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Bollywood films such as Baazigar, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Maine Pyaar Kiya, Shoot Out At Lokhandwala, among many others. Dev Kohli was born on November 2, 1942, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Pakistan spy, who is a resident of Bihar, was arrested from Kolkata and sensitive documents were seized from his possession, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, Kolkata Police personnel nabbed the man from his residence in Howrah on Friday. «He was found directly involved in activities prejudicial to the safety of the country,» the officer said. The man was arrested late on Friday night after hours of grilling, he said. «Secret information in the form of photographs, videos and online chats were found in his mobile phone.

Pakistan has tried to downplay the snub from the BRICS, saying it has not yet made a formal request to join it after the bloc ignored Islamabad when it announced its major expansion in years. On August 24, The leaders of the BRICS nations decided to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the new members of the grouping, sealing a long-drawn process. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch issued the details of her weekly briefing on Friday night, a day after the bloc of developing countries added new countries. «We will examine the latest developments and make a determination about our future engagement with BRICS,» Baloch said. To a query, if Pakistan was ignored by the bloc, she said Pakistan followed BRICS' developments in its latest summit in South Africa and also noted its openness to inclusive multilateralism. «Pakistan is an ardent supporter of multilateralism and as a member of several multilateral organisations it has always played an important role in global peace and development,» she said. The spokesperson termed Pakistan as an important developing country that has made «important contributions to promote peace, solidarity and cooperation among countries of the South». «We shall continue our efforts at the international fora for fostering the spirit of international cooperation and revitalisation of inclusive multilateralism,» she said. BRICS initially composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has undertaken major expansion taking its members to eleven, making it more representative of the Global South. Reportedly several countries are queuing up to join the group but Pakistan may face a challenge due to the presence of India which enjoys

₹37-38 a kg and ₹92-93 for basmati rice. Traders said that free-on-board (FoB) parboiled rice price is around $500 a tonne and $1,000 a tonne for basmati varieties.

Gadar 2’ is here to stay and rule the Indian box-office single-handedly. As per a report shared by the Indian box-office tracking portalSacnilk.com, the movie is going strong at the box-office. The Sunny Deol-Ameesha Patel starrer collected about Rs 418 crore on Friday (August 25). It is expected to earn Rs 6 crore on Saturday. If it can do so, the movie would cross Rs 425 crores. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the box-office collections of the movie. “ALL-TIME BLOCKBUSTER… #Gadar2 WREAKS HAVOC in Week 2… Mass pockets on continue to set NEW BENCHMARKS… Will continue to dominate the heartland in Week 3 as well… [Week 2] Fri 20.50 cr, Sat 31.07 cr, Sun 38.90 cr, Mon 13.50 cr, Tue 12.10 cr, Wed 10 cr, Thu 8.40 cr. Total: 419.10 cr. #India biz,” he wrote. The movie collected Rs 284 crore in the first week and Rs 134 crore in the second.

Pakistan's SereneAir is offering additional 10 kg baggage allowance on its flights operating from UAE to Pakistan. This special offer is valid till 30 Sept 2023 only.

BJP on Friday rejected Rahul Gandhi's charge that China has encroached on Indian territory as baseless and absurd, as it asserted that it is the opposition party which has committed «historic, unpardonable crime» in dealings with Beijing. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi quoted from selected works of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to say that his government had sent over 3,500 tonnes of rice in 1952 for the consumption of the Chinese Army which was «starving». He also asked the Congress to release its reported agreement with the Chinese Communist Party when the UPA was in power. Addressing a press conference, he alleged that the decision to send rice for the Chinese Army when India's relations with China had started getting strained was not a mistake but a «historic and unpardonable» crime. Gandhi has a habit of making baseless and absurd comments about China, he said, adding that the former Congress president makes remarks on India, its people and the RSS in a similar vein. During the Doklam crisis, he had met the Chinese ambassador, Trivedi said. The BJP leader asserted the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has notched up unprecedented success in its handling of India's military, diplomatic and economic affairs. The Congress has always tried to weaken the country when in the opposition, he said and asked the party to learn from the BJP which supported the then governments during crisis involving neighbours be it Pakistan or China. While the Congress government refused to punish Pakistan for its support to terrorism as it thought that this will harm peace talks, Modi's policy is that terror and talks cannot go together.

Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea that raised the issue of Indian fishermen getting arrested after straying into the territorial waters of Pakistan, saying political matters will be sorted out politically. The apex court said it cannot issue directions to Pakistan to release such fishermen and that the matter cannot be determined in a petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution. Article 32 of the Constitution empowers Indian citizens to move the apex court directly for enforcement of their fundamental rights through appropriate proceedings. «Is this to be determined in a (Article) 32 petition? How Pakistan and India sort out their fishermen problem, in (Article) 32 petition we will issue directions? Can we issue directions to Pakistan to release them?» a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia asked the counsel appearing for the petitioners. The bench was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by three petitioners, including two from Gujarat and one from Maharashtra. The counsel for the petitioners sought the revival of a judicial committee comprising judges from India and Pakistan that was formed in 2008 to mutually resolve the issue of prisoners, including fishermen who got arrested for straying into each other's maritime territory. «What is the scenario today? What is the relationship with the country today?» the bench asked, and added «These are government issues.» «Political matters will be sorted out politically,» the bench said and asked the petitioners to approach the government.

₹8.2 crore on Thursday, while Pankaj Tripathi and Akshay Kumar starrer OMG 2 collected only ₹2 crore on day 13 in India, according to a report published by Sacnilk.com. During its first 13 days in theatres, Gadar 2 earned Rs. 411.10 crore.

earning the team praise from around the country. However, the makers of Gadar-2 have now been questioned by the music composer of the original film Uttam Singh over not giving him due credit for the original songs.

Chandrayaan 3 mission has started a Twitter war after a UK-based news anchor opined that Delhi should not be asking for foreign aid following the successful moon mission. Following which, many infuriated netizens reminded him of the $45 trillion Britain looted from India in the past. It all started after the UK's GB News anchor, Patrick Christys, congratulated India on its moon mission and then asked the country to return the 2.3 billion pounds it got as foreign aid. «I would like to congratulate India on landing on the dark side of the moon. I would also like to invite India to return the 2.3 billion pounds of foreign aid between 2016 and 2021.» He added that the British taxpayer should also withhold the proposed 57 million pounds of foreign aid that the UK set to send to India next year. «We should not be giving money to countries with a space program. As a rule, if you can afford to fire rockets to the dark side of the moon, you shouldn't be coming to us with your handout,» he added.

International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka. The hosts are facing a critical juncture, with this match being their last chance to stage a comeback in the series after a defeat in the opener. Pakistan, on the other hand, are seeking to bolster its confidence through a series victory as it eyes the impending Asia Cup, scheduled to kick off on August 30.

BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: 6 more countries become members. The new members include Argentina, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Egypt. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an address on August 24 and declared the names of the new members while announcing the summit's outcomes.

Pakistan rupee hit 300 to the U.S. dollar in interbank trade on Thursday, traders said, as it touched a record low for a third consecutive day. The currency closed at 299.6 against the dollar on Wednesday, extending losses from the previous day, when it had weakened to close at 299 to the U.S.

The New York Times gave due coverage to the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on moon and carried out couple of article on its website's homepage titled ‘‘India Is on the Moon’: Lander’s Success Moves Nation to Next Space Chapter’ and ‘What’s next for India in space exploration?’. The publication also did a live blog on the event.

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Narendra Modi and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful landing of Chandrayan-3 on the surface of the moon on Wednesday. Nepal PM took to his social media 'X, (formerly known as Twitter), and said, "I congratulate Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and ISRO team of India on successful landing of Chandrayan-3 in the surface of the moon today and unleashing of a historic achievement in science and space technology." Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid congratulated PM Modi on the success of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission.

₹400 crore. ALSO READ: Jailer Box Office collection: Rajinikanth's movie inches towards ₹600 crore According to Sacnilk.com, Gadar 2 earned 12.10 Cr India net on its twelfth day, and in total its domestic collection reached ₹400.7 crore. On the contrary, Rajinikanth's Jailer performed well in its first 12 days at the box office and earned ₹287.30 crore in the domestic market.

ALSO READ: Pakistan in BRICS? China pushes for expansion; India stands firm against Islamabad’s inclusion PM Modi even mentioned that India fully supports the expansion of BRICS, adding, it welcomes moving forward with the consensus on BRICS. Addressing a plenary session at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, PM Modi said, “India fully supports the expansion of BRICS and welcomes move to move forward on this based on consensus." “In around two decades, BRICS has undertaken a long and magnificent journey. In this journey, we made numerous achievements," he added.

broken cable car that was dangling precariously hundreds of metres (yards) above a steep gorge was a miracle, a survivor said Wednesday. The teenager said he and the others felt repeatedly that death was imminent during the 16-hour ordeal.

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: Once busy in mocking India's lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, for its failure, former Pakistan Minister Fawad Hussain has now switched sides and praising India's third lunar mission. After applauding, Fawad Hussain also appealed for the telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing by Pakistan media.