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Modi pays tribute to Jayalalithaa on birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary.

Amy Schumer cancels comic tour due to hyperemesis

Amy Schumer has called off her stand-up tour as the comic says she is facing complications due to hyperemesis, a pregnancy complication characterised by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and possibly dehydration. The actor-comedian, who is expecting her first child with chef husband Chris Fischer, made the announcement on Instagram Saturday. In a lengthy note, Schumer said, "Due to complications from hyperemesis, I am not cleared to fly for the next couple weeks." "I am going to cancel the remainder of my tour. Refunds are available at point of purchase," she added. The 37-year-old star said as she is in her third trimester, she needs to take things easy. "The baby and I are healthy and everything looks good. But I am in my third trimester and I am still nauseous all the time and vomiting," adding "I vomit mostly every time I ride in a car even for five minutes." "I have a pretty good attitude about it and some days I feel good for a couple hours. But mostly it's sucks. I wanted ..

Hyderabad woman married to Sudan national seeks Sushma's help to meet husband

A Hyderabad woman, married to a Sudan citizen, is seeking External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj's help to reunite with her husband, who, she says, is facing issues in getting an Indian Visa.Speaking to ANI, Shahana said, "I got married in June 2017 to a Sudan national Abuzar Abakar Ibrahim Mohammed who was studying pharmacy here in India. We both moved to Sudan in November from where I returned back in December. I was blessed with a child in 2018 and since long my husband is trying to visit India but is continuously being denied a Visa."She also asserted that the Visa is being denied to her husband because of him having overstayed in India during his previous visit. "He wants to meet our son, whom he hasn't seen in person yet and also has to complete his studies. However, when he applied for Indian Visa, it got rejected and the officials had said that the visa was rejected because my husband overstayed in India last time.""I request EAM Sushma Swaraj to help my husband in getting ...

Amy Schumer suffering from hyperemesis complications

Actress Amy Schumer is suffering from "complications from hyperemesis" during the third trimester of her pregnancy.

PM Modi to inaugurate National War Memorial on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National War Memorial near India Gate on February 25, officials said Friday. The memorial will honour soldiers who have laid down their lives for the country since Independence. "The prime minister will dedicate the memorial to the nation on February 25. The defence minister, chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force will be among the dignitaries present on the occasion," a senior official said. Some other cabinet ministers are also likely to attend the event, he said. "The National War Memorial will include a wall that will carry the names of those soldiers who have laid down their lives for the country," Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat had earlier said. "The memorial would be iconic and serve as a new landmark, which would attract people from near and far," he had said. Acceding to a long-pending demand of the armed forces, the government in 2015 had approved the project for building a National War Memorial and a National War Museum near ...

Young Pakistani man, woman slain in suspected honour killing

Pakistani police say a young man and a woman have been killed in the country's commercial hub, Karachi, allegedly by relatives over a perceived affront to family honour. Officer Idrees Bangash says Saturday that Naseeb Khan, 25, and Bibi Dakhtar 20, were found dead with slit throats in the city's western suburbs three days ago. Bangash said initial findings revealed that they both belonged to the conservative Pashtun tribe and resided in the same neighbourhood. They went missing last year. He suspects they were killed on the orders of an elders' council. He added that the woman family's has absconded, and no arrests have yet been made. More than 1,000 women are slain every year by relatives in so-called "honour killings" in the conservative, Muslim-majority country.

PM to visit Kumbh at Prayagraj on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the ongoing Kumbh at Prayagraj on Sunday, an official statement said on Saturday.

Mob torches former minister's vehicle in Baramulla district

Angry youths on Saturday torched the vehicle belonging to a former minister in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Karl Lagerfeld cremated in France

Globally popular German haute couture icon Karl Lagerfeld, who was associated with luxury fashion brands Chanel and Fendi, was cremated at a ceremony in France.

Tejas the real hero, say Sindhu after flying a sortie

Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu wore yet another feather in her cap by becoming the first woman to do a sortie in the indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft Tejas at the Aero India show here Saturday and described it as the 'real hero.' "I am very happy about being the first woman to fly the Tejas. This day is dedicated for women. Hence I will remember this day forever," she told reporters here afer the 40 minute sortie. Showering praise on the Tejas, Sindhu said the real hero was the indigenously built aircraft and added it was a great experience and opportunity to be the co-pilot. "It was definitely a great experience and a great opportunity. I feel very honoured that captain Siddharth showed me all the stunts," she said. Captain Siddharth was the main pilot. Replying to a query, Siddharth said Sindhu pulled 5G force. G-force stands for either the force of gravity on a particular extraterrestrial body or the force of acceleration anywhere. It is measured in g's, where

Dog's personalities change over time similar to humans

Not only humans, but their canine friend too have moods and personality traits that shape how they react in certain situations, says a new study.

Cardinal admits Church files on paedophile priests 'destroyed'

A top Catholic cardinal admitted Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up, a move which allowed paedophiles to prey on others. "Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed, or not even created," German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said in a speech to a landmark Vatican summit on tackling paedophilia in the clergy.

PV Sindhu flies Tejas at Bengaluru Air Show

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu took a flight in HAL's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas at the Bengaluru Air Show on Saturday.Terming the opportunity to fly Tejas as a "great experience", the 23-year-old said that she is really "honoured." "It was definitely a great experience, great opportunity and I am really honoured. The captain showed me like all the stunts-how it is and what it is- so definitely a great opportunity," Sindhu told reporters after the sortie. Talking about the aircraft, the Olympics Silver medallist said, "Tejas, we all know, is the real hero so definitely a great pleasure for me."The Bengaluru Air Show is observing Women's Day today. "They have given me this opportunity to fly Tejas. It is a great day for me and I will definitely remember this," Sindhu said. Earlier, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had flown the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) during the ongoing show at Air Force Station at Yelahanka.

Celebratory firing claims another life in Bihar

One more life was lost in celebratory firing in Bihar at a wedding ceremony. This is the third such case in the past 10 days even after the state government banned such activities following guidelines by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Mamata pays tribute to legendary magician P.C. Sorcar

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid tribute to the legendary magician P.C. Sorcar, credited for taking Indian magic to international platform, on his birth anniversary.

I am in good place now, says fit-again Uthappa

Fit-again Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Robin Uthappa, who is back in action after recovering from an ankle surgery, said "he is in a good place" at the moment after taking part in a Syed Mushtaq Ali domestic T20 game.

Congress, BJP demand action against BJD MLA

Opposition Congress and BJP Friday demanded action against BJD MLA Debashish Samantray for allegedly manhandling the relative of slain CRPF jawan Manoj Kumar Behera during the funeral on February 16. While Mahila Congress has filed a complaint at a police station in Cuttack, an RTI activist lodged a complaint against the BJD MLA at a police station in the state capital. Samantaray has been in the eye of storm after a video of his misbehaviour with the kin of martyred CRPF Jawan Manoj Behera went viral. Senior Congress leader Panchanan Kanungo demanded arrest of Samantray for showing disrespect to Pulwama martyrs kin and sought apology from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. He has also sought expulsion of Samantaray from the ruling party. "The MLA has already apologised and the party will take a call on whether action need to be taken against him," BJD spokesman P K Deb said. Meanwhile, in a video message, Chaitanya Behera, the alleged victim uncle of the martyr, said: "The .

NDRF constable who died saving man from drowning in Kumbh to be cremated Saturday

A constable of the National Disaster Response Force, who died after sustaining a severe spinal injury while saving a pilgrim from drowning in the Kumbh Mela, will be cremated with full state honours at his native village in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. Constable Rajender Gautam, 36, a resident of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh, died around 5.30 am at the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi, NDRF Inspector General L Ravi Joseph told PTI. On February 19, he jumped into the waters of the Sangam, a confluence of the Ganga Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, to rescue an elderly man. The body is being brought to his native village Tehar in Rohal Post Office of Jhandutta Tehsil, Bilaspur Deputy Commissioner Vivek Bhatia said. He will be cremated with full state honours Saturday, Bhatia added.

UK backlash at Meghan's lavish US baby shower

Meghan Markle drew fresh scorn from British media this week after celebrating the imminent arrival of her first baby with what they described as an "extravagant" trip to New York in a private jet. The Duchess of Sussex, due to give birth in the spring, returned to Britain Thursday after enjoying a party with celebrity friends at what British papers referred to as "the most expensive hotel suite in the US". The party, hosted at Manhattan's Mark Hotel by Serena Williams and attended by other high-profile figures, including Amal Clooney, saw guests serenaded by a harpist and given expensive gifts, they reported. Although neither Markle nor British taxpayers footed the bill, The Times led the critically-toned coverage, headlining its article on Friday: "Meghan's extravagant New York baby shower provokes flood of indignation." It said the visit had "prompted a debate about extravagance, style and the environmental impact of crossing the Atlantic in a private jet", including criticism from .

I am in a good place now, says fit-again Uthappa

Fit-again Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Robin Uthappa, who is back in action after recovering from an ankle surgery, said "he is in a good place" at the moment after taking part in a Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament game.