Year: 2018

Ekta Kapoor & Rhea Kapoor planning a Veere Di Wedding sequel ?

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Veere Di Wedding sequel

Mumbai : Power producers Ekta Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor recently collaborated for Veere Di Wedding, India’s first film headlined by the country’s contemporary female stars. The film that celebrates friendship and the spirit of the modern day Indian woman , went on to receive rave reviews and made history at the box office .  Inching towards the 50 cr mark at the box office in less than 5 days since it’s release , Veere Di Wedding has truly gone on to become a game changer ,with the love of the…

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Anupam Kher to receive IIFA’s Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema award !

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Anupam Kher will be given the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema award at the upcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony to be held in Bangkok this month. Having started his acting journey with Mahesh Bhatt’s Saaransh, there was no looking back for the versatile actor who proved his mettle as an actor and carried forward his golden streak in films including Karma, Lamhe, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Maara, Khosla Ka Ghosla, A Wednesday and Special 26 to name a few. Making his country proud at…

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Katrina Kaif has a special surprise for her fans in US & Canada !

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Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif is undoubtedly one of the most sought after performers in the Indian film industry. With a kitty full of blockbuster hit songs , the superstar is also the most popular choice for live stage performances.   It’s no surprise then that Katrina is a huge crowd puller at the Dabangg Tour and is never the one to disappoint fans. Inside sources reveal that the star has a surprise in store for her fans and is preparing for a different kind of act for the US & Canadian leg…

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IIT Bombay Becomes Top Ranked Indian Institute In Latest QS World Rankings 2019

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The rankings, by British higher education analysts QS, feature the 500 top universities in the world, based on a QS survey. NEW DELHI: The QS World University Rankings report released on Wednesday night has brought good news for the Indian academia. At 162, IIT Bombay has moved up 17 places since last year’s rankings.Last year’s top-ranked Indian institute – IIT Delhi, remained at the same position of 172nd. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is at second after IIT Bombay, at ranking 170. IIT Delhi which led the list of Indian…

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Intolerance Will Only Dilute Our National Identity: Pranab Mukherjee

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NAGPUR: Former President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the closing ceremony of the ‘Tritiya Varsha Sangh Shiksha Varg’, an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) event to mark the conclusion of a three-year training camp for swayamsevaks in Nagpur. Former President Pranab Mukherjee described Keshav Baliram Hedgewar as a “great son of Mother India’ as he visited the birthplace of the RSS founding Sarsanghachalak. “Today I came here to pay my respect and homage to a great son of Mother India,” Mukherjee wrote in a visitor’s book at Hedgewar’s birthplace ahead of his much-anticipated…

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee In Nagpur; To Attend RSS’s Third Year Training Programme Tomorrow

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NAGPUR: Former President Pranab Mukherjee is slated to address the valedictory function of the RSS’s third-year officers’ training camp at its headquarters in Reshimbagh on Thursday. According to sources, he will stay for two nights at the governor house before leaving for the national capital on Friday noon. This isn’t the first time the former president will meet with the RSS head Mohan Bhagwat; they have met on a few occasions since Mukherjee’s retirement.’ Mukherjee, who has been critical of the RSS as a Congress leader, will address its activists…

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi Promises Loan Waiver To MP Farmers

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The Mandsaur agitation last year was the epicentre of farmers’ protests across Madhya Pradesh.  Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a farmers’ rally in Piplya Mandi town of Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. Earlier, Rahul paid tributes to the dead farmers in Piplia Mandi town of Mandsaur district. Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said if his party is voted to power in Madhya Pradesh, it would waive farmers’ loans in 10 days.The Congress is out of power in the state since 2004. Congress president Rahul Gandhi meets family members of farmers…

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Resiliency: The New Paradigm

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Bureau Chief ICN DELHI & Abraham Jimenez TEL AVIV: The power of words cannot be underestimated. They constitute the tools that frame the reality of the human life. In a certain way, the moment a thought emerges out of a person in the form of words, it becomes real. Today, scientists strive to explain reality by measuring, describing, analyzing, comparing, and defining. However, the fact that they do not define yet a phenomenon does not invalidate its existence. On the contrary, their work provides a systematic…

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India at the bottom of 2018: Global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) rankings

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  NEW DELHI: Unable to improve its air quality, protect its biodiversity, and cut its greenhouse gas emissions, India – say all available data — stands today at the bottom of the Global Environment Performance Index (EPI) rankings. In 2016, the country had ranked 141 out of 180 countries. In 2018, according to the just released State of India’s Environment (SoE) 2018 in Figures, it has slipped to the 177th position. The SoE in Figures is an annual compendium of environmental statistics…

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Water Crisis Continues To Loom Large Over Shimla

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group Shimla though inching towards normalcy continues to reel under an unprecedented water shortage, which has adversely affected its tourist industry for this season. The blame games apart none of the previous governments have ever tried to take the issue seriously. The burgeoning population of over two lac is made to fend with the age old water supply schemes being given a cosmetic touch now and then. May and June are the months when tourists arrive in this hill town to escape the scorching summer…

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