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The Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to win a third consecutive term – but fall well short of its ‘abki baar, 400 paar’ target – in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, according to NDTV’s poll of opinion polls. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to win 365 of the 543 contested seats, and the Congress-led INDIA could get 122, with the remaining 56 going to parties not allied with either side. The predicted final result may not be a surprise, given the NDA – its charge led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive time – is…
Dibakar Banerjee’s film Love, Sex Aur Dhokha 2 is all set to hit the big screens on April 19. The movie features Mouni Roy, Urfi Javed, and Anu Malik in significant roles. To promote the film, Anu Malik has uploaded a special video on his Instagram profile. In the clip, the music composer presented a unique rendition of his 1999 hit song Jaanam Samjha Karo from the movie of the same name. In the video, Anu tweaks the lyrics and sings, “Jaanam samjha kro, LSD 2 ne mujhe pagal kar dia, 19 April ko aa, LSD 2 dekh jaao.” In his caption, Anu wrote,…
Nearly 30 passengers on a luxury cruise ship got sick in a gastrointestinal illness outbreak despite Silversea Cruises being known for its phenomenal cuisine, as per a report in the New York Post. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Monday that during the 16-day journey from Peru, at least 28 of the Silver Nova’s 633 passengers and one member of the crew reported feeling ill. The CDC added that the main symptom was diarrhoea. Although the exact source of the outbreak, which has affected about 5 per cent of the passengers on board, is still unknown, the…
A Pakistan High Court on Wednesday said the government must restore social media platform X within one week, a lawyer said, after more than two months of disruption ordered by the interior ministry. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been rarely accessible since February 17, when jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party called for protests against a government official’s admission of vote manipulation in February’s election. Pakistan’s communications authority later admitted in court papers that it was ordered by the Interior Ministry to shut down the site. “The Sindh High Court has given the government one week to…
Dutch Crown Princess Amalia fled to Spain to escape threats to her safety, local media reported, as she prepared to make her official debut at a state occasion later Wednesday. The 20-year-old lived and studied in Madrid for more than a year, reported public broadcaster NOS, citing royal sources. In October 2022, Amalia was forced to abandon plans to live in student digs over security fears, just weeks after she started at Amsterdam University to study politics, psychology, law and economics. The heir to the Dutch throne was captured beaming by photographers when she started her studies, with much made…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India’s growth forecast to 6.8% from its January projection of 6.5%, citing bullish domestic demand and a rising working-age population. With this, India remains the fastest growing economy of the world, ahead of China’s projected growth of 4.6% during the same period. At the same time, growth in emerging and developing Asian countries is expected to fall from an estimated 5.6% in 2023 to 5.2% in 2024 and 4.9% in 2025, a slight upward revision compared with the January 2024 WEO Update. The latest report released ahead of the annual spring meetings of…
Razorpay, a leading financial solutions company, has released its annual payments report, offering data about Indians’ spending habits in 2023. The report analysed over a billion transactions conducted on its platform between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, revealing the areas where Indian consumers spent their money. How India spent its money in 2023? Razorpay’s report, titled “Wealth, Wellness, and Wanderlust”, shows a more financially conscious India, with savings and investments witnessing significant growth in the financial year 2024. Mutual fund investments went up by 86% compared to the financial year 2023. The report shows a growing interest in…
Deepika Padukone, who is a part of Rohit Shetty’s grand cop universe of films, was pictured on the sets of his next project Singham Again recently and needless to say, the photos are trending big time on social media. Mom-to-be Deepika Padukone, who is playing a character named Shakti Shetty in the film, was dressed in a cop uniform during the shoot. Besides Deepika Padukone, Singham Again also stars Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.Check out the viral photo of Deepika Padukone from the sets of film here:] Deepika Padukone and Rohit Shetty…
Varun Dhawan shared pictures from his new photoshoot on his Instagram handle, on Wednesday afternoon. Varun Dhawan can be seen sporting a cleanshaven look in the picture. No caption needed. In the comments section, Varun’s Citadel: Honey Bunny co-star Samantha Ruth Prabhu wrote, “Who this teenager?” Varun Dhawan replied to the star, “Samantha Ruth Prabhu, I don’t know. I think he’s working with this pretty hot girl this summer in a series.” Rapper Badshah also dropped heart emojis in the comments.Check out Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Instagram exchange here:This is the post Varun Dhawan shared:View this post on…
Farzana Begum, an Indian national hailing from Mumbai, is currently in Pakistan fighting for the custody of her children, has refused to return to her native country, stating that her children’s lives are in danger. Farzana Begum married a Pakistani citizen, Mirza Mubin Elahi, in Abu Dhabi in 2015. Later, the couple came to Pakistan in 2018 and have two sons aged seven and six. Farzana’s case gained public limelight after she allegedly tortured her husband over a dispute regarding the custody of her sons and some properties in the name of her sons. Farzana rejects her husband’s claims that…