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Sunil Grover opens up on not attending The Kapil Sharma Show to promote Bharat, says 'Mera mann nahi kiya'

Ali Abbas Zafar's upcoming film Bharat has been in the limelight for quite some time now and has been making headlines since its inception. Be it for its unique star cast, or BTS photos, fans have been eagerly waiting to receive updates of the upcoming flick. The lead stars of the movie, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif have left no stone unturned to promote Bharat. Recently, the duo made an appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show, that is bankrolled by the Tubelight actor's production house.  While fans were delighted to see Salman and Katrina having fun on the sets of Kapil's show, they also expected to see Sunil Grover, who was not only a part of The Kapil Sharma Show but also played a pivotal role in the Salman Khan starrer. Revealing the reasons as to why Sunil did not make an appearance on Kapil's show, the actor told Bollywood Hungama, "Mera jaana kuch aisa zaruri bhi nai tha. Jis film mein Salman Khan hai, Katrina Kaif hai toh mukhe nahi lagta ki aapko promo...

Surat: Train hawker arrested for mimicking politicians, including PM Modi, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi

Surat:  In curious incident, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested a railway hawker after a video of him mocking and mimicking political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi gone viral on social media.   The hawker, who sells toys in trains, was arrested by RPF at Surat Railway Station. The hawker has been identified as Avdhesh Dubey. According to a report in  Indian Express , the hawker has been charged under many sections of Railway Act, including section 44 (prohibition on hawking and begging), 145 B (spreading nuisance or using abusive language in railway carriage), 147 (unlawful entry into train). In the viral video, Dubey could be seen mimicking PM Modi, Congress leaders like Sonia Gandhi her Rahul Gandhi, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as he sell toys to passengers in the train. According to RPF officials, Dubey migrated to Valsad from Varanasi two years ago. He has been selling toys and other items to passengers in train...

Free bus and metro rides for the women of Delhi; patriarchy commands AAP's new policy

New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced free bus and metro rides for women all across the national capital. AAP claims that their mega project will ensure the safety of women. With tall claims accompanying the announcement, female commuters in Delhi are struggling to connect the dots of this scheme. Under this project, women will not be required to pay fares while travelling by metro or buses run by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). The AAP claims that this policy will make public transport safer for its female commuters. Everyday, several female commuters have to fight their way in to the buses only to feel harassed by the end of the day. The DTC buses have borne testimony to several cases of harassment and molestation. However, the government's new claim of making them safer seems to be a facade.

Akali Dal leader writes to PM Modi on 1984 anti-sikh riots, demands apology from the Central government

Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a judicial inquiry into how circumstances were created by the then Indira Gandhi government against Sikhs to execute Operation Blue Star in 1984. He also mentioned that the Sikh community is expecting an apology from the Indian government for the "barbaric" operation. In the long letter, Sirsa requested the Prime Minister to appoint a sitting judge of the Supreme Court to set up the inquiry. He went on to add that people across the world want to know the reality of the Operation Blue Star and what all happened behind the curtains. "How the then Indira Gandhi led government evolved circumstances leading to attack and how she conspired; all information related to this operation should be made public," he wrote.

Can India offset Huawei's global losses post US ban?

New Delhi:  Sandwiched between the ongoing US-China trade war, Chinese telecom equipment major Huawei is frantically looking to salvage its prestige and fast cover the lost ground. The company is bullish on shifting gears towards its India operations to revive its reputation as a reliable smartphone manufacturer and a 5G player. With the digital-friendly Narendra Modi government back at the helm, it would be interesting to see what would be the reaction towards Huawei - without offending US President Donald Trump who is going after Huawei and its 5G dream. India, with a stable technology scenario, is where Huawei has decided to place its maximum energies on - for both the devices and 5G technology segments where the US ban is set to make it bleed profusely in the coming quarters. Huawei predicts there would be the 2.8 billion 5G users by 2025, and looks seriously at India to offset losses it is going to incur in the wake of US ban. "Unlike the headwinds, it has been fac...

Mercury crosses 46 degree mark in Delhi, highest temperature of 50.8 degree recorded in Rajasthan's Churu

New Delhi:  Heat wave-like conditions continued to prevail over India on Saturday with the highest temperature of 50.8°C being recorded in Rajasthan's Churu. Delhiites also reeled under the blistering heat as the mercury crossed the 46-degree mark in some parts of the city. While the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for Delhi, recorded a high of 43.5 degrees Celsius, and a low of 27.6 degrees Celsius, The weather stations at Palam, Ayanagar, and Jafarpur recorded maximum temperature at 46.1, 46 and 45.7 degrees Celsius respectively. Humidity levels in the national capital oscillated between 30 per cent and 56 per cent.