Day: December 23, 2019

Lord Padmanabha Swamy temple to open tomorrow

Vedic conference in Kerala from January 2

2:25 pm December 23, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Eminent scholars from different parts of the country would participate in a four-day national Vedic conference to be held here from January 2. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will inaugurate the event, being organised as part of the ongoing once-in-six year centuries old “Murajapam”, an auspicious ritual of chanting Vedic mantras, at the famous […]

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Students protesting outside UP Bhawan detained

Students protesting outside UP Bhawan detained

2:21 pm December 23, 2019

New Delhi: Some students were detained outside the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan here on Monday when they were protesting against the police’s action during anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act demonstrations in the state. They were demanding the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the issue. Police are yet to share details.

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Want to push the character as far as possible: Pattinson on 'The Batman'

Robert Pattinson says he doesn’t know how to act

2:18 pm December 23, 2019

London: Actor Robert Pattinson says before shooting a scene he has to force himself into character as he doesn’t “really know how to act”. The actor, who will next be seen in the black-and-white psychological horror film “The Lighthouse”, said he would “drink mud from puddles” and “punch himself in the face” to prepare for […]

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Pakistan government decides not to remove Maryam from no-fly list

Pak govt denies permission to Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad

2:15 pm December 23, 2019

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has denied permission to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad, saying those involved in any economic crime and institutional fraud could not be allowed to leave the country, according to a media report on Monday. Maryam, the 46-year-old daughter of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was placed on […]

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Australian PM dismisses 'reckless' calls to curb coal

Australian PM dismisses ‘reckless’ calls to curb coal

2:13 pm December 23, 2019

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday rejected calls for “reckless” and “job-destroying” cuts to the country’s vast coal industry in the face of a deadly climate-fuelled bushfire crisis. Morrison’s conservative government has fiercely defended the lucrative coal industry in Australia, which produces a third of global coal exports and provides work in key […]

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