Action star Sylvester Stallone has embraced his natural grey hair and ditched his trademark black dye. The 73-year recently took to Instagram to show off his new look, reports dailymail.co.uk. In the clip, the Oscar-nominated actor is seen chatting in the back of his car as he pumps his fist and says: “Keep punching, my friend. Keep punching.” Alongside the clip, the actor shared a motivational post that read: “Sometimes I wake up I feel like doing nothing. Just relaxing. Just very true. If anyone says different, they’re lying – it’s human nature.” “Then you roll over, get a little…
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The death toll in China from the new coronavirus rose to 170 on Thursday, with 7,711 confirmed cases, as repatriation flights for foreign nationals continued. According to the daily report of the National Health Commission, updated at 00.00 (local time) the number of patients in serious condition stands at 1,370, while 124 people have recovered and were discharged. On Wednesday, 38 deaths were registered and 1,737 confirmed cases were added with 131 patients in serious condition and another 21 people cured, Efe news reported. So far, 12,167 suspected cases have been detected – which means they have symptoms, but it…
A photo of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy touching Ratan Tata’s feet is doing the rounds on the Internet. In the viral photo which emerged online, the Infosys Co-Founder touched Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata’s feet to seek blessings at an event in Mumbai on Tuesday. Ratan Tata also shared Narayana Murthy’s gesture in an Instagram story and said he was “truly humbled” by it. In his Instgaram’s post he wrote, “It was an honour to be awarded by TIEcon at the hands of a great friend Mr. Narayana Murthy”. The heart warming photos were also shared on Twitter by the…
Delhi AAP MLA and Waqf Board Chairman Amantullah Khan was booked by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday for alleged financial discrepancies. ACB chief Arvind Deep said: ” Irshad Qureshi, a resident of Azad Market area, lodged a complaint against Khan alleging misappropriation of Waqf Board’s funds. Besides, some other serious allegations were also levelled against the AAP legislator.” The complaint, a copy of which is with IANS, said: “The MLA and his henchmen have committed several economic discrepancies in the purchase of vehicles from the Waqf Board fund. In order to investigate these points extensively, the Delhi government’s…
In a significant move aimed at meeting the aspirations of the people, the Jammu and Kashmir government has stepped up its public outreach initiative by involving administrative secretaries in the public grievance redressal mechanism, which was earlier restricted to the advisors to the Lieutenant Governor. Under the fresh move, administrative secretaries have also been tasked with holding public grievance camps five days in a month, two days each in Jammu and Srinagar, and once a month in the allotted district of the Union Territory. The initiative aims at further intensifying the outreach mechanism for quality and quantitative disposal of public…
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddiyurappa will fly to Delhi on Thursday to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J.P. Nadda for discussions on cabinet expansion, a party spokesperson said. “Yeddiyurappa told in Shimoga that he would be going to Delhi tomorrow… He is going there for the very purpose (cabinet expansion),” BJP spokesperson G. Madhusudhana told IANS about the Chief Minister’s travel plans. However, he said that all the 11 hopefuls may not get ministerial berths, with one or two being left behind. “One or two will be cut, it is usual. I don’t know who will be cut. I…
Former actress Tanushree Dutta feels that choreographer Ganesh Acharya should be boycotted by Bollywood and other film industries. Her assertion comes a day after assistant choreographer Divya Kotian filed an FIR against Acharya alleging that he had forced her to watch pornography. “It’s time Bollywood and the other Indian film industries boycott choreographer Ganesh Acharya completely. Hiding behind the male superstars who work with this despicable man, he has been abusing his power and position to harass, bully and take advantage of vulnerable newcomers in the industry,” Tanushree said. She has in the past accused Acharya of being ‘complacent’ in…
Twenty six-year-old Dominic Thiem on Wednesday reached his first Australian Open semi-final after beating world no.1 and 19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. He will now face German world no. 7 Alexander Zverev in the semi-final, who had beaten Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka earlier in the day. In women’s singles, world no.4 Simona Halep advanced to the semi-final after beating Estonia’s Annett Kontaveit in straight sets. She faces former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza in the semis who beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets. Continuing the red hot form that had seen him beat…
In a diplomatic victory for India, there will be no voting on the resolution on CAA in the European Parliament on Thursday. Official sources said Indian lobbyists prevailed over Pakistani lobbyists in the European Parliament on Wednesday, turning around the situation in favour of India. The resolutions against India were pushed by Pakistan-origin British member of European Parliament Shaffaq Mohammad, close to the Imran Khan establishment in Islamabad. “Strenuous efforts of outgoing British MEP, Shaffaq Mohammad to have a Resolution passed by the European Parliament against India on the penultimate day before Brexit were defeated,” a source said. The Narendra…
Vinay Kumar Sharma, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case awaiting execution, has sent a mercy petition to President Ram NathKovind, his lawyer A.P. Singh told IANS on Wednesday. Tihar Jail authorities have already started preparations to hang the four convicts facing death row for their involvement in the horrific incident of December 16, 2012 — wherein a 23-year-old para-medical student was gang-raped in a moving bus. With the February 1 deadline for hanging nearing, the convicts are taking all possible steps to delay the executions by using all the legal options available to them. For…