SRK’s fans unveils the trailer of ‘Fan’
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited film “Fan”‘s trailer was launched by his fans at the Yash Raj Studios here on monday. Going by the title and the theme of the film,…
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Software majors hail SEZ scheme extension, digital plans
Bengaluru, Feb 29 (IANS) Software majors TCS and Wipro on Monday lauded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for extending tax benefit to export units under the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) scheme till 2020 and the government’s…
Budget to benefit agrarian rural economy of Odisha: Pradhan
Bhubaneswar, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said the Budget 2016-17 will largely benefit agrarian rural economies of Odisha. He said the thrust of the budget is to give boost to…
Oscars 2016
(160229) — LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Ennio Morricone of “The Hateful Eight” poses after winning the Best Original Score during the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the…
SC asks Swamy to go to HC with plea against hate speech penal provision
Ahmedabad: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy addresses a press conference in Ahmedabad, on Nov 19, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it could not decriminalise a penal…
Budget 2016-17 has nothing for Assam, Northeast: Gogoi
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati on Jan 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Guwahati, Feb 29 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday termed the union budget 2016-17 as…
Mumbai Airport ranks best in world in 25-40 mn category
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) has been ranked the Best Airport in the World for 2015 in the 25-40 million passengers per annum category, an airport official said here on…
Extreme weather kills at least six in Italy
Rome, Feb 29 (IANS/AKI) A woman died in northwest Italy when a slab of ice and rocks than fell from a roof, bringing to at least six the number of people killed in severe storms…
Union budget deprives Odisha of legitimate share: Patnaik
Bhubaneswar, Feb 29 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the union budget 2016-17 has deprived his state of its legitimate share while putting a financial burden on the state government. Patnaik, however,…
Iran completes vote counts on two key elections
Tehran, Feb 29 (IANS) Vote counts on Iran’s two key elections – to the parliament and the Assembly of Experts – ended on Monday, Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announced. “The turnout was around…
Krishi Kalyan Cess to rake in Rs.5,000 crore
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is hoping to mop up around Rs.5,000 crore under the new with his new Krishi Kalyan Cess at 0.5 percent on all taxable services during 2016-17….
Hike in excise duty on tobacco products lauded
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) As the central government on Monday announced an increase in excise duty on tobacco products by 10-15 percent in the 2016-17 general budget to discourage increasing consumption, people from various…
Goa CM appeals to mining industry to resume ore extraction
Panaji, Feb 29 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday urged the influential iron ore mining companies to resume ore extraction and stop staff retrenchment after sops announced in the 2016-17 Union Budget proposals….
17 killed in suicide bombing in Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and 41 others were injured on Monday in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source told Xinhua. The…
First Look Anchor Rashmis zombie comedy
Anchor Rashmi Gautham’s latest sizzling treat Guntur Talkies is hitting cinemas this Friday. Surely her bold avatar as a slum lady and also her glamour quotient in songs is going to entice youths. Coming to…
Oscar Awards 2016 Photos
Asia Cup: Pakistan cruise to seven wicket victory over UAE
Mirpur: Pakistani players Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal in action during the sixth match of Asia Cup 2016 between Pakistan and UAE in Mirpur of Bangladesh on Feb 29, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) Mirpur, Feb…
Road named after Satyajit Ray in Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) South Kolkata’s Lee Road will be renamed Satyajit Ray Dharani after the legendary film director, who lived in the vicinity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Monday. Ray…
Army officer killed in copter crash in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least one officer was killed as a helicopter of Pakistan army crashed in Haripur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday evening, the military said. A statement from the Inter Services Public…
