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Man Behind Amul Girl

Sylvester daCunha, Man Behind Amul Girl, Is No More

By LokMarg

Sylvester daCunha, the creator of Amul’s enduring ‘Utterly Butterly’ girl, passed away in Mumbai.

Amul’s managing director Jayen Mehta expressed grief over daCunha’s demise on Twitter, saying, “Very sorry to inform about the sad demise of Shri Sylvester daCunha, Chairman of daCunha Communications last night at Mumbai A doyen of Indian advertising industry who was associated with Amul since the 1960s. The Amul family joins in mourning this sad loss@RahuldaCunha.”

After coming across Mehta’s post, many took to Twitter, mourning daCunha’s loss.

A social media user wrote, “Truly the doyen of Indian advertising industry and brand builder of many brands, closest we know personally is Amul !His immense contribution is worth many a salutes … our prayers with the Da Cunhas and wishes for his legacy to continue and grow..!Om Shanti”

Another said, “Shri Sylvester Dacunha will be remembered for his creative and out-of-the-box contributions to Amul. My heartfelt condolence to the family!”

The Amul mascot has become a rage across the country with her witty one-liners on current issues, both political and otherwise.

The trademark polka-dot dress, blue hair pulled back in a ponytail and adorable pink cheeks have added have made Amul’s mascot a darling with millions across the country. (ANI)

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Yoga Guru Ira Trivedi Ties Knot With Madhu Mantena

By LokMarg

Producer Madhu Mantena tied the knot with writer and Yoga teacher Ira Trivedi in Mumbai on Sunday.

Taking to Instagram, Ira Trivedi shared a series of beautiful pictures from her special day.

For the ceremony, Madhu opted for an off-white kurta teamed up with a dhoti while Ira looked gorgeous in a pink kanjeevaram saree and accessorized her look with white flowers wrapped around her bun and statement jewellery.

From Madhu kissing her wife’s hand to the couple posing for cameras, pictures scream love.

Sharing the pictures, Ira wrote, “I’M complete now.”

The couple exchanged vows in Mumbai. Hours after becoming husband and wife, Madhu and Ira hosted a wedding reception for their friends and members of the film industry.

Producer Madhu Mantena and Ira Trivedi were seen posing in front of the shutterbugs.

For the ceremony, Mantena wore an all-blue traditional outfit while Ira looked gorgeous in a white-toned sequenced worked lehenga.

She kept her tresses open and wore a green emerald diamond set to complete her look.

Several Bollywood celebs marked their presence after the wedding ceremony.

Actor Aamir Khan was seen striking a pose in front of the paps stationed outside the venue in a white kurta pyjama.

He posed with Madhu who looked handsome in a blue traditional outfit.

Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan was all suited for the party.

Hrithik Roshan attended the reception with his lady love Saba Azad. The duo looked cute while they posed for the paps.

Saba opted for a pink salwar kameez suit while Hrithik dressed in a blazer and trousers.

Madhur Bhandarkar with his wife were snapped at Madhu and Ira at the reception.

Three handsome and talented actors are captured in one frame.

Rakesh Roshan was joined by Anupam Kher and Anil Kapoor. And the trio were seen dressed in suit.

Apart from them, film director Nitesh Tiwari along with his wife Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari also arrived at the function in traditional outfits.

Mukesh Bhatt also graced the function with his beautiful wife and son.

The Bhatt family posed for the paparazzi.

Jackie Shroff arrived in a white blazer and bell-bottom pants. And his glasses.

He was also seen carrying saplings as gifts in his hands.

Jackie also got into fun banter with the paps at the venue.

Vivek Oberoi was snapped in his casual outfit.

Hrithik Roshan’s cousin Pashmina Roshan attended the function in a beautiful white lehenga. Also posed for the cameras outside the venue.

Sonakshi Sinha arrived with his rumoured boyfriend Zaheer Iqbal and Huma Qureshi.

On Saturday, the couple kickstarted the wedding rituals with the mehendi ceremony where B-town celebs graced the function.

Actor Hrithik Roshan attended the ceremony in traditional attire. He wore a burgundy Nehru coat over a white kurta pyjama. He was seen posing in front of the paparazzi.

Apart from him, actor RajKummar Rao along with his wife Patralekhaa, producer Nikhil Dwivedi with his wife Gaurie Pandit attended the mehendi ceremony.

Madhu was previously married to fashion designer Masaba. They got married in 2015. However, the duo decided to part ways and got divorced in 2019.

Masaba, on the other hand, tied the knot with actor Satyadeep Misra in January.

Taking to Instagram, Masaba shared a couple of pictures which she captioned, “Married my ocean of calm, this morning. Here’s to many many lifetimes of love, peace, stability & most importantly laughter. And thanks for letting me pick the caption – this is gonna be great!”

Prior to Masaba, he was in a relationship with actor Nandana Sen.

Madhu has produced films like ‘Ghajini’, ‘Ugly’ and ‘Queen’ among others.

If the reports are to be believed he is currently working on a film based on the epic Ramayan which will be helmed by the ‘Dangal’ director Nitesh Tiwari. An official announcement about the film is still awaited.

On the other hand, Ira is a yoga expert apart from being a writer. Her Instagram is flooded with posts on fitness. (ANI)

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Mumbai

Mumbai: Woman Chopped Into Pieces; Live-In-Partner Detained

By LokMarg

A 56-year-old man was detained on Wednesday evening for allegedly murdering his live-in partner and dismembering her body, the police officials said.

The suspect, identified as Manoj Sahani, had been staying with Saraswati Vaidya in the rental flat in the Akashganga building in the Mira Road area over the past three years.
On Wednesday, Nayanagar police station received a call from residents of the building, complaining about a foul odour emanating from the couple’s flat.

As per the police, a preliminary investigation revealed that the woman had been brutally killed.

“Police have found a body of a woman who had been cut into pieces, from a society in the Mira Road area. Here a couple was living in a live-in relationship. A preliminary investigation revealed that the woman was hacked to death. Further Investigation underway,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Mumbai Jayant Bajbale said.

The DCP further said that further investigation into the case is underway. (ANI)

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Uddhav for elections

We Are Prepared For Elections: Uddhav

By LokMarg

With the Uddhav Thackeray faction’s plea, challenging last year’s change of guard in Maharashtra, pending arbitration in the Supreme Court, the former Maharashtra chief minister on Sunday said elections can happen any time and they were “prepared”.

Addressing a public meeting in Jalgaon on Sunday, Uddhav, who now heads the Shiv Sena (UBT), said, “Elections [in Maharashtra] can happen at any time and we are prepared. The matter is in Supreme Court and we are hopeful that the eventual verdict will be in our favour. After that, anything can happen any time.”
The rift in undivided Shiv Sena led to present Chief Minister Eknath Shinde forming a breakaway front with over 40 loyalists.

After camping in a hotel in BJP-ruled Assam over days, the breakaway camp eventually joined hands with the BJP to bring about the demise of the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — an alliance of Congress, NCP and the Shiv Sena — government in Maharashtra.

The BJP and the rival Sena camp later formed the government and Eknath Shinde took oath as the chief minister, with former CM Devendra Fadnavis taking over as his deputy.

While the Election Commission (EC), earlier this year, decided to allot the official ‘bow and arrow’ symbol of the Shiv Sena to the Shinde camp along with the original party name, the plea by the Uddhav camp challenging the change of guard and re-allotment of the party symbol is still sub judice at the apex court.

Uddhav claimed he did not allow injustice to any religion during his term in office.

“Today, the Maha Vikas Aghadi has completed three years of its existence. They (BJP and the Shinde camp) accuse me of abandoning Hindutva but the truth is that I did not allow injustice to any religion, bearing true allegiance to the oath of office that I took. All places of worship were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, without any discrimination,” he said.

Uddhav also dared the BJP’s state unit to declare that it would contest the next Maharashtra elections under the leadership of Eknath Shinde.

Hitting out at the Shinde camp, Uddhav said, “You do not have any ideal of your own and neither do you have any leader. So, you steal others’ ideals and the names of someone’s father and mother to contest elections. I challenged the BJP earlier and will do so again. I dare them to declare that they will contest the coming elections under the leadership of Eknath Shinde,” he said. (ANI)

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Priyanka work with people

Priyanka: Can’t Work With People I Don’t Like | Lokmarg

By LokMarg

Actor Priyanka Chopra has always been vocal about her thoughts and opinions.

During a press event of her web series ‘Citadel’ in Mumbai on Monday, the global icon made an honest confession about her work style. She said that she cannot work with people she doesn’t like.
“I think for me what would be non-negotiable now – it’s actually really true. I can’t work with people I don’t like anymore. It’s really non-negotiable for me,” Priyanka said when she was asked what were “non-negotiable” terms when it came to signing a project.

“I have to admire, look up to, like the people I am surrounded with. I have been doing this for a very long time. I want to be excited about going to work, I want to be inspired about going to work, and that has become non-negotiable for me,” she further said.

Priyanka also said that it’s important for her to work with individuals she has an affinity for.

“So when I meet the people I am going to work with, I take notes, in my little pads. But that truly is something that, as I have evolved, has become truly important to me,” she added.

Priyanka is in India for the promotional tour of ‘Citadel’, which also stars Richard Madden.

Created by The Russo Brothers, the action-packed show revolves around two elite agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia (Priyanka) of the global spy agency Citadel.

Sharing details about the show, Priyanka said, “The story is closely interwoven with the stunts. What’s so exciting about these huge action pieces was that they are infused with drama and storytelling. We get to see a lot about these characters, how they physically interact, not just great action sequences but there’s drama at the heart of each one of them, so there’s a story sort of interwoven in all the stunts. And that was just very cool and new for me.”

‘Citadel’ will be out on Prime Video on Friday, April 28. (ANI)

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Tom Holland and Zendaya

Tom Holland, Zendaya In India; Fans Cannot Keep Calm

By LokMarg

Indian fans can’t keep calm as ‘Spider-Man’ stars Tom Holland and Zendaya are currently in Mumbai.

Several pictures of the duo emerged online soon after they exited the Kalina Airport in the city on Friday. Zendaya smiled as she exited the airport while Tom was seen walking towards his car
In the images, Zendaya is seen wearing a white T-shirt teamed with denim and a long jacket. On the other hand, her boyfriend, Tom, wore a pink T-shirt, teamed with blue denim pants and a black jacket.

If reports are to be believed, the celebrity couple is in India to be a part of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) launch.

The couple’s pictures have left fans excited.

“What? they are in India… woah,” a social media user commented.

“Tom and Zendaya in India — best news,” another one wrote.

Tom features as Spider-Man/Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home while Zendaya plays Mary Jane.

Besides Tom and Zendaya, several other Hollywood stars arrived in India this week.

‘Game of Thrones’ star Maisie Williams and ‘Bridgerton’ actress Simone Ashley, on Thursday, attended luxury giant Dior’s pre-fall fashion show in Mumbai.

Cara Delevingne, Phakphum Romsaithong (Mile) and Nattawin Wattanagitiphat (Apo), and Karlie Kloss were also present at the gala. (ANI)

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Tijori Lodges Complaint Against Co-Producer For Cheating Rs 2.6 Cr

Tijori Lodges Complaint Against Co-Producer For Cheating Rs 2.6 Cr

By LokMarg

Actor-director Deepak Tijori filed a case of cheating against producer Mohan Gopal Nadar at Amboli Police Station in Mumbai. The actor claimed in his FIR that he was duped of Rs 2.6 crores by the accused. The FIR was lodged on March 15.

Mumbai Police have already registered a case against Nadar under sections 420 (cheating and dishonesty inducing delivery of property) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC and initiated a probe into the matter.
According to the Mumbai Police, the actor said that Nadar joined him to co-produce a thriller titled ‘Tipppsy’, which Deepak was supposedly to direct. Deepak told Police, that the film was scheduled to be shot in London in 2019. Keeping that in mind, Deepak has entrusted Nadar with Rs 2 crores and 60 lakhs. But Deepak claimed that the film was not completed in time. After asking for the repayment of the money repeatedly, Nadar dodged him by giving various excuses.

Moreover, Deepak claimed in his FIR that the cheques provided by Nadar kept bouncing. Then Deepak decided to lodge a complaint against him.

The Officer-in-charge at Amboli said that they have started the investigation. No arrest has been made so far. (ANI)

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Income Tax Surveys At BBC India Offices Enter Day 2

Income Tax Surveys At BBC India Offices Enter Day 2

By LokMarg

The income tax (I-T) department on Wednesday continued its survey at the offices of the BBC in Delhi and Mumbai for the second day, sources say.

On Tuesday, the I-T department conducted a survey at BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai in view of the British public broadcaster’s “deliberate non-compliance” with the Transfer Pricing Rules and its vast diversion of profits. Yesterday, the sleuths arrived at the BBC offices located at the national capital’s KG Marg and Mumbai’s Kalina Santacruz for the survey.
In the case of the BBC, sources said there has been persistent non-compliance with the above mentioned rules for years. As a result of the same, several notices have been issued to the BBC. However, the BBC has been continuously defiant and non-compliant and has significantly diverted its profits, sources said.

Sources said the above exercise, conducted by the tax authorities, is called “survey”, not search or raid as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act. Such surveys are routinely conducted and are not to be confused to be in the nature of a search/raid, said sources.

The key focus of these surveys is to look into the manipulation of prices for unauthorised benefits, including tax advantages. These surveys have been undertaken due to BBC’s persistent non-compliance of the norms, making it a repeat offender.

In this case, sources said BBC has been, “non-compliant under transfer pricing rules; persistent and deliberately violative of transfer pricing norms; and deliberately diverted a significant amount of the profits and have not followed the arm’s length arrangement in the case of allocation of profit.”

Accordingly, the surveys have been conducted with a view to investigating BBC’s violation of the Transfer Pricing Rules and its diversion of profits.

After the I-T department survey, sources in the United Kingdom government said they are monitoring the developments closely.

“We are closely monitoring reports of tax surveys conducted at the offices of the BBC in India,” UK government sources said.

Meanwhile, BBC has said it is cooperating with the income tax department, which is conducting a survey at its offices in New Delhi and Mumbai.

“The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and we are fully cooperating,” the BBC News Press Team said in a statement.

The development comes weeks after the BBC released a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi – ‘India: The Modi Question,” which caused controversy.

The Centre had issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the controversial BBC documentary on PM Modi.

The Supreme Court had on February 3 directed the central government to produce original records relating to its decision to block the BBC documentary. (ANI)

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I’m Your Family Member’: Modi Inaugurates Dawoodi Bohra Institute

I’m Your Family Member’: Modi Inaugurates Dawoodi Bohra Institute

By LokMarg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Mumbai campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy, the principal educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra Community.

PM Modi said he was attending the inauguration event as a family member and not as the prime minister.
Addressing the inauguration function, PM Modi said he has been connected to the Dawoodi Bohra Community for four generations.

“Coming to you all feels like coming to a family. I saw your video today. I have a complaint. You repeatedly said prime minister or chief minister. I am your family member, am neither a prime minister here nor a chief minister. I consider myself fortunate that I have something that few have. I have been connected to this family for 4 generations. All 4 generations have visited my home,” PM Modi said.

Lauding the community, he further said that it has always stood the test of development.

“Today, the opening of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah is a symbol of development with the changing times. The Dawoodi Bohra community has continually progressed with time. When there is good intent behind aspirations, the results will always be positive. Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah is an example of this,” PM Modi said. (ANI)

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Modi Flags Off Two Vande Bharat Trains From Mumbai

Modi Flags Off Two Vande Bharat Trains From Mumbai

By LokMarg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off two new Vande Bharat trains from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis were present on the occasion.
The new and upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express will run between Mumbai and Solapur and Mumbai and Sainagar Shirdi.

Mumbai-Solapur train, the ninth Vande Bharat train will connect the country’s commercial capital to the City of Textiles and Hutatmas in Maharashtra and ensure faster connectivity to pilgrimage centres such as Siddheshwar in Solapur, Akkalkot, Tuljapur, Pandharpur near Solapur and Alandi near Pune.

Speaking at the at flagging off ceremony of an inaugural run of Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said work has begun to make it an international-level terminus.

“We are introducing 2 Vande Bharat together, that too from the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Work has begun to make this an international level terminus,” said Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said it is for the first time that an amount of Rs 13,500 cr has been allocated for railway projects in the state.

“A few people questioned what Maharashtra got in the budget. They clearly didn’t read the Budget document properly. As the Railway Minister and Deputy CM (Devendra Fadnavis) said, Maharashtra had never received Rs 13,500 cr for the railway. For the first time, this amount has been allocated for railway in the state,” said Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.

According to Railways, the existing superfast train takes 7 hours 55 minutes while Vande Bharat will complete the same journey in 6 hours 30 minutes, thus saving 1 hour 30 minutes of travel time. It will also connect pilgrimage centres, textile hub, tourist sites and the education hub of Pune.

The 10th Vande Bharat Train in the country, the Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express, will boost connectivity to important pilgrimage centres in Maharashtra’s Nashik, Trimbakeshwar, Sainagar Shirdi, and Shani Singapur.

The Vande Bharat Train is an indigenously manufactured, Semi-High Speed and self-propelled train set. The train is equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities, providing a much faster, more comfortable and more convenient travel experience for railway passengers.

According to Indian Railways, Vande Bharat 2.0 is equipped with advanced and improved features enabling it to reach 0 to 100 kmph in just 52 seconds, a further 129 seconds to reach 160 kmph, and a maximum speed of up to 180 kilometres per hour. The improved Vande Bharat will weigh 392 tonnes as compared to the previous version, which weighed 430 tonnes.

It also comes with Wi-Fi connection on-demand facility. Every coach has 32-inch screens providing passengers with information and infotainment, compared to the 24-inch screens in the previous version. The Vande Bharat Express 2.0 is also environmentally friendly as the ACs are 15 per cent more energy efficient.

With dust-free clean air cooling of the traction motor, travel will become more comfortable. The side recliner seats, which were provided only to Executive Class passengers earlier, have now been made available for all the classes. Executive coaches have the added feature of 180-degree rotating seats.

In its new design, the Vande Bharat Express comes with a photo-catalytic ultraviolet air purification system in the Roof-Mounted Package Unit (RMPU) for air purification. Further, as recommended by Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh, this system is designed and installed on both ends of RMPU to filter and clean the air, keeping it free from germs, bacteria, and viruses.

The Vande Bharat Express 2.0 offers various superior and aircraft-like travelling experiences. It is equipped with advanced state-of-the-art safety features including an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System – KAVACH. (ANI)

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