| Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior SHATTERS the record of Sanju, War and Tiger Zinda Hai - here's how
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 Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan's Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is unstoppable at the box office. Despite the release of Street Dancer 3D and Panga, the historical drama remained rock-steady and collected Rs 5.38 crore yesterday. With these figures, the film has beaten biggies like War, Tiger Zinda Hai, Sanju, and Sultan to become the fifth-highest third Friday grosser of all-time after Baahubali 2, PK, Dangal and Kabir Singh. Highest third Friday grossers of all-time Bahubali 2 (Hindi) - Rs 10.05 crore PK - Rs 6.85 crore Dangal - Rs 6.66 crore Kabir Singh - Rs 5.40 crore Tanhaji: The Unsung ...
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| Raj Assembly passes resolution against CAA, BJP members oppose
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| Rajasthan Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution urging the Centre to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), amid opposition by the BJP which accused the ruling Congress of pursuing appeasement politics. It is the second Congress-ruled state to pass such a resolution after Punjab. Earlier, Kerala Assembly too had passed a resolution against the CAA moved jointly by the ruling Left alliance and the opposition Congress-led UDF. The Rajasthan Assembly passed by voice vote the resolution which also asked the Centre to withdraw the new fields of information that have been sought for updation in National Population Register (NPR), 2020. "It is evident that the CAA violates the provisions of the Constitution. Therefore, the House resolves to urge upon the government of India to repeal the CAA to avoid any discrimination on the basis of religion in granting citizenship and to ensure equality before law for all religious groups of India," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal
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| Some voters don't realise importance of right to exercise franchise: President Kovind
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| President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday lamented that there are some voters who do not understand the importance of their right to exercise franchise and reminded them that in several countries people had to struggle to get it. Addressing an event here on National Voters' Day marking the establishment of the Election Commission in 1950, the President said from the very first general election to the 17th Lok Sabha polls held last year, voters have increased the credibility of Indian democracy all over the world. "For this, I congratulate all the voters of the country. But even today some of our voters do not understand the importance of their franchise. They should know that in most of the democratic countries of the world, the common people had to agitate to get the franchise and many sacrifices had to be made," Kovind said. He pointed out that even in old democracies such as England, women were able to get equal voting rights in the 20th century, after nearly three decades of ...
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| Omar Abdullah's photo from jail sparks tizzy on Twitter
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| A photo of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has been under detention since August 4, has emerged on the social media and has since caused a sensation thanks to Abdullah's new, drastically changed look.The usually clean-shaven Omar Abdullah is sporting a greyish-white long beard in the photo which has been shared by countless Twitter users. The source of the photo, however, could not be ascertained.Omar Abdullah, who has been under preventive detention along with his father and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah since August 4, a day before the Centre announced the scrapping of special status of Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution, is seen smiling in the photo.While some users appreciated Omar Abdullah's new look, saying he was looking "damn smart" in his new get-up, others sympathised with him with statements like, "Although I have huge political differences with the NC and Omar Abdullah, I cannot but ...
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| Citing SC judgment, HC orders family pension to 2nd wife
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| Coming to the rescue of the second wife of a deceased doctor, the Madras High Court has directed the Director of Local Fund Audits to sanction family pension with effect from the date of her husband's death. C Sarojini Devi had challenged the order of the Director of Local fund Audits, Chennai, refusing to grant family pension on the ground that the marriage between the petitioner and doctor, a deceased government employee, was not valid and she cannot be considered to be the legal representative. Citing a Supreme Court judgment, Justice Anand Venkatesh allowed her petition and said "... this court has to necessarily lean towards the presumption of marriage rather than branding the petitioner as a concubine." "This will be the most appropriate way to deal with the facts of the present case, if justice has to be done to the petitioner," the judge said, quashing the order. The doctor, A Chinnasamy married Sarojini Devi in 1975 during the subsistence of his first marriage ..
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| After MP bypoll, BJP will come back to power, claims Chouhan
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| Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday claimed his party would return to power in the state after the upcoming Jaura Assembly bypoll. The Jaura bypoll has been necessitated due to the death of its Congress MLA Banwari Lal Sharma on December 21. No date has been declared for the bypoll though rules specify that it must be held within six months of the seat becoming vacant. "Looking at the outcry among the people, the BJP will return to power in the state, not just win Jaura (in Morena district)," he told reporters here. "No one should act with the arrogance of power. There are some rights of the opposition in a democracy. It is the Congress' mistake to adopt a mentality of crushing the opposition. This mentality would lead to its debacle," Chouhan claimed. Earlier, Chouhan paid tribute to Vijayaraje Scindia, one of the founders of the BJP, on her death anniversary. The Congress, however, hit back and said Chouhan was ..
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| Khaleel Ahmed ruled out of India A's NZ tour with wrist injury
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| Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed was on Saturday ruled out of India A's ongoing tour of New Zealand with a wrist injury. "Khaleel Ahmed fractured the scaphoid bone in his left wrist during India A's first one-day match against New Zealand A at Lincoln on January 22," the BCCI said in a statement. "His hand has been placed in a plaster cast and the left-arm fast bowler has been ruled out of the remainder of India A's tour. NCA will manage his rehabilitation," it added. The BCCI, however, did not name any replacement for the fast bowler. Khaleel, who has played 11 ODIs and 14 T20 Internationals for India, returned with figures of 2 for 46 from his 8 overs in the second one-day match in New Zealand. In the series opener, he had taken four wickets for 43 runs in 9.1 overs. India A are on a tour of New Zealand for a three-match unofficial ODIs series and two four-day games. The unofficial ODI series is currently locked at 1-1 after India won the first match by five wickets before losing the ..
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| Iran condemns 'inhuman' US treatment of its nationals
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| Iran condemned Saturday what it called the "illegal and inhuman" treatment of its nationals by US border security officers, after reports a student was deported despite having a valid visa. "Such absolutely discriminatory measures that only happen over people's race, nationality or religion are against international human rights laws and principles," foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said. "These individuals were questioned by America's border security over their political views and beliefs, and their social media accounts were forcefully entered," he said in a statement. US media reported on Monday that an Iranian student headed to a Boston university had his visa cancelled at the airport and was deported by immigration officials. Tensions have soared between Tehran and Washington since a US drone strike killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on January 3. Iran retaliated five days later by launching a wave of missiles at US troops stationed in Iraq. Tehran was ...
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| Maha: Civic body rewards students for collecting plastic waste
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| A civic body at Badnapur town of Maharashtra's Jalna district is rewarding children who collect and deposit plastic waste at their schools. Students, who collect plastic waste, are being given books, pencils, pens and notebooks for their contribution, he added. The Badnapur Nagar Panchayat started this initiative in November last year with a view of involving and educating children about the hazards of plastic waste, which takes hundreds of years to degrade. As many as seven schools have taken part in the programme and each of them has collected at least 100 kg of plastic waste in just three months, chief officer Dr Pallavi Ambhore of Badnapur Nagar Panchayat said. "Headmasters and teachers of schools were informed about the hazards of plastic waste and they conveyed the same to students," she said. Although children didn't take to the concept in the first month, they were given study material and small rewards, which kindled their enthusiasm, she said. "Since December, .
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| India, Brazil ink 15 pacts; unveil action plan to broadbase ties
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| India and Brazil on Saturday inked 15 agreements to ramp up cooperation in a wide range of areas and unveiled an action plan to further broadbase strategic ties after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro. In the action plan, the two countries have set specific goals for deeper cooperation in areas of defence and security, trade and commerce, agriculture, civil aviation, energy, environment, health and innovation and vowed to work together to conclude an agreement to deal with international terrorism. The major focus of the talks was on boosting bilateral trade and investment as both the large economies were hit by global economic slowdown. The 15 agreements will provide for cooperation in a wide range of areas including oil and gas, mineral resources, traditional medicine, animal husbandry, bioenergy and trade and investment. "Your visit to India has opened a new chapter in ties between India and Brazil," Modi said, summing up the ..
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