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Gurgaon: For the last year, Priya (name changed), a class 6 student at a government school in Pataudi, has been studying without any textbook. She is among the many students in the city who failed to find a partner in the book-exchange programme rolled out by the state as a stop-gap arrangement to address the issue of non-availability of textbooks in the government schools across Haryana. “I didn’t receive any book last year as well as this year. Teachers say that the government hasn’t released books. So, they dictate notes and we rely on them for our studies. At times, teachers send pictures of the pages from their books and I study from that,” the class 6 student said. A total of 85,000 students from classes 1 to 8 in the city have been studying without books ever since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out last year. With half of the current academic session (2021-22) over, most of these students in the government schools are also waiting for the direct benefit transfer (DBT) announced

Kartik Aaryan is on the proverbial roll. The actor has just completed two films – ‘Freddy’ and ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’, and is set to head straight into a third film, where he will play ‘Shehzada’. The actor’s next film will roll in October and it stars Kriti Sanon and is directed by Rohit Dhawan. Kartik and Kriti had previously worked together in ‘Luka Chuppi’ and their pairing was appreciated by the audience, too. The film is said to be a remake of the Allu Arjun-starrer Telugu movie, ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’, which had also featured Pooja Hegde. The film is being produced by the makers of Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Jersey’, Allu Arvind, Aman Gill and S Radha Krishna. It has also been speculated that Manisha Koirala could be a part of the film, playing a role that was done by Tabu in the Telugu original. Kartik has been putting in a lot of time and effort recently, learning and honing his dance skills. In fact, the star had even shared his unique new version of the Butta Bomma song, which fe

Pandal hopping has been one of the highlights of Gurgaon’s Durga Puja celebrations for years. The city’s Bengali community organises over two dozen Durga Pujas across the city every year. So, the disappointment was inevitable when COVID caused puja celebrations in the city to be cancelled last year. Aficionados and foodies will just have to wait longer as the persistence of pandemic and government rules in place mean that even though Gurgaon’s Durga Puja committees will hold celebrations this year, they will largely be closed for the general public. Almost all of the Durga Pujas being organised in the Millennium City this year are not allowing visitors beyond the committee members. There are no big pandals, no food stalls, and no on-ground cultural programmes. Tapas Dey from the Sahasrabdi Durga Puja Committee says, “We will be holding only a small puja within the premises. There’ll be no food stalls or other attractions. In fact, the pandal and puja will only be open for members of t

Angad Bedi looks all dapper as he walks in to judge the 9th edition of the Liva Miss Diva event taking place tonight. On the red carpet of the event, he speaks to ETimes exclusively about what he will be looking for in the contestants, past beauty pageant winners’ journeys, and wife Neha Dhupia losing out on roles due to pregnancy. Excerpts: What would you look for in contestants to pick a winner? Honestly, I am just looking forward to the amazing talent that is going to be showcased here. I come from a place where I feel women are definitely superior beings, and for them, this is a great platform to perform and showcase their talents and have an identity. I feel that judgement should not be taken personally; you have to believe in yourself and be the best. Go out there and just enjoy yourself! We’ve seen many pageant winners enter the film industry. Whose journey, according to you, has been the most inspiring? Well, there have been some phenomenal names like Sushmita Sen and Lara

One of Bollywood’s most loved couples Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh are often seen sharing their adorable pictures and fun banters on their social media handles. While their videos and pictures are loved by many, sometimes they also invite trolling and criticism. Recently the couple opened up regarding the same. The couple recently made an appearance at Arbaaz Khan’s talk show, where they were hurled with a bunch of mean tweets in one of the segments. Arbaaz shares these tweets from users commenting on their social media. One of them was a viral video that saw Riteish in a conversation with Preity Zinta while Genelia was caught with a cold expression. On talking about the same, Genelia shared why reacted the way and told Arbaaz that “The actual story is that after a long time, I was attending an award function. I was all dressed up and wore high heels, thinking that I would be okay but we were meeting so many people, we were having conversations, and my feet were killing me. So Prei

The WHO will take a decision on Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for granting Emergency Use Listing (EUL) in October. While the rolling review started in July, the WHO document on the evaluation of EUL for Covid vaccines, the decision for Covaxin will be taken in October. Soumya Swaminathan, WHO’s chief scientist, told ET that the “process is ongoing”. The latest ‘Status of COVID-19 vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process’ guidance document dated September 29 on the WHO website said that the decision date for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is “October 2021”. The WHO said it began rolling data of the vaccine on July 6. On Tuesday the company said that it was diligently working with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to obtain EUL at the earliest. It said that it was not “appropriate to speculate” on the regulatory approval process and the timelines. “As a responsible manufacturer with past approvals for our other vaccines, we do not find it appropriate to speculate or comment on the regu

ख़बर सुनें गुरुग्राम। मानेसर क्षेत्र स्थित एक निजी कंपनी की महिला निदेशक ने अपने पार्टनर व आईएमटी मानेसर सेक्टर-2 स्थित एचडीएफसी बैंक के कर्मचारियों पर ठगी का आरोप लगाते हुए मानेसर थाने में शिकायत दी है। आरोप है कि सभी ने मिलकर बैंक से फर्जी तरीके से क्रेडिट फैसिलिटी हासिल कर ली। शिकायत पर मानेसर थाने में साजिश के तहत ठगी के आरोप में मामला दर्ज किया गया है। विज्ञापन मामले की जांच अब आर्थिक अपराध शाखा-2 की टीम कर रही है। पुलिस के मुताबिक, सेक्टर-48 सेंट्रल पार्क रिजोर्ट्स निवासी सावित्री यादव ने दी लिखित शिकायत में आईएमटी मानेसर सेक्टर-2 स्थित एचडीएफसी बैंक खाता के 5 अधिकारियों, भांगरौला स्थित मैकइरोल ऑयल टूल्स प्राइवेट लिमिटेड के एमडी करमाकर पाठक, डायरेक्टर इंदू पाठक, फाइनेंस अकाउंट्स मैनेजर पर ठगी का आरोप लगाया है। महिला के मुताबिक उनका एक अपार्टमेंट सेक्टर-43 में भी है। अक्तूबर 2019 से शिकायतकर्ता भी मैकइरोल ऑयल टूल्स प्राइवेट लिमिटेड में डायरेक्टर हैं। 25 फीसदी की पार्टनरशिप ली थी कंपनी के एमडी ने कुछ साल पहले संपर्क कर इनकी कंपनी में निवेश करने को कहा था, जिसके चलते अक्टू

ख़बर सुनें गुरुगाम। सरकार दफ्तरों में रिश्वत का बोलबाला इस कदर है कि नौकरी के आखिरी दिन भी अधिकारी इसका मोह नहीं छोड़ पा रहे हैं। ऐसा ही एक मामला बृहस्पतिवार को आईएमटी मानेसर में हरियाणा राज्य औद्योगिक एवं अवसंरचना विकास निगम (एचएसआईआईडीसी) लिमिटेड में सामने आया। विज्ञापन सीनियर मैनेजर बलवीर भट्टी की नौकरी का आखिरी दिन था। ऑफिस में उनकी विदाई की तैयारी चल रही थी। इसके लिए पार्टी रखी गई थी और उनके परिवार के लोग भी शामिल थे। इसी दौरान राज्य विजिलेंस ब्यूरो की टीम ने उन्हें ठेकेदार से दस हजार रुपये घूस लेते गिरफ्तार कर लिया। यह राशि एक बिल के भुगतान की फाइल पर हस्ताक्षर करने के नाम पर मांगी गई थी। आरोपी के खिलाफ भ्रष्टाचार अधिनियम के तहत मामला दर्ज कर लिया गया है। एचएसआईआईडीसी के ठेकेदार अजय ने विजिलेंस को दी शिकायत में कहा था कि उसके बिल का भुगतान होना है, लेकिन सीनियर मैनेजर बलवीर भट्टी इस काम के लिए 50 हजार रुपये की घूस मांग रहे हैं। उन्होंने कहा बृहस्पतिवार को उनकी नौकरी का आखिरी दिन है। ऐसे में यह काम दस हजार में ही कर देंगे। शिकायत की पुष्टि के बाद विजिलेंस के डीएसपी रमेश कु

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GURUGRAM: Three men have been booked for allegedly targetting four shops in the last two days and shooting at one of the shopkeepers. The trio targeted three shops, one after another, in Maidawas area and robbed shopkeepers at gunpoint. Within 24 hours of the incident the group struck again and targeted a shopkeeper in sector 57. Azad Singh (47) runs a general store in E-Block of Sushant Lok-3 in sector 57. On Tuesday, Singh along with his sons Prashant and Pankaj and one of his friends Ravinder were at the shop at around 7.30 PM when three masked youths got inside his shop. One of the youths pulled out a gun and another youth tried to take money from the cash counter. When he tried to resist one of the youths shot at Singh and fled from the spot. Singh was taken to W Pratiksha Hospital wherein he is undergoing treatment. Based on his complaint a case was registered at Sector 57 police station under section 307 (attempt to murder), 393 (attempt to commit robbery) and 34 (common inte

Director Ram Madhvani who is presently working on the trailer of Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Dhamaka’ is all praises for his lead actor. Speaking to ETimes, Madhvani said, “I really enjoyed working with Kartik and I found him to be very dedicated. He’s a genuinely, very talented actor.” Madhvani also added, “The most obvious factor of his dedication was the fact the he gave in to my system. Also, I found him to be a hungry actor wanting to give his best.” ‘Dhamaka’ is a crazy newsroom drama in which Kartik plays a news anchor. The actor shot the film amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the film was shot in a record time of just 10 days. Although there is still no confirmation on the release date of the film, it may just see the light of day during Diwali. ‘Dhamaka’ also has Mrunal Thakur and Amruta Subhash as part of the cast. On September 26, Kartik released a special mood promo for ‘Dhamaka’ kick-starting the promotional campaign leading up to the release of the film. In a special tweet Kartik

He started off with a celebrated filmmaker Mira Nair’s ‘Monsoon Wedding’ to only find himself in a corner which was devoid of commercial movies and TV shows. But Dibyendu Bhattacharya hung on and gamely continued to do what he enjoyed best- acting. “I wouldn’t have completed my studies if graduation was not required to join NSD,” our guest this week on #HowIMadeIt says bluntly. Dibyendu’s blunt views extend to the fact that the OTT space has become an area of herd mentality, where cuss words and intimate scenes are pushed under the garb of realism. You must see the video conversation below: [embedded content] We argue with Dibyendu in this interesting conversation that parental guidance is not the answer if censorship is done away with. He again bluntly says, “Yes, my 16-year old had a smartphone when he was 13.” Dibyendu has immense confidence and he is now running a fast race with ‘Undekhi 2’, ‘Jamtara 2’ (for which he’s currently shooting in Wai where he’s talking to ETimes fr

AMBALA: The Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMSA) on Wednesday alleged that there is rampant corruption and favouritism nexus running in the state health department. HSMSA threatened that if their issues are not resolved, the doctors will be forced to go on the path of agitation. They said that they gave representation to concerned officials of the state government about their demands on September 13. HSMSA President Dr Jasbir Singh Panwar on Wednesday issued a statement and said that their association feel proud to have an upright and honest person as our chief minister (CM) and health minister (HM) with an anti-corruption stand in our state. “Even our honourable Prime Minister also says Na khaunga na khane dunga (neither will do corruption nor allow it), in his anti-corruption agenda. But unfortunately and contrary to this, there is rampant corruption in the health department. At all levels, money is being demanded for things like transfer, posting, promotion, deputa

Our new favourite little star kid, Jeh Ali Khan was spotted accompanying mommy, Kareena Kapoor Khan on a day out in the city. Sitting comfortably in his mother’s arms, the little one made the shutterbugs click-happy as he looked intently at the cameras and waved his toy. All of 7 months old, the cutie is known to make quite the fashion statements. Whether wearing onesies or rocking shorts and tees, the little one always brightens up social media with his adorable clicks. According to reports, Kareena was taking Jeh for Inaaya’s unicorn-themed birthday party. Our cameras spotted big brothers Taimur Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan also arriving at Soha Ali Khan’s house. While these photos are enough to help anyone beat the mid-week blues, it does bring to mind Kareena’s observations of the toddler. In her recently launched book, Bebo revealed whom Jeh resembles and spoke about his personality. In her book, she wrote that although Jeh looks like her, he is more intense and a lot qui

Lovebird Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor celebrated the latter’s birthday in Jodhpur and several unseen pictures from their romantic getaway are currently doing rounds on the internet. While Ranbir and Alia celebrated the special day by a serene lake in Jodhpur, the two also enjoyed a safari ride where seemingly they met fans and happily posed for them. In the latest pictures, Alia is seen donning an oversized white shirt and denim while Ranbir sported a black hoodie with cargo pants. The two stood beside their fans and smiled in a holiday mood. Have a look: On the other hand, another video of Alia and Ranbir arriving at their safari spot on a jeep is going viral. Meanwhile, Alia and Ranbir returned back to the city today. The two were spotted arriving at the Mumbai airport post their short trip. On the work front, Alia and Ranbir will be seen together for the first time in ‘Brahmastra’. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan and Mouni Roy in key roles. The film was slated to release

ख़बर सुनें गुरुग्राम। करीब 40 लाख की आबादी वाले जिले के सबसे बड़े नागरिक अस्पताल सेक्टर-10 में इन दिनों जहां मरीजों की संख्या लगातार बढ़ती जा रही है, वहीं पुराने नागरिक अस्पताल के जर्जर भवन को तोड़कर नई बिल्डिंग बनाने के काम में एमआरआई व सिटी स्कैन बाधा बने हुए हैं। हालांकि भवन का कुछ हिस्सा तोड़ दिया गया है, लेकिन स्वास्थ्य विभाग द्वारा चलाए जा रहे इन दोनों सेंटरों के काम की वजह से इसको गिराने का काम रोक दिया गया है। विज्ञापन नए भवन का निर्माण कब तक पूरा होगा, यह लोक निर्माण विभाग के स्थानीय अधिकारियों को भी नहीं पता। उनका कहना है कि इस बारे में उच्च स्तर पर ही योजनाएं बनती हैं। निर्देश के आधार पर ही काम होता है। नए नागरिक अस्पताल के निर्माण के यह हालात तब हैं जब मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर लाल इसे खुद ही प्राथमिकताओं में बता चुके हैं। इमारत जर्जर होने के चलते करीब तीन साल पहले सिविल लाइंस स्थित नागरिक अस्पताल को सेक्टर-10 में शिफ्ट कर दिया गया था। तब से अब तक अस्पताल के नए भवन के निर्माण की प्रक्रिया ही चल रही है। मरीजों को होती है परेशानी सेक्टर-10 नागरिक अस्पताल में पर्याप्त जगह न

ख़बर सुनें गुरुग्राम। सांसद व केंद्रीय मंत्री राव इंद्रजीत सिंह ने बुधवार को लोक निर्माण विभाग विश्राम गृह में नगर निगम के द्वारा विभिन्न वार्डों में 30 करोड़ रुपये की लागत से करवाए जाने वाले सात विकास कार्यों की आधारशिला रखी। केंद्रीय मंत्री ने समारोह के बाद मेयर व निगम पार्षदों के साथ बैठक कर उनके वार्ड से संबंधित शिकायतों एवं कार्यों के बारे में जानकारी भी ली। विज्ञापन परियोजनाओं में 17.20 करोड़ रुपये से वार्ड-6 के सेक्टर-12ए में सामुदायिक केंद्र का निर्माण, 1.60 करोड़ से वार्ड-12 में विकास, सेक्टर-15 पार्ट-1 में 7 पार्कों व सेक्टर-30 में 3 पार्कों के विकास व नवीनीकरण पर लगभग 1.86 करोड़, वार्ड-20 के सभी पार्कों के नवीनीकरण व सौंदर्यीकरण पर 1.81 करोड़, वार्ड-21 के सभी पार्कों के नवीनीकरण व सौंदर्यीकरण के लिए 2 करोड़ व वार्ड-32 के गांव कन्हई में सामुदायिक केंद्र निर्माण के लिए 3.16 करोड़ रुपये के विकास कार्य शामिल हैं। वहीं वार्ड-4 के सेक्टर-21 में 14 पार्कों के नवीनीकरण पर 2.50 करोड़ रुपये तथा वार्ड-19 के सेक्टर-15 पार्ट-2 में ग्रीन बेल्ट के नवीनीकरण के लिए 2.41 करोड़ रुपये के

With refreshing candour, yesteryear actor Ranjeet says he is free for an interview and that any actor, who claims to be busy during the pandemic, is only lying. During the chat that follows, he confesses he has become lazy during the lockdown, and that he had to take a dip in the pool so that he felt awake enough for the chat. Like most actors of his time, he loves sharing anecdotes and narrating stories. Two hours fly by as he recounts, for ETimes’ #BigInterview, the decisions that shaped his life, the way he was rechristened from Gopal Bedi to Ranjeet, and how professionalism is a non-negotiable aspect. Excerpts: You’ve been doing a lot of gardening lately… I have been fond of gardening since childhood. Fortunately, in Bombay too, we had a terrace, so I could continue my hobby. During the lockdown, the terrace was no longer being used for socialising, so, I started experimenting with vegetables. It’s a great feeling to reap the few okra or cucumbers grown by yourself. The caption o

This is one of the untold stories of Bollywood. Wonder why no other section of the media stumbled upon it even after 28 years. It may be recalled that on Saturday, we brought you a detailed story of how most filmmakers are wary of signing a heroine who’s married because she might get pregnant midway through their film and are either unable to shoot or their weight gain allegedly disturbs the continuity. Well, if we had asked senior film maker Pahlaj Nihalani while we were working on that story, you would have got this scoop yesterday. Anyway, we don’t believe in holding things back as long as they are true. So this news story is one such that needs to be told. Way back in 1993, Nihalani had signed up Abhishek Kapoor (who has directed ‘Kai Po Che’, ‘Rock On’, ‘Kedarnath’, ‘Fitoor’) as a hero in one of his films. The film had Rohit Shetty as a third AD (Assistant Director) and Kuku Kohli (Aruna Irani’s husband) as director. The film was 11 reels complete, which included 4 songs, whe

A group of homebuyers from Ansal Fernhill, a housing project in Sector 91, on Saturday staged a protest against the developer over the delayed possession of their flats. GURUGRAM: A group of homebuyers from Ansal Fernhill, a housing project in Sector 91, on Saturday staged a protest against the developer over the delayed possession of their flats. Around 70 homebuyers, along with women, children and senior citizens, gathered at the project site in the morning, holding posters and raising slogans against the developer for failing to complete the project even 11 years after its launch. Despite paying 95%-100% of the project cost, the homebuyers claimed they are yet to get possession of their flats. Munish Abrol, president of Fernhill Flat Buyers Welfare Association, said, “The project was pre-launched in 2010 and the developer took 30-40% of the flat’s cost from buyers then. After struggling for years, the developer finally gave us builder-buyers agreement in 2014, with a deadl

GURUGRAM: A broken headlight, pipes protruding from a truck’s carriage, the name of a bakery embossed on a van. A team of five policemen trained in spotting blink-and-you-miss-it details like these on CCTV film has in six months cracked 15 “blind” hit-and-run cases. Set up this March, the dedicated Accident Response Team (ART) is the only such specialised unit in Haryana Police. The ART members, all Gurugram Police personnel, have undergone extensive training in scanning CCTV footage. The mandate of the ART, which is headed by a sub-inspector, is to probe only accident cases, many of which remain unsolved or see the accused get away due to lack of witnesses and evidence. The ART is the brainchild of DCP (Manesar) Varun Singla, who lost five relatives to a road accident in 2013. “I understand the pain families affected by accidents feel,” said Singla. ART helps victims get compensation DCP (Manesar) Varun Singla, the brain behind the initiative, said the ART also does the painstak

Several filmmakers and actors have had their own interpretation of terms like suave, fashionable, and modern. Actor-filmmaker Feroz Khan gave the terms a spin that became his signature on screen. It didn’t matter what he played on screen – he made it all look trendy, modern, and coveted. His enigmatic presence on screen charmed the audience for decades before he called it a day. In what became his last film appearance, Feroz Khan played a stylish don in Anees Bazmee’s 2007 comedy, Welcome, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, and Nana Patekar in central characters. The filmmaker makes it a point to pay homage to the senior star on his birth anniversary every year. Anees, who has also worked with Fardeen Khan, Feroz Khan’s son, says, “Oh! I can never forget the enigmatic personality he had. He was a charmer and such a good-hearted man. I used to sit with him for long hours when we were working on Welcome. He shot a big chunk of his role in Dubai. We would sit together ever

With the relaxation of COVID-19 norms, Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has recently announced that cinemas and theaters in the state will be allowed to open after October 22. The meeting held in Mumbai regarding the decision was attended by several key theatre representatives , exhibitors, with Director-Producer Rohit Shetty in attendance. Minutes ago, Rohit Shetty took to his social media handle to share his excitement on the news and added a gratitude note which read, “Thanks to our Honourable Chief Minister, Shri Uddhav Thackeray, theatres in Maharashtra to reopen from 22nd October. And FINALLY!!! we can say, This DIWALI… AA RAHI HAI POLICE…” Rohit Shetty’s highly anticipated cop drama was initially scheduled to release on March 24th, 2020. Due to the pandemic, the makers had decided to slate it for a 2021 release around January and March. With the arrival of the second wave, the film was once again rescheduled, and now we can finally say, the film will release this Oc

The Ayushman Bharat scheme has transformed the healthcare system in the country as now even the poor have access to non-government treatment facilities earlier reserved for only those who could afford it, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. Mandaviya was speaking at an event organised to mark the 66th Foundation Day of AIIMS, New Delhi. Congratulating the institute, the minister said AIIMS, New Delhi is a “lighthouse” to all the 22 other AIIMS hospitals spread across India. He said students and teachers of AIIMS, New Delhi can help other institutes through their rich experience. Mandaviya urged doctors to develop a strong sense of patriotism to ensure the overall well-being of the nation. The minister said due to the relentless efforts of the Modi government, the healthcare system has developed in the country. “The budget outlay for health has increased 137 per cent since last year to 2.40 lakh crore. Ayushman Bharat has transformed healthcare in the countr

CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s 1st butterfly survey in Khol block of Rewari district will be conducted on September 27. The survey will be conducted by the forest and wildlife department. The drive will be carried out in 10 villages having a continuous stretch of hillocks – Palra, Ahhrod, Bassduda, Khol, Manethi, Bhalki, Majra, Nandha, Balwari and Khaleta, which is about 1000 hectares area. The spokesperson of the forest and wildlife department said the outcome of the survey would help in chalking out a management strategy for the conservation of butterflies. This will also form the basis for observing the impact of habitat disturbance and climate change on the ecology of the region, he added. 10 teams equipped with a camera, a butterfly expert, forest officials, group-D employee, recorder will be constituted. Wildlife officers, officials and territorial staff will participate in this exercise. The species-wise butterfly count data collected by the teams will be consolidated by the coor

Recently, we were stunned when Neha Dhupia made a startling revelation in one of her interviews that she had lost out on quite a bit of work – including an ad that required her to endorse a phone- just because she’s expecting a baby. Gosh! Do such things happen even today? It may be recalled that we had heard it loudly, way back 10 years ago in 2011, when Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan had to quit the film ‘Heroine’ (which was eventually done by Kareena Kapoor). In our #BigStory this weekend, let’s find out the answers to a host of questions revolving around the quandary that the married Bollywood ladies find themselves in. Can’t the pregnant lady be retained in the project and her shots be taken from angles where her bump is not so visible? Are heroines being made to sign No-Pregnancy Clauses, which had become the talk of the town after the industry started buzzing that Sanjay Leela Bhansali had asked Kareena Kapoor to sign one for ‘Ram Leela’ – that too sometime in 2011? Are today’s producer

With gyms open now, people are heading back to their workouts and for Anjini Dhawan, she does that too, but coupled with a bunch of other regimens. Says Anjini, who’s actor Varun Dhawan’s niece, “Exercise is a very important part in my life but just going to the gym is a little boring for me so I mix it up with my dance classes, kickboxing and gymnastics. Dancing and gymnastics are my favourite form of cardio, I rather do that over running on a treadmill.” ‘I miss travelling so much’ While she likes to work out regularly, eating right is a big part of staying fit and she has a plan in place. “I do intermittent fasting and, in fact, I’ve fully made that a part of my life,” she admits. “I love eating my junk food, too so doing intermittent fasting helps me balance it out. So, I guess eating right is very important, but more than that, eating at the correct time matters. I don’t eat late at all and finish my dinner by 7.30 pm.” It was not the same earlier, she explains. “I wasn’t alw

Gurgaon: A 40-year-old man allegedly died of electrocution on Thursday evening while he was pumping out rainwater that had flooded the basement of his house in Sector 9A. The incident prompted the RWA to accuse the civic authorities of failing to address the waterlogging woes in the area that had cost a man’s life. Police said that Sumit Ahuja, the victim, and his mother went to the basement of his house around 8pm to check how much rainwater had been pumped out, but he suddenly received an electric shock. “Sumit’s mother immediately turned off the power supply to the building and rushed him to a hospital with the help of others. But he was declared dead on arrival by doctors there. A case under 174 CrPC has been registered and further investigation is going on in the case,” a police official said. Sumit is survived by his mother, wife and a daughter. This incident has sent shock waves among the residents of the area, who blamed the civic authorities for the lack of drainage facil

Gurgaon: Acting against the old vehicles, traffic police of Gurgaon has impounded around 31 vehicles in the past two days. Police are carrying out a drive against older diesel (10 years) and petrol vehicles (15 years) in view of NGT direction to check pollution. Till now, the police have impounded around 707 vehicles, of which around 244 have been impounded this year. According to the National Green Tribunal’s 2015 order, petrol cars in Delhi-NCR have a life cycle of 15 years, while the same for diesel cars is 10 years. The NGT order was issued in view of increasing pollution in the region. Gurgaon traffic police has started a drive against old vehicle leading to spike in number of impounded vehicles. On Wednesday around 17 vehicles were impounded by traffic police from different parts of the city while on Thursday around 14 vehicles were impounded. The vehicles older than 10 year (diesel) and 15 year (petrol) are being impounded by the police in Gurgaon and 13 other NCR districts o

Bollywood has a lot of timeless friendships and one of them is between Suniel Shetty and Jackie Shroff. The two seasoned actors were on Amitabh Bachchan’s KBC special episode today and they bonded over a special segment where Suniel opened up about Jackie’s insights and emotions about his past and his mother. In one of the segments, Mr Bachchan enquired about Suniel and Jackie’s bond and then cut into a video byte with Suniel, where he spoke about being Jackie’s friend for decades. The Bollywood hunk also had an emotional moment as he recalled Jackie’s old statement from an interview. Suniel recalled an old interview where Jackie had stated, “We used to live in a single room chawl house in Teen Batti in Mumbai. My mother, brother, father, and I used to sleep in the same room. If I would cough at night, my mother would wake up. If my mother would cough, either my brother or father would wake up. After earning money from being an actor, I bought a new house and I gave my mother a bedro