Day: August 4, 2019

Party will oppose any bid to abrogate Art 35A, 370: NC

8:49 pm August 4, 2019

Srinagar: The National Conference on Sunday voiced concern over the uncertain and uptight situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said the party would fight against any infringement of the special constitutional status of the state. The NC had a four-hour-long meeting of its party’s political affairs committee (PAC) over the current situation in the valley. […]

Rajasthan: Around Rs 4.5 crore cash seized from car

Law which allowed circulation of Rs 1000 notes in 1999 scrapped

8:46 pm August 4, 2019

New Delhi: A law which allowed the Reserve Bank of India to circulate Rs 1000 denomination notes to tide over the shortage of currency in the late 1990s has been scrapped. The High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Amendment Act, 1998 is one of 58 “redundant” laws repealed last week. Parliament passed a bill to repeal […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Imran Khan convenes NSC meeting

8:44 pm August 4, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan convened a meeting of the National Security Committee on Sunday to discuss issues pertaining to national security in the wake of developments in the region. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan announced this in a series of tweets on Sunday. She said […]

Naomi Watts binge watched ‘Game of Thrones’

8:36 pm August 4, 2019

Los Angeles: Naomi Watts says she had not seen “Game of Thrones” before she gave a nod to starring in its spin-off, but finished the HBO series in three months after she was “hooked” to it. The actor, who is set to headline the much-anticipated prequel of the epic fantasy show, said her brother, photographer […]

Amitabh Bachchan hints at undergoing surgery

Amitabh Bachchan begins shooting for ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 11

8:25 pm August 4, 2019

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has started filming the 11th season of popular reality game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”. The 76-year-old actor on Saturday took to Twitter to share the news. “It has begun… another ‘KBC’ … 19 years since it started… 11 seasons… and the love of all the viewers,” Bachchan tweeted along with some […]