Actor Richa Chadha on Monday said she has initiated “appropriate” action after her name was dragged during a “defamatory” manner by actor Payal Ghosh, who has accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of harassment . On Saturday, Ghosh took to Twitter, claiming that the “Gangs of Wasseypur” director was sexually inappropriate towards her, an allegation Kashyap called “baseless”. In a video released to ABN Telugu, Ghosh claimed that the incident happened in 2014-2015. The actor, who made her Hindi debut with Rishi Kapoor-Paresh Rawal starrer “Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi”, also claimed that Kashyap boasted about his reference to megastar Amitabh Bachchan and…
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India has recorded 54,87,580 COVID-19 cases so far with 86,961 new infections. 1,130 deaths in the last 24 hours have pushed the total death count to 87,882. 93,356 patients have recovered from the infection in the country in the last 24 hours. This is for the third straight day that the number of daily recoveries is higher than the daily cases. With 43,96,399 people in the country having recovered since the beginning of the pandemic, the overall recovery rate is 80.11 per cent. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday informed the Lok Sabha that over four coronavirus vaccines…
The Taj Mahal in Agra reopened this morning with strict coronavirus safety guidelines after being shut for tourists for over six months. The Agra Fort too reopened today. Both world heritage sites were closed since March 17 due to the pandemic. All safety guidelines issued by the centre will have to be followed while visiting the mausoleum and the fort, which include social distancing and sanitising of hands, Vasant Kumar Swarnkar, superintending archaeologist of the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra circle), had said in a statement to the media. Only 5,000 tourists will be allowed each day at the Taj…
Rajya Sabha suspends eight members, including TMC leader Derek O’Brien, a day after the House witnessed unprecedented unruly scenes by protesting opposition members during the passage of farm bills. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu also rejected a notice for no-confidence motion against deputy chairman Harivansh on the grounds that proper procedure was not followed. Naidu condemned the unruly behaviour and “threats” to Harivansh during the passage of the farm bills. Shortly thereafter, Parliamentary Affairs Ministers read out a motion seeking suspension of eight members for the remainder of the session. Naidu put the motion to vote and it was carried by…
10 persons were killed and around 20 were feared trapped after a three-storeyed building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi town, police said. Five persons, including a child, have been rescued so far after the building caved in early on Monday, police said adding search operations are underway. Personnel of the Thane Disaster Response Force (TDRF) were seen pulling out a child from the debris and feeding him water. Bhiwandi is a power loom town around 10 km from Thane. A civic official told PTI that the building, situated at Patel Compound at Narpoli near Dhamankar Naka, collapsed at 3.40 am, while…
NIA crackdown raids at the residence of suspected al-Qaeda terrorist Abu Sufiyan , one of the six arrested from Murshidabad district in West Bengal, ended up locating secret chamber, officials said. The chamber, measuring 10×7 feet, was found during a raid at the house in the Raninagar area of the district, a senior district police officer said. Several electronic gadgets and a board of bulb were also found during the hour-long raid at the single-storied house, he said. Sufiyan’s wife later told reporters that the chamber was dug for a septic tank for an attached toilet. “We have told the…
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has played down fears the Covid outbreak in India has reached community transmission stage, pointing out that “only 10 states are reporting maximum cases” and that the bulk of these are in “few districts”. During an hour-long social media interaction on Sunday, the minister also turned away questions about the pandemic peaking in India, stating that different parts of the country were “at multiple trajectories”. “Large outbreaks in certain districts indicate an acute spread… only 10 states are contributing 77 per cent of active cases. If you see state-specific data, you will find that…
Rap star Yo Yo Honey Singh bounced back and proved all his detractors wrong after a sabbatical of two and half years. His journey has been nothing short of inspiring. From facing rejections and dejection at an early age to battling depression and alcoholism while being at the pinnacle of his career, he’s seen the darkest of times, along with the superstardom that he enjoyed. Talking about the time when he battled depression & alcoholism, he shares, “It was a terrible phase for me. A lot was going on with my mental wellbeing. I had become an alcoholic as well.…
Kagiso Rabada did the trick for Delhi. Kagiso Rabada’s brilliant Super Over that ensured a thrilling opening round IPL victory for Delhi Capitals over Kings XI Punjab on Sunday. The Aussie all-rounder first blasted his way to a 21-ball-53, helping Capitals to a decent 157 for 8 with 57 coming off the last three overs. Stoinis hit seven fours and three sixes. In reply, Capitals were in control for 15 overs before Mayank Agarwal 89 off 60 balls nearly won it for KXIP before Stoinis came into the picture again with opposition needing one off three balls. The first one…
https://twitter.com/choga_don/status/1307595130094915584?s=20 TMC MP Derek O’Brien on Sunday, entered the well and climbed the dais of the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman in an attempt to halt the proceedings of the house. The Trinamool MP also tried to tear the rule book of the house on the floor of Rajya Sabha. https://twitter.com/skr_brahmbhatt/status/1307679595974385664?s=20 On Sunday, Rajya Sabha discussed and debated the farm bills – Farmers’ and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, that was earlier introduced by the Modi government in both the house of the parliament.…