Month: March 2022

Before hitting the big screens with her Bollywood debut ‘Bedhadak’, Sanjay Kapoor’s daughter Shanaya Kapoor marked her ramp debut at the star-studded Lakme Fashion Show.

Shanaya turned showstopper for ace designer Manish Malhotra’s show, along with ‘Gehraiyaan’ actor Siddhant Chaturvedi.
Taking to her Instagram handle, Shanaya posted pictures of herself from the glamorous event on Saturday.

She wore a fitted gown with cut-out detailing and sequin-work, sparkling in shades of blue, black and purple.

Siddhant flaunted a long coat featuring geometric designs, paired with pants in matching shades of black and purple.

Friends, fans and members of the film fraternity flooded the post with likes and comments.

“Wow Bella hadid,” Suhana Khan wrote.

“baby girl,” Ananya Panday added.

Sanjay Kapoor and Manish Malhotra dropped heart emoticons.

Meanwhile, Shanaya’s upcoming film ‘Bedhadak’ is presented by Karan Johar and helmed by Shashank Khaitan.

The film, which also marks the debut of actors Lakshya and Gurfateh Pirzada, is touted as a love triangle in the rom-com space. (ANI)

The election for the new Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly will be held on March 29, according to a press statement.

Nominations can be filed till Monday, according to the assembly secretariat.

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday administered oath to Ramapati Shastri as protem Speaker.

The protem Speaker will administer the oath of office to all the newly-elected MLAs.

Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for the second successive term on Friday along with his ministerial team.

The BJP retained power in Uttar Pradesh by winning 255 out of 403 constituencies in the results declared earlier this month. (ANI)

As the no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan comes closer, at least 50 ministers belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf are not being seen in public, Pak media reported.

Over 50 of the federal and provincial ministers were not seen in the public space, The Express Tribune reported.

Out of those missing ministers, 25 were federal and provincial advisers and special assistants, while four of them are the ministers of the state, four are advisors and 19 are the special assistants, according to The Express Tribune citing sources.

However, at the federal level, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan still enjoys the support of its ministers. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Energy Minister Hammad Azhar, Minister of Defence Pervez Khattak and Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed are among those ministers who continue to defend the Pakistani PM.

Meanwhile, after the no-confidence motion against Khan was adjourned to March 28, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has intensified its efforts to woo its allies.

A delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) is likely to hold a meeting with Pakistani PM today, ARY News reported citing sources.

The development comes after Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi yesterday reached out to both the key allies of the ruling PTI– the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q).

Shah Mahmood Qureshi along with Asad Umar and Pervaiz Khattak met the MQM delegation. Qureshi also had a telephonic conversation with Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

Earlier, on Thursday, the PTI leaders also met the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to convince them so that the allies would return to the government and support Pakistani PM in the National Assembly on the voting day.

The Pakistani National Assembly has a total strength of 342 members, with the majority mark being 172. The PTI led coalition was formed with the support of 179 members, with Imran Khan’s PTI having 155 members, and four major allies MQM-P, PML-Q, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) having seven, five, five and three members respectively. (ANI)

Saturday proved to be a treat for superstar Shah Rukh Khan fans as after a long wait his first look from the much-anticipated Bollywood film ‘Pathaan’ has been unveiled today.

Keeping fans on their toes for a long time now, Shah Rukh Khan took to his Instagram handle to share his much-awaited look from the upcoming action-thriller drama ‘Pathaan’.
“Shah Rukh agar thoda Rukh bhi gaya toh Pathaan ko kaise rokoge.. Apps aur Abs sab bana dalunga,” SRK added the quirky caption to the post.

In the picture, the 56-year-old actor looks fierce while posing shirtless and showcasing his chiselled abs. The actor returns with his signature bun look for ‘Pathaan’.

Soon after sharing the post, his enthusiast fans and followers flocked the comments section with fire and heart emoticons.

“Raja firse aagaya,” one fan wrote.

Another commented, “56 Y0 what? my heart is not strong enough for this.”

Interestingly, the post accumulated more than one million likes within an hour of being shared.

Helmed by Siddharth Anand, ‘Pathaan’ also features Deepika Padukone and John Abraham.

‘Pathaan’ will mark Shah Rukh’s comeback to movies after almost four years. It will hit theatres on January 25, 2023. (ANI)

Former Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Jharkhand, Banard Kichingya, passed away on Saturday.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid floral tributes to the officer and recalled his commitment to the state.

“He was committed to the state even when he was transferred or suspended. I pay my tributes to him on behalf of my family and pray to immortalise his thoughts,” Soren said while speaking to the reporters here.

The Chief Minister said that the officer knew Jharkhand well and was an inspiration for the youth.

“Former DSP Banard Kichingya passed away today. People die but their memories are cherished. His demise is like an end of a chapter as an inspiration for the young generation. The kind of affection that he had for Jharkhand and the tribals is not seen anywhere else today. We used to consult him to rectify any confusion regarding any information about the state. A person who knew Jharkhand well and was like a dictionary left us today,” he said.

Taking to Twitter, Soren paid his tributes and said that he was a witness of “movement and change” in Jharkhand.

“I am saddened by the passing away of respected Banard Kichingya Sahab ji, a witness to the movement and change of the Jharkhand state. Respected Banard Kichingya ji’s affection and dedication towards the people of the state will always inspire us. May God give peace to the departed soul and give strength to the family to bear the difficult time of grief,” Soren tweeted in Hindi. (ANI)

A day after assuming office as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term, Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed the officials to prepare an action plan for the next 100 days, six months and a year to fulfil the promises made by the party during polls and to help the state achieve USD 1 trillion economy.

In a meeting with the high officials of the government in Yojana Bhawan, the Chief Minister highlighted the need to implement the promises made in the Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra by the BJP before the elections.
“The target is to make Uttar Pradesh the number one State of the country and the state’s economy as the number one economy of the country. The roadmap for the future should be prepared with teamwork and inter-departmental coordination. For this work ‘Team UP’ will have to be engaged with full commitment. To make the state’s economy USD1 trillion, 10 primary sectors should be identified,” Yogi said.

Emphasising the need for continuing the “good governance” established in the last five years, the Chief Minister said that the government’s challenge is to outscore the works done in the first term as against the challenge of “mismanagement” when the government had first come to power in 2017.

“In the first term, our challenge was from mismanagement. Good governance has been established in the last five years. Now in the next five years, our competition will be with the works of our own first term. Now our competition with ourselves will start to further strengthen good governance. In such a situation, the establishment of good governance has to be carried forward with more strength,” he said.

Yogi also stressed on the effective continuation of the government’s “zero-tolerance policy” against corruption and directed the officials to include technology for the widespread reach of the schemes.

“Since our government’s inception, we have had a zero-tolerance policy regarding corruption since its inception. This should be effectively continued. Technology should be included on a large scale to achieve the objective of taking the schemes to every nook and corner of the state,” Yogi said.

Earlier today, the Chief Minister chaired the first cabinet meeting at 10 am on Saturday in Lok Bhawan, Lucknow.

Earlier on Friday, Adityanath took oath as the chief minister of the state in a jam-packed Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow having a crowd of more than 50,000 in attendance. A total of 52 ministers took oath as ministers, including two deputy Chief Ministers. (ANI)

After pampering herself with carb-rich foods such as biryani and moong dal halwa during the whole week, actor Kareena Kapoor has decided to take the healthy way out and relish a healthy salad.

Taking to her Instagram handle, she shared an image of a bowl of rajma salad.

She wrote, “I don’t only eat biryani and halwa, you see.” with the sticker, “Eat well, Be well.”

Earlier, the ‘Jab We Met’ actor shared a video where she can be seen doing multiple complex yoga poses.

She captioned her post, “When your yoga instructor follows you on Instagram, you know it’s time to say bye to the biryani and halwa. #UntilWeMeetAgain.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Kareena has announced her OTT debut in a Sujoy Ghosh directorial with Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Verma, which will stream on Netflix.

Apart from this, she will be seen in ‘Laal Singh Chadha’ alongside Aamir Khan. (ANI)

Chikkamagaluru Municipal Council has decided to tighten the screws on the unauthorised loudspeakers installed at religious places in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka.

The Chikkamagaluru City Municipal Council president Varasiddhi Venugopal said that the notice has been issued to churches, mosques and temples to share documents of permission, if taken, to install the loudspeakers.

“It will be applicable for all the wards. We have informed churches, mosques and temples to submit the documents. We will talk to them. We will verify the document. If found unauthorized, it will be removed,” said Venugopal.

He further added that the said decision has been taken in order to curb noise pollution.

“Complaints of noise pollution have been received from senior citizens, patients and people of different sections of society. Loudspeakers have been installed without the permission of Municipal Council and Police Department,” he said.

The Municipal Council president no action will be taken against the loudspeakers installed after taking due permission. (ANI)

The Indian government released three Pakistani prisoners and a baby and sent them back to their homeland on Saturday.

The Pakistani prisoners were identified as Samira, Ahmad Rajaa and Murtaja Ajgar Ali, according to Arun Pal, the Protocol Officer (Police).

He said that all the three prisoners were sent to Pakistan via Attari Wagah Border. He further stated that Pakistani Samira was caught in Bangalore and was sentenced to jail for three and a half years while she was pregnant with a baby girl.

Pal said that the other two prisoners, Ahmad Rajaa and Murtaja Ajgar Ali, were caught while roaming around the border. He further said that the Indian Government is sending them back after the completion of their punishment.

Pakistani prisoner, Samira, thanked the Indian government for sending her back and requested the government to send all those people who are still here like her. Rajaa said that he was caught while roaming around the border and he is being sent to Pakistan after 21 months. (ANI)

Congress leaders from Haryana met party leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday to discuss party’s future course of action amid party’s decline across the country.

The meeting was held for almost three hours and in the meeting, Rahul Gandhi instructed the visiting leaders from the state to work cohesively.
Congress Haryana in-charge, Vivek Bansal, while addressing the media said, “Rahul Gandhi took suggestions from all the leaders. We discussed the present political situation. We will together make the organisation strong. Rahul Gandhi has advised us to be united”.

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder S Hooda, while speaking to ANI, said, “Everybody kept their views regarding how the party can be bolstered up for elections. There’s no acrimony among anyone and we’ll fight elections unitedly.”

“We all gave ideas and opinions on how to strengthen the party. There is no discrimination. We will all fight unitedly. The main aim was to discuss the ways to strengthen the party and fight unitedly,” he added.

Kumari Selja, President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, while speaking to ANI said, “There is no doubt that there are issues that need to be addressed to strengthen the party at the grassroots level with new vigour. People expressed themselves and were heard by Rahul Gandhi and met everybody together.”

Haryana’s Congress in-charge, Vivek Bansal, further said, “The meeting was held to chalk out the road plan for the party in the coming years. People have been wanting to express their grievances with each other and I think they were able to.”

“Our leader encouraged everyone to be frank in expressing their views and they did. The rough crease has been ironed out. I am satisfied with the meeting as I see it as a very positive turn-around for the leaders and for the party. We are going to put up a united front and go unitedly ahead for the aim which we have set,” he said.

According to a party source, the next meeting will be held in the days to come. (ANI)