Ajay Devgn, Sooriya win Best Actor as non-Bollywood movies dominate 68th National Film Awards

New Delhi, 22/7: Non-Bollywood movies on Friday dominated the National Film Awards for 2020 with Tamil film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ which tells the life story of aviation icon Captain Gopinath adjudged the best film, its lead artists Sooriya and Aparna Balamurali were chosen as best actor and best actress. While Tamil and Malayalam movies bagged all…

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Akasa Air’s first commercial flight to take off on August 7, bookings open

New Delhi, 22/7: New airline Akasa Air on Friday said it will launch commercial flight operations on August 7 by operating its first service on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using Boeing 737 Max aircraft. In a statement, the carrier said it has opened ticket sales on 28 weekly flights it will be operating on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route from…

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L-G vs Delhi government again as liquor policy comes under lens

New Delhi, 22/7: Delhi LG V K Saxena recommended a CBI probe into Kejriwal government’s Excise Policy, 2021-22, over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses, officials said on Friday.   The CBI inquiry was recommended on Delhi Chief Secretary’s report filed earlier this month, showing prima facie violations of GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of…

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Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19, has ‘mild symptoms’

Washington DC, 21/7: United States President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms” and…

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