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09 Dec

Supriya Sule slams Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant over ‘too much of democracy’ comment

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Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday that "tough reforms" are difficult in India because "we are too much of a democracy", but added that for the first time the government had shown the will to bring hard-headed reforms across sectors. One part of his quote -- "too much of a democracy" -- inspired a meme-fest and sharp reactions on social media. The government today confronted questions on Amitabh Kant's comment. "We are proud of our democracy," Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, closing the subject. The top plan panel officer made the comments at an online event, 'The…

09 Dec

‘May God bless you with long and healthy life’: PM Modi wishes Sonia Gandhi on her birthday

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi is celebrating her birthday today. On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the Congress chief and wished her “a long and healthy life”. “Birthday greetings to Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji. May God bless her with a long and healthy life,” PM Modi tweeted on Wednesday morning. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also extended his wishes. He wrote: Birthday greetings to the President of the Indian National Congress party Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji. May you be blessed with good health and long life. Congress leader Sachin Pilot also wished Sonia Gandhi on her birthday. Punjab Chief Minister…

08 Dec

Who is the special ‘darling’ Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame Bhavya Gandhi aka Tapu wants to go Dubai with?

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Who is the special ‘darling’ Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame Bhavya Gandhi aka Tapu wants to go Dubai with? Bhavya Gandhi aka our very own Tapu from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah might not be seen in the show at the moment but make no mistake, his fan following and craze hasn’t gone down even by an iota. Bhavya is currently enjoying his holiday at Dubai and nothing beats the feel of a much-needed trip after the Covid-19 outbreak. But hey, seems like another ‘Dubai’ trip is around the corner for Bhavya and with his special darling who seems…

08 Dec

Fashion Ka Jalwa: TMKOC fame Palak Sindhwani, Sunayana Fozdar, Ambika Ranjankar and Roshan Bhabhi’s private ramp walk video goes viral

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Fashion Ka Jalwa: TMKOC fame Palak Sindhwani, Sunayana Fozdar, Ambika Ranjankar and Roshan Bhabhi’s private ramp walk video goes viral Gokuldham society’s ‘Mahila Mandal’ has its own fan base for all the right reasons and why not? When the girl gang there is strong, confident, bold and powerful, getting all the love and adulation from fans is absolutely normal ain’t it? Well, this time, we see the amazing TKMOC gang of ladies do something which we have never seen them doing before and that is to slay and walk the ramp like true ‘queens’. This video of Palak Sindhwani aka…

08 Dec

Imran Khan unfollows everyone including his ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith on Twitter, gets trolled

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Prime Minister Imran Khan has unfollowed everyone from his Twitter account, including his first wife Jemima Goldsmith. Netizens were amused on Monday after noticing that Imran Khan was no longer following anyone from his official Twitter account, with some trolling him that he might be taking a leaf out of his predecessor, Nawaz Sharif's playbook, who doesn't follow anybody on Twitter. Before this recent unfollowing episode, Imran Khan had last unfollowed journalist Hamid Mir, with rumours rife that the anchor's criticism of his government might be the reason behind the move. Imran Khan had created his Twitter profile in March…

08 Dec

Traces of nickel and lead found in blood samples of patients with mystery illness in Andhra Pradesh

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Lead and nickel content in drinking water and milk was primarily established as the root cause of the mysterious disease in Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh, which so far claimed one life and left over 500 people sick. Based on the preliminary findings of the expert teams from AIIMS and other state and central institutions, health officials presented a report to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy here on Tuesday. A CMO release said lead and nickel were found to be the causative agents for the mysterious disease, citing a report prepared by the AIIMS experts. By Tuesday morning, the…

08 Dec

Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru: Medical experts from Delhi rushed to investigate ‘mystery’ illness

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Hundreds of people have been treated for mystery illness in an Andhra Pradesh town, with one doctor ruling out "mass hysteria" at a time nerves are already frayed because of the coronavirus. The government rushed medical experts to Eluru in Andhra Pradesh to investigate the illness, which first appeared Saturday causing seizures, nausea and chronic pain. Officials said nearly 500 people have been treated -- with most swiftly recovering -- but the death of a 45-year-old man at the weekend was attributed to the mystery disease. The country is already in grip of coronavirus with the world's second-highest number of…

08 Dec

Former actor Sana Khan shares new pics from honeymoon with husband Anas Sayied, enjoys stunning view of Srinagar

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Sana Khan has shared new videos from her honeymoon with husband Anas Sayied. The couple is currently in Srinagar. On Tuesday, Sana took to Instagram Stories to share short videos from the Hazratbal Shrine and from her hotel room. She also shared a picture of hot kahwa. Sana and the Surat-based Anas tied the knot in November. She made the announcement in a social media post. “Loved each other for the sake of Allah. Married each other for the sake of Allah. May Allah keep us united in this Duniya. And reunite us in jannah,” she had captioned a picture…

08 Dec

Subhash Ghai says “I don’t think nepotism has survived”

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An alumnus of FTII, Pune, Subhash Ghai’s tryst with cinema began as an actor. But fate had something else in store for Ghai. He turned to direction with Kalicharan (1976 and the rest is history. The National Award-winner is known for movies such as Ram Lakhan (1989), Khalnayak (1993), Pardes (1997) and Taal (1999), among others. Ghai agreesthat a lot has changed in the film industry over the last decade, but he believes they have only been positive ones. “We’ve had a rush of enthusiastic, young talents in the industry, determined to reshape cinema and make their mark. We’ve also…

08 Dec

‘V-Day’: 90-year-old British woman is first to receive Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot

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The UK kicked off its biggest-ever vaccine campaign in history on Tuesday, as 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech jab against COVID-19. At 6:31 am GMT early riser Maggie was given the life-saving jab by nurse May Parsons at her local hospital in Coventry to mark what the National Health Service (NHS) has dubbed a "landmark moment" on V-Day or Vaccine Day in the fight against the deadly virus. "I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against COVID-19, it's the best early birthday present I could wish for…