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Mandy Moore receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Mandy MooreActor Mandy Moore was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The 34-year-old actor received the star in the presence of her “This Is Us” castmates and her “A Walk to Remember” co-star, Shane West on Monday.

“This is Us” creator, Dan Fogelman, shared a few sweet words about Moore, following which West took to the podium and surprised her with a picture of the two of them when they wrapped their beloved 2002 film. Director Adam Shankman was also present.

Calling the film “wonderful experience”, West said the Nicholas Sparks adaptation gave him a “chance to fall for this fantastic woman”.

“Mandy, you are an absolute gem, your smile is absolutely ridiculous – seriously, it’s ridiculous, and it lights up the room when you walk in – your energy is irresistible, and your heart is second to none. I couldn’t be more proud of you, I couldn’t be more happy for you. Love ya,” he said in the address.

Moore later shared some photographs with West from the ceremony on Twitter.

“Stars have always sort of been our thing. Thankful to @shanewest for his kind words on this very special day, one which I will never forget. It was a walk (of fame) to remember,” she captioned the post.

From her “This Is Us” family, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K Brown, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson were present.

Bieber is busy ‘repairing some of deep-rooted issues’

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Justin BieberPop star Justin Bieber said that he will soon make a comeback to the music scene with a new album, a follow up to his 2015 LP ‘Purpose’.

The 25-year-old singer said he is currently busy “repairing” some deep-rooted issues and needs to sort things out to sustain his marriage.

“I read a lot of messages saying you want an album .. I’ve toured my whole teenage life, and early 20s, I realised and as you guys probably saw I was unhappy last tour and I don’t deserve that and you don’t deserve that, you pay money to come and have a lively energetic fun light concert and I was unable emotionally to give you that near the end of the tour.

“I have been looking, seeking, trial and error as most of us do, I am now very focused on repairing some of the deep rooted issues that I have as most of us have, so that I don’t fall apart, so that I can sustain my marriage and be the father I want to be. Music is very important to me but Nothing comes before my family and my health,” Bieber posted on Instagram.

 

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So I read a lot of messages saying you want an album .. I’ve toured my whole teenage life, and early 20s, I realized and as you guys probably saw I was unhappy last tour and I don’t deserve that and you don’t deserve that, you pay money to come and have a lively energetic fun light concert and I was unable emotionally to give you that near the end of the tour. I have been looking, seeking, trial and error as most of us do, I am now very focused on repairing some of the deep rooted issues that I have as most of us have, so that I don’t fall apart, so that I can sustain my marriage and be the father I want to be. Music is very important to me but Nothing comes before my family and my health. I will come with a kick ass album ASAP, my swag is undeniable and my drive is indescribable his love is supernatural his grace is that reliable…. the top is where I reside period whether I make music or not the king said so. ? but I will come with a vengeance believe that.. (grammar and punctuation will be terrible pretend it’s a text where u just don’t care).

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The singer, who got married to Hailey Baldwin last year, has been candid about his recent struggles, previously asking his followers to pray for him in another Instagram post.

It will divide opinion: Kit Harington on ‘Game of Thrones’

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kit haringtonKit Harington believes the ending of “Game of Thrones” will “divide opinion” because it is impossible to please everyone in the audience.

The 32-year-old British actor, who plays Jon Snow in the HBO epic fantasy drama, said the makers have made sure to give a “strong” end to popular series, reported Contactmusic.

”I think it will be strong. But you don’t want to mess it up on the very last outing. I haven’t watched a single series that has a following like Thrones does where everyone is satisfied with the ending.

“I don’t think that it’ll be any different with this. I think it will divide opinion,” Harington told Emmy magazine.

“Game of Thrones”, which started airing in 2011, will wrap with season eight.

Earlier this year, the network announced that the final season will premiere on April 14. In India, the series will premiere on Star World.

Hope new govt at Centre will reciprocate steps taken by Pak to resume talks: Omar

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omar abdullahNational Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed hope that the new dispensation at the Centre will reciprocate steps taken by Pakistan so that New Delhi and Islamabad can move towards resumption of comprehensive dialogue.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to reports that Pakistan has decided to open the Sharda Peeth corridor to religious pilgrims.

“One can only hope that in a post May 23rd India these steps will be reciprocated by the central government & we can move towards resuming the comprehensive dialogue between India & Pakistan,” Abdullah said in a series of tweets.

Tara Sutaria to star opposite Ahan Shetty in Milan Luthria’s next

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tara sutaria 1It’s official! The Bollywood newbie, Tara Sutaria is on a roll. The actor, who is all set to make debut alongside Tiger Shroff and Ananya Panday in the upcoming film ‘Student Of The Year 2’ and will then star in ‘Marjaavan’, has bagged yet another film. Tara will be next seen opposite Ahan Shetty in Milan Luthria’s upcoming directorial.

The film will mark the Bollywood debut of Suniel Shetty’s son and Athiya Shetty’s brother Ahan.

It will be an official Hindi remake of 2018 hit Telugu movie ‘RX 100’. Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on his Twitter handle.

He wrote, “IT’S OFFICIAL… Tara Sutaria to pair opposite Ahan Shetty in Sajid Nadiadwala’s next film [not titled yet]… An official remake of #Telugu hit #RX100… Directed by Milan Luthria… Fox Star Studios presentation.”

Milan has previously directed movies like ‘Badshaho’, ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’ and ‘The Dirty Picture’, among several others. The film is yet to be titled and is currently in the pre-production stage.

As per media reports, Ahan has already started prepping for the role and is undergoing intense action training for the film.

The upcoming film is being produced under the banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and will be presented by Fox Star Studios. The film is expected to go on floors by this year.

Meanwhile, Tara is all set to make her debut in Punit Malhotra’s ‘Student of the Year 2’, which is slated to release on May 10, this year. Post that, the actor will feature in ‘Marjaavaan’ alongside Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh, and Rakul Preet Singh.

Congress will eradicate poverty in country after coming to power: Rahul Gandhi

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rahul gandhi 4Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday promised a “surgical strike” on poverty and said his party had been working on how to eradicate it for the last six months. Addressing a rally in Suratgarh a day after declaring his party would roll out a minimum income guarantee scheme for the poorest 20 per cent households if voted to power, Gandhi said only the rich could dream under the Narendra Modi rule.

“We will eradicate poverty in the country. This is a ‘dhamaka’. No country has done this in history. There should not be a single poor person in the country,” Gandhi said. He said his party would work to reduce unemployment if it comes to power.

“If Modi gives money to the rich, the Congress will give money to the poor,” Gandhi said. Alleging that Modi had helped those who had black money, the Congress president said those lifted from poverty by the UPA government had again been made poor in the last five years.

According to him, 14 crore people were lifted from poverty by the UPA government. “It is a shame that there are still 25 crore poor people in the country,” Gandhi said. “You will get the right price for your labour and product,” he told the gathering.

The UPA government had launched schemes over 10 years but Modi ended them all, the Congress chief said, adding that the prime minister had failed to understand the MGNREGA job scheme. Taking a jibe at Modi, he said the Prime Minister was indeed a “chowkidar” but of industrialist Anil Ambani.

 

LS polls 2019: Rs 540 cr-suspect cash, liquor, freebies seized across country

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money seized at election timesSuspect cash, illegal liquor, and drugs worth about Rs 540 crore have been seized across the country since parliamentary election schedule was announced by the Election Commission a fortnight ago, official data showed on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu recorded the maximum seizure of these illegal inducements, suspected to have been routed and used to bribe voters, worth Rs 107.24 crore, followed by Uttar Pradesh Rs 104.53 crore, Andhra Pradesh Rs 103.4 crore and Punjab Rs 92.8 crore. Karnataka saw the total seizure of inducements and cash worth Rs 26.53 crore, Maharashtra Rs 19.11 crore, and Telangana Rs 8.2 crore. An Election Commission official said the total value of seized items was Rs 539.99 crore.

The polls were declared by the Election Commission on March 10 and as per data updated till March 25, a total of Rs 143.37 crore suspect cash, Rs 89.64 crore worth of liquor, drugs valued at Rs 131.75 crore, gold and other precious metals worth Rs 162.93 crore and other freebies of Rs 12.20 crore have been seized, the EC data for all states for Lok Sabha elections said.

The EC has deployed hundreds of general observers, expenditure observers and static and mobile surveillance teams in the country to keep a check on the flow of black money and other illegal gratification so that the level playing field of holding fair polls is not disturbed. The seven-phase polls will begin from April 11 and the counting of votes will take place on May 23.

Grasim challenges Rs 5,872 cr demand from I-T authorities

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aditya birlaGrasim Industries has challenged the Rs 5,872.13 crore demand from Income Tax Department with respect to its merger with two Aditya Birla group firms.

“The Bombay High Court, while granting time to the department for filing the reply, has granted a stay against the recovery of demand,” the company said in regulatory filings to stock exchanges.

Grasim contended before the court that order was “wholly unsustainable in law.”

In September 2017, the National Company Law Tribunal bench at Ahmedabad had approved the merger of Aditya Birla Nuvo with Grasim Industries to be followed by the listing of Aditya Birla Financial Services.

On March 14 this year, the company received a communication issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, raising a demand of Rs 5,872.13 crore on account of dividend distribution tax (including interest).

The department held that as the demerger of the demerged undertaking is not in compliance with Section 2(19 AA) of the Act, the value of shares allotted by Aditya Birla Capital Ltd to the shareholders Grasim Industries, in consideration of the transfer and vesting of the demerged undertaking into Aditya Birla Capital, amounted to dividend within the meaning of the Act.

The company said that Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax had issued a show cause notice on February 11, which was subsequently revised on March 1, as to why the provisions of section 115-0 read with section 115-Q of the Income Tax Act, 1961 should not be applied on the allotment of equity shares by Aditya Birla Capital to the shareholders Grasim Industries, pursuant to the mega merger between the three entities.

The company said it had filed its detailed submissions in response to these notices.

Sensex zooms 425 pts on global rebound; Nifty above 11,450

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BSEBenchmark Sensex rebounded about 425 points to end well above the 38,000-mark Tuesday, breaking its two-day falling streak on gains in heavy-weights RIL, SBI and ICICI Bank amid persistent foreign fund inflows and positive global leads.

The broader NSE Nifty too inched closer to the key 11,500 mark.

A stronger rupee also supported the rally. The rupee strengthened 19 paise to 68.77 against the dollar (intra-day).

Markets commenced on a strong note largely in line with a firming trend at other Asian bourses but remained range-bound as investors were cautious. Buying activity gathered momentum in late afternoon trade that helped both the indices Sensex and Nifty to regain their key levels.

The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day’s high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.

It finally ended at 38,233.41, up 424.50 points, or 1.12 per cent.

 

 

TRAI to hold consultation with BSNL, MTNL on allocation 4G spectrum: RS Sharma

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traiTelecom regulator TRAI will hold consultation on spectrum allocation with state-owned firms BSNL and MTNL soon, a top official said on Tuesday.

“We have received reference from the DoT couple of days back on allocation of spectrum for 4G services to BSNL and MTNL. We will issue a consultation paper and hold open house discussion on it,” TRAI Chairman R S Sharma told reporters on sidelines of an ICEA event.

Both the telecom firms have asked the government to allot them spectrum for 4G services in lieu of equity. BSNL, which has the lowest debt of Rs 14,000 crore among all telecom operators, has sought 4G spectrum across India through equity infusion of Rs 7,000 crore to help it compete in the market.

The Digital Communication Commission, apex decision making body at the Department of Telecom, has sought view of TRAI on demand of spectrum from both the PSUs.

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