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West Indian batsman Nicholas Pooran will donate a part of his IPL salary to India’s COVID-19 battle.

West Indian batsman Nicholas Pooran will donate a part of his IPL salary to India’s COVID-19 battle.

Punjab Kings’ West Indian batsman Nicholas Pooran has decided to donate a part of his IPL salary to help India fight the deadly resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scores of people across the country are dying in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. India has reported over 3.86 lakh fresh COVID cases since Thursday. Pooran urged Indians to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest. “If you can get vaccinated please do, I will also do my part which is continue to pray for India but not only that, I would also like to donate a portion of my IPL…
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Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt visit Neetu Kapoor on husband Rishi Kapoor’s death anniversary

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt visit Neetu Kapoor on husband Rishi Kapoor’s death anniversary

As Rishi Kapoor’s family remembers him on his death anniversary, son Ranbir Kapoor and girlfriend Alia Bhatt have joined Neetu Kapoor at her house. On Friday morning, the Bollywood couple were snapped by cameraman outside Rishi-Neetu’s Bandra home. While Ranbir was seen wearing a white t-shirt with blue denims, and a cap, his face was covered with a mask. Alia too donned a similar black mask, and was seen wearing a pastel pink and pistachio shade salwar suit, and carrying a huge purse. Earlier in the day, Neetu Kapoor remembered her late husband with a smile and shared how they have accepted that “life will…
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Director-cinematographer KV Anand passes away at 54 due to Covid-19 related complications.

Director-cinematographer KV Anand passes away at 54 due to Covid-19 related complications.

Tamil director-cinematographer KV Anand died on Friday in Chennai due to Covid-19 related complications. He was 54. His last rites took place at Besant Nagar crematorium in Chennai. Anand started his career as a freelance photojournalist before he started assisting award-winning cinematographer PC Sreeram. He worked with Sreeram on Tamil films such as Kamal Haasan’s Devar Magan and Mani Ratnam’s Thiruda Thiruda in the early 90s. It is said Sreeram was too busy when director Priyadarshan approached him for his new project at the time. So Sreeram recommended Anand’s name to Priyadarshan for the 1996 film Thenmavin Kombath. And the rest, as they…
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On Rishi Kapoor’s first death anniversary today, take a look at his late career.

On Rishi Kapoor’s first death anniversary today, take a look at his late career.

What Rishi Kapoor delivered in films like Mulk, Agneepath, D-Day and Kapoor And Sons, can undoubtedly be placed above dozens of movies he did back in 1970s and 1980s. Agreed that Bollywood is yet to find a replacement for Rishi’s charm, his chocolate-boy looks and his romantic image that he enjoyed in the the prime of his career, but his transition towards author-backed roles during his second innings gave him and the audience to enjoy the kind of heft that was missing for all these years. Rishi, who made his acting debut at the age of 15 in Mera Naam Joker (1970), became…
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Arjun Kapoor speaks about his overweight issues at the age of 16.

Arjun Kapoor speaks about his overweight issues at the age of 16.

After Kareena Kapoor and Karan Johar, actor Arjun Kapoor is the latest guest on disovery+’s new show Star vs Food where celebs take to the kitchen and cook for their loved ones. In this episode, Arjun spoke about his love for food and family as he invited his uncle Sanjay Kapoor and aunt Maheep Kapoor to lunch. The Sardar Ka Grandson actor recollected anecdotes from his childhood as he cooked laal maas and chapli kababs for his foodie family. Chef Gulaam Gouse Deewani gave the Bollywood actor a crash course in cutting and chopping as Kapoor found his way around a restaurant kitchen. Arjun spoke…
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কেএফ্সি ইন্ডিয়া মহিলাদের জন্য নিয়ে এসেছে কেএফ্সি ক্ষমতা প্রোগ্রাম

কেএফ্সি ইন্ডিয়া মহিলাদের জন্য নিয়ে এসেছে কেএফ্সি ক্ষমতা প্রোগ্রাম

কেএফ্সি ইন্ডিয়া, লিঙ্গ ও দক্ষতার মধ্যে পার্থক্য দূর করতে নিয়ে এসেছে কেএফ্সি ক্ষমতা প্রোগ্রাম যেখানে ২০২৪ সালের মধ্যে কেএফ্সি নিজেদের সমস্ত রেস্তোরাঁয় মহিলা কর্মীদের সংখ্যা বৃদ্ধি ও শ্রবণ এবং বাক অক্ষম মানুষদের দ্বারা চালিত কেএফ্সি-র সংখ্যা দ্বিগুণ করার পরিকল্পনা করেছে।কেএফ্সি ক্ষমতা প্রোগ্রামের সঙ্গে এই ব্র্যান্ডের লক্ষ্য হচ্ছে ৫০০০ এরও বেশী মহিলাদের কেএফ্সির সাথে যুক্ত করা এবং ২০২৪ সালের মধ্যে ৭০টি 'স্পেশাল কেএফ্সি’ পরিচালনা করা এবং তাদের রেস্টুরেন্ট লিডার করে তোলার প্রয়াস করা হবে। কেএফ্সি ক্ষমতা প্রোগ্রাম ইতোমধ্যেই হায়দ্রাবাদে কেএফ্সি-র একটি মহিলা পরিচালিত রেস্টুরেন্ট খোলার মধ্য দিয়ে নিজেদের কাজ শুরু করেছে। কেএফ্সি ইন্ডিয়ার ম্যানেজিং ডাইরেক্টর সমির মেনন বলেছেন, বিশ্বকে খাওয়ানোর লক্ষ্যে…
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ইমিউনিটি বাড়াতে সাহায্য করে আমন্ড

ইমিউনিটি বাড়াতে সাহায্য করে আমন্ড

বর্তমান পরিস্থিতিতে পুষ্টি ও রোগপ্রতিরোধ ক্ষমতার ব্যাপারে সকলে যথেষ্ট সচেতন। এই অবস্থায় নিয়মিত পুষ্টিকর খাদ্য গ্রহণ করা উচিত বলে অনেকেই মনে করেন। ইমিউনিটি বৃদ্ধি করার জন্য সকলকে নিয়মিত তিনটি খাদ্য গ্রহণের পরামর্শ দিয়েছেন নিউট্রিশন স্পেশালিস্ট ও পাইলেটস এক্সপার্ট মাধুরী রুইয়া। তাঁর পরামর্শের তিনটি খাদ্য হচ্ছে আমন্ড, দই ও আম। দৈনন্দিন খাদ্যতালিকায় আমন্ডের মতো উত্তম ও পুষ্টিকর খাদ্য থাকা উচিত। স্ন্যাক হিসেবে আমন্ড খুবই ভাল বলে বিবেচিত। এতে থাকা পুষ্টিকর উপাদানগুলি ইমিউনিটি বৃদ্ধিতে সাহায্য করে। আম ভিটামিন এ ও ভিটামিন সি-এর ভান্ডার। নিয়মিত আম খেলে ক্ষতিকারক ব্যাক্টেরিয়াগুলি দূর হয় ও ইমিউনিটি বৃদ্ধি পায়। দই প্রোবায়োটিক্সে পরিপূর্ণ, যা শরীরের ইমিউনিটি সিস্টেমকে শক্তি…
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On Irrfan Khan’s first death anniversary, the actor’s wife Sutapa Sikdar and son Babil Khan pay him emotional tribute.

On Irrfan Khan’s first death anniversary, the actor’s wife Sutapa Sikdar and son Babil Khan pay him emotional tribute.

It has been a year since the versatile actor Irrfan Khan passed away. On Irrfan’s first death anniversary, wife Sutapa Sikdar and their son Babil penned emotional and deeply philosophical notes, remembering the artist and the way he chose to lead his life. Babil remembered how the actor was in the face of immense pain and odds in his last two years. He wrote, “Chemo burns you from the inside, so to find joy in the simple things, like building your own table to write your own journals. There is a purity, I have not yet discovered. There is a legacy that has already…
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Priyanka Chopra has started a fundraiser with Give India for providing COVID relief.

Priyanka Chopra has started a fundraiser with Give India for providing COVID relief.

Priyanka Chopra has started a fundraiser with Give India, an on-ground organisation in India aimed at providing COVID relief. The Bajirao Mastani actor wrote in her Instagram post, "I have set up a fundraiser with GiveIndia, the largest on the ground organisation in India providing COVID relief. Whatever you can spare, truly makes a difference. Nearly 63 million people follow me on here, if even 100,000 of you donate $10, that's $1 million and that's huge." Chopra also posted a video and talked about how hospitals in India are pushed to their limits. There is also an acute shortage of…
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In light of the severe Covid situation in India, stricter restrictions have been enforced in IPL’s bio-bubble.

n light of the severe Covid situation in the country, the Indian Premier League has enforced stricter restrictions in the bio-bubble in place. Those inside will now be tested for the virus every two days, instead of once every five days as was the case till now. Though they have virtually no contact with the outside world, the BCCI doesn’t want to take any chances at this moment. In another decision aimed at preventing infection, the IPL has barred the players and others inside the bio-bubble from ordering food from outside the hotel where they are staying. There had been…
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