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New Delhi: Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has been unanimously selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, informed Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday. “The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that technology has taken a “dangerous turn” and asked the Centre to apprise it within three weeks about the time-frame needed to come up with guidelines to curb misuse of social media in the…

New Delhi: The Centre will consider imposing a stock limit on onion traders if retail prices continue to remain high even after exhausting the buffer stock, Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday. The…

RBI on Tuesday put a clamp down on Mumbai-based Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC Bank) from withdrawing funds. "According to the directions, depositors will be allowed to withdraw a sum not exceeding ₹1,000 of the total balance…

A court in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered the deportation of an Indian airport worker for stealing mangoes from a passenger’s baggage, a media report said. The Court of First Instance on Monday ordered the 27-year-old Indian…

Home Minister Amit Shah has proposed a multipurpose ID card for all details of passport, Aadhaar, voter ID, PAN and other info. "Why can't we have just one card for all utilities like Aadhaar, passport, bank account, driving licence, voter…

Home Minister Amit Shah proposes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi disposes? In an apparent bid to douse the recent controversy over a suggestion to impose Hindi as a common national language, the PM responded to 'Howdy Modi' in 8 Indian…

Did you know there are museums dedicated to penises in the world? Now for the first-time, a museum exclusively dedicated to vaginas will open in London. To be inaugurated in November, the museum will educate visitors about vaginas and…

New Delhi: The Centre has reportedly assured the states that Hindi will not be thrust upon them under the three-language formula in schools. Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal told this to state education…

New Delhi: 'Safe sex' and safe drive go together, at least for fine-jittery cab drivers in Delhi. They now carry condoms in the first-aid kit of their vehicles. This follows a bizarre rumour that it is mandatory to do so under the new…