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FIR against Republic TV for inciting ‘disaffection’ against Mumbai chief police officer
Mumbai police on Friday registered a new FIR against Republic Television channel and booked its executive editor, host, two reporters and other editorial staff for allegedly inciting “disaffection” among police personnel against Commissioner Param Bir Singh and defame the image of the city police. read more
Pakistan opens fire across LoC, India retaliates ‘accordingly’
After a six-day hiatus, Pakistan opened heavy gunfire in three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Friday night, prompting India to retaliate in equal measure. read more
FATF dashes Pak’s hopes of getting off the gray list, then a harsh reprimand
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world’s leading counterterrorism monitoring group, voted on Friday to keep Pakistan on a gray list over the Imran Khan government’s failure to comply with a 27-point action plan issued to it. He delivered. with the matter said. read more
China builds new structures near LAC, relocates troops. India reads a message
Even as India and China discuss the removal of the sticking points in Ladakh in diplomatic and military talks, the People’s Liberation Army is building new structures and relocating troops and equipment in occupied Aksai Chin in Tibet and Xinjiang with no intention of backing down. on the 1,597 km Line of Current Control (LAC) in Ladakh at least this winter. read more
IPL 2020, MI vs CSK: Why Rohit Sharma Doesn’t Play Chennai Super Kings – Explained
The Mumbai Indians suffered a major blow ahead of their 2020 Indian Premier League match against Chennai Super Kings on Friday. IM captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the match, and it was all-rounder Kieron Pollard who took over as captain of the first IM game. read more
Mahesh Bhatt to take legal action against relative Luviena Lodh after she called him Don and accused him of harassment on video
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s attorney responded to the video posted by actress Luviena Lodh on Instagram on Friday. In the video, Luviena accused Mahesh of harassment and intimidation. Luviena began the video by introducing herself as the wife of Mahesh’s nephew, Sumit Sabharwal. Luviena said Sumit supplies various actors with “drugs and women” and that Mahesh knows everything. read more
Covid-19 has been an accelerator for chatbot technology
As the pandemic continues, causing most of the global workforce to operate remotely, the reliance on technology by all sectors (retail, IT, financial services, government, etc.) is only increasing. read more
Close your eyes: a film for the blind, the first of its kind, tells a story with sound
A conversation and a question. This is how India’s first audio feature film for the visually impaired came about. Filmmaker Sanamjit Talwar already had a script prepared for his second project, Gulfam (Kashmir means “like a rose”), the story of a six-year-old Kashmiri boy whose mother is killed by militants. read more
Sidharth Malhotra organizes a fundraiser in the form of silly virtual charades to help children battling cancer
Stepping forward for a noble cause, actor Sidharth Malhotra invited fans to a fundraiser on Friday to help bring nutrition and hot meals to children battling cancer and announced that five lucky winners will have a chance to Play a virtual game of silly charades with the actor. . read more
WATCH: Kangana Ranaut ‘hoping to be in jail soon’ hints at Aamir Khan’s silence
Actor Kangana Ranaut said on Friday that “the government (is) trying to imprison me” after a complaint was filed against the actor in a Mumbai court for “spreading hatred and breaking the brotherhood, the integrity of the country” through ” provoke hate speeches ”delivered by her. The actor took to Twitter and said,“ I adore people like Savarkar, Neta Bose and Rani from Jhansi. Look here
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