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08 Sep

G20 Summit 2023: 28-foot-tall Nataraja statue to adorn venue in Delhi

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

G20 leaders will be greeted by a magnificent 27-foot Nataraja, the world's tallest dancing statue of Lord Shiva, in front of the Bharat Mandapam at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan this weekend. The statue is an Ashtadhatu (eight-metal alloy) piece of art, made by the sculptors of Swamimalai in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. Weighing about 18 tons, it was brought across the country on a 36-wheel trailer. 61-year-old Srikanda Sthapathy, who created the idol along with his brothers, told The Indian Express that the design took inspiration from three revered Nataraja idols - the Thillai Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, the…

07 Sep

Amitabh Bachchan shares fun reel with wife Jaya Bachchan

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBollywood, Entertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan shot another ad video together and the former decided to be a bit silly while waiting for their shot.Only Amitabh Bachchan can make Jaya Bachchan laugh like this. On Wednesday, the veteran actor took to Instagram to share a silly video with his wife while they were waiting on the sets of a commercial shoot. The slo-mo video captures Jaya in a rare smile. In the video, Amitabh looks dapper in a white dress with a heavy necklace. Beside him on a chair is Jaya in her white silk saree and golden-maroon necklace. She looks…

07 Sep

NASA shares new images of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, TechnologyINDIA, tech byte

American space agency NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently captured a picture of the lander of Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to the moon. It was the first spacecraft to successfully touch down near the lunar south pole, and this image was taken by LRO on August 27, just four days after the historic lunar landing.Sharing the image on social media platform X, the space agency wrote, "LRO spacecraft recently imaged the Chandrayaan-3 lander on the Moon's surface." According to NASA, the LRO camera achieved a diagonal view (42-degree slew angle) of the lander four days later. The plume of the…

06 Sep

Vijay Deverakonda to give ₹1 lakh each to 100 families on success of ‘Kushi’

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Samantha Ruth Prabhu co-star Vijay Deverkonda is basking in the triumph of her film "Kushi". The actor made a recent appearance at a gathering in Visakhapatnam to commemorate the success of the romantic comedy. At the event, Vijay surprised his fans with joy by announcing his intention to pay Rs 1 lakh to a hundred families, spreading not only the joy of his film's success but also his earnings. Here's how he wants to distribute Kushi's earnings. “I am announcing the distribution of 1 crore rupees to 100 families to share my joy with you. Each of 100 families will…

06 Sep

ITC ordered to pay Rs. 1 lakh for packaging one less biscuit

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

ITC Limited has been asked to pay a customer Rs 1 lakh for packing one biscuit less than advertised in a packet of Sunfeast Marie Light. The case of the missing biscuits was highlighted when a resident of Chennai, P Dellibabu, bought a packet of ITC's Sunfeast Marie Light biscuits to feed stray dogs. The customer noticed that although the packaging mentioned 16 biscuits, there were only 15 biscuits inside the pack. Dellibabu approached his local store as well as ITC for an explanation but did not get a satisfactory response, as per the information of Times of India. He…

05 Sep

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 safely returns to Earth after 186 days

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsInternational, Technologyinternational

Four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft that splashed off the coast of Florida on Monday morning have successfully returned to Earth after completing their Crew-6 mission from the International Space Station. US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoberg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedayev landed safely aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, at 12:17 am EDT after 186 days in space, the space agency informed. According to NASA, crew students have contributed to hundreds of experiments and technology demonstrations,…

05 Sep

Malaika Arora drops a cryptic post amid breakup rumours with Arjun Kapoor

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBollywood, Entertainment, North Eastentertainment, INDIA

Amid Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor's break-up rumours, the former recently shared a cryptic post on her Instagram handle addressing the rough patch in their relationship. The note deals with proper behavior towards women. The post said, " A woman becomes a reflection of how you treat her. If you don’t like how she’s acting, look at how you are treating her." She also shared a good morning note that read, "The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment." Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor's breakup rumours made headlines when netizens noticed…

04 Sep

N Valarmathi, the voice behind ISRO mission launches, passes away

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaINDIA

Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) scientist Valarmathi, the iconic voice of the rocket launch countdown, died on Saturday almost two months after the launch of his last assignment - the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission.According to reports, 64-year-old Valarmathi suffered a heart attack and died in Chennai on Saturday evening. Former ISRO director PV Venkitkrishnan took to Twitter earlier to condole her death and wrote,'' The voice of Valarmathi Madam will not be there for the countdowns of future missions of ISRO from Sriharikotta. Chandrayan 3 was her final countdown announcement. An unexpected demise. Feel so sad. Pranams!'' https://twitter.com/DrPVVenkitakri1/status/1698329517587308639?s=20 Ms. Valarmathi,…

04 Sep

Woman steals iPhone 14 from store cutting anti-theft cable with her teeth

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, Crime, InternationalBusiness, international

A woman has been arrested for allegedly chewing on an anti-theft cable for stealing an iPhone 14 Plus worth $960 (Rs 79,414) from an Apple store in southern China's Fujian province, the South China Morning Post reported. The woman, identified as Qiu, was caught by police half an hour after leaving the store with the device. In a CCTV camera video that has gone viral on Chinese social media platforms, Ms Qiu is seen standing in front of a smartphone display stand. Then he leans on the counter and puts his right hand on a phone. After a brief test…

02 Sep

Veteran actor RS Shivaji passes away at 66

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Popular actor and comedian RS Shivaji passed away in Chennai on Saturday morning. The actor was 66. Shivaji was the son of actor and producer MR Santhanam and brother of actor and director Santhana Bharathi. Known for starring in films like Kamal Haasan's Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Vikram, Satya and Anbe Shivam, Shivaji's claim to fame came in the form of Apoorva Sagodharargal where his comedy sequences with Janaraj became a huge hit. Over the years, the actor has done several films mainly as a comedian before switching to supporting roles in the last few years. In recent times, she…