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04 Jan

‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ child actor Parzaan Dastur marries fiancé Delna Shroff

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Remember the silent Sardarji from Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol's 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'? Parzaan Dastur, who played the role in 1998, is now engaged to his girlfriend Delna Shroff. The exchanged rings in a traditional Parsi engagement ceremony. Parzaan shared images from his and Diana's engagement. In the photos, he could be seen wearing a traditional Parsi white costume - pyjama, kurta with bowtie and cap. Delna, on the other hand, was seen in a red saree, which is also a traditional attire during Parsi pre-wedding and wedding ceremonies. A mutual friend of Parzaan and Delna shared an image of the…

04 Jan

Cobra Kai Season 3 review roundup: ‘One of the cleverest reboots in our nostalgia-drunk era’

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Cobra Kai’s third season is receiving highly positive reviews. The rating of this martial arts series at review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes is an impressive 97 per cent. The season is being praised for its action, humour, writing and performances. The critical consensus reads, “By pairing its emotional punches with stronger humor, Cobra Kai’s third season finds itself in fine fighting form.” Cobra Kai, created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, is a sequel series to The Karate Kid film series from the 1980s. The series first debuted on YouTube and quickly gained popularity. It was acquired by…

02 Jan

Disha Patani in white bikini wishes you Happy New Year from Maldives

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Disha Patani in white bikini wishes you Happy New Year from Maldives Disha Patani sends you wishes all the way from the Maldives. The actress had jetted off to the exotic location to ring in New Year with her rumoured boyfriend Tiger Shroff. The couple even celebrated Diwali this year in the Maldives. Disha Patani posted a stunning picture of herself on social media and wished her fans a Happy New Year. In the picture that Disha Patani posted on her Instagram account, she looks gorgeous in a white bikini. She has left her hair open and did minimal make-up.…

02 Jan

Mumbai Comedian Held In Indore For “Insulting” Hindu Gods, Amit Shah

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Mumbai Comedian Held In Indore For "Insulting" Hindu Gods, Amit Shah A Mumbai-based standup comedian, along with four other event organisers, has been arrested for allegedly insulting religious beliefs and also Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a New Year show in Indore. The incident came to light when a group of Hindutva activists attended the event to monitor it and brought the proceedings to a halt when the artiste made the allegedly unwelcome references. Munawar Faruqui, the comedian, was arrested on Friday for his performance at a cafe in the popular 56 Dukan locality of Indore. The others arrested…

02 Jan

Mercury Plummets as Parts of Delhi Receive Light Spells of Rain, AQI in ‘Severe’ Category

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Residents of Delhi woke up to a cloudy sky with light rain over some places this morning.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that Palam has reported 0.4 mm rainfall. Ridge, Ayanagar and Lodi Road has reported trace rainfall, it said. The light spell of rain in the national capital is attributed to the influence of the western disturbance. "As per our forecast, the impact of Western Disturbance has begun over Northwest India including Delhi. Palam has reported 0.4 mm rainfall. Ridge, Ayanagar and Lodi Road in Delhi have reported trace rainfall," India Meteorological Department tweeted. “A fresh active Western Disturbance…

02 Jan

Over 850 Academics Sign Open Letter In Support Of Farm Laws

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More than 850 faculty members of various educational institutions across the country have come forward with a signature campaign in support of three contentious farm laws, against which thousands of farmers are protesting on borders of the national capital for over a month. In an open letter, these individuals have said they strongly believe in the government's assurance to farmers that their livelihood would be protected and the food would not be taken away from their plates. They further said that the new laws would free farm trade from all restrictions and enable farmers to do all transactions at competitive…

30 Dec

Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal join farmer leaders during lunch at Vigyan Bhawan, share langar food

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During all past meetings between the leaders of the agitating farmers’ groups and the Centre, farmers brought their food cooked at langars set up at various protest sites, including Singhu border. It became a statement on part of the farmers that they rejected the hospitality of the government. So in all past meetings, during the lunch time, farmer leaders had lunch together while ministers and other Central representatives had lunch separately. The union leaders either brought food or got it delivered during the lunch time. On Wednesday, however, another message was given and this time it was by the ministers…

29 Dec

Arun Alexander artist for actor-dubbing passes away

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Tamil actor-dubbing artist Arun Alexander passed away on Monday, following a heart attack. He was 48. Frequent collaborator and director Lokesh Kanagaraj took to Twitter to share the news of Alexander’s demise. He tweeted, “Dint expect you’ll leave us this soon na… couldn’t control my tears…you will be irreplaceable and you’ll always live in my heart na.” Besides being a popular dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry, Arun Alexander also starred in movies like Kolamavu Kokila, Kaithi and Bigil among others. His last screen outing Master, starring Vijay in the lead role, is expected to release in January next…

28 Dec

MHA extends Covid-19 guidelines till Jan, says need to be vigilant over new variant

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The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Monday extended its existing guidelines for surveillance, containment and caution against the coronavirus disease till January 2021 even as it stressed there has been a “continuous decline” in the number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country. Besides, the Ministry has also urged the citizens to remain cautious in the wake of a new variant of the virus being detected in the United Kingdom (UK). "Accordingly, containment zones continue to be demarcated carefully; prescribed containment measures strictly followed within these zones; COVID-appropriate behaviour promoted and strictly enforced; and the Standard Operating…

28 Dec

Over 1,500 telecom towers damaged in Punjab

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More than 1,500 telecom towers in Punjab have been damaged by farmers protesting against the three farm laws, disrupting services in some pockets, sources said.Power supply to towers that relay telecom signals was snapped and cables cut in several parts of the state as farmers vented their anger on the infrastructure owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's firm Jio as they saw him along with infrastructure tycoon Gautam Adani as major beneficiaries of the new laws.Neither Ambani's Reliance group nor Adani's companies are into the business of procuring foodgrains from farmers. "Till yesterday, 1,411 towers were damaged and today the count…