India

25 May

Eden Gardens Stadium to be used as a makeshift shelter for Cyclone Yaas

editor0 CommentsHealth, SportsCyclone, Eden gardens, India, Kolkata, Sports, west bengal, Yaas

Yaas, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), is predicted to hit Kolkata on Wednesday evening with a wind speed of 150 kmph-plus. As a result, thunderstorms and heavy rainfall is forecasted in Kolkata over the next few days due to cyclonic formation in the Bay of Bengal. Several sports clubs and institutions have their tents located in the region around Eden Gardens and neighbouring Maidan area and leaving many of them could be vulnerable and prone to high risk amidst the extreme weather. Therefore as a precautionary measure to deal with…

25 May

Indian Idol 12 host Aditya Narayan apologises for making ‘derogatory comment’

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentIndia, indian idol, maharashtra, music, television

Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) accused Indian Idol 12 host Aditya Narayan of making a disparaging remark about Maharashtra’s Alibaug area. MNS Chitrapat Sena chief Ameya Khopkar accused the makers of the singing reality show of showing Alibaug in a poor light and demanded an apology. In a Facebook live session, Khopkar spoke in Marathi. He said, “A Hindi channel has a singing reality show, I am not going to name it, but Aditya Narayan hosts the show, where he has made a derogatory comment about our Maharashtra’s Alibaug. I have not seen the show, but I got complaints from many people from Maharashtra.…

25 May

Raj and DK, the directors of The Family Man Season 2, respond to the calls for banning the series

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentFamily Man, India, Tamil Nadu, web series

On Monday, the Tamil Nadu government had requested the Information & Broadcasting Ministry to either stop or ban the release of The Family Man Season 2 for allegedly depicting the Eelam Tamils in a negative light. In a letter to I&B minister Prakash Javadekar, Tamil Nadu IT Minister T Mano Thangaraj said the trailer presented Tamilians in a “highly objectionable manner” and their was an attempt to discredit the struggle of the Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka. Raj and DK said in the statement, “Some assumptions and impressions have been made based on just a couple of shots in the…

25 May

Priyanka Chopra opens up about her marriage with Nick Jonas

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentBollywood, India, nick jonas, priyanka chopra

Priyanka said, “I am just two years in. So, I wouldn’t be able to tell you so much. According to me, the secret is conversation. And actually sitting down, being able to talk to each other, spend time with each other and actually enjoy it. I think it is an amazing secret.” Priyanka and Nick first got in touch via social media and soon, they began texting each other. They first met at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party in 2017. After a whirlwind romance, the couple decided to get married in India in a wedding which became the social event…

25 May

Sonu Sood says losing someone he was trying to save “is nothing less” than losing his own”

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, HealthBollywood, Covid-19, India, sonu sood

Sonu Sood has been constantly helping people during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday evening, Sonu Sood wrote that he is heartbroken as he lost a few of the patients to Covid-19. “Losing a patient you have been trying to save, is nothing less than losing your own,” Sood wrote adding, “It is so hard to face the family whose loved one u had promised to save. Today I lost a few. The families you were in touch with atleast 10 times a day will lose touch forever. Feel helpless,” he concluded. https://twitter.com/SonuSood/status/1396528278140162049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396528278140162049%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fentertainment%2Fbollywood%2Fsonu-sood-feel-helpless-as-he-loses-patients-to-covid-19-7327823%2F Soon, his fans dropped several comments…

24 May

Tamil Nadu Government calls to ban Family Man 2

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentFamily Man, India, Tamil Nadu, webseries

The Tamil Nadu government wrote a letter to Information and Broadcast Minister Prakash Javadekar saying that The Family Man Season 2’s release on Amazon Prime Video must be halted, not just in the state, but across the country. https://twitter.com/koushiktweets/status/1396848691571351556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396848691571351556%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fentertainment%2Fweb-series%2Ftamil-nadu-government-writes-to-prakash-javadekar-to-ban-the-family-man-season-2-7328658%2F “I would like to bring to your notice about the condemnable, inappropriate and malicious contents of The Family Man 2 serial in Hindi, which depicts the Eelam Tamils in a highly objectionable manner. The trailer of the above said serial which was released in the social media network is aimed at discrediting and distorting the historical struggle of Eelam Tamils in…

24 May

Sushil Kumar to be suspended by Northern Railway after arrest in murder case

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, Sportscrime, India, murder, railways, Sushil Kumar, wrestler

A senior commercial manager with the Northern Railway, Olympic medallist Kumar was posted by the Delhi government as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at Chhatrasal Stadium for development of sports at school level. On the run for nearly three weeks, Kumar was arrested a day ago for his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium, along with co-accused Ajay from outer Delhi’s Mundka area. “The Railway Board has received a report on the case on Sunday from the Delhi government. He has FIRs registered against him and he will be suspended,” Northern Railway CPRO…

24 May

Priyanka Chopra says she aims to collect Rs 22 crore with her Fundraiser

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, HealthCovid-19, India, nick jonas, priyanka chopra

Priyanka and GiveIndia’s Atul Satija spoke about how the funds are being used to tackle India’s ground reality against its fight with Covid-19 pandemic. She also appealed to people to donate more and said she aims to collect Rs 22 crore and has increased the ambit of how the funds will be used. “It’s been a tumultuous couple of months with so much happening on ground across India in the battle against Covid 19. The #TogetherForIndia Fundraiser that @nickjonas and I started with our partners @give_india has raised over $1 million (around Rs 7.5 crores) has been put to good use towards…

24 May

Sonu Sood-funded oxygen plants established at two hospitals in Andhra Pradesh

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, Healthandhra pradesh, bolywood, India, oxygen, sonu sood

Sonu Sood said, "Very happy to announce that the first set of my Oxygen Plants will be set up at Kurnool Government Hospital & one at District Hospital, Atmakur,Nellore, AP in the month of June!This would be followed by setting more plants in the other needy states! Time to support rural India" The hospitals where the plants will be set up are Kurnool Government Hospital and District Hospital. Sood added that more plants will be set up in the rural regions of other states. https://twitter.com/SonuSood/status/1396023740660535297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396023740660535297%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fentertainment%2Fbollywood%2Fsonu-sood-to-set-up-oxygen-plants-in-two-andhra-pradesh-hospitals-7326722%2F Ever since the pandemic hit, Sonu Sood has been a messiah for the needy. Sood gained fame…

24 May

Boney Kapoor reveals that the sets of Ajay Devgn-starrer Maidaan got damaged in Cyclone Tauktae

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentBollywood, Boney Kapoor, India, Maidaan, Tauktae

Boney Kapoor said, “What I am going through is horrible. I don’t want to be reminded of it. If I think about the pressure or feelings or loss, I will start crying. If I think about the budget overshooting and expenses pilling up, I might go into depression. Mera dil hi nahin kar raha ke set dekhu abhi.(I don’t even feel like looking at the set right now)” The film producer will now have to set it up for the third time. He first had to dismantle it during last year’s coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown. Kapoor, in a recent interview, shared that…