Mumbai: On the occasion of Teachers Day on Tuesday, popular Bollywood and television celebrities like Kajol, Shabana Azmi, Manoj Bajpayee and Mahesh Bhatt thanked the people who worked as a motivational source and guiding light in their lives.
Cairo: Fifty-four Egyptian pilgrims died during the annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, officials said here on Tuesday.
Pitru Paksha also spelt as Pitri Paksha is a 16-lunar day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors through shradh prayers and food offerings. It falls in the lunar month of Bhadrapada beginning on the full moon day or the day after full moon day. It is believed that performing rites helps liberate souls to attain salvation from the vicious circle of life and death. It is also known as Pitri Pokkho, Sola
Soni Singh considers herself a foodie and feels it helps her in exploring different cultures. “Food has many health benefits. Apart from satiating your hunger, it keeps you away from depression and physical ailments. It also helps me in exploring new cultures,” Soni said in a statement.
Chennai:: Amid calls for a floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly by the opposition parties, 111 MLAs of the ruling AIADMK in the state today attended a legislators’ meet convened by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami here.
Kolkata: A four-storey dilapidated building in the Posta area of central Kolkata collapsed today, killing one member of a family and grievously injuring two others, police officials said.
On Teachers Day today, actress Additi Gupta says she likes to learn new things in life and is open to both success and failure. “I believe till we live we keep learning new things. It can be in any way, be it new technologies or certain situations. Every failure and success brings a new teaching to life,” Additi said in a statement.
Piyush Sahdev, best known for his roles in shows like “Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev”, “Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke” and “Beyhadh”, says despite his hectic work schedule, he hardly misses out his work-out.
Dhanush says his Hollywood debut film “The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir”, based on the popular novel of the same name, has been a revelation and it has helped him to learn about filmmaking.
Director Neeraj Pandey today said a sequel to his 2015 hit film “Baby” is being planned and his other movie “Crack” will go on floors next year. The spin-off of “Baby”, titled “Naam Shabana” and featuring Taapsee Pannu in the lead, released this year.
The official song of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup football tournament, ‘Kar Ke Dikhla De Goal’ was launched in Kolkata. The tournament kicks off on October 6, with the final scheduled for October 28. Written by Amitabh Bhattacharya the song has been composed by Pritam.
Arjun Rampal, who has portrayed Arun Gawli, a real-life Mumbai don, in the upcoming film “Daddy”, says it is important to keep a balance while making biopics. Talking about the film, Arjun said here: “He (Gawli) is alive. I think this is the first time a film like this has been made, which is based on a gangster who is alive.”
The makers of a new film featuring Irrfan Khan and Deepika Padukone have clarified that the project is fictional and yet untitled, contrary to earlier reports that it’s a biopic on mafia queen Rahima Khan aka Sapna Didi.
The actor’s fitness regime is not just limited to the gym, Farhan is also adopting various other techniques. Farhan’s daily routine includes gyming for hours, early morning cycling in the city and rigorous volleyball sessions. The actor also follows strict dietary measures to keep up the regime.
Parineeti Chopra says her next film “Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar” is a physically and mentally challenging project. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, the movie will see Parineeti reuniting with her “Ishaqzaade” co-star Arjun Kapoor.
Ajay Devgn, who will be seen essaying the role of an income tax officer in “Raid”, will be shooting for the film in Lucknow. Ajay on Monday did a question and answer session with his fans on Twitter, where he was asked when he will visit Lucknow. “Coming soon! This month for ‘Raid’ shooting,” Ajay replied.
Srinagar: Cricketer Gautam Gambhir today pledged to support the education of five-year-old Zohra, who lost her father, ASI Abdul Rashid, in a militant attack in Kashmir’s Anantnag district last month. Gambhir said he would help the young child realise her dreams and support her education for life.
Mumbai: Time and Tide – and the Mumbai suburban trains — wait for none, but today was an exception. An alert motorman of a ‘local’ train (as suburban trains are known in Mumbai) did stop a train to save a dog which was about to get run over.
Colombo: India would aim to cap off their super successful Sri Lanka tour with another ruthless victory in the one-off T20 International here tomorrow.
Fukrey 2 trailer was hit among people, but the news are going round that Richa Chadha and his co-star Ali Fazal are dating each other. And this new picture from the Venice Film Festival is a proof of it. The 30-year-old actor recently flew to Venice to be with Ali at the premiere of the latter’s film Victoria and Abdul. They walked down the red carpet together at the event, thus confirming
