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What unites a popular actor, a cricketer who has played for the Indian team, vegetable vendors and the common man? The answer, in a heartwarming story from Rajasthan, is the goal of saving a 22-month-old boy who had lost nearly all bodily function below the waist and needed to be given an injection worth Rs 17.5 crore to ensure he led a normal life. Hridayansh Sharma, the son of Rajasthan Police Sub-Inspector Naresh Sharma, is suffering from a rare genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy which can be treated with a single dose gene therapy injection called Zolgensma, one of…
The BCCI on Monday released an advertisement for the appointment of a new Indian cricket team (men’s) head coach, who will be taking charge from July 1. The tenure of the current coach Rahul Dravid ends with the T20 World Cup 2024, which will run till June-end. According to reports, Dravid is unlikely to seek or get an extension. The tenure of the next coach will runs till December 31, 2027. It effectively means that the coach will remain till the 2027 ODI World Cup. There is enough speculation about India’s new coach. An overseas coach also cannot be ruled…
Taapsee Pannu got married to Danish badminton player Mathias Boe in March in Udaipur in a private ceremony. Unlike other Bollywood celebrities, Taapsee kept her wedding a low-key affair. Talking about Taapsee’s private wedding, a source said, “Taapsee Pannu has married in India, staying true to her roots and unlike many celebrities who fly outside the country. Despite Taapsee’s husband being based outside India, she has prioritised getting married in her homeland.” Taapsee also ensured that details of her wedding didn’t get disclosed before the big day. Elaborating on how she made this possible, the source added, “Taapsee Pannu spared…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, filing his nomination from Varanasi today, appeared at the Election Commission’s office with four proposers. The video was widely circulated on social media and became the talking point of the day. The proposers included Pandit Ganeshwar Shastri, who had decided the “mahurat” of the Ram Temple consecration and “bhoomi pujan”; Baijnath Patel, a member of Other Backward Classes and a dedicated worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, the ideological mentor of the BJP; Lalchand Kushwaha, another member of the OBC community and Sanjay Sonkar, BJP worker and a member of the Dalit community.All four…
An Indian astronaut is expected to reach the International Space Station (ISS) this year, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told NDTV in an interview. Giving details of the space mission, Mr Garcetti said the Indian government has also suggested the name of the astronaut who will fly to the ISS on an American mission. He did not reveal the name though. “So the offer that was made by the President was to put an Indian astronaut on an American mission to go up to the space station this calendar year. And that’s still the plan,” Mr Garcetti told NDTV.…
Hrithik Roshan cannot keep calm as his cousin Pashmina Roshan’s Bollywood debut film Ishq Vishk Rebound is all set to release in theatres on June 21. Moments after Pashmina shared the poster of the film, introducing her character, her cousin Hrithik Roshan reshared the poster on his Instagram feed and wished her all the best. Sharing the poster, Hrithik wrote, “So proud of you @pashminaroshan ! You made it to this moment all on your own ! Can’t wait to watch you shine ! Your spirit is going to take you far! #ishqvishqrebound is going to ROCK !! All the…
The people of Jammu and Kashmir face a “threat to our very existence because of the removal of Article 370 (J&K’s special status was scrapped in 2019)”, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah told NDTV Tuesday, a day after voting in Srinagar in the fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Mr Abdullah – contesting from J&K’s Baramulla seat, which votes next week – called the centre’s scrapping of Article 370 an “existential challenge” to the people of the former state, and said, “This is an election after we lost our constitutional safeguards… we (now) face a threat to our very…
A photo from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with a young woman is being shared on social media, amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The claim: Those sharing the photo have claimed that it shows Gandhi with a girl who raised pro-Pakistan slogans, believing her to be activist Amulya Leona, who participated in several protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Karnataka. Some versions of the claim also tell people to cast their votes carefully during the ongoing elections. Is it true?: No. The woman in the video is Miva Jolly, the general secretary of the Kerala Students’ Union…
Kangana Ranaut is sure. And says so is everybody else about Prime Minister Narendra Modi returning to power for a third straight term. “It has not happened in the history of our democracy where polling is underway, votes are yet to be counted, yet everybody knows PM Modi is coming back… Everyone is waiting for him to take oath for the third time, Ms Ranaut, BJP candidate from Mandi, told NDTV on Tuesday. PM Modi, accompanied by a galaxy of leaders from party and alliance partners, filed his nomination from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh earlier today. Varanasi will vote…
With only a couple of weeks to go before the T20 World Cup 2024 begins, a number of England players have left the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 for international commitments. While top teams will soon have their international camps for next month’s mega event, Indian players will be busy with the IPL 2024, especially those whose teams are going into the playoffs. With the IPL final taking place on May 26, the Indian players won’t have enough time to group together and prepare for the T20 World Cup collectively. The ‘lack of preparation’ is already worrying former India spinner…