Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Popular television actress Shraddha Arya has turned 38 on Sunday. However, this year happens to be more special as she is celebrating her special day with her twins for the first time.Shraddha took to her official Instagram handle and dropped a couple of pictures from her simple birthday celebration with her loved ones.The ‘Kundali Bhagya’ actress looked as stunning as ever in an off-shoulder black dress, accessorized with big earrings and her hair tied in a neat bun. She w…

Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) The second schedule of director Ravi Arasu’s eagerly awaited film, featuring actor Vishal in the lead, will begin in Ooty on Monday. While a video clip of actor Vishal stating that they were in Coimbatore and that they would be shooting in Ooty has begun doing the rounds in social media, sources close to the actor said that the schedule would begin on Monday.It may be recalled that Vishal had commenced shooting for his 35th film from August 1st this year in Chennai. Produc…

London, Aug 17 (IANS) Burmese artist Sai was three weeks back celebrating the opening of an art exhibition he had curated with his wife at one of the top galleries in Thailand. However, their exhibition regarding authorities’ repression was censored after angering the Chinese government. The couple has now fled to the UK, where they plan to request asylum. According to the couple, Thai police are looking for them. However, a police spokesperson denied having knowledge about it. Human rights advo…

Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) Pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s support for US President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on Indian exports and even suggesting a 500 per cent hike aligns with economic harm to the Sikh community and implies that his anti-India theatrics take precedence over Sikh well-being, a report said. “For a man who claims to champion Sikh rights, backing a policy that directly threatens the lifeblood of Punjab’s hardworking Sikh farmers and dairy workers is no…

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a man allegedly killed his wife in Delhi’s Seelampur and later walked into the police station to confess to his crime on Sunday. The person turned up at the Seelampur Police Station and informed that he had killed his wife, Delhi Police said.Acting on the information about the confession, a police team rushed to the spot and found the body of a 24-year-old woman.Crime and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams processed the scene and collected ev…

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday dismissed the joint yatra of Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar as a “failed exercise”, claiming it would have no impact on the upcoming Assembly elections. Speaking to IANS in Patna, Hussain alleged that the two opposition parties were “fooling the people of Bihar” by staging such programmes. “The Congress and RJD are creating confusion in the minds of Bihari voters, but ‘ink…

Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday slammed a Trinamool Congress MLA for allegedly scolding a government official in public.Taking to the social media platform X, Adhikari shared a video in which Trinamool’s Pandabeswar MLA Narendranath Chakraborty can be seen reprimanding Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of the Durgapur Division in West Bengal, Anupam Khan.The BJP leader wrote, “Trinamool leaders, MLAs and ministers think that govern…

Amaravati, Aug 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Information Technology and Human Resources Development, Nara Lokesh, will meet Union Ministers in Delhi on Monday to discuss key pending projects of the state with the Central government.Lokesh will leave for the national capital on Sunday. He is scheduled to have a series of meetings with Union Ministers to push for faster clearances for pending projects and to discuss some new initiatives for Andhra Pradesh.Lokesh, who is the son of Chie…

Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) received a record number of settlement applications in 2024-25, showing a clear trend of entities preferring to resolve disputes without prolonged litigation.According to the SEBI’s latest annual report, the regulator received 703 settlement pleas during the year, a sharp rise from 434 in the previous financial year.Of these applications, 284 were resolved through settlement orders, while another 272 were either rejected, …

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that it was a golden and opportune moment for the national capital to ride the ladder of growth because the environment and ruling dispensation are rightly aligned and focused on one goal. PM Modi said that it may be a rare coincidence that all the states surrounding Delhi, including Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, currently have BJP governments, and this alignment throws an opportune moment to unlock the potential for t…