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Man killed by kin in bid to 'exorcise evil spirits', six held
A 50-year-old man was allegedly killed by his family members, who stomped on his chest in a bid to free him of "evil spirits" here, following which six persons were arrested, police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Kanji Kumbhar, a resident of Parasnath Society in Katargam in Surat, police said. "Kumbhar's three sons, including a minior, a daughter, his daughter-in-law and wife, were arrested for allegedly killing him while performing black magic on him on Saturday night," Katargam police station inspector S M Joshi said. "Kumbhar's family members believed that he was possessed by evil spirits. They decided to drive away the evil spirits by performing black magic on him," he said. On Saturday night, they first offered some adulterated water to him and then made him lie down on the floor facing the ceiling of their apartment. Thereafter, they repeatedly jumped on his chest despite knowing that he might die, he said. While one of his arrested sons is a ...
Greg Louganis will be brand ambassador for Tata Steel Kolkata 25k
Four-time Olympic Games gold medallist and diving legend Greg Louganis will be the international ambassador of the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K, organisers announced Wednesday. The fifth edition of the 25km race is slated for December 16, coinciding with Vijay Divas and as a salute to the martyrs of the nation, the race encourages the city to come together in celebration of this glorious day. "I am honoured to be a part of the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K. Running events bring communities together as well as enhance personal growth," Greg, a five-time world championships, six Pan American title winner, said in a statement. "This will help motivate, encourage and inspire others to also take up the challenge of running, become active in a healthy and demanding way and achieve their own personal best." "I have heard wonderful things about India and I am delighted that my first connection is through an international sporting event like the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K," he added.
Here's why Chrissy Teigen and John Legend aren't ready for third baby
Singer-songwriter John Legend and model-wife Chrissy Teigen are living in the moment and are not yet ready for a third baby together.The couple enjoyed a date night at the 2018 Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York City, where Chrissy was also honoured with the 'Influencer Award', reported E! Online.The supermodel never shies away from documenting her life with her 2-year-old daughter Luna and her son Miles.On being asked, what's it like parenting the little guy? Teigen said, "He is so happy, he can be sick... He'll throw up on himself and just smile. He's just the happiest bug,"E! News also asked if a third one is in the works for Chrissy and John, she said, "I don't know if I can have anymore. I got my girl, I got my boy. They're perfect. I love them. And we'll see!"Following the E's People's Choice Awards, the two jetted off to the Big Apple for the next big event.The 32-year-old model while talking about their busy schedules said, "I'm like, do we ever just go to anything .
Deepika-Ranveer wed in fiercely private ceremony after public declaration of love
After months of will they, won't they, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh finally got married in Italy's scenic Lake Como on Wednesday but Bollywood's A couple kept things fiercely private leaving the celebrity media breathlessly waiting for scraps of information. In the best tradition of a celebrity wedding -- think George and Amal Clooney maybe -- the stars and their guests were ensconced in resorts tucked high above the lake ringed by mountains while the paparazzi was stationed at a safe distance, managing only grainy images and videos of the ceremony. Though there was no official confirmation from the couple, hazy pictures and distant videos showed people lined up in a terrace done up with white flowers. There was also a glimpse of the couple dressed in shades of white with reports suggesting that day one was about Konkani wedding rituals while day two would be a Sindhi ceremony. While Deepika is a Konkani. Ranveer belongs to a Mumbai-based Sindhi family. But that was it. There ...
Being on NADA's scrutiny list not a problem: Hima Das
Teenage sprint sensation Hima Das Wednesday welcomed the move of her being strictly monitored by National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) saying it was a sign of being a good athlete. Hima has been reportedly included by NADA in their "Registered Testing Pool" high category, under which the 18-year-old will be subjected to frequent In-Competition (IC) as well as Out of Competition (OC) testing. "Whatever the rules are we have to follow them. I have no problem with it. It is a very common thing for good athletes. It is for the benefit of good athletes," Hima told PTI. After a successful year which saw her winning several medals and rapidly rise in popularity charts, Hima's only aim is to try and better her personal best as many times as possible. "I don't run after medals. I sprint after the timing. I am focussed on bettering my timing. My current best is 50.79 seconds and everyday I am trying to bring it down to 50.78 seconds." Hima, who won three medals, including gold in 4x400m women's ...
Hima Das appointed UNICEF India's youth ambassador
Asian Games gold-medallist sprinter Hima Das has been appointed as the first ever youth ambassador of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India.This was announced on the official Twitter handle of UNICEF India."Meet our Youth Ambassador, Hima Das! The Asian Games medallist is @UNICEF India's first ever youth ambassador as part of #WorldChildrensDay celebration. #GoBlue," UNICEF India wrote.Reflecting on her appointment, the sprinter said that she is honoured to be chosen for the role and further hoped to inspire more children to follow their dreams."I'm honoured to be chosen as @UNICEF India's Youth Ambassador, and I hope I will be able to inspire more children to follow their dreams," Das said.Das, a native of Assam's Nagaon district, had clinched a gold medal in Women's 4 x 400 m Relay event at the 2018 Asian Games. She had also won a silver medal in Women's 400m Race event with a clock timing of 50.59 seconds.UNICEF India works with central government to ensure that each ...
Britain's Prince Charles celebrates 70th birthday
Britain's Prince Charles, who has been heir to the throne for more than six decades, celebrates his 70th birthday with a tea party and a banquet in Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. In two official photographs released to mark the Prince of Wales's milestone, Charles is shown surrounded by his wife Camilla, two sons William and Harry and three grandchildren. A fourth grandchild is on the way after Prince Harry's wife Meghan, an American former TV actress, announced her pregnancy following the couple's Windsor Castle wedding this year. Charles is set to attend a tea party later on Wednesday with "inspirational people" who are also turning 70 this year. In the evening, Queen Elizabeth II is holding a banquet which friends, family and European royals are expected to attend. There will be gun salutes in London and lawmakers will voice their congratulations for the king-in-waiting in parliament. The Twitter account for Clarence House, Charles's official residence, featured flying balloons ...
Deepika-Ranveer wedding: Fiercely private after public declaration of love
After months of will they, won't they, the wedding ceremonies of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh finally got underway in Italy's scenic Lake Como on Wednesday but Bollywood's A couple kept things fiercely private leaving the celebrity media breathlessly waiting for any information at all. In the best tradition of a celebrity wedding -- think George and Amal Clooney maybe -- the stars and their guests were ensconced in resorts tucked high above the lake ringed by snowcapped mountains while the paparazzi was stationed at a safe distance, hoping to catch a glimpse of the festivities. Though the couple declared the wedding dates on social media in October after months of speculation, Deepika and Ranveer made sure the wedding itself was cloaked in secrecy. As television channels and social media kept the wedding chatter going with distant shots of the villas, stray tweets and old photographs from their films together, reports came in that the wedding would stretch over two days and the .
Woman held with grenades was carrying them for militants: J&K police
The woman who was arrested with 20 grenades on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday was carrying the consignment for militants, police said on Wednesday.
Telangana CM files nomination for Gajwel assembly seat
Telangana Chief Minister and TRS President K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday filed his nomination in the Gajwel constituency in Siddipet district for next month's Assembly elections.
Royal family poses for a happy picture on Prince Charles' 70 birthday
As Britain's Prince Charles turns 70 today, the royal family posed for a happy candid picture.The official Twitter account of Kensington Palace revealed the photograph taken in the gardens of Clarence House, England. In the picture, the future king can be seen posing alongside his wife, Duchess Camilla, and grandchildren Prince George and Princess Charlotte on a wooden bench. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle stood behind them sharing a laugh, while Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton were all smiles as they cradled Prince Louis.Sharing the same picture, Chris Jackson, who clicked the photographs, shared a nostalgic message about the prince on his birthday.Taking to his Instagram, Jackson wrote, "I've travelled all over the world photographing the Prince of Wales for the last 15 years from Durbars in Nigeria to the Galapagos Islands, Pakistan, Japan and many more as well as covering numerous domestic Royal Engagements so I was delighted to have been asked to take these ...
Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh wedding: Private nuptials after public declaration of love
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, the latest A-list Bollywood stars to tie the knot, are making the ordeals of the Indian press anything but easy by keeping things private. Though the much-loved couple declared their wedding dates on social media in October after months of speculation that November nuptials were to follow, Padukone and Singh have been guarded about the grand affair, due to take place in Italy over Wednesday and Thursday. Unlike two of Bollywood's previous weddings - of Sonam Kapoor and Anushka Sharma respectively, Padukone and Singh are not giving any leeway to the media to broadcast their love story IRL or 'in real time'. Twinning in white, the actors, who have worked together in "Ram Leela", "Bajirao Mastani" and "Padmavati", were snapped leaving for Italy for the ceremony on November 10. They are reported to get hitched at Lake Como in an intimate destination wedding with only 40 people, which may include Bollywood biggies such as Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Leela ...
Snapchat made more interactive with 2 new features
Photo-messaging app Snapchat has introduced two new features -- "Friendship Profiles" and "Bitmoji Stories" in an attempt to make the app more interactive and fun.
John Mayer has been sober for two years
John Mayer has revealed that he has been sober for two years. The 41-year-old singer said he quit drinking after Drake's 30th birthday party, after he "made quite a fool" of himself and the hangover lasted for six days. "It took me weeks to stop doing this every morning I woke up. And then I had a conversation with myself. I looked out the window and I went, 'Ok, John, what percentage of your potential would you like to have? Because if you say you'd like 60, and you'd like to spend the other 40 having fun, that's fine. But what percentage of what is available to you would you like to make happen? There's no wrong answer. What is it?' I went, '100'," Mayer told Complex magazine. The "Clarity" singer admitted that after he stopped drinking "the level feels like boredom". "If you stick with it, the line straightens out and it goes kind of low. You're like, 'Oh, I'm not having these high highs.' But if you work, you can bring the whole line up," he added.
Melania wants WH aide fired
US First Lady Melania Trump has called for a top national security aide to President Donald Trump to be fired, media reports said.
Melania Trump calls for Mira Ricardel's ouster from WH
US First Lady Melania Trump has called for the ouster of Mira Ricardel, a senior national security advisor in the Trump administration, following a feud with members of Melania's staff over the First Lady's trip to Africa amongst other reasons.Stephanie Grisham, Melania's communications director stated, "It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that (Ricardel) no longer deserves the honour of serving in this White House."Quoting a White House official, CNN confirmed that US President Donald Trump has said that the senior aide will be relieved from her duties, without mentioning a date by which the exit would take place.Grisham's statement came on Tuesday (local time) at the same time that reports emerged about President Trump's intent for a major White House rejig.Kirstjen Nielsen, Trump's secretary of the Department of Homeland Secretary may be asked to leave, which may be an indication for the exit of Chief of Staff John Kelly.Nick Ayers, US Vice President Mike Pence's ...
John Mayer quits drinking
Singer John Mayer stopped drinking after rapper Drake's 30th birthday party because he realised he was wasting his potential.
'Incomparable' pink diamond smashes record at Geneva auction
An exceptionally rare 19-carat pink diamond fetched USD 50 million at auction in Geneva Tuesday, Christie's said, setting a new per carat record for a stone of its kind. The Pink Legacy, which once belonged to the Oppenheimer family which for decades ran the De Beers diamond mining company, was snapped up by American luxury brand Harry Wilson, part of the Swiss Swatch group. "USD 2.6 million per carat. That is a world record per carat for a pink diamond," said Francois Curiel, head of Christie's in Europe. "This stone is for me the Leonardo da Vinci of diamonds," he added. The stone was immediately rechristened the "Winston Pink Legacy" by its buyers. Christie's international head of jewellery, Rahul Kadakia, described The Pink Legacy as "one of the world's greatest diamonds". The rectangular-cut diamond has been graded "fancy vivid" -- the highest possible grade of colour intensity. The stone was discovered in a South African mine around a century ago and was probably cut in the ...
Melania Trump calls for firing of national security aide
US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday publicly pushed for the dismissal of deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel -- a rare criticism of a senior administration official by the president's wife. The rebuke -- via a brief statement from the first lady's spokeswoman -- came amid swirling speculation about a possible shake-up of President Donald Trump's cabinet following last week's midterm elections. "It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House," Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement. The Wall Street Journal claimed Ricardel had been fired and escorted out of the White House, but an administration official denied that to reporters. Ricardel reportedly battled with the first lady's staff during her trip to Africa last month, and was believed to be the source of negative stories about Melania Trump, according to the Journal, which cited unnamed sources. After last week's ...
94-year-old finally laid to rest after 10 days
: Caught in a row between two factions of a church, a 94-year-old man, who died 10 days ago, was finally laid to rest early Tuesday, amid heavy police protection. The burial of Varghese Mathew, who passed away on November 3, was delayed following a stand-off between the Jacobite and Orthodox factions of the Malankara church over the ownership of a church at Kattachira in Alapuzha district. Mathew's body had been kept in a mobile mortuary at his house since November 3. The funeral was delayed after the Orthodox faction refused to allow the the family to conduct the last rites at the St. Mary's Church. However, the funeral was conducted Tuesday under heavy security and the lastrites were led by his grandson,Georgy John, a priest. "We decided to conduct the funeral under security as we have to consider the dignity of the deceased," District collector S Suhas told reporters. The church had been under the Jacobite faction for the past several decades. Though the Supreme Court
