Kunal is keeping his ‘fingers crossed’ as ‘Madgaon Express’ bags three SWA Awards nominations

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Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kunal Kemmu’s directorial debut ‘Madgaon Express’, a buddy-comedy, has bagged three Screenwriters Association Awards nominations. The film starring Divyenndu, Pratik Gandhi and Avinash Tiwary, is written and directed by Kunal, which was produced by Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment.Reacting to his directorial debut receiving acclaim at the 6th edition of the SWA awards, Kunal said, “I am very happy and excited to be nominated in all three categories for my …

Makers of blockbuster Srimanthudu express gratitude to Mahesh Babu, Koratala Siva as film completes 10 years

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Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) The makers of director Koratala Siva’s huge blockbuster ‘Srimanthudu’, on Thursday, penned a note of gratitude to actor Mahesh Babu, who played the lead in the film, on the occasion of the film completing 10 years. Mythri Movie Makers, which marked its debut in production with Srimanthudu, took to its X timeline to pen a lengthy post.It wrote, “It’s been 10 years since we began our journey in Cinema. And it all started with a film that became a milestone in Telugu cinema …

Dr Swaminathan introduced idea of bio-happiness, climate-resilient crop varieties: PM Modi

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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Dr M.S. Swaminathan introduced the idea of bio-happiness, and climate-resilient crop varieties that are necessary to fight the increasing global climate change and its effects on food and agriculture, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.August 7 is the birth anniversary of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the world-renowned agricultural scientist who was the pioneer of India’s ‘Green Revolution’ in the 1960s.Addressing the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Confere…

FIIs withdraw $2.9 billion from Indian equities in July; IT sector leads outflows

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Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) withdrew the highest amount of money from the IT sector in India during the month of July, worth $2.3 billion, said a report on Thursday.In July, FIIs were net sellers to the tune of $2.9 billion, while DIIs were net buyers to the tune of $7.1 billion in the Indian equity market, according to report from JM Financial Institutional Securities.FII outflows were highest in IT at $2.3 billion, followed by BSFI sector at $671 million. Realty…

India hands over first batch of 10 electric buses to Mauritius

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Port Louis, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Mauritius Anurag Srivastava has officially handed over the first batch of 10 electric buses (e-buses) to Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in a significant boost to New Delhi-Port Louis development ties. The handover ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Public Service and Innovation in Reduit, a landmark symbol of India-Mauritius friendship.The event was attended by Mauritian ministers, junior m…

Malicious, politically motivated: Bangladesh Awami League rejects 'July Declaration'

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Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has strongly condemned and rejected the ‘July Declaration’ recently unveiled by the interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, describing it as a “malicious, politically motivated document.”The party expressed deep concern and stressed that the “illegal usurper and murderous-fascist Yunus clique has, from the very beginning, pursued a politics of division.”Slamming the Yunus-led interim government, the party asserted that the current regime h…

Arundhati Roy's book among 25 declared as ‘forfeited’ by J&K govt for contributing to radicalisation

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Srinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared 25 books as ‘forfeited’ under the law for contributing to radicalisation of youth, glorification of terrorists, vilification of security forces and promotion of alienation among the people. Among them is a book by author Arundhati Roy. The J&K Home Department issued an order to this effect late on Wednesday night.The order reads, “The identified 25 books have been found to excite secessionism and endangering sovereign…

Nitish Kumar orders officials to accommodate teachers seeking postings closer to home

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Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) In response to widespread complaints regarding recent transfers of teachers in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed the Education Department on Thursday to accommodate those seeking postings closer to home.Addressing the issue, CM Nitish uploaded a post on the social media platform X, saying, “We have received many suggestions and grievances regarding the recent inter-district transfers of government school teachers. I have instructed the Education Department to al…

Shivraj Chouhan hails PM Modi's 'lab-to-land' vision, says 'no one suffers from hunger anymore'

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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his pioneering ‘lab-to-land’ approach aimed at empowering farmers across the country and also eradicating hunger.”Every word of the Prime Minister is like a mantra to us. A year ago, when the Prime Minister came to this Pusa Complex, he told us to join lab-to-land. Until we get science and farmers together, agriculture will not move in the right direct…

Uttarakhand cloudburst: 50 civilians, JCO, 8 jawans still missing in Dharali

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New Delhi, Aug 7 ( IANS) At least 50 civilians, eight jawans and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) are still missing after a cloudburst triggered flash flood and landslides in Dharali in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district early this week. After the cloudburst in the Dharali region near Harsil on August 5, the area remains largely inaccessible, with key road links at Bartwari, Linchigad, Gangrani, Harsil, and Dharali severely damaged.Besides, around 180–200 tourists were stranded in Gangotri.T…