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Parineeti Chopra among India’s top 75 young achievers in UK


Actress Parineeti Chopra became one of the four University of Manchester alumni to have been honored for their achievements after graduation. In her acceptance speech, she also said that her life has come to a full circle. To celebrate India ’s 75 years of Independence, The British Council’s India/UK Together’s Season of Culture recognised the...

Review | Fursat: A simple, sweet film shot on iPhone


Fursat, out now on Disney+ Hotstar, is a simple yet ambitious short film that works mainly because of director Vishal Bharadwaj’s command over his craft. It is shot on an iPhone and revolves around a young man who is able to see the future because of a mysterious device, which he calls the Doordarshak. Using...

Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani are now married


Actors Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani, known for their on-screen chemistry in 'Shershaah', tied the knot on February 7. The couple had sparked off dating rumors while shooting for the film. They chose Jaisalmer’s Suryagarh Palace for their wedding, which hosted their families and close friends from the industry. The wedding was a hush-hush affair,...

Docu-series ‘The Romantics’ to feature Rishi Kapoor


One of the most revered actors of Hindi cinema Rishi Kapoor will be featured in the upcoming docu-series 'The Romantics'. The streaming series celebrates the legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra, along with his production house YRF's legacy and its impact on Indian pop-culture over the last 50 years. The late actor had closely collaborated with Yash...

Set out on your Yoga journey and see where it takes you


By Juliana Di Leonardo   Yoga is a practice meant for all walks of life. It is more than just a physical practice or sequence of varied poses. Every person can tailor their practice to meet their individual needs or limitations. There is no specific body shape, size, or age needed to reap the benefits...

Pramukh Swami Maharaj – A Sculptor of Youths


By Adarshjivandas Swami BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha  Pramukh Swami Maharaj had a unique aptitude to understand youths, and also to help them understand others. He had discoursed to them, but his talks never weighed them down. He transformed them, but they did not feel the convulsions of change. Pramukh Swami Maharaj liberated countless youths from the harrowing issues of life....

10 lakh Tibetan children sent To Chinese boarding schools: UN


New York: About a million Tibetan children in China have been separated from their families and placed into government-run boarding schools, the United Nations (UN) said. Three independent UN human rights experts who raised the issue have voiced alarm over this policy of "forced assimilation,'' calling it an ''erosion of identity'' for Tibetan children. The scheme...

14 temples vandalized overnight in Bangladesh


Dhaka: Unknown miscreants vandalized 14 Hindu temples in Baliadangi Upazila of Bangladesh's Thakurgaon district overnight, officials said. There was anger and fear among people who thronged the temples to view the aftermath of the vandalism, and police were deployed to all the temples. The attacks took place between February 4 night and February 5 morning at different...

‘Pakistan is nuclear power’: Debt-ridden Sharif warns India


Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been facing immense pressure in his own country amid a drastic increase in inflation and terrorism, has again tried to lesson India with the nuclear arsenals it has. While addressing a public rally in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Sharif claimed that New Delhi would not be able to...