Day: July 26, 2020

12th std student in seventh heaven after call from PM

11:42 pm July 26, 2020

Kochi: Vinayak M Mallil was in seventh heaven when he received a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday for being the school topper in the Commerce stream of the CBSE 12th standard exam. “Sabash Vinayak, Sabash. How is the josh?” the Prime Minister asked Vinayak, whose father is a daily wage earner. “High […]

Shekhar Kapur comments Bollywood can’t handle Rahman’s talent, composer says ‘let’s move on’

11:31 pm July 26, 2020

Mumbai: Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Sunday said composer AR Rahman’s Oscar win was proof that Bollywood can’t handle his talent, a day after the music director claimed there is a “gang” in the Hindi film industry that is preventing him from getting work. Rahman’s statement came amidst a raging ‘insider versus outsider’ debate in Bollywood following actor […]

Workers praise Disney virus safety, but will visitors come?

11:20 pm July 26, 2020

Orlando: Every week, it seems, Kaila Barker, her husband and their five children change their minds about whether to travel from their home in Connecticut to Florida’s Walt Disney World as planned in September. On the one hand, the lack of crowds means more opportunities to go on rides without long waits. On the other hand, Connecticut and Florida have implemented pandemic-related quarantines […]

Three firms selected for developing Ayodhya as world-class city

Advani, Bhagwat among invitees to Ram temple ‘bhoomi pujan’, will be aired live by Doordarshan: Trustees to be aired live: trustees

11:17 pm July 26, 2020

New Delhi : Veteran BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat are among those being invited to the ‘bhoomi pujan’ ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5 which will be shown live by Doordarshan, trustees of the temple said on Sunday. Besides them, there is also a view to invite spiritual leaders from all faiths, Anil Mishra, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi […]

Indian man sentenced to life for stabbing wife to death in Dubai

11:14 pm July 26, 2020

Dubai: A 44-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to life for stabbing his wife to death in broad daylight at the parking lot of her office in Dubai after suspecting infidelity, according to a media report on Sunday. The court heard that Vidhya Chandran, 40, a mother of two, was stabbed to death by her […]