New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Actor Sushant Singh Rajput is working on his directorial skills for a space film in which he will also act.The film will be funded by Innsaei Ventures Pvt. Ltd - an amalgamation of Sushant's passion for emerging technologies and science and serial entrepreneur Varun Mathur's business acumen, said a statement."Sushant's passion for the moon and...
Bali, July 4 (IANS) Mount Agung in Indonesia's Bali island erupted on Wednesday, sending thick plumes of ash and smoke into the sky.Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said the eruption had lasted under two minutes, with the plume rising 2,500 metres above the summit, reports Efe news.Authorities have established a 4 km exclusion zone around the volcano.Since...
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) "Delhi 47 KM" director Shadab Khan says he is not feeling any pressure about his film clashing with Dharma Productions' much awaited movie "Dhadak" on July 20."Dhadak" will mark the Bollywood debut of Shahid Kapoor's step brother Ishaan Khatter and Boney Kapoor and late Sridevi's daughter Janhvi Kapoor.Asked if he is feeling the pressure over box...
Bhubaneswar, July 4 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday urged Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh to link all 66 Regulated Market Committees (RMCs) of Odisha with e-NAM platform."There is an urgent need to link all the 66 RMCs functioning under the supervision and control of the Odisha State Agricultural Marketing Board under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)...
Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Ride-sharing taxi aggregator Ola on Wednesday appointed former eBay Chief Executive Simon Smith as Managing Director of Australia where it began its operations in January."Smith will head and develop the leadership team to build our operations which include strategy, marketing, product development, customer service and engage with drivers as partners," the company said in a statement...
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a firecracker godown in Telangana's Warangal Rural district, police said.Fire fighting personnel were at 1.30 p.m. still trying to douse the blaze in the godown near Kotalingala village, about 135 km from Warangal town.About 15 people were reported to be inside when...
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) for notified agricultural crops to provide farmers a profit of 50 per cent over the cost of production.Addressing the media, Union Minister Rajnath Singh said the cabinet had taken the "historic" decision to give MSP of 1.5 times on the input cost to farmers, which...
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) After opening on a flat note, the key Indian equity indices were trading in green on Wednesday afternoon. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 115.31 points or 0.33 per cent higher during the afternoon session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 24.40 points or 0.23 per cent higher...
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) A day after actress-producer Priyanka Chopra got a notice from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for an illegal construction, her mother Madhu Chopra's spokesperson said on Wednesday the "the required appropriate measures" were being taken."We have received the notice from the BMC. We are coordinating with the officials and have already taken the required appropriate measures,"...
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj says being a sport person makes no difference to her love for diamond -- she likes to wear precious gemstones."I think every girl or woman would love to own a diamond set as it personifies the true love and has its own significance. So there is nothing different...
