Day: February 17, 2020

Ruling out any rethink on decisions on CAA and Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that his government remains and will remain firm on the steps despite pressure from all sides.

India is looking at setting up a separate theatre command for Jammu and Kashmir, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said today.

After Monster, actor S J Suryah and actress Priya Bhavani Sankar are coming together again for a movie titled Bommai. It is produced by SJ Suryah under the banner Angel Studios. Shooting for the movie was completed recently. The film is slated to release on 15 May.

Actor Bose Venkat makes his directorial debut with Kanni Maadam featuring newcomers in lead roles.

The Supreme Court today refused to accept telecom firm Vodafone’s proposal to pay Rs 2,500 crore by today and Rs 1,000 crore by Friday against adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues and that no coercive action be taken against it.

After Petta, Simran is playing the heroine in Madhavan’ Rocketry, which is based on the life of ISRO scrientist Nambi Narayanan.

Fit-again senior pacer Trent Boult has been named in the 13-member New Zealand squad for the first Test against India starting here 21 February.

Actor Sivakarthikeyan turns 35 today. He is celebrating his birthday on the floors of his next venture Doctor in Goa. Meanwhile his Ayalaan is almost complete and set for release soon.

The retired AB de Villiers will be considered for a place in the South African T20 World Cup squad only if he shows good form and proves himself to be the “best man for the job”, says the team’s head coach Mark Boucher.

Still not over the disappointment of missing a world title in 2017, India captain Harmanpreet Singh has set her sights on the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup trophy as she feels her team has grown substantially to be among the top contenders.