Shweta Basu Prasad announces separation from husband Rohit Mittal after one year of marriage

Makdee actress Shweta Basu Prasad broke the internet as she announced her separation from husband Rohit Mittal exactly after one year of marriage. The actress, who has starred in many films and TV shows since her childhood, got hitched to her long-time boyfriend Rohit in a private ceremony in December last year that only included her family members and close friends. Now, after one year, the duo has decided to call it splits and Shweta announced the news on Instagram.

Vijayanagara (Karnataka) Assembly Bye-Election Results 2019 Live: Winner, Runner-up

Vijayanagara (Karnataka) Assembly Bye-Election Results 2019 Live: Bye-election for Vijayanagara constituency in Karnataka was held on December 5. About 66.25 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the bypolls to 15 constituencies across nine districts of Karnataka. The seats fell vacant after 17 rebel MLAs from the Congress and JD(S) parties defected to the BJP…

Centre wanted to wreck my mental strength: Chidambaram

Centre wanted to wreck my mental strength: Chidambaram Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday accused the Central government of trying to wreck his mental strength by imprisoning him in the INX Media case. The former Minister, who spent 106 days in Delhi’s Tihar jail, however, did not explicitly mention the case against him filed…

Out on bail after filming woman while bathing, man attacks her with sickle

KORBA: A 35-year-old woman was seriously injured when a man, arrested earlier for shooting an obscene video of her, allegedly attacked her with a sickle in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district, the police said. Indrapal Tonde (40), the accused, had recently obtained bail, a police official said on Saturday. “Tonde attacked the woman on Friday near Budhwari…

Bangladesh tears down brick kilns to fight toxic smog

DHAKA: Excavators flanked by Bangladesh riot police are at work demolishing illegal soot-belching brick kilns around the smog-choked capital Dhaka, forcing migrant labourers out of work and back to their villages. Every autumn, following the monsoon rains, Dhaka’s brick kilns — which use coal and wood to fire bricks from clay — start up again,…

UP govt announces Rs 25 lakh compensation for Unnao victim’s family

Apart from assuring a fast-track trial in the Unnao rape-and-murder case, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced Rs 25 lakh compensation for Unnao victim’s family and also a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna. “Rs 25 lakh compensation for Unnao victim and a house under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna and fast-track trial,” the UP government said….

Cyber crooks attack Indian armed forces

Cyber crooks attack Indian armed forces (Representational images) After the Armed Forces were attacked by cyber crooks on Friday late night , the tri-services cyber wings issued emergency warning to all the defence personnel not to access mail titled — ‘Notice’ — with attachments, sources said on Saturday. “A Phishing email with subject as ‘Notice’…

Judicial process beyond reach of poor: President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind here on Saturday expressed concern over access to justice, saying the judicial process has gone beyond the reach of the common man. “The judicial process has become expensive, even beyond the reach of common man due to many reasons, especially in the high court and the Supreme Court where it has…

PHOTO: PM Modi has a ‘protocol encounter’ with Uddhav Thackeray in Pune

Uddhav Thackeray meets PM Modi for the first time after becoming Maharashtra Chief Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a ‘protocol encounter’ with Uddhav Thackeray for the first time after he assumed office as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The prime minister was received by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari,…

California firm PG&E to pay $13.5 billion to wildfire victims

Californian utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has agreed on a $13.5 billion settlement with victims of wildfires in the state, it was reported on Saturday. The company’s equipment has been linked to several blazes including the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history, 2018’s ‘Camp Fire’, the BBC reported. PG&E filed for…