Monday, 6 March 2023

Gauri Has This To Say After Pathaan Becomes Bollywood's "No 1 In India"

The year has started with a bang for superstar Shah Rukh Khan thanks to the success of his action film Pathaan. The movie by Yash Raj Films is enjoying a dream run at the box office and has already emerged as the highest earning Hindi film in history. As Pathaan breaks one box office milestone after another, SRK's wife and designer-producer Gauri Khan has now shared a post celebrating the success of the movie and her husband. Sharing a poster of the film that also features Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, Gauri Khan said: “Record breaking streak… #Pathaan,” with a fire emoji.

As per the poster shared by Gauri Khan, Pathaan is the “highest grossing Hindi film in the history of cinema [original language]” having earned “1026 crore [$ 125.58 m) worldwide gross”.

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Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh also shared a tweet regarding Pathaan's box office success, on Friday. In his post, Taran Adarsh confirmed that Pathaan has emerged as the “no 1 Hindi film in India,” followed by dubbed versions of Baahubali: The Conclusion, KGF: Chapter 2, and Aamir Khan's Dangal. In another tweet, the trade analyst said: “Absence of notable/new films in the market gives Pathaan a big boost… Numbers witness an upward trend on [sixth] Friday… Another strong weekend is on the cards… [Week 6] Friday 1.05 crore. Total: ₹ 511.70 crore. Hindi. India business”. He also wrote: “Now No. 1 Hindi film in India.”

Earlier, when the film had managed to cross the ₹500 crore milestone at the domestic box office, actor John Abraham shared how "thrilled" he is about the development. Describing it to be a "landmark moment," the actor told Bollywood Hungama:  "This is a landmark moment not just for the film and the entire team of Pathaan but also for the Hindi film industry. I'm thrilled that we have entertained Indians and Hindi cinema lovers globally with Pathaan.”

Director Siddharth Anand, meanwhile, told ANI how grateful he is to witness the love for his film. He was quoted as saying: "I'm just so happy and grateful that Pathaan has been entertaining people globally. To hit 1000 plus crore gross worldwide and 500 crore nett in Hindi version is simply historic, and we are thankful for the love that people have showered on Pathaan. As a director, I couldn't be prouder to have made a film that is bringing joy to so many people globally.

Pathaan stars Shah Rukh Khan as a RAW agent up against a terrorist for hire, played by John Abraham. The film features Deepika Padukone as an ISI agent, who assists SRK in bringing down John Abraham's Jim. Meanwhile, SRK will be seen in Dunki and Jawan next.



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Conrad Sangma Now Has Support Of 45 MLAs In Meghalaya

Two major regional parties - the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the People's Democratic Front (PDF) - on Sunday extended their support to the NPP-led alliance, increasing the number of MLAs backing the Conrad K Sangma-led coalition to 45.

The UDP and the PDF are allies of the NPP in the outgoing Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government.

The BJP and the HSPDP, with two MLAs each, besides two Independents, have already submitted their letter of support to the NPP, which has won a record 26 seats in the February 27 elections.

"I, on behalf of the parliamentary party of the United Democratic Party, do hereby extend support for government formation," UDP chief and former speaker Metbah Lyngdoh said in the letter submitted to NPP supremo Conrad K Sangma.

PDF MLAs - Banteidor Lyngdoh and Gavin Mylliemngap - also met Sangma at his residence, during the day, and handed over their letter of support to him, party members said.

The UDP has clinched 11 seats in the recently concluded elections, and the PDF two.

A special assembly session has been convened for the oath-taking ceremony of MLAs, scheduled to be held on Monday, and the election of a speaker, to be conducted later in the week.

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Sunday, 5 March 2023

Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Enjoys Big Fat Traditional South Indian Breakfast

A well-balanced healthy breakfast gets you ready for the day. Agree? We all have grown up listening to this saying, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.” Well, we don't know how much you follow it but Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth definitely does. The filmmaker visited a dear friend, IssaiNila Madhukumaran, for her pre-birthday celebrations and shared a few pictures from her visit on Instagram Stories. The first snapshot showcased Aishwaryaa and IssaiNila posing with a generous breakfast spread, served in a big thali on a banana leaf. Wondering what's on her plate? It's a pretty long list. Rice, idlis, vada, sambhar, aloo-poori, two bowls of curd, and a wide variety of curries, along with some coconut chutney. Not to miss that big fat glass of lassi. 

(Also Read: How Rajinikanth And Family Celebrated Pongal, With Aishwaryaa Cooking Traditional Foods)

“Breakfast with my dearest IssaiNila Madhukumaran,” Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth captioned the post.  Now, take a look at Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth's yummy breakfast spread:

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Birthday celebrations are incomplete without a delicious sweet treat. In the next upload, Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth once again posed with IssaiNila Madhukumaran. This time, our eyes were glued to the yummy looking chocolate cake placed right in front of the duo. “Pre-birthday time spent with a dear friend IssaiNila Madhukumaran,” she wrote.

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Coming back to Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth's breakfast, if it has left you craving South Indian delicacies, we have handpicked a bunch of recipes that will make for a superb breakfast menu. 

Here're Best South Indian Recipes For Breakfast:

1. Rava Medu Vada 

Crunchy vada, paired with chutney and sambar, is a wholesome meal for breakfast. Get the recipe here.

2. Idli

A plate full of light and fluffy Idlis can never go wrong. Not only are they super delicious but are easy on the stomach as well. Serve it with hot sambhar, some tomato and coconut chutney.  Click here for the recipe.

3. Sambar 

To sum it up, sambar is a south Indian vegetarian stew, prepared with pulses and a wide variety of vegetables like brinjal, drumstick, bottle gourd and lady's finger. It can be consumed with idli, dosa, vada or rice. Recipe here.

4. Aloo Rasedar 

Mashed potatoes cooked in lip-smacking delicious gravy scream food goals from miles away. The rich aromatic masalas and pungent taste of hing add an extra edge to the dish. Serve it with piping hot crispy pooris and you will not regret it. Get Aloo Rasedar recipe here.

5. Masala Poori

Poori is a flatbread, usually made with atta or maida, and deep-fried until they become puffy. You can also use various other flours and can even stuff it with aloo or paneer filling. Recipe here.

A South Indian breakfast is comforting and fulfilling at the same time. 



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Indian-American In White House Race Says US In 'National Identity Crisis'

Three secular religions -- race, sex and climate -- have put the United States in a choke hole today, GOP presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has told his fellow conservative Republicans and proposed ideas of dismantling the Department of Education along with the FBI and banning American companies doing business with China if he is elected as the president of the country in 2024.

"The Declaration of Independence of today is our declaration of independence from China. If Thomas Jefferson were alive today, that is the Declaration of Independence he would sign. That is the Declaration of Independence I will sign if I am elected as your next president," Mr Ramaswamy, 37, said in his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) -- the top annual event of the Republican Party and its support base.

In his first major address from a national stage of the CPAC, Mr Ramaswamy, who announced his decision to enter the 2024 race to the White House last week, noted that he is inspired by former president Donald Trump, 76, and his "America first" vision. It is time to identify the issues and work aggressively towards them, he observed.

In his 18-minute speech, Mr Ramaswamy said "three secular religions have America in a choke hole today".

The first of them is this "woke racial religion" that says someone's identity is based on his skin colour. "That if you are black, you are inherently disadvantaged. That if you are white, you are inherently privileged no matter your economic background or your upbringing. That your race determines who you are and what you can achieve in life," he said.

This has created "this new culture of fear in America", combining with the "second secular religion" that says the "sex of the person you are attracted to has to be hardwired on the day you were born" but your own biological sex is completely fluid over the course of your lifetime".

"It makes no sense unless it is a religion. It does not match up to reason, it matches up to religion. And then it makes the same move as the first religion," Mr Ramaswamy said.

The third one is the climate religion in America that says that "we have to fight carbon emissions at all costs in the United States while we shift those same carbon emissions to places like China that supposedly, even if you believe in this religion, you would have embraced nuclear energy, which is the best form of carbon-free energy production known to mankind".

"And yet these people oppose nuclear energy. What is really going on is that the climate religion has about as much to do with the climate as the Spanish Inquisition had to do with Christ, which is to say nothing at all. It is about power, dominion, control, punishment and apologising for what we have achieved in this country and the modern West as we know it," Mr Ramaswamy said amidst applause from the audience.

The US, he said, is in the middle of a national identity crisis.

"Take it from me. I am 37 years old. I am a millennial. I was born in 1985. I will tell you this, my generation, really every generation of Americans today, we are so hungry for a cause. We are hungry for purpose and meaning and identity at a point in our national history when the things that used to fill our hunger for purpose, faith, patriotism, hard work, family -- these things have disappeared," he said.

"We are hungry to be part of something bigger than ourselves, yet we cannot even answer the question of what it means to be an American today. This is an opportunity for the GOP. This is an opportunity for the conservative movement to rise to the occasion and fill that void with a vision of American national identity that runs so deep that it dilutes this woke poison to irrelevance," he said.

Mr Ramaswamy said he is all in on the "America first" agenda. "Believe me, I am an America first conservative. I will not apologise for it. But to put America first, we now need to rediscover what America is. And that is why last week I announced my run for US president to deliver a national identity that we are missing in this country," he said.

"This means that you believe in merit, that you get ahead in this country, not on the colour of your skin, but on the content of your character and your contributions. And that is why as the US president, I have pledged to get rid of affirmative action in this country once and for all. It is a national cancer on our soul," he said.

The Indian American said he would ban US companies from doing business in China.

"I think it is important to be honest. If we want to declare independence from China, that means we got to be willing to ban most US businesses from doing business in China until the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) falls or until the CCP radically reforms itself. Because there is no easy way out other than taking that band-aid and ripping it right off," he said.

"I am sorry Henry Kissinger. We are done with your experiment. In America, it is the only way out. We got to start thinking on the time scales of history, not the time scales of electoral cycles. We do not need Chamberlain, we need a little bit of Churchill in this country. If you are willing to make a sacrifice, the chances are you will never have to make it because the other side will fall first," he asserted.

In his speech, Mr Ramaswamy also called for dismantling the Department of Education and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

"I have already said last week, the first agency we will shut down and need to shut down in the United States is the US Department of Education. It has no reason to exist. Never should have existed.

"And today, I am ready to announce the second government agency that I will shut down in this country we should have done at least 60 years ago. It has hurt Republicans and Democrats alike. We are going to get it done as finally, it is time to shut down the FBI in America and create something new to take its place because we are done with the J Edgar Hoover legacy to let this be a self-governing nation again," he said.

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Viral Video: Shower Of Notes As Conrad Sangma's Party Workers Celebrate Win

Workers of the National People's Party (NPP) threw currency notes outside the home of party leader C Kipili Sangtam to celebrate their party winning seven seats in the 60-member assembly in Nagaland.

The NPP, a party from Meghalaya led by Conrad Sangma, has retained power in the state for a second consecutive term. The NPP winning seven seats for the first time in Nagaland was seen as a big achievement for the Meghalaya party.

In video shared widely on social media, NPP workers were seen throwing currency notes in the air, and shouting and dancing at Nagaland's Kiphire to celebrate their win.

The BJP-NDPP alliance won on 37 seats in Nagaland, crossing the majority mark.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has won one seat; the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won seven seats; Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), the Naga People's Front and the Republican Party of India (Athawale) each won two seats. Independents won four seats.

In Nagaland, the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is coming to power for another term.

Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who on Friday was unanimously elected leader of the NDPP Legislature Party, today gave his resignation letter to Governor La Ganesan.



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Child Rights Body Seeks Action Against AAP MLA For "Misusing Children"

Based on the complaint filed by BJP leader Manoj Tiwari, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Delhi Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Police to file an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi and take action against her for allegedly misusing children for "personal agendas".

"It has been informed that the Delhi Education Task Force is allegedly misusing minor children studying in schools for their personal agendas and political campaigns on the directions of Atishi Singh," the NCPCR said, requesting the Commissioner to lodge an FIR immediately and investigate the matter.

The NCPCR, in the letter, also has alleged that the misuse of the minor children is done to "divert" the attention and "favour" former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is an accused in the alleged excise policy scam.

The Commission based on Mr Tiwari's complaint has also named members of Education Task Force Shailesh, Rahul Tiwari, Chairperson of Maitreyi college Vaibhav Srivastav (Education Task Force member as well) and Tarishi Sharma who is a member of Education Task Force and also an officer in Deputy CM's office.

Vice Chairperson of the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi Jasmine Shah has also been named.

The Commission's move came after Manoj Tiwari wrote to NCPCR's chairperson Priyank Kanoongo against several people including AAP's Atishi and Member of Education Task Force Shailesh.

"The national capital is witnessing and experiencing an unusual form of violation of the rights and interests of the children which are not only sui generis but unprecedented. We are witnessing that the events are being planned, lined up and managed for the political vantage of the AAP after the arrest of Manish Sisodia who is presently in police remand," Tiwari wrote in his complaint.

He further alleged that the AAP is doing so after the Supreme Court has refused to give Sisodia any relief as there is no option left for the party.

"By using power and position, the principals and the heads of schools are being pressurised, it came to the knowledge that committees are made for coordinating with the school management committees and in conduction such events, the government resources are being used," he added.

However, Delhi Police registered a case against School Management Committee convenor Ghazala under the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act after posters in favour of AAP leader Sisodia were allegedly pasted on Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Shastri Park.

Mr Sisodia was arrested last Sunday in an ongoing investigation of a case related to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of GNCTD.

The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday extended the CBI remand of former Delhi Minister Manish Sisodia in the case.

Special Judge MK Nagpal on Saturday granted two more days of remand of Manish Sisodia to CBI. Meanwhile, the Court also issued notice to CBI on bail moved by Manish Sisodia and listed the matter for March 10, 2023.

While seeking further remand of Manish Sisodia, CBI counsel stated, "He's still non-cooperative and we need his further custody to confront him with two persons."

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Muse Priyanka Chopra And Dabboo Ratnani In A BTS Pic From Shoot

Dabboo Ratnani is back with a stunning BTS moment from his calendar shoot diaries. Oh, and, his latest update features none other than our favourite Desi Girl Priyanka Chopra. The actress looks stunning in a metallic colour dress. Her shimmery earrings add more drama to the outing.  Priyanka and Dabboo Ratnani strike a uber cool pose for the lens. In the caption, the photographer wrote,  #BTSWithDabboo with gorgeous PC [Priyanka Chopra].” He has also added a blue heart and butterfly emojis. For the hashtags, he mentioned, “#dabbooratnani #dabbooratnaniphotography #dabbooratnanicalendar #priyankachopra #priyankachoprajonas.” The pic became an instant hit on the social media platform. Fans have flooded the comments section with fire and heart-eye emojis. 

Remember when Dabboo Ratnani posed with the “cool duo” - India head coach Rahul Dravid and actor Farhan Akhtar? Well, yes, the two joined Dabboo Ratnani for one of the shoots. Sharing the picture, he wrote, “BTSWithDabboo with the cool duo, Rahul Dravid and Farhan Akhtar.”

 

Meanwhile, Priyanka Chopra made a lot of noise when she paid a visit to her homeland, India, last year. The actress was in the country after “almost three years.” For Priyanka, home is where the heart is. From visiting her favourite places to relishing the street snacks, Priyanka had a blast. Sharing a wrap-up video, Priyanka wrote, “And, it's a wrap on Mumbai! Ghar ki baat hi alag hai! There's really is nothing like coming home. These last couple of days, I've been so moved by all the love and support that has been shown to me. I can honestly say if it weren't for all of you that showed up and my team, I don't know where I'd be! So thank YOU and Nykaa for turning my dream into a reality! Can't wait to be back!! So Until we meet again… alvida.”

Priyanka Chopra will be next seen in the web series Citadel. She is also part of Farhan Akhtar's Jee Le Zara. She will share the screen space with Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif in this film.



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