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Actress Sonali Bendre, who made a comeback in the entertainment world after battling cancer, recently reacted to the reports of a fan dying of suicide because he could not meet the actor during her visit to Bhopal back in the 1990s. Expressing shock and disbelief at the reports, Sonali Bendre during a conversation with Mayank Shekhar on Mid-Day’s The Bombay Film Podcast, said, “Yeh sach hai? [Is it true]? How can someone…” She was then asked if she had witnessed any other crazy things done by a fan. To which, she said, “There’d be fan mails. We wondered to test, if it was in…
Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield has predicted that the next pandemic could be from bird flu and it’s just a matter of when that will be. Notably, Mr Redfield was speaking with a news channel to discuss the growing concern for bird flu as the virus continues to spread across cow herds in the US. ”I really do think it’s very likely that we will, at some time, it’s not a question of if, it’s more of a question of when we will have a bird flu pandemic,” Mr Redfield said. He also noted that bird…
The Kerala unit of Congress has put out an apology to the Christian community after the BJP flagged a post on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Pope Francis. The state Congress unit had Sunday shared a photo from the PM’s meeting with the Pope with the caption, “Finally, the Pope got a chance to meet God,” connecting it with a recent remark of the PM. The state BJP said the Congress post was an “insult” to the Christian community. This tweet by the Congress, equates Prime Minister Modi to Lord Jesus. This is absolutely uncalled for and is an…
The good trains that hit a Kolkata-bound express train this morning in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district had overshot the signal, officials said. At least five people died and two dozen passengers suffered injuries after the express train traveling from Silchar, Assam to Sealdah, Kolkata was hit by the goods train from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri. Two coaches of the express train were derailed, it is learnt. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the injured are being shifted to the hospital. “Unfortunate accident in NFR zone. Rescue operations going on at war footing. Railways, NDRF and SDRF are…
A woman was allegedly gang-raped by two men after being given a cold drink laced with sedatives at a hotel in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district. The victim, a resident of Meerut, said in her complaint, that she befriended a man on Instagram who claimed to work at a bank. He offered to help her get a job at the bank. The accused allegedly sent his friend and asked the woman to come to Dehradun with him on the promise of a job. But he did not meet her there. Later, she was directed by the man’s accomplice to Thanabhavan in…
Amid the row over news reports claiming that the phone of a Shiv Sena candidate’s aide was connected to an EVM during counting of votes in Mumbai’s North West Lok Sabha seat, leaders of NDA and INDIA bloc in Maharashtra are trading barbs. Ravindra Waitkar, a leader of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena won the Mumbai North West seat by a margin of just 48 votes. The runner-up was Amol Kirtikar from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray). The Thackery-led faction bagged nine Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, while Mr Shinde’s Sena got seven. Soon after the news reports emerged, leaders of…
Several passengers have suffered injuries after an express train collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal this morning. Kanchanjungha Express was travelling from Silchar in Assam to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, located close to New Jalpaiguri. Two coaches of the Kanchanjungha Express have been derailed in the crash, it is learnt. More details about the accident are awaited. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said doctors and disaster response teams have been rushed to the spot. “Shocked to learn, just now, about a tragic train accident,…
At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims have died while on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, authorities from their countries said on Sunday, as temperatures soar in the kingdom. “14 Jordanian pilgrims died and 17 others were missing” during the performance of hajj rituals, Jordan’s foreign ministry said in a statement, not specifying their cause of death. Iranian Red Crescent chief Pirhossein Koolivand said “five Iranian pilgrims have lost their lives so far in Mecca and Medina during the hajj this year”, also not saying how they died. The hajj, one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings, is one…
India batter Shubman Gill posted a heartwarming picture on Instagram with Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and his daughter Samaira, that has sent fans into frenzy. Gill recently came into the spotlight as fans claimed that he had unfollowed Rohit on Instagram. However, this recent post seems to be an indirect message that both players still share a good relationship. Gill – who is a reserve for Team India at the 2024 T20 World Cup – will reportedly leave the India squad and come back home after the group stages. Gill posted a picture with Rohit Sharma and his daughter with…
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has opened up on the team’s elimination from the T20 World Cup. Pakistan failed to get out of the group stage after losing to USA and India, respectively. India and USA secured their place in the Super 8 stage from Group A, finishing first and second with seven and five points, respectively. With Pakistan failing to get out of the group stage for the first time in T20 World Cup, Inzamam hinted at changes in the side, and admitted that the team is on a decline. Inzamam pointed out how Pakistan have managed to perform better…