There are no heroes in 'Ek Villain', says Shraddha Kapoor

Shraddha-KapoorNew Delhi, June 17 : Shraddha Kapoor has revealed that there are no heroes in her upcoming film' Ek Villain'.

The 'Aashiqui 2' star said, "There are no heroes in the film, as this film is about villains. And I am the one in the film who is between two grey shade characters".

Speaking about her character in the film, she added, "Aisha is the name of my character. She is full of life, happy girl who is always ready to help people. She wants everyone to laugh and be happy."

Binary stars more common than earlier believed

Binary-starsWashington, June 17 : Bochum's astronomers at the Ruhr-Universitat's (RUB's) observatory in Chile found out that high-mass stars are rarely solitary.

For several years, they observed 800 celestial objects that are up to one hundred times heavier than our Sun. More than 90 percent have turned out to be multiple systems.

These data support the theory that heavy stars are already formed as twins.

Even with the world's largest telescopes, binary stars cannot generally be distinguished as two discrete points.

Govt imposes $300/tonne MEP on onion exports to check price

onion-exportsNew Delhi: Concerned over rising onion rates, the government on Tuesday imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of USD 300 per tonne on the kitchen staple to curb overseas sales and check retail prices.

Onion prices have risen to about Rs 25-30 per kg in the national capital from Rs 15-20 per kg a fortnight ago.

The MEP, which is the rate below which no exports are allowed, has been re-introduced barely three months after the previous government in March had abolished it.

Export of all onion varieties will be subject to MEP of USD 300 per tonne, commerce ministry said in a notification.

Modi thanks guardian deities, Kings for Bhutan visit success

Narendra-ModiNew Delhi: Happy over his successful Bhutan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the "blessings of our guardian deities, leadership of our Kings, good fortune of our people" for it.

"Visit a success: All thanks to the blessings of our Guardian Deities; leadership of our Kings; good fortune of our People," Modi tweeted.

Modi, who chose Bhutan as his first foreign destination since taking over last month, received a rousing welcome in that country with the Monarchy and the government going out of the way to display their special gestures.

SpiceJet extends Rs 1,999 special monsoon fare offer pan-India

SpiceJet extends Rs 1,999 special monsoon fare offer pan-IndiaMumbai: Budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday extended its special monsoon fare offer with a starting ticket price of Rs 1,999 (all inclusive) pan-India, a day after the newly-launched AirAsia India announced Kochi as its third destination in the network at an all inclusive fare of Rs 500.

The offer is applicable to airline's all domestic destinations, including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, a company official said.

Hero MotoCorp plans 6th plant, scouts for site in South India

Hero-MotoCorpSao Paulo: India's largest two-wheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp, plans to set up a plant in South India, its sixth overall, to cater to the domestic market and take its overall annual capacity to 12 million units.

"We are looking to set up a plant in South India. It will be utilised to service the market there. We are scouting for land at the moment," Hero MotoCorp Manging Director and CEO Pawan Munjal said.

He, however, did not share the details regarding the timeline for the completion as well as the location of the plant.

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