Vaani Kapoor: Refreshing change to go sans make-up

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Vaani Kapoor: Refreshing change to go sans make-up

Vaani Kapoor is glad about the lockdown for one particular reason. She says it is a refreshing change to go sans make-up.

“We are evolved enough to embrace ourselves in the most natural way possible and it is actually quite refreshing to be happy in your own skin,” Vaani told IANS.

So, although getting dolled up is fun, and “as fun as dressing up can be, it’s also a refreshing change to go sans make-up”, she added.

Vaani is back at work, having commenced shooting for her upcoming film “Bell Bottom”, and she couldn’t be happier.

She recently said: “I, honestly, am just happy with work resuming after a long break. One will of course have to be extra cautious and keep all preventive measures in mind but it feels exciting to embark on a new journey!”

Inspired by true events, the film is set in the eighties and narrates the story of one of India’s forgotten heroes. Directed by Ranjit M. Tewari, “Bell Bottom” is scheduled to go on floors later this year. It is written by Aseem Arora and Parveez Shaikh.

Netflix adds 10mn new paid subscribers as people stay home

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Netflix adds 10mn new paid subscribers as people stay home

Leading content streaming service Netflix has added 10.1 million new paid subscribers as people stayed home, as the company reported net earnings of $720 million over $6.15 billion in revenue for its second quarter (April-June period).

However, the shares declined nearly 9 percent in after-hours trading on fears of slow growth in the rest of the year, reports MarketWatch.

The company also promoted Ted Sarandos from the chief content officer as co-CEO who will share the top spot with co-founder Reed Hastings.

Sarandos will retain his current role and join the board, Netflix said in a letter to shareholders on Thursday.

The stock nosedived after Netflix provided third-quarter revenue guidance of $6.33 billion, below the Wall Street estimates of $6.40 billion.

Netflix expects 2.5 million net subscriber additions for the third quarter, while analysts were expecting 5.27 million.

“Growth is slowing as consumers get through the initial shock of COVID and social restrictions. Our paid net additions for the month of June also included the subscriptions we canceled for the small percentage of members who had not used the service recently,” the company said in the shareholder letter.

Netflix said that “current infection trends create more uncertainty for our productions in the US. Parts of the world like India and some of Latin America are also more challenging and we are hoping to restart later in the year in these regions”.

The company, however, forecasts to see a 16 percent operating margin for 2020 and 19 percent for 2021.

“This is a great growth opportunity for us, so any revenue upside we would tend to put into more content for our members, which tends to generate more growth over time,” said Hastings.

Netflix currently has 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries.

Netflix now counts short-video making app TikTok among its rivals.

“TikTok’s growth is astounding, showing the fluidity of internet entertainment,” the company wrote to shareholders.

Indonesia flash floods toll reaches 32

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Indonesia flash floods toll reaches 32

The death toll due to flash floods and landslides in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province has increased to 32 with 15 others still missing, an official said on Friday.

The search and rescue operation for the victims of the natural disaster was hampered by poor access to the scene, with the possibilities of more flash floods, an official told Xinhua news agency.

“Eleven bodies were retrieved by the rescuers on Thursday, putting the total to 32. The rescuers have been on alert for the possibility of more flash floods as the weather is cloudy,” he said.

Mud and logs on the roads slowed the mobility of 359 rescue personnel to reach the affected areas, according to him.

The natural disaster has impacted nearly 5,000 people as their houses were hit by the flash floods, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.

As many as 10 houses were swept away by the current waters and 213 others were buried by sand and mud, while the main road was cut off by the waters, the agency noted.

2 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

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2 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Two terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday.

“Two unidentified terrorists have been killed in the Kulgam encounter, the operation is going on,” police said

The encounter broke out in the Shimmer village of Kulgam after a joint team of police and other security forces cordoned off the area on the basis of a specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists in the area.

As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where the terrorists were hiding, they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the gunfight.

Cabin crew say AI compulsory leave is layoffs through backdoor

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Cabin crew say AI compulsory leave is layoffs through backdoor

The cabin crew of Air India has told the management that the compulsory leave scheme is a smokescreen for retrenchment by the backdoor and has demanded that it be kept in abeyance.

The All India Cabin Crew Association in a letter to Air India management said that AICCA records its strong protest at this circular and fears that this compulsory leave scheme is a smokescreen for a retrenchment/layoff scheme by the back door and is in gross violation of various Supreme Court orders, including the Constitutional bench judgment on Section 25, and infringes on the Air India SC case on hand.

“We note with great concern that the said circular purports to send employees on Compulsory Leave without Pay, by the CMD, as recommended by the RD & regional officials. This is highly arbitrary & subjective and is a violation of the Certified Standing Orders (Amended) of erstwhile Air India, as applicable to us,” the cabin crew members said.

“Respectfully, we must also note that the circular & the board resolution itself are illegal as they violate the CSO, 9A of the ID Act, and most importantly infringe on a matter that is being heard by the Hon Supreme Court of India, where we are a party. The larger bench of the Apex court is hearing the matter of Service Conditions, Standing Orders & 9A, and this circular violates that and brings in alien concepts of redundancies, merely to skirt existing retrenchment laws,” the letter said.

“We find it shocking that our Airline seeks to arbitrarily retrench the very Corona Warriors who have been flying Vande Bharat Missions, at great risk to themselves and many have contracted COVID,” the association said and has asked Air India CMD to keep the said circular in abeyance and engage in constructive dialogue with the AICCA on this subject.

Bhumi: I am ok with any platform as vehicle of my creative expression

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Bhumi: I am ok with any platform as vehicle of my creative expression

Bhumi Pednekar’s upcoming film “Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitaare” is heading for a digital release. The actress welcomes the decision and says she is okay with any platform being the vehicle of her creative expression.

“As an artist, I only look to entertain the audience every time I am on the screen and I am okay with any platform becoming the vehicle of my creative expression. In this day and age, producers will do what is needed and we must all support each other’s decisions,” Bhumi said.

She said that she feels her upcoming film will reach out to a much larger audience with the decision to release it on an OTT platform.

Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, “Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare” also stars Konkona Sen Sharma.

Bhumi is a huge fan of Konkona’s brilliance and Alankrita’s sensitivity.

” ‘Dolly Kitty…’ is a very special film. Konkona as we know is a phenomenal person and actor, and Alankrita (Srivastava) is a very special director. (Producers) Balaji (Motion Pictures) as an institution has always supported content that has broken barriers. A very big reason why I am this fond of Ekta (Kapoor). So, for me, being a part of this film was a super enriching experience as an actor,” she said.

“I have adored Konkona’s work and it was simply mesmerising for me to see her perform. Our scenes together in the film are exciting and memorable. Alankrita is a very powerful voice in cinema today, she is strong, witty and humane. I’m fortunate that I got the opportunity to creatively collaborate with her. I have learnt a lot from her,” Bhumi said.

The actress is hopeful that audiences worldwide will embrace this powerful film.

“Our film has been winning laurels at international film festivals. We’ve garnered such love and respect. I won awards at international platforms for the film and I’m sure it will be liked by audiences here as well. I’m looking forward to seeing how people react. It was refreshing to play a girl, fresh out of college, waiting to experience life.

Describing her character Kitty as “naive, sweet, ambitious and a survivor”, she added: “The film is full of quirk and a pool of emotions. It has a different narrative and I am excited,” she says.

Bhumi added that the film “celebrates womanhood, sisterhood and all the drama that comes in between with love and work”.

“It very skilfully shows just how complex yet beautiful women are,” she said.

Arjun Kanungo: Not sure if I’m going to survive in music industry for next 3 years

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Arjun Kanungo: Not sure if I’m going to survive in music industry for next 3 years

Arjun Kanungo is one of the most successful non-film singers right now. It took him a few years to get noticed but he says there is no survival trick, and despite all the success he is unsure if he is going to survive in the music industry for the next three years or not.

Arjun has been in the music industry for over a decade, but it was the 2015 song “Baaki baatein peene baad (Shots)” that changed his fortunes. The song became a party essential. He followed it up with many romantic numbers, peppy tracks, and more.

It wasn’t easy for him to break into the industry but he believes that it’s not impossible for outsiders to make it big.

“I came from outside, I made it on my own, I feel that you have to keep on trying, keep working, and you need to have a positive attitude about it. If you feel like you are not going to make it, you are not going to make it. You have to keep trying and one day somebody will give you a shot, and you have to be ready. So you have to keep working towards that and hope for the best because there is no plan B in this industry. For me, I wake up in the morning, I breathe music,” Arjun told IANS.

He said he didn’t have anybody creating roadblocks in his career.

“I don’t have any enemies as such. I feel if you are nice to people, they are nice to you. As an outsider, yes it was hard, I worked very hard to be where I am right now. I have been in the music industry for a little more than 10 years. It took me about five or six years to just get noticed. That’s the kind of timeline that you have to come to the industry with, like you have to have that passion, ‘Okay I want to do this so badly that I am willing to work for five years or seven years to be there. There are no shortcuts,” said the “Gallan tipsiyaan” singer.

As for survival, he feels there are no tricks to survive in the industry.

“You have to be genuinely deserving to be here. You have to love what you do, you have to be passionate and humble. I am not sure if I am going to survive for the next three years, I don’t know if I am going to be an artist who survives Bollywood or the non-film world for even three years. I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow,” he said.

But what he can do is give it his 100 percent. “I am going to try to get better every day. I hope that people understand this when they enter Bollywood. They have to give their 100 percent,” said the singer, who has sung for Bollywood films like “Goa Goa Gone”.

As of now, his new song “Fursat hai Aaj Bhi” is fast gaining popularity. The video of the song features Arjun with actress Sonal Chauhan. The two had also featured in his 2016 video, “Fursat”.

“I have always had a special place in my heart for ‘Fursat’. As a music video, it was game-changing for me and my career. I have always wanted to work with Sonal again. When I wrote ‘Fursat hai aaj bhi’, with ‘first’ in the title, even though it had nothing to do with the previous song, I thought of Sonal and I felt we should work together again — especially since the chemistry in the first video was so good. I felt this was a good time to work with her again,” said Arjun.

Shooting for the music video during lockdown was tough. Explaining the process of working on the video, he said: “We shot the video from our own houses during the lockdown. The director of the video was on call throughout the shoot. He was telling us to change the camera angle, etc, so it was quite interesting to shoot like that. You are so used to having a crew, someone to do hair and makeup, camera and lighting, and this time there were no additional people helping us. On the last day, we shot together — me and Sonal. That was easier because the director was around. He was holding the phone. We shot the entire thing on the phone.”

During the lockdown, many singers released new music. Now that people are adjusting to new normal and returning to work gradually, is he willing to hit the stage again?

“I can’t imagine having a stage show at least till November. Our first inquiries are for November and December. Who knows when the government is going to allow it? I haven’t received any offer before November,” he said.

He is in no rush. “I don’t think it’s responsible to go and perform right now. We don’t know how badly coronavirus is going to affect India. Until I know for sure that people coming to my concert are safe, I don’t think I’ll be comfortable in performing,” said Arjun.

Global COVID-19 cases top 13.7mn: Johns Hopkins

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Global COVID-19 cases top 13.7mn: Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has topped 13.7 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 589,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.

As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at 13,758,533, while the fatalities rose to 589,093, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US accounted for the world’s highest number of infections and fatalities at 3,570,037 and 138,291, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Brazil came in second place with 2,012,151 infections and 76,688 deaths.

In terms of cases, India ranks third (968,876), and is followed by Russia (751,612), Peru (341,586), South Africa (324,221), Mexico (324,041), Chile (323,698), the UK (294,114), Iran (267,061), Spain (258,855), Pakistan (257,914), Italy (243,736), Saudi Arabia (243,238), Turkey (216,873), France (211,102), Germany (201,450), Bangladesh (196,323), Colombia (165,169), Argentina (114,783), Canada (111,143) and Qatar (105,477), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (45,204), Mexico (37,574), Italy (35,017), France (30,141), Spain (28,416), India (24,915), Iran (13,608), Peru (12,615) and Russia (11,920).

Bombay HC serves notice again to Twitter on PIL

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Bombay HC serves notice again to Twitter on PIL

Twitter India has been served notice once again by the Bombay High Court as it failed to submit its reply in the stipulated three weeks given by the High Court.

The notice has been issued on public interest litigation (PIL) filed against Twitter India Pvt. Ltd. and others by the petitioner, Gopal Jhaveri before the High Court at Bombay with the prayer to direct the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take action against Twitter under various penal provisions of the law.

These include Section 39 the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967; Section 107, 121 A, 124A, 153A, 153 B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, section 66f of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

The petitioner also demanded the regulation of social media platforms to tackle various anti-national and unethical activities on Twitter.

According to the petition, Twitter accepted blood money to promote Khalistan supporting tweets and is still promoting it knowingly. It is a well-known fact that the Khalistan is a banned terror organization even though they have blindly supported terror organizations to promote anti-national agenda and therefore the authorized representative and all the persons involved in this activity shall be punished by Indian judiciary to set an example to those who are still having a goal to divide India and actively supporting banned terror organizations.

The Chief justice of High Court at Bombay in his order dated June 5, 2020, directed Twitter and their advocate to file their reply within three weeks, the reply is pending till today.

The petition argues that the inquiry may be initiated by the National Investigation Agency, for fair, proper and speedy investigation as many of the users who promote massages in related to #Khalistan are from outside India and therefore shall be investigated by the National Investigation Agency.

It seeks an order or direction against the respondents thereby commanding them to make a mechanism to check contents and advertisements which are spreading hatred amongst the communities, seditious, instigative, separatist, hate-filled, divisive, against the society at large and against the spirit of Union of India.

The petitioner came to know that Member of Parliament Anant Kumar Hegde made a statement about the support of Twitter in anti-national agenda.

The Petitioner further says that after enquiring about the issues, the Petitioner came to know that the Twitter server was used for the promotion of #Khalistan, still, there are many users who are having their user name as Khalistan or similar to Khalistan just to promote ati national activity, the screen snapshot of various users who are promoting this anti-National agenda is attache.

Another tweet was done by Twitter user with the name mentioned as Gurpatwant Singh Pannun through his Twitter handle @GPannun.

ED questions Cong leader Pawan Bansal in railway bribery case

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ED questions Cong leader Pawan Bansal in railway bribery case

In more troubles for former Railway Minister and senior Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has questioned him in connection with the railway bribery case involving his nephew.

The ED had initiated an investigation under the provisions of PMLA on the basis of the FIR and charge sheet filed by CBI against Mahesh Kumar Member (Staff), Railway Board, Vijay Singla, Sandeep Goyal and seven other accused.

A top ED source told IANS: “Bansal was questioned by the agency on Wednesday for 8 hours at its Chandigarh office on Wednesday.”

The source further said that the agency will question him once again in the coming days.

In May last year, the ED had attached the Rs 89 lakh amount which the CBI seized from the office of Bansal’s nephew Vinay Singla in 2013 in a corruption case related to appointments at top positions in the railways when the Congress leader was the Union Railway Minister in the United Progressive Alliance-2 regime.

Bansal had to step down from the post after the controversy.

On the basis of the CBI FIR, the ED had filed a money laundering case against then Railway Board Member (Staff) Mahesh Kumar, Vijay Singla, one Sandeep Goyal and seven others.

“Singla demanded Rs10 crore through Sandeep Goyal from N Manjunath to get Mahesh Kumar posted as Member (Electrical),” the ED had said, quoting the CBI probe.

Twitter hack: FBI investigates attack

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Twitter hack: FBI investigates attack

The FBI has launched an investigation after hackers hijacked Twitter accounts of a number of high-profile US figures in an apparent Bitcoin scam.

“The accounts appear to have been compromised in order to perpetuate cryptocurrency fraud,” said the bureau, urging the public to be vigilant, the BBC reported on Thursday.

Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Joe Biden were among those hit in what Twitter said was a “coordinated” attack.

Their official accounts requested donations in the cryptocurrency.

“Everyone is asking me to give back,” said a tweet from the account of Mr Gates, the Microsoft founder. “You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000.”

The US Senate Commerce Committee has demanded Twitter brief it about Wednesday’s incident by July 23.

Twitter said the hackers had targeted its employees “with access to internal systems and tools”.

“We know they [the hackers] used this access to take control of many highly-visible (including verified) accounts and Tweet on their behalf,” the company said in a series of tweets.

It added that “significant steps” had been taken to limit access to such internal systems and tools while the company’s investigation continues.

The tech firm has also blocked users from being able to tweet Bitcoin wallet addresses for the time being.

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre said its officers had “reached out” to the tech firm. “We would urge people to treat requests for money or sensitive information on social media with extreme caution,” it said in a statement.

US politicians also have questions. Republican Senator Josh Hawley has written to the company asking if President Donald Trump’s account had been vulnerable.

Trump’s account was not compromised, the White House said.

The chair of the Senate Commerce Committee has also been in contact with Twitter.

“It cannot be overstated how troubling this incident is, both in its effects and in the apparent failure of Twitter’s internal controls to prevent it,” Senator Roger Wicker wrote to the firm.

One cyber-security expert said that the breach could have been a lot worse in other circumstances.

“If you were to have this kind of incident take place in the middle of a crisis, where Twitter was being used to either communicate de-escalatory language or critical information to the public and suddenly it’s putting out the wrong messages from several verified status accounts – that could be seriously destabilizing,” Alexi Drew from King’s College London told the BBC.

MLAs supporting him took the Congress to court today

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MLAs supporting him took the Congress to court today

Sachin Pilot and 18 MLAs supporting him took the Congress to court today over its move to disqualify them, arguing that disagreements between elected representatives and the party cannot be construed as anti-party activity and skipping two meetings is not ground for disqualification.

The hearing at the Rajasthan High Court, however, got deferred today as the petitioners asked for a two-judge bench. Te matter has now been referred to a two-judge bench.

Usually, matters related to constitutional law is heard by a two-judge bench. But a single judge — Justice Satish Sharma — was assigned to give urgent hearing to Team Pilot’s petition. The High Court had been closed for six days after a few employees were found infected with coronavirus.

Mr Pilot, who has insisted that he belongs to the Congress, took his party to court this morning over its move to disqualify him and his supporters.19 MLAs filed the petition, Sachin Pilot is petitioner number 7.

Not attending Congress’s legislature party meetings amounts to disassociating from the Congress and its ideology and will invite action under the constitution, the Congress and the Speaker have contended.

The Team Pilot has argued that not attending two meetings is not ground for disqualification. Elected representatives who voice disagreement cannot said to be acting against party, hence the Speaker’s notice is illegal and should be struck down, the MLAs have said in their petitions.

The rebels were sent notices by the Speaker under the Anti-Defection law, which is part of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. Their disqualification will lower the majority mark in the assembly and give Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot a shot at saving his government.

A deferred date will also give Mr Pilot more time to cobble up his numbers to 30 — the math that gives BJP a chance of planning an alternative government.

Mr Pilot has emphatically denied that he is joining the BJP. But that he made no effort to contact the Gandhis despite their repeated overtures and hunkered down at the resort in Haryana — against the party command — is seen as a hardening of stance by the rebel leader.

Yesterday, the Congress had asked Mr Pilot to move out of the BJP-ruled state and stop fraternizing with the BJP.

But his choice of counsel today — Harish Salve and Mukul Rohatgi , top lawyers of the BJP-led Central government — is seen as an indication of his trajectory.

The Congress has accused the BJP of rolling out heavy artillery to defend Mr Pilot and his band of rebels. In view of the tax raids against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s loyalists earlier this week, the party has also accused the BJP of using the power of the government and its agencies to target Mr Gehlot.

Heavy rains in Mumbai led to two building collapse

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Heavy rains in Mumbai led to two building collapse

Heavy rains in Mumbai led to two building collapses in two different areas of the city today.
The first accident took place in the Fort area of south Mumbai when a portion of a six-storey residential building collapsed, leaving several people trapped under the debris, said officials.

Four fire engines, a rescue van and ambulances have been rushed to the spot, they said.”A portion of the ground and upper five floored residential building had collapsed. Search operation for trapped persons is in progress. As per locals, several people are trapped but we are still awaiting confirmation,” said one of the officials.

In a separate incident, a three-storied chawl collapsed in Malwani in the Malad suburb of Mumbai, killing one person and leaving several trapped under the debris.

According to the officials, five to six people were trapped under the debris. Of them, two were rescued and sent to hospitals after being provided first aid.

This comes a day after two people were injured after a portion of a house collapsed at Pavwala Street in Mumbai’s Grant Road on Wednesday.

Mumbai has been witnessing heavy rains since Tuesday night, resulting in water logging in many areas.

The Indian Metrological Department or IMD has predicted ”heavy rainfall” for Mumbai and its suburbs for the next 18 hours.

Earlier on Wednesday, in the wake of the heavy downpour in the city and other parts of coastal Maharashtra, the weather office had upgraded the warning status from orange to red.

The COVID-19 situation in Delhi is under control

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The COVID-19 situation in Delhi is under control

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the COVID-19 situation in the national capital is better than in June, but the war against the disease has not been won yet.

Addressing an online media briefing, he said, “The COVID-19 situation in Delhi is under control but we do not have to be complacent. We will continue our preparations.”

He said his government’s first principle of combating the disease is that the COVID-19 fight cannot be won alone, that is why, the AAP dispensation sought cooperation from everyone, be it the Centre, hotels and other organisations.

He also said that the coronavirus situation in Delhi is better as compared to June.There are 18,600 active cases of coronavirus in Delhi, Mr Kejriwal said, adding that only 4,000 beds have so far been occupied.

The Delhi government has also been conducting 20,000-23,000 COVID-19 tests every day, the Chief Minister added.

A lady journalist has committed suicide

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A lady journalist has committed suicide

A lady journalist has committed suicide over love failure and this incident is reported under Gandhi Nagar police station premise. Going into details, 26 year old Kalyani from Siddipet was working in a private news channel in Hyderabad.

Kalyani is said to be in relation with Siva who works in the same channel for the last two years. When she proposed for marriage, Siva reportedly rejected and this forced Kalyani to go into depression. The lady journalist who is living in a rented house with her brother, hanged to death when none were at home.

Seeing her sister hanging to the fan, Kalyani’s brother dialed the cops and her body was sent to Gandhi hospital for post-mortem. Also the police lodged a case in connection with suicide based on Kalyani’s parents complaint and are probing the case.

One Exam Doesn’t define who you are

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One Exam Doesn’t define who you are

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected every sector. With the academic year taking a severe hit and the future of lakhs of students at stake, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board has recently cancelled the pending board examinations.

This is the first time in recent history where the board has cancelled exams for some subjects. The board had initially postponed the pending exam but with the situation getting worse, it has decided to cancel the exams and declared the results. The pending exams were cancelled and the marks were evaluated based on the average of the best three and performance in internal/practical projects.

Now that the results are out, there has been hue and cry from various sections. Many are raising concerns over the marks evaluation. As many as 3,096,771 students appeared for the board exams this year. In the wake of Covid crisis, the board announced results based on three parameters.

Amidst growing dissent from some sections and criticism on CBSE results for Class X and Class XII, none other than Prime Minister Modi himself took to Twitter and tried to pacify. He wrote, “For those who aren’t happy with their CBSE Class X and XII results, I want to tell them- one exam doesn’t define who you are. Each of you is blessed with numerous talents. Live life to the fullest. Never lose hope, always look ahead. You will do wonders!”

How Salman Khan inspired Radhika Madan’s new post

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How Salman Khan inspired Radhika Madan’s new post

Bollywood actress Radhika Madan has posted a new picture but it is the caption that steals the eye, for its Salman Khan connect.

Radhika took to her verified Instagram account and posted a picture of herself sitting on the floor and giving flying kisses.

For the caption, she borrows a few lines of the hit song “Oh oh Jaane Jaana” from Salman Khan’s 1998 superhit, “Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya”.

“I Love You All! Doston na koi manzil hai Na koi saathi hai… Phir bhi nikal padi hoon ghar se… Shaayad jiski talash hai wohi saathi hai wohi Manzil hai… Hit It !” Radhika wrote.

The actress was last seen in “Angrezi Medium”, the last Bollywood release before the lockdown, and also the final film of the late Irrfan Khan.

She will next be seen in the upcoming romantic comedy “Shiddat”, which also stars Mohit Raina, Diana Madan, and Sunny Kaushal, and is directed by Kunal Deshmukh of “Jannat” fame on a script by Shridhar Raghavan and Dheeraj Rattan.

B Praak becomes a father

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B Praak becomes a father

Punjabi singer B Praak and wife Meera have been blessed with a baby boy. The singer took to Instagram and announced the news on Thursday.

“Ohhh my God … my hands are shivering while typing this. Blessed with a baby boy. Thank you, my wife, my queen for this. I love you so much. I have seen you all these nine months. You have gone through sleepless nights…no one can do that except mother,” B Praak expressed his happiness.

Along with it, he shared a glimpse of his son, though he didn’t reveal the newborn’s face.

A lot of congratulatory wishes have been pouring for the couple on social media.

Actress Gauahar Khan commented: “Huge congratulations. God bless your family.”

Singer Nupur Sanon wrote: “Congratulations paaji. Bless this cutie.”

Back in the studio, B Praak is all set to come up with a sequel of the love song, “Filhall”. The music video of the original number which featured Akshay Kumar and Nupur Sanon.

Payal Ghosh pledges to donate organs

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Payal Ghosh pledges to donate organs

Actress Payal Ghosh has pledged to donate her organs after she lost a friend who was suffering from a kidney ailment and there were no donors available.

“I pledge to donate my organs once I am no more. I requested my family to give my organs once I am dead. It’s great to donate so that they can save other lives. I lost a friend today. She was suffering from a kidney ailment and because of the lockdown, she could not get a donor,” Payal said, adding that our organs can help others lead a good life when we are no more.

“It’s my earnest request to everyone to come forward and pledge to donate their organs once they are dead. Let’s all make the earth a better place,” she added.

“There are millions in India itself who can’t see and they need donors. We can enlighten their lives.”

The actress was last seen in “Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi”, which was released in 2017. The film also stars late veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Vir Das, and Prem Chopra, and is directed by Sanjay Chhel.

More than 2k people register to volunteer B’luru police

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More than 2k people register to volunteer B’luru police

More than 2,000 people have registered to volunteer as civil police wardens with Bengaluru police department’s south division to assist in regulation and anti-COVID measures, an official said on Thursday.

“More than 2,000 people have registered in the south division to become civil police cadets,” said an official.

The volunteers are expected to accompany policemen in night rounds, man check posts, answer questions of the general public, and assist station house officer.

Likewise, they also have to assist in documentation and computer work at the police station level, enforce social distancing, and wearing face masks among the public.

Several volunteers were seen sitting in rows of chairs, waiting to receive instructions from the police.

Meanwhile, city Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said the baton alone cannot eliminate the virus and asked the police to follow the rules and lockdown.

He walked around Cubbon Park and Vidhana Soudha to review security arrangements for the lockdown.

Bengaluru is the epicenter of COVID in Karnataka, grappling with 22,944 cases, out of which 17,051 are active.

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