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Minister wants Bollywood movie shown to MPs

Colombo, Sept. 24 -- Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake today requested the Parliamentary Caucus on Arts and Cultural Affairs to screen the Bollywood film 'Taare Zameen Par' for the members of Parli... Read More


Sholay's original version showing Thakur killing Gabbar Singh to release at Indian Film Festival of Sydney

India, Sept. 24 -- When Sholay was first made, director Ramesh Sippy wanted the climax to be different. He wanted the villain, Gabbar Singh, to die at the hands of Thakur (played by Amjad Khan and San... Read More


Cabinet approves doubling of Bakhtiyarpur - Rajgir - Tilaiya single railway line section (104 Km) in Bihar with total cost of Rs. 2,192 crore

India, Sept. 24 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the doubling of Bakhtiyarpur - Rajgir - Tilaiya single railway line section... Read More


Cabinet approves Construction of 4-lane Sahebganj-Areraj-Bettiah section of the NH-139W in Bihar on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) with a total project length of 78.942 km worth Rs.3,822.31 crore

India, Sept. 24 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved the Construction of 4-lane Sahebganj-Areraj-Bettiah section of the NH-1... Read More


ADB President Advances Connectivity Vision with Bhutan's King

Bhutan, Sept. 24 -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda met with His Majesty The King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck today to discuss ADB's partnership in advancing Bhutan's connectivi... Read More


Former Zomato CEO Rakesh Ranjan To Lead Allen's Digital Arm

India, Sept. 24 -- Rakesh Ranjan, former CEO of Zomato's food delivery business, has joined test preparation centre Allen Career Institute as the CEO of its digital arm. Ranjan succeeds Abha Maheshwa... Read More


PM Modi condoles death of Saudi Arabia's grand mufti

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Saudi Arabia's grand mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al AlSheikh.Modi said on X, "Deepest condolences on the ... Read More


EAM Jaishankar hosts FIPIC FM's Meet; L69 & C10 Joint Ministerial in New York

United Nations/New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the FIPIC Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the second edition of L69 & C10 Joint Ministerial in New York, on the sidel... Read More


Delhi High Court dismisses plea against use of EVMs in elections

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition that sought a ban on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in elections. The petition, filed by one Upendra Nath D... Read More


Durga Puja preparations hit as Kolkata stays waterlogged, pandals suffer damage

India, Sept. 24 -- People in Kolkata are struggling to return to normalcy, a day after the overnight rainfall caused severe waterlogging and electricity disruption. Eleven people were killed in the 24... Read More