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Five Indian sailors have been abducted by pirates in Nigeria and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked the Indian high commissioner there to take up the matter at the highest levels of the Nigerian government to ensure their release. She also asked Indian ambassador in Nigeria Abhay Thakur to send her a report on the matter. "I have seen news reports about abduction of five Indian sailors by pirates in Nigeria. I am asking Indian High Commissioner to take this up at the highest level with Government of Nigeria for their release," Swaraj tweeted. Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

China on Thursday sought to defend its fourth technical hold at the UN Security Council to block the designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, saying it would help the parties concerned to engage in more talks to find a "lasting solution" acceptable to all. The proposal to designate Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council was moved by France, the UK and the US on February 27, days after a suicide bomber of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) killed 40 CRPF soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, leading to a flare-up in tensions between India and Pakistan. The Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee members had 10 working days to raise any objections to the proposal. Just before the deadline ended, China put a "technical hold" on the proposal seeking "more time to examine" it. The proposal was the fourth such bid at the UN in the last 10 years to list Azhar as a global terrorist. Asked ...

It's confirmed! After being a part of ' ABCD 2 ', Shraddha Kapoor has come onboard to star alongside Varun Dhawan in the third part of the dance film franchise. The news comes after Katrina Kaif, who was the original choice for the makers, opted out of the Remo D'Souza-directorial due to prior commitments with Salman Khan's period drama 'Bharat'. Film critic Taran Adarsh took to social media to make the announcement. He tweeted, "IT'S OFFICIAL... Director Remo D'Souza , Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor reunite [after #ABCD2] for a new dance-based film... Filming begins 22 Jan 2019 in Punjab... Major chunk will be shot in UK... Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Lizelle D'Souza." Read More Business Standard

Vivek Oberoi is all set to take the big screens by storm as the actor will be seen essaying the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a biopic. The biopic titled ' PM Narendra Modi ' will be helmed by Omung Kumar, director of some critically acclaimed biopic films including 'Mary Kom' and 'Sarbjit'. The biographical drama, based on the life of Prime Minister Modi, is being produced by Sandip Singh. Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle to share the news, writing, "IT'S OFFICIAL... Vivekanand Oberoi [Vivek Oberoi] to star in Narendra Modi biopic, titled #PMNarendraModi ... Directed by Omung Kumar... Produced by Sandip Singh... First look poster will be launched on 7 Jan 2019... Filming starts mid-Jan 2019." The first look of the film will be out on January 7 while the shooting will kick start in mid-January. Read More Business Standard

Ahead of their wedding, actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas celebrated Thanksgiving with their families here. Priyanka on Thursday night took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of herself along with Nick and their family on the dinner table. The couple could be seen holding hands, while posing for the camera. She captioned it: "Happy Thanksgiving . Family forever." Nick shared the same image and wrote: "What a beautiful Thanksgiving. Hope you all had the best day with your loved ones." Nick arrived in the capital on Thursday. As the actress is currently shooting for her upcoming film "The Sky is Pink" here, she personally welcomed the pop singer here and later posted a loved-up photograph with him on Instagram. Along with the photograph, the actress wrote: "Welcome home baby." It has been reported that Priyanka will tie the knot in December at Jodhpur's grand Umaid Bhawan Palace. Re...

Wedding bells will soon be ringing for global icon Priyanka Chopra and singer Nick Jonas and the bride-to-be shared some glimpses of her unique wedding invitation . PeeCee, who was all out and about shopping for her wedding with mother Madhu Chopra in Paris, has been sending out her wedding invitations and this time the actor has something different for her friends and family. The 36-year old just replaced shaadi ke ladoos with macaroons! Taking to her Instagram, the ' Quantico ' star shared snaps of the invitations that she had already send out. Green in colour, the invite looks elegant with golden border and macaroons inside the box. Earlier, Priyanka shared a picture of Jimy Choo wedding shoes in Paris with a caption, "It's all happening." Read Complete Article Business Standard

Bollywood stars including Kareena Kapoor and Alia Bhatt looked drop dead gorgeous as they descended the carpet at the Lux Golden Rose Awards on Sunday. Kareena adorned a pink Prabal Gurung gown with her hair held together in a bun at the event. 'Highway' actor Alia Bhatt looked celestial in a white gown with her hair in a sleek wavy look Accompanied by sister Bebo, Karishma Kapoor turned heads in the Remma Acra black and silver gown. King Khan of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan looked royalty in a white shirt and a three-piece suit as he walked the carpet. 'Dhak Dhak Girl' Madhuri Dixit Nene walked the carpet looking like a dream in a thigh-high slit pink Swapnil Shinde gown. She paired the cape sleeve gown with black earrings and let her wavy hair open. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked the carpet in a shimmery red sequin sheer gown with her hair straight, sleek and open making her look like a complete stunner. The award show was also attended by ...

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have company. Older women in love with younger guys seems to be a trend taking hold of the entertainment industry . There is a lot in common between the two newly "outed" couples in the entertainment industry, Arjun Kapoor-Malaika Arora and Harshvardhan Rane-Kim Sharma . Both the men are at least 10 years junior to the woman with whom they have chosen to spend the rest of their lives. And let's not beat around the bush: Arjun-Malaika, Harshvardhan-Kim intend to stay together and are planning a matrimonial togetherness in the near future. Can't say exactly when, since both need to sort out the clutter caused by earlier relationships. There is one more trait in common between the two couples. They have both decided to throw all caution to the winds. On more than one occasion recently both couples were seen indulging in PDA without a care in the world. But hang on.They won't make any formal announcement on thei...

Seems like, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are one step closer to tying the knot. According to The Blast, the couple recently obtained a marriage license in the United States (US), reports People magazine. Priyanka and Nick stopped by the Beverly Hills courthouse last week to fill out the necessary paperwork. In August, Priyanka and Nick confirmed their engagement during a trip to Mumbai, where their families gathered for festivities, including a Roka ceremony and a big engagement celebration. Priyanka's bridesmaids Mubina Rattonsey and Anjula Achari recently hosted a bridal shower for her at Tiffany's Blue Box Cafe in New York City. It was attended by all her family members and close friends and the actor looked all excited and happy during the bash. Last week, the bride-to-be was joined by her cousin Parineeti Chopra and her future sister-in-law and 'Game of Thrones' actor Sophie Turner, among others, as they headed to Amsterdam to enjoy Priyank...

Bollywood actress and bride-to-be Priyanka Chopra , who is engaged to pop singer Nick Jonas, celebrated her bachelorette party with actress-cousin Parineeti Chopra, heiress Isha Ambani and "Game of Thrones" star Sophie Turner among many others. Priyanka shared a string of photographs from her bachelorette party. The first post has images only of the "Mary Kom" star, dressed in a short white dress with a feathery cape. "Featherweight Champion of the world," she captioned it. The second post is all about her bridesmaids, who are dressed in red. "Red, white and Bride!" Priyanka captioned the photograph, which featured Parineeti, Turner, Natasha Pal, and billionaire heiress Isha Ambani among many others. In the third photograph, Turner and Priyanka are seen sitting on a couch wearing sleep masks that reads -- "Hungover". "The morning after," the image was captioned. Read Complete Article ...

Hitting back at Union Minister Maneka Gandhi over her comments on the killing of Tigress Avni , Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said that he would have been happy if Gandhi had spoken to him before commenting on the matter. Mungantiwar said, "I would have been happy if Maneka Gandhi had talked to me before commenting on the issue. 13 people were killed and on the guidelines of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the decision to kill Avni was taken." He added that it would be wrong of Gandhi to doubt the integrity of the forest officials. "Neither I nor the forest department had taken the decision. Officials were trying to capture her from the last one-and-half months. When they tranquilised her, she attacked them so they had to shoot her. It will be wrong to doubt the integrity of the forest officials," Mungantiwar elucidated. Continuing his tirade against Gandhi, the Maharashtra Forest Minister said that if she thinks...

Govinda's next, " Fryday ", is set to hit the theatres on October 12. The 54-year-old actor shared the news on Twitter Monday along with the poster of the film. "Kickstart this Janmashtami with me and my saala, @varunsharma90! Maza hoga dugna with #FRYDAY, releasing 12th October 2018!" he wrote. Abhishek Dograa is directing. Produced by Sajid Qureshi, the film also stars Varun Sharma and Digangana Suryavanshi.. Govinda's last release was "Aa Gaya Hero" (2017). Read More

Actress Dalljeit Kaur, who made a comeback on the small screen after a year with the supernatural thriller "Qayamat Ki Raat", says content makers on Indian television were not willing to cast her for younger roles in shows as she is a mother of one General News : Actress Dalljeit Kaur , who made a comeback on the small screen after a year with the supernatural thriller " Qayamat Ki Raat ", says content makers on Indian television were not willing to cast her for younger roles in shows as she is a mother of one and 35 years old. Asked if age, marital status and motherhood is looked down upon in the small screen, Dalljiet, 35, told IANS: "I faced all of this for a year. I was looking young. They (makers) would approach me for a mother's role, but they would say 'You are looking young'. "Then why are you not casting me for something else? Because I am a mother? So, the conflict of this thought level really used to depress me....