Kangana Ranaut, who recently bagged a National Award for her mind-blowing performance in director Vikas Bahl‘s most acknowledged film Queen, has got media’s undivided attention. But sometimes, the attention can back fire. Recently, it was reported that Kangana had said that the awards that were given to Priyanka Chopra for Mary Kom, were actually hers and were given to Priyanka because Kangana didn’t attend the award show! It was also reported that Kangana shares no equation with her Fashion co-star Priyanka whatsoever.
As soon as this report came out and Kangana read the story, the actress was in huge shock and distress. Apparently, Kangana has said nothing like that. During a recent interview, Kangana Ranaut revealed that the false statement caused her distress and she was really disturbed by it. “I was shocked when a report quoted me saying that I deserved all the awards she got for Mary Kom. I immediately called her in California and cleared the air. We chatted for over half an hour. That’s the equation we share,” said the actress.
In the same interview, Bollywood’s Queen Kangana said, “The question was something else but when it was put out in public, it was joined with a different analogy in some other context,” The actress further added, “I have no words to describe how distressed and disturbed I have been since that statement came out.”
Bollywood’s actress Anushka Sharma, who is currently dating Virat Kohli, faced a lot of criticism and bad comments from people all over the Internet for Team India’s defeat in the Cricket World Cup semifinals. A lot of tweets, Facebook trolls and jokes were made on the actress for something she did not do.
The Internet bullying started as soon as Virat Kohli returned to pavilion. Now recently a video came out and is making its round on the internet. The video’s purpose is to take a stand against sexism and cyber bullying. The message in the video is a strong slap on the face of Internet bullying. However, Anushka Sharma has not yet officially released a statement, Eros Now have uploaded a video on their official Youtube channel as a reply to all the cyber bullying and misogyny .
The montage video is made of pictures of all the negative comments, harsh tweets and posts that were made by cricket “fans” and targeted on the actress. But it’s the ending part (short clip of Anushka Sharma from her film NH10) in the video that delivers the perfect reply to all the cyber bullies. It ends with a curse word and strong reaction from Anushka and is a response to all the sexism that the actress faced so far.
This is not the first time that a cricketer’s partner is being blamed for his performance in the match. During England Tour last year, Anushka Sharma was blamed for her boyfriend Virat’s not upto the mark performance. Now again, the fans are pointing fingers at the NH10 star.
India will be airlifting its nationals from strife-torn Yemen after getting permission from authorities to fly from Sana’a for three hours a day.
“Today we got permission to fly from Sana’a for three hours a day. We will use the slot for evacuating our citizens everyday,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said a day after 80 Indians left the city for Djibouti.
According to official sources, the government will chalk out a schedule for Air India sorties to evacuate the nationals. Ms. Swaraj also tweeted that India was in the process of sending a ship with a capacity of 1,500 passengers.
On Saturday, as many as 80 Indians left Sana’a for Djibouti where Indian mission will assist them in returning home. The Ministry has also set up a 24-hour Control Room to monitor the situation in Yemen where all the airports have been shut down.
There are about 3,500 Indians, most of whom are nurses, in various provinces of Yemen including Sana’a.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s maiden Hollywood venture ‘Broken Horses’ will be screened here on April 1.
The film has caught the imagination of Hollywood directors – James Cameron and ‘Gravity” helmer Alfonso Cuaron, who have lavished praise on Chopra, calling ‘Broken Horses’ an “artistic triumph driven by love”.
Chopra has previously directed and produced films like ‘Parinda’, ‘1942: A Love Story’, ‘Parineeta’, ‘Mission Kashmir’, ‘3 idiots’ and the ‘Munnabhai’ series.
The story of ‘Broken Horses’ is set in the shadows of the US-Mexico border gang wars. The thriller is about the bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence.
‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ writer Abhijat Joshi has penned the script of ‘Broken Horses’ with Chopra.
The film has an international star cast in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ star Vincent D’Onofrio, ‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette and Maria Valverde.
Australia today clinched the coveted ICC Cricket World Cup for the fifth time, thrashing New Zealand by seven wickets to provide a perfect farewell gift to skipper Michael Clarke, who played a key role with a 74-run knock in his final ODI appearance.
After the bowlers produced a clinical performance skittling out New Zealand for 183, the stage was set for the Australian captain, who used the platform to the fullest with a stylish 72-ball innings as the hosts regained the trophy winning the match in 33.1 overs — ending an eight-year wait.
The moment Steve Smith (56) hit the winning runs, the entire Australian team was out in the ground delirious in joy celebrating the very special achievement.
All performers yearn for a stage as grand as the World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Clarke got his walking out as a hero with the entire MCG giving him a standing ovation once he was dismissed after getting his team to the doorstep of victory.
It was a touching sight to find all his teammates standing at the boundary line to greet him.
Clarke added 112 runs in the company of his deputy Smith (56) and it looked as if the skipper was passing on the team’s baton to his heir apparent.
Having announced his retirement from ODIs a day before the finals, it was a free-spirited Clarke in action.
The drives flowed from his bat, the footwork was as immaculate as ever and so was the manner in which he charged out to the spinners. Each and every shot was greeted with thunderous applause by the capacity crowd.
There were 10 fours and two sixes in his final ODI innings. Clarke had the Herculean job of checking his emotions and carrying on with the business of guiding his team to victory after losing openers Aaron Finch (0) and David Warner (45). And the skipper was up for it with.
Earlier, a collective display of disciplined bowling from the Australian bowlers helped them restrict a nervous New Zealand to a paltry 183 in 45 overs after Brendon McCullum opted to bat.
A mid-innings collapse which saw New Zealand lose their last seven wickets for only 33 runs in 10 overs effectively ended their hopes of putting up a respectable total despite semi-final hero Grant Elliott’s gutsy innings of 83 off 82 balls.
Ironically, this is the second time that a team in a World Cup final was bowled out for 183 after India in the 1983 final against West Indies, which they won by 43 runs.
Seamer James Faulkner’s brilliant change-ups during the middle overs saw him end with impressive figures of 3/36 in 9 overs as the Black Caps collapsed from decent 150/3 after 35 overs to 183 all-out in 45 overs in about an hour.
This was after Elliott along with Ross Taylor (40) had added 111 runs for the fourth wicket after the visitors were tottering at 39 for three.
Faulkner was well complimented by the two Mitchells — Starc (2/20 in 8 overs) and Johnson (3/30 in 9 overs) — who had the opposition batsmen in trouble with pace and movement on a lively MCG track.
Starc bowled a brilliant delivery first up, to get rid of Brendon McCullum, who was out without scoring. McCullum charged and missed out on a couple of balls dug short and the result was full delivery at the base of off-stump which the batsman had no answer.
Guptill, at the other end, got a freak six when his intended pull off a Josh Hazlewood short delivery flew behind the wicketkeeper for a six. Before that, he had hit a copybook square drive.
Both Guptill and Williamson were cautious during the first 10 overs in which New Zealand scored 31 runs as they got rid of the impetuosity that brought about McCullum’s downfall.
The best shot during that particular phase was a straight drive from Williamson off Hazlewood’s bowling.
Clarke introduced Glenn Maxwell in the 12th over and it brought dividends immediately. Guptill (15) was bowled trying to cut a rather innocuous Maxwell delivery that was tossed up on the off-stump with not a hint of turn.
Williamson’s rather uncomfortable stay at the wicket ended when Johnson bowled a well disguised slower as the right-hander failed to check his shot. The result was a simple return catch which Johnson gleefully accepted. Williamson scored 12 off 33 balls.
Elliott and Taylor then started the repair job. While Elliott was the aggressor, the normally attacking Taylor was ready to hold one end up while nudging and pushing for singles and twos.
Elliott started with a cut off Maxwell and a mistimed hook shot fetched him a six. There were a couple of flowing cover drives off James Faulkner as he reached his 50 off 51 balls. With Taylor for support, the fourth wicket partnership crossed the 100-run mark in 126 balls.
However, the New Zealand innings lost direction from that point. Taylor tried to steer a wide delivery from Faulkner as Brad Haddin took a fantastic one-handed catch stretching to his right.
Corey Anderson (0) was fooled by a yorker as Faulkner suddenly cranked up the pace and the left-hander couldn’t get his bat down.
From 150/3 New Zealand slumped to 150/5 and it soon became 151 for six as Mitchell Starc got Luke Ronchi (0) to flash hard as Michael Clarke took a nice catch at first slip. Daniel Vettori (9) was yorked by Johnson and Elliott, who looked good for a century was then taken by Faulkner as it became 171 for eight.
WASHINGTON: The US has voiced its disappointment with India for voting against the benefits of same-sex partners at the UN.
Addressing the gathering at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, US ambassador to India Richard Verma talked about Strategic Plus Partnership between India and the US but maintained that it was not always that the two countries need to agree with each other.
“We were disappointed, for example, by India’s support this week for the attempt to strip benefits from UN staff in same-sex relationships. We will continue to support the rights of LGBT individuals in India, in international institutions, and around the world,” he said.
India was among the 43 countries along with China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia that voted in support of a Russia-drafted resolution that proposed removing benefits for same-sex partners of UN staff. But the resolution failed to pass in the General Assembly committee after 80 nations opposed it.
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New Delhi, however, justified its move to vote in favour of the resolution saying it was against the unilateral decision of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to change the system of entitlements without consulting member countries.
Verma, in his maiden public appearance in the city after becoming the top American diplomat in New Delhi, however, welcomed India’s constructive leadership in global challenges and supported its aspiration to become a leading power.
“As India’s strategic plus partner, we support India’s aspiration to become a leading power…We also welcome India’s constructive leadership on global challenges. We support greater Indian participation in multilateral institutions, including its candidacy for permanent membership on a reformed UN Security Council and its eventual membership in all four multilateral export control regimes,” he said.
Mumbai: Right-wing organisations are to blame for the murders of activists Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar, a Maharashtra Legislative Council member said in the House, where MLCs cutting across party lines expressed concern over the twin killings and demanded a proper probe.
Kapil Patil (Lokbharati) mentioned the names of two such outfits, who he claimed, orchestrated the murder of rationalist Dabholkar (in 2013) and Pansare, a veteran Communist leader, who was shot dead last month.
The same outfits may also target Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, Patil said while initiating debate on the motion on law and order situation in Maharashtra.
Referring to the two high-profile murder cases, which remain unresolved, he said of late right-wing groups have gained in strength in the state and have emerged as a threat to the lives of progressive thinkers.
Patil claimed the slain police officer Hemant Karkare had submitted a list of people who’s lives were under threat from right-wing organisations and that the RSS chief’s name topped the list. “These extremists do not tolerate liberal Hindutva or Hinduism.”
The state government and police are aware of these group’s gameplan, but they do not want to take action against them, the legislator maintained. “The state should clarify who are shielding these organisations.”
MLCs across party lines, including Manikrao Thakre, Anant Gadgil (Congress), Rahul Narvekar (NCP and Neelam Gorhe (Shiv Sena) expressed concerns over Pansare and Dabholkar’s murders and demanded a thorough inquiry.
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Hyderabad: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer season, 26 special trains will be run between Solapur and Nagpur, according to South Central Railway.
Train no.01401 Solapur-Nagpur weekly special will depart Solapur at 3.20 pm from April 1 to June 24 (13 trips on Wednesdays) and arrive in Nagpur at 12.35 PM on the next day.
In the return direction, train no.01402 Nagpur-Solapur will leave Nagpur at 3 PM from April 2 to June 25 (13 trips on Thursdays) reach Solapur at 11.35 AM the next day.
Enroute, the trains will stop at Mohol, Madha, Kurduwadi, Barshi Town, Usmanabad, Latur, Latur Road, Parli Vaijnath, Purna, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Murtazapur, Badnera, Chandur, Dhamangaon and Wardha stations in both directions.
The special trains will have 11 coaches — one First AC cum AC II Tier, two AC III Tier, four sleeper class, three general second class and two luggage cum brake van coaches, the SCR said in a statement.
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Thiruvananthapuram: With Kerala registering the lowest growth rate of population in the last one decade, the state is all set to achieve “zero population growth” in the coming years.
While the national rate of growth of population in the last 10 years is 17.6 per cent, the growth rate of state population during the period is 4.9 per cent, the lowest rate among Indian states, according to the latest Economic Review by the State Planning Board.
“The population growth trend shows that Kerala is moving towards zero population growth or towards negative growth,” the Review for the year 2014, placed in the just concluded assembly session, said.
Quoting the final data published by the Directorate of Census, it said the state’s population as on March 2011 was 3,34,06,061, which was 3,18,41,374 in 2001. Of the total state population, 1,60,27,412 (48 per cent) are males and 1,73,78,649 (52 per cent) are females, it said.
The report reveals that six southern districts – Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram – have lower growth rate.
Of the total population, around 64.1 per cent is in the working age group of 15-59 while the remaining 36 per cent is the dependent group. Among this, 12.6 per cent are old dependants and 23.3 per cent are young dependants.
Indicating the declining trend of child population, the Review said population growth rate of children, belonging to the age group of 0-6, is on a negative trend (-8.44 per cent).
Quoting Census, it said the total child population in the state during 2011 is 34,72,955, which was 37,93,146 as per 2001 Census. Stating that the proportion of child population has decreased from 12-10 per cent across the state, the report said the highest proportion of child population is in Malappuram district, the lowest is in Pathanamthitta.
Southern districts in Kerala show two per cent decline except Kollam, which has a decline of one per cent in the proportion of child population, while the northern districts show one per cent decline except Wayanad which has a decline of two per cent.
However, the state’s density of population is much higher than that of the country. As per the figures of 2011 Census, the density of population in the state is 860 persons per square kilometre which is 382 at the national level.
Thiruvananthapuram is the most densely-populated district (1508) in the state while, Idukki is the least densely- populated district (255), the report added.
A Pakistani smuggler, carrying 24 kg heroin, was on Saturday shot dead by the BSF near Indo-Pak border village of Ajnala in Amritsar.
The Pakistani intruder was repeatedly challenged by the BSF troops and asked to surrender when he was entering the Indian territory at Border Out Post at Majhmian, BSF DIG RPS Jaswal said.
He ignored the warnings and kept marching towards Indian territory and also fired gun shots on the BSF party, following which the BSF aggressively retaliated, Jaswal said, adding, the intruder was shot dead during cross firing. 24 kg heroin, having street value of Rs 120 crore as per the international black market was found from near his body.
It seems the smuggler had brought the drug consignment for his Indian counterpart and BSF will investigate his Indian contacts.
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