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Buchi Babu Sana’s sports action drama ‘Peddi’, starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor, has entered its first weekday slowdown after a strong opening weekend. Released in theatres on June 4 following paid premieres on June 3, the film opened to mixed reviews. According to Sacnilk, ‘Peddi’ collected Rs 7.55 crore net in India on its…

NEW DELHI: Bengal’s iconic snack jhalmuri made a political appearance once again, this time at the National Democratic Alliance’s 12th anniversary conclave at Bharat Mandapam on Wednesday.A video of West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari serving jhalmuri to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a light-hearted interaction with leaders of NDA allies was widely circulated on social…

NEW DELHI: Mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim of becoming the longest serving PM, Congress on Wednesday termed PM Modi a “millstone around India’s neck, presiding over the murder of democracy”.AICC spokesman Jairam Ramesh likened the achievements of Jawaharlal Nehru and PM Modi, to say that PM Modi has “a pathological fixation on Nehru” and…

NEW DELHI: Leaders from across the world, including US President Donald Trump, congratulated PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday after he became India’s longest continuously serving elected PM, with several describing the milestone as a reflection of the trust reposed in him by voters over three consecutive parliamentary elections.Among the first to post a message was…

NEW DELHI: India and the US remain in touch over a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on the margins of the G7 summit in France next week. A final confirmation, however, is still awaited as the two sides work around scheduling constraints to finalise the proposed meeting.PM Modi…

NEW DELHI: An anti-drone shield will be part of the ‘smart border security grid’ to check cross-border drone-smuggling of narcotics as well as arms and ammunition, as per a home ministry decision, sources said.The anti-drone shield has been developed indigenously and will soon be deployed to check drones which have been used by ISI and…

New Delhi: Slamming the rejection of the nomination form of Meenakshi Natarajan, Congress told Election Commission Wednesday that there is no criminal case pending against the Rajya Sabha nominee, and urged it to overturn the returning officer’s order in MP.“It is like saying two plus two is seven, not even five. It is an egregious,…

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States had successfully helped move more than 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a previously undisclosed military operation, while simultaneously warning that Iran would face a severe US attack if ongoing efforts to secure a peace agreement fail.In…

NEW DELHI: India has the potential to develop about 102 gigawatt-peak (GWp) of floating solar energy, given the large number of waterbodies spread across the country.Releasing a report titled ‘Solar PV Potential of India: Floating Solar’, the first-ever assessment of the country’s potential to deploy solar plants on reservoirs and lakes, minister for new and…

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said consumers willing to forgo central assistance for setting up rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar scheme may use non-DCR (domestic content requirement) solar modules for their installations.The clarification was issued days after the ministry of new and renewable energy made it mandatory for all solar projects…