Was painful to revisit cancer phase for my book, says Manisha Koirala

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January 9, 2019

Manisha Koirala has said it was “painful” to revisit her cancer phase while writing her book “Healed”, which chronicles her battle against the disease.

The actor was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012 which she successfully overcame. She has been cancer free since 2013.

“It was indeed very painful to revisit the phase for the book. To be able to remember everything in detail, revisit and stay with that, it was really painful.

“I had shut the book several times as I thought I wouldn’t be able to finish writing it. I often thought that it was a bad idea, that I shouldn’t attempt writing,” Manisha told reporters.

“Healed: How Cancer Gave Me a New Life” was launched Tuesday.

Several of Manisha’s friends from the industry turned up to support the actor, including Rekha, Anupam Kher, Jackie Shroff, Bhagyashree, Mahesh Bhatt, Imtiaz Ali and Dia Mirza.

The book is co-written by Neelam Kumar and published by Penguin Random House India.

Manisha said what kept her going was the zeal to tell her story to the world so that it inspired people who have been diagnosed with cancer.

“I guess I just wanted to tell the story and I wanted to encourage myself aa well as other cancer patients who have been diagnosed. That whole thing kept me going.”

On Tuesday, news broke that veteran actor-director Rakesh Roshan has been diagnosed with throat cancer and Manisha hopes he will emerge a winner.

“I am sure there is a way out. Don’t lose hope. All of this can be treated today, though it’s scary, but it can be dealt with. I am sure he will come out as a winner and I pray to God for the same,” she said.

Sushmita Sen posts video learning kathak, leaves internet in awe

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January 9, 2019

Sushmita Sen is known for treating fans with her candid, often beautiful Instagram posts from her life, including those with boyfriend Rohman Shawl. Today, the former Miss Universe took to Instagram to post a video of her learning kathak and social media is awestruck.

Sen captioned the video, ‘#12345 A simple count that can lead to such happiness, poise, awareness, balance, rhythm & grace This beautiful soul @pritam_shikhare who I consider as both my Maa & Guru, always takes me back to basics, a source that is pure & divinely childlike!! A place where I twirl & laugh, dancing with abandonment to the sound of 12345!!! I love you Pritam Maa, keep spreading your infectious positive energies, the world needs it!!! #sharing #happiness #love #ayearofcelebrations #25years #missuniverse1994 #indiaI love you guys!!!!’

The post which has been liked by over a million people including Priyanka Chopra saw users commenting about the diva and sharing their adoration on her.

One user wrote, “Love love love… U r a true inspiration ma’am. U never stop learning. I admire u and also get inspired by you. Pls bless me with ur blessing that like u I also should never stop learning.”

Another user posted, “Each and every post is such inspiring you define epitome, grace and feminine in its more purest form @sushmitasen47 ma’am. I adore you and look upto you and truly music and dance is the simplest medium to happiness Love you and keep inspiring.”

In the video Sushmita Sen was seen sporting a simple white ethnic wear with a red dupatta adding to her gorgeous looks.

Court grants bail to Alok Nath, says ‘he may be framed falsely’ by Vinta Nanda

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January 9, 2019

The rape case against Alok Nath was lodged on the basis of a “defamatory” and “false” report of complainant Vinta Nanda, the sessions court observed while granting a pre-arrest bail to the Bollywood actor last week.

Granting the relief to Nath on a surety bond of Rs 5 lakh, Additional Sessions Court Judge S S Oza said the rape complaint filed by the screenwriter is a “personal vendetta”.

In its order, which was uploaded on Tuesday evening, the judge noted that the allegation raised by the complainant might have been inspired by her “unrequited and un-reciprocated love” for Nath.

“The offence against the actor has been registered on the basis of patently defamatory, false, malicious, derogatory and imaginary report of the first informant or complainant (Nanda),” the judge noted.

“The report or complaint is inspired by the complainant’s personal vendetta towards him,” the court said.

The court observed that the complainant and Nath’s wife Ashu were college friends in the early 1980s in Chandigarh.

“The duo was working in the production unit of a television serial (in Mumbai) when they met Alok Nath in mid-80s, and a fast friendship developed between the three of them. He (Nath) proposed to Ashu in 1987 and they got married,” the court said in the order.

The complainant soon found herself to be “secluded” as she had lost her best friend, it stated.

On October 8 last year, the screenwriter shared her experience on social media when MeToo movement was at its peak, without naming Nath.

Nath is known for his portrayal of characters endorsing moral and family values in films such as “Maine Pyaar Kiya”, “Hum Aapke Hain Koun!”, “Hum Saath Saath Hain” and “Vivah” to name a few.

‘Gully Boy’ trailer unveiled: Ranveer looks promising as a rapper

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January 9, 2019

The highly anticipated trailer of Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt starrer has been unveiled and looks completely promising.

The film is based on the lives of street rappers of Mumbai named Vivian Fernandes aka Divine and Naved Shaikh ,aka Naezy, the trailer is a treat to watch as the film sees Ranveer and Alia sharing the screen together for the very first time.

The two-minute and 40 seconds clip shows the journey of the ‘Simmba’ star that plays the role of an underground rapper in India who beats all odds to become famous. Just like Ranveer, even Alia rebels against the society to achieve her dream.

The trailer also gives a glimpse of Kalki Koechlin, who will be seen portraying a music producer. The ‘Befikre’ actor took to social media to share the video, writing, “His words will set him free. #GullyBoyTrailer out now,”

The film is directed by Zoya Akhtar and is ready to release on Valentine’s Day which is februaty 14.

Barbie to come on big screen: Margot Robbie to play the famous doll

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January 9, 2019

It is reported that the Warner Bros. and Mattel Films are coming together to bring up the Barbie to the big screen while Margot Robbie is gearing up to portray the live action version of the world-famous doll.

Speaking about the project with Variety, Toby Emmerich, the chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group said that the project is a great start to our partnership with Ynon and Mattel Films. He further added that Margot is to bring Barbie to life through the big screen in a fresh and relevant way for today’s audience which is going to be very interesting for the audience and for us as well. Margot will also co-produce the film under her banner called LuckyChap Entertainment whereas the other producers are Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara from LuckyChap Entertainment.

Speaking about enacting Barbie on the big screen Margot said, Playing with Barbie promotes confidence, curiosity, and communication throughout a child’s journey to self-discovery. Over the brand’s almost 60 years, Barbie has empowered kids to imagine themselves in aspirational roles from a princess to president. She further added that she is honoured to take on the role and produce the film which she believes will have a lot of impact on children worldwide.

The adaptation of Barbie is the first collaboration between Warner Bros. Pictures and Mattel Films that marks the first announced deal to come out of the newly established Mattel Films which is led by the producer Robbie Brenner.

Focus on both physical and financial fitness: Sachin Tendulkar

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January 9, 2019

Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said that in order to live a completely healthy life, people should not only focus on physical fitness but also take note of their financial fitness.

“We see that most Indians who aspire to lead a healthy lifestyle tend to focus largely on physical fitness, while financial fitness is far lower on their list of priorities,” the master-blaster said at the launch of #KeepMoving movement, which aims to redefine the idea of fitness for India.

“Through the #KeepMoving movement, we aspire to change the mindsets of Indians by redefining their idea of fitness. We hope to create awareness among them that in order to truly live the lifestyle of their choice, they need to focus on both- physical fitness and financial fitness,” Tendulkar added.

The campaign will launch with short films featuring the legend Tendulkar, who will encourage people to log onto #KeepMoving microsite.

Once on the microsite, people can do an audit of their physical fitness and financial fitness levels by taking a short assessment test. The test results would reveal their current fitness levels on both parameters, as well as provide advice and tips to help them improve their scores.

Elephant kills Sabarimala pilgrim

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January 9, 2019

A Sabarimala pilgrim was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a forest area which is 60 km from Pampa early on Wednesday, police said.

Paramasivam, 35, from Salem in Tamil Nadu was attacked by the jumbo as he along with his seven-year-old son and 13 others were going to the Lord Ayyappa shrine through the forest route from Erumely to Pamba at around 1 am, they said.

While others managed to flee the spot, the deceased, who was said to be carrying his son on his shoulder, could not. However, his son managed to escape.

No thought on Ministry reshuffle: Odisha Chief Minister

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January 9, 2019

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said that he has no plans to reshuffle his ministry now. However, there has been a lot of speculation on another ministry reshuffle, ahead of the state Assembly elections while it was gaining pace after Agriculture and Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy’s resignation from the council of ministers on Sunday.

Apart from Maharathy, another ministerial berth has been lying vacant since last year. It has been lying vacant since dismissal of Damodar Rout from the council of ministers.

With Maharathy’s resignation and dismissal of Rout, the number of ministers in the council has come down to 18.

Odisha can have a maximum of 22 ministers, including the chief minister. As per the 91st Amendment to the Constitution, the number of ministers in the state should be not more than 15 per cent of the numbers of the state Legislature.

Social media must be controlled to stop radicalisation: Gen Rawat

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January 9, 2019

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that some Kashmiri youths are getting radicalised due to misinformation and falsehood about religion being fed to them.

“Radicalisation through social media is becoming one of the reasons for raising funds for terrorist organisations. The biggest issue is that social media needs to ensure that radicalisation does not happen through false information and misinformation,” said General Rawat at the Raisina Dialogue conference.

“That is why you find more and more educated youth being drawn into terrorism,” he added.

General Rawat said that terrorism is ‘a new mode of warfare’ and a ‘multi-headed monster’ that is ‘here to stay’ as long as states continue to push and promote it as a state policy.

The Army Chief said that Pakistan should be worried about the presence of Taliban in its backyard and that there should not be any conditions in talks with Taliban as a part of Afghan peace process.

“Pakistan has always treated Afghanistan as its backyard and they have always been concerned about it. They would always want a situation in Afghanistan that is more favourable to them. Even if it means speaking to the devil, they will do it. When you have to talk to terrorists or any organisation of that kind (Taliban). You have to talk without preconditions. Yes, there should be talks with the Taliban so long as they are looking lasting peace in Afghanistan, it is in the interest of the region, Pakistan and as well as India,” General Rawat asserted.

Notably, the Afghan authorities have been requesting the United States to reconsider its order of withdrawing around 7,000 troops from the region as it would hamper its operations against the Taliban and ISIS-like elements there.

Further, India has been contributing for Afghanistan nation-building effort and provided security and military training to a large number of its citizens in both India and Afghanistan.

Heavy jam, bus services affected in K’taka on 2nd day of strike

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January 9, 2019

Bus services were hampered across Karnataka on the second day of the two-day nationwide strike called on Wednesday by trade unions against the alleged repressive labour policies of the Narendra Modi government. The strike caused severe inconvenience to commuters; hundreds of protesters from the Left trade unions disrupted the bus services at Majestic, the Central Bus Stand here, Transport Department officials said.

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) buses also remained stationed in their respective depots across the state as protesters damaged the vehicles. The auto-rickshaws and drivers of cab aggregators did not take part in the strike on the second day after initial support for a few hours on Tuesday.

In the state capital, the protesters led by the All India Trade Union Congress(AITUC) staged demonstration at the Town Hall and Majestic and took out a massive rally resulting in severe traffic jam. The trade union workers took out rallies in several parts of the state holding placards, staged demonstration, flags and raised slogans against the central government and burnt the effigy of prime minister to vent their anger against the central government’s policies for workers.

Some schools and colleges in the city remained shut while the Metro rail was the saviour for commuters as its services remained unaffected. Police said that the attempts were made to disrupt the train services but it was foiled by them and the Railway Protection Force. People, however, went about their day-to-day activities as usual.

The organisers said that the rallies were taken out in Kalaburagi, Hubballi, Bagalkote, Karwar, Chikkodi, Hubballi, Udupi and Vijayaura. Agitators hurled stones at the KSRTC buses on Magadi Road and near Yelahanka in Bengaluru and pelted stones on some of the trains in Kalaburagi and Ballari, railways sources said. Proper arrangements were made in the state to ensure if law and order, and safety of public and government vehicles during the Strike on Wednesday.