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A Brazilian woman who was arrested after wheeling her dead uncle into a bank to take out a loan in his name has finally broken her silence. According to Dailystar, Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes broke down in tears and claimed that she didn’t know her uncle was dead, in her first interview since leaving prison. In an interview with Brazilian media, she said, ”The days away from my family have been horrible, very difficult. I didn’t realise my uncle was dead. It’s absurd what people are saying. I’m not that person people are talking about, I’m not that monster.” ”I don’t…
Sonakshi Sinha, soaring high with the success of Heeramandi, opened up about her character Fareedan’s gender fluidity and a particular scene (from the series) hinting at Fareedan’s same-sex orientation in an interview with News 18. Sonakshi, who plays double roles of mother-daughter in the series, told News 18, “Initially, Sir (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) had told me that Fareedan is very fluid. At that point of time, a lot of it did happen. And in a place like Heeramandi, people were very open about it. Even Ustadji (played by Indresh Malik) is very openly a gay man. Sir wanted to explore it…
Photographs – from CCTV footage – have been released of three terrorists believed to be involved in the attack on an Air Force convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district last week, in which Corporal Vikky Pahade was killed and four of his colleagues injured. All three reportedly used high-powered assault rifles, United States-made M4s and Russian-made AK-47s, in the attack, which was the first major strike of the year in an area that witnessed several terror-related strikes on military targets and soldiers last year. The three have been identified as Illiyas, a former Pakistan Army commando, a Pakistani terrorist…
Vaani Kapoor made our day by sharing unseen throwback pictures of herself from her childhood featuring her family and friends. In a bunch of photos posted on Instagram on Wednesday, the War star looks almost unrecognisable. The first frame features her posing for the camera in a light blue top. In others, she can be seen surrounded by her near and dear ones. Our favorite, however, is the picture in which baby Vaani Kapoor can be seen making a cute face in a red ensemble. The Befikre star captioned the post, “Just throwbacks.” Vaani’s BFFs Raashii Khanna and Anushka Ranjan were among the first to drop comments on the post. Raashii wrote, “Cutie,” while Anushka gushed, “Sweetu.” See what Vaani Kapoor posted:View this post…
A foot-in-the-mouth comment from Congress’s Sam Pitroda that raised howls of outrage from the BJP, was tweaked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to target Congress ally DMK. Will MK Stalin “dare to cut ties with the Congress,” the Prime Minister questioned, now that Sam Pitroda has said South Indians look like Africans. The DMK response was quick, nuanced. While Mr Pitroda’s comment was “unacceptable”, he was not altogether wrong, the party indicated. What they were sanguine about was PM Modi’s stance. “PM Modi was silent when a BJP MP made similar statements in the past,” the DMK said. Mr…
Depending on the rain god and cloud seeding are not the answer and the government needs to take effective steps, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition flagging forest fires in Uttarakhand. Senior Advocate Rajiv Dutta, an environment activist and a petitioner in the case, expressed concern over the forest fires and sought urgent directions to state authorities to contain them. The petitioner argued that he had approached the National Green Tribunal on the issue and it had issued directions to the Uttarakhand government two years back, but no action was taken. In its defence, the state government…
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke does not read much into Rohit Sharma’s string of poor scores, but suggests that the “fatigued” Indian skipper take a break to freshen up ahead of the T20I World Cup. Rohit, who will lead India in the next month’s 20-team global showpiece, has four single-digit scores in his last five outings for his franchise Mumbai Indians in the ongoing IPL. The 37-year-old has had a busy season this year with an intense five-Test series preceding the IPL for Mumbai Indians, who are all but eliminated from the race to the playoffs this year. “Rohit, being…
A teacher in the UK got pregnant by one of her pupils while on bail for having sex with another student, a court heard. According to the BBC, Rebecca Joynes was on bail in connection with grooming a 15-year-old boy by gifting him a 345 pounds (nearly Rs 36,000) designer belt. The case is being heard by Manchester Crown Court where the 30-year-old teacher is facing trial on six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, including two while in a position of trust. She has denied all the charges. The teacher was suspended by her school during…
The Great Indian Kapil Show started streaming on Netflix earlier this year. After there were reports that the show will be cancelled due to low ratings, the makers have responded to all the rumours in the form of an Instagram post. The video posted on the official Instagram handle of The Great Indian Kapil Show begins with screenshots of articles stating that the show will go off air. This is followed by text on the screen, which reads, “Hume laga sirf hum achhi acting karte hain. Comedy ka ye blockbuster khatam nahi hua (We thought only we are good at…
Actor Arjun Kapoor on Wednesday has offered help to 10-year-old Jaspreet Singh after a video of the New Delhi-based boy who sells rolls for a living after losing his father went viral on social media recently. The actor is the latest public figure to extend support to Jaspreet and his sister Taranpreet Kaur, following business tycoon Anand Mahindra, AAP MLA Jarnail Singh, and local BJP leader Rajiv Babbar. Arjun Kapoor shared a news report about Jaspreet on his Instagram story and lauded the youngster for his courage in these testing times. “With a smile on his face, he’s facing life…