Actor-producer Jamnadas ‘JD’ Majethia recalled his old association with the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, and narrated a story about the kindness and support that the superstar showed him several years ago. JD was just starting out as a film actor, and had starred as the lead in a Gujarati movie Dariya Chhoru directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. He said that he repeatedly requested Amitabh to watch the film, and recalled what happened next. Chatting with Radio Nasha, JD was asked if it’s true that he’s the reason for Amitabh Bachchan’s collaborations…
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Akshay Kumar, 56, and the case of romancing much younger women on screen: 29-year-old Radhika Madan is the newest addition to the list | Opinion-entertainment News
In the last few years, the conversations around Akshay Kumar and the ever-increasing age gap with his female co-stars has come up every time he has a film lined for release. He hasn’t starred in many memorable films in the recent past (Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Selfiee) and while one might wonder that the film industry, or at least his own team, must be in the process of some kind of post-mortem as to what’s not working, it appears they would rather make the same mistakes again and again. The…
The stubborn food inflation problem
Monetary policy in India has been navigating diverging economic trends. While GDP growth continues to surprise on the upside, core inflation seems set on a downward trajectory. However, food inflation — typically considered idiosyncratic — has stayed stubbornly elevated, restricting the fall in the consumer price index (CPI) and restraining the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India. Mint Road wants to rein in inflation at 4 per cent on a durable basis from 4.8 per cent now. But is this possible without falling food inflation? Food commands…
Waterlogging keeps civic bodies busy amid short, intense showers in Delhi | Delhi News
Short and intense spells of rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Wednesday, leading to instances of waterlogging, traffic snarls, and falling of trees. The city recorded a significant amount of rainfall as the Palam station logged 25.4mm while the Safdarjung base station observed 10.1mm rainfall between 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm. While seven complaints of waterlogging were received at the control room of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), three were reported at the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) control room. Besides, two cases of trees falling were reported. The…
UK PM Starmer makes international debut at NATO summit vowing full Ukraine support | World News
Announcing his international debut at a NATO Summit in Washington, newly inducted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has shown staunch support to Ukraine in its war against Russia. Continuing his predecessor Rishi Sunak’s stance toward Ukraine, Starmer went a step ahead in suggesting that strikes inside Russia could be facilitated by British missiles (Storm Shadow). Starmer’s steadfast support message comes at a time when the US election is approaching in November and Republican contender Donald Trump has announced that he would cut a deal with Russia and end the Russia-Ukraine…
Ayodhya’s land sold to outsiders: Akhilesh | Lucknow News
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday demanded an investigation into the land deals in Ayodhya in the past seven years. Reacting to an investigative report published in The Indian Express, Akhilesh said that it is now emerging that people from elsewhere bought and sold land in Ayodhya on a large scale to make profits. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also posted on X: “Common people would know the price of flour and pulses. Ministers and officials were busy finding out the price of land in Ayodhya.” Akhilesh posted an…
TRP Game Zone fire: Kin of victims seek monitored probe, more compensation | Ahmedabad News
Family members of those killed in TRP Game Zone fire in Rajkot met Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday, making several demands, including the ongoing probe be monitored by a committee of retired judges, trial be completed within six months and a compensation of Rs 50 lakh per family. If their demands were not fulfilled, they would launch an agitation, the relatives warned. They submitted a memorandum to Patel, which has also been addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Water Resources Minister and…
Engineering Diploma: New-age courses, computer engineering in demand | Mumbai News
Ahead of admissions for engineering diploma courses in Maharashtra, the government has approved as many as 14 applications by diploma institutes to start new courses in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI&ML). While 19 applications requesting increase in intake for Computer Engineering Diploma have been approved by the government, among those approved for closures, highest are from traditional branches–13 from civil engineering and 12 from mechanical engineering. While engineering diploma admissions are still ongoing in state, five new private diploma institutes have been approved by the state government. It has…
UAE court issues life sentences to 43 it says operated local Muslim Brotherhood group | World News
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) court on Wednesday sentenced 43 dissidents to life in prison for operating what it said was a Muslim Brotherhood group that aimed to commit attacks in the country, state news agency WAM reported. Eleven others received lesser sentences and six companies were convicted of money laundering to support a terrorist organization, it added. A human rights coalition, which includes Human Rights Watch, said the convictions followed a mass trial that was “fundamentally unfair” and called for them to be immediately overturned. The UAE’s media office…
Over 17 Oppn MPs write to Railway Minister highlighting work stress among loco pilots | India News
Over 17 Members of Parliament from the opposition parties have written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighting various issues that plague the train drivers and result in red-signal overshoots as well as accidents. However, Vaishnaw in a social media post on Wednesday said the opposition is spreading a lot of misinformation to demotivate the loco pilots. According to the railway minister, loco pilots’ duty hour is less than eight hours in June 2024 and 7000 loco cabs and almost all (558) running rooms are now air-conditioned. After the loco pilot…