Mumbai: “Chhorii” star Nushrratt Bharuccha is set to feature in the Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli’s 2005 movie “Chatrapathi”, the makers said Monday. Billed as a “high octane action drama”, the upcoming film will see Nushrratt star opposite Sreenivas Bellamkonda. The film will hit the screens on May 12. The actor said she is excited…
Mumbai: Filmmaker Umesh Shukla of “102 Not Out” fame is set to direct the book-to-screen adaptation of “A Don’s Nemesis”. The book revolves around the single-hand pursuit of don Ravi Pujari by Dr Amar Kumar Pandey, a retired IPS officer and former Director General of Police, Karnataka, across the globe and finally locating, identifying, arresting and…
Mumbai: Actor Alaya F, known for her films such as “Jawaani Jaaneman” and “Freddy”, says the pandemic has changed the Hindi film industry as a whole and she finds it easier to adapt to it now. The actor, daughter of model-actor Pooja Bedi, will next be seen in ZEE5’s “U Turn”. “The pandemic has changed…
New Delhi: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday accused the Congress and the JD(S) of joining hands by promising to reverse the Karnataka government order to scrap the four per cent quota for Muslims to deny benefits given to Vokkaligas, Lingayats as well as SCs and STs. Describing the Janata Dal (Secular) as the…
New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice KM Joseph on Monday recused from hearing a plea challenging appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner. A bench of Justices Joseph and BV Nagarathna said, “List the matter before another bench”. Before the bench recused from hearing, the top court questioned NGO ‘Association for Democratic…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Calcutta High Court’s April 13 order directing the West Bengal police not to lodge any FIR against CBI and Enforcement Directorate officers probing the school jobs-for-bribes scam. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala, which decided…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police has formed a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj, a senior official said on Monday. Citing a statement issued by Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police R K Vishwakarma, Special Director General of Police (Law and Order)…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the BJP over former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar crossing over to it ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections, claiming the ruling party is “falling like a house of cards”. Shettar joined the Congress in Bengaluru in the presence of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge,…
New Delhi: Terming the petitions seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage as one which reflect an “urban elitist” view, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that recognition of marriage is essentially a legislative function which the courts should refrain from deciding. Questioning the maintainability of the petitions, the Centre said what is presented before…
New Delhi: A day after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead under police escort, a plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking the constitution of an independent expert committee headed by a former apex court judge to probe the killings. The plea, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, also…
