Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor says she is ‘obsessed’ with Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence‘s pregnancy style and she took to Instagram to express the same. Kareena shared a photo of JLaw, who was flaunting her baby bump, on her Insta stories. Kareena just inserted an ‘obsessed’ sticker, instead of captioning it. In the photo, Jennifer Lawrence … Kareena Kapoor is ‘obsessed’ with Jennifer Lawrence’s pregnancy style
Actor-comedian Vir Das is all set to write and feature in a new show for Fox, titled Country Eastern. The comedy series is about a young wealthy man from India who moves to America to restart his life with his family, as per a press release. Vir will co-write and executive produce the show with … Vir, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Andy to collaborate for US country music comedy series
Actor Dhanush has shared a behind-the-scenes picture as he resumed shooting for the Netflix movie The Gray Man. Taking to Instagram, Dhanush dropped the photo which shows him sitting in front of multiple screens. Dhanush is surrounded by equipment in the behind-the-scenes photo. In the picture, he appears to be engrossed in one of the … Dhanush shares BTS pic from Gray Man sets
HBO Max released a teaser for the highly anticipated Harry Potter reunion titled Return to Hogwarts. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, who played Harry, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, will join other cast members of the eight Harry Potter films for the special. HBO Max released a teaser for the highly anticipated … Harry Potter reunion teaser: ‘Hermione’ Emma Watson returns to Platform 9 ¾
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 7, refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court order granting default bail to advocate Sudha Bharadwaj in the Bhima Koregaon case, paving the way for her release from jail after a span of two years. A Bench of Justices U.U. Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and … Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Bombay HC order granting Sudha Bharadwaj bail
New Delhi (TIP): India on Friday, Dec 10, saw a reduction in its daily tally of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after 8,503 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the caseload to 34,674,744, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. There were 9,419 cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. However, active … India sees 8,503 new Covid infections; active cases lowest since March last year
Mandla (TIP): For tribal labourer Mulayam Singh life is a daily struggle and the thought of managing expenses for his children always weighed heavy on his mind. However, his fortunes changed overnight when he found a 13-carat diamond worth Rs 60 lakh from a shallow mine in the world-famous Panna diamond mines in Bundelkhand region … Tribal labourer finds diamond worth Rs 60 lakh in famous Panna mines in MP
BJP MLA from Ayodhya’s Gosaiganj seat, Indra Pratap alias Khabbu Tiwari, has been disqualified from the membership of the UP Assembly following his conviction in a 28-year-old case, Vidhan Sabha secretariat said here on Thursday, Dec 9. Tiwari was sentenced to five years in jail by a Special Court for using a fake mark sheet … BJP MLA jailed for 5 years for using fake mark sheet
New York (TIP): India on Thursday, Dec 9, highlighted terrorism and climate change at UNSC open debate on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Security in the context of Terrorism and Climate Change”. India’s Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti said that terrorism is a serious global concern. The fight against terrorism remains significant … India highlights terrorism, climate change at UN security council debate
Controversial Youtuber Maridhas (who goes by his first name) was arrested in Madurai for his alleged insinuating tweets on a helicopter crash that left India’s chief of defence staff and 12 others dead. Maridhas from his Twitter handle @maridhasanswers had tweeted in Tamil that Tamil Nadu under the DMK rule was becoming another Kashmir. The … YouTuber arrested for his tweet on helicopter crash
10 DECEMBER 1878 The freedom fighter leader G. Rajagopalachari was born. 1878 Birth of Muhammad Ali Johar, one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia in Rampur. 2001 Dada Muni, one of the stalwarts of Indian cinema, said goodbye to the world. 1992 The first hovercraft service of the country was started in Gujarat. 1998 … India in history this Week-December 10 to December 16, 2021
Tuxtla Gutierrez (TIP): A cargo truck jammed with people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian bridge over a highway in southern Mexico on December 9, killing at least 53 people and injuring dozens more, authorities reported. The federal Attorney General’s Office said the preliminary estimate lists 53 … 53 killed in truck crash in Mexico
BEIJING (TIP): Australia, Britain and the United States will pay a price for their “mistaken acts” after deciding not to send government delegations to February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, China’s foreign ministry said on December 9. The United States was the first to announce a boycott saying on Monday its government officials would not attend … China says Australia, Britain, U.S. to pay price for wrong acts
London (TIP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and wife Carrie Johnson on December 9 announced the birth of a healthy baby girl, their second child born while they have been at 10 Downing Street in London. “The Prime Minister and Mrs Johnson are delighted to announce the birth of a healthy baby girl at a … UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wife Carrie announce birth of baby girl
Wellington (TIP): New Zealand on December 9 said it will ban young people from buying cigarettes for life, one of the toughest approaches in the world to curbing smoking deaths as part of a wider plan that focuses on the disproportionate impact on its indigenous Maori population. New Zealand is already one of 17 countries … How will New Zealand’s lifetime ban on cigarette sales work?
Santiago (TIP): Both houses of Chile’s congress voted December 7 to approve a marriage equality bill that also includes authorization for adoptions by same-sex couples. The initiative was approved first by the Senate on a 21-8 vote, with three abstentions, and shortly afterward by the Chamber of Deputies with 82 votes in favor, 20 against … Chile’s congress approves same-sex marriages, adoptions
Dubai (TIP): Saudi authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdown on camel beauty contestants that received Botox injections and other artificial touch-ups, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on December 8, with over 40 camels disqualified from the annual pageant. Saudi Arabia’s popular King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, which kicked off earlier this month, invites the breeders … Dozens of camels barred from Saudi beauty contest over Botox
HOUSTON (TIP): Indian American physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has announced. Menon, 45, was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants. He was SpaceX’s first flight … Indian American US Air Force physician among 10 chosen by NASA for as astronauts future missions
NASHVILLE (TIP): The Tennessee chapter of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has raised $75,000 to help strengthen Nashville nonprofit Free for Life International’s (FFLI) efforts to end human trafficking in India. A cheque for the amount raised at a fundraiser gala was presented to FFLI CEO Gabrielle Thompson during AAPI’s fall … AAPI Tennessee Chapter raises $75,000 to fight human trafficking in India
SEATTLE (TIP): Eminent Indian American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava has been jointly selected for the inaugural USD 5,000 Ciprian Foias Prize for the “highly original work” in Operator Theory by the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Along with Srivastava, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, the two other awardees are Adam Marcus and Daniel Spielman. … Eminent Indian American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava among 3 selected for inaugural Ciprian Foias Prize
By Lt Gen Pradeep Bali (retd) “Here was a Chief who would not hesitate to call a spade a spade and back the reforms needed for eradicating any wrong practices. While a high sense of probity is expected in any person holding that exalted office, what became starkly clear to all was his zero tolerance … General Rawat’s rich legacy will live on
The India-Russia relationship stands deeply strained by larger geopolitical realities, but there is scope for improved ties In a sense, the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul and India’s relationship with Moscow have helped New Delhi to adopt more flexible strategies vis-à-vis Afghanistan as well as the broader region. Given the close relationship that New Delhi enjoyed … Russia, a legacy relationship with limitations
The anguish over the Nagaland killings is inadequate, especially as there is no gesture to recommend the end of AFSPA The truth is that long decades of violent insurrections and draconian counterinsurgency laws, in particular the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) 1958, have ensured a climate of impunity among those fighting insurgency. There are … A monumental mistake fomented by impunity
Scrap the law in states where it has outlived usefulness The 63-year-old Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which empowers security personnel to act with impunity, has come under sharp scrutiny after the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland. The chief ministers of Nagaland and Meghalaya have demanded repeal of the controversial Act. Raising the … Revisit AFSPA
India has lost a capable and experienced military leader in the tragic death of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in the Nilgiris on Wednesday. His wife, Madhulika, and 11 others also perished when the Indian Air Force’s Mi-17V5 helicopter came down in a … India must realize Gen. Rawat’s plans for genuine tri-service operational capabilities
Moscow’s push for Delhi’s Afghanistan role commendable Old allies India and Russia managed to tick all the boxes during an in-person summit meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, the inaugural ‘2+2’ foreign and defense ministerial dialogue and a sitting of the Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation. The two nations signed … India-Russia bonhomie
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): Biden administration officials suggested that initiatives around corruption, election integrity and support for new and existing multilateral initiatives will emerge from the talks. U.S. President Joe Biden kicked off Day One of his Summit for Democracy, calling on countries to make “concrete commitments” to reaffirm their democratic values. Over 100 countries have … Biden asks Democracy Summit participants to make “concrete commitments”
The new Twitter CEO has already begun restructuring the company and two senior executives have already stepped down as part of the reorganization plan SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has said that his top priority in the new role is to improve the company’s execution and streamline how the micro-blogging platform operates. … Top priority is to streamline how Twitter operates: Parag Agrawal
WASHINGTON, DC(TIP): A coalition of 22 human rights and faith-based organizations and 14 individuals have sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over his refusal to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). For the last two years, in 2020 and in 2021, the United States Commission on International Religious … 22 Organizations Write to U.S. Secretary of State Over India’s CPC Designation
Republicans joined Democrats in preventing a filibuster of the measure, setting up final adoption of a fast-track process to raise the borrowing cap WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The Senate on Thursday, December 9, adopted a bipartisan deal that paves the way for lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling, a move that positions Congress to stave off … Republicans help Senate Democrats approve bipartisan deal to avert debt ceiling crisis