Day: September 18, 2019

BJP MLA calls Nehru names

6:45 pm September 18, 2019

Muzaffarnagar (UP): In a derogatory reference to Jawaharlal Nehru, a BJP legislator has called his entire family ayyash’ a word that connotes pleasure seeking and self indulgence. The Khatauli MLA said this at the sidelines of an event here to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on Tuesday. Nehru to ayyash tha, he said in […]

Sensex rises 83 pts; energy, metal stocks climb

6:38 pm September 18, 2019

Mumbai: Market benchmark BSE Sensex rose 83 points on Wednesday, led by gains in energy, metal and power stocks as global crude oil prices eased and rupee recovered against the dollar. After a range bound session, the 30-share index ended 82.79 points, or 0.23 per cent, higher at 36,563.88. The index hit an intra-day high […]

Priyanka phenomenally talented: Rajkummmar Rao on working with her

6:37 pm September 18, 2019

Mumbai: Rajkummar Rao, who will join Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Netflix’s film adaptation of “The White Tiger”, says the actor is phenomenally talented and he is looking forward to work with her. The film will be directed by Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, who will also write the screenplay. Bahrani is best known for films like […]

Rajkummar Rao put on 8 kgs for ‘Made in China’ role, says director

6:28 pm September 18, 2019

Mumbai: “Made in China” director Mihil Musale is impressed with his lead star Rajkummar Rao’s physical transformation that required the actor to put on eight kgs of weight. “I really don’t know how he did it. And that too, in such a short time span. That’s his secret and that’s honestly the magic of a […]

Sindhu beats Rituparna in her final PBL match

Sindhu advances after easy win over Li Xuerui, Saina crashes out

6:23 pm September 18, 2019

Changzhou (China): Reigning world champion P V Sindhu sailed into the pre-quarterfinals with a convincing win over former Olympic gold-medallist Li Xuerui but Saina Nehwal crashed out of the China Open Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday. India’s top shuttler Sindhu beat Li Xuerui 21-18 21-12 in just 34 minutes of action. Replicating her world […]