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Manisha Koirala, soaring high with the success of Heeramandi, shared a long post about how the series turned out to be a “milestone” in her life professionally and personally. Manisha pointed out that she had never imagined life would give her a second opportunity after “turning 50” and battling with cancer. Manisha shared some beautiful snapshots from the series and wrote, “I could never have imagined that after cancer and turning 50, my life would flower into this other phase. Two reasons: 1. Heeramandi has been a significant milestone. As a 53-year-old actor who has bagged an important role in…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s first meeting with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail had a notable absence — Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan. Mr Khan and his son Anas Ahmed are facing allegations of assaulting and threatening staff at a fuel pump in Noida Sector 95. Cops have claimed that Mr Khan and Anas are “underground”. An FIR has been registered against the two under charges of assault and criminal intimidation, Noida police officers have said. The cops said a police team visited the MLA’s residence to serve him a notice, but he…
The stars of Heeramandi – Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal, Richa Chadha and Sanjeeda Shaikh were the latest guests at Kapil Sharma’s Netflix show The Great Indian Kapil Show. Featuring on the show as guests, the actresses’ treated their viewers to some behind-the-scenes anecdotes and also shared their experience while filming the show. When the show’s host Kapil Sharma questioned them about wearing heavy lehengas, the actors said that the costumes were even heavier than their actual weight.Recalling a hilarious incident while performing the mujra, Aditi Rao Hydari said, “When I was doing the mujra scene,…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today unveiled AAP’s ’10 guarantees’ if his party wins the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Mr Kejriwal’s assurances encompass a broad spectrum of public welfare initiatives, including pledges for free electricity and improved healthcare. “BJP has always failed on its promises; my guarantees have proven track record,” Mr Kejriwal said. “People have to take a call whether to go for ‘Kejriwal ki Guarantee’ or ‘Modi Guarantee.” At the forefront of Mr Kejriwal’s electoral promises is the assurance of free electricity for all, particularly targeting the economically backward sections of society. The AAP chief advocated for replicating Delhi’s…
It’s a cliche of reporting on people who reach 100 years of age, or even 110, to ask them some variation of the question: “What did you do to live this long?” Inevitably, some interesting and unexpected answer is highlighted. Fish and chips every Friday. Drinking a glass of strong liquor every day. Bacon for breakfast every morning. Wine and chocolate. While a popular news story, this is a relatively meaningless question that doesn’t help us understand why certain people have lived so long. Let me try to explain why, via beautiful buildings, fighter pilots and statistics. In the Second…
Mumbai Indian, a franchise that has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title a total of 5 times, remains in absolute mess. Placed 9th in the 10-team points table, MI are already out of the race for the playoffs, and could even end the campaign as the ‘worst team’. While performances from star players have been pretty inconsistent, off-field issues haven’t left MI’s side either. The team management’s decision to replace Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya as captain has been one of the most discussed developments. In fact, Rohit seemed to have discussed the same with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)…
Richard Slayman, the 62-year-old who made history by receiving the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant in March, has died, his family announced on Saturday. Mr Slayman underwent the successful four-hour surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and was released just two weeks later in April. While the cause of his sudden death remains unknown, the hospital has confirmed it was not related to the transplant, ABC News reported. “The Mass General transplant team is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman. We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant,” Massachusetts General…
Charlotte Chopin, the 101-year-old French yoga teacher, has been honoured with Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award. Ms Chopin received the honour from President Droupadi Murmu during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Thursday. Defying age limiting norms by learning #yoga post turning 50, Charlotte Chopin, a 101-year-old Yoga exponent from France receives #PadmaShri from President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan #PeoplesPadma #PadmaAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/B0QMx2FJ6B — PIB India (@PIB_India) May 9, 2024 President Droupadi Murmu presents Padma Shri in the field of Yoga to Smt. Charlotte Chopin. She is a renowned French yoga teacher. Smt. Chopin has…
Opposition leaders are being targeted by poll officials, the Congress alleged on Sunday, claiming that while its chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s helicopter was checked in Bihar’s Samastipur, leaders of the BJP-led NDA were being allowed to move “freely”. Mr Kharge on Saturday addressed back-to-back Lok Sabha election rallies in Samastipur and Muzaffarpur in the state. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s helicopter was checked in Kerala and, now, party president Kharge’s has been checked in Bihar’s Samastipur, Congress leader Rajesh Rathorre claimed in a video message on X. Mr Rathorre, who is the chief spokesperson of the Congress’ Bihar unit, also shared a…
Actor Indresh Malik, who played the role of Ustaad ji on the Netflix series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, said that he “howled” after he performed the nath sequence on the show, which led to filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali rewarding him with Rs 500 as a token of appreciation for his moving performance. For the unversed, Indresh played the role of a queer man in the series. The actor, in an interview with Times Now, said that when Sanjay Leela Bhansali narrated the scene to him, he had “tears” in his eyes even though the scene itself had no dialogue.He said,…