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Odia litterateur Ramakanta Rath receives Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman
Noted litterateur Ramakanta Rath on Thursday received Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman, Odisha's highest literary award, for the year 2018.
I'm not a born model, says Kareena Kapoor Khan
I'm a born actress, not a born model, Kareena Kapoor Khan said here as she shimmered in a heavily embellished 30 kg golden ensemble at a couture gala here on Thursday night.
India secures top position in archery
Creating history, India jumped to the top rank of the compound archery women team category on Thursday.The team, which comprises of V. Jyothi Surekha, Trisha Deb, P. Lily Chanu, Muskan Kirar, Divya Dhayal, and Madhumita, reached the top spot with 342.6 points leading Chinese Taipei team by six points.Archery Association of India took to Twitter and congratulated the team for their achievement."Compound women team earned top rank in world and created history in #Indian #archery... congratulations to all the team members who worked really hard for getting this position. Congratulations and thanks to each and every person behind this achievement. ???????? #worldranking," they wrote.The Indian Archery team recently shocked Chinese Taipei in 2017 archery World Cup in Berlin when they defeated them to reach the final of the tournament.
Priyanka honoured to be in Variety500 list
Global sensation Priyanka Chopra thanked Variety magazine for including her and the production house, Purple Pebble Pictures in the Variety500 list of influential business leaders.Variety500 is an index of influential people who shape the global $ 2 trillion entertainment industry. Updated annually, the list reflects the accomplishments of its members over the period of 12 months.Addressing her fans on Twitter, the 'Quantico' star wrote, "Big thanks to @Variety for including me in your #Variety500 for the 2nd year in a row! What makes this one extra special is the little name right above mine...@PurplePebblePic. Stories are at the heart of everything we do, regardless of genre or language."Karan Johar, Salman Khan, Siddharth Kapur, Ekta Kapoor and Aditya Chopra are among other celebrities included in the list apart from her.Meanwhile, on the work front, Priyanka will be seen opposite Salman Khan in 'Bharat', and Shonali Bose's upcoming directorial 'The Sky Is Pink'..
Man held for impersonating Naval officer
A 23-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly posing as a Naval officer, police said. Police recovered a Navy uniform, several fake badges, two fake identity cards of the naval service and a two-wheeleron which Navy was written from the Aundh residence of the accused, identified as Rajan Sharma. Sharma is a native of West Bengal, a police officer said. "We had received a tip-off about a person roaming around in the city in Naval uniform and impersonating an officer. We reached his apartment and exposed him after questioning," the Chatushringipolice station officer said. He said Sharma had many cheating cases pending against him in various police stations across the city. Sharma was allegedly involved in an online fraud wherein he would take money from clients who wanted to buy a pet, but would not honour the deal, the officer said. He was booked for impersonation under section of 171 (Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent) of ...
Pet coke is 'highly polluting': Centre tells SC
The government today told the Supreme Court that pet coke was a "highly polluting" fuel and its use should be allowed only in certain industries as feedstock and not for manufacturing purpose. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) told a bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that it had convened a meeting with the officials of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) and Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) in this regard and had also discussed it with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Additional Solicitor General A N S Nadkarni, appearing for the MoEF&CC, said that a consensus decision was taken during the deliberation that use of imported pet coke all over the country be permitted only in industries like cement, lime stone and calcium carbide. Nadkarni said that import of pet coke was running into Rs 15,000 crore annually and decision to ban it would have implication on foreign exchange and they would discuss ...
Hope Imran Khan works for better ties between India-Pakistan: Rishi Kapoor
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor hopes cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, whose party emerged victorious in Pakistan's general elections, works towards improving ties with India. The actor welcomed Khan's speech, in which the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief said Pakistan is ready to improve its relationship with India. "Well spoken Imran Khan. I have been saying whatever you said on all channels past two days regarding India-Pakistan! I hope you succeed in making your 'Mulk' have good relations with my 'Mulk'," Kapoor tweeted soon after Khan's victory speech. Kapoor, who will be seen in the role of a Muslim father caught in a terror plot in "Mulk", has expressed hope for better relationship between the two countries in his recent interviews to promote the film.
Sharmila Tagore conferred D Litt by Kazi Nazrul varsity
Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore was today conferred D Litt (Honoris Causa) by West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at a special convocation of Kazi Nazrul University held at the Raj Bhawan here. Tripathi, who is also the university Chancellor, also conferred D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) on renowned scientist at the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, S M Yusuf at the same occasion. Both Tagore and Yusuf could not attend the ceremony, officials said. Kazi Nazrul University had conferred honorary D Litt on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during its third convocation at its Asansol campus on May 26.
HC upholds compensation awarded by NHRC in custodial death case
The Delhi High Court has declined to interfere with an NHRC order awarding Rs 5 lakh compensation to the kin of a man who died while in police custody in 2010, noting that the explanation given by the police for his death was "difficult to accept". Justice Vibhu Bakhru said there was no dispute that the man had died in police custody and it was based on this fact that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had awarded the compensation amount to the victim's kin. The court said it was difficult to accept the police explanation that the man, Shahaji Azad, who died of asphyxia, had suffered from 'datura' poisoning and throttled himself. The judge questioned with what the man had strangulated himself when he was in custody and said that initially the police had claimed that the man died after he fell in a toilet. "This explanation, as to how the deceased had died, is difficult to accept. However, this court is refraining from dwelling into that issue any further, as it is not the ...
Donald Trump Jr, wife arrive at court for divorce hearing
Donald Trump Jr and his estranged wife Vanessa have arrived at a courthouse in New York City for a hearing in their divorce case. Vanessa Trump walked a few feet behind her estranged husband today. Vanessa Trump filed for divorce in March. Afterward, they issued a joint statement saying they will "always have tremendous respect for each other." The 2007 birth of the couple's first child made Donald Trump Sr a grandfather a decade before he became president. The Trumps were married in 2005 and have five children. Former Fox News Channel personality Kimberly Guilfoyle recently left the network amid news that she's dating Donald Trump Jr. She has joined a super PAC supporting the president. The divorce, initially listed as uncontested, is now contested.
Last Spitfire female WWII pilot dies in UK
Mary Ellis, the last surviving female pilot who flew the Spitfire in the World War II, has died, a media report said today, a week after the death of the youngest Spitfire pilot. The 101-year-old veteran, who was a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and delivered Spitfires and bombers to the front line during the conflict, died at her home on the Isle of Wight in the UK on Tuesday. ATA secretary John Webster described Ellis as an "amazing" person. Tributes have been paid to Ellis by fellow pilots. "I hope you are enjoying a well-earned sherry up there with Joy Lofthouse again", a fellow pilot posted on Twitter. She flew 76 different types of plane through the war and had delivered more than 1,000 aircraft by its end. Roughly 400 of those were Spitfires, a media report said. She joined the ATA in 1941 after hearing an advertisement for women pilots on radio, the BBC reported. Earlier this year, she was granted the Freedom of the Isle of Wight award. She was awarded the Master .
Two Indians among Ramon Magsaysay Award winners
Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize. The two are among six individuals declared winners today. Vatwani is being recognised for "his tremendous courage and healing compassion in embracing India's mentally-afflicted destitute, and his steadfast and magnanimous dedication to the work of restoring and affirming the human dignity of even the most ostracized," the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said in its citation for the winner. Wangchuk, 51, is being recognised for "his uniquely systematic, collaborative and community-driven reform of learning systems in remote northern India, thus improving the life opportunities of Ladakhi youth, and his constructive engagement of all sectors in local society to harness science and culture creatively for economic progress, thus setting an example for minority peoples in the world," it said. Youk Chhang from Cambodia, Maria de Lourdes
Imran's victory incredible lesson in tenacity: ex wife Jemima
With cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan set to become the next Pakistan Prime Minister, his former wife Jemima Goldsmith on Thursday hailed his poll victory as "an incredible lesson in tenacity".
Bollywood celebs salute Indian soldiers on Kargil Day
A slew of Bollywood stars including Hema Malini, Abhishek Bachchan, Kailash Kher and Taapsee Pannu on Thursday paid tributes to Indian soldiers and martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
I've been criticised for my body type: Ileana D'Cruz
Actress Ileana D'Cruz says she has been criticised for her body type and is trying to learn to love herself.
Man bites dog: North Koreans eat dog meat to beat the heat
In North Korea, summer is not a good time to be a dog. In the sizzling heat, North Korea's biggest brewery is pumping out twice as much beer as usual, Pyongyang residents are lining up to get their "bingsu" a syrupy treat made with shaved ice and restaurants are serving up bowl after bowl of the season's biggest culinary attraction: spicy dog meat soup. Euphemistically known as "dangogi," or sweet meat, dog has long been believed to be a stamina food in North and South Korea and is traditionally eaten during the hottest time of the year, giving a sad twist to the old saying "dog days of summer." The dates are fixed according to the lunar calendar and dog meat consumption centers around the "sambok," or three hottest days July 17 and 27, and Aug. 16 this year. Demand appears to be especially high this year because of a heatwave in East Asia. Temperatures in the North have been among the highest ever recorded, hovering near 40 degree Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in several cities. As is .
'On deathbed, Humayun advised Babur to respect cows'
Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Madan Lal Saini claimed that when Mughal emperor Humayun was on his deathbed, he told his father, Babur, to respect cows, brahmins and women in order to continue ruling India."When Humayun was dying, he called Babur and told him -if you want to rule Hindustan, you must keep three things in mind- respect cows, brahmins and women," he told reporters here.It may be noted that Babur, Humayun's father, died in 1531 - almost 25 years before Humayun breathed his last in 1556.The Rajasthan BJP chief's remark came days after a Muslim man was allegedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar district.According to the postmortem report, Khan died of "shock as a result of ante-mortem injuries sustained over the body."The autopsy further stated that the 28-year-old victim suffered 13 injuries in total, including eight bruises, two abrasions, a laceration, a fracture in the wrist and another in left femur.
Uplift your style with nude shade as part of lingerie closet
Perhaps no other piece of lingerie has the same importance in a womans wardrobe today as a nude brassiere. This seemingly unassuming garment is the wonder product that will transform your look and give your style a sophisticated edge.
Still-born found in AirAsia flight's toilet
A still-born baby was found in one of the lavatories of an AirAsia flight that landed here from Guwahati on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.
Mourning Bukhari's killing 'not enough': Ex-VP Ansari
Former vice president Hamid Ansari today said that mourning the killing of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari was "not enough" and the society must realise the "challenge" it faces when it comes to the freedom of expression. Addressing a gathering at a memorial service held here for the slain Rising Kashmir editor, Ansari described him as a man, who "stood for sanity" in different conditions. Bukhari, 53, and his two personal security officers (PSOs) were shot dead by gunmen outside the newspaper's office in the heart of Srinagar on June 14. He was killed soon after he boarded his car from his office in the Press Enclave at Lal Chowk. "He was a good man, a good editor, a thinking citizen, snatched away so brutally. And, we all have to think why... Someone said many, many years ago that when freedom is in peril, the first symptoms are to be found in those who carry the voice of the people and the sentiments of the people to a larger audience," the former vice president said. "Bukhari ...