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I hope filmmakers take me seriously after Anurag’s ‘Choked’: Saiyami

13 Jun 2020 05:01 AM IST

Riding high on her performance as Sarita Pillai in Anurag Kashyap’s new film, Saiyami Kher is thankful that she was signed for a role where she could showcase her talent and break her glamorous image.

TV stars embrace new skills to battle lockdown woes

13 Jun 2020 05:01 AM IST

The coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll on the daily lives of people across the nation. With no TV or film shoots around the corner, the lockdown has allowed celebrities to stay at home to learn and embrace new skills to keep things going. Actress Saumya Tandon, who plays the

Himesh excited to compose for ‘Bad Boy’ starring Mithun’s son

13 Jun 2020 05:00 AM IST

Noted Singer-composer Mumbai Himesh Reshammiya is busy these days creating music for the debut film of actor Mithun Chakraborty’s son. The film Bad Boy, directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi, marks the launch of Mithun’s son Namashi Chakraborty and producer Sajid Qureshi’s daughter Amrin Qureshi. Himesh says, “Mithun Da has been

Actors reveal the first thing they would do post lockdown

13 Jun 2020 04:59 AM IST

Salon, spa, gym, shopping, eating out, meeting friends… Here are some of the stars with their ‘to-do list’ soon after the lockdown is over.

More wait for film, TV shoots as producers find govt conditions impractical

13 Jun 2020 04:49 AM IST

With Unlock 1.0 in place, the Maharashtra government has allows shops and offices to remain open but there have not been any guidelines to resume film and TV shoots. Production houses are waiting for the government’s green signal but the wait seems to be only getting longer. As per the

India registers record 10,000 Covid cases in a day

13 Jun 2020 02:42 AM IST

With the total count of corona-positive patients nearing 3 lakh, India now overtakes the UK to become the fourth worst-hit country in the world. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi lead the state list

SC says Covid patients being treated worse than animals

13 Jun 2020 02:41 AM IST

Referring to news reports on bodies of Covid-19 patients being found in garbage, the Supreme Court said it was “horrendous” and “horrific” that dead corona patients were being treated worse than animals. The top court has sought replies from the Centre, and state governments of Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil

Delhi’s cremation crisis resolved as MCD reserves more crematoriums

13 Jun 2020 02:40 AM IST

With the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCD) have been facing heavy blows of the cremation crisis. Reserved for Covid-19 funerals, the Punjabi Bagh cremation ground, on Thursday reached its maximum capacity and had to divert dead bodies to other centres.

COVID cases reach 2.86 lakh, ICMR says no ‘community transmission’

12 Jun 2020 05:23 AM IST

ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava says only 0.73% people in India’s 83 districts, surveyed by the research body, were infected with coronavirus till 30 April, but adds that the country’s large population is at risk of infection.

Delhi Corona app gives wrong info on hospital beds

12 Jun 2020 05:22 AM IST

The Daily Guardian reality check exposes massive discrepancies in actual bed availabilities in hospitals and their listing on the Delhi government’s app.

MCD Covid death numbers more than double Delhi govt’s

12 Jun 2020 05:19 AM IST

The national capital is battling one of the worst pandemics of its existence. When doomsday predictions are being made about the number of Covid-positive cases Delhi might have by the end of July, the Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCDs) has announced the war of the numbers against the Delhi government.

Maharashtra’s Lonar lake turns pink, leaving locals surprised

12 Jun 2020 05:18 AM IST

The colour of water in Maharashtra’s Lonar lake, formed after a meteorite hit the earth some 50,000 years ago, has changed to pink, with experts attributing it to the salinity and presence of algae in the water body. The lake, which is located nearly 500km from Mumbai, is a popular