PAKISTAN dropped weapons and some cash in Indian currency using a drone in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday said, announcing the arrest of three LeT terrorists who had picked up the consignment near the Line of Control. Singh said the major success was achieved on Friday evening, following a well-coordinated joint operation by police and 38 Rashtriya Rifles in Rajouri sector of Jammu region, frustrating Pakistan’s design to step up violence and distur
THE RAJYA Sabha on Saturday passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020, whereby fresh insolvency proceedings will not be initiated for at least six months starting from March 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Replying to a debate on the Bill in the House, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the intention of the IBC is to keep companies a “going concern” and not liquidate them. The Bill
“IN A landmark global achievement”, India has overtaken the US and become the top country in terms of COVID-19 recoveries, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. The country has reported the highest number of recoveries with 42,08,431 COVID-19 patients having recovered from the disease so far, pushing the national recovery rate to nearly 80 per cent, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.61 per cent, the Ministry said. “In
INDIAN Navy’s decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat on Saturday set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sold as scrap. For Navy veterans who watched the huge vessel being towed away by a tug boat, it was an emotional moment as they stood near the Gateway of India, waving at the o
JAMMU and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced a Rs 1,350 crore economic package for the Union Territory on Saturday to give a much needed boost to tourism and other sectors hit by the economic slowdown caused due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the security scenario.
INDIA is committed to ensuring access to water and sanitation in all spheres of life beyond the household, particularly in public spaces, which is an essential element of the human rights to water and sanitation, said Vimarsh Aryan, First Secretary, India’s permanent mission to United Nation’s Office at Geneva (UNOG), at the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council. Speaking in an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur (SR) on ‘Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Vimarsh Aryan said
WITH Pakistan Army trying hard to push terrorists across the Line of Control (LoC), the Indian Army has deployed additional 3,000 troops in Jammu and Kashmir to plug any such infiltration attempts. “An additional brigade has been deployed on the LoC to plug infiltration and this move has given good results too,” top sources told ANI.
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of nine highway projects in Bihar through video conference on Monday and also inaugurate optical fibre Internet services through which the State’s all 45,945 villages will be connected, the PMO said on Saturday. These nine highway projects involve a road length of about 350 kilometr
THE phase-III human clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) will begin at the Sassoon General Hospital in Pune next week. Dean of the State-run Sassoon General Hospital Dr Muralidhar Tambe told this to PTI on Saturday. “The phase-III trial of ‘Covishie
THE new National Education Policy (NEP) aims to reorient the education system towards meeting the needs of the 21st century by achieving the twin objectives of inclusion and excellence, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday. Addressing the Visitors’ Conference on ‘Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in Higher Education’, the President said the policy sets the vision of developing an equitable and vibrant knowledge society by providing quality education to all. “Higher education institution
NEW wildfires ravaged bone-dry California during a scorching Labour Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people trapped by flames and ended with the State’s largest utility turning off power to 1,72,000 customers to try to prevent its power lines and other equipment from sparking more fires. California is heading into what traditionally is the teeth of the wildfire season, and already it has set a record with 2 million acres burn
AMERICAN actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his titular superhero role in “Black Panther” and as baseball icon Jackie Robinson in “42”, has died after a four-year-long secret battle with colon cancer. He was 43. In a statement posted on his official Twitter handle, the actor’s family said, Boseman was diagnosed with the disease in 201
AMAZON Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has become the first person ever whose net worth soared over $200 billion, according to Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The net worth of the world’s richest person went up by $4.9 billion after Amazon stock edged up two per cent as of Wednesday afternoon, Forbes reported. Bezos also owns aerospace company Blue Origin, the Washington Post and other private investments.
TEDROS Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years. Addressing a virtual press briefing from Geneva on Friday, the WHO chief said that the Spanish flu of 1918 had also taken two years to overcome, but current advances in technology could enable the world to halt the COVID-19 pandemic “in a shorter time”, the BBC reported.
THE Union Health Ministry’s telemedicine service platform ‘eSanjeevani’ has completed three lakh tele-consultations till now, the Government said on Tuesday. The platform supports two types of telemedicine services -- doctor-to-doctor through eSanjeevani and patient-to-doctor through eSanjeevani OPD. It has provided essential heal
SEVERAL areas in Madhya Pradesh were inundated following torrential rains in the state, while in Uttar Pradesh as many as 792 villages in 16 districts were affected by floods on Saturday. In Odisha, 44 of the Hirakud Dam’s 64 sluice gates have been opened since Friday due to heavy rainfall in the Mahanadi’s catchment areas in Chhattisgarh.
THE Bihar Police team, which is in Mumbai to investigate the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, will now also probe the case of alleged suicide of the actor’s former manager Disha Salian, a police official said on Sunday. The team will also quiz Rajput’s friend and creative content manager Siddharth Pithani, he said. Rajput, 34, was found hanging at his apartment in suburban Bandra on June 14. Mumbai Police have so far recorded statements of nearly 40 people, including those of Rajput’s family, his cook a
Even as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the city, an unfortunate political divide was witnessed on Saturday. Sandip Joshi, Mayor, had appealed to the people to observe ‘Janata Curfew’ on weekend and also observe self-restraint to break the chain of spread of COVID-19. However, it received lukewarm response, for want of administrative support and appropriate across-the-board political willingness. In various parts of the city, shops ..
TRAGEDY struck the families of three youths from Nagpur when they drowned in Kolar river while immersing ashes of their common friend’s deceased grandmother at Kille Kolar ghat near Dahegaon on Chhindwara Road on Saturday. Bodies of the two youths -- Aakash Rajendra Raut (25), a resident of Rameshwari, and Harshit Raju Edwan (20), a resident of Mahal -- were fished out by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel...
Aditi Tembhurnikar and Atharva Tembhurnikar, who are twins, scored similar marks in Class 10 examination. Result of SSC examination was declared in July in which both had scored identical 97% . Not satisfied with the valuation, they opted for re-evaluation. After re-evaluation, their score increased and again read identical, 98.6% each. The re-evaluation process results were declared on Saturday...
The committee appointed by the High Court and headed by Sandip Joshi, Mayor, conducted a hearing on Saturday to know the issues concerning 63 private hospitals in the city. However, 26 hospitals stayed away from the hearing. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued orders to convert 102 private hospitals in the city into Dedicated COVID Hospitals (DCH) to ensure that the patients do not face problems concerning availabi..
Continuing a rigorous campaign against illegal trade and production of liquor, a team of Excise Department raided the illegal kiln of country liquor and destroyed 12,000-kilograms raw materials used for production of country liquor and 35-litres illegal stock of country-made liquor at Kuchbandhiya Mohalla, on Saturday. Excise Department has registered a case against 12 persons including seven women involved in illegal production of liquor...
Justice Subodh Abhyankar has issue directions that the petitioner to submit a fresh representation alongwith all the relevant documents before the respondent within a period of two weeks and on receipt of such representation, the same shall be decided by the respondent/competent authority in accordance with law, taking note of the decision rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of State of MP. (supra) as also the order dated on March 18, 2015 passed in contempt petition within a ..
Apparently, Jabalpur recorded 242 number of COVID-19 cases on Friday against discharge of 191 people who recuperated. The number of COVID-19 patient in single day happens to be biggest in the COVID-19 spell. The galloping speed in COVID cases in unlock phase 4 with no ‘Sunday Viram’ and other measure to stop venturing of people at random act as an catalyst for the spate in number of cases. Also that the sparse sense of realisation amon..
Around 150 persons were benefitted with free eye check-up and free spectacles during a medical camp organised in Ranjhi under Cantt Assembly Constituency, on Saturday. The free eye check-up camp was organised on the initiative of MLA Ashok Rohani during the ‘Seva Saptah’ and celebrating the 70th birth anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
With Coronavirus taking its toll, District Collectors of Bilaspur and Raipur districts have announced yet another lockdown in their respective districts from September 21 to September 28 to break the chain of transmission of the pandemic. The lockdown would come into effect from 9 pm on September 21 and remain effective till 9 pm on September 28...
Akhil Bharatiya Bhojpuri Sahitya Sammelan (ABBSS), Chhattisgarh Unit President Rakesh Gautam died due to coronavirus infection at a private hospital in Raipur on Saturday morning. He was 52. He is survived by his wife Meena Mishra and one son Aditya Mishra. Patron of the ABBSS Ravindra Singh confirmed that President Rakesh Gautam died due to the coronavirus infection on Saturday. Rakesh Gautam had assumed the charge of the ABBSS Chhattisgarh unit President in 2013. Bhojpuri Bhawan was built during ..
Forest Department has sent five men to jail on charges of hunting two wild Jackals at Bitkula forest range under Bilaspur Forest Division. According to the reports, accused men Magati, Raju, Mahtab and Manish were arrested and sent to jail in wildlife hunting case. All the accused are residents of village Matiyari near Seepat. Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest-Wildlife Arun Pandey informed that on the night of September 17, Bilaspur D..
Prior to the programme of the Jagdalpur Airport inauguration ceremony on September 21, a 5-member team of Airports Authority of India (AAI) has left for Jagdalpur to maintain the Air Traffic Control System at the new airport. Four of the five 5-members have reached Jagdalpur and the fifth members will reach by Sunday afternoon...
Q: You would say that everything appears to be fine with me -- a good job, apparent good health, a decent house, a fairly happy marriage, a little nice kid, and a career that often brings good news of pay hike or promotion, even in these COVID-19 times. I go to work -- from home. I spend whatever time with family. Yet, I have lost interest in things. I have lost appetite, and get disturbed when my wife pushes me to eat. My nights are spent staring in the darkness as I cannot enjoy sound sleep. I feel ..
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said tribals have equal rights to all resources and development opportunities to live their lives. The State Government is committed to ensure them this right. He was addressing ‘Van Adhikar Utsav’. On the occasion, he distributed ‘Van Adhikar Patras’ and also released Van Adhikar Pustika...
Celebrating Swachhta Pakhwada, Bhopal Railway is continuing sanitation and plantation drive around station campus, railway track, railway colonies and parks. Railway officials suggested employees to ensure cleanliness in concourse area, circulating area, FoB, tracks, toilets etc places and also appealed people to keep the surroundings neat and clean...
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that efforts should be made in the districts to not let the number of active cases rise by taking measures as per local conditions. Discussions can be held with the traders community to limit the time of opening of shops in the markets and arrangements can be made to voluntarily close the market for half day or full day one or two days a week, so that infection does not spread. We all have the responsibility to sto..
VICE PRESIDENT M Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that India cannot make progress unless women are given equal opportunities in all spheres, including the political arena. He also said that there was a need to show in action and in deeds that gender discrimination no longer existed in the Indian society. In a Facebook post, he once
COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in a drastic manner, teaching harsh lessons to humanity and also redefining people’s outlook towards threats hitherto dealt in a casual manner. Apart from challenging the health infrastructure, many other sectors including information technology and cyberspace have seen the threat landscape undergoing dynamic changes. Cyber-crime has witnessed an extraordinary 500 per cent increase during COVID-19 underscoring an urgent need of devising robust infrastructure to safegu
Pilibhit, September 17 (IANS): A group of villagers in Pilibhit has built a bamboo bridge for the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers, about 200 meters from the Uttar Pradesh-Nepal border. The 25-meter-long and 1.2-meter-wide bamboo bridge on a deep-water channel has been built by the Bamanpur Bhagirath village head, Gurdev Singh, with assistance from the locals. Ajay Kumar, Commandant, SSB’s 49th Battalion, said, “A bridge was urgently needed for the frequent, prompt and unhindered movement of SSB patrollin
BY CALLING on President Mr. Ramnath Kovind to discuss the probe by Delhi Police in the February riots that claimed 53 lives, Opposition leaders have given more credence to the theory that the riots were nothing but a politically-engineered act with a motive to defame the Central Government
FORMER independent MLA from Uttar Pradesh, Nirvendra Kumar Munna was beaten to death in a land dispute in Lakhimpur on Sunday. The land in question is located near the bus station and the matter is in court.
CONGRESS national spokesperson Khushbu Sundar has welcomed the Centre’s new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and apologised to party leader Rahul Gandhi for her differing stand from that of the party, with her statement setting off a Twitter buzz. With the actor-politician insisting she “rather speak the fact than be a head nodding robot or a puppet,” Congress’ state unit hit out at her for airing her views in the open, saying that it was “indiscipline”
THE Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday appointed Adesh Kumar Gupta as its Delhi unit chief and Tribal leader and former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai as its Chhattisgarh State President, the party said in a statement. Gupta is a former Mayor of north Delhi Municipal Corporation and replaces Manoj Tiwari, a member of Lok Sabha, at the helm in the Delhi BJP.
MAHARASHTRA Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad, whose supporters are charged with roughing up a man from Thane over a social media post, on Thursday shared screenshots of posts by some social media users allegedly threatening to kill him. Awhad alleged that some people were planning to kill him and his residence was recced during the last five years.
FORMER Union Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday described the lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “watershed moment” in the battle against COVID-19 and called Modi as the commander and the people as “foot soldiers”. In a statement, Chidambaram also
There is a huge potential in the country to increase exports of man-made fibre garments and the industry needs to work with the government to push these shipments, the Apparel Export Promotion Council said on Friday.
Expressing his views at the webinar organised recently by the Cluster Promotion Forum of Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA), Gajendra Bharati, Joint Director of Industries, Amravati, said that the cluster development activity is evoking good response from Vidarbha entrepreneurs and it is growing in the region. “Various clusters in sectors like garments, dall mill, rice mill, agarbatti making, etc. have been set up under the Cluster Development Scheme,” he said. However he also said that there are some pr
G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nagpur, an autonomous institute, organised a one-day national-level awareness workshop on “Outcome Based Education and Accreditation” for engineering colleges recently. The eminent experts who graced the workshop were Dr K K Agrawal, Chairman, NBA, New Delhi, Dr M P Poonia, Vice Chairman AICTE, New Delhi, Dr Anil Kumar Nassa, Member Secretary, NBA New Delhi, Dr Avichal Kapur, Joint Secretary, UGC New Delhi, and Dr Sanjay Agrawal, Professor, NITTTR Bhopal. T
Students of ALLEN Career Institute, Nagpur have again outperformed in the results of the Engineering Entrance Examination JEE Mains-2020, released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) recently. Ashutosh Hisaria, Center Head of ALLEN Career Institute Nagpur, said that Aditya Anil Kadoo from ALLEN Nagpur
Bharati Web Pvt. Ltd. has come out with a safe, secure and simple video conferencing solution – SAMPARK, which is sure to put one ahead on the success curve. SAMPARK is a fully encrypted yet inexpensive, easy, and convenient video conferencing solution.
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Physical Education Teachers’ Association (NUPETA) recently organised a national-level webinar on Online Teaching-Learning and Coaching and Recent UGC Regulation on CAS. The webinar was held in association with Department of Physical Education and Sports; Dr Ambedkar College, Deekshabhoomi; Taywade College, Mahadula-Koradi; Renuka College, Besa; RS Mundle Dharampeth Arts and Commerce College; CJ Patel College, Tirora and Jyotiba College of Physical Education. Th
CITY hoopster Siya Deodhar has inched closer to fulfilling her dream of playing the WNBA after she landed in the United States and joined the prestigious Life Prep Academy a few days ago. Though the WNBA dream is quite far, Siya joining the academy in the United States would definitely give her dreams the wings to aim for the highest peak one day. The talented cager from Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana will be becoming first professional basketball player from Nagpu
THE second edition of Prabhakarrao Karkar Memorial Rapid Chess Tournament to be conducted by Nagpur District Chess Association in a joint venture with Lions Club Nagpur City will begin on Saturday. The two-day event that gets under way at 6 pm will be played through the platform of lichess.org. The tournament will be conducted online under the supervision of FA Umesh Panbude.
T here are good times and there are bad times. There are also good times after bad times as there have been bad times after good times. There are times that - for good or for bad - remain etched in memory for a very, very long time.
Shopping for a bridal lehenga is one of the main things which every bride-to-be feels exhilarated as well as frantic about. Placing a considerate amount of time and thought in choosing the bridal lehenga can pay off on the wedding day. From destination to decoration and from weather to wearability, there are several things to be considered while purchasing bridal wear. Puneet Jain and Yatin Jain, Directors, ODHNI share some tips to keep in mind while buying the wedding lehenga.
Nothing epitomises the beauty of an Indian woman more than the age-old saree. The traditions of this nine-yard drape have evolved with changing times, yet it undoubtedly is the most universal wear for women from virtually all parts of the country and is worn in various styles by different communities like the Bengali, Parsee, Gujarati etc.
Modern day beauty solutions come in the form of potions, lotions and lasers. But, there’s a lot more to skin care than potent face serums and anti-wrinkle creams. Beauty is a total impact of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects. Mind and body are inter-related and interlinked. The state of one reflects on the other. There is yet another dimension - the soul - inner beauty. It is more a part of us than the body and the mind. So, how can beauty be complete without taking inner beauty into account
Are you angry with me? If yes, please don’t be. Even if I don’t let you out frequently I have all my love for you. Have faith in me. I’m just frightened of the people here in outside world. I’m scared of you being supressed to death in me like they always do to the ones who let their beloved childishness out with the words, thoughts and actions. I’m scared that they would crush you like a cigar under their feet. I’m afraid you would not survive all this. You, being a super brave girl, who wanted to become e
It's been 3 months, Since she’s looked at me for long, The first thing in the morning. Now all she does is Give me a 2-minute glance Before leaving for college. There was a time When the first thing she did After waking up Was look at me. Some days with those Adoring black eyes, Some days with those Sad worried eyes Which were filled with self-hatred. Seeing her sad It made me sad.
Yes! New Year is coming!! No one knows How times flee How sufferings ended How long happiness and joy lasted No awareness, Finally a year is ending It feels like It's just yesterday
Ever since the outbreak of Covid-19, there is a heightened awareness within the media about being ‘Vocal For Local’, especially when it comes to fashion. Last weekend saw fashion bodies such as the Fashion Design Council of India and Lakme Fashion Week asking the fashion fraternity to share pictures with the hashtag #Vocal4Handmade. When it comes to textiles, no country can rival the heritage and beauty of Indian craftsmanship.
2019 -- It truly has been a great year for female representation and we are surrounded by exemplary boss ladies and young women entrepreneurs who seamlessly manage a work-life balance. But, the struggle gets real when it's your big day! It's a real hustle to run your business and plan your dream wedding at the same time. Keeping the chaos in check ensures your big fat Indian wedding is more fun than fuss. We have you covered on how to beat those moments of stress, read on for insider tricks from Sanna Vohra
Washington D.C: When the date is going bad, good food seems like the only saving grace right? Well, turns out, there are women who go on dates only to have some lips making free food, recent findings suggest. This new trend is being called ‘foodie calls’. New psychology research reveals 23-33% of women in an online study say they've engaged in a 'foodie call,' where they set up a date for a free meal. These women score high on the 'dark triad' of personality traits as well. Upon
LEMONADE might be the most popular of drinks of all times. Not only it is refreshing and tasty it’s very easy to make, and when you use your imagination, you can make a variety of lemonade. Here is twist to your favourite drink. Ingredients to make the Sugar Syrup 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Water Ingredients for the Water Melon, Pineapple, Cucumber, Rose and Mint Ginger Lemonade 4 cups Water Melon Cubes deseeded 10 tbsp Sugar Syrup 10 tbsp Lime Juice 30 Ice Cubes 3 cups Pineapple Cubes 2 1/2 cup Ch
Q.: Me and my friend had break-up with our partners and we told each other about that. He still follows ex-girl friend who does not respond to him at all. She loves some other guy with whom, too, she is uncertain. But my friend’s behaviour for me is bothering me sometimes as he is happy with me chatting all
A wife on her deathbed called her husband and whispered “Keep romance in the lives of our children”. It was an impressive parting message which, as we reflect upon it, is deep with wisdom. She knew that all who meditate seriously upon life must know that the passing years make a terrific assault upon the zest of man’s spirit unless he exercises care. Napoleon said: “Men grow old quickly on the battlefields; they do in life also unless they are vigilant. Charles Lamb once declared: “Our spirits grow grey b
Q1. I was in a relationship for three years. Then she moved out of the city and one day she told me that I am not fit for her future, because she wants normal life consisting of husband and kids, which being a girl I cannot give her. She was never committed to me. But I was very confident about my love. That I thought would be impossible for her to get over me. I was wrong. She made out with a guy in her city and probably she is in love with him. I am doing fine. I am just a normal person with people around
“S uccess is measured by the price a person is willing to pay. A winner is simply a man or woman who has become all that he or she ever dreamed of becoming.” Police Service in India has not grown out of the needs of the people. The Police was set-up and has evolved out of the institutions designed to serve the holding of the British and safeguard their interests at a low cost. Common people believe that the Police have been created and are expected to act as the conscious keeper of society but that has not
While we continue to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our social lifestyle, most of us may not be paying appropriate attention to a more important matter, our physical well-being. Although everyone’s aware that building immunity is the key to ward off viruses like the COVID-19, the factors influencing it remain clouded due to mis-information and hearsay. If we were to single out the most important of all the contributing facto
Couldn't achieve your fitness goals over the days of lockdown? Fitness industry experts and Reebok master trainers like Yasmin Karachiwala, Namrata Purohit, Shivoham, Vinata Shetty among others have create fitness plans for the new stay-at-home routine. These experts have taken to social media to present some of the best workout routines to help continue your fitness journey while at home. The training and guidance through videos motivate your to stay fit, healthy and active. Celebrity fitness trainer, Y
Holiday celebrations often revolve around eating, but people with restricted diets are more likely to feel lonely when they can’t share in what others are eating, researchers have found. Across seven studies and controlled experiments, the findings, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, found that food restrictions predicted loneliness among both children and adults. “Despite being physically present with others, having a food restriction leaves people feeling left out because they
Before opting for acupuncture for weight loss in Houston, discuss your overall health with the doctor and with a registered practitioner, you are bound to look slim and fit. In the United States, a majority of adults are overweight, so they are subscribing to programs for losing weight. For reducing your weight, there are various traditional and non-traditional methods, and one of them is acupuncture. Before trying this traditional Chinese technique, you need to understand all the facts. A team of scientist
ACTRESS Nidhhi Agerwal has recently launched her YouTube channel, and she is extremely happy to explore new space. “I’m really excited about this new venture. My fans have been requesting me to come up with a YouTube channel for the longest time. I am happy to share my journey with my audience. I think this is the best way to reach out to them. They will get a close peek into my professional and personal life. I’m sure that my relationship with my fans will definitely grow further,” Nidhhi said. Her latest
Zee TV is all set to introduce a refreshing comedy of errors that will get families together and make them laugh with its engaging light-hearted narrative. The situational comedy, titled Ram Pyare Sirf Humare, follows the life of a young woman Dulari and her ‘prize catch’ of a charming husband - Ram. Set in Bhopal, the story captures how this married woman, who is aware of how her ideal husband is cynosure of every woman’s eyes, turns to
Dwayne Johnson is all set to change the hierarchy of power in the superhero universe with his Black Adam avatar. The Hollywood star described Black Adam as a ruthless keeper of justice. Johnson pulled back the curtain of his upcoming film Black Adam at the DC Fandome by sharing some concept art trailers for the film, which has not yet been shot. He said that he is in the “very early processes of this creation”. “I can promise you this, I give you my word. We are going to go beyond your wildest expectations,
Actress Saumya Tandon, who played Anita Bhabi in the popular sitcom, Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!, has quit the show after five years. Recently, she shared vignettes of her last day on the set. Saumya has posted several videos on Instagram, capturing the celebrations on her last day on the set. One of the videos features the entire cast and crew singing
Director Faruk Kabir says Vidyut Jammwal, the lead actor of his upcoming film Khuda Haafiz, had to unlearn many things to capture the emotions of his character. The film is inspired from real-life incident from 2008, when a man went out to rescue his wife, abducted and forced into human trafficking in the UAE. Kabir said Vidyut, who is known for his action films like Commando franchise and Force, had to focus more on understanding the me
Actress Anushka Sharma says watching films does not always help understand the medium better, and that experiences in life help add value to storytelling, too. Anushka’s father served in the Army, so she and her brother Karnesh, who is her partner in their production house, grew up in a military background, which entailed lots of travelling. “Being Army kids, we are always open to new ideas and all that travelling really helped us understand local stories.
ACTRESS and former Miss World Manushi Chhillar has revealed that painting has been one of the earliest passions in her life. Manushi took to Instagram and shared a few of her paintings. “I started painting since before I can remember. I have been painting since my childhood days. In fact, I think I was painting much before I started reading,” Manushi said.
SHE is 15, and comes from a village with no electricity. He is 20, and hails from a lower middle-class family with bare access to daily resources. Together, they are the salsa dance duo Bad Salsa, and are winning global fans after impressing judges on the international reality show, America’s Got Talent. The Indian duo of Sonali Majumdar and Sumanth Maroju aspire to be international stars and win laurels and accolades for India with their salsa groove.
Indian music is a vast ocean, yet all our attention seems to be focussed on the one small pond that is Bollywood Music. It is time that changed. I’ve always been amazed by the popularity of non-film songs by Punjabi artistes that are a part of all festivities. Songs like Taarey gin are great examples of non-film songs that became a rage across India and have lasted the test of time. These were later appropriated by Bollywood, which shows you that it doesn’t take Bollywood’s marketing clout to make a superhi
As Kareena Kapoor Khan completes two decades in the Hindi film industryrecently, the Bollywood star says she is overwhelmed by the love and support she has received since her debut Refugee. Directed by JP Dutta, the romance drama, which released on June 30, 2000, marked the debut of Kareena and Abhishek Bachchan. Refugee was Dutta’s follow-up to the 1997 blockbuster Border and was moderately successful at the box office. Kareena to
A girl, yet to reach two digits of her age, attempts to dance sensuously in front of family and friends, leaving her parents red-faced. This is a scene from a new web series, Rasbhari that attracted criticism from Prasoon Joshi, Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification. He called for moral policing and sparing child actors from such depictions. The lead actor, Swara Bhaskar, was quick to point out that Joshi had misread the scene and that it should be weighed in the correct context.
Actress Alia Bhatt is looking forward to making her digital debut with the premiere of her film Sadak 2, and says she is open to the idea of diving deep into the streaming platform. She even shared the genre on her wishlist: An investigative limited TV show. “Actors not only in the West but over here also are working directly on the OTT. (Web) has created a huge opportunity for actors to showcase their talent,” she said while using the recent success of web series like Sushmita Sen-starrer web series Aarya
Casting director-turned-filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra has revealed that late actor Sushant Singh Rajput agreed to be a part of his debut directorial Dil Bechara without even reading the script. “Sushant had realised that my heart was set on directing my own film someday, and he promised me that he would work in my film the day I decide to make it,” said Chhabra, who cast Sushant in Kai Po Che, giving him his big Bollywood break.
Acclaimed actor Pankaj Tripathi says he has spent days with cheats and alcoholics, and added that one starts valuing the good only when one has seen the bad. “Maine thugon ko, chandaalon ko, lekhakon ko, vidhwano ko aas paas dekha hai. Bade bade sharabiyon ke saath din guzare hain aur un sabne milke banaya hai (I have spent days with cheats, low-life people, writers, educationists and even alcoholics. They have made me what I am).
“Is Salisbury safe?” is a question put forth by one of the residents worried about the situation that has developed in the city of Salisbury. The Public Health officials and other authorities dealing with a deadly outbreak that is responsible for the critical condition of two citizens, were able to restrict the spread because of a lightning fast action taken by them. The lockdown, the restriction of movement, the officials trying to trace the origin of the nerve agent, which by then they have identified, th
Actress Rakul Preet Singh says she has been feeling way more lighter since she turned vegan earlier this year. “It was a very conscious decision (to go vegan) when I heard about the damage that the environment is going through, the number of animals that are killed, the chicken that’s bred doesn’t ever run in open fields. They grow up with a lot of trauma, they grow up with a lot of fear and I think that comes in the meat also that you think is high in protein and that you consume,” she said. “
Actress Eisha Chopra, who played the female protagonist in the horror-comedy web series Official Bhootiyagiri, says that she is scared of ghosts but acting in a horror show was fun. Asked if she has ever had a spooky experience in life, Eisha told IANS: “I have always been scared of ghosts. I am one of those who cannot watch a horror film. That is why it was so interesting for me to do a horror series, given the fact that in real life I am super scared of ghosts.”
Actor Tarun Khanna, who has played Mahadev at least eight times, recalls how he declined to perform the Shiv Tandav when he was asked to do it the first time. “I am not a very good dancer and had initially denied doing the Tandav, but it was very necessary for the script, so I had no other option but to perform in front of the camera,” he said. For the dance, he referred to many online videos that were enacted by professionals and very soon “realised that it is going to be very difficult”.
Even though the Maharashtra government has considered requests from the film and TV industries to resume work safely after the lockdown, there’s still the COVID-19 scare. So should shooting from home be the new way of functioning? TV actors and show makers weigh in their options. Actress Donal Bisht is already getting calls for ads and serials. “We are no longer required to go to different places for look tests. We do it via our mobile phones due to the
It’s been an 11-year journey for Jacqueline Fernandez in Bollywood. The actress, who first set her foot in 2009 with Aladdin, says she has learned a lot with every role she has done so far and hopes to be an action icon one day. “In my career so far, I feel blessed to have worked with renowned people from the industry -- be it directors or actors. Additionally, I’m ecstatic and grateful to have got the opportunity to do different, exciting and challenging roles.
