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Sanju box office day 2: Ranbir Kapoor’s film earns a stupendous Rs 73.35 cr

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Ranbir Kapoor plays Sanjay Dutt in Sanju. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film has taken the box office by storm. Sanju, a biopic on controversial Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, is ruling the box office. After becoming this year’s biggest opener on Friday, it has taken its tally to Rs 73.35 crore on Saturday, says film trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lad role, Sanju began on a thunderous note on Friday with a collection of 34.75 crore. Despite being a non-holiday release, the film took the box office by storm. Its collection was more than Rs 5 crore bigger than Salman Khan’s Race 3, which was ruling the charts so far. On the second day, the film is expected to earn around Rs 38.60 cr, Says Adarsh. He tweeted, “East. West. North. South... The REMARKABLE RUN continues pan India... #Sanju creates HAVOC on Day 2 [Sat]... Will cross ₹ 100 cr mark today [Sun; Day 3]... This one’s a MONEY SPINNER, a LOTTERY... Fri 34.75 cr, Sat 38.60 cr. Total: ₹ 73.35...

Emergency a black spot on the golden history of nation: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Congress on the 43rd anniversary of imposition of Emergency, saying India was “turned into a jail for the selfish personal interests” of the Gandhi family. Addressing a meeting in Mumbai organised by the BJP to mark the Emergency anniversary, Mr. Modi said the day needed to be observed to re-dedicate oneself to the protection of the Constitution and democracy. Emergency is a black spot on the golden history of the nation. Observing black day today is not just to criticise the Congress for its sin of imposing Emergency but also to create an awareness for protection of Constitution and democracy,” Mr. Modi said. Mr. Modi lashed out at the Congress for “spreading illusionary fear” about the Constitution, Dalits and minorities facing danger (in the BJP-led regime). He said the Congress could never improve. “For promotion of self-interest, they destroyed their own party.” “For selfish interests, the Congress turned the count...

Turkey's Erdogan wins presidential election

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in the June 24 presidential election and said his ruling AK Party and its alliance partner had won a parliamentary majority. However, the main opposition party said it was too early to concede defeat and said it believed Mr. Erdogan could still fall short of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff on July 8. Our people have given us the job of carrying out the presidential and executive posts,” he said in a short speech from Istanbul. “I hope nobody will try to cast a shadow on the results and harm democracy in order to hide their own failure.” The June 24 vote ushers in a powerful new executive presidency long sought by Mr. Erdogan and backed by a small majority of Turks in a 2017 referendum. Critics say it will further erode democracy in the NATO member state and entrench one-man rule. An unexpectedly strong showing by the AK Party's alliance partner, the nationalist MHP, could translate into a stable parliamentary major...

Violence cannot solve any problem: PM Modi

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    The everlasting message left behind by incidents such as Jalianwala Bagh massacre is that cruelty and violence cannot solve any problem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, noting that peace and non-violence always win. Referring to the incident which will complete 100 years next year, he said people must remember the message it has imparted. Hundreds of innocent people were killed and injured when British Army fired at them in Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar. “Violence and cruelty can never solve any problem. It is peace and non-violence, renunciation and martyrdom that are triumphant in the end,” Mr. Modi said in his monthly radio address ‘Mann ki Baat’ The Prime Minister did not refer to any specific incident while speaking on violence. Besides the incident of lynching in Hapur allegedly over cow slaughter, people have also been killed in the recent past over fake WhatsApp messages on child lifters on the prowl. Mr. Modi observed the history o...

WhatsApp alert! Messaging app to update its terms of service and privacy policy – All you need to know

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WhatsApp , which is testing its payments services in India, today said it is updating its terms of service and privacy policy to “reflect the addition of payment interoperability features” ahead of the full-fledged launch of the service. Almost one million people are “testing” WhatsApp’s payments service in India, which is the largest base for the Facebook-owned company that has over 1.5 billion users globally. WhatsApp has over 200 million users in India. “We’ll be updating our WhatsApp payments Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to provide simpler language on how the payments feature operates. It also reflects the addition of payment interoperability features we’ve added since the beta started,” a WhatsApp spokesperson told PTI.       The spokesperson added that the company has worked closely with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), bank partners, and the Indian government on these details of how its service works. WhatsApp had received permission...

Watch Varun Dhawan dance to Palat, Tan Tana Tan ahead of IIFA 2018

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Varun Dhawan enthralled an excited crowd at a Bangkok mall when he danced to some of his greatest hits, from Tan Tana Tan to Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Palat, ahead of the IIFA Awards in Bangkok. Watch video From Tan Tana Tan to Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Palat, performing artist Varun Dhawan moved to his mainstream tracks at a shopping center in Bangkok on Saturday. Fans rushed in colossal numbers at the Emquartier shopping center, just to get a look at their most loved star Varun, who looked smart in an easygoing white shirt, pants and powder blue shirt. As Varun entered, the group invited him with boisterous cheers and shrieks. He even shook a leg with two youngsters and was heard talking in Thai                                              The actor also reminisced about shooting in Bangkok for his film Main Tera Hero in 2014. The film also starred Ilea...

Is Miss World Manushi Chhillar Making Her Bollywood Debut?

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Each magnificence expo victor discovers her best course of action to Bollywood, so will Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, who will give away her Miss India title to her successor on Tuesday night and the Miss World crown in the not so distant future, do likewise? She says however she has found her affection for the camera generally, her Bollywood choice is something she might want to leave until further notice. "Despite everything I have a half year to go as Miss World. I haven't finished my school and I am additionally getting the hang of something ordinary. This industry was something I have never observed and I don't know anything about it. I was not in any case a man who watched a considerable measure of motion pictures. So for me, it has been a learning knowledge," Manushi told IANS on telephone from Mumbai when approached about her gets ready for Bollywood now that she will hand over the crown