IPL 2021: Kuldeep Yadav blasts KKR management, captain Eoin Morgan, ‘no communication exists in IPL team

IPL 2021 Phase 2 – Kuldeep Yadav blasts KKR Management: IPL 2021 Phase 2 in UAE before being ball is bowled has started on a rocky not for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Team’s premier spin bowler, Kuldeep Yadav has literally blasted the team management & captain Eoin Morgan for treating him shabbily. The left-arm chinaman bowler has played sporadically for the two-time champions, with captain Eoin Morgan opting to use the riches of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy at his disposal. According to Yadav, what pains him is ‘lack of…

UK’s investment in directed energy weapons likely to become the norm in fight against drones, says GlobalData

Following the news that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will invest £72.5m to produce advanced lasers and radio frequency demonstrators as part of the Novel Weapons programme (NWP);   Daniel Morris, Lead Defence and Aerospace Analyst at GlobalData, comments:   “The investment of £72.5m will unlikely make much of a dent in the global market. However, it does show willingness by the MoD to invest in more modern and innovative technologies. The investment is part of a larger £6.6bn in research and development (R&D) across the defense sector over the next…

SC to pass interim order as Centre refuses to file affidavit on Pegasus

The Centre has refused to file an affidavit on Pegasus citing national security, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it only wants to know whether or not the Pegasus spyware was used through illegal methods to allegedly snoop on citizens.    The Supreme Court has observed that it has received several pleas seeking an independent probe and concerns have been raised by journalists and others over violation of privacy. The top court has decided to pass an interim order, reiterating it was not interested in knowing issues related to…

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes Bill that exempts the state from NEET

The Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed a Bill to restore the medical admissions mechanism that existed in the state before the introduction of NEET. Earlier, the Opposition AIADMK, blamed the DMK government for several student suicides due to the unfulfilled promise of cancelling the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test.   The Bill allows for admissions to undergraduate courses in medicine, dentistry, Indian medicine and homoeopathy on the basis of class 12 marks, besides providing for 7.5 per cent horizontal reservation for the students of government schools in medical admission.   The Bill…

Union Steel Minister Reviews Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) of Steel CPSEs

The Union Steel Minister, Shri. Ram Chandra Prasad Singh chaired a meeting here today to review the progress of capital expenditure (CAPEX) by Steel CPSEs. Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister of State, Shri Pradip Kumar Tripathi Secretary Steel and the CMDs of Steel CPSEs viz. Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), National Mineral Development Ltd. (NMDC), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL), Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) and Manganese Ore (India) Ltd. (MOIL) and senior officers of the Ministry of Steel attended the meeting.   During the detailed review of…

Bollywood’s two big film studios look past Covid, sign ₹1000 crore film deal

With the firm belief that the Bollywood box-office would recover very soon from a devastating Covid-19 wave, two of India’s biggest film studios have signed a silver-screen deal for about 10 billion rupees ($135 million).   As cinemas slowly start to reopen across the country, Record label and Bollywood major T-Series, along with Anil Ambani’s Reliance Entertainment Ltd. have agreed to jointly develop more than 10 features. These movies, ranging from action thrillers, historic biopics, dramas and comedies will be released over the next 36 months, with some of them…

Former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes passes away

Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes MP died at a private hospital on Monday afternoon. He was 80 and is survived by his wife and two children.   Expressing his grief over the demise of the veteran Congress leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter – “Saddened by the death of Rajya Sabha MP Shri Oscar Fernandes ji. In this sad hour, my thoughts and prayers are with his family and well-wishers. May his soul rest in peace.”   In his tweet, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…

Vidyut Jammwal finally confirms his engagement to Nandita Mahtani

Bollywood actor Vidyut Jammwal, who was rumoured to be dating designer Nandita Mahtani, has finally put all speculations to rest by making his relationship official. Vidyut revealed on Instagram that he got engaged to Nandita earlier this month.   Vidyut chose to pop the question to Nandita in the “Commando way”. He himself revealed that on the social media app by writing, “Did it the COMMANDO way.”   According to sources, both were scaling down a 150-metre high wall at a military camp close to Agra when Vidyut popped the question.   Vidyut and Nandita then headed to…

Taapsee Pannnu feels ‘so-called insiders’ in the industry have never validated her films

Taapsee Pannu has said that the ‘insiders’ in the film industry have never given her validation, nor does she expect it. Earlier this year, Taapsee launched her production banner, Outsiders Films. The ‘insider-outsider debate’ erupted in the film industry after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput last year.    In an interview, Taapsee Pannu said that she doesn’t think that being an outsider in the film industry makes a person inferior to the insiders in any way.   She said, “I’ve never seen being an outsider as any way lesser than being an insider.…

The life of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh ji, teaches us the indomitable will and a willingness to go to any extent to fulfill our dreams: PM

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh. He also visited the exhibition models of the Aligarh node of Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor and Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University.   Addressing the event, the Prime Minister Remembered the late Kalyan Singh ji. He said that Kalyan Singh Ji would have been very happy to see the emerging profile of Aligarh in the defence sector and the establishment of  Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh.   The…