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NEW DELHI: Refusing to entertain a plea against expansion of Pipavav port in Gujarat faulting the environmental clearance, the Supreme Court on Monday bluntly asked – “Show us a single project where these environmentalists have said we welcome this”, while also emphasising that country cannot develop without infrastructure.Senior advocate Anitha Shenoy, for environmentalist Chetan Kumar…
Filmmaker and actor Jon Favreau who has helmed and also starred in films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, spilled the beans about his initial opposition about killing off Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark in ‘Avengers: Endgame’.With the release of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ drawing close, and amid the buzz about the upcoming trailer launch, Favreau, in an…
Kiren Rijiju and Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: A heated exchange broke out in the Lok Sabha between leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Kiren Rijiju during the Congress MP’s speech on the Women’s Reservation Bill.Rijiju intervened when Gandhi, in his address, accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to sidestep…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the Centre’s decision to convene Parliament just days ahead of polling for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.In a social media post, Chidambaram termed the Centre’s proposal “mischievous” and alleged that it was designed to exclude MPs from the…
Iran’s military establishment appears to have played a decisive role in elevating the country’s new supreme leader, even though his own father reportedly opposed the idea of him inheriting the post.According to reports, the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei followed intense pressure from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which saw him as a leader likely…
US President Donald Trump has rejected reports that America’s top military commander, General Daniel Caine, warned against a potential war with Iran, calling the claims inaccurate and misleading. He said the reports suggesting that Caine had flagged the risks of a prolonged military campaign were “100% incorrect”. He said, “Numerous stories from the Fake News…
Norway’s $2 trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund has voted for proposals against Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The world’s largest Sovereign Wealth Fund voted at Microsoft’s shareholders’ meeting on December 5, where multiple governance and compensation issues were also reviewed. The shareholder meeting was held virtually. At the shareholders meeting, Norway Fund voted against the re-election of…
VIJAYAWADA: The Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh government has scrapped the contentious Polavaram-Banakacherla irrigation project, which neighbouring Telangana has been opposing, and is planning a new one by utilising Godavari’s surplus water to make Rayalaseema region drought-free, reports Samdani MN. The Revanth Reddy-led Congress govt in Telangana has claimed the Banakacherla project would deprive it of…
Govinda and his wife Sunita Ahuja have been in the public eye for decades. Over the years, rumours about their marriage have often made headlines. But despite all speculation, the couple has always stood by each other and denied any issues in their relationship. Sunita recalled Govinda’s struggling days Tina once shared that her parents,…
After the death of industrialist Sunjay Kapur, whose estate is reportedly worth Rs 30,000 crore, a legal battle has erupted between his third wife, Priya Sachdev Kapur, and his children with actress Karisma Kapoor. Amid the inheritance dispute, Sunjay’s sister, Mandira Kapur Smith, has now spoken out candidly, revealing that the entire family had long…
