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What T-Series joining Indian Performers Rights Society means for the parties and the music industry
Indian music behemoth T-Series is the last of the major music companies in India to join the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS), making it a watershed moment for the music industry in the countr…
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Rajinikanth to be bestowed with Dadasaheb Phalke award, announces I&B Ministry
Superstar Rajinikanth will be bestowed with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Thursday. "India every year gives Dada Saheb Phalke …
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Multiplex Association of India urges Maharashtra govt to not impose second lockdown, says it'll adversely affect industry
The multiplex industry — among the worst-hit due to the coronavirus pandemic — on Thursday said a fresh lockdown, even a partial one, would be disastrous. The Multiplex Association of India with the…
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In highest single-day rise this year, India reports 72,330 new COVID-19 infections
New Delhi: India saw 72,330 new coronavirus infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the COVID-19tally of cases to1,22,21,665, according …
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Nirmala Sitharaman tweets small savings rate cut order to be withdrawn; Congress calls it 'poll-driven hindsight'
In a tweet on Thursday morning that simultaneously gave rise to cheer and dismay, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the "interest rates of small savings schemes will continue to be a…
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Bappi Lahiri tests positive for coronavirus, admitted to hospital as 'precautionary measure'
Music composer-singer Bappi Lahiri has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital after the veteran was detected with "mild COVID symptoms", his daughter and singer Rema Lahiri Bansal said. The 68…
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CiNEmatters Ep 3 | In Reema Borah's film Bokul, a closer look at the plight of lives forced to reside on Assam's fringes
CiNEmatters is a podcast by Firstpost that attempts to turn the spotlight on a lacuna in the discourse surrounding Indian entertainment — cinema from the North East, which continues to remain large…
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Twenty20 political machine in Kerala: Understanding the political rise of the apoliticals
As India debates issues related to donation to political parties and corporate influence on politics in the context of electoral bonds, Kerala is witnessing a unique experiment. Kizhakkambalam Twent…
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Assembly Election 2021 Phase 2 voting percentage LIVE Updates: 10.89% turnout in Bengal, 9.84% in Assam as of 9.20 am
09:24 (IST) West Bengal Election 2021 LATEST Updates 10.89% voter turnout as of 9.20 am According to the Election Commission, West Bengal recorded a voter percentage of 10.89 percent as of 9.20 …
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Netflix lands two-film deal for Knives Out sequels, reportedly priced at $450 mn
Detective Benoit Blanc’s next cases will be for Netflix. The streaming company said Wednesday it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson’s acclaimed 2019 whodunit, Knives Out . Netflix de…
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Yashraj Mukhate on the fickle nature of internet fame and desire to create music with longer shelf life
Anyone who has spent enough time mindlessly scrolling on social media all of last year is acquainted with Yashraj Mukhate’s ‘Rasode Mein Kaun Tha’ clip, a comical take on a dialogue from an equally…
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Assam Assembly Election 2021: In Barak Valley, Congress battles religious fault lines; local factors bother BJP
Editor's note: Election in the Bengali-dominated Barak Valley of south Assam is both intense and unpredictable this time. This two-part series examines the battle lines drawn around more local c…
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Assam election 2021 LIVE Updates: Voting in 39 seats in phase 2 today; 73.4 lakh electors to cast vote
06:27 (IST) Assam election 2021 LATEST Updates Over 73.4 lakh electors to cast vote in phase 2 The second phase of polling will see a total of 73,44,631 voters exercising their franchise. Of them…
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West Bengal election 2021 LIVE Updates: Polling in phase 2 to cover 30 seats across four districts; 170 candidates in fray
06:14 (IST) West Bengal Election 2021 LATEST Updates All eyes on Mamats vs Suvendu in Nandigram The Assembly constituency of Nandigram will also go to the polls in the second phase where Chief Mi…
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SSC CGL 2018 final result to be declared today; check scorecard at ssc.nic.in
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will announce the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGL) 2018 final result on Wednesday, 31 March. You can access the result on the official site of SSC on…
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Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh advertises 172 vacancies; application to start from 8 April
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has advertised for 172 vacancies, in the department’s first recruitment drive in over a decade. The last recruitment drive by the corporation was conducted i…
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Last day for linking Aadhaar with PAN card today; follow these steps to link documents
It's 31 March, not just the last day of the financial year but also the deadline for linking your Aadhaar with your PAN number. Once the deadline ends and if the government decides not to extend …
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Woody Harrelson to play lead role in WWII psycho thriller The Man With The Miraculous Hands
Hollywood star Woody Harrelson will play the lead role in the upcoming World War II psychological thriller The Man With The Miraculous Hands. The movie, which hails from Jerico Films, a division of …
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Godzilla vs. Kong: Tracing why it took six decades for the two monsters to go at each other on big screen
In 1962, the Japanese film studio Toho released King Kong vs. Godzilla , an ambitious monster movie that pitted two of the most popular creatures in cinema history against each other in (supposedly) …
