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11 Jan

Neighbours Carry Farmer’s Dead Body To Bank Seeking Money For Cremation

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A 60-year-old man living alone in rural Patna passed away at his house with no relatives or money in the house. As his neighbours looked to cremate the body, they found some money parked in his bank account. The neighbours then took the body to the local bank to ask for money for the funeral. According to a report in The Times of India, Mahesh Yadav was suffering from a prolonged illness and passed away at his residence in Singriyawan. Mahesh, who was a daily wage earner, died in his sleep on Tuesday. The villagers who searched his home for…

11 Jan

Sedition case: HC extends relief to Kangana till Jan 25

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The Bombay high court on Monday extended the interim relief of no coercive action against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel until January 25 in connection with an FIR registered against them under sedition and other charges. The HC also directed the city police not to summon the duo for questioning till then. Ranaut and her sister appeared before Bandra police in Mumbai on January 8 for recording their statement in the case, pursuant to an assurance given to HC in November last year. The FIR, under sedition charges and for allegedly "trying to create hatred and communal…

11 Jan

Schools, colleges reopen in Gujarat after over 9 months

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Looking at the declining cases of coronavrus, the Gujarat government on Wednesday decided to reopen schools in the state from January 11. Issuing an order, Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said the students and teaching staff will have to follow the COVID guidelines strictly. The classes will also reopen for graduation and post-graduation final years with mandatory compliance of Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedures (SOPs) and consent of parents. The Centre in Unlock 5 guidelines allowed schools to reopen from October 15. However, the decision was left to states/union territories to decide as to when they would resume physical classes.…

09 Jan

Abandoned At Birth, Fire Claimed Baby’s Life At Maharashtra Hospital

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Authorities know the names of the mothers of nine out of ten babies who perished in fire at a state-run hospital in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on early Saturday morning. One name is missing, as the child had been abandoned at birth. The new-born baby, a boy, had been found in the remote village of Kesalwada in Lakhanitehsil last week, a district official said. Discovery of an abandoned child also made headlines in local newspapers. When a fire broke out in the hospital in the early hours of Saturday, the staff succeeded in rescuing seven out of 17 babies from the…

08 Jan

Bipasha Basu pens a note of gratitude for the birthday wishes; says ‘so grateful to everyone’

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Bipasha Basu celebrated her birthday recently. The actress took to her social media handle to pen a warm note for everyone. Bipasha shared a few pictures from her special day. The actress turned 42 and we are in awe of the gorgeous beauty. Bipasha had a very intimate and low-key birthday celebration this year, pictures from which are making the rounds of the internet and we are missing handsome hunk, Karan Singh Grover, in the pics. Bipasha shared three pictures from her birthday celebration. She looked happy as she posed for the camera in a yellow salwar kameez. There were…

08 Jan

Actor Shilpa Shirodkar gets COVID-19 vaccine: ‘Vaccinated and safe’

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Shilpa Shirodkar has revealed that she was vaccinated against COVID-19 in Dubai. She took to Instagram to post a photo of herself after the vaccination. The 47-year-old actor wrote with the photo, “Vaccinated and safe !! The new normal .. here i come 2021 ❤️ Thank you UAE 🇦🇪❤️.” Shilpa Shirodkar, who is the younger sister of actor and Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu’s wife Namrata Shirodkar, made her film debut with 1989’s Bhrashtachar and went on to star in films like Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), Trinetra (1991) and Hum (1991). She was nominated in the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress…

07 Jan

Irrfan Khan’s Birth Anniversary: Son Babil Recalls How Late Actor Never Believed In Celebrating Birthdays

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Late actor Irrfan Khan would have turned 54 on Thursday. Sharing a post about him, his elder son Babil talked about how the actor never believed in celebrating birthdays but this time, he could not forget his birthday even if he tried. Babil captioned his throwback video as, "You never identified with institutions such as contractual marriage and birthday celebrations. Perhaps, that is why I don't remember anyone's birthdays because you never remembered mine and never encouraged me to remember yours. It was just normal to us what seemed absurd from the outside, we celebrated everyday (bringing personal experiential authenticity…

06 Jan

Inside Deepika Padukone birthday celebrations: Ranveer plays host, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt attend

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Inside Deepika Padukone birthday celebrations: Ranveer plays host, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt attend Actor Deepika Padukone turned a year older and celebrated her special day in the company of her close friends. In the pictures from her birthday bash, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar among others made an appearance. Deepika and Ranveer played gracious hosts and even cut a cake with the paparazzi waiting outside. In one of the pictures, Deepika is seen cutting a cake while another showed her feeding a piece of the cake to one of the photographers. The star couple was dressed in black…

06 Jan

Neha Kakkar’s moods when she’s in the kitchen v/s when she’s in the living room

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Neha Kakkar's moods when she's in the kitchen v/s when she's in the living roomIndian Idol 2020 judge Neha Kakkar is enjoying marital bliss with Rohanpreet Singh. She keeps sharing all chirpy pictures of herself on Instagram and her husband just can't stay away from dropping lovey-dovey comments on her pictures.The latest pictures shared by Neha Kakkar has her dressed up in jeans, yellow top and jacket. The first picture is of the singer-judge from the kitchen preparing a batter, and the second picture has her posing stylishly in the same attire in the living room. Neha captioned this picture…

06 Jan

Neha Kakkar left in tears after Rohanpreet Singh’s romantic speech: ‘She wrote my destiny’

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Neha Kakkar left in tears after Rohanpreet Singh’s romantic speech: ‘She wrote my destiny’Singer couple Neha Kakkar and Rohanpreet Singh made a joint appearance on Indian Idol 12, where they regaled the audience with their love story. Neha and Rohanpreet tied the knot at the end of 2020, after a whirlwind romance. “He Made me Cry,” Neha wrote in her post.In a promo video shared by her on Instagram, Rohanpreet recalls seeing her for the first time. “I was tying my turban in Chandigarh, when I got a call from her management,” he began, in Hindi. “They asked if I…