sight, but sightless not in my path

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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has penned down a poem regarding his medical condition. the actor recently underwent an eye surgery and had revealed that he will be soon operated on his other eye too. On his blog, Big B shared the short poem with his legions of fans Thursday. He wrote the poem in Hindi but also translated it in English for the benefit of his fans who do not know the language. Bachchan writes that he is ‘without sight’, but not sightless in his path. He is “without convenience” but never inconvenienced. He goes on to thank his family…

04 Mar

Saina teaser: Parineeti Chopra looks incredible as the star badminton player

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The first teaser of Parineeti Chopra's upcoming project Saina is out. Directed by Amole Gupte, the film is a biopic on badminton star Saina Nehwal. Parineeti Chopra plays a titular role in the film. The teaser offers glimpses of how Saina Nehwal chooses a different path in her childhood to become one of India's best badminton champ. The teaser gives a satisfying look at the journey of the player and the film. The teaser shows Saina (Parineeti) entering the badminton court as she prepares for a match. The video starts with Parineeti's voiceover: "Mera desh Bharat, abaadi sawa sau crore,…

04 Mar

Assam BJP in a fix as oppn play anti-CAA card

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Hectic canvassing by political parties is on in 47 assembly constituencies in Upper Assam and North Assam which go to polls on March 27 in the first phase of Assam Assembly Election 2021. Districts in Upper Assam had witnessed widespread protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the winter of 2019-20. The opposition parties are looking to turn the emotive citizenship issue into a major poll plank, much to the discomfort of the ruling BJP. At a rally in Tezpur on Tuesday, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a scathing attack on BJP and promised voters that her…

04 Mar

National workshop on ‘economic livelihood’: Nagaland

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Zisaji Presidency College (ZPC), Kiphire organised two-day national workshop on “economic livelihood of youth” on February 25 and 26. The workshop programme was sponsored by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. In a press release by ZPC, Kiphire, convener, media & publicity cell stated that RGNIYD director, Prof. Dr. Sibnath Deb graced the inaugural programme as chief guest while Prof. Vasanthi Rajendram from RGNIYD was the chief guest for the valedictory programme. At the technical sessions SBI, Kiphire accounts officer Dheeraj Gurung spoke on the topic “start up, stand up, make in India & Mudra…

04 Mar

WB sanctions Rs. 1100 crore for Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project

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Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday informed that the World Bank has sanctioned Rs. 1100 Crore for the Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project. The Chief Minister who laid the foundation stone for this strategic 20.853 Km road at Dalu in West Garo Hills district on Wednesday, said that under the Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project, an amount of over Rs. 43 Crore has been sanctioned for the upgradation and improvement of the parallel road to the existing Dalu-Baghmara road. Touching on the importance of the project, Sangma said that the Dalu to Baghmara Border parallel road was neglected for many years…