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Chrissy Metz shares emotional story of mom's stroke
Actress Chrissy Metz has opened up about her personal struggle after her mother suffered a sudden stroke, and says it was a very difficult time for the family.
Bajrang, Rani, Pant, Bhaker receive DSJA awards
Asian Games gold medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia, hockey star Rani Rampal, cricketer Rishabh Pant and pistol shooting sensation Manu Bhaker were presented the Delhi Sports Journalists Association (DSJA) best sportspersons awards by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Dhruv Batra, here on Thursday.
Rishabh, Bajrang, Manu, Rani win DSJA awards
Asian Games gold medal winning wrestler Bajrang Punia, women's hockey player Rani Rampal, Test cricketer Rishabh Pant and pistol prodigy Manu Bhaker won this year's Delhi Sports Journalists Association's (DSJA) Best Sportspersons awards here Thursday. The awards were presented by Indian Olympic Association and world hockey body (FIH) president Narinder Batra. While Bajrang and Rishabh won the award among men, Rani and Manu were conferred the recognition in the female category. "It is very inspiring when sports journalists give such awards," said Bajrang, adding that the award would inspire him to work harder in the run up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Cricketer Pant echoed similar sentiment. "I can never forget how many Delhi sports journalists encouraged me from my early days," said Pant about the support he received from the media during his junior cricketing days. Manu's award was received by her father as the ace shooter is currently representing the country at the Asian Air Gun ...
Panda hits back at Patnaik
BJP national vice president Baijayant Panda on Thursday, hit back at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a day after the CM said the BJD Kendrapara candidate will not hide anything in his affidavit like drawing salary and working for a mining company. Panda had resigned from the BJD and his Lok Sabha membership last year. He joined the BJP this year and is now the saffron party candidate for the Kendrapara seat. While announcing the name of the BJD candidate for the Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday, Patnaik had said "Anubhav Mohanty will be working only for the interest of the people of Kendrapara & he will have nothing to hide in his affidavit like drawing salary and working for a mining company". But Patnaik did not take name of Panda. Panda's family owns a mining company. Reacting the the CM's statement, Panda tweeted "Didn't think Naveen wd stoop so low. He of all ppl should be aware of my family's 60yr old industry, with which late Biju uncle was very ..
New York sets record for world's tallest politician
New York has set the record of the worlds tallest politician, after already holding Guinness World Records for the most billionaires and for being the most Instagrammed city.
Congress' Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, BJP's Dilip Gandhi hold talks on Ahmednagar candidatures
Senior Congressman Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Thursday held a meeting with BJP MP Dilip Gandhi to discuss the candidature of their sons from Ahmednagar Lok Sabha constituency."We discussed the candidature of his and my son for Ahmednagar. He (Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil) has requested me not to field my son against his son for this seat, but I have not made any commitment yet. I need some time to make the decision," Gandhi said in a telephonic conversation with ANI on Thursday.Patil's son is contesting the Lok Sabha elections on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Ahmednagar while Gandhi's son Suvendra too will be contesting polls as an Independent candidate from the same seat.The news of Suvindra contesting from Ahmednagar seat comes days after the three-time sitting MP Dilip Gandhi's name was dropped by the BJP.Lok Sabha elections will be held in Maharashtra in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29 and results will be declared on May 23.
Yash excited about 'KGF: Chapter 2'
Actor Yash is looking forward to the second chapter of upcoming Kannada action-drama "KGF", and says the scale of presentation of the sequel will be higher with "a couple of very complex action scenes".
Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom want a 'happy, fun wedding'
Actor Orlando Bloom and singer-songwriter Katy Perry, who got engaged last month, are looking to host a wedding where their friends and family can have a 'fun time', a source has revealed.The duo, who got engaged on February 15, is "starting to talk about what their wedding might look like, but they haven't made any decisions," E! News quoted a source as saying.The source added that the pair wants their wedding to be the "perfect" day of their life."They want to make sure they decide on something that will be perfect for them as a couple."However, the insider shared that "Orlando doesn't want anything big and flashy," which means Katy likely won't be riding in on an elephant as she did for her wedding to Russell Brand.So, to make sure they have the wedding of both of their dreams, the source explained that they "will have a wedding planner to help them execute."The wedding planner, however, won't be in charge of everything since the insider shared that Katy has "some ideas of what ...
Final TN contestants' list to be out on Friday
The Election Commission will announce the final list of candidates on Friday, the last day for withdrawal of nominations, said an official.
Microsoft bans April Fools' Day pranks at work
Warning employees against corporate pranks ahead of April Fools' Day, Microsoft issued an internal memo asking workers to refrain from participating in practical jokes and annoying hoaxes.
Jolie in negotiations for Marvel's 'The Eternals'
Angelina Jolie is in talks to star in Marvel Studios "The Eternals" in what would be the actress first venture into the superhero realm.
New York City councilman named as world's tallest politician
A 6-foot-10 (208 centimeters) New York City councilman from Brooklyn has been named tallest politician in the world. Robert Cornegy Jr. was honored for that distinction at a City Hall ceremony on Wednesday after being officially certified by Guinness World Records as world's tallest male politician on January 14. Cornegy says he went for the title two years ago after a constituent jokingly told him "you have to be the tallest politician ever." Cornegy says being tall has its challenges, especially shopping for shoes and clothes. The previous record holder was a British member of Parliament named Sir Louis Gluckstein, who measured 6-foot-7-1/2 inches (202 centimeters). He died in 1979 and was succeeded by another British politician who stood at 6-foot-6 inches (198 centimeters).
RJD leader Fatmi hopeful to get LS ticket from Madhubani
Former Union Minister and RJD leader Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi on Wednesday expressed his disappointment over the information that he is not getting the ticket to contest Lok Sabha poll from Madhubani seat."Perhaps, my name is not in the list according to the information I am getting. The final list has not been released. I am hoping for good results," Fatmi said."I have been with Lalu Prasad Yadav through all highs and lows since the last 30 years. I have humbly sent my message to our senior leadership that I have won four times in the Lok Sabha polls. If I'm not getting the ticket, then I should be told the reason," he told ANI.His son and RJD MLA Faraz Fatmi said: "We have conveyed our feelings to our leader Tejashwi Yadav. He has assured us that he will certainly take up our issues with senior leaders. We want to contest from Madhubani. We are waiting for the party's decision."Ashraf Fatmi had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Darbhanga.Bihar will see ...
Amartya Sen awarded Oxford University Bodley Medal
Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has been awarded the prestigious Bodley Medal, the highest honour bestowed by the University of Oxford's world-famous Bodleian Libraries. The Medal is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the fields in which the Bodleian is active, including literature, culture, science and communication. "The honour was awarded (to Sen) during the Founder's Lunch on 15 March, an annual event commemorating the birth of the Libraries' founder, Sir Thomas Bodley, and his legacy of philanthropy," the Library said in a statement on Wednesday. The 85-year-old winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, who is the Thomas W Lamont University Professor at Harvard University and a member of faculty at Harvard Law School, received the Medal from Lord Patten of Barnes, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Bodley's Librarian Richard Ovenden. This year's other winner of the Bodley Medal is Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo .
Plea in HC to stop 'Ram Ki Janmabhoomi' release
A man claiming to be a descendant of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar on Wednesday requested the Delhi High Court to stop the release of the film, 'Ram Ki Janmabhoomi'.
Journalist Prafulla Rajguru dead
Veteran journalist and academician Prafulla Rajguru died on Wednesday at a hospital here, his family sources said. He was 82. His family members said he was undergoing treatment for a hip injury at the hospital and died during the early hours Wednesday. Rajguru is survived by his wife Kabita and daughter Priyakshi. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami, former chief minister Tarun Gogoi and Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia have condoled the demise of the academician-turned journalist. Rajguru had retired as the head of the department of English from DCB Girls College in Jorhat in 1997. He had then joined leading Assamese daily 'Amar Asom' as resident editor of the Jorhat edition, which he served till year 2000. He was also the founder president of Jorhat Press Club and was its adviser till his death. Rajguru authored four books and was a member of several social organisations like the ..
Air France captain who stayed with hostages dies
Michel Bacos, Air France captain hailed as a hero for refusing to abandon his passengers when Palestinian and German hijackers seized the plane in 1976, died in Nice (France). He was 95.
Woman with two wombs gives birth to twins nearly a month after delivering a boy
A couple in Bangladesh was in for a surprise when the wife delivered twins, 26 days after giving birth to a boy, something considered as very rare in medical history, media reported on Tuesday. Arifa Sultana Iti was rushed to Ad-din hospital in the southwestern city of Jessore on March 22 to hospital after she fell ill and delivered a girl and a boy through caesarean section. Iti had on February 25 gave premature birth to a baby boy, bdnews24.com website reported. Sheila Poddar, the chief of the hospital's gynaecology department who attended the woman, said she discovered in an ultrasonography test that Iti has two uteruses. The first baby was born from one womb. The two babies born here are from the other womb, she said. Poddar said that the mother and the babies are doing well. It's a rare incident. I have seen such a case for the first time. I had not even heard about such incident before, she was quoted as saying by the website. The woman, who hails from Shyamlagachhi village in ..
I started doubting my character, wasn't ready to face people: Rahul on 'Koffee' controversy
"I couldn't help but doubt myself, doubt my own character," said Indian cricketer K L Rahul as he reflected on the storm triggered by his and Hardik Pandya's sexist comments on a TV show. Rahul and India teammate Pandya were provisionally suspended by the BCCI for their loose talk on women on the show. The Committee of Administrators (COA) handed the inquiry into the matter to the Supreme Court-appointed BCCI Ombudsman and a decision is still awaited. Weeks away from his 27th birthday, Rahul spoke about what he endured after he was sent back before the ODI series in Australia. "...it was hard as I am not used to people disliking me. For the first one week or 10 days, I couldn't help but doubt myself, doubt my own character. The hardest thing was to know whether actually you are a bad person, when so much has been written about you," Rahul told 'India Today'. It was a time when Rahul briefly cut himself off socially as he was "scared to face" uncomfortable questions from outsiders. "I .
Telangana LS polls: 143 nominations rejected, 503 found valid
As many as 143 nominations for 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana which goes to the polls in the first phase on April 11, were rejected after scrutiny, Election Officials said Wednesday. A total of 646 candidates had filed their nominations in the state out of which 143 were rejected and 503 were found to be in order after scrutiny on Tuesday, a release from the Telangana Election Commission said. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is March 28. Nizamabad topped the maximum valid nominations with 189 followed by Nalgonda 31 and Khammam 29 while Hyderabad had 19 valid nominations and Secunderabad 30. The maximum of 27 nominations were rejected in Malkajgiri constitutency where 40 nominations were filed followed by Secunderabad where 21 nominations were rejected. In Nizamabad, 245 nominations, over 200of them by farmers were filed protesting the alleged failure of the ruling TRS to ensure minimum support price for turmeric and red jowar (sorghum) produce. Telangana ...