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The Election Commission has ordered social media platform X to take down select posts of YSR Congress, AAP, N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary for violation of model code of conduct, the micro-blogging site said today. The orders were issued on April 2 and April 3 and a follow-up email was sent by the poll panel on April 10 in which it cited a violation of the “voluntary code of ethics” if ‘X’ fails to remove the four posts reported to it. ‘X’ said the Election Commission of India has issued take down orders requiring the…
Six more products from Uttar Pradesh have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. These include the famous ‘Tirangi Barfi’ of Kashi, a tricoloured sweet that was sold to prove a point by freedom fighters during the Quit India Movement. The GI Registry awarded the certification to the Banaras Tirangi Barfi and the five other Uttar Pradesh products on Tuesday. With these six new additions, Uttar Pradesh retains its position as the state with the most GI-tagged products in India, reaching a total of 75. Tamil Nadu follows behind with 58 GI products. The other products that received the certification…
Deepika Padukone, who is expecting her first child with actor-husband Ranveer Singh, shared a picture of her work-in-progress artwork. The pictures happens to be from a patch of her embroidery session. Deepika Padukone captioned the post, “Hopefully I’ll be able to share the completed version.” Shweta Bachchan dropped heart-eyed emoji on the post. Badminton ace and Deepika Padukone’s friend PV Sindhu dropped heart emoji in the comments section. A comment from an Instagram user read, “Can’t wait to see the result I know you can do it.” Another one added, “We are waiting.” A third comment on the post read,…
India is not reaping the benefits of democratic dividends, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said Tuesday, emphasizing that there is need to focus on improving the human capital and enhancing their skill sets. “I think we are in the midst of it (democratic dividend), but the problem is we are not reaping the benefits,” Rajan said at a conference on “Making India an Advanced Economy by 2047: What Will it Take” at the George Washington University here. “That’s why I said 6 per cent growth. If you think that’s about what we are right now, take away the fluff in…
Zeenat Aman’s Instagram post, which was merely meant to be a piece of advice on live-in relationships, has now snowballed into a controversy. In an Instagram post that Zeenat Aman shared a few days ago, she encouraged exploring the option of live-in relationship for the better understanding of one’s partner. The post prompted a reaction from Zeenat Aman’s Hare Rama Hare Krishna co-star Mumtaz, who in an interview with Zoom said that Zeenat Aman should refrain from giving relationship advice. “Her marriage was a living hell,” Mumtaz said in the interview. Now, Zeenat Aman has responded to the statement. “Everyone…
A viral video allegedly showing Bollywood actor Aamir Khan promoting a political party has been found to be a manipulated version of a clip from his show Satyameva Jayate. The actor has also dismissed any link to politics or any political party. What is the claim? With the 2024 general elections in India just a week away, a video of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan criticizing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and supporting the Indian National Congress has gone viral. In the 31-second video, Mr Khan states, “Friends, if you believe India is a poor country, you are entirely mistaken. Every…
Social media platform X said on Tuesday it withheld some posts in India containing political speech from elected politicians, political parties, and candidates for office after the country’s election commission ordered their takedown. Elon Musk-owned X said it disagreed with the election commission’s orders. “We call on the Election Commission to publish all of its takedown orders going forward,” X said. https://t.co/iYKxeXeE7o — Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) April 16, 2024 India, with nearly a billion eligible voters, will set off on the world’s largest electoral exercise on Friday.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff…
Malaika Arora happens to be one of the new guests on son Arhaan’s talk show Dumb Biryani. On the channel’s official page, Arhaan posted a teaser of the video. “When did you lose your virginity,” Malaika Arora asks her son in the video. “Wow,” he responds. Arhaan then asks his mom, “Are you a social climber?” “I’m not,” Malaika replies in the clip. “Just give me an honest answer. Just bloody give me an answer,” Malaika insists. The teaser ends with Arhaan asking Malaika, “Show me your hand, mother. When are you getting married is my next question?”The video was…
Israel’s war cabinet has been working round to clock to decide on how to retaliate against Iran for its drone and missile attack. Iran fired nearly 300 missiles and drones at Israel on Sunday, the first strike on the Jewish state from Iranian soil which brought into the open a years-long shadow war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed a strong response, even though the US and several other allies have urged them to not risk igniting a wider regional conflict. Ministers in the Netanyahu government have publicly stated that a failure to act would signal weakness and encourage further…
After a strong weekend, the box office numbers for Bade Miyan Chote Miyan saw a significant dip. According to a Sacnilk report, on day 6, the action-packed film collected Rs 2.25 crore from ticket counters. So far, the Ali Abbas Zafar directorial has grossed Rs 45.55 crore, the report added. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan features Akshay Kumar as Captain Firoz aka Freddy. Tiger Shroff plays Captain Rakesh (Rocky). Fans also loved Prithviraj Sukumaran’s performance as the villainous Kabir. Manushi Chillar and Alaya Furniturewalla are also part of the film. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was released in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.Ahead of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’s release, producer Jackky Bhagnani…