Los Angeles, Aug 11 (IANS) Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has heaped praise on her Freakier Friday co-star Lindsay Lohan and said that she taught her about ‘perseverance’. The 66-year-old actress has reunited with Lindsay for Freakier Friday, the sequel to their 2003 comedy movie Freaky Friday, and Lee Cutis has taken to social media to heap praise on her co-star.Her Instagram post featured a quote from Lindsay in which she praises her co-star.The caption read: “Jamie was with me at a time in my l…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) The makers of “Kaantha” released the song “Panimalare” featuring Dulquer Salmaan and Bhagyashri Borse on Monday. The actress went on to speak about the star and said that working with the star was an absolute treat. Bhagyashri, who is marking her debut in Tamil film, says, “I’ve grown up mesmerised by the grace, power, and mystique of so many yesteryear actresses. They’ve shaped the way I look at cinema, womanhood, and performance.”Panimalare is really speci…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Actor Maniesh Paul has a parenting tip that could come in handy for many parents and kids as well in the digital age. The actor recently took to his Instagram, and shared a series of pictures in which he can be seen padded up and posing with his son after a match.The two can be seen fully geared up in the pictures. He also penned a long note in the caption, as he wrote, “The best feeling!! No I pad No PlayStation No tv One hour of PURE SPORTS!! With my best partner! Nothi…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Bollywood multi-hyphenate Farhan Akhtar, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming war epic ‘120 Bahadur’, is grateful to the universe for sending him canine friends. On Monday, the producer-actor-director took to his Instagram, and shared a picture of 4 dog beds stacked over each other.The beds belong to his pets Rumi, Gigi, Tyson and Jimmy, and show their names. He wrote in the caption, “Seeing these 4 beds stacked together fills my heart with so much happin…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Music composer Pritam, whose recently released album ‘Metro… In Dino’, has shared that he was pleasantly surprised when he got to know that Amitabh Bhattacharya has written the lyrics for ‘Dev.D’.Amitabh was Pritam’s assistant for a long time but Pritam never saw this side of him when the two worked together.Pritam spoke with IANS following the success of the ‘Metro… In Dino’ album, and said, “Amitabh was one of my first assistants. He came to me for work …

Mumbai, Aug 11(IANS) One of the most accomplished filmmakers and actors in Hindi cinema, Guru Dutt had his share of turmoil in his personal life. Much like his films, his personal life was also full of ups and downs. In an exclusive interview with IANS on the occasion of the hundredth birth anniversary of Guru Dutt, the filmmaker and actor’s granddaughters, Gouri and Karuna Dutt, spoke about his films, life, hobbies, and more. While talking about the letters their grandfather, Guru Dutt, wrote…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the premature redemption price for two tranches of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) due on August 11, 2025.The 2019-20 Series IX (issued in February 2020) and the 2020-21 Series V (issued in August 2020) can be prematurely redeemed at Rs 10,070 per gram. SGBs have an eight-year maturity, but investors can opt for premature redemption from the fifth year onwards.Investors in the February 2020 SGB tranche achieved a compounded annua…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Shiv Sena(UBT) will hold protests on Monday across the state demanding the removal of ‘tainted ministers’ from the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra. The party chief, Uddhav Thackeray, will lead a protest in Dadar close to the party headquarters, Sena Bhavan. He will be accompanied by former minister and party leader Aaditya Thackeray and will demand the resignation of ministers embroiled in various controversies, including the honey trap case and corruption charge…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 184 newly constructed Type-VII multi-storey flats for Members of Parliament at Baba Kharak Singh Marg in New Delhi on Monday and said that these residential complexes will help the government save the country’s funds. As part of the programme, the Prime Minister planted a Sindoor sapling within the residential complex and interacted with ‘sramajeevis’ involved in the project’s development.Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said, “T…

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The father of the RG Kar rape and murder victim on Monday alleged that the private hospital had altered the cause of the injury to his wife, who was hurt in police action during the August 9 ‘Nabanna Avijan (march to state secretariat)’.The mother had suffered a head injury and was admitted to the private hospital for treatment. She was discharged from the medical facility on Sunday.The father has alleged that the hospital has changed the medical report, as the patient’s s…