Ranveer Singh gets relief as FWICE withdraws non-cooperation order after legal notice

Karnataka HC: Ranveer Singh agrees to revise apology affidavit in 'Kantara' mimicry case 

Mumbai: The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) Wednesday said it has withdrawn the non-cooperative directive issued against Ranveer Singh over his exit from Farhan Akhtar's Don 3 after the Dhurandhar star sent a legal notice to the organisation. The decision was taken after an intervention by the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA), the Producers Guild of India (PGI) and Cine & TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA). "We are taking...

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58 rebel TMC MLAs back Ritabrata Banerjee as legislature party leader, submit claim to WB speaker

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Kolkata:  As many as 58 dissident TMC MLAs backed expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the legislature party and conveyed their decision to West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose Wednesday, a move that could redraw the opposition's power structure in the House. Sources said that Banerjee, along with fellow rebel MLA Sandipan Saha and several dissident legislators, met the Speaker and submitted letters of support signed by 58 MLAs....

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Engaged with US on Sec 301 probe over concerns related to forced labour, excess capacity: Govt

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New Delhi: India is engaged with the US on the Section 301 investigations over concerns related to forced labour and excess industrial capacity, the government said Wednesday. The country is also "parallelly" engaged with the US for finalisation of an interim trade agreement, a framework for which was announced through a joint statement February 7. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched two separate Section 301 investigations on...

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SC forms high-powered expert panel to re-examine Aravalli definition

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New Delhi: Supreme Court has constituted a high-powered committee to conduct an independent review of the Centre's report on the definition and delineation of the Aravalli hill range and directed the panel to address what it described as "critical ambiguities" in the findings. The committee headed by Kanchan Devi, Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has been directed to submit a comprehensive report by August...

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FWICE hits back at Ram Gopal Varma, alleges Rs 1 crore dues to technicians

Mumbai: FWICE Chief Advisor Ashoke Pandit has hit back at filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma for suggesting that FWICE should be banned. He made a shocking revelation that RGV himself owes the technicians more than 1 crore for his movie Officer. During a press conference Wednesday, Ashoke Pandit disclosed, "We live in a democratic country, and hence everyone...

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NIA probes possible Hamas footprint in Pahalgam terror attack

New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the Pahalgam terror attack, has indicated that it will examine possible links between Pakistan-backed terrorist organisations and the Palestinian militant group Hamas as part of its probe. Investigators will probe whether the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front maintain any operational, financial, or ideological connections with Hamas....

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Education Minister assures textbook delivery before summer break

Bhubaneswar: School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said all school textbooks will reach students before summer vacation. The minister said 90 per cent of textbooks have already been printed and are being distributed to students. The remaining 10 per cent will be delivered before summer vacation, he added. Gond admitted that textbook printing was delayed due...

Ranveer Singh, Farhan Akhtar row: Producers Guild condemns artiste conduct that causes financial losses to producers

Mumbai: The Producers Guild of India has taken cognizance of actor Ranveer Singh’s exit from Don 3, and the controversy surrounding it. On Wednesday, the body, spearheaded by Shibasish Sarkar, took to its official X, formerly Twitter, handle, and shared a statement, condemning the artistes’ conduct, which has far-reaching consequences and undermines the spirit of trust, professionalism,...

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At least 21 killed in south Delhi hotel fire; several foreigners dead

New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a bed-and-breakfast in a five-storey building in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, officials said. Several of those killed are foreigners, mainly from Central Asian and African countries, officials said, adding that the death toll may rise as a number of the injured are...

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58 MLAs back Ritabrata Banerjee as legislative party leader

Kolkata: Expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee and a group of dissident legislators met West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose Wednesday and submitted letters of support from 58 MLAs, sources said. The dissident camp also proposed a new leadership structure for the legislature party, with Banerjee as the leader and Akhruzzaman as the chief whip, according to sources....

 

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