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A gallery of star kids with their moms, because Mother’s Day is coming
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, on Sunday, May 8, everyone is gearing up to pamper the most important women in their lives. But a single day will never be enough to celebrate mothers, and your favourite stars couldn’t agree more. Check out their social media profiles and you’ll see them showering their mothers with love all year long. They may have hundreds of fans right now, but their first real fans and cheerleaders have always been their moms. Check out everyone from Alia Bhatt, Sonam Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan to Taylor Swift and Kendall and Kylie Jenner celebrate the love they have for their special person through these pictures.
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Watch: Sanjay Dutt’s LOL Comment On Hrithik Roshan-Kangana Ranaut Spat!
Each and everyone is talking about Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut‘s controversy and in fact, even Bollywood stars are being dragged and are asked about their opinion on the same. Recently, Sanjay Dutt, who was spotted at Mumbai airport with wife Manyata, was also asked to comment on the burning topic of Bollywood. Sanjay Dutt, who is close to Hrithik Roshan, was asked about resolving the spat between Hrithik and Kangana Ranaut.
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IPL 2016 crorepatis who continue to warm the bench
The Indian Premier league has proven to be a boon for numerous young and talented cricketers to show off their talent on the big stage. The left handed all-rounder Irfan Pathan is one of those players who has been part of different IPL franchises over the years. In this edition he was picked up by Rising Pune Supergiants team for a sum amount of 1 Cr.
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Keenan-Reuben murder: All four accused found guilty, sentenced to life imprisonment by Mumbai court
A Mumbai sessions court on Thursday convicted all four accused in the Keenan-Rueben murder case, sentencing them to life imprisonment till death. The four accused -- Jitendra Rana, Sunil Bodh, Satish Dulhaj and Dipak Tival -- were arrested the day after the crime took place. Speaking to reporters outside court, Keenan's father Valerian Santos, said: "I'm happy with life imprisonment to guilty.
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Prakash Padukone’s letter to his daughters explains why parents should let kids do what they want
Ace badminton player and coach Prakash Padukone wrote a letter to his daughters, actor Deepika Padukone and golfer Anisha Padukone, as part of Sudha Menon's book, "Legacy: Letters From Eminent Parents To Their Daughters ". In it, contrary to the traditional style of Indian parenting (or at least the stereotypical one), he emphasises the need for parents to let children do what they really aspire to do. "As you stand on the threshold of life’s journey, I want to share with you some lessons that life has taught me," he starts his letter and goes on to explain how his father Ramesh Padukone, despite belonging to a middle-class family and a time when children were expected to study medicine or engineering, let him decide his life course and a career in badminton.
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Kejriwal’s Modi dig backfires on Twitter; Delhi CM gets trolled instead
On May 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched e-rikshaws and e-boats in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi. Pictures of Modi lounging in e-boat and taking a ride in e-rikshaw did the rounds on social media and one of the them was, in fact, shared by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who tried to take a dig at Modi, however, the move massively backfired.
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Failure to tackle age-related spending may lead to worsening credit ratings, S&P; says
Facing an ageing population and ballooning healthcare and pension bills, governments around the world will have to reform welfare systems or face a deterioration in their credit ratings, Standard & Poor's ...
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Etihad Airways launches Airbus A380 in Bollywood style
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Etihad Airways' official Airbus A380 made its debut in India with a dash of Bollywood and its revelry. The dance and music show, choreographed by Terence Lewis, also saw cabin crew from Etihad Airways and strategic partner Jet Airways in a spontaneous performance with members of the entertainer's dance troupe.
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Selfie gone wrong fells 126-year-old statue of Portuguese king
A young man's attempt to take a selfie snapshot with the statue of a 16th century Portuguese king ended badly when the 126-year-old statue crashed to the ground and shattered, police said on Wednesday. The man, whom police did not identify, accidentally toppled Dom Sebastiao's statue after climbing up to its pedestal outside the ornate Rossio railway station in central Lisbon just before midnight on Tuesday. The child-sized statue of the sad-eyed, sword-wielding king stood in a niche between two horseshoe-shaped arches at the entrance to the station.
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What Congress needs to deal with
The recent judgment of Italy’s Court of Appeals in the AgustaWestland bribery scandal, involving the payment of kickbacks of over Rs 350 crore to Indian politicians and officials, has brought corruption charges directly into the Gandhi household. The 225-page judgment incorporates a letter by Christian Michel, a British middleman wanted by Indian investigation agencies in the helicopter deal, referring to Sonia Gandhi as the main driving force behind the deal, and that she along with her key advisers Ahmed Patel, Manmohan Singh, Veerappa Moily and Oscar Fernades (among others) should be targeted for clinching the deal. James Christian Michel’s letter dated March 15, 2008, lends strong circumstantial evidence to the alleged role of Sonia Gandhi and her advisers in the deal.
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74 litre bill for a 70 litre tank — Social media helps Delhi man get justice at petrol pump
Such is the power of social media. In another such incident, a Delhi resident Sumi Parmar took to Facebook to share his grievance against a petrol station in Delhi's Moolchand area which charged him extra money.
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Six-month operation, 7-hr raid by team of 60: Police
Raids to pick up the suspects from three separate locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh were conducted over seven hours by a team of 60 sleuths of Delhi Police Special Cell, said the sources. After getting an input Monday about an explosion in north east Delhi’s Gokalpuri, a team led by Special Cell DCP P S Kushwaha formed 12 teams. Another team had information on Shakir Ansari, who was nabbed from Deoband in western UP’s Saharanpur district.
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Forest dept to showcase whale beached at Mumbai’s Juhu in January
THE 35-foot whale that washed ashore at Juhu in January this year, drawing an unruly crowd of onlookers, is now set to be showcased by the forest department as the largest mammal skeleton so far in Mumbai at the Marine Biodiversity Centre in Navi Mumbai. The whale currently rests at Juhu beach near Vile Parle, guarded by a forest officer, and will be exhumed after its complete decomposition. The bones and the skeleton structure will be put together at the site where it will be exhibited,” said N Vasudevan, Chief Conservator, Forests.
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ITC shuts cigarette plants from May 4
India's biggest cigarette maker ITC Ltd shut its plants from May 4 to comply with a new stipulated pictorial warnings rule issued by the federal government, the company said in a statement. India's top court told tobacco companies on Wednesday they must adhere to a new federal rule requiring much larger health warnings on cigarette packs, in a major setback for the $11 billion industry. The court also transferred all petitions by cigarette manufacturers pending in various courts to the Karat High Court for further hearing.
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Mumbai woman dies after bedsheet catches fire
According to police, Lalita Krishna Bombe was found engulfed in flames by her two sisters in their apartment. The incident took place around 4 am on Wednesday inside the bedroom where Lalita was sleeping alone with door unlocked. Around 2 pm, Lalita succumbed to her injuries.
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11 pairs of chandbalis that we can’t wait to get our hands on
Your quick fix to making any outfit wedding-worthy dressing is not stepping into a higher pair of heels, neither is it a swipe of red lipstick (although it does help a lot), but the trick to really looking like you made an effort for the festivities lies in jewellery. Furthermore, as the evidence from several selfies will suggest—earrings are what really bring out the spark in your eye. Chandbalis are your go-to saviours with any kind of Indian outfit. Whether you style your hair up or down, pair them with an anarkali or an elegant silk sari, there is no resisting the charm of these trusty bejewelled earrings. Here are some to add to your shopping list:
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Gold slips further from 15-month peak as dollar recovers
Gold fell further from this week's 15-month high on Wednesday as the dollar recovered from a slide to its lowest in over a year, with some investors cashing in gains after the metal failed to establish a foothold above $1,300 an ounce. The metal has risen more than 20 percent this year as expectations faded that the Federal Reserve would push ahead with U.S. interest rate hikes. Spot gold (XAU=) was down 0.4 percent at $1,280.46 an ounce at 0935 GMT, while U.S. gold futures (GCv1) for June delivery were down $9.10 an ounce at $1,282.70.
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To Those Who Assume I Feel Good Because I’m Wearing Makeup
So often we judge a book by its cover.
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From Mumbai shanties to 18-storey building: 255 families from Dharavi move into new homes
After living for over two decades in his claustrophobic Dharavi shanty, 32-year-old Babu Mandipla had a childish grin plastered on his face as he took in the big windows and easy ventilation of what was now his own house. The erstwhile Congress-NCP government had started the construction of this building before the 2014 polls to show some movement in the Rs 25,000-crore project during its reign. The authority is in charge of redeveloping Sector 5, the easiest of Dharavi’s five sectors, while the other four are to be revamped with private developers on a public-private partnership model.
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All passengers aboard Delhi-Bhubaneswar flight safe: Vistara airline
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), May. 5 (ANI): Vistara airline on Thursday assured that all passengers travelling by its Delhi-Bhubaneswar flight are safe, adding the aircraft is being inspected by their engineering team. Vistara spokesperson in a statement said all 50 passengers and seven crew members on-board Airbus 320 aircraft are safe, adding that the aircraft would be released for further operations post satisfactory maintenance action. "Vistara flight UK 709 Delhi to Bhubaneswar this morning experienced a bird hit on approach and continued to a safe landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport.
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