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FIR against director Anurag Kashyap after actress alleges rape

All great cinema is crime genre: Anurag Kashyap

4:04 pm December 22, 2019

Mumbai: By the time director Anurag Kashyap was 14, he had read works of acclaimed crime authors inside out and his fascination for the genre eventually spilled into the stories he chronicled on the big screen. Kashyap, known for directing films such as “Black Friday”, “Dev D”, “Ugly”, “Gangs of Wasseypur” series and “Raman Raghav […]

Muslim, Christian communities express concerns on CAA

Pro-CAA rally held in Thane, BJP leaders take part

10:50 pm December 21, 2019

Thane: Several hundred people took part in a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act rally in Thane on Saturday evening. The march from Chintamani Chowk to Ghantali Maidan was led by former BJP Lok Sabha MP from neighbouring Mumbai, Kirit Somaiya, and Thane unit BJP chief Sandeep Lele. It was organised by the Rashtriya Matadata Manch, the Vishwas […]

Lohardaga violence: 21 arrested, curfew relaxed

At pro-CAA rally in Mumbai, people hail PM Modi

8:43 pm December 21, 2019

Mumbai: Hundreds of people on Saturday evening congregated outside Dadar railway station in Mumbai in support of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and raised slogans hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The gathering was organised two days after a huge rally was held at the historic August Kranti Maidan in the metropolis to slam the […]

Rupee settles 6 paise down at 71.03 against US dollar

7:54 pm December 19, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 6 paise to close at 71.03 against the US dollar on Thursday as steady rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments. Forex traders said the rupee ended on a weak note as importers rushed for hedging amid expectations of intervention by the central bank. At the interbank foreign […]

Rupee marginally up at 70.97 against dollar

7:55 pm December 18, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee rebounded from early lows to close marginally up at 70.97 against the US currency helped by a record-breaking run in equity markets and weak crude oil prices. A stronger dollar in overseas markets after positive macro data weighed on the rupee sentiment, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the […]