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Richa Chadha, who has won the critics’ praise and the audience’s love with her character Lajjo in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, shared a bunch of BTS stills from the series on her Instagram feed on Tuesday. She shared an extensive note thanking the crew who made her performance look realistic. Amid a bunch of BTS pics with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, what caught our attention was a picture of Richa with Manisha Koirala AKA Mallikajaan. In the picture shared, Richa and Manisha can be seen dressed in their casual best. Manisha can be seen showing love to a dog on…
Madhya Pradesh Police on Tuesday terminated the services of an inspector caught for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh when he was assisting the CBI in its probe into the alleged nursing colleges scam, an official said. Sushil Majoka, an inspector with the Crime Research Department of Madhya Pradesh Police, was attached to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing alleged corruption and irregularities in nursing colleges, he said. According to a letter from CBI, New Delhi, Mr Majoka demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 2 lakh and was arrested under the provisions of the Indian Penal…
Shah Rukh Khan sent a congratulatory message to cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan after he won the prestigious Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. In a video shared by a fanpage dedicated to the actor, Shah Rukh Khan can be heard saying, “Big congratulations to Mr Santosh Sivan for Santa, as we call him, for receiving the prestigious Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens Award at the Cannes Film Festival. I have had the good fortune of working with Santa very early on in my career and like so many others, I have learnt a lot from him. We did films like…
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, chief of Dera Sacha Sauda, was acquitted in a 22-year-old murder case today, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court citing lapses in investigation and lack of solid evidence against the accused. The court also listed the areas in which investigation was “tainted and sketchy” — including the weapon used for the murder, ballistic reports, postmortem report, and polygraph test which did not bear out the prosecution claims in the murder of former sect manager Ranjit Singh. Influenced by media glare, the investigating officer(s) “carried out a tainted and sketchy investigation into the crime,” said the bench…
Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused Haryana of not releasing Delhi’s share of water since May 1 and said the government will be implementing a slew of measures, including rationalising the supply of water in the national capital. Addressing a press conference, Atishi said many areas in Delhi are grappling with water shortages and appealed to people to use water judiciously. She also warned that if people do not heed this appeal, the government may have to impose challan for excess use of water in the coming days. She said that the Delhi government is constantly talking to Haryana…
The income tax department today asked taxpayers to link PAN with Aadhaar by May 31 to avoid tax deduction at a higher rate. As per income tax rules, if a Permanent Account Number (PAN) is not linked with biometric Aadhaar, TDS is required to be deducted at double the applicable rate. Last month, the income tax department issued a circular stating that no action will be taken for short deduction of TDS in case the assessee links his/her PAN with Aadhaar by May 31. “Please link your PAN with Aadhaar before May 31, 2024, if you haven’t already, in order…
India’s first undersea tunnel — the coastal road tunnel in Mumbai — is showing evidence of seepage. The tunnel has been in use only for less than three months. The twin tunnels with a diameter of 12.19 metres — only one side of which is currently open — run 17 to 20 meters below the sea level. On March 11, one side of the coastal road was opened to traffic and more than 7 lakh vehicles have travelled through the route so far. The seepage apparently became visible on Sunday morning and videos of it have since been widely shared…
Akshay Kumar and Radhika Madan are currently shooting for Sarfira, the official remake of National Award winning film Soorarai Pottru, starring Suriya in the lead role. A video footage from the shoot went viral on Tuesday and it’s been trending since the morning. In the viral footage, Akshay Kumar and Radhika Madan can be seen dancing on a rooftop with two other men. Akshay Kumar can be seen wearing a beige-coloured t-shirt while Radhika wears a black suit. Sharing the video on X, a fan captioned it, “Upcoming #Sarfira Sets Video #AkshayKumar & #RadhikaMadan full on energetic dance steps and…
Turning up the political heat over the Pune accident, in which a 17-year-old rammed his Porsche into a bike, killing two techies in their 20s, the Congress has alleged that the son of an MLA was also involved in the accident and the legislator took part in the cover-up. The allegations by Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole came in the wake of claims that doctors at the Sassoon Hospital were paid Rs 3 lakh to replace the teenager’s blood samples so that they would not show traces of alcohol. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mr Patole hit out at…
The temperature in 17 locations across the northwest breached the 48 degrees Celsius mark amid a severe heatwave which is testing human endurance. Delhi’s Mungeshpur reported 48.8 degrees yesterday. Meanwhile, Haryana’s Sirsa recorded 48.4 degrees. Meanwhile, the number of heatstroke patients in Rajasthan increased from 2809 to 3622 yesterday. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) tracked heat waves in six major cities in India and the dangerous trends contributing to high temperatures. The think tank assessed data from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata. Heat Wave Analysis Severe heat waves in India have worsened the Urban Heat Island…