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Actress Sara Ali Khan finds it surreal to be back in the Big Apple, the city she refers to as the place that housed “96 kilos” of her. Sara took to her Instagram stories and shared some pictures from New York. Flaunting her svelte figure in athleisure, the actress can be seen sipping coffee in a white crop top paired with fiery red shorts and sneakers. “Surreal to be back to the city that housed 96 kgs of me,” Sara wrote as the caption.The actress was reminiscing about her student days at New York’s Columbia University, where she ended up gaining a lot…
Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre. It has also allowed the “commissioning mother” (the intending mother of the child born through surrogacy) with child care leave besides paternity leave of 15 days to the “commissioning father”, according to the changes made in the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972. “In case of surrogacy, the surrogate, as well as the commissioning mother with less than two surviving children, may be granted maternity leave of 180 days, in case either…
Four members of the Britain’s richest family – the Hindujas – have been convicted by a Swiss court for exploiting the domestic staff at their villa in Geneva. Prakash Hinduja and his wife Kamal Hinduja each got four years and six months, while their son Ajay and his wife Namrata received four-year terms. The family members were, however, acquitted of more serious charge of human trafficking, on the grounds that the workers had travelled to Switzerland willingly. The family members were accused of seizing the workers’ passports, barring them from leaving the villa and forcing them to work very long…
The scorching heat has somewhat abated, but monsoon clouds remain far from New Delhi. Stormy conditions are clearly discernible as the 18th Lok Sabha begins its session on June 24. Never before has the appointment of a Speaker Pro-tem, a conventional post replicated from the Westminster system, generated such controversy. The Opposition’s objection to the appointment of Bhartruhari Mahtab, who has continuously served as a Lok Sabha member for seven terms since 1998, signals potential conflicts ahead. Pro-tem is a Latin phrase meaning “for the time being”. The term of the previous Lok Sabha Speaker ends a day before the new…
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha married her longtime boyfriend Zaheer Iqbal on Sunday with her BFF Huma Qureshi by her side. The Gangs Of Wasseypur actor, who worked with the couple in Double XL, is a dear friend of the newlyweds and was present in the couple’s private civil wedding. A day after the ceremony, the actress has shared inside pictures featuring Sonakshi and her husband Zaheer Iqbal. In the pictures, Huma can be seen looking gorgeous in a pink suit as she poses with her BFFs. Alongside Huma, her brother Saqib was also present at the ceremony. These are the…
Though the entire cricket world is focused on the T20 World Cup 2024, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is working in the background to select the Indian team for the tour of Zimbabwe for 5 T20Is. The tournament is scheduled to begin on July 06, with the next-gen of India’s cricketing stars expected to travel to the country while veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will be rested. Even the likes of Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav have reportedly declined the offer to travel with the team to Zimbabwe. As per a report…
Ishq Vishk Rebound has seen a slight increase in the box office numbers on its first Sunday. On day 3, the rom-com minted ₹ 1.40 crore, according to a Sacnilk report. So far, the Nipun Dharmadhikari directorial has amassed a total of ₹ 3.55 crore, the report added. Ishq Vishk Rebound narrates the story of two best friends who fall in love and how they navigate the relationship. The movie explores themes of friendship, love, betrayal, heartbreak, and rebound. Ishq Vishk Rebound features Rohit Saraf, Pashmina Roshan, Naila Grewal, and Jibraan Khan.On Sunday, Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) the day 2 box office…
NDTV has expanded its presence regionally and scaled up its digital traffic in the past one year, Adani Enterprises chairman Gautam Adani said in the Group’s Annual General Meeting today. In his address to shareholders, Mr Adani said, “Our media entity NDTV expanded its presence regionally and scaled digitally, with a 39 per cent increase in global digital traffic. Keeping in mind the quality of programs we intend to broadcast, we also invested in cutting edge next-generation digital infrastructure, and added new facilities in BKC, Mumbai, and NCR, Delhi.” In April this year, NDTV Group had announced its financial performance…
An elderly waste collector in a Rajasthan village died by suicide after his videos went viral on social media, the police said. The man used to collect plastic bottles and other waste material and sell it for a living. He had a handcart on which he would keep all the stuff. Police said he was being mocked by some youngsters of the Lohawat village who also made his videos and shared them on social media. “Do you want to buy some waste,” the troubled man would ask them every time they made his videos. A video shared on X -…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal immediate relief in his battle to overturn the High Court’s interim stay on a bail order issued last week by a lower court. The court responded to Mr Kejriwal’s arguments – the High Court erred in staying bail without first perusing the order, and rationale, of the lower court – by saying it would wait till the said order came on record, and the High Court had a chance to re-examine the stay – before acting on the matter. The court has fixed Wednesday as the next hearing date;…