Actress Sofia Vergara says she doesn’t leave her house without make-up.
The 43-year-old, who is engaged to actor Joe Manganiello, says applying cosmetics is “no big effort” and is an essential part of her daily routine, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
“Part of being Latin is really putting ourselves together. For example, I don’t like leaving the house without lipstick, some blusher or mascara. For me, putting on make-up is like brushing my teeth. It’s no big effort,” Vergara told Closer magazine.
The ‘Modern Family’ actress says she has started taking more care of herself as she has gotten older.
“My beauty regime has changed since I turned 40. I use suntan lotion whenever I go out. I wish I’d done that religiously in my younger years because I believe prevention is always better than cure. Once you have a sagging neck, that’s it.
“I have to watch my diet, too. A year ago, I started making juices with vegetables for a healthy meal option. I also have a huge problem with desserts and cake,” she said.
Singer Beyonce Knowles suffered a rare wardrobe mishap as she got caught out by a gust of wind.
She was stepping out of a car as she made her way to the Hamptons when a sudden gust of wind caused a shirt tied around her waist to lift up and expose her bottom, reports mirror.co.uk.
The ‘Bootylicious’ hitmaker remained composed as she pulled down her top and continued to make her way across the heliport.
Beyonce showed off her legs in what appeared to be a black leotard and nude fishnet tights.
Some wedged trainers accentuated her lengthy pins and she kept her look casual with a denim jacket.
The ‘Single ladies’ singer was making her way to the Hamptons with her husband Jay Z and their three-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.
Shopping is really a passion and ladies enjoy shopping more than men. With the introduction of credit/debit cards and ATM kiosks at every shopping outlet it is not difficult to draw money and do shopping. Shopping Malls offer great discounts ranging from 50 to 60 per cent to woo the customers. The saying goes like this “Save something for the rainy season” but the shops offer best discounts during the rainy season. You can get moving stock during rainy season. It is best time for shop keepers to move their running stock and dispose old stock by offering discount. Somehow, the consumers enjoy these offers and stop, shop during monsoon season. Lots of freebies are given to attract customers. The general trend is to give an umbrella free if you buy items worth say Rs.1000.
The monsoon sale usually commences from the first or second week of July and continues till mid-August. Since these are usual clearance sales, huge discounts – from 30 to 70 per cent – are offered to customers. If you’ve been admiring a particular top or dress for a long time now but haven’t had the heart to splurge on it, here’s your chance to pick it up for a steal. Enter any shoe store today and you’ll be fighting for space. From regular footwear to monsoon specials, brands are offering discounts as high as even 70 per cent. So if the shoe fits, this is the time to grab it!
The sale is not just restricted to clothes, shoes and jewellery, but also to household goods. From bed sheets, bed spreads, curtains, floor mats, crockery, the list is endless. For office goers, it is not possible to shop on a regular basis, thus when such sales are announced they can buy commodities in large quantities. The big monsoon sale also ensures that you not only splurge on essential things, but also spend a little on luxury items. From television, music systems, refrigerator, AC, washing machine, mobiles, laptops, the sale on electronic items is definitely one not to be missed. It’s the best time of the year for the shopaholics to go on a complete shopping spree, and this monsoon season is no different.
Whether it’s the roadside shops or the branded ones, the monsoon sale is driving everyone crazy and how. If you haven’t splurged yet, here’s your last chance to make up for the lost time. Weekend sale attract everyone including the office goers. Whether it’s clothes, shoes, jewellery, electronic goods or household item, there’s plenty to choose from. Keep your credit card active and remember the pin number and go on a shopping spree. Please also ensure that the items purchased by you do not have any defects before you go to the bill counter. Monsoon shopping trends are on the go and make hay while the sun shines. Stop, drop, shop and enjoy monsoon season.
Actress Aditi Rao Hydari says she is not instinctive about fashion and doesn’t believe in trends.
“I’m not instinctive about fashion. I don’t know what is in and what is not. I go by what appeals to me. I also don’t believe in trends,” Aditi Rao said at an event.
The actress, who turned up as a show-stopper for designer Debarun Mukherjee for the 2015 edition of ‘Amazon India Couture Week’ (AICW) here on Saturday, also shared that she loves to dress up, but not over-do things.
“I love dressing up. But for me, dressing up is not burdening yourself with heavy accessories,” she added.
The actress, who was last seen in Subhash Kapoor’s film ‘Guddu Rangeela’, feels people in Delhi have a ‘great sense of aesthetic’.
Aditi, who ventured into Bollywood with film “Delhi 6”, also doled out her favourite shopping spot in the national capital.
“I love to shop in GK (Greater Kailash) market and Sarojini Nagar,” said the actress, who will be next be seen in ‘Wazir’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar.
Nobody should aspire to achieve what megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s has, as he is once in a lifetime phenomenon, feels his actor son Abhishek Bachchan.
In a career spanning over four decades, Big B has delivered power packed performances in blockbusters like Deewar, Zanjeer, Don, Sholay, Namak Halal, Abhimaan, Baghban, Black and Paa to name a few.
The 72-year-old actor has been honoured with Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to the industry.
“I do not aspire to achieve the super stardom that my father has achieved. Nobody can or should aspire for that as it is not achievable. He comes once in a lifetime, that’s it. It is better to accept and move on. He is like the sun. Make your own minuscule space under the sun,” said Abhishek.
Big B will next be seen in Bejoy Nambiar’s Wazir, in which will play a paralysed chess grandmaster alongside Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari.
The 39-year-old actor said that it is inspiring to see his father reinventing himself despite being a veteran.
“I haven’t seen the film yet. I have seen the teaser and liked it very much. It is fantastic. Even at this age he has managed to reinvent himself and that is talent. He has always done wonderful films,” he added.
Mr. Bachchan’s Paa co-star, who has completed 15 years in Bollywood, said he has learnt a lot from the failures he has experienced in the industry.
His performances in films like Yuva, Bunty Aur Babli, Guru, Sarkar, Sarkar Raaj, Dostana, Dhoom and Paa were highly appreciated.
“It has been 15 years and I have enjoyed and learnt a lot. I have learnt everything from my journey of 15 years. The journey should be educative. One should be receptive to learn from success and more so from failure. How you deal with it matters, as that is going to make a difference,” the actor said.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is making her comeback in movies after five years with Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Jazbaa’, but the actress says she never felt the gap while working in the film because of the wonderful cast.
“You will see it (me) more often now,” said the actress when asked about her reason of not doing films for so long.
She was in the capital to walk for designer Manish Malhotra at the finale show of Amazon India Couture Week (AICW).
“It’s lovely working with everyone in ‘Jazbaa’ as the cast is so wonderful. From Irrfan Khan to Shabana-ji (Shabana Azmi), everyone was lovely. I never felt the gap,” added Aishwarya, who took around four years of break from the big screen to raise her daughter Aradhya.
The actress was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Guzaarish’ in 2010.
MCA says that Shah Rukh is the IPL team owner and his presence in the stadium can attract crowds.
Shah Rukh Khan’s fans can finally heave a sigh of relief as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to lift the ban imposed on him from entering Wankhede stadium. They can now look forward to seeing him at the stadium. The actor’s presence will also bring in more crowds to the stadium as he is very popular among the youth. Few members of the MCA felt that since Shah Rukh had already completed three years and had abided by the rules by not trying to enter the stadium hence the ban must be revoked now in 2015. The tenure of the ban will end in 2017. The Bollywood superstar was banned for five years from entering MCA premises, including the Wankhede Stadium, by the Association’s Managing Committee, headed by the late Vilasrao Deshmukh, on May 18, 2012 after he was involved in an altercation with the security staff and officials of the cricket body following Kolkata Knight Riders’ victory over Mumbai Indians two nights earlier.
“In the MCA meeting, it was decided that the ban imposed on IPL’s Kolkata franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan should be lifted. With the prior approval of our President Sharad Pawar, it was proposed by me that the ban on him be lifted and the managing committee approved it unanimously. Therefore, the ban on his entry in the Wankhede Stadium has been revoked,” BJP city unit President Ashish Shelar said.
“Action had been taken against him when required and we felt it was not good to take it any further. The whole managing committee consented on it. We felt it would not look good to bar somebody like this,” Shelar said.
Youth are happy with the MCA’s decision to lift the ban on Shah Rukh’s entry into Wankhede stadium. Here is what they had to say:
Anmol Shah, a Kandivali resident said, “I am a huge fan of Shah Rukh Khan and watch all his movies. When a ban was imposed on his entry into the Wankhede stadium I became unhappy. Now I can look forward to see him in the stadium.”
Rishabh Rathod, a Borivali resident, “Indian people are crazy about cricket and Bollywood. Thus after the lifting of the ban people can watch Shah Rukh and also enjoy cricket.”
Salim Khan minced no words while saying that last week’s protest outside his Mumbai residence was orchestrated by Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar.
“In this particular case, I can tell you that it was all done by BJP leader (Ashish Shelar). He (Shelar) had openly said that he will hit him (Salman) hard whenever he gets an opportunity,” Salim Khan said.
According to sources, “By supporting Shah Rukh Khan Ashish Shelar is plotting Salman’s downfall. Salman has actively participated in election campaign for Baba Siddique who was Ashish Shelar’s rival. Shelar is also the Vice-President of the Mumbai Cricket Association so he had a vital role to play in revoking the ban imposed on Shah Rukh Khan’s entry into Wankede.”
The MCA had offered to temporarily lift the ban on Shah Rukh last year, in what was a failed attempt at bringing back the IPL final from Bangalore to Mumbai. That offer, however, was just for the final. This time, however, the ban has been consigned to history for good.
The BCCI wants its headquarters, currently based in Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai, to be shifted to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)-owned ground in the suburban Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).
The MCA has decided to accommodate the request for a BCCI centre at the requested place.
Besides, the MCA has also decided to accommodate its managing committee members in the Wankhede’s presidential box which would be extended to 200 more seats.
The self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, is an accused in a rape case filed against him by one of the two Surat-based sisters, features among a list of ‘Country’s famous saints’ in one of the lessons of the standard III book. He has been named as a ‘great saint’ in a book that is currently part of the moral science curriculum for class III students in Jodhpur schools. The list of great saints appears in Nyaya Ujala, a book by a Delhi-based publication. The 73-year-old controversial religious leader has been in a jail in Jodhpur since September 2013. He, along with his son Narayan Sai, was booked for the alleged rape of two sisters at their ashram in Gujarat’s Surat.
In January this year, a witness in a rape case against spiritual guru Asaram Bapu was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar. Police said Akhil Gupta, 35, was shot by unknown persons on his way to home. He is the second witness to be killed in the case after Amrut Prajapati, a former Asaram aide who was shot dead in June last year in Gujarat. Gupta was a cook and personal aide of Asaram Bapu, who has been in jail since August, 2013, for allegedly sexually assaulting a schoolgirl. Since then, he has been booked, along with his son, for the alleged rape of two sisters in Surat, Gujarat. Gupta had been questioned by the Gujarat Police in 2013 and had reportedly given a statement against the self-styled godman who runs over 400 ashrams across India. The Surat-based sisters have accused Asaram and his son Narayan Sai of raping them when they stayed at his ashrams in Ahmedabad and Surat between 1997 and 2006. Asaram and his son would have been convicted months ago. Obviously, these types of incidents will continue till the case becomes weak and afterwards these alleged criminals will be set free. Justice delayed is justice denied. If two witnesses are shot dead, one does not need rocket science to know who is behind these killings and this cannot be termed as ‘mere rivalry’ with someone else because two things can’t be a co-incidence. Alas! The court needs proof because its eyes are blind-folded. God only knows how this maniac would be controlled.
The women had filed a police complaint and accused Asaram Bapu of sexual assault between 1997 and 2006 when she was staying in his ashram on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in 2013. Her younger sister had filed a separate complaint against 76-year-old Asaram’s son Narayan Sai, accusing him of repeated sexual assault between 2002 and 2005 when she was living in his Surat ashram. One of the women had approached the court for permission to change her earlier statement, raising speculation that there was pressure on the complainants and witnesses. The court rejected her request.
Narayan Sai was earlier accused by a married woman of trying to sexually assault her. There are thousands of woman followers these father-son duo have. It is really surprising that suddenly cases were rained against father-son and then stopped. Why these cases were not reported earlier? Is it that the ex-employees (female) those were thrown out from Ashram for their misconduct are framing this son and father with the intention of revenge or is it a way to bargain for some settlement? I don’t want to go harsh making all irrelevant comments as other media houses are doing, waiting for judiciary to decide the duo’s fates.
Today, the great heritage of Indian Sadhvis, Sadhus and saffron cult are in question. Their integrity is under suspension. Their involvement in terror, economic offences, sex scandals, murders, crime is on the rise. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are witnesses to an unusual sight: scores of saffron-clad swamis exhorting people. People are attending them believing that they will wash away their sins by being a follower of one of these spiritual leaders. They think they will be purified and the path to salvation will be cleared. Hindus have been made to believe this nonsense by the so-called swamis, sadhus and other religious leaders. This kind of blind faith is at the root of the degeneration, the rot, which has crept into Hindu society today.
Saffron is lured in perversion and scandals. Being spiritual guru is nothing but a commercial gain. Hinduism can be proud that, though there has been so much perversion and distortion, there is always room for reform. We have a history of powerful reform movements in this country. Unfortunately, such movements last for some period. Also, the way the international media glamorised the Saffron Sadhus and Sadhvis in recent time, made the situation awkward for us Indians. All this is very embarrassing and I felt we needed to challenge it. Indian society needs to change; it needs to inculcate the values of doubt and dissent. There must be debate and society should question the authority of religious leaders. Nowhere in the world would you find the kind of abominable caste system that still persists in India, and the indignities that are heaped on humanity. Yet, such issues are very cleverly skirted by organisations like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. VHP even tried to hijack and politicise these issues. Actually, these Sadhus are very obscurant; they have no role whatsoever. A large number of naked Naga Sadhus are criminals on the run. They chose to become sadhu to protect themselves from the law. If you visit their camps, you’ll find pitchers full of alcohol and lots of narcotics. It’s all a part of their religious rituals. The naga sadhus are discrediting the great spiritual traditions of this country. They should be totally disowned by the so-called mainstream religious leaders. They should be told to change their ways and not go naked. Because of all this, Hinduism is facing a crisis today. The basic crisis is one of social injustice that emanates from the caste system, from gender inequality and so on. The majorities are going to these Sadhus with the idea of personal salvation or to get rid of their poverty.
In the past, Asaram had come under sharp criticism when he made controversial remarks about the December 16 gangrape case, when he said that the girl would have escaped the ordeal had she called her attackers brothers and pleaded them for mercy. Then he ran in trouble with the Serious Fraud Investigating Office (SFIO) seeking his prosecution in a Rs. 700-crore land grab case in Madhya Pradesh. The case pertains to 200 acres of land in Ratlam and the SFIO, which wants to prosecute Asaram and his son under the provisions of Indian Penal Code and Companies Act 1956. For spreading water on the occasion of Holi, he was targeted by many politicians in Maharashtra. Bapu is always in news for all the wrong reasons. There are many controversies revolving against him. However, none has been proven yet. Whatever he said was most of the time misinterpreted too. Let’s see, how many years this case goes for till its final conclusion in the corridors of judiciary.
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) will hold a meeting with senior Maharashtra government officials this week to discuss the format of the fresh draft of the Development Plan (DP) 2034, a senior civic body official said.
The Devendra Fadnavis government had scrapped the Development Plan in April this year after activists, political parties, heritage lovers and eminent personalities opposed the plan citing perils that it could have shrunk city’s open spaces, resulting in congestion.
The civic body was then asked to rework on the DP, rectifying the loopholes and come up with a fresh draft within four months.
MCGM Commissioner Ajoy Mehta said they had held a discussion on the issue yesterday and the next meeting with government officials is likely to take place this week.
“We had a detailed discussion yesterday over this issue. We are going to have few meetings most probably either on Monday or Tuesday with officials to know in what format they want the corrected draft DP,” Mehta said.
“In the meeting, we discussed details of corrective measures taken by us and we are soon going to decide as to when we will submit the report to the government and in what format,” he said.
Mehta also lauded efforts put by corporation officials for working swiftly on the new plan.
When asked if he would seek more time from the government to submit the report, Mehta said, “There is still time (referring to four-month deadline). A lot of work is yet to be done. We also have to decide if we need extra time.
In a relief to Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria, the Bombay High Court has quashed an order of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal imposing a cost of Rs. 20,000 on him for failing to comply with its order.
Maria had faced the ire of the Tribunal after he failed to comply with its order to decide within eight weeks a representation made by the two suspended constables seeking reinstatement.
A division bench of justices Anoop Mohta and V L Achliya was hearing a petition filed by state government challenging the tribunal’s order of March 4, 2015 directing Maria to deposit Rs. 20,000 from his personal bank account.
The high court held that the delay was not deliberate nor was there any act committed on Maria’s part showing disrespect to the Tribunal or lack of seriousness.
Two former police constables – Tukaram Dere and Harishchandra Thorat – had moved the Tribunal challenging their suspension following a departmental enquiry initiated against them.
The tribunal had on November 18, 2014 directed Maria to decide in eight weeks on the representation made by the two constables seeking reinstatement.
However, when the matter was heard on January 17 this year, the tribunal was informed that no decision was taken by the police chief, following which it directed Maria to file an affidavit explaining the reason behind the delay.
Maria in his affidavit tendered an unconditional apology for failing to comply with the order.
Though the tribunal accepted his apology, it noted that Maria’s reply was “deliberate disobedience of the order passed by the tribunal”, and imposed cost on Maria. It also imposed cost of Rs 1000 on the police commissioner’s legal advisor G H Mohanty.
The high court after perusing the facts of the case and the affidavit filed by Maria before the tribunal said, “We are of the view that the order passed by the tribunal is wholly unjust, improper, unsustainable in law and perverse.
“The bare perusal of the affidavit filed by the police commissioner reflects that the delay was not deliberate nor there was any act committed on his part showing disrespect to the tribunal or lack of seriousness,” the bench said.
Actress Sofia Vergara says she doesn’t leave her house without make-up.
Singer Beyonce Knowles suffered a rare wardrobe mishap as she got caught out by a gust of wind.
Actress Aditi Rao Hydari says she is not instinctive about fashion and doesn’t believe in trends.
Nobody should aspire to achieve what megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s has, as he is once in a lifetime phenomenon, feels his actor son Abhishek Bachchan.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is making her comeback in movies after five years with Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Jazbaa’, but the actress says she never felt the gap while working in the film because of the wonderful cast.
Shah Rukh Khan’s fans can finally heave a sigh of relief as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to lift the ban imposed on him from entering Wankhede stadium. They can now look forward to seeing him at the stadium. The actor’s presence will also bring in more crowds to the stadium as he is very popular among the youth. Few members of the MCA felt that since Shah Rukh had already completed three years and had abided by the rules by not trying to enter the stadium hence the ban must be revoked now in 2015. The tenure of the ban will end in 2017. The Bollywood superstar was banned for five years from entering MCA premises, including the Wankhede Stadium, by the Association’s Managing Committee, headed by the late Vilasrao Deshmukh, on May 18, 2012 after he was involved in an altercation with the security staff and officials of the cricket body following Kolkata Knight Riders’ victory over Mumbai Indians two nights earlier.
“In the MCA meeting, it was decided that the ban imposed on IPL’s Kolkata franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan should be lifted. With the prior approval of our President Sharad Pawar, it was proposed by me that the ban on him be lifted and the managing committee approved it unanimously. Therefore, the ban on his entry in the Wankhede Stadium has been revoked,” BJP city unit President Ashish Shelar said.
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) will hold a meeting with senior Maharashtra government officials this week to discuss the format of the fresh draft of the Development Plan (DP) 2034, a senior civic body official said.
In a relief to Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria, the Bombay High Court has quashed an order of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal imposing a cost of Rs. 20,000 on him for failing to comply with its order.