ISKCON centre in Bangladesh’s Shibchar ‘forcibly shut down’ (Lead)
New Delhi/Kolkata Nov 28 (IANS) An ISKCON centre in Bangladesh’s Shibchar has been forcibly shut down by a group of people, media reports said. The purported development came against the backdrop of the arrest of an ISKCON priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das, in Bangladesh to which India has strongly reacted. According to reports that cited eyewitnesses, […]
Sunita Williams to celebrate Thanksgiving in space with ‘smoked turkey, mashed potatoes’
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is set to celebrate Thanksgiving in space with ‘smoked turkey, mashed potatoes’. Thanksgiving is observed every year in the US on the fourth Thursday of November to honour the blessings and harvest of the year. “Our Crew up here just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving […]
Credit card spending in India crosses Rs 2 lakh crore in Oct
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) As festive season saw robust growth in India across all parameters, credit card spending crossed Rs 2 lakh crore in October, a 14.5 per cent rise from September. According to latest data by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), credit card spending in October reached Rs 2.02 lakh crore, up […]
Centre strikes on digital arrest scams, blocks lakhs of SIMs, fake IDs
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) As digital arrest scams rise in the country, the government has blocked more than 6.69 lakhs SIM cards and 1,32,000 International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers as reported by police authorities. To strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes including digital arrest in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the […]
Indian stock market opens flat, realty stocks shine
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) The Indian stock market opened flat on Thursday as buying was seen in the realty sector in early trade. At around 09:39 am, the Sensex was trading at 80,194.06 after falling 40.02 points or 0.05 per cent, while the Nifty was trading at 24,277.25 after rising 2.35 points or 0.01 per […]
Samsung SDI names Choi Joo-sun as new CEO amid reshuffle
Seoul, Nov 28 (IANS) Samsung SDI, a battery and electronic materials manufacturing unit under Samsung Group, said on Thursday it has appointed Choi Joo-sun, head of Samsung Display, as its new CEO as part of the group’s leadership reshuffle. Choi, 61, began his career as an engineer in a memory chip development team at Samsung […]
South Korea makes surprise rate cut for 2nd session
Seoul, Nov 28 (IANS) South Korea’s central bank slashed its benchmark interest rate for a second consecutive session on Thursday in a clear indication of its policy focus on reviving economic growth momentum amid slowing exports and uncertainties stemming from the new Donald Trump administration. In a surprise decision, the monetary policy committee of the […]
Manoj Bajpayee talks about ‘Despatch’, working with ‘difficult director’ Kanu Behl
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee has talked about working with filmmaker Kanu Behl, known for making movies such as “Titli” and also about his film “Despatch”, which was played at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. In “Despatch,” Bajpayee plays Joy, a seasoned crime editor at a Mumbai […]
Ali Fazal wraps up shooting for Mani Ratnam’s ‘Thug Life’
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Ali Fazal has officially wrapped up his portion of the shoot for Mani Ratnam’s Tamil-language pan-India film “Thug Life” starring Kamal Haasan. Calling the director a “visionary”, the actor said that the last two months have been transformative him as a performer. The film, which marks Fazal’s debut in the South […]
Shehnaaz Gill says ‘reel’ is her ‘meal’ as she dances on ‘Kajra Mohabbat Wala’
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Actress and social media sensation Shehnaaz Gill shared a video of herself dancing on a revamped version of the classic “Kajra Mohabbat Wala” and declared that reel is her “meal”. Shehnaaz took to her Instagram, where she was seen dancing on the sets of her upcoming film with her team. The […]
