TO mark the 30th anniversary of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, members of the community took to social media to post videos of themselves by narrating the “Hum Aayenge Apne Watan” dialogue from an upcoming flick, ‘Shikara’, with the hope that they would return to their homeland one day. On January 19, 1990, lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes in the Valley following a genocidal campaign launched by the terrorists.
THERE is no way a State can deny the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) when it is already passed by the Parliament, said Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday, who claimed that doing so would be “unconstitutional”. “If the CAA is passed no State can say ‘I will not implement it’. It is not possible and is unconstitutional. You can oppose it, you can pass a resolution in the Assembly and ask the Central Government to withdraw it.
FORMER Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Nripendra Misra, has been appointed Chairperson of the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), the latest in a string of appointments in the last six months. In November last year, the Government reconstituted the NMML society removing Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh and Karan Singh as its members and inducting television journalist Rajat Sharma and adman Prasoon Joshi among others.
SENIOR journalist and former BJP MP Ashwini Chopra passed away at a private hospital in Gurgaon on Saturday after a prolonged illness. He was 63. Chopra was suffering from ‘terminal cancer’ and had been admitted to the Medanta Hospital about three weeks ago. He passed away on Saturday afternoon, sources said. The media baron-turned journalist was elected as an MP from Karnal, Haryana, in 2014. He was the editor of ‘Punjab Kesari’, Delhi. Popularly known as ‘Minna’, he was a promising cricketer in his youth.
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday assured members of Parliament that India is safeguarding its interests in its neighbourhood amid rising influence of China. Jaishankar was briefing members of the Consultative Committee on External Affairs including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi. “Animated discussion on the neighbourhood and beyond. Shared our thinking and assessment on contemporary issues,” the Minister tweeted after the meeting.
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said that it has taken over the probe against the arrested Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP) Davinder Singh and three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists. An NIA spokesperson said that it has re-registered the case against Singh and the three terrorists, who were arrested along with arms and ammunition while travelling in a car.
IN A setback to the AAP, two of its MLAs quit the party after they were denied ticket for the February 8 Delhi Assembly election with one of them joining the Congress on Saturday. An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said the resignations of Dwarka MLA Adarsh Shastri and Hari Nagar MLA Jagdeep Singh was “unfortunate but expected”.
A POCSO court convicted two men on Saturday for raping a five-year-old girl in east Delhi seven years ago, saying the case had shaken the collective conscience of the society. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court convicted Manoj Shah and Pradeep Kumar, and fixed January 30 for arguments on the quantum of sentence.
THE Supreme Court will hear on January 20 a plea of a death row convict in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case against a Delhi High Court order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile at the time of commission of the offence. A bench of Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bushan and A S Bopanna will hear the plea of Pawan Kumar Gupta. Gupta moved the apex court on Friday challenging the high court’s order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile in December 2012.
AUSTRALIA has conferred its highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia honour, on Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for her contribution towards advancing the country’s relationship with India. Australia’s High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu invested Mazumdar-Shaw as an Honorary Member within the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division at a ceremony in Bengaluru on Friday, the Australian High Commission said in a statement.
BRASILIABRAZIL on Thursday released revised statistics showing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest surpassed 10,000 square kilometres in the year to July 2019, the highest in more than a decade. Brazilian farmer and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, on Thursday. (AFP) The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said last week that satellite data showed 9,762 square kilometres were cleared of trees in the 12-mont
AS SCIENTISTS scramble to determine whether there is life on Mars, a researcher from Ohio University in US believes that there is evidence of insect-like creatures on the red planet. Courtesy photographs from various Mars rovers, Professor Emeritus William Romoser’s research found numerous examples of insect-like forms, structured similarly to bees, as well as reptile-like forms, both as fossils and living creatures. “There has been and still is life on Mars,” Romoser said, noting that the images appear to
DECLARING a global climate emergency, more than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries have warned that “untold suffering” is inevitable without deep and lasting shifts in human activities that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and other factors related to climate change. In a paper published on Tuesday in the peer-reviewed journal BioScience, 11,258 signatories, including 69 from India, present trends in climate change and provide a set of effective mitigating actions.
WASHINGTON THE Pentagon on Wednesday released short videos of the US forces’ raid in north-western Syria that resulted in the death of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Releasing a few short videos of the strike, US Central Command Commander General Kenneth Mckenzie told reporters at a Pentagon news conference that after the raid, Baghdadi’s compound looks “pretty much like a parking lot with large potholes.” The compound was destroyed in a way to ensure that it would not be a shrine or otherwise memorable in
A 37-YEAR-OLD woman was allegedly raped by four men after one of them offered her a lift in his motorbike in Odisha’s Sambalpur town, the police said on Monday. The four accused were arrested and the chargesheet in the case will be filed within 20 days, Sambalpur SP Kanwar Vishal Singh said. The incident came to light after the woman was found lying unconscious at Baraipali under Ainthapali police station limit here on Sunday.
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Forty four girls, many of them minor, were sexually assaulted and tortured in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in a report brought the matter out in the public domain. The report was given to the Bihar Government in May, 2018. Former Bihar People’s Party MLA Brajesh Thakur was named as the prime accused. In August, the Supreme Court took cognisance and transferred the probe to CBI. In February this year, the cases were transfer
MUMBAIA 71-YEAR-OLD depositor of fraud- hit PMC Bank died of cardiac arrest at his residence here, his relative said on Friday. Pratap Jiandani suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday afternoon at his residence in suburban Mulund, he said.Earlier, at least eight depositors, who had high quantum of money stuck with the bank, had died in the last couple of months, including one who committed suicide. The relative said, Jiandani had an account in Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC Ba
“I am a part of Nagpur. Every person earns name because of Sanskars he gets. Nagpur has done those Sanskars on me and I am proud of it. Honourable President of India gave me oath but, today, after the overwhelming felicitation by Nagpurians, I am touched. Now, I really feel to have become Chief Justice of India,” expressed Justice Sharad Bobde, Chief Justice of India on Saturday at Kavivarya Suresh Bhat Hall. Justice Bobde was replying to the grand felicitation by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC)...
“Education is a tool to chisel the mind to leave aside selfish motives and develop into a responsible citizen by understanding the corresponding duties along with the rights, to make the society better,” said Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde while delivering 107th Convocation address of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University on Saturday. Quoting some scientists and philosophers, Justice Bobde said after getting the degree, one should gain experience while working in the field of choice. ..
Congress party, on Saturday, utilised single-handed majority in the 58-member house of Nagpur Zilla Parishad (ZP) and got its members elected ‘unopposed’ to the posts of President and Vice-President. Rashmi Barve became the new President and Manohar Kumbhare the Vice-President. In ZP house, Congress has 30 seats, followed by its alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 10 seats, another alliance partner Shetkari Kamgar Paksha having one, Shiv Sena. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 15 seats. ..
Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister, visited Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFAj) on Saturday. He visited the facilities there and also inaugurated the fully automated Robotic Nub Welding Machine. Later on, he appreciated OFAj for state-of-the-art machinery and high quality standards. Hari Mohan, Director General Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), accompanied the Defence Minister and explained the intricacy of state-of-the-art ammunition production facilities at OFAj...
IN A surprise move, Collector Bharat Yadav along with his fellow subordinates carried out inspection of chourahas and tirahas at Ghamapur Chouraha, Tayyab Ali Chowk, Bloom Chowk, Tripuri Chowk, Panda ki Madiya and Bandariya Tiraha on Friday morning. During inspection, he instructed to remove all obstructions that include electric poles and others in the path of left turn. Collector Bharat Yadav during inspection of sqaures on Friday morning. According to information, Collector ..
Panic created in Barela market when unidentified person opened fire on a jewellery shop under the jurisdiction of Barela police station, on Friday night. The incident took place when the market was crowded with customers and residents were frightened with the loud noise of firing bullet. One of the suspects has been identified as Ajju Patel, a resident of Bilwara village in Barela who is a notorious criminal and earlier involved in several sensitive crime incidents. Miscreant flashing ..
Polio vaccination will be administered at the polio booth on the first day of campaign while the mobile team will visit door-to-door to vaccinate the left over children aged below 5 yearsWith continuous efforts and community support, we efficiently managed to root out polio from the country. But in order to sustain polio eradication status, as a nation we need to work on continuous vaccination with all honesty, sincerity and determination. Once again National Pulse Polio Campaign is going to conduct ..
Existence of several illegal hostels in residential areas is vulnerable for untoward incidents in different posh areas of the city. A large number of boy and girl students and strangers lived at private hostels but the district authorities have no record of private hostels or occupants to maintain law and order arrangements. Disappointing is the fact that the operation of private hostel at residential buildings is illegal as per the norms of Municipal Corporation but the corporation ..
Under Swachh Sarvekshan 2020 along with organising massive cleanliness drive the Durg Municipal Corporation (DMC) is also collecting fine for littering. In this regard the DMC squad collected Rs 1000 to State Bank of India (SBI) as fine for littering as the bank employee had thrown the waste collected from the bank on the road.DMC also collected Rs 1,000 from Bank of Baroda (BoB) as fine the bank employee had thrown the waste of the bank in the drain. DMC team collecting fine from BoB. &nbs..
Colonel P Hani, Sena Medal, who is posted as the Head of the Computer Systems Department at Military College, Secunderabad was awarded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Army Day 2020 for hisoutstanding contribution in the field of innovation and scientific temper. Colonel P Hani receiving the award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Army Day 2020. The officer had made a Artificial Intelligence based solution which can find out the defects ..
In the wake of ragging incident at the SC/ST Boys’ Hostel, District Administration on Friday convened meeting of Hostel Superintendents and directed them to make necessary arrangements to prevent recurrence of such incidents.Talking to the media after the meeting with Hostel Superintendents, Additional Collector Padmini Bhoi stated that they have directed all the Hostel Superintendents to fix loopholes and arrangements at the Hostels to prevent recurrence of such incidents. They were also directed ..
Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) honoured newly-elected mayors and speakers of 10 Municipal Corporations, presidents and vice-presidents from 28 Municipal Councils and 63 Nagar Panchayats and Congress corporators at Indoor Stadium Raipur on Friday at a program titled ‘Janmat Ka Samman’. The corportors of Korba Municipal Corporation being honoured by State Congress In-charge P L Punia, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and party leaders. Speaking on ..
CHIEF Minister Kamal Nath said that Madhya Pradesh is a diversity-rich State. It is known for its diversity and ethos in the world. This diversity remains to be transformed into a positive energy. CM Kamal Nath was addressing inaugural session of MP IAS Service Meet 2020 at RCVP Naronha Academy of Administration in the State capital on Friday. He further said that the only country matching India’s diversity was Soviet Union, but it no longer exists because it did not have the value of tolerance, ..
Though voting was conducted peacefully at maximum polling centres in the State, but situation turned sour at polling no. 2 at District Court in Jabalpur when some advocates had scuffle with police personnelFate of as many as 145 candidates who are in fray for various posts of Madhya Pradesh State Bar Council was sealed in ballot boxes. Voting for various posts was held across the State, on Friday. Thousands of advocates have exercised their franchise to elect office-bearers of their choice. Advo..
PAIR of lions brought to Van Vihar National Park from Bilaspur will be brought to display enclosure for tourists after 20 days. Both the lions are healthy and they are adjusting in quarantine of park. Lion Satya, brought from Bilaspur zoo, relaxing in its enclosure. However, lioness Nandi was quite shy on first day in the new surroundings. She was roaming around the quarantine and then she kept on sitting at one place for hours. The lioness was also roaring continuously and ..
BHOPAL Cyber police arrested a Ugandan for installing skimmer device in an ATM in Katara Hills and duping people worth lakhs. Mukasa Andrew, 23-year-old, was arrested from Bengaluru after a man filed a complaint of cyber fraud on November 12, 2019. DIG Irshad Wali during a press conference said that the complainant had informed his bank that a sum of Rs 16 lakh was withdrawn from his account without any information. Cyber police with the arrested accused for installing skimmer device at ..
THEY were sincere, intense college boys and girls -- students of a professional course. They wanted to know how they should prepare to take up jobs after their course was over. Their desire to do things well and right, was obvious in their body-language and on their sober faces. But all of them felt a sense of shock when I suggested that they would do well to ensure that they keep themselves in good physical and mental health. Since they formed a group of intense, sincere young people, none of them said any
WITH elaborate planning and execution a long drawn ethnic problem has been successfully solved. Due credit must go to the personal interest taken by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Mr. Amit Shah, the Chief Ministers of Tripura and Mizoram and the Assamese leadership. With this settlement 30000 displaced Bru tribals will have their rightful place to live in Tripura. For the last over two decades these tribals, who had fled Mizoram due to ethnic clashes, have been living in camps without
India’s diplomatic journey in the last five years has been spectacular, to say the least. It was one ofassertion of the primacy of India’s signature on the international essay of multi-lateral cooperation on issues of common interest. This diplomatic journey also showed how India positioned itself carefully and leveraged itsmilitary capabilities smartly to make itself an unavoidable Asian power with a global outreach.The Raisina Dialogue is a vibrant forum.- Tweet by Prime Minister Mr. Nar
THE anticipation that the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will make a positive difference to India’s strategic and security interests, is proving itself to be true from the manner in which General Bipin Rawat is voicing India’s con
MUMBAINATIONALIST Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar said on Friday that as per the agreement between constituents of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, his party is supposed to get the post of Deputy Chief Minister, while the Speaker would be from the Congress. Pawar’s statement followed reports that the Congress is now demanding Deputy Chief Minister’s post, and is ready to give up the Speaker’s post to the NCP. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was sworn-in as Maharashtra
NEW DELHI : ON JUNE 26, 1975, the morning after the Emergency was proclaimed, Arun Jaitley gathered a group of people and burnt an effigy of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, making him, in his own words, the ‘first satyagrahi’ against the Emergency. He was later arrested under preventive detention and was in custody for a period of 19 months from 1975 to 1977. “When the Emergency was proclaimed at midnight on 25 June 1975, they came to arrest me. I managed to escape by going
NEW DELHI: BHARATIYA Janata Party leaders on Tuesday condoled the death of former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj, with party President Amit Shah saying that she left an indelible mark in the national politics. BJP working president J P Nadda said Swaraj was an example of an ideal personality, be as an Opposition leader or as External Affairs Minister. The country will always remember her as extremely simple, empathic, robust, energetic and impressive personality, Nadda said, adding her death is an
NEW DELHI: FORMER Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Monday reacted angrily to the Centre scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution providing special status to the State and bifurcating it, saying the “disastrous” move may lead to “catastrophic consequences”. Senior BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Ram Madhav and several other BJP leaders, however, welcomed the Union government’s decision calling it a “bold a
ENVIRONMENT Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said in the Rajya Sabha that there is variable impact of climate change on crop production and efforts are being made to develop drought and flood tolerant seed varieties.
Elaborating on the advantages of chatbot, Shubham Rangari on Saturday said that the software is helping companies resolve various queries of their customers in a very effective manner. He was speaking at the seminar organised here by the Nagpur Chapter of TiE held at Chitnavis Centre in Civil Lines. A chatbot is a piece of software that conducts a conversation via auditory or textual methods and it is being widely used by various retail, financial and other companies. Rangari said that chatbot is very cost
VAASTU Vision Furniture, Interior and Lifestyle Expo is receiving overwhelming response form the visitors as the exhibitors are offering furniture and interior decoration items are a very special prices. The exhibitors are offering heavy discount for a limited period of time. The expo going on at Deshpande Hall premises, opposite MLA Hostel, Civil Lines from January 17 to 20 witnessed large number of people on Saturday. Most of them eithier purchased the items on the spot or booked them. The exhibitors are
THE incessant endeavours of Krishna Consultants to offer the best services to overseas education aspirants continues as yet another education fair was organised for the students benefit. The Australia and New Zealand Education Fair organised on Saturday, turned out to be a grand success as more than 100 aspirants attended the fair.
SHREE Shivam,one of the biggest family garment stores of city, is offering heavy discount in the name of ‘Aadhe Aadhe Pe Pura Fayda’ scheme. The sale is getting overwhelming response from the customers. Shree Shivam has for the first time offering such a huge discount sale on national and international brands available in the store.
FASHIONISTA, after serving all the fashion lovers since 2008 and having successfully completed 236 exhibitions in 27 cities across the country, is now all set to fascinate people in Nagpur with its 39th edition. The mega event will be held at Hotel Center Point fon January 21, 22 and 23 between 11.00 am and 8.00 pm where in more than 100 elite designers will showcase their innovative items.
JUSTIN Thomas’ all-around game has made him one of the hottest players on the PGA Tour and the American will try to carry that momentum into this week’s Tournament of Champions, the first event of 2020.
HE hasn’t lost a bout in close to five years and Vijender Singh is determined to keep the record with a world title to boot as he enters the new decade donning multiple hats, including the one of an active politician “with strong opinions”. The 34-year-old trailblazing boxer, who delivered India’s first Olympic and men’s world championship medals in boxing back in 2008 and 2009, has logged an enviable 12-0 record in the professional circuit, which he entered in 2015.
BRUNO Henrique scored one goal and made two more to book Flamengo’s place in the final of the Club World Cup as the Brazilian giants came from behind to beat Asian champions Al Hilal 3-1 here. Salem Aldawsari gave the Saudi club a deserved lead in the first half of this semi-final on a rare rainy night at the Khalifa International Stadium on Tuesday, but Flamengo woke up after the interval and equalised through Giorgian De Arrascaeta in the 49th minute. Bruno Henrique then headed home after 78 minutes and t
Poor families in India, struggling to eke out a living, see the girl child as a burden. Often, girls are the victims of infanticide and child marriage. According to UNICEF, one in every three child brides in the world is from India. In 2014, Shree Cement initiated a project as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to find out if they can uplift the lives of girls from impoverished families and provide incentives that can prevent child marriage while also empowering women to stand on their own ec
There is a familiar chill in air and the world is warming up to the idea of good winter ahead. Though December is hardly as flamboyant as it used to be, having no biting cold to offer, its mellowed down version absolutely pleases us. With inhabitants of earth so good at offering cold vibes, who needs a harsher climate to add to sufferings?! December is all cool. And though I am not the one to be scared of cold - weather or people - a little warmth is heartwarming, indeed. Why, haven’t we faced many strictly
Nothing perhaps announces the wedding season in India - or indeed the latest in bridal trends - better than the crammed lanes of Chandni Chowk. As winter sets in over the capital, the preferred time to get married across the plains of north India, the packed streets of the historic Old Delhi market get a little more crowded with hundreds of brides-to-be from the city and beyond thronging shops to find the right lehenga for their big day. It could be silk, satin or even leather, designer rip-off or original,
‘Make hay while the sun shines.’ This simple advice about life full of opportunities coming right from our farms has marched through quite many twists and turns so much so that even the sun does not know what all people make while it shines or while it is still dark. People have learnt to make their hay with or without sun. Amazing, isn’t it? The little problem, however, is that when everybody is making hay, there is lot of hay. But more pertinent is the question as to who, then, is taking care of sowing, w
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
With the decade ending in less than a a few hours, there is something, I've been wondering. We, as humans, are so scared of change and yet that is the only constant we have in our lives. We cling onto our beliefs, we tell comfortable lies to each other, we try and make sense of being tinier than a speck of dust in the galaxy, forging our stories, being the protagonist of our own personal tales. And yet, we decry ourselves so much. We want thinner waists, we wish to be taller, we want to be great and recogni
When I go to bed each night. I admire the ceiling with my open eyes. I think of the dreams I am craving for. And the person I want to become.
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
Women in today’s world are equal to men — both in opportunities and responsibilities. She may be the boss at office, a wife who builds a better home for her family, a mother raising her children or a teacher who imparts knowledge to youngsters. Five women nutritionists from across India share how women can efficiently balance their lives for better.Mumbai-based nutritionist Madhuri Ruia says, “Women, today, need to focus on building energy reserves to maintain work life b
A sk any achiever the secret of his success and he may say something like this: “Well, I had the right credentials education, experience and worked hard making minimum mistakes. I also happened to be at the right place at the right time. It may be true but what made him was that he became indispensable to the employer because he developed the right attributes to attract the employer’s trust and truth in transactions and performance. He played his leadership roles and willingly accepted difficult assignments
Q. I am 36-years-old and since childhood I have lot of fear in my mind when I have to meet strangers and specially talk to women/girls. Even though I am working now, the fear of people continues. I feel I might do something wrong if I take a step forward. Now due to this, I have developed problems in my stomach. I read your column and thought I should come and meet you. Please help me madam.
Bundled up in the cloak of obscurity, Trying to hide behind anonymity, My anxious self wallows in doubt, What’s uglier, my face or soul? What’s prettier, my fury or self-loathe? Brittle is my confidence that once soared with pride,
It was a memorable audio tape I was listening to. I got the example of a sparrow that stimulated my thoughts and brought me back to another article. It was not only the example but something we do require to accomplish our goals and understand our internal world as well as the external world. Let’s examine something about our behaviour out of knowing this example. Everyone is acquainted with the sparrow. As we all know, sparrows have a nest to stay as we have a home. Here the learning begins. When a sparrow
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
By Dr Satnam Singh Chhabra: While those of us who thought TB is a pulmonary disease affecting our lungs need to think again! According to the medical statistics, 5-10 per cent of the total TB patients in India suffer from bone TB and the figure is on constant rise, more due to ignorance about bone TB, during which the bacterium causing TB affects bones and the spine. In fact, if we talk about numbers, India is home to about one lakh people who suffer from osteoarticular tuberculosis which
By Wendy Oliver-Pyatt: “Fitness isn’t just a plan you embark on, along with a diet, to lose weight. It's a lifelong love of movement that will help you maintain good health and the physique you want. We've compiled some workout routines and ideas to help you along your way.These recommendations will help you evolve your workout routine and activity plan. The theme is picking something you love doing, and nurturing your feelings every step of the way. After you read through these workout opt
By Leon Straker: Many people spend the majority of their waking hours sitting – at home, commuting and at work. Particularly when we’re sitting for long periods at a desk, there are a few things we should keep in mind. How should we sit? Many people think there is one“good” posture. But actually, there isn’t just one way of sitting. Different ways of sitting will place different physical stresses on our bodies, and variety is good. To work out if a posture is “
Robert Downey Jr may be appearing in Scarlett Johansson-led Black Widow as Tony Stark aka Iron Man but the Hollywood superstar insists that his Marvel journey has ended once and for all. Downey Jr amassed fame and fan-following after his appearance as Iron Man in 10 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies. He ended his stint with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, though he will be coming back for one last time for Black Widow, which is set in the past.
Actress Rasika Dugal stayed with a senior police officer for a few days in Chandigarh to prepare for her role in season two of the web series Delhi Crime. The actress says she doesn’t feel she can ever be fully prepared for a part.“I don’t ever feel I can be fully prepared for a part. It’s always a work in progress and that’s what’s exciting about it. “Spending even a day at police station is blast of reality and a reminder that we live in a bubble. And, of course, a reminder that reality is way more entert
A proper closure A CTOR Daniel Craig says he had some unfinished business with the James Bond franchise that made him comeback as famed British spy for one last time. Craig, who took over the role of the suave 007 agent from Pierce Brosnan, has so far featured in four Bond films -- Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015). He reprises the character for the fifth and final time in Cary Fukunaga’s NoTime To Die.
ACTOR Sunny Singh says his Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 co-star and friend Kartik AAaryan is not his contemporary and that comparisons between them hold no importance. The actors have often featured together in movies, latest being Pati Patni Aur Woh where Sunny made a cameo appearance. Asked about feeling competitive, Sunny told: “Firstly, Kartik isn’t a contemporary. He is more like a brother. So, a comparison of any sort holds no i m p o r t a n c e . Secondly, Kartik and I are in completely different spaces.” “
Dwayne Johnson loves the world of Bollywood and doesn’t rule out working in a Bollywood film someday. The Hollywood star says working on an Indian action movie would be fun. In fact, he already has few friends from India's tinseltown. Dwayne has worked with Indian star Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Baywatch, and bonded with Varun Dhawan through social media when the Indian star appreciated his movie and one of his positive gestures. So, can we expect you to head to Bollywood soon? “I wouldn't rule that out. I ha
Ileana DCruz, who regularly gives sleepless nights to netizens with snazzy snapshots on social media, has revealed that she has always had issues accepting her body the way it is. At the same time, the 33-year-old actress claims that she is in a happier space right now, and that she respects her body a lot more than before. During an interview with IANS, Ileana said, “I have always had issues accepting my body the way it is.
When you pursue vengeance blindly, it blurs the line between right and wrong. With this vengeance in her eyes, Maya is all set to return on December 2, at 9 pm Mon to Fri on Sony TV with a brand new season of Beyhadh2. Maya, who was adored for her obsessive love in the last season of Beyhadh, will be seen in a mysterious and intriguing avatar. Jennifer Winget plays an elusive thriller author Maya Jaisingh who becomes a sensation when her first novel becomes a bestseller, yet nobody has even seen her face, s
Bollywood composer Sajid Ali Khan, of the Sajid-Wajid duo that has collaborated with Salman Khan on several films, says the 53-year-old superstar takes the final decision when it comes to music of their films, adding that Salman is a talented and musical person. Sajid and his co-composer brother Wajid return with Salman Khan in Dabangg 3, where they are credited as music directors apart from Sandeep Shirodhkar. For the upcoming film, a unique strategy has been approached, for the launch of the songs. Audio
Actress Harleen Sethi, who is playing the female protagonist in the romantic web series Broken But Beautiful, says projection of a vulnerable woman does not make one weak as a person, and there is a strength in that, too.The portrayal of women in cinema is changing and these days women are shown in a more realistic manner, with flaws and as being independent-minded. Asked about how she looks at change, Harleen told IANS: “These days I see women are strongminded, career-oriented and somewhere they are hiding
Jacqueline Fernandez is joining John Abraham and Rakul Preet Singh in the upcoming Attack. John will be next seen in the action film, which he plans to turn it into a franchise. “It is a fantastic film and script. I am coming together with John. And we have Rakul also in this film with us. It will be so great.
Hollywood actor-producer Dwayne Johnson says the prospect of coming out with a third film in the Jumanji franchise totally depends on audience reaction to upcoming second part, Jumanji: The Next Level. Asked about the plans for the third part, Johnson said: “That depends on the audience. When we made the first one, we thought that the concept was unique and we will see what happens. We never thought of making part two. So, same thing applies here too. We will keep our eyes open and heads to the ground and (
Actor Rishi Kapoor believes the audience today is more accepting of seeing senior actors in prominent roles on screen. The veteran actor, who next features in Jeethu Joseph’s The Body with Emraan Hashmi and Sobhita Dhulipala, said filmmakers have started to treat their films’ cast at par with each other. “It’s a different scenario today. He (Joseph) has made a film with me and Emraan Hashmi where we both are playing important roles in the film. Today, it has become possible for me to do an important role wh
Dil Se Dil Tak actress Jasmin Bhasin is doing everything to look like a “nice and hot naagin” in the latest part of the hit supernatural series Naagin. To nail the character, she says she has to stop eating butter chicken and pizzas. She plays the role of a naagin called Nayantara in the Ekta Kapoor show.
YAMI Gautam’s phone hasn’t stopped buzzing since the release of Bala, with adjectives like“revelation and game changer” being used to describe her performance in the film. The actor says the response has made her realise the importance of waiting for good projects and turning down work which doesn’t have her heart.Yami started the year with Uri: The Surgical Stirke and has closed her 2019 with the Amar Kaushik-directed comedy. Both the films were critically well received and while Uri is one of the biggest
ABBAS-Mustans 1993 Diwali release Baazigar, which was a superhit on release and has now become a cult flick, has completed 26 years. The filmmaker duo is excited as well as nostalgic. Talking to IANS, Abbas Burmawalla of the Abbas-Mustan duo said, “Nobody would easily agree to play the character that Shah Rukh essayed in Baazigar. I doubt whether youngsters of today would say yes to such a role.” Secondly, even though today when remakes are a trend, he felt it could be difficult getting an actor who could j
Georgia Andriani has mostly been referred to as Arbaaz Khan’s girlfriend in B-Town so far, but the Italian model is now all set to make her Bollywood debut with a comedy titled Welcome To Bajrangpur. Georgia says her true desire is to work with boyfriend Arbaaz in the future, whenever the right script comes along. Asked when the audience can expect to see her opposite Arbaaz in a film, Georgia said, “Whenever a nice narration comes to us and if we both like it, we will definitely work together in a film.” D
Actor Vivaan Shah is excited about sharing his next film COAT with the audience. He says the film let him “stretch” his acting abilities. “COAT is a special film. It let me to stretch my acting abilities and play a character who is completely outside the realm of my experience. When producer Kumar Abhishek and director Akshay Ditti narrated the story to me, I was convinced and said yes,” Vivaan told IANS. COAT is based on a lower-caste boy and his journey of wearing a coat.
Hollywood actor Daniel Craig does not look for approval. In an interview to the Sunday Times newspaper, the 51-year-old actor, who is best known for playing James Bond, opened up about his nature, saying he does not have a good public persona, reports femalefirst.co.uk. He said: “I don’t do much to dispel it, because I’d just be chasing my tail to prove that I’m not the person people think I am.
Actress Rakul Preet Singh has confessed that she can’t flirt, and says she feels people dont hit on her. “I am terrible at flirting. I can have a conversation but I don’t know how to flirt! I always feel that people don’t hit on me and my friends are like that you don’t know if someone is hitting on you,” Rakul said. The actress also revealed that she gets flirting tips from friend Rhea Chakraborty. “She (Rhea) is probably the best person for this,” Rakul said. Opening up about the qualities she looks for i
Kriti Kharbanda has lately been romantically linked with her Pagalpanti co-star Pulkit Samrat, though neither star has opened up on the rumours yet. Asked about how she reacts to the rumours, Kriti told IANS, “Can you blame them (for spreading the rumours)? We look so hot together. We have such great chemistry and look so cute together. Anybody would guess that we are in a relationship. Pulkit is very special to me and will always be so.”
