Same people love Avengers: SOTY 2 actor on film’s student life criticism
Reacting to audience criticism over “unrealistic” portrayal of student life in ‘Student of the Year 2’, film’s actor Aditya Seal said, “They’re exactly who will watch Avengers, love it and believe superheroes exist, but they will give us flak for it.” “This is fantasy,” he added. “We’re trying to create a world…people want to be a part of,” he added.
My 7-yr-old son was embarrassed because I was bald: Tahira on cancer
Recalling getting bald during her cancer treatment, actor Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife Tahira Kashyap has revealed that her seven-year-old son was embarrassed because she was bald. “He told me not to come in front of his friends. But I didn’t want that. So I went & met all his friends, they gaped for a bit, but were normal later,” she added.
The way Ponting talks, it’s just like a song or a rap: Shreyas Iyer
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer has said that the way their team head coach Ricky Ponting talks, it’s just like a song or a rap. “Ponting is definitely a legend. Whenever he talks in the dressing room, no one has to talk after that. Because if someone does that, it’s of no use,” he added.
Why would Gambhir be in car if I was atop? Gaurav on ‘duplicate’ claim
Gaurav Arora, the person AAP alleged was BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir’s lookalike to help him avoid heat during campaigning, asked why would Gambhir still be in the car despite him being atop it. Arora said he knew Gambhir for 20 years and has been campaigning since day one. “This is a totally baseless and false allegation by AAP,” Arora added.
Partition would not have happened if Jinnah was PM: BJP Candidate
Guman Singh Damor, BJP candidate from Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency, on Saturday said that the partition would not have happened had Muhammad Ali Jinnah become the first Prime Minister of India. “Had Jawaharlal Nehru not been so obstinate during Independence, India would not have been divided,” he added. “Jinnah was an advocate and a learned man,” Damor said.
AAP candidate Balbir Singh denies son’s ₹6 cr ‘cash-for-ticket’ claim
AAP’s West Delhi candidate Balbir Singh Jakhar refuted his son Uday Jakhar’s claim of giving ₹6 crore to Arvind Kejriwal and Gopal Rai in exchange of the party ticket. “I condemn the allegations. I never discussed anything related to my candidature with my son,” said Balbir. “He (son) stays at his maternal grandparents’ home…I speak to him rarely,” Balbir added.
Supernovas defeat Velocity on last ball to win Women’s T20 Challenge
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Supernovas chased down the target of 122 on the last ball against Mithali Raj-led Velocity on Saturday to win the Women’s T20 Challenge. Supernovas were helped by Harmanpreet, who slammed 51 off 37 balls including three sixes and four fours. The final took place at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Rajasthan’s Jaipur.
No way we can send our team to Sri Lanka: BCB chief
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan has dismissed the possibility of sending Bangladesh cricket team to Sri Lanka in the wake of the terror attack. “There’s no way we can send our team there with the prevailing security situation and we’re taking these things into consideration,” he said. Bangladesh were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka for three ODIs in July.
Ex-SA cricketer Gibbs was once fined for smoking marijuana
Former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs was fined South African rand 10,000 on May 11, 2001 for smoking marijuana in a hotel room in Antigua during the tour of Windies. Gibbs admitted to smoking marijuana during celebrations after winning the Test series. Other South African cricketers Paul Adams, Roger Telemachus, Andre Nel, Justin Kemp and Craig Smith were also fined.
Cyclone Fani creates four new mouths in Odisha’s Chilika Lake
Cyclone Fani, the strongest storm to hit India since 2014, has created four new mouths connecting to the Bay of Bengal in Odisha’s Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon. Officials at Chilika Development Authority (CDA) have started assessing the impact of the rise in salinity in the lake. Chilika had only two active mouths before the cyclone.
PM Modi, his council of ministers spent ₹393cr on travel in 5 yrs: RTI
PM Narendra Modi and his council of ministers incurred expenses of ₹393 crore on foreign and domestic travel in the last five fiscal years, an RTI query has revealed. The Ministers of State incurred expenses of ₹29 crore on foreign visits and ₹53 crore on domestic. In 2014-15, ₹88 crore was spent on foreign travels by PM and his ministers.
Pak offers India halt on artillery fire to ease tensions along LoC
Pakistan has offered India a moratorium on the artillery fire from both sides in a bid to ease tensions along the LoC, a senior Indian official said. “Terror infrastructure in close vicinity of the LoC has been temporarily closed due to overall pressure being maintained on Pakistan,” said a report sent to PMO and seen by Hindustan Times.
Dabbawalas to gift Lord Hanuman locket to Prince Harry, Meghan’s son
Mumbai’s Dabbawalas are gifting anklets, waistband and a pendant with Lord Hanuman’s idol to UK Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. “Lord Hanuman is the symbol of strength and intellect. We want Archie to absorb these characteristics,” they said. They had gifted traditional Maharashtrian wedding outfits to the couple when they got married last year.
14 of family returning from wedding killed in Andhra accident
At least 14 people returning from a wedding were killed and several others were injured after an SUV they were travelling in rammed into a bus in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district today. All the victims were related to each other. The bus, going to Bengaluru from Hyderabad, crashed into the SUV as it tried to avoid collision with a two-wheeler.
66 out of 82 members of Allahabad’s biggest family to vote tomorrow
As many as 66 members, including eight first-time voters, of Allahabad’s biggest family will vote in the 17th Lok Sabha elections tomorrow. The family, headed by 98-year-old Ram Naresh Bhurtia, has a total of 82 members. “We are all registered at one polling station and even the polling officials welcome us when we go to vote,” he said.
Bugs crawl out of US girl’s backpack in school; mother arrested
A US mother has been arrested on felony neglect charges after police said her five children were living in filthy conditions, including a girl whose backpack allegedly had bugs crawl out of it at school. A school worker had alleged the 33-year-old’s daughter had bugs in her bag and that she wore the same clothes to school for a week.
Didn’t quit JD(S), was expelled by HD Deve Gowda: Siddaramaiah
Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Saturday clarified that he didn’t quit JD(S) but was expelled by former PM and party supremo HD Deve Gowda. “BJP asks why I quit Janata Dal (Secular) and joined Congress. I didn’t quit JD(S) but was expelled…by Deve Gowda for my AHINDA activities,” he said. AHINDA in Kannada stands for minorities and backward castes.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic fined for diving in MLS
Former Barcelona and Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been fined an undisclosed amount after being found guilty of diving during his team LA Galaxy’s loss against Columbus Crew in the Major League Soccer. The incident occurred after a collision with Crew goalkeeper Zack Steffen. Zlatan has scored nine goals in nine games in the MLS so far this season.
Djokovic beats Thiem to reach Madrid Open final
Novak Djokovic defeated Austria’s Dominic Thiem in straight sets to reach the final of the Madrid Open. Djokovic is into his third Madrid Open final, a tournament that he has won twice in the past. The Serbian is aiming to tie Spaniard Rafael Nadal’s record of 33 ATP Masters 1000 titles to his name.
Karnataka restaurant spends ₹5.5 lakh, employs robot waiter
Karnataka-based restaurant Upahara Darshini is using a fully-automatic humanoid robot in Vinoba Nagar to serve its customers, programmed to interact with them in English and Kannada. “We have spent about ₹5.5 lakh to set it up,” restaurant owner L Raghavendra said. The one-year-old restaurant is reportedly only the third one in the country to operate a humanoid robot.
Russia complains of alcohol smell on ISS post SpaceX docking
Russia has sent a complaint to NASA over a strong smell of isopropyl alcohol aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft’s March docking. It said unusually high concentration of the alcohol was noticed, smell of which reportedly disappeared after the spacecraft left. NASA acknowledged the issue, adding it was not dangerous to the station and crew.
Some deep-sea fish adapted to see colour in darkness: Study
An international team of researchers has discovered that a unique genetic adaptation in some deep-sea fishes lets them see colour in near-total darkness. The fishes have several genes for the light-sensitive photopigment ‘rhodopsin’, which likely enables them to detect bioluminescent signals, researchers said. Nearly all vertebrates, including humans, are colour-blind in darkness, they added.
