Day: July 19, 2019

Govt should not privatise public sector banks: Jairam Ramesh

10:02 pm July 19, 2019

New Delhi: A demand was raised in Rajya Sabha Friday that the government come out with a categorical declaration that public sector banks would not be privatised. Raising the issue through a special mention, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh (Cong) said it was former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who on July 19, fifty years ago […]

Cases over 'Jallikatttu' protests will be withdrawn: TN CM

Body worn cameras, drones will be bought for police: TN CM

10:00 pm July 19, 2019

Chennai: Body worn cameras for policemen and drones for police and fire service personnel would be procured as part of measures to further improve effective policing and rescue initiatives in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said here Friday. He said 20 law and order units in cities and districts would get 10 body worn […]

Dhoni mature enough to take decision on retirement: Jadgale

8:41 pm July 19, 2019

Indore: Amid speculation that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is contemplating retirement, former national selector Sanjay Jagdale Friday said the M S K Prasad-led selection panel should find out what was going on in the veteran wicket-keeper’s mind about his future. However, Jagdale, a former BCCI secretary, asserted that Dhoni was mature enough to take a call […]

Hollywood action choreographers roped in for Hrithik, Tiger’s ‘War

8:39 pm July 19, 2019

Mumbai: Touted as one of the biggest action entertainers of the year, “War”, featuring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, has three Hollywood action-choreographers working on the sequences of the film. Paul Jennings, Franz Spilhaus, SeaYoung Oh and famous Bollywood action-director Parvez Shaikh have choreographed the action sequences of the Yash Raj Films project. “When we […]

‘Saaho’ release shifted to August 30 from August 15

8:35 pm July 19, 2019

Mumbai: The release of “Saaho”, which marks south superstar Prabhas’ return to theatres after 2017 “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion”, has been delayed by two weeks. The film, earlier slated to release on Independence Day, will now arrive in cinema halls on August 30, according to producers. “We want to bring the best to the audience. […]