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BJP thanks SRK for exposing ‘corrupt Congress rule’ through ‘Jawan’

BJP thanks SRK for exposing ‘corrupt Congress rule’ through ‘Jawan’

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hailed Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's latest film "Jawan" and said it exposed ten years of "corrupt and policy-paralysed" Congress rule. BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia tweeted in his X(Twitter) account, "We must thank @iamsrk for exposing the corrupt, policy paralysis ridden Congress rule from 2004 to 2014 through "?? #JawaanMovie, reminds all viewers of the tragic political past during the UPA government. As he puts it, "Hum jawaan hain, apni jaan hazaar baar daon par laga sakte hain, lekin sirf desh ke liye ????; tumhare jaise desh bechne walo ke liye hargiz nahi." It's…
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Google parent Alphabet lays off hundreds of employees

Google parent Alphabet lays off hundreds of employees

Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Wednesday laid off hundreds of employees from its global hiring team. This comes as an attempt by the tech giant to slow down the hiring process. Notably, Alphabet Inc. was the first "tech giant" to lay off employees this quarter, while others, such as Meta Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Amazon Inc., aggressively laid off in early 2023. It cut staff by about 6 percent in January, amounting to 12,000 jobs. The move in January marked Google's first "major" layoff in the company's history. The NY Times reported that as of June 30, the company had…
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Vivek Agnihotri reacts after Naseeruddin Shah calls success of Gadar 2’disturbing’

Vivek Agnihotri reacts after Naseeruddin Shah calls success of Gadar 2’disturbing’

Vivek Agnihotri attacked veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah when he said that it is disturbing that movies like The Kashmir Files and Ghadar 2 are becoming massively popular. In an exclusive interview, when Vivek was asked to react to Naseeruddin's comments, the director said that the actor probably feels 'exposed' to the truth of The Kashmir File and 'likes to support terrorists' but he doesn't. Vivek Agnihotri said, "I am a huge fan of Naseer Saab so I cast him in The Tashkent File. But I don't know late why he is old and if so I shouldn't say anything. Sometimes,…
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Sholay actor Satinder Kumar Khosla dies at the age of 84

Sholay actor Satinder Kumar Khosla dies at the age of 84

Veteran actor Birbal Khosla aka Satinder Kumar Khosla who is known for his perfect comedy time in many of his films, has passed away at the age of 84. The cause of his death has not yet been confirmed yet it's coming to know that it happened due to cardiac arrest. Birbal Khosla was born on October 28, 1938 in Gurdaspur, Punjab. His father appointed him in charge of the family business "Khosla Printing Press" but soon realized that his son was not cut to sit behind a desk and was reassigned to take orders and deliver orders. Birbal Khosla…
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Naseeruddin Shah calls Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 ‘regressive’

Naseeruddin Shah calls Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 ‘regressive’

Actor Naseeruddin Shah considers the popularity of "jingoistic" films like The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story and Gadar 2 to be "detrimental". He also feels that filmmakers make films that unnecessarily put "other communities" down. In a new interview, veteran actor expressed concern over the popularity of these films compared to films by directors like Hansal Mehta, Anubhav Sinha and Sudhir Mishra. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, Naseeruddin was asked if the purpose of filmmaking in Bollywood has changed. "Now the more jingoists you are, the more popular you become, because this is the country that rules," he replied.…
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Nipah alert: Health Department reports 2 ‘unnatural’ deaths in Kerala

Nipah alert: Health Department reports 2 ‘unnatural’ deaths in Kerala

The Kerala Health Department on Monday issued a health alert in Kozhikode district after two deaths were suspected to be due to Nipah virus infection, which it described as "unnatural".As reported by PTI, the state's health minister, Veena George, conducted a high-level meeting to assess the situation, as the health department said in a statement on Monday night. It said two "unnatural" deaths following fever were reported from a private hospital and suspected to be due to the Nipah virus. Additionally, it has been learned that a relative of one of the deceased has also been admitted to the Intensive…
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ISRO successfully conducts third earth-bound manoeuvre

ISRO successfully conducts third earth-bound manoeuvre

Aditya L1, India's first mission to study the Sun, took pictures of itself as well as the Earth and the Moon from the high elliptical orbit around Earth where it currently resides. “Onlooker! Aditya-L1, destined for the Sun-Earth L1 point, takes a selfie and images of the Earth and the Moon,” the space agency informed in a tweet on Thursday morning. https://twitter.com/isro/status/1699663615169818935?s=20 The video posted by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows an image of a portion of the spacecraft captured by its onboard camera. It features the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) which will study the solar corona,…
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Dengue patient numbers rising in Bengal

Dengue patient numbers rising in Bengal

Dengue seems to be taking a toll every day in West Bengal, especially in rural pockets of the state, with the number of cases crossing 15,000 by Sunday afternoon. According to state health department statistics, the total number of victims so far this season is 15,272, of which 10,321 are reported from rural areas, while the remaining 4,951 are from urban areas. After Nadia, the maximum number of cases were reported from North 24 Parganas district. The total number of dengue deaths in the state is 24. The latest death was reported from Dakshin Dum Dum in North 24 Parganas…
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Chandrababu Naidu arrested in corruption case

Chandrababu Naidu arrested in corruption case

The Andhra Pradesh Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said on September 9 that former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was the main conspirator and "accused number 1" in the ₹ 371 crore skill development scam. The agency also said that the government order was issued at the behest of Mr. Naidu, with the intention of unjustly damaging the public exchequer and profiting private individuals. The former chief minister was arrested by the CID around 6 am from RK Function Hall in Gyanapuram in Nandiyala town in connection with the scam. In its remand report, the CID said that as per the…
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IDBI Trusteeship files insolvency plea against Coffee Day

IDBI Trusteeship files insolvency plea against Coffee Day

IDBI Trusteeship Services has filed an insolvency petition in the Bengaluru bench of NCLT against Coffee Day Enterprises Limited (CDEL) claiming dues of Rs 228.45 crore.The company is seeking appropriate legal advice and will take all appropriate steps to protect its interests in the above matter, CDEL said in a regulatory filing on Friday. "An application has been filed by IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited against the Company under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 read with Rule 4 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Rules, 2019 in the National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru alleging default of Rs. 228.45…
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