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Worshippers Not Killed During Prayers Even In India: Pak Defence Minister

Speaking on the deadly suicide bombing inside a mosque in Peshawar on Tuesday, Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said worshippers were not killed during prayers even in India, the Dawn reported. The suicide attack left 100 people dead and scores more injured. Expressing his views on the attack at the National Assembly, Asif said, "Worshippers weren't killed during prayers even in India or Israel but it happened in Pakistan." The explosion took place in the central hall of the mosque on Monday around 1 pm. Calling for unity in the fight against terrorism, the minister said it was time for Pakistan to set its "house in order," according to Dawn. Recalling terrorism incidents from 2010- 2017, the minister said, "This war started from Swat during the PPP's tenure and it was concluded during the PML-N's previous tenure, and peace was established in the country from Karachi to Swat." "But if you remember, a year-and-a-half or two years...

Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan Dies At 97

Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan, who represented politician Raj Narain in the historic case that led to the annulment of then prime minister Indira Gandhi's election in 1975, died in New Delhi on Tuesday following a brief illness. He was 97. A source close to his family said he was not keeping well for some time and died at his home in Delhi. In the historic Raj Narain vs Indira Nehru Gandhi case, the Allahabad High Court in June 1975 had disqualified Gandhi for a period of six years from contesting elections. Freedom fighter and politician Raj Narain, who had unsuccessfully contested the 1971 Lok Sabha elections from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh against Gandhi, had in his plea accused her of corrupt electoral practices. Gandhi had moved the Supreme Court against the high court verdict. It triggered a series of events culminating into the imposition of Emergency on June 25, 1975. Bhushan, who was also a senior advocate, served as the law minister from...

Aamir Takes Pic Of Salman Posing With His Family, Shared By Sister Nikhat

Aamir Khan may have taken a break from movies, but the star keeps making appearances on social media. This time, his sister Nikhat Hegde has offered a glimpse of Aamir Khan. In the picture, Aamir turned photographer for his family. The photo also features Salman Khan . Yes, the images seem to be from Salman's recent visit to Aamir Khan's house. In the image, Salman is seen posing next to Nikhat and Aamir's mom Zeenat Hussain, while Aamir clicks a perfect group picture. Aamir's other relatives are also present in the picture. Sharing the post, Nikhat Hegde wrote, "For those who were missing Aamir." Soon after she shared the post, fans flooded the comment section. A user wrote, "Salman and Aamir are the most beautiful pillars of Bollywood," while another wrote, "Oh so cute. Aamir Sir, the cameraman. Love you Aamir Sir! Love your family. You are pride of our nation." Take a look below: View this post on Instagram ...

India Gets Its First Smart Food Court In Pune; Details Inside

We live in a digitalised world where everything is available in just a few clicks. Today, we perform almost every task digitally. Post pandemic, we have realised the convenience even more. The hospitality sector has also taken up the trend quite fast - food apps being the perfect instance of the same. We reply on these apps on a regular basis to get our favourite dishes. Taking a step forward (towards digitalisation), India gets its first smart food court in Pune. As per reports on multiple media outlets, the smart food court has opened its doors in Law College Road, Erandwane in Pune. The place will host more than 15 popular brands across food categories. "Spread across 3,000 sq. ft. the court offers a digital customer experience," the reports read. Also Read: New Delhi Railway Station Gets First Ever 24 Hrs Food Court Food Brands Available At India's First Smart Food Court: The reports further state that the place will host various popular food brands that can be en...

Watch: Man Documents Experience In First-Ever Fully Automated McDonald's

Everything is taking a technological turn today. Following the same league, fast food giant McDonald's also decided to experiment with the idea last year. The restaurant chain opened its first automated restaurant in Texas, United States. As seen in several videos posted on social media, the "robotic" restaurant is entirely automated and requires no human interaction to place or take orders. The entire process, from choosing your order to packing it, is automated. An internet user recently documented his experience at this high-tech eatery and his video has amazed many people on social media. The user, Aakaanksh took to Instagram to share the same, In the video, the user is seen standing outside the newly opened restaurant in Texas. He then goes inside and shows the surroundings. The restaurant lacks any seating or set-ups for eating inside as it is intended to be a "grab and go" eatery. He then places his order through a kiosk and a robot delivers the same. La...

German Woman Kills "Instagram Lookalike" To Fake Own Death

A 23-year-old German woman has been accused of seeking out a lookalike of herself on social media and killing her in an attempt to fake her own death, reported Telegraph . The brutal and bizarre case has been dubbed "the doppelganger murder." The police referred to the German woman as Shahraban K, 24, residing in Munich, who had set up a fake Instagram account and tried contacting women who resembled her. After scouting many profiles, she found a cosmetics blogger, Algerian citizen Khadidja O, 23, who lived about 100 miles away, police said. Both the women had long dark hair and similar complexion. According to police, Shahraban K and her boyfriend named Sheqir K, 24, reached out to Khadidja and offered beauty products and went to pick her up. While going back, they stopped in a forest and stabbed the victim over 50 times, police said. Shahraban K had told her husband that she was going to meet her ex-husband. When Shahraban didn't return, her parents went looking f...

Teacher Showed Girls Porn In Class, Transferred To Another School: Report

A teacher in Maharashtra's Kolhapur was allegedly caught showing porn videos to girl students of classes 9 and 10. As punishment, he has been transferred to another school. The incident took place at Vidyalankar Shelwadi School in Kolhapur. The teacher, VP Bangdi, has been transferred to a school in Satara, reports ABP Majha. Students complained that Bangdi had been showing porn videos to girls for the last two years. Some also alleged that he would keep his hand on their shoulder and in their pockets during classes, reports Zee News. When the students complained to the principal, Bangdi, an English teacher, was transferred to a school in another district. Parents and students are demanding that the school authorities take stricter action against Bangdi. The education minister Deepak Kesarkar has taken note of the incident and has said that appropriate action will be taken against the accused. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/x3cXyA9 via IFTTT

"India A Bright Spot": IMF Predicts Global Growth To Fall To 2.9%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said it is expecting some slowdown in the Indian economy next fiscal year and projected the growth to 6.1 percent from 6.8 percent during the current fiscal ending March 31. The IMF on Tuesday released the January update of its World Economic Outlook, according to which the global growth is projected to fall from an estimated 3.4 percent in 2022 to 2.9 percent in 2023, then rise to 3.1 percent in 2024. “Our growth projections actually for India are unchanged from our October Outlook. We have 6.8 percent growth for this current fiscal year, which runs until March, and then we're expecting some slowdown to 6.1 percent in fiscal year 2023. And that is largely driven by external factors,” Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Chief Economist and Director, Research Department of the IMF told reporters here. “Growth in India is set to decline from 6.8 percent in 2022 to 6.1 percent in 2023 before picking up to 6.8 percent in 2024, with resilient d...

SRK On "Permanent Balcony Ticket" - 5 Big Quotes From Team Pathaan

Actors Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham addressed the media with their Pathaan director Siddharth Anand on the super success of the film. At last count, Pathaan had fetched Rs 542 crore (gross) worldwide in five days – the action-thriller, produced by Yash Raj Films, released on January 25. The live session was punctuated by chants of "we love Shah Rukh" with the 57-year-old superstar – known for his wit and charm – in top form. Here are some of the best quotes from SRK, Deepika and John. Shah Rukh Khan On Sunday Ritual With Fans At Mannat "My elders told me if you are sad, go to the people who love you... We will all have things that go wrong in life. Life is like that, it is meant to be like that…And I am very lucky that I have millions and billions of people who love me. When I am sad, I go to my balcony, when I am happy I go to my balcony. God has blessed me so much that he has given me a permanent balcony ticket" John Abraham On SRK ...

Photo Of US Police Dog Goes Viral After It Was Accused Of Stealing Officer's Lunch

A police dog, named Officer Ice, came under investigation by the Wyandotte Police Department (WPD) of Michigan after he allegedly stole lunch from one of his colleagues on January 12. The police department then shared an image of the dog's mugshot after alleging criminal charges, as per a report in Fox News . The police department took to Facebook to share the same. They stated that Officer Barwig was eating his lunch when he was summoned to the WPD jail for assistance. Upon his return, he found his lunch had vanished. "Ofc. Barwig was eating lunch in the breakroom when he was called to assist a person in the WPD jail. He quickly jumped into service, leaving his half-eaten lunch on the table. A short while later Barwig and another officer returned to the breakroom only to find Ofc. Ice leisurely strolled out of the room licking his chops. Barwig's entire lunch was gone....disappeared, vanished!" the post stated. The department also stated that Officer Ice had ...

Gorakhnath Temple Attacker Sentenced To Death In UP

A special court here on Monday awarded the death penalty to a man who was booked for waging war against the government after he assaulted a Uttar Pradesh armed police force's jawan at the Gorakhnath temple. Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi, special judge of the ATS court, also imposed a fine of Rs 44,000 on Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi. According to an FIR lodged at the Gorakhnath police station on April 4, 2022 on the basis of a complaint from Vinay Kumar Mishra, Abbasi, an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduate, tried to forcibly enter the Gorakhnath temple premises the day before and attacked the security personnel deployed there with a sickle, injuring two Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) constables. He was overpowered by the security personnel, and subsequently arrested. The investigation was conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). He had also tried to snatch a rifle. While being arrested, he was chanting religious slogans and was found in possession of a ...

"Either Sex Sells Or Shah Rukh Khan": Neha Dhupia Recalls Old Statement

Actor Neha Dhupia, who has been constantly giving shout outs to Shah Rukh Khan and his latest release Pathaan did it once again. A Twitter user recently wrote: "Almost 2 decade back Neha Dhupia had given a statement 'only sex or Shah Rukh Khan sells' and that stays true even today! #Pathaan #Pathaan100crWorldwide #PathaanRoars." Responding to the tweet, the actress wrote: "20 years on, my statement rings true. This is not an "actor's career" but a "King's reign"! #KingKhan." Back in 2004, during the promotions of her film Julie , Neha Dhupia had said, "In today's time, either sex sells or Shah Rukh Khan." Read Neha Dhupia's tweet here: 20 years on, my statement rings true. This is not an "actor's career" but a "King's reign"! #KingKhan @iamsrk https://t.co/TMgPzpJed4 — Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) January 28, 2023 After watching Pathaan in theatres, Neha Dhupia wrote this in a ...

Bride Misses Her Own Destination Wedding After Airline Cancels Flight

A bride missed her own wedding and lost more than $70,000 (Rs 57 lakh) in reservations after Southwest Airlines cancelled her flight. On December 27, Katie Demko was scheduled to depart from St. Louis, Missouri and her destination wedding to her fiance Michael, in Belize. However, the airline's pilot revealed that the flight had been cancelled just as passengers were about to board, as per a report in the Insider . Although the bride claims that she is a frequent flier of Southwest Airlines, she was not able to find another flight for herself and her kids to make it in time for the Belize wedding. "I had about seven travel agents, and my whole family sat for 18 hours searching for a way to get us there. We even looked at flying to Cancun and getting a bus to drive us to Belize. There was nothing," she added. According to the outlet, her fiance arrived in Belize before her. However, her flight was short of three flight attendants and the captain made the decision to ca...

Masaba-Satyadeep's Post Wedding Bash: Speech By Viv Richards And More

Ace designer Masaba Gupta and actor Sandeep Misra had a court marriage on January 27 and later that night, the couple hosted an intimate party in Mumbai. Now, Masaba's BFF and pastry chef Pooja Dhingra has offered a sneak peek into Masaba and Satyadeep's post wedding party. Seeing the video, it seems the birthday was a big hit with Masaba's father Vivian Richards and mom Neena Gupta special speeches. In the video, we can see a beautiful three-tier white wedding cake decorated with flowers. Beside it, we can also see a chocolate cake with "congratulations" written on it. In the next frame, we can see Neena Gupta and Vivian Richards giving special speeches. However, what they said is not shared. Sharing the video, Pooja wrote, "It's always the hardest to make something for the people you love so dearly. Congratulations @masabagupta and @instasattu - to a lifetime of happiness, laughter, food and obviously CAKE! Love you guys." Check out the video ...

Google Shares Interactive Doodle To Celebrate Popular Bubble Tea

If you are a tea lover, you must have explored the distinct options and variations of the beverage. While the hot versions including green tea, black tea, chamomile tea, and white tea are majorly popular for their health benefits, the cold teas are known for their flavour profiles. In the last few years, one such tea which has garnered immense popularity globally is bubble tea. This is a non-alcoholic, non-carbonated cold tea beverage. It is also called tapioca pearl drink, boba nai chai, big pearl, milk tea or bubble drink. Frothy, sweet and creamy, bubble tea is a perfect rejuvenating drink. The ‘bubble' in its name refers to the round and jelly-like tapioca pearls that are added to the drink and are usually found at the bottom of the drink. Bubble tea became popular mainly among Gen-Z and millennials. On January 29, 2020, Unicode Consortium announced that the drink would have its own emoji. Now, Google has selected the same day to celebrate the popularity of thi...

Watch: Surprise Dance Performance By Best Friends Moves Bride To Tears

It's unsaid that your best friend's wedding calls for you to shake a leg and put the dance floor on fire. However, their happiness is multiplied when you plan a surprise for them. That is what happened with this bride who broke into happy tears when her best friends gave a surprise dance performance for her at her Mehandi ceremony. The video posted by Deepesh Mishra, that's not going viral on Instagram, shows two friends giving an energetic and well-choreographed performance on the tunes of the song ' Mast Kalander ' from the movie ' Hey Babyy '. A third friend joins the duo shaking his leg on yesteryear's hit number. Meanwhile, in the parallel frame, it can be seen that the bride is moved to inconsolable happy tears seeing the performance of her best friends. The subtitles of the video that's winning hearts online read: "You've successfully surprised your bff" The caption of the video reads--"If her tears were water, Mumbai wo...