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Bollywood star Disha Patani has now started prepping for her next outing Ek Villian 2.   Bollywood star Disha Patani, who was last seen in the 2020 thriller Malang, has now started prepping for her next outing Ek Villian 2. A source close to the star revealed, “Disha has been taking a lot of workshops and is immersing herself in full prep for the film. She also has been doing a ton of reading sessions for the film, to stay on top of her game. She will start shooting for the project soon.” To keep in touch with her craft, Disha has been attending online narrations and was reading different scripts during the nationwide lockdown, turning it into a productive period for herself.   Malang director, Mohit Suri. Ek Villian 2 is the sequel to the 2014 film and will star Arjun Kapoor, John Abraham, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria in lead roles. The project was initially set to go on floors in 2020, but was delayed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown. Also Read – Disha ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made these remarks a day after the part alleged that the govt was trying to divide & intimidate farmers to break their protest.     New Delhi: The Congress hit out at the Centre on Friday over the farmers’ protest against the new farm laws, with former party president Rahul Gandhi alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “weakening” India by “attacking” farmers.   The remarks by Gandhi came a day after the Congress alleged that the government was trying to divide and intimidate the farmers to break their protest against the three laws.   “PM is weakening India by attacking our farmers and workers. Only anti-national forces will benefit,” Gandhi tweeted.   Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also slammed the government over the issue.   “Farmers’ trust is the country’s capital. Breaking their trust is a crime. Not listening to their voice is a sin,” Priyanka Gandhi tweeted. “Threatening and intimidating them is grave ...

My mother was part of the prosecution team in the Gandhi murder trial. She pointed out several loopholes that were allowed to remain so. RAVI VISVESVARAYA SHARADA PRASAD   The trial of persons accused of participation and complicity in Gandhi’s assassination in the Special Court in Red Fort Delhi on May 27, 1948 | The setting up of the Godse Gyan Shala in Gwalior by the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha to propagate the ideologies of Nathuram Godse is an appropriate occasion to re-evaluate the involvement of the Hindu Mahasabha, and especially its Gwalior branch, in the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.   The Italian Beretta revolver that Nathuram Godse used to assassinate Gandhi originally belonged to Colonel V.V. Joshi, military secretary to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Jiwajirao Scindia. How it reached a gun trader was never investigated properly. Of the five people who conveyed the revolver to Nathuram and Narayan Apte, the biggest weapons dealer in Gwalior, Jag...

It is not often that the enemy praises you on a battlefield. But the Indian Army’s Ghost Regiment in the 1971 war got Pakistan’s grudging admiration.   ghost regiment A T-55 tank of 63 Cavalry during the ‘Heritage Review’ of the armoured regiment’s diamond jubilee celebration in 2016 | Photo: Defence Forum India   Indian Army units strive for recognition and legacy, which come in the form of the Army Chief and Army Commander’s citations. The most coveted are battle and theatre honours, awarded after campaigns. However, even rarer is earning the enemy’s appreciation.   Poona Horse, the regiment led by Lt Gen. Hanut Singh that fought bravely in the 1971 war, earned the honorific ‘Fakhr-e-Hind’ (Pride of India) from the Pakistan Army. Capt. Vikram Batra was honoured with the title of ‘Sher Shah’. We are celebrating Swarnim Vijay Varsh or Golden Jubilee of the 1971 operations. It will be appropriate to recount the story of an armoured regiment th...

Home     Global After E-commerce Brand Myntra, Doordarshan To Replace Its Existing Logo Following A Complaint That Claimed It Looks Like 69, A Sexual Position by   Fauxy     30/01/2021   Reading Time: 1min read After the complaint was lodged with the Mumbai Cyber police alleging that the current signage of the online shopping portal, Myntra is “offensive and insulting to women.”, the brand has decided to change its logo. However, it’s too late and the trend is also popular. Today. a feminist, (pronoun he/him) filed a police case against govt news network Doordarshan claiming that its logo appears as if two people in a popular 69 position, which is offensive to asexual people. Doordarshan hasn’t responded yet, but reportedly the news network is happy that people do notice what the channel is up to and its audience is not limited to people who love Krishi Darshan. Speaking to The Fauxy, the famous logo designer Praksh, said “Logo is what it is, it’s the dirty mind of these people who der...

Bollywood actor and show host Salman Khan will be seen having a lot of fun on Sunday’s episode of Bigg Boss 14 Weekend Ka Vaar as his friend Mouni Roy pays a visit.     In a promotional video for Sunday’s episode, Mouni and Salman are seen grooving to her hit song Odhni. Later, Mouni is also seen conducting a task where the contestants are punished for their lies.   The video opens with Aly Goni and Devoleena Bhattacharjee, acting as interviewers during a task, ask Rubina, “Apne media se baatcheet ke dauran kaha ki Salman Khan Eijaz Khan ko support karte hain (You claimed during the media interaction that Salman supports Eijaz).” Rubina takes no time and says, “Of course!” Devoleena also asks Rubina that she becomes unfair to prove her point of view but Rubina disagrees with her.   Aly is also seen questioning Rakhi in the task: “Is your love genuine or fake?” and she readily responds saying, “Fake!”   ...

India was shocked to see insult of Tricolour on Republic Day: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat The violence at Red Fort took place during a tractor rally being carried our by farmers protesting against three farm laws passed by Parliament.   Demonstrators at Red Fort during the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day.(Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo) The violence in the national capital, especially the hoisting of a religious flag at the Red Fort, was one of the talking points in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday.     Highlighting how fast the first month of this new year (2021) has passed, PM Modi said the country got good news from various quarters. “This month, we got good news from cricket pitch. Our team, after initial hiccups, bounced back gloriously and won the series in Australia. The hard work and team spirit displayed by our players are inspiring,” said the Prime Minister.   “In the midst of all these, the nation...

Pune Industry veterans and academicians who gathered for the one day workshop “Industry taking lead in skill development in India” at Hotel Royal Orchid Central Pune Industry veterans and academicians who gathered for the one day workshop “Industry taking lead in skill development in India” at Hotel Royal Orchid Central in Kalyaninagar stressed the need for change of traditional mindset of the Indian society while imparting education to their children.     They said that parents must adopt the thinking of providing skills based education to their children which would lead to a turnaround of things and bring about a dynamic change in the domain of education. Alliance for Dual VET organised the workshop in collaboration with Bharat Forge Ltd and Indo –German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC)   Major Sonali Kadam (retd), director, Skills Development and Vocational Education, Symbiosis Open Education Society, Pune said, “Parents want to get only traditional degrees and do not focus ...

Ananya Panday has shared an aesthetically shot throwback video from her New Year vacation in the Maldives.   Ananya Panday in a still from the video. Ananya Panday has shared a mesmerising throwback video from her Maldives vacation with her Khaali Peeli co-star Ishaan Khatter. The two had flown to the tourist location to ring in the New Year together.     Sharing the video on Instagram, Ananya wrote, “I’m blue da ba dee da ba daa promise this is the last Maldives post hehe,” along with a laughing emoji.   The aesthetically shot video opens with a wide shot of the vast blue sea and the camera moves backwards to include Ananya in the frame, who emerges out from the water in an infinity pool. The camera then revolves around her as the actor takes a look at the sea behind her. She is seen in a check pink bikini and turns back to the camera to smile for the lens before it again zooms out to give a view of the sea.       The video received more t...

On Preity Zinta’s 46th birthday, we take a look at five roles through which she pushed the boundary. By Compiled by Juhi Chakraborty PUBLISHED ON JAN 31, 2021 11:10 AM IST   Actor Preity Zinta turns 46 today. With that dimpled smile and bubbly persona, Preity Zinta has been ruling hearts right from the beginning of her career in 1998 with Dil Se. But what’s also most commendable is that right from the start, the actor has been known for taking risks, choosing unconventional roles, something that her contemporaries steered away from. On her 46th birthday, we take a look at five roles through which she pushed the boundary.     Kya Kehna   The Kundan Shah-directed film was supposed to mark her debut in Bollywood. She played a role that not many would have dared to take up, especially as a first film. The 2000 film dealt with the pre-marital pregnancy in which Zinta played the role of an unwed teenage mother.   Sangharsh   In the Tanuja Chandra-directed psychol...

Looks like Bollywood rules millions of hearts worldwide, but when it rules the hearts of the Bangtan boys, it’s a different emotion. During one of the live sessions conducted by Jimin last year, he opened up about his love for Bollywood movies and revealed to watch ‘3 Idiots’.   Reportedly, the live chat session was hosted as compensation for the BTS Army after the boys had to cancel their US tour due to the Covid-19 pandemic pandemic. On the work front, BTS hasn’t revealed its plans for this year. Fans are hopeful about a successful year for the boy band. During a recent live chat with the ARMY, BTS leader RM hinted that the group will work towards ways to stay close to the fandom, if things do not change drastically in 2021.

To be a human means a lot of things, but above them all it means that at a certain point in your life you will fail. We’ve got to the point we are today only through trial and error, meaning that in a lot of ways failure moves us forward. However, other times failure leads to nothing else but hilarity. The following 10 individuals just don’t seem to get the point of things and have managed to achieve such epic fails that simply make us laugh. Without further adieu, here are 10 ultimate people who’ve failed badly, capture in photos.   Cleaning Up your Laptop   This girl definitely has no idea how to clean up her laptop. While almost all smartphones are waterproof now, most laptops, including hers, are not. Too bad!   Riding a Horse   This guy is trying to learn how to ride a horse. Apparently no one told him, this is not the right way to do so.   Straight Priorities   This fireman definitely has his priorities straight. He prefers cleaning up his truck and p...

There you are, out at the club and you think you’re getting some great photos of yourself and your friends. Then when you get the photos developed or uploaded you take a good long look, you realize something is horribly, horribly wrong. These photos involved photobombs that are of a rather epic quality and they need to be seen by everybody. These are some of the most epic photobombs the Internet has ever seen. Even better, these photobombs are some of the creepiest you’ll ever see. Some seem like they were totally planned by everyone involved, while others are so odd and creepy looking that you have to see them for yourself. Check out 10 creepy photobombs that will keep you up tonight and let us know what you think. Paris Never Saw It Coming We will likely never quite understand why in the world this pig man is hanging out at the club behind Paris Hilton. It doesn’t appear this was a Halloween party. I’m a Shaaark If there was a person taking this photo, instead of a camera set to auto...

Having a hobby in your life – no matter what it may be – is said to make your time on this Earth a lot better. When you have downtime, the opportunity to do something you truly enjoy ensures you are relaxing far better and doing something worthwhile. A lot of us tend to focus on work, which makes for a very grumpy, tired individual. Playing a video game or crocheting, however, is has been known to reduce stress levels and bring some ease to any psychological disorders you may be experiencing, such as depression or anxiety. Here are ten fun hobbies that won’t break the bank.   Learn A Language     There are plenty of free websites and mobile apps capable of helping anyone learn a brand new language. Of course it does take time, as with anything, but there are plenty of options and methods out there to help your journey.   Learn to Program     Learning to program on a computer is another free hobby that can eat away at your free time. There are YouTube videos...

The wonderful world of Hollywood has been able to spawn some amazing entertainers. There are often times when the children of famed celebrities want to mimic the lifestyles of their parents and want to dip their hands into the entertainment industry. Sometimes things don’t quite work out well for some celebrity kids. On the other hand, many of them are able to obtain a successful career that will eventually separate them from their famous family name to show that they do indeed have true talent. Let’s take a look at some of the hottest daughters in Hollywood that have been able to have successful careers of their own.   Emma Roberts   Emma Roberts is the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and is also the niece of Julia Roberts. Emma is a popular actress in Hollywood and is currently starring in Scream Queens on FOX.   Bria Murphy   Bria Murphy has made a name for herself in the modeling world. She is the daughter of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy.   Angela Simmons ...

“Joonbeel Mela, is more than a market fair for us. We come here every year and each year is new for us, we sing, dance and enjoys the space”, says one of the woman sellers at the Joonbeel Mela. She had come to the mela early morning with some of her locally grown vegetables like ginger, gourd, and turmeric. As the name suggests, Joonbeel mela is a market fair organised near a moon-shaped wetland. Joonbeel mela is based on the concept of ‘barter system’. It was first started in the 17th century and under the kingship of Gobha King of Tiwa. And since then every year, the Tiwa community group has been organising the Joonbeel Mela.   Joonbeel mela is based on the concept of ‘barter system’. It was first started in the 17th century and under the kingship of Gobha King of Tiwa.   A three-day annual event, it is organised in January in the Morigaon district of Assam (which is around 32 kilometres from Guwahati). The first day of the Joonbeel Mela starts with rituals and the second da...

Every day around the world, 137 women are killed by an intimate partner or a family member. India’s Action for Equality programme seeks to end violence against women – by focusing on teenaged boys.   Eighteen-year-old Omkar used to take out his anger on his younger sister Rutu. Now, his mother Kanta says, he talks to her respectfully and calmly.   He also helps much more around the house. “He makes tea if somebody’s home; he also does household chores like cleaning the house and sorting out things. He behaves differently than other boys of the community – he’s very well behaved,” says Kanta.   Omkar is one of more than 5,000 boys in Pune, India to participate in a programme called Action for Equality (AFE). Launched by the Equal Community Foundation (ECF) in 2011, the AFE programme is seeking to fight violence against women – with teenaged boys.   Battling for gender equality is like fighting the current of a rushing river, says Christina Furtado, executi...

Celebrity activism has been on the rise in the past few years. And while some of them are doing incredible jobs, a lot of them just like to talk something and do the exact opposite. This is a list of those people. 1. Ben Affleck When Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct became public, actor  Ben Affleck  also joined the rest of his Hollywood colleagues to condemn the act. However, actor Rose McGowan called him out for knowing about these allegations and Weinstein’s behaviour for years and staying silent about it. Affleck, himself, was later accused of sexual harassment after a 2003 video of him groping MTV host Hilarie Burton resurfaced. Source:   The Daily Beast 2. Priyanka Chopra During the protests that followed the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, actress  Priyanka Chopra  was seen posting his last words on Instagram as a sign of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. That solidarity however doesn’t seem to have been extended...