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INDIA TO SET UP NATIONAL BANK FOR FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS: SITHARAMAN

March 20, 2021

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India has committed budgetary resources for resilient infrastructure and is in the process of setting up a national bank for funding infrastructure investments. Participating in a virtual session organised by the Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in New Delhi, she...

New Uttarakhand CM ‘apologises’ but says wearing torn jeans not right Tirath Singh Rawat

March 20, 2021

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday said that he apologises for the remark if it has hurt anybody, though he still believes that wearing “torn” ones is “not right”. Referring to his remark made earlier this week, the new Uttarakhand CM told the media that he had commented...

Speaking against PM Modi means speaking against democracy, India: Suvendu

March 20, 2021

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said speaking against Prime Minister Narendra Modi means speaking against “democracy” and “Bharat Mata”. “You will have to take Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vaccine against COVID. He is an elected Prime Minister. Speaking against him is like speaking against democracy. Speaking...

US Defence Secy meets PM Modi, wants strategic ties for peace in Indo-Pacific

March 20, 2021

US Defence Secretary Lloyd James Austin III met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and expressed America’s strong desire to further enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. India is the third stop for Austin during his three-nation...

RIDING ON MAHA COVID SURGE, INDIA NEARS 40,000 MARK

March 20, 2021

As many as 39,726 new Covid-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday. Out of this number, Maharashtra accounted for over 25,000 cases for the second consecutive day. The state had logged 25,833 fresh cases on Thursday, the highest since...

TEAM ‘RAM SETU’ IN AYODHYA FOR MAHURAT SHOT

March 19, 2021

MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar, Nushrat Bharucha and Jacqueline Fernandez on Thursday headed to Ayodhya for the mahurat shot of the film titled ‘Ram Setu’. The ‘Boss’ star took to Twitter and posted a picture with the leading ladies while starting the journey for the much-anticipated film In the picture, Akshay, in...

‘HAATHI MERE SAATHI’ SHOOT WAS SURREAL FOR SHRIYA PILGAONKAR

March 19, 2021

NEW DELHI: ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’, the jungle adventure drama looks magnificent with the cinematic experience it offers given its real locations in the jungles of Kerala and the majestic elephants. But one thing that stands out is the strong women characters, essayed by Shriya Pilgaonkar and Zoya Hussain. Their grit...

ANGELINA JOLIE FILES ‘PROOF’ OF DOMESTIC ABUSE CLAIM AGAINST BRAD PITT

March 19, 2021

LOS ANGELES: Actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie has filed papers as evidence in the court in support of domestic abuse allegations against her former husband, actor-filmmaker Brad Pitt. The 45-year-old actress has filed documents in the court that indicate she and her children are willing to offer “proof and authority in support”...

CHINESE HACKERS ATTACKED WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S PARLIAMENT DURING POLLS

March 19, 2021

Chinese hackers reportedly attacked Australia’s Western parliamentary email network earlier this month as a part of a massive global cyber-attack involving Microsoft software. The online strike, which was detected on March 4 in the middle of the state election campaign, prompted intervention from Australia’s cybersecurity watchdog in Canberra, reported Australian...

Takes one to know one: Putin on Biden’s ‘killer’ claim

March 19, 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked his American counterpart Joe Biden for calling him a “killer”, saying “it takes one to know one”—as ties between Moscow and Washington sank to a new low. Biden’s comments sparked the biggest crisis between Russia and the United States in years, with Moscow...

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