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Raveena Tandon on how boundaries for women’s roles have stretched much more today
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Raveena Tandon on how boundaries for women’s roles have stretched much more today

In this conversation, the actor talks about how the roles of actresses are not straight-jacketed anymore and if being outspoken about certain things impacted her career.

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra cross 1 lakh with 3,493 new infections reported today; toll stands at 3,717
India

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra cross 1 lakh with 3,493 new infections reported today; toll stands at 3,717

Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Movement of people will remain prohibited across the country from 9 pm to 5 am during the ongoing 'Unlock 1', but there are no restrictions on plying of buses with passengers and goods trucks on highways, the Centre said on Friday.

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Gurgaon cop among 6 dead in district today; COVID-19 containment zones in Bangalore rise to 113
India

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Gurgaon cop among 6 dead in district today; COVID-19 containment zones in Bangalore rise to 113

Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: A team of NHRC on Thursday visited the LNJP hospital. Jyotika Kalra, a member was quoted by ANI as saying, "We have come here to take stock of situation after NHRC took suo moto cognizance on the complaints of the patients regarding discrepancies in availability of beds on Delhi corona app and in hospitals."

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: 3,254 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra today; state home minister inaugurates care centre for cops in Navi Mumbai
India

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: 3,254 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra today; state home minister inaugurates care centre for cops in Navi Mumbai

Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: NHRC issues notice to Delhi Government & Union Health Ministry over serious allegations about COVID mismanagement including non-availability of beds, inadequate number of tests, increasing deaths, delay in last rites of the deceased in Delhi: National Human Rights Commission

Cyclone Nisarga may bring in gale force winds of around 120 kmph as coastal areas in Maharashtra, Gujarat brace for impact
India

Cyclone Nisarga may bring in gale force winds of around 120 kmph as coastal areas in Maharashtra, Gujarat brace for impact

Cyclone Nisarga, fast approaching the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, will remain a severe cyclonic storm system till the evening on Wednesday, with wind reaching a maximum sustained speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph

Indian Coast Guard issues weather advisory to Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and UTs over possible cyclonic storm, warns fisherfolk against venturing into sea
India

Indian Coast Guard issues weather advisory to Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and UTs over possible cyclonic storm, warns fisherfolk against venturing into sea

Indian Coast Guard has requested the state and UT administration to issue appropriate warnings in vernacular languages, refrain fisher-folk from venturing out to sea during adverse weather conditions and recall smaller boats at sea to the harbour.

Heavy rains lash Valsad, Navsari in Gujarat; NDRF, fire brigade kept on standby as rivers swell up
India

Heavy rains lash Valsad, Navsari in Gujarat; NDRF, fire brigade kept on standby as rivers swell up

Heavy rain continued in many places in Valsad district in south Gujarat on Monday, with the IMD stating that these parts would continue to get heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next two days

Amit Shah reviews preparations for Cyclone Vayu, directs officials to ensure maintenance of essential services
India

Amit Shah reviews preparations for Cyclone Vayu, directs officials to ensure maintenance of essential services

Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed the preparations for Cyclone Vayu, which is expected to make landfall in Gujarat, and directed officials to ensure all possible steps for the safety of people, officials said.

Cell phone-making firm moves court after govt issues 'Leave India' notices to 59 Chinese experts, terms move 'arbitrary'
India

Cell phone-making firm moves court after govt issues 'Leave India' notices to 59 Chinese experts, terms move 'arbitrary'

A cellphone-manufacturing company on Wednesday approached the Bombay High Court, challenging the validity of the "Leave India" notices issued to 59 Chinese experts who were scheduled to visit its plants in Daman and Silvassa.

Kalpana Lajmi passes away: Her films brought sidelined issues into mainstream Bollywood
Entertainment

Kalpana Lajmi passes away: Her films brought sidelined issues into mainstream Bollywood

The era in which Kalpana Lajmi made some of her best films was far from easy on the kind of cinema that defined her.

Kalpana Lajmi's films highlighted varied aspects of womanhood — from Rudaali to Daman
Entertainment

Kalpana Lajmi's films highlighted varied aspects of womanhood — from Rudaali to Daman

After making her debut as an assistant director on one of Shyam Benegal's films, Kalpana Lajmi went on to make movies with women and womanhood at their very core

Administration clueless as tar balls wash up along India’s western coast; experts claim it's a deep, recurring problem
India

Administration clueless as tar balls wash up along India’s western coast; experts claim it's a deep, recurring problem

Even though Central Board of Pollution Control claims that there has been no oil spill along India's western coast, tar balls are not only more excessive than previous years, they are also bigger in size, with beaches from Southern Gujarat, Daman and now even Mumbai’s coastline being covered with waxy formations lending the air a distinctly oily smell

Narendra Modi to visit Daman, Surat on 24-25 February, will inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,000 crore in Union territory
India

Narendra Modi to visit Daman, Surat on 24-25 February, will inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,000 crore in Union territory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Surat in Gujarat and Daman in Union territory of Daman and Diu this weekend to inaugurate various projects and flag off a night marathon.

Dahanu tragedy: Coast Guard officials call off search operations, confirm 32 of 35 students were rescued, rest drowned
India

Dahanu tragedy: Coast Guard officials call off search operations, confirm 32 of 35 students were rescued, rest drowned

A day after a ferry capsized in the Dahanu creek in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the Coast Guard, which had resumed the search operations this morning, subsequently called them off.

Dahanu boat tragedy: Search operation to find missing students continues; Palghar Police arrests three
India

Dahanu boat tragedy: Search operation to find missing students continues; Palghar Police arrests three

Search operations continued on Sunday to trace missing students, a day after a private boat carrying students on a school picnic capsized off the coast of Dahanu

Cyclone Ockhi: NDMA warns Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu fishermen against venturing into sea
India

Cyclone Ockhi: NDMA warns Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu fishermen against venturing into sea

The NDMA asked fishermen in both eastern and western coasts not to venture out in the sea for the next three days as heavy rainfall is expected in many areas due to Cyclone Ockhi

Arunachal governor BD Mishra says there is 'urgent need' to develop infrastructure along international border
India

Arunachal governor BD Mishra says there is 'urgent need' to develop infrastructure along international border

Newly appointed Arunachal Pradesh governor BD Mishra on Friday called for a composite package for infrastructure development along the international border

Liquor ban on highways: States sidestepping SC order, renaming 'city roads' to ensure bars stay open
India

Liquor ban on highways: States sidestepping SC order, renaming 'city roads' to ensure bars stay open

Artfulness has returned to India with a rage following the Supreme Court ruling that banned liquor shops and bars along highways. Quick action in certain states have seen highways being denotified into streets

Hit by liquor ban, Daman, Goa and others seek National Highway denotification
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Hit by liquor ban, Daman, Goa and others seek National Highway denotification

The SC verdict had come on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that nearly 1.42 lakh people died per year in road mishaps and the drunken driving is a major contributor.

Bird flu detected in Daman; poultry items banned for a month
Lifestyle

Bird flu detected in Daman; poultry items banned for a month

Two samples of chicken were found positive for H5N1 bird flu in Kadaiya village in Daman district following which the administration has prohibited import, sale and storage of poultry products, and banned restaurants from serving chicken and egg products for a month.