The 'Yeh dosti nahin todenge' song was portrayed on reel by Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, but in reallife, it fits quite well for Bollywood's Hema Malini and Rekha. The BJP MP has acknowledged Rekha, for the funds she gave as a nominated Rajya Sabha MP, which have finally been released by the government and used for infrastructure development of a college, benefiting scores of students in Mathura.


Hema-Rekha 'dosti' helps Mathura college


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Tightening the noose further on the drug trade, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered the identification and strict action against police officials found to be involved with drug traffickers, especially those posted in the border districts.


Identify policemen assisting drug traffickers: Amarinder


Australian Energy Minister Angus Taylor has dismissed data showing that the nation's greenhouse gas emissions rose for a third consecutive year in 2018.


Australian Minister rejects rising gas emissions report


Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday condemned the brutal killing of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district and demanded strict action against the accused.


Rahul, Priyanka condemn toddler's murder in UP


Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, has attended a reception for the first regiment of the Qatari Rafale fighter squadron (Al Adiyat) received by the country in implementation of a deal concluded in 2015 with French company Dassault Aviation SA.


Qatari Emir attends reception for 1st regiment of Al Adiyat fighters


A Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot, who was en route to bring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Finland, was caught without a passport in Qatar, the media reported on Friday.


Bangladesh pilot caught in Qatar with no passport


A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Babbar over his "scorpion" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Tharoor gets bail in defamation case over scorpion remark


The Congress on Friday condemned the murder of the son of a RTI activist in Gujarat and accused the BJP government at the Centre over its failure to implement the Whistleblower Protection Act.


BJP slammed for failing to implement whistleblower act


In a master stroke, the newly appointed Andhra Pradesh government led by Y.S. Jagan Reddy has reversed the decision of the previous Telugu Desam Party government allowing the Central agencies to carry out raids and investigation. This may spell serious trouble for former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his family in the coming days.


Jagan reversing TDP govt order on CBI may spell trouble for Naidu


The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday grilled Indian Police Service (IPS) officer S.M.H. Mirza in connection with the the Narada sting footage case, a CBI official said.


CBI grills Bengal IPS officer in Narada sting case


The Tamil Nadu government has allowed shops with a minimum of 10 employees to be open 24 hours all days in a year, subject to certain conditions. A government order was issued recently.


In TN, shops can be open 24 hours a day


A Chinese delegation headed by a Communist Party Politburo member on Thursday met Congress Presidnt Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.


Chinese delegation meets Sonia, Rahul


Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Madanlal Saini said, here on Thursday, Mughal Emperor Akbar was a 'man of easy virtue' who would visit Meena Bazaar (the ladies market) incognito.


Rajasthan BJP chief: Akbar was man of easy virtue


French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evoked the spirit of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy to defend global approach and multilateralism, telling visiting US President Donald Trump that "we must keep alive the alliance of free people".


Keep alive alliance of free people: Macron tells Trump


Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Thursday  was in absentia sentenced to two years in jail for launching an illegal government lottery over a decade ago.


Ex-Thai PM Thaksin sentenced to 2 years in jail


A Delhi Court on Thursday reserved its order on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking exemption from personal appearance to record his statement as an accused in a defamation case filed by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri.


Court reserves order on Kejriwal's plea


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday searched locations in Maharashtra associated with Ratnakar Gutte, a leader of BJP ally Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP), in a multi-crore loan fraud case, informed sources said.


ED raids leader of BJP ally, Ratnakar Gutte


The Sudanese government said on Thursday that 46 people were killed in "recent events" that began with an assault on a protest camp earlier this week in the capital Khartoum, while the opposition Committee of Doctors said at least 108 people had died.


Sudan's government says 46 killed in crackdown


Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) meet in Bishkek, India's envoy to China Vikram Misri said on Thursday.


Modi, Xi to meet next week at SCO summit


Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a high-level meeting to discuss internal security and Maoist issues. It was attended by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Jain, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary (Naxals) and other senior Home Ministry officials.


Shah holds meeting on internal security, Maoist issues


Trinamool Congress' new women outfit Banga Janani Vahini on Thursday held a protest here against Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy's shocking comment that Bengali boys are working as sweepers and the girls as bar dancers in other states.

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