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Falaq Naaz is known for her role in the 'Sasural Simar Ka' serial. (File) Television actor Falaq Naaz today questioned the alleged media trial of his actor-brother Sheezan Khan, an accused in the death of his co-star and former partner Tunisha Sharma. In an Instagram post, the 'Sasural Simar Ka' actor wondered whether his brother is being maligned for his religion. Ms Naaz had earlier said that both families are victims so far. "It's so upsetting to see these people relentlessly malign Sheezan this way. From making up stories, to dragging religion into the matter and random people claiming to be our acquaintances for their 15-minute fame," she wrote on Instagram today. She also asked whether those demeaning the accused actor were influenced by previous events. "For all the people demeaning Sheezan - ask yourself this - are you talking based on the situation, or are you talking out of hate for a religion? Or are you talking out of influence f

One day after learning that Nicous D'Andre Spring was illegally detained in jail when he sustained fatal injuries, around 100 loved ones held a candlelight vigil to remember the 21-year-old Montreal musician. Friends and family gathered Friday evening in Montreal's Benny Park in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood where Brandon Ragain would often hang out with D'Andre Spring. "The system failed us," said Ragain, who described what happened to his friend of 14 years as "an injustice." "To know that on Christmas Eve, when he should have come out to spend time with his mother, and nephews, and nieces, he was beaten down, pepper sprayed and his life got snuffed out on Christmas Day. Of course, it's hard," he said. "This is someone I grew up with. It's hard for me, but his mother's over there crying her eyes out and that's something that's never going to change. She's always going to feel this hurt for the rest of

Industrialist Anand Mahindra never ceases to treat us to some fascinating content available on the Internet. This time, he shared a video of an elephant from a temple in Karnataka. In the clip, uploaded by Mr Mahindra on Twitter, a performer, dressed in traditional attire, is dancing at the temple premises as an elephant and its handler can be seen standing behind. As the dancer turns towards the tusker and folds her hands to seek its blessings, the elephant gently keeps its trunk on her head. Later in the clip, the elephant repeats the act and is seen nodding its head as the dancer continues to perform. According to the Mahindra Group Chairman, the video is from the Shri Durga Parameshwari Temple in Karnataka. “Shri Durga Parameshwari temple, Kateel, Karnataka. Amazing. And I would like to think the Temple Elephant is bestowing a blessing on all of us for a Happier New Year,” he wrote. Sri Durgaaparameshwari temple , Kateel, Karnataka. Amazing. And I would like to think the

l'essentiel Un livreur de la Poste a vidé le contenu d’un colis avant de le livrer. Il a reconnu les faits devant les enquêteurs de la police. Il dit "ne pas comprendre pourquoi il a volé". L'affaire débute le 19 novembre. Un jeune Toulousain attend de plusieurs jours la livraison d’une console de jeux dernier cri. Lorsqu’il ouvre sa boîte aux lettres, le colis est bien là mais un peu trop léger… Même pas une petite manette pour donner le change. Illico presto, le jeune homme exprime son désarroi à la Poste. L’entreprise contacte aussitôt la police nationale. Les enquêteurs remontent l’itinéraire grâce à au numéro du colis (voir notre article en page 21).  Il s’avère qu’avant d’être livré, la console de jeux a transité via une plateforme logistique de la Poste en région toulousaine. Les policiers saisissent les enregistrements des caméras de surveillance du dépôt. On y distingue clairement un livreur user d’un subterfuge et subtiliser le contenu du colis en questio

An astonishing video of what appears to be a giant Pacific octopus in the waters of British Columbia has garnered millions of views on social media. Brooke Sattar, of Port Alberni, B.C., was out on the waters of the Alberni Inlet when the massive octopus appeared. She was with her family placing prawn traps last week, and when they went to retrieve one of them, the octopus was clinging to the side of the trap. "I grew up out there and never have I seen an octopus just totally grabbing onto a prawn trap," Sattar told CTV News on Friday. "It was super cool." The Port Alberni woman says the octopus, which she estimates was about 2.4 metres long (eight feet), clung to the side of the trap for two to three minutes before letting go and swimming away. "It definitely felt way longer than that, but it wasn't long at all," she said. Sattar posted the video on Tik Tok on Wednesday, and by Friday afternoon it had received more than 33.8 million views. She

Nagpur: In an apparent attack on Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the BJP is not afraid of him or his father and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray. While ridiculing Aaditya Thackeray's statement where he jibed at the state government, saying it is scared of a 32-year-old man, Eknath Shinde said that the Maharashtra government is not afraid of even his father. "We are not afraid of even his father. We formed a government in the state by taking 50 MLAs from his party under his nose. He had said that Mumbai would burn, but not even a matchstick was burnt," Mr Fadnvis said. Deputy Chief Minister was addressing the media after the State Assembly was adjourned sine die. Earlier in the assembly, Mr Fadnavis said that an inquiry into alleged malpractices in Sree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust would be completed within one month. The Winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die o

Downtown business fire Photo: File photo Firefighters doused a downtown Kelowna business fire overnight. The Kelowna Fire Department Dispatch Centre received the fire alarm for a business on the 300 block of Bernard Avenue about 10:30 p.m. Neighbouring business reported an audible alarm and light haze of smoke. Crews arrived to find moderate visible smoke inside the building, says Platoon Capt. John Kelly. Firefighters gained access and located a fire in the middle of the unit. The fire was quickly extinguished. Damage was contained to the area of origin, and there was minor structural damage to an interior wall as well as some smoke damage, says Kelly. Initial findings indicate the cause of the fire was electrical in nature. Fire inspectors will be investigating today to determine the cause. Kelowna Fire Department responded with three engines, a ladder truck, rescue unit and command vehicle with 15 personnel. Read the full article here

Kashmir Snowfall (Bilal Bahadur) Fresh snowfall in the mountains and the season's first in the plains of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday broke the month-long dry spell in the Valley. A pristine white blanket of snow has covered the ground in Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonmarg hill stations bringing cheer to dozens of tourists who have come here to celebrate New Year's eve. Long Pine and Cedrus trees in the mountains now wear a picture postcard look as their snow-laden branches droop towards the ground in majestic splendour. Highways like the Mughal Road, Srinagar-Leh highway, Gurez road and other such roads passing through mountain passes are closed. The Srinagar-Jammu highway, however, remains open for vehicular traffic despite inclement weather. There have been dozens of fire incidents across the Valley recently due to the continuing dry spell, which has now broken. Perennial water resources like springs, streams, lakes and wells were running at their lowest ebb as

A shelter-in-place for a Grande Prairie neighbourhood was lifted early Friday morning. When the order was issued around 7:30 p.m., residents near 115B Street between Range Road 63 and Westpointe Drive were told to stay at home, and residents from outside the neighbourhood were directed to avoid the area.    Mounties did not say why a shelter-in-place had been issued, but that a heavy police presence was in the area and public access was restricted.  The order was lifted around 2:30 a.m. No injuries were reported.  RCMP remained on scene after the order was lifted.  Read the full article here

"It has been alleged that as many as 73 foreign medical graduates, who failed to qualify the mandatory qualifying examination, managed to get themselves registered with the Medical Councils in several states. "It was further alleged that registration on such fake certificates enabled the candidates to practice or to secure jobs with hospitals across the country," said the official. The raids were conducted in Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Bhatinda, Khanna, Karnal, Sawaimadhopur, Narvana, Hamirpur, Shimla, Jammu, Srinagar, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Guwahati, Tezpur, Imphal, Sikkim, Rajpur, Patna, Munger, Mumbai, Jaipur, Sikar, Vijayawada, Warangal, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Bhopal, Nagpur, Buldana, Pune, Jalgaon, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, Champaran, Begusarai, Bokaro, Vizag, Hajipur, Vaishali and Nalanda. Further investigation in the matter is on. Read the full article here

live The results of Bihar Nagar Nikay Chunav 2022 will be declared today. Polling for the urban local body elections across Bihar was held on December 28. The Bihar civic elections are being held for 224 municipal seats in two phases. Bihar Nagar Nikay Election Result LIVE: The Bihar Nagar Nikay Election Result 2022 will be declared on December 30 (Friday).   The counting of votes for the second phase of the Bihar Municipal Corporation elections 2022 began today at 8 am. Patna municipal corporation (PMC) is among the 17 municipal corporations, two nagar parishads and 49 nagar panchayats where the voting took place on Wednesday. The result will be made available on http:// sec.bihar.gov.in /.  A total of 57.17 per cent voter turnout was recorded during the second phase of polling earlier this week. Khagaria district recorded the highest voter turnout at 68.39 per cent while Patna district recorded the lowest turnout at 39.17 per cent. Also Read: Bihar Nagar Nikay Election Res

India star Rishabh Pant has suffered injuries to his forehead and leg after his car collided with a divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. Pant was hospitalized after his car collided with a divider (Courtesy: India Today Photo) By India Today Web Desk : India's star wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was hospitalised after surviving a major car accident while he was returning from Delhi to Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar told India Today that Pant was driving his Mercedes car that caught fire after hitting the divider at the Narsan border. Pant claimed he lost control of the car after falling asleep while driving, according to the Director General of Police in Uttarakhand. advertisement Pant was alone in the car when it collided with a divider on the road and caught fire. He suffered injuries to his head, back and leg. The 25-year-old, who was going to his home in Roorkee, was taken to a local hospital. He suffered injuries to his head, back and feet but is in stable con

Selon les derniers chiffres de l’Insee, elle gagne 40 500 habitants par an et talonne désormais les Hauts-de-France. Un dynamisme démographique que l’on doit uniquement à l’excédent migratoire. Détails. L’Occitanie flirte désormais avec les six millions d’habitants . Avec précisément 5 973 969 administrés selon les chiffres du recensement de 2020, elle reste la 5e région de France derrière l’Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, la Nouvelle-Aquitaine et les Hauts-de-France, mais sa croissance est telle qu’elle semble en capacité de monter un jour sur le podium de ce classement démographique annuel établi par l’Insee. En fait, en "gagnant" l’équivalent de la ville d’Alès chaque année (40 500 personnes, soit une hausse de 0,7 %), ce qui en fait la région la plus dynamique de Métropole, elle talonne déjà les Hauts-de-France. A lire aussi : Démographie en Occitanie : votre département va-t-il gagner ou perdre des habitants dans les 50 prochaines années ? Une évolution un peu

New Delhi: A Chinese woman in Bihar's Gaya has been into police custody and will be deported back due to visa violations. Earlier, the police suspected her of spying on Dalai Lama, who is scheduled to participate at several events in Bihar this week. Sounding an alert, police had put out sketches of the suspected Chinese 'spy' earlier today on social media requesting residents to provide information about her. The woman was later identified as Song Xiaolan. According to inputs, the Chinese woman had been living in different parts of the country including Bodh Gaya for more than one year. However, there is no record in the foreign section about the stay of the Chinese woman. Dalai Lama has this year resumed his annual tour to Bodh Gaya, which had been suspended for the last two years due to the Covid pandemic. Security has been increased in and around the Mahabodhi Temple Complex. The Dalai Lama addressed a gathering this morning at the 'Kaal Chakra' maidan. H

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The supersonic cruise missile "achieved the desired mission objectives in the Bay of Bengal. (File) New Delhi: The Indian Air Force today successfully tested the extended range version of the BrahMos Air Launched missile against a ship target from Su-30 MKI fighter jet. The extended range of the BrahMos missile is believed to have the ability to take out targets in sea 400 km away  The supersonic cruise missile "achieved the desired mission objectives in the Bay of Bengal region and with the successful test, the Indian Air Force achieved a capability boost to carry out precision strikes from Su-30 fighter aircraft against land/ sea targets over long ranges," the defence ministry said in a statement. "The extended range capability of the missile coupled with the high performance of the SU-30MKI aircraft gives the Indian Air Force a strategic reach and allows it to dominate the future battle fields," the statement added. The successful test firing was a

Anant Ambani got engaged to Radhika Merchant today New Delhi: Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani today got engaged to Radhika Merchant. The couple had a traditional roka ceremony at the Shrinathji Temple in Rajasthan's Nathdwara. Radhika Merchant is the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant, CEO of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company. Director-Corporate Affairs, Reliance Industries Limited, Parimal Nathwani, took to Twitter to congratulate the couple. Heartiest congratulations to dearest Anant and Radhika for their Roka ceremony at the Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara. May Lord Shrinath ji's blessings be with you always. #AnantAmbani pic.twitter.com/BmgKDFsPYh — Parimal Nathwani (@mpparimal) December 29, 2022 The roka ceremony took place at the Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan.  Rajasthan | Anant Ambani visited Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasmand district. pic.twitter.com/ZWKGYn1ON0 — ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (

Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar leave after appearing in a court in Mumbai on Saturday. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar) Mumbai news Live Updates: Former ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar, husband Deepak Kochhar, and Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot were sent to judicial custody till January 10 as CBI did not seek further custody for interrogation in the bank fraud case. CBI sought for them to be sent to judicial custody for 14 days. A special court had on Wednesday extended their CBI custody until today. Meanwhile, a day after Karnataka minister J C Madhuswamy said Mumbai qualifies to be a Union Territory considering the cosmopolitan population, Maharashtra leaders across political parties strongly condemned the demand. State Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Mumbai only belongs to Maharashtra “not to anyone’s father.” Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday asserted that Mumbai is part of Maharashtra and nobody can take it aw

Last year, Infosys became the fourth Indian firm to reach $100 billion in market capitalisation.(File) New Delhi: They say time waits for no one. And, we can't help but agree with this statement. Well, it is not just us, but Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy thinks along similar lines. During an interview with  MoneyControl , Mr Murthy opened up about how he used to reach the Infosys campus daily at 6:20 in the morning. Mr Murthy went on to add that he followed this routine till he retired in 2011.  The revelation was made when Mr Murthy corrected the interviewer, who referred to "legendary stories" on how he would reach the campus at 7 am. Mr Murthy replied, “6:20 am." “I used to come into the office at 6:20 am and stay on till 8-9 pm," he said.  Earlier, while talking about the lessons he learned as an entrepreneur during his Infosys days, the 76-year-old billionaire said that punctuality “sent an indelible message to youngsters about reaching the off

The next 40 days are going to be crucial as India may see a surge in Covid-19 cases in January, official sources said on Wednesday citing the pattern of previous outbreaks. "Previously, it has been noticed that a new wave of Covid-19 hits India around 30-35 days after it hits East Asia.... This has been a trend," an official said. The Health Ministry sources, however, said the severity of the infection is less. Even if there is a wave, deaths and hospitalisation will be very low, they said. Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in some countries, including China and South Korea , the government has sounded an alert and asked states and Union territories to prepare for any eventuality. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya have held meetings to assess the country's preparedness to deal with a fresh surge in cases. The latest spike in cases is being driven by Omicron sub-variant BF.7 . The official sources said the transmissibility of this BF

Il s'en est fallu de peu, cette nuit, pour qu'une nouvelle victime de règlement de compte vienne abonder au sinistre bilan de l'année . Peu après minuit, un homme de 34 ans qui circulait au volant d'un puissant SUV à Aix-en-Provence, a soudain été pris en chasse par une voiture. Après avoir tenté de s'échapper, le conducteur qui s'est engagé dans le quartier du Jas de Bouffan s'est trouvé nez à nez avec ses poursuivants. Alors qu'il entamait une ultime manœuvre, plusieurs individus encagoulés ont ouvert le feu à l'arme de poing et à la kalachnikov dans sa direction, touchant le véhicule à cinq reprises, sans parvenir, toutefois, à atteindre leur cible. La victime, qui n'est pas connue pour des faits de trafic de stupéfiants, est parvenue à se cacher dans des buissons en attendant l'arrivée de la police. Peu après, le véhicule des assaillants a été découvert incendié à proximité. La police judiciaire a été saisie de l'enquête. Read

Mansukh Mandaviya said, "To ensure there is no Covid surge, PM Modi has asked us to be careful". New Delhi: Thirty-nine people arriving in India from abroad have tested positive for Covid at airports across the country over the last two days, sources have told NDTV. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport tomorrow to take stock of the situation. Altogether, 6,000 people were tested randomly, under the fresh protocol following the Covid surge. The government had said random tests will be conducted on two per of people at international arrival section. So far, 200 strains of the Covid virus have been detected in the country. Sources also said the BF 7 strain, which is one of the four variants causing havoc in China, has also been isolated. The vaccines used in the country are seen as being effective against the variant. The surge in China has been attributed to four variants of Coronavirus. The BF.7, he said, o

Police said the encounter started around 7 am. Srinagar: Four terrorists have been killed during an encounter after security forces intercepted a truck they were travelling in on the outskirts of Jammu this morning, police said. Police said the truck has caught fire in the gun battle and fire tenders were called to douse the fire. "There was unusual movement of a truck in the area. Police stopped the truck at check post. As security forces started searching the truck, terrorist hiding inside fired at security forces. All the terrorists were killed in retaliatory fire," said Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of police Jammu. Mr Singh said the truck driver has managed to escape and a search operation is on to track him. A huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered from the burnt truck.  According to Mr Singh, seven AK rifles, one M4 carbine, three pistols and other ammunition was recovered. He the truck was going to Srinagar from Jammu.  Soo

The hospital has said that Heeraben Modi's condition is stable Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi has been hospitalised after her health deteriorated last night. The Prime Minister has urgently left for Ahmedabad.  Heeraben Modi, who turned 99 in June this year, has been admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad. A statement from UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre has said that her condition is stable. The hospital has not shared any other piece of information. The BJP's Gujarat MLAs Darshanaben Vaghela and Kaushik Jain have reached the hospital. The Prime Minister, who has often spoken of his bond with his mother, visited her recently when he was in Gujarat to campaign for the recently held Assembly polls. Visuals of the Prime Minister chatting and having tea with Heeraben Modi had then emerged on social media. The Prime Minister had also visited her on her 99th birthday in June. To mark her centenary entry, the Pr

Read more Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya oversaw the exercise at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, while health ministers took stock in their respective states and gave information on available beds, oxygen support and other equipment, medicines, vaccines, etc. The daily caseload of India, meanwhile, remained low with 157 fresh cases on Tuesday, a slight dip from Monday’s tally of 196 fresh infections. India, as on Tuesday, had 3,421 active cases. The figures will be updated as and when today’s data is released by the Ministry of Health. China, which is facing its biggest outbreak, has scrapped quarantine rules for foreign arrivals on Tuesday, which means that inbound travellers will no longer need to quarantine from January 8, a decision which China announced after three years of self-imposed global isolation under a Covid Zero policy that battered the economy and stoked historic public discontent. People arriving in China will only be required to obtain negative Covi