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For Amjad Shabat and her family, survival was the focus, and home was just an afterthought. A sign on an apartment next to hers read “to be bombed”. A frantic search to grab anything essential and a barefooted dash across the street followed as the sound of Israeli drones and jets overhead indicated imminent death. That day, three days after the October 7 attacks carried out by Hamas militants on Israeli soil, killing over 1,000 people, Amjad’s family’s clock was reset. Amjad, 33, was born and raised in Gaza City, amidst the ever-present spectre of conflict. Once an English teacher…
Salman Khan’s brother-in-law Aayush Sharma has expressed his concerns over the firing incident outside the actor’s residence in Mumbai and said that it is a “tough time” for the family.A few days ago, two men opened fire outside Salman Khan’s house in Mumbai. This incident shocked everyone, from his fans, industry friends to his family.Speaking to ANI, he shared, “We are his family. It is a tough time for us. And we all as a family stand together.””I believe that at this point of time, it will not be appropriate for me to give any statement or comment because it…
The cake linked to the death of a 10-year-old Punjab girl was baked with a high concentration of artificial sweetener, officials said on Monday. On March 24, the girl’s entire family fell ill after eating the chocolate cake that was ordered online from a bakery in Patiala for her birthday. A sample of the cake was collected for testing and the report shows a high amount of saccharine, a sweet-tasting synthetic compound, was used to cook it, District Health Officer, DHO Dr Vijay Jindal told NDTV. While small amounts of saccharine is used in food and drinks, high levels of…
Esha Deol and sister Ahana Deol recently paid a visit to Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Deol sisters also offered prayers at Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan. For those who don’t know, Esha and Ahana’s mother, veteran actress Hema Malini, is contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Mathura as a BJP candidate for the third time. During their Mathura visit, Esha was asked to share her views on the area’s development. Speaking to news agency ANI, Esha, in the video shared on X (formerly Twitter), said, “…This place has developed a lot. The heritage and tourism are maintained and preserved…
Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest Fiscal Monitor report, which discusses “fiscal policy in the great election year”. A previous edition of the Fiscal Monitor had highlighted a significant policy ‘trilemma’ stemming from… Spending demands on national budgets due to wages, pensions, health care, industrial strategies, environmental concerns, defence, and Sustainable Development Goals; Widespread political reluctance to increase taxes; The imperative to manage debt and deficits to ensure fiscal stability and financial sustainability Additionally, escalating interest rates and dimming medium-term growth forecasts complicate debt management. However, according to the IMF, this trilemma would exert a heavy…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – a diabetes patient who has gone to court claiming Tihar Jail officials have withheld his supply of insulin for 31 days – has hit out at prison authorities, accusing them of making “false statements” and “lying under political pressure (from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party)”. Sources said the Aam Aadmi Party leader – in jail since the Enforcement Directorate arrested him on March 21 in the alleged Delhi liquor scam case – wrote a note to Tihar Jail’s Superintendent after the prison arranged a video conference with doctors from the central government-run All India…
Hours after the West Bengal government suffered a big setback in Calcutta High Court in connection with alleged irregularities in teachers’ recruitment, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that BJP leaders are “influencing judiciary and judgments”. The big charge came after the court declared as null and void the 2016 recruitment of about 25,000 school staff by the Trinamool Congress government. The Opposition BJP has welcomed the high court’s order. “The deserving candidates are smiling, now it’s time for nephew and aunt to go,” Bengal BJP said in a post on X, taking a swipe at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and nephew…
Spring is officially underway in North America and Europe, and crowds have rushed to dine out on terraces, bike along flowery meadows and boat in parks. It’s a window of pleasant weather that scientists predict will give way to another record-breaking scorcher of a summer. If this window feels short-lived, there’s reason to believe it’s growing – at least in some parts of the world. By the end of the century, residents of northern countries will generally see sunny, springlike balm appear earlier in the winter. Conversely, those in the south-including equatorial regions and extending into Southern Europe and the…
Celebrity designer Manish Malhotra, who is set to make his big Bollywood debut as a producer with upcoming film Bun Tikki, hosted a wrap party at his house last night. The bash was attended by some of the biggest names in the film fraternity including Bun Tikki’s lead cast – Zeenat Aman and Shabana Azmi and Abhay Deol. Veteran actresses Zeenat Aman and Shabana Azmi, who have collaborated earlier in the 1982 film Ashanti, will be sharing the screen once again in Bun Tikki directed by Faraz Arif Ansari. The two were seen posing together at the party last night…
Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has lashed out at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli’s controversial during thier IPL 2024 match at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. During the third over of the RCB’s 223-run chase, Kohli ended up mishitting a full-toss from pacer Harshit Rana, who completed an easy caught and bowled dismissal. While KKR cricketers celebrated, Kohli went for a review as he was convinced that the ball was above his waist on contact with the bat. The replays, however, showed that Kohli was out of his crease and third…