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'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3': Convoluted and trite (IANS Review, Rating: **)

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Film: "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3"; Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia; Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Zakir Hussain, Deepak Tijori, Nafisa Ali, Kabir Bedi, Chitrangada Singh; Rating: ** General News : Film: "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3"; Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia; Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Zakir Hussain, Deepak Tijori, Nafisa Ali, Kabir Bedi, Chitrangada Singh; Rating: ** The third edition of Director Tigmanshu Dhulia's Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3, once again revolves around its central characters, Saheb's first wife, Madhavi Devi (Mahie Gill) and Saheb aka Aditya Pratap Singh (Jimmy Sheirgill) plotting and planning to oust and eliminate each other in their quest for power and supremacy. Clearly there is no love lost between them. Yuvraj Uday Singh (Sanjay Dutt), from another royal family, is a notorious gangster and a Russian Roulette expert, who is shunted away to London after he commits a murder. Upon his ret...

Money laundering case: UK Court rejects Vijay Mallya's attempt to appeal

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The UK's Court of Appeal refused Mallya the permission to appeal against a UK High Court order in favour of 13 Indians banks to recover funds amounting to nearly £1.145 billion. Current Affairs News : Vijay Mallya has lost his attempt to appeal against a UK High Court order in favour of 13 Indian banks to recover funds amounting to nearly £1.145 billion, in another setback to the embattled liquor tycoon. The UK's Court of Appeal refused the 62-year-old businessman, who is separately undergoing an extradition trial in a UK court over fraud and money laundering charges by the Indian authorities, the permission to appeal against the High Court order dated May 8. In the ruling, Judge Andrew Henshaw had refused to overturn a worldwide order freezing Mallya's assets and also denied permission to appeal, which left Mallya with the only option of turning to the Court of Appeal. Judge Henshaw's order marked the first recorded case of a judgment of the Debt Rec...

As Sec 377 is in force, Rahul Gandhi must marry before we hug him: BJP MP

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Gandhi was severely criticised by BJP leaders for hugging Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the no-confidence motion against the government last week Politics News : A day after Rahul Gandhi said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs step back on seeing him as they fear he might hug them, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday took a jibe, saying the leaders might be divorced by their wives if they embrace the Congress president as "Section 377 hasn't been scrapped as yet". Dubey said BJP MPs can hug Gandhi only when the Congress president gets married. "Why should we hug him. Section 377 hasn't been scrapped as yet. And our wives will also give divorce to us. If Rahul Gandhi gets married, then we will hug him," he said.   The IPC's Section 377 criminalises sex among people of the same gender. On Wednesday, at an event, Gandhi said the BJP's MPs take "two steps back" on seeing him fearing he might embrace them. Gandh...

PM Modi meets Russian President Putin on the sidelines of BRICS Summit

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The meeting between the two leaders comes after their informal meet in the Black Sea coastal city of Sochi, Russia in May Current Affairs News : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg and said the friendship between the two countries is deep-rooted. The meeting between the two leaders comes after their informal meet in the Black Sea coastal city of Sochi, Russia in May. The two leaders then met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Qingdao, China, in June. "Wide-ranging and productive talks with President Putin. India's friendship with Russia is deep-rooted and our countries will continue working together in multiple sectors. @KremlinRussia," Prime Minister Modi said in a tweet. During their meeting in Sochi, India and Russia had elevated their strategic partnership to a "special privileged strategic partnershi...

Karnataka PUC Supplementary Result 2018 declared, here's how to check

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The Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, has declared the 2nd Karnataka PUC Supplementary Result, 2018. Check your results on its official website--karresults.nic.in Education News : The results for pre-university 2nd supplementary examination conducted by the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka has been declared on July 26, 2018 on its official website -- karresults.nic.in Candidates who appeared for the examination held from June 29, 2018 to July 10, 2018, can now check their results by clicking here. The Pre-University Examination Board completed the evaluation for the supplementary exams on July 18, 2018, as reported by Times of India. Here's how you can check your Karnataka PUC supplementary results 2018: Step 1: Go to the official website karresults.nic.in or click here Step 2: Click on the 'Karnataka PUC Supplementary Result 2018 ' tab on the given page. Step 3: Enter your registration number, date of birth ...

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 with 6GB RAM: Improved camera, better performance

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Starting today i.e. July 26, the 6GB RAM variant of the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 will be available for purchase on the home-grown e-commerce platform at Rs 14,999 Technology News : Asus, a Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, launched the Zenfone Max Pro M1 on April 23. Although the phone was launched in three RAM and storage configurations – 3GB/32GB, 4GB/64GB and 6GB/64GB, the 3GB and 4GB RAM models were initially put up on sale exclusively on Flipkart. However, starting today i.e. July 26, the 6GB RAM variant of the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 will be available for purchase on the home-grown e-commerce platform at Rs 14,999. In terms of changes, along with a higher capacity (6GB) RAM, the top-end variant of the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 gets a new camera set-up on both the front and back. Other than these changes, the phone is similar to the 3GB and 4GB models in terms of design, technical specifications and features. For this review, we looked only at the performance improve...

Flashback 26 July 2005: 13 years since Mumbai was flooded like never before

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26 July 2005, a date etched in the memory of every Mumbai citizen. Through pictures, we look at the deadly deluge the city suffered. Current Affairs News : The rains paralysed the city.The city received a rainfall of 944 mm, a 100-year high, in a span of 24 hours. The rain continued and at least 1,000 people lost their lives and 14,000 homes were destroyed. 37,000 auto rickshaws, 4,000 taxis, 900 BEST buses were damaged, and 10,000 trucks and tempos were grounded. The city had to bear a direct loss of about Rs 5.5 billion. Local trains came to a halt due to the water-logging on the tracks. 52 local trains were damaged. Water logging led to a dramatic increase in trafiic on road and low-lying regions like Dharavi and Bandra-Kurla Complex were submerged. There was no Facebook and Twitter then. Thousands of people were stranded due to flooding and could not reach home for up to 24 hours. The rains could not defeat the indomitable spirit of the Mumbaikars. They were ...