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Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 Grand Finale: Amitabh Bachchan's Karamveer Special With Kargil War Heroes

Entertainment | Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Friday January 22, 2021

Kaun Banega Crorepati 12: Param Vir Chakra awardees Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav and Subedar Sanjay Kumar played the game with Amitabh Bachchan in the grand finale episode

BSNL, MTNL Post Operating Profit Within A Year of Revival Package

Business | Asian News International | Tuesday January 12, 2021

While for BSNL, EBITDA rose from minus Rs. 3,596 crore for the half-year ended in September 2019 to positive Rs. 602 crore, for MTNL the corresponding figures were minus Rs. 549 crore in September 2019, and the current figure, positive Rs. 276 crore.

"Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth Marginal Political Players": Congress Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 10, 2021

Describing Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan as "marginal political players", senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said they remain very popular film stars but are unable to attract public opinion to their point of view in political terms.

"Will Accept Whatever Is Given": Congress Leader On Tamil Nadu Seat-Sharing

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 9, 2021

As Tamil Nadu gears up for assembly polls in the next few months, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said his party can only ask for seats in the state and will accept whatever is given by its dominant alliance partner DMK, asserting that ultimately the decision rests with "Thalapathy" MK Stalin.

Plays Back On Stage At Bengaluru's Ranga Shankara

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday January 7, 2021

Ranga Shankara, the Bengaluru theatre set up by actor Arundhati Nag named after her late husband, Shankar Nag, used to have at least one show on six days of the week, without fail, for years. And then the pandemic happened - there have been no shows since March last year. But that changes from Friday with plays beginning once again in the theatre -...

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's Mother Dies In Patna

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 25, 2020

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's mother Bimala Prasad died after a prolonged illness, it was disclosed by the senior BJP leaderon Friday.

Dinesh Karthik To Lead Tamil Nadu In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

ANI | Thursday December 24, 2020

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association named their squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with Dinesh Karthik as captain and Vijay Shankar his deputy.

"Resounding Slap On Face Of Separatists": BJP On J&K Local Poll Results

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday December 23, 2020

Jammu and Kashmir has delivered a "resounding slap" on "terrorists, extremists, and separatists", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, pointing to the results of local body elections in the newly formed Union Territory -- the first polls held there in two years.

"Tukde Tukde Gang" Taking Advantage Of Farmer Protests: Law Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 13, 2020

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday stated that stern action will be taken against nation breakers "Tukde Tukde Gang" trying to take advantage of farmers movement against the new farm laws.

Cabinet Approves Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana To Boost Employment

India News | ANI | Wednesday December 9, 2020

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave a nod for Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) to boost employment in the formal sector and incentivise creation of new employment opportunities during the COVID-19 recovery phase under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0, said Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

What Government Said On NITI Aayog CEO's "Too Much Democracy" Remark

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Wednesday December 9, 2020

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday that "tough reforms" are difficult in India because "we are too much of a democracy", but added that for the first time the government had shown the will to bring hard-headed reforms across sectors.

Ahead Of Today's Strike, BJP's All-Out Attack On Opposition: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday December 8, 2020

The BJP lined up ministers from the Centre and states on Monday and started a concerted attack on the opposition on the eve of the all-India strike called by farmers, which is supported by trade and transport unions and most non-BJP parties. The party is claiming that the massive protest -- which started in Punjab and Haryana and is threatening to ...

"Shameful Double Standards": BJP Hits Back At Opposition Over Farm Laws

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday December 7, 2020

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today accused non-BJP parties of jumping onto the bandwagon of the farmers' protest, and said whatever has been done in the NDA government's farm sector reforms, was on the opposition's to-do list when it was in power.

Vijay Shankar Doesn't Have Same Impact Batting At 5 Or 6 As Hardik Pandya: Gautam Gambhir

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 28, 2020

Gautam Gambhir feels Virat Kohli's team will keep facing the problem of imbalance till it finds a suitable replacement for a half-fit Hardik Pandya as his nearest competitor Vijay Shankar is not of same level.

Ravi Shankar Prasad To Inaugurate Jindal Global Law School’s Conference Today

Education | Edited by Bishal Kalita | Wednesday November 25, 2020

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prashad will today inaugurate the virtual conference on “Reimagining & Transforming the Future of Law Schools and Legal Education" organized by Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU).